The Portland daily press., 1897-06-26
p. S. OF N. E.
First Convention to Be Held at North
Conway.

| The first convention of the Patriotic
| Societies of New England, will be held
at North Conway, July Sd to Sth. This
will be the progr..@.==.:
Saturdays p. m.-Reception at the
kearSarge.
Sunday p. m.-Patriotic, religious
and choral services in the Congregation
al church.
Tho 1alpayn9 & Grove. Address 1 by ". ".
Bailey, vice president of the New Hamp-
shire S. A. r., on NEW Hampshire Men
in the Colonial and Revolutionary
PERIOD
John Quincy Adams, Jr., of New York,
Secretary General of the Founders and
Patriots of America, on Our Allies
During the Revolution
Seth G. Gordon, M. D., Portland, Me-,
on the Loyal Leg ion."
Hon. James p. Baxter OF Portland.
Music will be interspersed by the North
Conway Band
Sp. m.-Meeting in the Congregational
church: Address of welcome, Mrs. l..
j. Kicker, Regent Anna Stickney Chap
ter. Response, John Quincy Adams. Ad-
dress by Rev. G. E. Angel, Norway,
Me-; Edwin Barrett, Concord, Mass; Pre-
sident General S. A. r. Hon. N. B. Bry-
ttub, N6W I1atiDpSulr6.
Church. Three minute reports from
New England chapters. Question box,
etc.
$50 p. m.-Reports continued Short
addresses by State Regents and others.
8 p. m.-Addresses by Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, Regent New York city chapter,
on Our Flag" Mrs. D. Lothrop, Presi-
dent National Society CA. R., on "Chil-
dren of the American Revolution. :"
Mrs. Richard Barker, State Historian,
Rhode Island. Mrs. L. w. Fowler, Bos-
ton, representing the New Hampshire
Daughters.
ednesday-Morning and aftern DON,
excursion to various points Of interest.
8 p. MN the church, addresses by
Mrs. Eugenia Waterman, Boston, Wom-
ans Relief Corps; Miss Rebecca Camp.
bell, Nashua, representing Daughters of
1872; Mrs. Ellen NJ Mason, North Con-
way, and others.
Thursday-Excursion to Mt. Washing
ton and return. Fare for round trip S.. So.
Sp. m.-Concert in the Kearsarge par
lor by the Waumbek Methna chapter G.
A. R., North Conway, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. D. Lothrop.
The Loan Exhibit in Masonic hall will
be open each day from a. m, to p m.
Admission 25 cents. Net proceeds given
to the Continental ball fund.
The railway agent will be at the Kear-
sarge Wednesday from a. m. to p. m.
to sign certificates. Only those holding
signed certificates can secure reduced
rates for return tickets.
The standing committee is Mrs. Josiah
Carpenter regent of New Hampshire;
Mrs. Wallace H. White, regent of Maine
Mrs. Jesse Burdett, regent of Vermont;
Mrs. John T. Brown, regent of Massa-
chusetts Mrs. Susan A. Ballou, regent of
Rhode Island; Mrs. Sara Thomson Kin
ney, regent of Connecticut; Mrs. L. J..
Kicker regent Anna Stickney chapter;
Mrs. H. H. Dow, vice regent Anna Stick
ney chapter, Mrs. Waterman, Massachu-
setts Woman's Relief corps.
The committee on Loan Exhibition is
Mrs. George H. Shedd, chairman, North
Conway; Mrs. G. J. Poole, North Con-
way; Miss Eta W. Hatch, North Con-
way; Mrs. Frank Davis, Conway; Miss
E. A. Meserve, Bartlett; Mrs. Edwin Nor.
gan, Bartlett; Mrs. j. H. Barnes, III
Trenton street, East Boston; Mrs. Thorn
as Nesmith, Lowell, Mass. Mrs. William
MARYLAND, Andover, Mass. Mrs. Emma
1oucpHoIu, L Vi oiaAu, 1AIo- ~ ". olllun,
Keene, N. H.; Mrs. George Perham,
Nashua, N. H; Mrs. Anna j. Smith,
| Bennington, VT; Mrs. Annie Ran som,
Bristol, r. T.
Committee on programmes, Mrs. e. A.
Hilton, Mrs. T. G. Eastman; printing,
Miss Janette Mcmillan; press, Miss Mari
| an Howard Brazier, Boston; decoration,
Mrs, Henry Brock; ushers, Mrs. G. E.
| Gibson; music, Miss Edith Chase, Miss
Julia E. Barnes; hotels, Dennis Barnes;
entertainment, c. E. Gibson; railroads,
L. l.. Kicker.
Children's Celebration.