Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-28
D. A. R. IN
NEW MEXICO
Annual Report Presented at
Washington by State Re-
gent, Mrs. Prince
GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED
Marking of Santa Fe Trail One
of Important Features of
Years Tasks.

Madam President General and
Members of the Twentieth Continen-
tai Congress OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution:
New Mexico has three well-develop-
ed Chapters and two in process Of tor
nation. one OF the latter at Carlsbad.
( and one al Roswell.
Each one Of the three Active Chap
ters, has undertaken a specific line Of
work.
/ The stephen W. Kearney Chapter
at Santa Fe. the first one formed in
/ the Southwest, with wise judgment
and keen foresight after erecting
! several monuments TO historic person
/ ages early in its existence, decided
to start a library OF general genealo-
gical information. It has collected
nearly all of the volumes composing
he New England Genealogical and
Historical Register. Haydens Gen
ealogical Dictionary, and Coloni-
al, Revolutionary and Civil Ward Rec
ords. In fact, it has made its library
So useful to the general public that
| it is expected soon TO be given the
use of room in the beautiful Ter
ritorial Capitol, where all those de
string to consult these genealogical
/ books Of reference may do so.
Silver City.
! The Jacob Bennett Chapter at Silver
, City. is d marvel in its accomplished
work 1t owns and maintains a beau
| tiful park in the center OF the city.
| | also owns log house, the frs
one built in that section OF the coun-
! itry. This is to be used as its Chap
/ ter House. The park has an iron
! fence, band stand, trees. shrubbery.
and velvety lawns, and is known as
] the d. A Il. park.
Less than three years ago, this
chapter started a public library
which it maintains. and already it
! has collected over seven hundred
! volumes
The Society OF the Children of the
( Revolution, is under the direct man.
agement Of this Chapter which last
/ year won its laurels when it re-
ceiyed the loving cup for the largest
donation. in proportion to its num-
/ her, to the Children Room in Conti-
! mental Hall This year, it has order
/. ed beautiful fountain for the d. A
! H. park, 1t attends to many other
civic matters. and is a recognized
/ power in the community in which its
members dwell
Albuquerque.
The Lew Wallace Chapter, at Alhu-
querque, is doing both a noble. and
! generous work, in purchasing and
| maintaining several travelling librar,
les, which are placed under the super
vision of the Superintendent of Public
| Instruction for Bernalillo county, in
which it is located These libraries
are eagerly sought and thor Hughly APP
preciated Each of these .hree chap
ters mentioned also has given a ma
hogany chair for use on the platform
in this beautiful hall, of which We
| are all so proud. and, Madam Presi-
dent General, | now embrace the OPP
portunity accorded me formally to
present these chairs with the good
will, unfailing loyalty and God-speed.
OF these Chapters from the far south
west.
/ ! have called attention to the
special work of each Chapter which
it never loses sight of, and have not
dwelt at all on many social functions,
the celebrations of historic anniver-
saries, etc: in which all have partici-
pated, believing that relation of
these matters should be included in
any report which a Chapter itself.
may desire to make. Therefore, only
the actual work along specific line
for the benefit of the community at
large, has been referred to in this re-
port.
Marking Santa Fe Trail.
HC NOih uOIt ny lIlt oLdlp re
gent in the matter of completing
the marking of the Santa Fe Trail
/ through New Mexico. has been far
from easy. She has always worked
with the knowledge in mind that the
Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution would receive
the credit for this great achievement.
She labored increasingly during many
years until the legislature of the Ter
ritory, Two years ago appropriated
5000 to aid this undertaking She has
procured beautiful granite Markers,
one to be placed every ten miles on
this historic trail through New Mexi-
co, and with pardonable pride she
states that all of them are made,
lpaid for and delivered, and will be
placed in position as soon as the
State Regent returns to her home.
1t may not be amiss to state that
the beginning of that trail really
started in 1904, when Mr. Morrison of
Kaskaskia, Illinois. merchant of
that place, despatched French Gre.
ole, named Baptiste La Lande with
merchandise and money, hoping to
open a trade with the Spanish pos
sessions, La Lande neither returned
to his employer nor accounted for
the proceeds of his profitable expe-
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