The independent-reporter., 1910-03-10
alton of independence presented

gent absent, delegate reported; lit
tie special work.
Silence Howard Hayden, Water
Vile: Have given freely to Cont
mental hall; now planning work near
er home.
Eunice Farnsworth, Skowhegan:
Six new members; one death; six
graves of Revolutionary soldiers To-
Gated.
Lady Knox, Rockland, General Knox
Thomaston and Hannah Weston Ma
chias unrepresented but the latter re-
ported by letter: Have restored Burn
ham Tavern and furnished it with
antiques among which are the first
piano ever brought to Machias and
chairs from the "Margaretta; Tavern
offered to town but net accepted;
benevolent work done.
Ruth Heald Cragin, No. Anson:
Had four generations of one family
in the Chapter membership 81, ten
being new members; fence has been
built around burial ground on Grave
Yard Hill, also graves fenced on Asa
Moore farm; copies of Declaration
placed in schools two volumes Sol
diers and Sailors of the American
Revolution placed in library; $40
pledged for monument on Old Town
Island; 40 graves located; 4 stones
erected; Red Cross stamps sold; Am
erican Monthly taken by Chapter.
The Chapter reports were here dis
continued to make room for commit
tee reports passed over from the
morning.
Mrs F. E. Boothby of Portland,
chairman of National committee on
! C1 4L,,t t,,A
of the Maine Daughters be exerted in
the interest of legislative protection
and privileges for child laborers. 1t
was voted to request our congress
men to support bill for Children's
! Bureau.
! The Committee on Marking His
toric spots reported by its chairman,
Mrs. w c. Robinson of No. Anson
giving a summary of all work in this
line done in all the Chapters Port
land has erected the monument in
memory of the 80 soldiers buried in
Eastern cemetery; Gardiner has found
20 graves in different towns; Bath
g. and has money ready to pay for
marking; Pennington with a list of
SO already has located graves
more; Augusta has a list of 25 since
1906; Skowhegan, 20 located, IA
marked; Waterville has done no work
of this kind; Thomaston 2 graves;
Madison /; Belfast many: Solon 2;
No. Anson 40, with five U. S. head
stones sent for. Sc graves have been To-
Gated this year besides those includ-
ed in the Belfast work number not
given. This committee endorses the
movement asking the United States
to give st. Georges Fort bought by
Gen. Knox into hands of d. A. r.;
approves the marking of Arnold's
landing at Caratunk Falls under
taken by Solon Chapter and believes
our Chapter should mark his encamp-
ment on Skowhegan island and that
Flagstaff should also be marked, all
these points making with the monu-
ment already erected by Boston peo-
pie in Caratunk, a sufficient outline of
this march
This committee recommend the
Council to take up the work of rails
ing a monument to the loyal Indians
at Old Town.
The chairman of the committee on
Real Daughters not being present,
Mrs. A. A. Kendall of Portland, gave
this report.
OF II Chapters written to, 13 re-
ported and had Real Daughters; "
Koussinoc /; Elizabeth Wadsworth 2;
Frances Dighton Williams /; Mar
garet Goffe Moore Chapter has a
granddaughter Attention was called
to the omission of the beloved Real
Daughter" of Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter, and her letter of greeting
was read by Mrs. Florence B. Cur
rier. Koussinoc Chapter has, how
ever, found a new Real Daughter"
and her papers have been sent to
Washington.
Mrs. Kendall, as chairman of Con-
tinental Hall committee, urged that
the Council express itself as approv-
ing the furnishing of the Maine room
by the pters,-expenses to be linn
tied to $1,000. The consideration of
this question was postponed until
Friday morning.
The State Regent gave a brief ad
dress urging the Chapters to re-
newed efforts and specially recon-
mending the following objects: Mark
ing historic spots monograph of his
torical monuments in State; mem
orial to Indian patriots; placing gov
ernment stones on unmarked graves;
sending records of graves located to
Historical library, Portland; found
ing Children of the Republic Clubs;
furnishing Maine room for which she
suggested procuring rugs made at the
Cranberry Islands; revision of rules,
and renewed loyalty to the old flag.
She also announced the fact that a
new Chapter was soon to be organ
lied In the town of Norway.
The rest of the program was car
ried out as printed. The vocal music
by Mrs. Steward and Miss Withee
was of the usual high order. Mrs.
Whites violin charmed every listen
ing ear and the piano accompaniment
by Miss Edith Lewis made fitting har-
mony. The reading given by Mrs.
Mary S. Heath was very enjoyable
By request, Miss Coburn read her
beautiful tribute to Eunice Farms
worth Weston the exquisite little
poem entitled "Grandmother's Grand
mother" The papers. The Penobscot
Indians as Patriots" and "Old Ca
naan in the Time of the Revolution" +"
will appear later in these columns.
Five O'Clock tea was served to our
Chapter and its guests at Miss
Coburn's pleasant home and the la
dies made each others acquaintance
in a very informal and CHEEKY fash
ion separating at last to prepare for
the evening reception.
The home of Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill