The Washington times., 1906-04-16
Convention Notes

Little Rhody'' presents a strong
candidate for vice president general in
the person of Mrs. Richard Jackson
Barker. OF Llverton. regent of the Gas
pee chapter. of Providence. She is also
chairman of the school board. of which
she has been a member twenty years.
is a member of the women's board, of
Brown University, is vice president of
the Rhode Island Institute of Instruc-
ton, and a member OF its special com
mittee on legislation. She also served
as Rhode Islands special commissioner
at the Atlanta Exposition. Mrs. Bark
er's personal qualifications are many,
and her executive ability is unquestion
ed. For nearly fourteen years she has
served as an officer In her chapter. hav-
ing been historian twelve years, be-
sides serving as State historian four
years Mrs Barker Is thoroughly fariil-
lar with the work of the National So
ciety and is on several of its commit
tees. notably memorial continental hall
Among the newspaper women here as
delegates TO the d. A r. Congress is
Miss Marion H Brazier of Boston. who
comes here this year for a double pur-
pose. She is society editor Of the Boston
or the Army and Navy Journal. and a
special writer of wide prominence Miss
Brazier is deeply interested in patriotic
work and is prominent in several clubs.
She has dropped her pen for a, fortnight
and is here as delegate from Paul
Jones Chapter. which she organized
June Il. 1898 and as a State d. A. r.
delegate TO the exercises at Annapolis
April q She Is assistant State historian
and has Just completed her part of the
work for this valuable book now being
printed. She is also getting ont hand
somely illustrated book on Paul Jones.
General Porter. and the chapter she
founded, and is receiving many subscrip-
tions. Paul Jones Chapter is to pre-
sent to Memorial Continental Hall life
size painting of Paul Jones, pictuEng
him on the Ranger hauling up the IA
nous flag which was first salUted by
foreign power February Il. HIS A pho
tograph OF this is exclusively pro-
duced in The Times.
Miss Brazier is a member of the
committee TO prevent dissertation OF the
flag, and was appointed by Mrs. Donald
Mclean. She Is the author Of an
amendment to the Massachusetts State
flag law. to be presented early this
coming session, and is the u A. R
delegate to the Paul Revere Memorial
Association, formed TO purchase and re-
store Paul Revere's early home, the
oldest patriotic shrine in Boston
The chapter is unique in many
ways II has several professional wom-
en- enrolled. is small in membership,
yet has done continuous work. keep
ing in the public eye. Two years ago
the city of Boston named a new school
house Paul Jones, in response to a Pc
tition started by the chapter. which
also secured cooperation in marking
the building with a bronze tablet. This
is to date the only structure 10 bear
the name of the naval hero in this
country. Miss Brazier, since girlhood.
has held the memory OF this man
sacred, her ancestor having served un-
der Jones, and has used her pen Vigor-
OuSly for many years In his behalr, be
sides lecturing on the suplect IN sew
eraI States. including California Her
latest achievement is the placing upon
the market of a suitable nag at low
sum- to mark the graves or ReyoIu-
tionary soldiers on Memorial Day. They
are in fac smile OF the Betsy Ross flag.
are i2xfsS inches in size, made OF
weatherproof material, and mounted
ready for use
will gladly give the name of the man
ufacturer to all desiring their use
She remains mere a ortnisht, ana Will
be much entertained, as Ene mas many
longtime friends in the city
Although the only delegate from her
chapter. there are four honorary mem
hers here Mrs Donald Mclean, Mrs
Charles Warren Fairbanks Mrs,
Marion Iongfellow O'DonOghue, and
Mrs Alfred A Kendall. and some as
sociate members, among them Mrs
Charles G. Chich. Mrs. Charles II. VIII
li:.ms. Mrs Jessie Cox Johnson. MIS-
Paree q. Rountree. Mrs. Richard Jack
son Barker. Mrs Henry Hall Davis
Mrs. f. F. Boothly Mrs. Hattie Man
ming. and Mrs. Frederick Warren. She
Is actively identified with the League
az American Pen Women and the mary
Babcock Auxiliary, q. ;. w. ",
both OF the District, and the latest or
ganization 10 receive her n member s
the Pocahontas Society, recently FORMED
here.