The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

port of the years work, and submitted to the State Regent for her report to the last Continental Congress:
 Report of Chapter Work of Peter For
 ney Chapter, D. 4. R.
 The mascot" of the Chapter, Mrs. Amelia Wyly. has constantly visited the schols of the city, with a commit tee from the Chapter, to instruct the pupils in patriotism. She has collected and arranged for exhibition to the sch ools a fine selection of flags that give the story of the evolution of "Old Glory" from Its first inception to the present day. On June IA, Flag Day" Mrs. Wyly was invited to deliver her story of The Flag" to the opelika Chapter, D. A. R. This was consid- cred beautiful tribute to both Mrs Wyly and her Chapter.
 On the same day. June IA. Miss Co., zart, Historian of Peter Forney Chap ter, gave an illustrated talk on The Flag" to an assembly of school chill dren, their parents and friends, on the lawn of one of the schools. These lec- lures were carefully planned and pre- spirit of patriotism in the child-tha embryo citizen.
 Feb. 22 was the occs sion of a glorious rally" At the home of Mrs. George McCombs. Secretary of the Chapter. the largest meeting of the year took place. 4hC uCCOi dllOuS OI ln6 OCCdSlOn were flags and D. A. R colors. while gid ed hatchets and most tempting punches of cherries made those womanly hearts tender toward George" for his one most notab ble sin!
 Punch that ioated an abundance of cherries was served. while a large cake, gaily decorated with small silk flags. presented the problem of a fort for assault with sword in a femin- inc hand-the possible captive. a thim- ble. ring and a dime" The Chapter feels that it Is rich in the honor of guarding and preserving for future marking. the grave of a real Revolu- tionary soldier Captain Baldwin. whose descendants are members of Peter For ney Chapter
 There has been brought to Montgom- cry in the past year an ancient stone from Elmore County. Its weather worn instruction told that the sleeper over whom 1t had been set as guard was Revolutionary soldier The stone has been lost in some way, and the Chapter is making an earnest ef- fort to obtain this stone and restore it.
 The work in which the very heart of the Chapter is involved Is the nam ing of the public school buildings of the city. and the placing of tablets on them to tell their story in coming times. On ten very spot where the cltlzenS or Montgomery met Lafayette on the oc- caston of his memorable visit. there now stands a handsome school building. It Is proposed to name this the Lafayette school and to place tablet that shall recount the interesting facts
 On hill in the southern part of the city is a large brick school building. On this hill lived a celebrated teacher Dr. Carnot Bellinger. a lineal descend ant of the Third Landgrdve of South Carolina. BelIinghame." "Bellnger School" will bear the tablet to mark Alabama's inheritance of part of South Carolina's glorious past So It will be with other of the buildings, one will honor the colonial names tcombined) of Bradford and Chiffon. of "Mayflower" memory.
 The Chapter will present gold medal to a pupil of one of the private schools of the city for the best essay on chosen historical subject. The pre- sentation will be made on June 1S.