Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24
CONFERENCE OF D. A. R.
Enthusiastic Gathering Of State
Organization Wednesday
Sessions Held in Masonic Temple
Mrs. P. F. Hazen Elected President
Reception a, Charming Feature.

Mrs. p F. Hazen Elected President
Reception a, Charming Feature.
The 18th annual conference of the
Vermont chapters of the Daughters of
the American Revolution opened at
Masonic temple Wednesday morning at
~ O'Clock with an informal reception.
Brattleboro chapter entertained and
preparations that had been in pro-
gross for Il long time were car
red out perfectly, supplemented by
ideal weather
Every delegate upon her arrival in
town was met at the railroad station
10y members of the committees and
sent either to the temple or to her
' place of entertainment by automobile
An informal meeting of the state Of
hcers was held Tuesday night at the
Brooks House to perfect the formal
plans for the conference Wednesday,
! The banquet hall of the Masonic
temple, in which the meeting was held
had been artistically decorated by Hop
klns, the florist, palms, chrysanthe-
NUNS, Easter lilies, running vines and
silk flags being used generally. the
stage being banked with flowers and
backed by red, white and blue dccor1.
tons. Over the entrance was the in.
slgnia of the society draped with the
national colors. The house committee
of the local chapter was in the small
banquet hall through the day and
served tea and otherwise assisted the
delegates in every way to lend to
their comfort.
The conference opened Wednesday
with the registration of delegates and
the informal reception by state Off
GERS and committees TO all Daughters
and at 10 o clock promptly the state
regent, Mrs. Joseph A. DcBoer of
Montpelier, raped for order.
Following the Invocation by Rev.
George f. Tomkinson and the singing
Of the Vermont song written by Miss
Helen NJ. Winslow and sung to the
tune of America, came the roll call Of
state officers and chapters and the re-
port of the credentials committee. The
roll call showed that there were pres.
lent lG regents. 81 delegates. - alter.
mates and six state officers.
At this point the state regent sur.
prised practically all members of the
conference. Mrs. Carl +. Cain, chair.
man of the pages, entered the room
bearing handsome silk flag on an oak
standard as Miss Mary Bane sang the
Star Spangled Banner Mrs. DcBoer
then presented the Nag to the state so
ciety and Mrs. llaZen, vice-regent, ac-
ceptcd it. The address of welcome was
then made by Miss Susan +. Clark. re-
gent of Brattleboro chapter
| Greetings were made by sister So
ltieties--from the Vermont Society of
/ Colonial Danes by the president, Miss
iJennieirAo Valentine of Bennington;
from the Vermont Federation of Wo-
man s clubs, by its president, Mrs.
George i. Smile of. Montpelier; from
the United States Daughters of 1872,
State of Vermont. by its president,
Mrs. Ella w. l.. Isham of Burlington.
The record of the state meeting at
Washington was read by Miss Sarah
+. Clark of Charlestown, y. H.. state
secretary.
After wcll-rendcrcd solo by Miss
Bane the reports of the state officers
were made, committees were reported
and two minute reports by chapter re-
gents followed until adjournment ut
~ o clock.
The reports of the officers, read at
the conference, were interesting,
showing among other things that ono
chapter had been organized the past
year, in. fact within 4 few days, the
Richard Wallace chapter of Thetford.
There are now 2S chapters in the
state with a membership of about
l4Q0..
AT the business meeting in the af-
ternOon some changes were made in
the bylaws, one being to have a state
council, to consist of the state officers,
chapter regents and three other per
sons to be appointed by the state re
gent. The council will meet at the call
of the state regent. 1t was voted to
have corresponding secretary, to be
appointed by the state regent. in adj
dition to the recording secretary elect.
ed by the conference. A vote was
passed that no chapter will be entitled
to vote in a state conference unless it
has paid its per capita tax.
There was discussion in regard to
marking the old Crown point military
road, which runs from Springfield to
the lake shore at Bridport, and it was
left that the chair should appoint a
committee to investigate as to the adj
visibility of marking the road in con
junction with other patriotic societies.
Heretofore the state conference has
been held every other year in Mont
pelier in October, while the legislature
was in session. Because of constitu-
tional amendment providing that the
legislature hereafter shall convene in
January, the conference voted to have
the chair appoint committee to con
slider the advisabilty of changing the
date of the state conference to con
form to the new situation.
1t was voted to ask the chapters TO
contribute toward the construction of
the Vermont railing, an inner railing
on the staircase of Continental hall in
Washington, which will cost about SIS,
and Mrs. Clayton n. North of Shore.
ham and Mrs. Julius j. Estey of Brat
tleboro were chosen committee to
look after the matter. An appropria-
ton of $3.50 was made, as usual, to
educate a boy at the Kurn Hattin