The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-27
ANNUAL COUNCIL DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION At AUGUSTA
Mrs. William {. Robinson, No. Arson Nomina-
ted Regent Enjoyable Session

| total of Maine D. A. r. Chapters to
% with membership of 1882.
Mrs. Morse gave some idea Of the
work of D. A. r. State Regent when
she said,
THE routine work of my Office this
year has been attending Continental
Congress, following national board
meetings, presiding at the meeting of
delegates in Washington, and Field
day meeting in Bangor. attending ded-
icatory exercises of the Indian Me
mortal at Old Town. organizing three
new Chapters (Eleazer Parker CT
Clinton, IA members, Doyer-Foxcroft
with 20 and Fort Fairfield with 10.
Besides this / have made the Smith
sonian report, replied to questions
sent me on genealogy. Chapter for
nation and membership and other
matters pertaining to our work, also
to inquiries from distant states in
volying all manner of queries down
to request for a Chapter cook book
In all | have written 621 letter and
sent out SO other pieces OF mail.
| have made canvass of members liv-
! ing in towns where no d. A. r. Chap
! ter exists, was guest Flag day of
the Patience Stanley Chapter at Win
throp, celebrated Gen Knox's birth
day with the Chapter in Thomaston
and assisted in placing the Arnold
Memorial tablet in Skowhegan and
was the guest of Hannah Weston
Chapter in their historic home, the
old Burnham Tavern in Machias.
was present at the organization of the
clinton, Dover-Foxcroft and Winslow
Chapters and attended conferences in
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
telling sisters there of your work in
Maine. l was at the Elizabeth Wads.
worth Chapter in Portland and en-
joyed it so that | hope in the future
theses social functions may be ex-
tended and frequent through Maine
Each pays for her own luncheon by
the way. They originated in Califor.
MIA and are coming, indeed are popu.
lar in many states.
Mrs. Morse advocated a change oil
date from spring to fall for the an
nual meeting of the D. A. r. Society
To her the historic nature of the
society's work appealed. Maine was
doing we'll but should do more ant
not put off this work to the future
when much data obtanable now viii
then be lost
The address by the State Regent
was gracefully given and received
with a great wave of enthusiastic APP
plause.
Following the State Regents ad
dres came:
Reports of State ofiicers-State vice
regent, Mrs. VIM. c. Robinson, Nortl
Arson; secretaries, Mrs. Alice B
Steele, Pennington, Mrs. Ernest A
Allan, Bath; treasurer, Mrs. Harry c
Prince, Augusta; auditor, Miss Char
latte A. Baldwin. Augusta; chaplain
Mrs. Alma Staples Boardman. Angus.
ia; registrar Mrs. Charles II. Wood
Bangor; historian, Mrs. Adella VeaseH
Moore, Madison.
Reports of standing committees
Real daughters Miss Baldwin; me.
mortal Continental hall, Mrs. Samue
w. Philbrick; marking graves of Rev
dictionary soldiers and historic spots
Mrs Ernest A Allan; patriotic educa
ton, Mrs. Richard o. Elliot; welfare
of women and children, Mrs. Freder.
ick f. Boothby; American Monthly
Magazine, Mrs. George E. LeFavori
appropriations, Mrs. Vim. c. Robin
son.
Special committees Opportunity
Farm, Mrs. VIM H. Newell, Mrs. A
A. Kendall; King Memorial, Mrs. f. A
Allan; Maine flag, Mrs. E. c. Hooper.
They had active and courteous of
ficials to the limit with pages ant
ushers who knew their business well
Reports were we'll written and gave
details in not too many words.
Reports of Chapters were so con
fCOntinued on Page II