The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Election OF V'ce-Re-
gent Is Innovation
for Ufah F.; Outline
of Work Z Trough
out Country

The Salt Lake chapter of the Daugh-
iers OF the American Revolution. the
Spirit of Liberty chapter, made a
new departure for itself M its last
meeting by electing vice regent for
the state Mrs. Lee Charles Miller be
ing elevated to that Office. 1t is the
first time in the history of the chapter
that such an Office has been held, and
the departure WAS virtually the ere
ating of IT. The meeting Thursday
was held with Miss Margaret 3. Con.
nell at her home. The programme was
In the hands of Mrs. j. c. Taylor and
she had secured six of the chapter
members tn give a resume. each of the
part taken by her ancestors in the war
of the revolution, Interesting though
brief talks were given BY Mrs Edith
Alden Stohr, Mrs, +. a. Wickett, Mrs.
Mary NJ. y. Allen. Mrs. +, l.. Jones,
Mrs. Stella b. Hapgood and Mrs. Mol
lie Stark Breedcn, the last named Civ
ing an account of the life and work of
General Stark.
In addition TO the regular programme
the chapter voted TO indorsc Mrs. Will
liam Cummings Story for the president
general of the national society, TO be
elected next April at the annual con
tnental congress. it also voted to re-
quest Mrs. Mary NJ. +. Allen OF Park
City, the state regent, 10 present in
form for publication a brief outline of
the work OF the organization as il eX-
lists throughout the country, and as
the organization is now nearing Its
third decade. upon which it enters next
April, 1t was thought best to submit
the article at the present time. Mrs.
Allen read the following;
1t is mistake to say that this organi-
cation is devoted TO social functions, or
that IL is exclusive in It's activities.
IL is true that the members must be
lneal descendants Of some man or wo-
man who, with unfa!ling loyalty rem
dered material aid 10 the cause OF inde-
pendence; and each member must be
seeks enrolment.
Says the American magazine, the or
gan of the D. y. r..
More and more has the social idea
dropped out. First came the search for
an ancestor, then the social features,
then marking of historic spots, then own
OF their srcs.
The future beckons to good citizen
ship. to patriotic education. conserva- :
tion. for the upllft OF the children OF the
republic, with any ancestry or with no
ancestry"
We. as daughters, are pledged to the
commemoration OF national anniversaries
and we are at liberty 10 aid any good
cause. any benevolencc that may add to
the betterment OF the community and
add our part in giving TO the millions of
abiding loyalty toward the founders OF
this republic.
There are now 1885 chapters, besides
The members Of the national society Mt
large, a total of more than so 900. Dur
ing the past twenty years some II 600
have dropped out. few except by death.
The active membership is therefore well
above $1,000. Massachusetts furnishes a
little less Than onc-twelfth OF this NUM-
ber.. New York has the largest number
OF chapters. 100. There is but one chap
ter In Arizona, Nevada. Oregon. South
Dakota and Utah each. there is chap
ter in the city OF Mexico, one In Ha-
vana and another in Hawaii. There can
be chapters formed wherever twelve or
more loyal American women desire to
form one. The presiding officer of n
chapter is termed the regent. and the
national society is presided over by a
president general. The board manage
ment consists, OF the president general.
one Vice president general in charge OF
organization of chapters, twenty vice
presidents general (two of whom are
elected each year). eight national officers
and forty-eight state regents. The latter
are selected by the chapters of their re :
spectiVe states. but elected by the CON =
tinental congress. This congress meets
annually in Washington. ID. c.. in the
week in which falls the 18th of April