Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
Annual Meeting of the D. 4. K.

At the regular meeting of the Eliza beth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R., held in the chapter rooms on Pomfret street, Monday afternoon, the regent, Mrs. $. NJ. Wheelock, presided. Re- ports of officers were read and accept ed ard one new member was added to the chapter. Reports from the Conti- mental congress were most pleasingly given by the regent, Mrs. Wheelock, and the delegate, Miss Andrews.
 Ices and cakes were served by the hostesses, Miss Mary l.. Flynn, Miss Ellen D. Chandler, Miss Ella A. Per ley, Miss Mary c. Perley, Miss Anna M. Sampson, Mrs. Mabel C. Johnson.
 After a brief social session the regent called the meeting to order and open ed the annual meeting of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter D.,A. K. and the last meeting at which she would preside as regent. Miss Ellen Wheel oek, as recording secretary, gave sat isfactory report of the chapters busi- tiSSn hntSitctS lpI tHt NthI.
 In the absence of Miss S. Elizabeth Clarke, her report as registrar was read by Mrs. Wallace H. Sterns. This report showed membership of l02. Other reports, all of which were satis- factory to the chapter members, show ing the great aetisity of the years work, were read by the corresponding secretary, Miss Harriet R. Lewis; treasurer, Miss Harriet II, Brown; his torian, Miss Bessie l.. Champlin; libra rian, Mrs. (. D. Sharpe.
 Mrs. ]. B. Kent, as chairman of the programme committee gave report Other reports were given by Mrs. NJ . II. Medbury, chairman of the Wolf Den and forestry committee; Mrs. Ab- bic P. Daniels, chairman of the floral and resolutions committee. Mrs. Vaughan gave the report of the china committee. Mrs. Mary B. Nichols, chairman of graves of revolutionary soldiers, gave report which showed that the graves were decorated in their different cemeteries last year. Mrs. c. E. Shaw reported as chairman of cem- etery improvement committee and Miss Mary Wheelock on the library bulletin. Mrs. Mary B. Nichols, chair man ways and means committee, and Mrs. C. D. Sharpe, chairman of patri- otic education committee, also gave re- ports.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Warner, as chairman of the nominating committee, then read the nominations and the chapter pro- ceeded to elect officers, the telers be- ing Miss Harriet Brown, Mrs. George Gilpatric, Miss Mary Wheaton and Miss Bessie l.. Champlin.
 The elections resulted as follows for terms of two years:
 Regent, Mrs. Abbie Page Daniels.
 Registrar, Mrs. Mary H. Medbury.
 Recording secretary, Miss Bertha l.. Sargent.
 Historian, Mrs. Mary B. Nichols.
 Chaplain for one year, Mrs. J. R. Stubbert.
 Members of the board of manage ment, first, Mrs. $. NJ. Wheelock; {; third, Miss Nellie E. Andrews; fifth, Mrs. M. G. Leonard.
 Mrs. Daniels was escorted to the platform by Mrs. Kent and Mrs. Nich- ols and Mrs. Wheelock graciously guided her to the chair of the regent, from which lhrs. Daniels held an in- formal reception and this closed the l4th year of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R. The programme committee, Mrs. J. E. Kent, Mrs. J. k. Stubbert and Mrs. Ere Johnson, re- ceived many compliments upon the result of the entertainments at each chapter meeting through the year.