Evening journal., 1910-12-08
BUSY MEETING
OF The DAUGHTERS
Caesar Rodney Chapter Names
Delegates to Next National
Congress D. &. R.

There was a small attendance at the
annual meeting of Caesar Rodney
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, yesterday afternoon in the
Historical Society Building, owing to
the snowbound conditions Of the
streets, out much business was trans
acted.
Mrs. William II. Hancker was elect
ed as delegate to the National Con-
gress in Washington, the middle Of
April. The chapter regent, Mrs. George
c. Hall vii go as a delegate ex-officiO.
Mrs. c. S. Middleton was elected as al
ternate to the delegate, and Mrs. e. p.
Moody as alternate to the regent.
AS alternates to the alternates, were
elected Mrs James II. Scott. Mrs. John
NJ. Wilson, Mrs. William Lednum, Mrs.
John M. Harvey, Mrs. Howard ID.
Ross, Mrs. John Rossell, Miss
NAPLES and Mrs. Council.
At the beginning of the meeting M 8.
Hail. the chapter regent, was pre-
sented with a bouquet of white chrys-
anthemums by Caesar Rodney Chap
ter, and spoke a few words of appre-
citation Of the gift.
The January meeting Of the chap
ter will be held on January 3 and
will p-ecede the annual informal con-
ference of the state chapters which
will be entertained at luncheon by
Caesar Rodney Chapter, and meet all
day in the Historical Society Building.
Mrs. William II. Hancker. Mrs. James
II. Scott, Mrs. H. A. Milber, and Mrs.
Arthur Smith, We're appointed a COM
mittee on entertainment for this con-
ference.
Mrs. Howard ID. Ross reported ball
.ance on hand of $5309,,
Mrs. Ross also gave her annual
treasurer's report The total receipts
for tho year were $2S3.59, which in
cluded a balance from the year before
of $44.96, and $192 annual dues, be-
sides other items. The total disburse-
ments were S23O.50, $141 of which was
for flags presented to the battleship.
Miss Sophia NAPLES read the follow
ing interesting account. taken from
an Accomack paper, of the unveiling
of a tablet to the memory of her great
grandfather, Lieutenant Samuel Wa
pies.
"The unveiling OF the mural
bronze tablet in the court house at
Accomack. Tuesday, was witnessed by
large and cultivated audience The
presentation address was made by !.
Abbott Byrd, and the gift received for
the county by Stephen X. Powell, both
members of the Accomack bar
THE tablet bears the following in
scription: Placed by the Eastern
Shore Chapter Of the Virginia Daught-
ers of the American Revolution to the
memory of Lieutenant Samuel NAPLES.
9th Virginia Regiment, Continental
Line
Captain &. B. NAPLES, son of Lieu
tenant NAPLES (himself a real son of
the Revolution) was naturally the CEN
ter of attraction. He is now nearly
Sc, but active in mind and body, and
he still has much of the spirit of '76.
His fathers furlOugh is an heirloom.
1t reads:
Lieutenant Samuel NAPLES, of the
9th Virginia, having lost all his bag
gage, and there being but few men be-
longing to the regiment here, he is
permitte' to go to Virginia. He will
rejoin his corps as soon as ordered, or
at the first of May, without further or
de-s.
Given under my hand at Camp
Valley Forge, Dec. 27, 1777.
Nathaniel Green, NJ. General
Mrs Shedd was transferred to the
Chicago d. A. r.. R
Mrs. H. A. Miller gave a report Of
the childrens society, the Blue Hens
Chickens. The chapter decided 20
keep a scrapbook in which clippings o.
notices of special interest will be
placed It is a plan the Colonial Danes
have found valuable.
Miss Anna Lea read an account Of
the placing of a tablet on the big
boulder called General Harrison's
Mess Table" on the Harrison military
trail, near Fremont, Ohio, by the
George Crogan Chapte- of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
The society recently purchased The
trainers OF the Constitution" and Mrs.
Hall spoke of the book as so import
ant, that the national society Il work
ing to have it placed in libTaAes and
public schools.