The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-19
MRS. BUEL GIVES INTERESTING REVIEW OF WORK OF STATE
 D. A. R. NATIONAL CONGRESS

Washington, April 19--When the | annual continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ] ton met in it's final session, it was a ghost of it's former self. Following the election of Mrs. William Cum l general, with the election of seven vice-pr esidents-general, many dele gates left for their homes. Others, tired out by the election fight, re- mafned in their hotels.
 It was apparent that majority of l those who attended the closing meet 1 ing were admirers of Mrs. Story. Her supporters were jubilant over the vic tory of their candidate and as evil dently delighted at the good feeling that marked the termination of the most strenuousIy fought election con test in the history of the organization. In presenting her report to the Con- gress of. the Daughters of the Arneri- can .RevoIution, Mrs. BueI, regent for the State of Connecticut, said, in part: Tt Is always a pleasure to present Connecticut's report, as this States high standing of ideals and achieve ments never seems to be lowered with the passing years, but, if any thing, IS raised still higher than before.
 Since completing our fund of $5,- 900 last year. our far-famed Guide for immigrants has made vigorous
 
 efforts of its author and business man. ager, MT. John Foster Carr. In August at his own expense, MT. Carr issued the first edition of the English trans- lation of the Yiddish book.
 This was sent out to all the i'm portant papers throughout the coun- try and brought us many splendid tributes both on the part of the press and from societies and individuals in terested in our work all over the land The Polish and Yiddish editions are now more than half sold. The second Italian edition is nearly exhausted The recent English edition of the ItaI- ian book is so far exhausted that a second edition is now in press
 The Italian National Society, the Dante Alighier1, has sent six addi- tional libraries which were distributed to the following six towns: New Ha- ven, Hartford, Merden, Danbu ury Litchfield and Wa1nng gford
 Beginning with our first feeble ven ture in June, 1900. the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution have expended S7.OG0 in round numbers on the publication of the book in its four languages,
 Our work for the Southern Noun taineers has more than doubled dur ing the past year in the amount of do- nations toward the maintainance of scholarships at Maryvil1e College, the Berry School, and Berea College. The number of full scholarships has been increased from nineteen to thirty-two, besides which three partial scholar ships has been founded in perpetufty for girl students through the gift of $1 ,OOO by the State regent through her own chapter as a memorial to friend, this being the second memor- ial scholarship to be founded at Mary vile by Connecticut Daughters, and from 1t sprang the inspiration which 1ad n 9n0fhar memorial foundation At the same college by a Daughter in an- other State.
 The number of chapters engaged in this work has increased from eighteen to twenty, and two chapters, the Katherine Gaylord, of Bristol, ana the Mary Floyd Tallmadge of Litchfie1d, are responsible for five scholarships each. The total sum expended has amounted to $2, CPS.
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