The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-11
10TH ANEUALEL
OFFICERS OF THE COL. CHARLES LEWIS
CHAPTER D. AR

The Col. Charles Lewis Chapter
D. A. R., met at the Mansion House
Tuesday, May 10th. The main OBJ
ject of the meeting was the election
of officers. The Regent, Mrs. D. E.
Newton, being in Cincinnati attend
ing the Biennial Meeting ofwomen' S
Federation of Clubs, and Mrs. S. A.
Dunbar being i'll, on motion Mrs.
Ben Franklin Jr. was duly elected to
fill the place as Regent and the busi-
ness of the day proceeded.
Mrs. Franklin announced that the
present Regent would be unable to
serve asecond term. where upon Mrs.
George Po6enbarser offered a Resolu-
tion of thanks and appreciation for
her past services and regrets that she
could not succeed herself. The Chap
ter voted to have tue Resolutions
spread upon the records. Mrs. Pof-
eubarger then put in nomination Mrs.
Ben franklin Jr. as Regent and put
ting the motion found Mrs. franklin
to be the unanimous choice of NIL the
ladies present, who it is believed
echoed the entire sentiment Of the
Chapter. Then followed the nomin.
alton of Mrs. J. Daniel McCulloeh
First Vice Regent, Mrs. J. NJ. Nc
Coach of Huntington end Vice Re-
gent, which were unanimous. Miss
Lena L. Roseberry the efficient Secre-
tary was elected to succeed herself
and highly complimented upon her
work of the year. Miss Lille Lee
Hogg Register and Miss Elizabeth
Harding Hogg Corresponding Secre-
tary were reelected because of their
most efficient services. Mrs. John
McCulloch was elected Historian,
Mrs. J. NJ. H. Beale as Librarian,
Mrs. Peter Higgins stcenbergen
Treasurer. The incoming Regent
was authorized to select her own
Program Committee and Mrs. Mary
Margaret Bryan of Point Pleasant,
Mrs. J. B. Downing of Middleport,
Mrs. D. E. Newton of Hartford,
were elected on the Board of Manage
ment who together and the Regent
and Secretary constitute the Board.
1t was decided to observe Decora-
ton Day and all of the ladies present
were appointed committee together
with the other members of the Chap
ter, and Miss Lille Lee Hogg, MS.
Franklin, Mrs. J. D. McCuIloch,
Mrs. J NJ. H. Beale, Miss Roseberry,
and Mrs. PoFenbarger were appointed
to arrange Program.
The next meeting of the Chapter,
June 18th, will be held at the Man
sion House and will be the Chapters
Annual Outing and will be largely
in the form of an all day picnic.
Miss Lille Hogg, Mrs. Mary Mar
garet Bryan, Mrs. VIM. steenbergen,
Mrs. Ben Franklin Jr., Mrs. W. II.
vaught and Mrs. D. E. Newton were
appointed committee on arrange
ments to meet at the call of the Re-
gent Mrs. Newton.
Miss Lille HOgg announced that
the heirs of the late Mr.. a. S.
knight, her uncle, had given her his
famous painting of the Battle of
Point Pleasant which she would pre-
sent on June 18th. This offer the
Chapter gladly accepted and voted
that Mrs. Pofenbarger should deliver
the address of acceptance at its un-
yelling.
At the close ofthe business session
a delightful hour of social session
was held.
The ladies present were: Mrs. J.
D. McculIoch, Mrs. NJ. E. Hutehin-
son, Mrs. B. Franklin Jr., Miss Lena
L. Roseberry, Mrs. Mary Margaret
Bryan, Mrs. George POfenbarger,
and Misses Elizabeth Fl and I;IIie