The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-16
COLONIAL DANES
HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING
National Society Of Vermont
Gathered Here Wednesday
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
Report of Biennial Council Showed
Remarkable Growth Of the
Society


was the thirteenth annual meeting OF
the National Society of the Colonial
Danes of America in the state of
Vermont, at the home of the presi
dent, Mrs. Henry S. Bingham, Ter
race Hill, Wednesday.
Letters were read from Mrs. VIM
Ruffin Cox, president Of the National
Society, Mrs. Lamar, wife OF Justice
Lamar of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, Miss Alice French of
Iowa, better known as Octave Thanet
the authoress, Miss Helen Winslow.
Mrs. George +. Edmunds, Mrs. Orion
NJ. Barber, Mrs. VIM. A. Root and
others
Reports of officers and committees
showed that the work and interest of
the society are both local and ma
tional 1t is glad to have had part
in the $4,000 given by the National
Society toward the magnificent
George Washington Memorial to be
erected in Washington, which will
fill a long felt want at the nations
capital. The National Society has
voted $4,000 for fitting commemor-
alton of the three hundredth ami
versary of the landing of the Pilgrims
and members of the society in Yer
mont will have share in this tribute
OF the nation.
Among other matters considered at
this meeting, were the Woman's Tt
tanic memorial which is endorsed by
the National Society, and the illus
| trated book on Old Silver of Ameri-
can Churches, which is being COM
piled by E. Alfred Jones OF England.
who regards as national monuments
the pieces bearing the names, as don
ors, of men famous in American his
tory. The book, which will be large
quarto in size. will contain illustra-
tons of silver from Episcopal, Uni
tartan, Congregational. Methodist,
Jewish and Baptist churches. Only
a limited number of copies will be is
sued and the society in Vermont has
subscribed for copy. The publica-
ton of this work is one of the many
important activities in which the Ma
tional Society is interested.
A touching tribute to the memory
OF Mrs. Frederick Lyman Abbott, the
only member deceased during the
year. was given by the president.
The amount given annually to help
a young woman of colonial descent to
obtain college education was
doubled.
Mrs. Henry S. Bingham was dele
gate from the society in Vermont to
the eleventh Biennial Council of the
National Society and Mrs. George Al
len Laird of Royalton and Mrs. Orion
NJ. Barber of Washington were alter
mates. A report OF this council given
by Mrs. Laird, told OF the great work
being done by the Colonial Danes OF
America in thirty eight states OF the
union, body of more than seven
thousand representative women work
ing in perfect harmony and sympathy
not only ito collect and preserve
manuscripts, traditions and relics of
by-gone days. to diffuse healthful and
intelligent information concerning
the past" but also ito stimulate a
J spirit OF true patriotism and a
genuine love OF country"
Five elaborate receptions we're Civ.
en- TO members of the council and
they were received by Pres. and Mrs
Taft at the White House on the oc-
casion Of the presentation by the Vir.
ginia Society OF a copy OF Gilbert
Stuarts portrait OF Dolly Madison.
There were many smaller affairs,
among them a dinner given to the
other members of the Vermont dele
cation by Judge and Mrs. o. NJ. Bar.
Der. formerly OF Bennington.
! This report OF the Council was or.
dered printed and sent TO every mem
Der OF the society. Following is a
list of officers and managers elect.
ed
Hon. President. Mrs. Bradley b.
Smalley, Burlington; first vice-presi
dent. Mrs. John A. Mead, Rutland:
second vice-president, Mrs. Horace
Hoxie Dyer, Rutland; secretary, Mrs
George Allen Laird, Royalton; treas.
urer, Mrs. William A. Root, Benning.
ton; historian. Mrs. ]. Holmes Jack.
son. Burlington: registrar, Mrs. Per.
ley +. Hazen. 81. Johnsbury; mana.
gers for three years. Mrs Laird, Mrs
Hazen, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Root
Not the least enjoyable feature OF
this annual meeting was the hour
spent in the dining room. where Mrs
James Douglas Abercromble poured
and refreshments were passed bv
Mrs. Collins Willard Graves and Miss