The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-23

| Elected and Reports submittsd-Ar-
ranging for Patriotic and Religious
| Service Oh July A.
The annual meeting of, Mary Clapp
Wooster chaper, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, was held yesterday al
ternoon in the New Haven Colony HIS
torical society building on Grove street,
the chapter having been invited accord
ing to a custom which has been eStab-
lished during the past few years, to
hold the annual meeting in the Histori-
cal building. The meeting yesterday
was opened with prayers. committee
was appointed by Regent Mrs. Henry
Champion to decorate the graves of
Mary Clapp Wooster and Miss Gerry,
daughter of the signer of the Declare
ton Of independence. Miss Gerry was
the first regent of Mary Clapp Wooster
chapter, which is the only chapter in the
country that ever had real daughter
for regent. The decoration of the graves
will take place on Memorial day. The
appointments Of the members of the
committee were not made public by
Mrs. Champion yesterday. as appointees
had not announced their acceptance,
A committee of five members, of which
Mrs. Luzon 3. Morris, widow of the
late Governor Morris is chairman, was
appointed to arrange for patriotic and
religious service to be held In Center
church the Fourth of July. The service
will be held on the morning Of the
J,r+ n nd he f,rn
gramme will be announced later by the
committee. The society of the Sons of
the American Revolution has been in
vited to unite with Mary Clapp Wooster
chapter in giving out invitations to the
public for the service.
An invitation was received from Mrs.
James Gardiner Clark for the chapter
to hold it's June meeting at her sum
mer home at the shore. The invitation
was accepted. The June meeting will
be held on June IA, Flag day. The
chief business of yesterdays meeting
was the reading of annual reports and
the election of officers. Reports were
submitted by Registrar Mrs. G. F. New
comb, whose report shows that the
chapter now has a membership of 243
making 1t the largest chapter in the
state, by Treasurer Mrs. D. T. WEIGH,
Recording Secretary Mrs e. S. Miller
Librarian Miss Law, and by Miss Mer-
win on the society, the Children of the
American Revolution. The treasurers
report is not quite complete since there
are some subscriptions to be yet col
lected
To distribute ballots for the election
of officers Mrs. G. S. Barnum, Miss Law
and Miss Cowles We're appointed tell
ers. The total number of votes cast
was &c. The following officers We're
elected: Regent, Mrs Henry Champion;
vice regent, Mrs. Frank w. Benedict;
registrar Mrs. George F. Newcomb cor
responding secretary, Mrs. w. W. Rod
man; recording secretary. Mrs Albert
S. Holt; treasurer, Mrs. D. T. WEIGH;
historian. Mrs. Grace f. Salisbury; IL
brarian, Miss Mary e. Law; board of
Mrs. Morris r, Tyler, Mrs.
T. w. r. Curtis, Mrs. Benjamin r. Eng
fish, Mrs. w. l.. Phillips, Mrs. E. s.
Miller.
During the past year number of
books of historical and genealogical in
terest have been given to the chapter
and another highly priced Gift is that of
a piece Of carving which was over
corner cupboard in the house on George |
street where Mary Clapp Wooster went |
as q bride and lived for twenty-four
years. The house was erected in 1745 |
and was demolished in 1895 to make |
room for the Zunder school. The carv-
ing was given to Mrs. Champion, the re-
gent of the chapter, and was presented |
to the chapter by her
1t was reported that the state regent,
Mrs. Sarah Kinney is on board the
steamer Furnesa on her way to repre-
sent the state at the Paris exposition
She is expected home in September,
and on her return the chapter will ten
der her a reception 1t is expected that
Miss Hassan, the nurse sent out by the
society on the United States hospital
ship Relief will return to New Haven
in the fall. She is now in Manila. On
her return it is probable that she will
be rendered a reception.