The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
Chapter Reports .

Chapter Reports.
 The editor asks that the Regent of each Chapter shall have it's Secretary send report of the monthly meetings for publication in this column. In this way will the Daughters throughout the State keep in touch with the work that each Is doing.
 It is especially desired to have full reports of the May election of officers, with the correct list of new officers.
 Officers of the Peter Forney Chapter. Montgomery:
 Regent-Mrs. F. P. Glass.
 Vice Regent--Mrs. Horace Stringfel- loR.
 Secretary--M Mrs. c. H. McCombs.
 Registrar--Mrs. l.. G. Dawson.
 Treasurer--Mrs. W. II. Hubbard.
 Historian Mrs. B. J. Baldwin.
 Chaplain-Mrs. R M. Henderson. 
 Report of Peter Forney Chapter. from January 10. 1908. to May 8, 1907,
 am glad to report that Peter Forney Chapter has enjoyed a prosperous year Our meetings have been pleasant and harmonious All obligations have been promptly met.
 During the year we have received en- joyable visits from our State Regent, Mrs. Mcclellan. and our State Official Reader Mrs. Haley TWO open meet fngs have been held by the Chapter. to which were invited all Sons and Daughters of the Revolution in Mont gomery, as well as the Literary Socie- ties of the city. Each occasion was made enjoyable by an address on the life and career of Alexander Hamilton. One of the meetings was addressed by Hon. Thomas H. Clark. and the other by Mrs. G. W. Craik, both of Mont gomery. the state Capital Is in flourishing condition. thanks to the fostering care of Mrs. wyly, its custodian.
 rho Chapter looks back upon the vear,s work with satisfaction. and for ward to the coming year with enthusi- asm and hope for still better things to 'e Mrs. c. H. McCombs,
 Secretary.
 The following clipping taken rom a recent issue of The Columbia. $. C,' state. will be of interest 10 Alauana n A R.. as Mrs. Robertson. nee misS Arnie Jones. is related to many or our hest families. having near relatives Tn and around Selma and Greensboro; Mrs A l. Robertson Writes an Inter-
 esting Letter to Chapter Regents
 Through "The state"
 The State has received TOT puDlca- ton an interesting letter from Mrs T Robertson of this city, who has been spending the winter in Washing ion, and as Vice State Regent of tho D. A. R. and a member of the Nation al Board of the D. A. R., has attend ed some interesting meetings lately. The letter to the D. A. R. Chapters in South Carolina is as follows: Dear Madam Regent:
 Again I have attended the meeting Ma and fha Cnnff- mental Hall Board, At every meeting am more and more impressed with the importance of the States being represented. At this meeting there were reDresentatives from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Maryland. Vir- ginia, Delaware. Michigan. New York, Illinois, Colorado. the District of Co., Iumbia and South Carolina.
 The membership is certainly on the increase. During the past month there have been 565 applications. In less than two years past there have been 1000 new members and there are now more than 4s.000.
 There was an application from one real Daughter, who is only 70 years old. Her father was over so when she was born and was drummer boy Tn the revolution. The society has given nearly S100 during the month to needy real Daughters,
 As tho time approaches for the Con Rress on tho 14th of April prepara- tions are being made for a successful and pleasant meeting, which there Is no doubt it will he.
 The Jamestown Expositlnn is to opcn on the 96th of April Mrs. Mclean. the President General. will be there with President Roosevelt and other of ficers and she tried to get the rail- roads to extend the tickets of the n, A. R. delegations so that they might be present at the opening. but this could not he effected, Mrs. Mclean said she. wished, like Hartman, to own all the roads, so that she could give as long an extension as anyone couId wish.
 They are to have a D. A. R. build ing at the exposition to be a perma- nent kind of museum
 A drawing has been held for seats at the Congress of all the States. A list was kept from last year of the numbers drawn and those States which had large numbers and consequently back seats this year drew only from the small numbers. South Carolina last yAar had 26, and had the pleas