The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-01

stationary, Mrs W. T. Forbes, chair
man. Mrs r. B. dodge Miss Bertha
Denny: historical research and field
day, Mrs. r. b. Dodge, chairman, Mrs.
Henry L. Parker, Jr., Mrs. G. Arthur
Smith, Miss Susan Knight Miss LII
liam Barber; social and entertainment,
Mrs. Charles C. Baldwin. chairman.
Mrs. Samuel e. Winslow. Mrs. Homer
Gage, Mrs. f. A. Leland, Mrs. Theo-
dore c. Bates, Mrs. George w. Dam
ielson Miss Frances Morse, Mrs Nellie
r. Rogers, Mrs. Claiming Smith; Col.
Timothy Bigelow Chapter childrens
auxiliary. chairman to be appointed
later, Mrs. w. T. Forbes, Mrs. K. +.
Taylor; procuring and forwarding hit
erature for soldiers, Mrs. A. r. Smith,
chairman, Mrs. Gilbert Harrington.
Mrs Richard Mitchell, Mrs. r. F.
Taylor, Mrs. f. Fl. Daniels, Mrs. ]. B.
Sargent, Mrs. David Manning; Conti-
mental Hall, Mrs. w. II. Coe, chair
man. Mrs. j. b. Stone, Mrs. j. w.
| Disco; procuring colonial, revolution
airy and other relics, Miss Mary E.
Whiting, chairman, Mrs. Louis CUT
ting, Mrs 7. S. Johnson, Mrs. Frank
w Forbes, Mrs. b. w. Potter, Miss
Nella Marble Miss Edith Sessions;
real daughters committee, Mrs. G. T,
Mann, chairman, Mrs. G. w. Fisher,
Mrs. d. II. Eames, Mrs. G. A. Pea
body. Mrs Henry Mellen; agent for
; American Monthly Magazine, Mrs.
Louis Cutting.
This schedule for the year was an
nounced: Genealogic- lsWgical papers.
October, by Mrs. A. Il. Smith, second
paper: November. by Mrs. r. B.
Dodge December, our French Allies
in the American Revolution" by Col.
John w. Huger of Georgia; January,
by Mrs. Homer Gage; February, by
Mrs. r. c. Bates; March, by Mrs,
Claiming Smith, second paper; April.
THE Wentworths," by Mrs. Charles f.
Marble; Revolutionary Houses IN
Worcester" by Mrs. w. T. Forbes.
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The next business was the election
Of delegates to the state conference at
North Adams, Oct to 10. These are
the delegates: Mrs Daniel Kent, Mrs.
w. Fl. Coe and Mrs. Gilbert Harring-
ton. The chapter voted to accept the
invitation of Miss Susan Trumbull to
take tea with her at her residence on
Massachusetts, Avenue Saturday, from
A. 80 to o'clock
The state convention at North Adams
will be one of great interest and inn
portance. The president general Of the
order Mrs. Charles M. Fairbanks, wife
of Senator Fairbanks, will be present
and give an address on THE Oppor-
tunity of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution"
The principal business which will
come before the convention will be to
consider the basis of representation In
the continental congress-" the legisla-
tive body of the order. The consensus
Of opinion is that the interest of the
order will be better served If the con-
la nf q
The congress which met last February
, contained $50 members. Now the
; British House of Commons, which
legislates for some hundreds of millions
! OF people, has only $40 members. and
the United States Congress at its next
session will contain about 4S0 members
to make laws for over 100000.
The total membership Of the d. A.
r. is about 10000, and 1t Is urged that,
by comparison with other legislative
bodies, 1t would be possible to much
reduce the basis of representation In
the continental congress" without
lessening the dignity of the individual
chapters. AS the constitution OF the
order now stands, each chapter Is en-
titled to send its regent A chapter of
so members can send a delegate also,
and $50 members entities a chapter to
two delegates
The discussion Of this question Will
be led by Mrs. Verplank, regent Of New
York. Other addresses will be by the
mayor of North Adams, Congressman
Lawrence, Mrs. May Alden Ward and
Mrs. Sara T. Kinney regent of Con-
necticut.
The business meeting of the conven-
ton will be held in Richmond Theatre.
Headquarters for the delegates will be
at the Richmond Hotel. On the eve
ming of Oct. g. a reception will be given
to President General Mrs. Fairbanks,
at the residence Of Mrs. Boss