Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-30
IS FIRST MEETING.
Fort Armstrong Chapter. D. A. r., to
Resume Work and Seat the
New Officers,
MRS. MIxTER is HOSTESS
Plans Will Be Laid for Seasons Ac-
tivity, and Representation at
State Conference.

The first meeting for the year of the
Fort Armstrong chapter, Daughters OF |
the American Revolution, will be held |
tomorrow afternoon at the home oil
Mrs. Frank Mixter 734 Twentieth |
street The officers elected at the
last meeting last spring will be seated
and work for the new year will be
taken up and planned.
The annual state conference of the
d. A. R. will this year be held at
Jacksonville Nov. and 4. The regent
Iof the local chapter, Mrs. A. H. Nc
Candless, will attend the meeting as
delegate and it is probable that the
other delegates appointed at the last
meeting will also go, Mrs. Frank Mix
| ter as regent alternate. Mrs. c. c.
| Carter as delegate and Miss Clara
Whitman as delegate alternate. Mrs.
&C. H. Deere, vice president general
of Illinois, Mrs. William Butterworth
and Miss Evans of Moline will also
attend. It will be remembered that
the Fort Armstrong chapter enter
tanned the state conference in this
city last year.
TO Dedicate Monument.
A special feature of the meeting
this year will be the dedication of the
George Rogers Clark monument at
Fort Massac,s Metropolis, Nov. 5. y
special car will be run from Chicago
to Metropolis taking on members of
the ID. A. R. at cities along the way.
In southern Illinois at Fort Massac.
near the old city of Metropolis, still
exists one of the most ancient and in
Lteresting historical monuments on this
continent. Here transpireI events OF
far-reaching importance during the
great historical epoch known as the
Illinois campaign. Fort Massac has
been successfully in the hands of the
Spanish, French. English, Indians AMI
Americans. The earthworks of this
lOld fort still remains.
The state of Illinois, through the in
fiuence of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, has purchased
Massac park is the monument erected
to the memory of George Rogers
Clark. The United States government
donated cannon and cannon balls for
four pyramids, SO that with the fine
iron fence and massive gateposts with
bronze tablets inserted, this beautiful
Ipark and monument is an honor TO
the organization.
Governor Denecn to Make Address.
Mrs. Mathew T. Scott. ex-vice presi-
dent general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and president OF
the Fort Massac commission. through
whose untiring energy and unswerv-
ing loyalty the Daughters owe the
restoration of this historic spot. will
have charge of the ceremony. Gov
ernor Deneen, a member of the com
mission, will be present and give the
, dedicatory address, assisting in the
celebration of this great work The
other members of the commission
consisting of Secretary of State James
A. Rose, State Auditor James S. Nc
Cullough. Mrs. Charles V. Hichok
state regent, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution, and Mrs. Jessie Pal
n1er Weber, secretary of the commits
sion, will also be present, together
with other distinguished guests
Aside from the dedication of the
monument, the program of the confer
, ence contains much that is full of in
terest to the members of the organi
cation. Addresses will be made by
, Women prominent in d. A. r. work
both in the state and the nation Re
ceptions and luncheons have been ar
} ranged as part of the social entertain
. ment of the ladies.