Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-20

Mrs. Susan B. Willard. Mrs. Caroline J..
Boove. Concord; Mrs. Jane d. CLANCY,
Hadley; Mrs Ellen l.. Aldrich, Newbury-
port; Miss Sarah L. Moody, Mrs. Fanny
G. Little. Shirley; Mrs. Minnie Allen,
Boston: Mrs Clara A. Hill Mrs Maybelle
NJ. Stevens, Mrs. Annie c. Ellison, Mrs
Adelaid S. Burbank, Miss Fannie B. Grid
ley, Mrs. Josephine ~ Chapelle. Mrs.
Amanda M. Cove, Mrs. Oniss j. Ashton.
Boston; Mrss Mary E. Ahine. Mrs Ann
Pierson. Mrs Alice y. Hochtman. Mrs.
Emma Bardwell. Mrs. Anna Laird, Pep
perell; Miss Annette I. Morrill,. Mrs.
Nancy f. Morrill,. Fall River; Mrs. Lucy
Peace J.. Hambly, Methuen; Mrs Au-
gusta j. Brigham, Miss Fannie F. Adams,
Vineyard Haven: Miss Lucy f. Totman.
Weymouth; Mrs. Elizabeth Bowditch.
Mrs. Lavonne E Crane. Mrs. Georgianna
Bangs, Mrs. Sara E. Woodwork, Wa
tertown: Mrs. Sarah c. Davidson Mrs.
Alice Wilson, Sudbury; Mrs Nellie r.
Fiske. Wayland.
State Meeting Held.
The state meeting of the Massachusetts
Daughters of the American Revolution
was held yesterday afternoon in the
boardroom at Continental Hall. The state
regent, Mrs. James G. Dunning of Spring
field, and the state vice regent, Mrs. H.
E. Davidson of WATERFOWL, were
unanimously reelected, and Mrs. Charles
H. Masury of Danvers, who was unani-
mously Endorsed at the meeting of the
state conference in Pittsfield last October,
was elected the candidate for the Office
of vice president general
Mrs. Masury Is regarded as a woman
of marked ability, and has had a large
experience in both state and national
work. She has served the Massachu-
sets D. A. r. .as state regent for seven
years, and during that time has organ
ized thirty EIGHT new chapters and the
membership of the state was more than
doubled. She has labored untiringIy for
all patriotic work of the national So
ciety. and during her administration over
$4,000 was raised for Memorial Cont
mental Hail.
1t is stated that Massachusetts, has had
a most prosperous and harmonious year,
with a steady increase In membership,
and has in attendance upon this congress
a delegation Of nearly IFS members, rep
resenting one-twelfth of the entire ma
tonal society. OF the number present
ninety are registered on the credential
list of this congress.
Fund for Bronze Doors
Last year the state promised to pay
5000 for one pair of the bronze doors
In the Continental Hall; of this sum
Sl,StI.U was RAISED curing the 6Qm1N-
istration Of Mrs. Masury, and the chap
tiers have contributed SO generously dur
ing the year that more than the required
sum of $1,000 has been raised. Besides
this the John Adams Chapter has paid
$500 promised for the bust of John
Adams. Timothy Bigelow Chapter has
paid for the draperies for one of the
boxes in Continental Hall, and funds
have been contributed for the general
fund. SO that the contributions from
Massachusetts, for Continental Hall this
year alone amount to $1,9O4.U.
In addition to this. the Massachusetts,
chapters have given literally to Martha
Berry's School, to the American Interna-
tional College, the Southern Industrial
Education Association. Hindman. Ky.
and to other educational institutions.
They have also contributed to the boys
clubs and settlement schools in the va
rious cities in one state; evening classes
have been formed for the instruction of
foreigners in American citizenship. and
much more patriotic work is being done
by the seventy-four chapters.