Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-09
president GENERAL HERE. |
STATE OFFICERS OF The D
A r. ELECTED.
Mrs. Donald Mclean Made An
Address at Yesterday After
Moons Session.

Moons Session.
The second annual conference of the
Maryland Daughters of American Rev
olution rcassembled at the Government
House at o'clock yesterday after
noon. when a charming address was
delivered by the President General,
Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New York
who gave an entertaining account of
her recent travels through the Middle
West. speaking of the enthusiasm in
patriotic work shown everywhere by
the Daughters through this section and
their liberal donations already given
as promised toward the completion of
Continental Hall, Washington.
During Mrs. McIean's address she
emphasized her gestures with a fan,
tied with long streamers of red and
black, the Maryland colors. The
ribbons. she explained. were valued
as tied about the bouquet she received
from the Maryland Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
upon her election to the national
office, while the fan was equally dear
as bearing the Maryland arms, painted
by Baltimore artist and donated by
the Baltimore Chapter Of the Daugh-
ters to a fair in Madison. H., where
it vas in turn presented TO her.
Mrs. Mclean was guest of Mrs.
Warfield and left yesterday afternoon.
She has been here on sevreal previous
occasions, once having made a stirring
address to the Daughters at teF given
by Mrs. Douw, at Leuwarden. Muir
ray Hill, when Mrs. nonw was regent
of the local Chapter.
Mrs. Henry w. Rogers, n member of
the state commission for theA James
town Exposition, also spoke in an i'm
teresting manner of the building to
be erected by the Maryland Historical
Society upon the old jamestown site,
and asked the assistance of the differ
ent chapters, through their delegates,
in the collection of relics for the Rev
olutionary Museum, which viii be
one of the features of the establish
ment.
Mrs. Robert c. Barry offered q reso-
luton that the Governors residence
in Annapolis shall hereafter be gener-
ally spoken Of by its original title Of
Government House, which resolu-
ton, meeting with the approval Of
Governor and Mrs. Warheld, was
unanimously adopted.
Invitations were extended by Cover
nor Warfield and Mrs. Warfield and by
Miss Frances Marshall, of the Freder-
iok Chapter, for the next conference
in 1907, the final decision being TO
meet at Frederick, as a courtesy due
to the western part of the state. the
east having already been honored
with two eonysntio ~ The y remainder.
ing of reports and other routine bust.
ness.
The morning session adjourned with
the annual election of state officers,
resulted as follows: Regent, Mrs. J.
Pembroke Thorn, unanimously re-
elected; vics-regent. Miss Eleanor
Murdoch Johnson, of Frederick; re-
cording secretary. Miss Agnes Walton,
of Annapolis; corresponding secretary,
Miss Lillian Citizen, Of Baltimore;
treasurer. Mrs. Beverly Randolph, of
Cumberland. The conference then
adjourned for luncheon, at which the
delegates were entertained by the
Baltimore Chapter at Carvel Hall.
The table was arranged in a private
dining room and prettily decorated
with ferns and asparagus. At the
different covers were name cards EN-
bossed with tiny flags in colors At
the head of the table Mrs. A. Leo
Knott presided, with Mrs. Donald Me-
Lean, president-general of the national
society, on her right, and Mrs. Ed
win Warfeld on her left. Opposite
was Mrs. j. Pembroke Thorn, with
Mrs. a. Marshall Elliott, regent of
the Maryland Line Oh apter. of Balti-
more, on her right. and Miss Frances
Marshall, regent of the Frederick
Chapter, on her left. The remaining
guests were also seated at the same
table. the luncheon being served in
courses.
At the morning session Mrs. Isabelle
W. q. WEIGH. regent Of the Peggy
Stewart Tea Party Chapter, Daughters
OF American Revolution, this city, read
the following report:
1.-THE Peggy Stewart Tea Party
Chapter has had a most enthusiastic
and successful year. We have been
encouraged in al patriotic works by
our honored Governor, and have been
permitted by him to hold our meetings
in the historic old Senate Chamber.
We have twenty-five members, one has
been transferred and four new mem
bers have been enrolled.
tOn account of our accumulated lit
that of Librarian, and Mrs. Burns was
elected to ill il. This year we have
given a beautiful pantomime, which
was a great success both financially
and socially; gotten an appropriation
Of 5000 by the Legislature for the
painting OF two portraits for the State /:
were instrumental in securing for
Miss Walton, a member of our Chap
ter, the order to paint them have re-
furnished the room at the Emergency
Hospital, which we maintain; have
secured the wood of the original brig
Peggy Stewart, which has lain in the
harbor Of Annapolis for one hundred
and thirty-two years, and we have
presented our much honored and es-
teemed Governor rs a personal gift, a
painting OF the Peggy Stewart House
framed in this wood as a testimonial
of our gratitude TO him for his great
work in restoring the beautiful old
Senate Chamber.
We also have ordered a reproduc-
tion Of this painting by the same ar
fist, Miss Walton, to be presented to
the two portraits of Robert Bowie and
Matthew Tilghman. Later on we ex-
pect to present the State with a brass
tablet COMMUNICATING the burning Of
the brig Peggy Stewart, and we are
contemplating securing the Peggy
Stewart House from the Government
to be preserved as a museum, and we
earnestly hope that all the different
chapters Of Maryland ell l-it5 w..h
US in this great work.