Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-12-17
d. A. r. Meeting.


tendance was good, and there were several
visitors present. The chapter and guests
were disappointed that the rain prevented
Miss Flournoy from being present and that
they were deprived of the pleasure of hear
ing her paper on the causes that led to
the American Revolution. Mrs. William
Hyde Talbot gave a full report of the State
Conference of the d, A. r., held in Balti-
more at the Belvedere, on November nth.
Mrs. James Somervell Dawson and Miss
Anna E. Choate sang effectively two duets ::
THE Angelus" and "0h, That We Two
Were Maying T. Mrs Dawson's rich voice
was heard to advantage in the solos-"The
Star and the Flower" and lullaby. The
accompaniment were played by Mrs Har-
ry Beard.
INTERESTING NoTEs.
Mrs. Emma Forrest Dickens has been
appointed Parliamentarian of the Janet
Montgomery Chapter by the Regent.
The Registrar, Miss Fields. reports the
following admissions to membership by the
National Board of the Society to the
Daughters of the American Revolution and
accredited to the Janet Montgomery Chap
ter:
Mrs. Helen Bennett Hawkins, of Victor,
Ontario County, N. Y, a descendant of
Capt. Samuel Watrous, Saybrook. Conn,
End Regiment Light Dragons, Continental
Troops.
Miss Mary Talbot Morrison, of Indianap-
lis Ind, descendant of Robert Coram,
a midshipman on the Bon Homme Richard
under John Paul Jones.
Mrs. Brenta French Wallace transferred
from Marcia Burns Chapter, District of Co
lumbia. to Janet Montgomery.
Mrs R. G. Fields, of Rockville, a descen-
dant of George Beckwith, volunteer in his
cousins Company, Capt. George Beckwith
Mrs. F. P. Hays, of GAINESVILLE. Md, a
descendant of the Rev. Townshend Dade
first rector of Christ Church, Alexandria
personal friend of General Washington
present at the death of the latter and
preached his funeral sermon. This noted
divine is buried in Monocacy Cemetery, OF
this county
The Registrar also reports the loss of a
member by transfer. Mrs Henry c. Gauss
transferred from Janet Montgomery to CO.
lumbia Chapter District of Columbia.
The membership of the Janet Monteom-
cry now numbers forty-seven. 1t is the
desire of the Regent to increase the men,
bership of the chapter to fifty, emitting il
to delegate in the Continental Congress
which convenes in April next.
At the Maryland State Conference of the
d. A. r. in November the following State
officers were elected State Regent, Mrs
j. Pembroke Thorn, Baltimore Vice-Re-
gent, Mrs. Beverly Randolph, Cumberland
Recording Secretary, Miss Willie Richie
Frederick Corresponding Secretary. Mrs
Frederick Tyson, Baltimore; Treasurer
Mrs. Adam Denmead, Baltimore Hsto-
rian. Mrs Morris Croxall this county
A committee was appointed, consisting
of the State REGENT, Mrs. Thorn, Mrs. Ran.
dolph, Mrs. C. w. Bassett and Mrs. Croxall
to select room to be finished and known
as the Maryland Room" at Continental
Hail. The committee has reported that il
selected the room to be used by the Treas
urer General. 1t was desired by the com.
mittee to select the Banquet Hall as a tribute
to Maryland's epicurean tastes. A friezt
of tarrapin and canvas backs would have
been very effective, but the committee de
cided that as it would take $500 to fin
ish it, to say nothing of the furnishing, ant
that would be too great tax on the Mary
land chapters. 1t will cost $1,000 to com
plete the room chosen.
The State Regent appointed committee
to take up the marking of Braddock' s route
through Maryland in 1755. on his disastrou:
march to Fort Duquesne (nOw Pittsburg
Morris Croxall, Chairman, Mrs. Francis
Markell, Frederick, Mrs. Frederick Tyson
Baltimore, Miss Agnes Walton, Annapolis
Mrs Campbell, State Regent of Colorado
has succeeded in getting the Sante Fe trai
marked in the name of the Daughters o.
the American Revolution. Mrs. Campbell
was aided by the legislatures of the State;
through which the Sante Fe trail runs in he
patriotic work. Kansas appropriated 49,,
600; Missouri, 10000, etc. 1t was unani
mously decided at the Maryland State Con
ference that it would be a magnificent
thing for the Eastern States to mark the
line of march of General BraddOck through
Virginia, District of Columbia, West Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania. The wonder was
expressed that this important matter hac
not been taken up long ago by the patriotic
societies The Society of Colonial Wars
has practically started the work, almost al
the gate of Montgomery county, by placing
boulder at the lichgate of the Cathedra
of Saints Peter and Paul at Mt. st. Adams
on the TenleytOwn road. and it is hoped
the route can be further marked through
the States mentioned.
A committee was appointed by the State
REGENT to revise the State bylaws: Mrs
Jas d. Igehart, chairman. Thomas John
son Chapter; Mrs Charles Bassett. Balti
more City Chapter; Miss Lillian Giffen
Maryland Line Chapter.
The ladies who represented the Jane
Montgomery Chapter at the State Confer
ence we're: Mrs. Morris Croxall, Regent
Mrs. Harry Newcomb Regents alternate
Mrs. VIM Hyde Talbot and Mrs. David Fl
Warfield, first and second delegates; Mrs
Ernest Billiard and Mrs VIM. II. West, frs
and second alternates.
The Corresponding Secretary of the jane
Montgomery Chapter reports that she hai
received statements that there are two un
marked graves of Revolutionary Soldiers in
the county that should not be allowed t.
be further neglected, which are those o