The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-07
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OAKLAND
BEACH:
Wings Daughter, and Sons
Given a Site by Former Gov.
ernOr D. Russell Brown.

The Rhode Island branch OF the Kings
Daughters and Sons held its seventh an
nual convention at Warren yesterday,
holding morning and afternoon sessions
at the Methodist church. The convention
was very largely attended every county
I'm the state sending delegates The
church was very prettily decorated With
autumn leaves. and banners OF the order.
State Secretary Mrs. Sarah Miller Corey
opened the session at 1890
Following the opening OF the session
the convention sang Come, My Soul,
Thy Suit Prepare" Then followed Scrip
ture reading. the 45th Psalm. by Mrs. III.
T.. Bullock prayer by Miss Margaret
Todd
The committees appointed were Tellers
Mrs f. S. Au,. Miss NJ. Il. Todd. Mrs.
w. Taylor. Miss Lillian Manchester:
committee on program-Mrs. f. f. Hrl.
Miss Ada knight; committee on supplies
Mrs. Amanda Carr: subscription com
mittee-Mrs. r.. 8. Aull: committee on
place OF next meeting-Mrs. NJ, A. An
drews resolution committee-Mrs Mill
ker. Mrs. Bartlett. Mrs. Carpenter. ush-
ers-Msss Livermore. Miss Hudson: or
ganst-Mrs. Emma w. Mckenzie; com
mittee on credentials-Mrs. Catherine
Pressey. Mrs. r. II. Goodwin, Mrs T. f.
Kaull.
The address Of welcome was by Mrs.
Gertrude Waite Maxwell and the re-
sponse was by the state secretary, Mrs
Sarah Miller Corey and Miss Margaret
F.. Todd Greetings from Connecticut
were by Mrs r. H. Smiley, state secre-
tary OF Connecticut
Reports were next in order and II was
shown that the membership OF the order
was now 65 circles and 1857 members
and increase since last report Of three
circles There Is an independent member
shto ~ H.
The dead members, and particularly for
the late state secretary, Mrs. Chace
There was a recess and luncheon at i2:45
o'clock
In the afternoon the principal item of
business related 10 the gift OF a site for
memorial home and the building OF the
same.
Mrs. Hortense T. Bullock informed the
convention that . piece OF land had been
given the society on which 20 erect a
memorial home 10 be known as the Emily
Starkweather Chacc Memorial home, the
land being al Oakland Beach. The condi-
tions under which the land was given
were that the construction OF the memo
rial building must be carried out I'm the
spring. and plans for the building from
an architect be laid before Former Gov
Il. Russell Brown.
Inc resolution was debated and formal
~ adopted as follows.
Whereas. the manager of the fresh air
cottage work having had an offer OF
lot (free of cost upon which to build n
cottage TO be known as the Emily Stark
weather Chace Memorial home. and.
Whereas. said offer being made by
Hon. u. Russell Brown on the part Of the
Oakland Beach association upon the oak
land Beach plat. II II. therefore.
Resolved. That the State Society OF
the international order OF the Kings
Daughters and Sons Instruct the man
ager Of tho irehh air cottage work 10 ac-
cept the glft of land. also TO prepare
plans for cottage. also 10 appoint A
committee 10 construct the same and pro-
vide for its furnishing and equipment. AL
80 committee 20 secure funds FOR It's
ravmsnt
The building committee consists OF Gen
Thomas w Chace ~ East Greenwich
chairman: Mrs r. r. IIin. Mrs n n
Bullock. Former Governor d. Russell
Brown and Mrs Sarah Miller Corey.
The following officers were elected.
State sccretary--Mrs. Sarah Miller Corey.
recording secretary Miss Clara n. Smith.
corresponding secretary Edward y
shaw: trcasurcr-Miss NJ r Todd. exec,i.
tive 'commiitee MR. H. r. Bullock. Mrs
e. A. Pressey. Mrs. r. r. Manchester
Mrs Martha Budlong. Miss Ella ~
Rhoades.