Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-09
JEWETT CITY
Anne Brewster Tanning Chapter Hears Papers by Miss Alice A. Brown and Mrs. A. M. Brown.

MrS. A. ". 6FoWns
 The regular meeting of Anne Brews-
 ter Tanning chapter, D. A. R., was held
 at the home of Mrs John H. Tracy
 Wednesday afternoon. The regent,
 Miss Martha Brewster, presided. Each
 member responded to the roll call tell
 ing of notable pioneers and what they
 did. Miss Alice A. Brown wrote the
 paper which she read telling of Prog
 ress Following the Revolution.
 Modes of Travel.
 The Flying Machine of 1766 was a
 coach, travelling between New York
 and Philadelphia, making a record trip
 of 90 miles in two days. In 1928 the
 last living signer of the Declaration
 of Independence. Charles Carroll of
 Carrollton. performed the ceremony of
 breaking ground for the construction
 of railroad from Baltimore westward.
 About 1889 Holmes wrote poem ap- plying the expression of "broomstick train'' to those cars which moved with
 out visible motive power. In 1911 a few daring passengers ride in winged creations driven by those who may well be called wizards of the air. Methods of Communication. Methods of communication have kept step with modes of travel. Putnam received news of the battle of Lex ington from the lips of a man on horseback. The commander of the civil war found it possible to guide the movements of vast armies by mes sages ticked on the wire. In the late war the most brilliant victory and ree- ord- breaking voyage of warship were made possible by messages sent under the sea. Today ships, both of the water and of the air, are rescued as a result of messages sent vibrating through space. in a manner as miracu- lous as thought transmission
 Increase of Posst Offices. There are 1000 times as many post offices in the country now as there were in Washington's day. Then mail was carried by men on horseback, and at long intervals The postage of a single letter sometimes amounted to 26 cents. The population of the world, as in the United States, has increased more since 1790 than for centuries be- fore. This is due to diminution of war and of disease. In the latter rapid strides are making.
 Comforts and conveniences. In a well warmed and lighted house there is scarcely anything that we think necessary to our comfort that was known in Washington'S day. Rubbers, instead of the stiIt-like pat tens, to protect our feet from damp | ness. the typewriter or the self filling iioi-iedhdDlo iOuHtdiH pen Wnlch re- places the quill, the sewing machine, the weather bureau messages, the photographs, the phonograph-all these are products of the present age. In literature our progress literally followed" the Revolution. An early Tor use, not for Orfament.v Since then architecture has passed thhough many J phases and has at last reached the beautiful. Parks and public gardens have been added to most of our cities -Fairmount Park in Philadelphia be- | ing the largest in the world Land
 scape gardening has taken place among l the fine arts.
 | She spoke of temperance societies I benevoience, trea tment of the insane and of imbeciles and greatest of all l the liberation of the slaves. Public 1 schools professional schools, museums 1 libraries, all are adding to that intelli- 1 gence of the citizen, which leads to 1 progress.
 Progress in Journalism.
 | In journalism our progress is espe- | cially marked. In 1780 only 37 news papers were in circulation. Today | there are more than 10000 periodicals The printing of old was done at a l great expense of labor on a press thai might print on one side 250 sheets per l hour. Today steam press will turn | out in the same time 10000 copies | printed on both sides. The magazine | of today is a great feature. A century ago an inventor or ex- | plorer, an exploiter of a new thought must needs, at his own expense. pub 1 fish a pamphlet. Now he sells his ] article to the leading monthly at SC l much a word.
 Story of Lydia Darrah.
 Mrs. Frank Conlan, a former mem Der. of this chapter, has joined the | Lydia Darrah chapter in Lowell Mass. Mrs. A. M, Brown read the story of Lydia Darrah It was at the l time that General Howe was in pos session at Philadelphia and Genera l Washington was watching for chance to drive him out. One of the British officers had his headquarters at tho house of Quaker named Darrall whose wife was Lydia Darrah. Theil l house was outside the town and fol this reason the officer thought i | would be good plan to meet and can; | ture General Washington. The office | told Lydia Darrah to prepare a room for a meeting, which she did wonder. ,l ing what they were planning. Sh. | loved the American soldiers, fightins for liberty and when the officers wer, Il in conclave she listened at the doo1
 and heard enough to know they wer.
 going to surprise and take Genera
 Washington and his army. The mex
 morning she walked five miles in tn, cold and snow and warned the frs Y American soldier she saN. The Brit