The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-14
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING
oFLOCAL CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF
 AMERICAN EVAPORATION.

Appropriate Gift to Mrs. M. F. Tyler Who
 Resigned as Regent-Offcers Elected
 Satisfactory Reports by Various Officers.
 The third annual meeting of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, was held yesterday af- ternoon in the Historical society build ing, that being the first time the society met there. The meetings have pre- viously been held in the Foot Guard armory, but the change to the Histori- cal building is in response to an invi- tation from the Historical society. The D. A. R. have placed in one of the low CT parlors of the Historical building large cabinet in which will be placed the relics and mementoes owned by ehe chapter.
 At yesterdays meeting reports were read by Mrs. Morris F. Tyler, resign ing regent; Mrs. Jenkins, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. Miller. recording secretary; Mrs. William Beebe, treas rer, and Mrs. George F. Newcomb. Mrs. Tyler gave in her report a resume of the history of the local chapter since it's organization in 1S93 She mentioned the various meeting places occupied by the society, and the commemorative work done.
 She stated that in 1893, at the insti- tuition of the society in this city there were twelve members. Since that time the growth in membership has been rapid and to-day the membership num- bers 161. During the past year the in- crease was 51 members, the largest in crease of any chapter in the state. Since 1893 the society has lost only eight members Of these eight, two were by resignation, one by transfer and one was dropped from the rolls; the rest were by death.
 At the meeting yesterday the resig- nation of Mrs. Morris F. Tyler as re- gent, which was announced to the so- ciety scme time ago, took effect. At the time of Mrs. Tyler's announcement of her intended resignation committee of the society sent her a note expressing the great regret of the society that deemed such action necessary, and expressing great gratitude for her splendid work and efforts in behalf of the society. Since that time the chap ter has decided to present to Mrs. Ty- Ter on the occasion of her resignation some token of the high regard in which she was held by the chapter. A beau- tiful and appropriate acknowledgment was selected, and yesterday was pre- sented to Mrs. Tyler. It is life mem- bership in the Mary Washington Memorial association, the organization which erected the monument to Mary Washingtons and has raised all the money necessary to the care of the monument. Life membership in this association Is hereditary, and may be beaueathed by holders. In addition to the life membership a beautiful badge of the association was presented to her. It is a star of filigree gold, set with a miniature portrait of Mary Washing ton. It is said that the only other member of this association in Connec- ticut, besides Mrs. Tyler, is Mrs. Will cox of Meriden.
 Mrs. Tyler was much pleased with the gift, and was deeply affected by the universal regret with which her resig- nation was accepted.
 The officers elected yesterday were as follows: Regent, Mrs. Henry Cham pion; vice regent, Mrs. Luzon B. Mor- ris; registrar, Mrs. George F. New comb; corresponding secretary, Mrs Edward H. Jenkins; alternate corre- spending secretary. Mrs. William T