Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton Make Plans.
MEETINGS FOR The COMING YEAR.
Elizabeth Ross Chapter, D. A. r., An
nounces its Program for the Meet.
ings to be Held This Winter-LIst
of Officers and Committees,
From Mondays Daily.


is to start upon another years work,
Saturday October 6, when the first
meeting for the year will be held
with Mrs. Emma S. Baker. The OF
tumwa chapter has now been organ
made remarkable advances, botn in
membership and work accomplished.
The chapter officers for the year are:
Regent-Mrs. Sarah H, Devin.
First Vice-regent-Miss Emma A..
Fielder.
Second Vice-regent--Mrs. Idah M.
LOOMS.
Registrar-Mrs. Caroline M. Haven.
Historian-Mrs. Mary 2. Emerson.
Members board of management =
Mrs. Mahala La Force, chairman;
Mrs. Harriet Briggs, Mrs. Della H..
Koontz, Miss Frances Mills.
Chairman of program committee
Mrs. Julia M. Ennis.
The program for the coming year
has been arranged, and is published
below. 1t is desired that all men,
bers preserve this copy.
Saturday, October 6, at 2:30 o'clock,
with Mrs. Emma S. Baker, 200
North Wapello street.
Quotations from Shakespeare.
Reading Washington's farewell adj
dress-Mrs. Mary G. Harrow.
Paper, Sketch of Aaron Burr.
Mrs, Annie R. Daum.
|. Guitar solo-Mrs. Alice C. Mitchell.
Social hour.
November 8, with Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Briggs, 1913 East Court street.
Quotations from the "Courtship of
Miles Standish."
Paper, Colonial Industries, Mrs.
Catherine Taylor
Paper, "Cathay and the Indies,"--
Mrs. Susan F.. Ferree.
Recitation, "The Song of Marion's
Men, Miss Adelyn Mitchell.
Social hour.
December 1, with Mrs. Laura Jordan,
1049 North Court street.
Quotations from Patrick Henry:
Paper, Colonial Women, Mrs.
HARRIET Briggs.
Paper, "The Literature of the Rev
olution'-Miss Frances Mills.
Historians hour-Mrs. Mary F..
Emerson.
Music-Miss Lydia G.. Thompson.
Social hour.
January s, with Mrs. Alice G. Mitch
ell, 222 North Green street.
Quotations from Cowper:
Reading, Skeleton in Armor'--
Mrs. Caroline Haven.
Paper, Benedict Arnold" - Mrs.
Mary p. Emerson.
Music-Mrs. Daisy Kerfoot,
Social hour,
February 2. with Mrs. Mahala La
Force, 427 West Fourth street.
Current events:
Paper, "Sketch of William Penn
Mrs. Ida M. Pope.
Paper, John Adams and his Ad-
ministration'- Mary 3. Carpen-
ter.
Social hour.
March 2, with Mrs. Minnie G. Beck,
326 East Fourth street.
Quotations from Hiawatha:
Paper, ssLife of Columbus Previous
to his First Voyage"-Miss Helen 81
lott.
Solo-Mrs. Violet Collision.
Reading, from LowelPs columbus,
Mrs. Laura Jordan.
Social hour.
March IA, special day, with Mrs. Julia
nj. Ennis, 4SS west roulIh atiSNe'
Evening entertainment, program to
be arranged by the chapter.
April 6, with Mrs. Annie r. Daum, ola
North Court street.
Quotations from Byron:
Paper, The Industrial and Social
Conditions of the United States al
the beginning Of the past century
Miss Emma Holt.
Recitation, "Old Ironsidese--Mrs
| Martha f. Thrall.
Sketch of the Marquis de La Fay
ette-Miss Alice Fielder.
Social hour.
May 4. with Mrs. Sarah H. Deyln, re
gent, 436 West Fourth street.
Current events:
Paper, Sketch Of Dolly Madison :
Mrs. Ora c. Siberell.
Sketch of Benjamin Franklln-Mrs
Julia M. Ennis.
Music, "Star spangled Banner =
Chapter Quartette.
Social hour.
| June Ia, flag day, program to be an
nounced by the committee, consist
ing of Mesdames Alice G. Mitchell
Caroline M. Haven and Cara Mer
rill.
June 16, annual business meeting.
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