The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-22
COLONIAL DANES MEEn.
BIC REPENTANCE IN HARM0NIE E
 HALL YESTERDAY.

BIC REPENTANCE IN HARMONIh
 HALL YESTERDAY.
 Officers Elected and Many Reports Read
 .-Miss JuI.a NJ. Davenport ofHartford
 dent-Good Work of the Library Com
 mittce.
 The Connecticut Society of the Colo
 nial Danes of America held it's annual
 meeting yesterday in Harmonic hall and
 ln every particular the meeting this
 year was a most successful one. or the 2S0 members in Connecticut ninety-tWo responded to the roll call when the meet ing was called to order shortly after Il o'clock. The meeting was a long one, and did not finally adjourn until nearly 5 o'clock.
 The most important business was the election of officers, which took place at the afternoon session, the election re- sulting as follows:
 President-Miss Julia M. Davenport of Ha4rtford.
 " " Palmer Of Hartford.
 Second vice president-Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe of New Haven.
 Managers--Mrs. Bella F. Learned of Norwich. Mrs. Henry B. Sargent of New Haven Mrs. Elmer G. Derby of Middle town, Mrs John c. Day of Hartford and Mrs Williston Walker of Hart ford
 4a aiJ of ho f,1- tional society, April 19OO-Miss Julia M. Davenport of Hartford, Mrs. Samuel Colt of Hartford, Mrs Eli Whitney, ir., of New Haven, Mrs. Franklin B. Dex- ter of New Haven and Miss Mariana Townsend of Midd!etown.
 The board of managers at the conclu- sion of the meeting assembled and elect ed the following:
 Corresponding secretary-Mrs. J. P. Andrew of Hartford.
 Recording secretary-Mrs. Williston Walker of Hartford.
 Treasurer-Mrs. William B. Glover of Fairfield.
 Receiver-Mrs M. K. Talcott of Hart ford
 Eistorian-Mrs. John M. Holcomb of Hartford.
 The reports of the secretary and treasurer were read and showed the so- cety to be in very prosperous condl- ton.
 Reports of various committees were heard, the most interesting being that of the library committee, of which Mrs. Thatcher is chairman. This is new Undertaking of the society and yester- day was the first report of the commit tee During the year the committee has purchased twenty libraries, as they are called, and these are circulated about the country school districts of the state. These libraries each contain from fifteen to twenty-five volumes, some of which are histories, some books of historical interest, and all are most interesting and instructive. The secre- tary of the state board of education Charles D. Hine is in cooperation with the Colonial Danes and it is through his untiring efforts that the circulation of the libraries is carried out as it is. These libraries reach nearly all the country school districts and remain for a period of three months. After one of | the libraries has remained at district for the given time another one is sent there and the first one is sent on to an- other district. Following out this plan the books reach nearly all the smaller districts in the state and are exceeding | ly beneficial to the scholars
 On all sides words of commendation | on the work the library committee are | heard, and yesterday Mrs. Thatcher | read several letters from school teach | CTS expressing great praise for the plan | and showing the benefits which have al- | ready been derived from the same Six ! ty schools have been reached and it is quite probable that number more will be reached before the next annual meeting.
 A thousand photographs are also be- ing sent through the little school dis tricts, and these, too, are proving in- structive and interesting to not only scholars. but teachers
 Another interesting report was that ,f the committee on prizes and patriot c work The Colonial Danes offer prizes for essays by high and grammar school pupils during the year, and late- " they have been awarded The com- nittee having this work in charge re- ported very satisfactorily.
 It was voted to appropriate S200 for some sort of a memorial to be placed ov the Danes on the spot where the minister's met who first proposed the dea of founding Yale college. This historic meeting took place in an old wooden house on the Branford green, md it is the purpose of the Colonial oames to commemorate it, probably by handsome tablet The old house was orn down in 1885, but, as one of the Danes said yesterday "the spot is still here. The work of erecting suitable Iesign will be completed within year. The long meeting was interrupted at :3O o'clock by delightful luncheon, stewart catering.