Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-04-12
The d. A. r.

The Janet Montgomery Chapter of the
d. A. R. met in the Club House in Rockville
on April End, Mrs. E. L. Billiard hostess.
Business relating to the approaching Con-
tinental Congress was transacted
A donation was voted from the chapter
treasury in answer to appeals for funds
for a portrait of the late Miss Mary Desha,
one of the founders of the great organiza-
ton of the D. A. R.. extending all over the
country, and another donation towards
a memorial to the Real Daughters" of
Revolutionary soldiers
Plans were also formulated for the mark
ing of the grave of Sergeant Henry Leeke, of
the Revolutionary War, near Sandy Spring,
sometime in the early summer.
The chapter had as guests Mrs. James
Wright Clarke and her daughter, of Colo
RADIO, both members of the D. A. r. in that
State. Mrs. Clarke was born in Montgom-
cry county and lived the greater part of
her eirlhood here. She was Miss Marian
Nailor, and her ancestors were large prop
erty owners in the county. They were the
original possessors of the property pur-
chased by the late Commissioner Wheatley,
in Bethesda district, still owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. Wheatley and her daughters.
Miss Clarke gave short talk on chapter
work in her State Mrs. and Miss Clarke
are cousins of Mrs. Frank P. Wilson, of
Kensington, of the old Ray family of the
county and member of the Janet Mont
gOmery Chapter
In MEMoRIAM
The Janet Montgomery Chapter mourns
with the other d. A. r. Chapters of Mary
land the death of their beloved late State
Regent, Mrs. Catherine Grosch Reynolds
Thorn, who died March 26th, 1912.
She was born in Kentucky, and her parents
having died before she was two years old
she was adopted and raised by her aunt,
Mrs. Hanna. Mrs. Thorn was educated in
one of the finest schools in New York city
and received the finishing touches to her
education in Europe, where she met and
married the late j. Pembroke Thorn, while
he was waiting to assume the command of
vessel designed for the Confederate navy.
But France having assumed neutral at
titude toward the War between the States,
the ships ordered for the fleet of Comma
dOre Maury were never allowed to leave
French waters. After the cessation of hos
tilities Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn made their home
in Baltimore.
/ Mrs. Thorn was much interested in the
patriotic societies. being particularly at
tracted to the Daughters of the American
Revolution of which organization in Mary
land she was Regent for fifteen years.
Mrs. Thorn was a woman of great force
of character, and commanded the respect
and loyalty of everyone with whom she
came into contact. Always courteous and
affable, her tact and cOmmonsenSe, COM
bined with her practical knowledge of
affairs, made her an ideal presiding officer,
and it will be many a day before her place
can be filled. She was always the great
lady in every relation of life, and her
character and virtues may well be an ex-
ample to the young ladies of this genera
ton.
Memorial services were held at the
chapel of Christ Episcopal Church. Balti-
more, April 9th at 8 Pm. All "Daueh-
tiers" in the county were asked by the State
Vice REGENT, Mrs. HOGAN, to be present
At meeting held by the regents and
State officers on March 28th it was resolved
not to fill her place until the next election
at the annual State conference in NOvem-
Der, Mrs. Hogan in the meantime to be
the acting RECENT