Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-20
MARY CHAP WOOSTER OHAPTxH

Daughters of the American Rev0lu. tion-Regret at Not Being Allowed to Meet in She Historical Society
 Building-DOings at che Chapters
 Recent Meeting.
 The Mary Clap Wooster chapter of the D. A. R. held its first meeting since the re- cent national congress at Washington on | Monday, March 12, in the parlors of the Church of the Redeemer. At present the chapter is without any regular meeting place. It was keen disappointment to the members when they were informed that their meetings could no longer be held in the new building of the Historical soci- ety. It had seemed in every way . most proper and fitting place for the chapter to meet.
 To begin with, the society of the OAR. has ends and aims which differ not very materially from those of the Historical so- ciety itself, inasmuch a each labors to per- pstuate the memories and deeds of our an- cestors.
 Secondly, the D.A.R. Is society of wo- men, and women of refinement and cul- ture, who are desirous that the meetings be held in some quiet place where she busi- ness can be conducted and topics of inter- est discussed without disturbance. And thirdly, the husbands, fathers and brothers of nine-tenths of the women in | the chapter are members of the Historical
 society. So when all these facts are con-
 sidered, 1t seems that 1t is unfortunate in the extreme that the members of the chap ter should not have accorded them the privilege of meeting in one of the rooms of
 the Historical society for two hours every two months. In addition to these reasons for wishing
 to meet there, the chapter has already .
 fair collection of valuable relics which is
 constantly being added to, and safe place
 come necessity. At the last meeting the
 regent, Mrs. Morris Tyler, gave @ full ac.
 count of the recent national congress and
 shorter accounts were also given by others
 who were in attendance.
 Mrs Tyler spoke particularly of the uni
 versal interest felt in the society and tht
 brilliancy of the women assembled at ths
 congress Their knowledge of history and
 of parliamentary law and ruling was truly
 wonderful.
 The report of the committee on the DOT !. trait fund was most pleasing, there having been contributed from the Mary ClaI ! VOu6SoI ouhpt0f SoVS tHo AhIkcbs Au4oua , given by any chapter in the state. Thi , sum was subscribed by individual mem , bers and did not, as in most chapters, com
 out of the treasury. tI It was also announced that MT. Hunt ingtop, in consideration of the society fo 1 whom Mrs. Harrison's portrait was paint ! ed, made the price for painting g. 500, o : $1,000 less than he usually receives. The chapter is now having its oharte r frsmed, and when completed 1t will be nc 3 only g most artistic piece of work, but c : | great historic interest.
 l The frame is made of an oak beaI i which was obtained through the efforts ( k MT. George F. Newcomb from the attic ( l. | General Wooster's house on Wooster stree f In each of the four corners of the frame
 beautifully executed design of chsrts
 oak, the work of Mics Elizabeth Sheldon
 whose artistic decorations at the world
 fair lsst summer have given her wid
 | spread reputstion