The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-08

Mrs. AdlaI Ri. Stevenson, of Washing
ton, wife of Vice President Stevenson of
the United States, is President General
of thu National Society. and the list of
officers includes many historic names as
well as those of citizens now prominent
in National and State affairs. Mrs. John
E. Palmer, of this city, is the only men,
Der of the National Society resident in
Maine, and she fills the office OF State
Regent. At the call for the first meet
ing to form chapter in Portland, ON
July 5th of this year, fifty ladies re-
sponded. to the call. Mrs. z. A. Woodbury.
of Deering was appointed by the State
Regent temporary chairman, and Miss
Susie Adams, of Deering, Secretary pro
tenn. The regent of Maine has the power
to.appoint all officers of the chapter |, for
the first year. Owing to the fact that
SO many of our citizens were absent at
their summer houses in July ard Au-
gust, no meeting has been held since then
until yesterday, for which occasion a
call was issued.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
ssNSS6NeSA VioA SIs.uu LIZ
tween forty and fifty of Portlands rep
resentatiye ladies were present. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs.
Woodbury. and Miss Adams officiated as
secretary. Mrs. Palmer. State Regent,
was present.
1t was decided to ballot for name
for the Chapter. Two names were pre-
sented, those of Elizabeth Wadsworth
and Mary Dearborn. Mrs. Wadsworth
was the wife of Gen. Peleg .Wadsworth,
who is identified with the history of
Portland. Gen. Wadsworth was a gradu-
ate OF Harvard college, class of 1869, and
early in the Revolutionary struggle en-
tered the army as captain OF minutemen
and aide to Gen. ARENAS Ward. He
WAS afterwards adjutant general for
Massachusetts,, and was present at the
battle of Long Island. ae was made
brigadier general in 1777 and was second
in command of the Penobscot expedition
in 1879. He was a member OF the Senate
in 1892 and member of Congress from
1888 to 1907. His wife, Elizabeth. had
ten children, the third of whom, Zilpha.
was the mother of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, the poet. His son Henry
was lieutenant On the Constitution in
the war with Tripoli and lost his life
there. Mary Dearborn was the wife OF
Gen. Henry Dearborn, distinguished
officer, the ancestor of several well
known Portland families, to whom
Washington presented gold medal for
distinguished services. The Chapter
was named Elizabeth Wadsworth by an
almost unanimous vote.
These officers were elected:
Regent-Mrs. John E. Palmer.
Secretary Miss Jane L. erie.
Treasurer W. r. Webb.
Registrar Mrs. Marquis +. King.
Historian Clinton l.. Woodbury..
Boasd of Managers-Mrs. G. l.. Wood
bury, Mrs. Lucinda Il. Legrow, Miss
Julia Webster Soule, Mrs. Abbie M.
Bailey, Mrs. Mary g. W. Mcdowell.
The following parties were elected to
mem bership: Miss Susan Merrill Ad-
ans and Miss Sarah Whitman Adams Of
Deering, ancestors, Nathan Adams and
Ezekiel Merrill; Miss Mary Jane EN-
erson ClapD of Portland, ancestors Capt.
Asa Clapp, Col. VIM. Henry Lee and Gen.
Henry Dearborn; Miss Emily A. Chap
man of Portland, ancestor, Daniel Har-
mon. Miss Mary Lena Watson, Deering
ancestor, A bner Harmon.
The meeting adjourned to the second
Monday in October at q 80 O'Clock.