Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-19
), A. B. STATE REGENTS REPORT
At Congress Washngton-s. Buel Reviews the Year Guide For Immigrants Has Been Widely Distributed Reports From Norwich and New London Chapters.
Oliver Ellsworth Homestead.

Oliver Ellsworth Homestead.
 The Oliver Ellsworth Homestead remains the proud possession of the Connecticut Daughters, maintained largely out of their general utility fund, or assisted by voluntary contri- buttons from the chapters when un- usual repairs or other expenses are found necessary, as was the case dur , ing the past year, when nearly $2o0 was quickly contributed in response to a call from the Homestead's Ways and Means committee.
 This year the Connecticut Daugh- ters have honored themselves in pre- senting to the Homestead fine, life size portrait by the already noted young artist, Eugene Speicher, of their beloved honorary state regent and hon orary vice president general of the na- tional society, Mrs. Sara Thomson Kinney.
 The needed sum. large one. was raised almost at once, largely through individual contributions from members of every chapter in the state, a tribute of personal love and regard. $11,ooo in Memorial Work. In memorial work of various kinds, the Connecticut Daughters have sur passed, I am safe in saying, all pre- $11,oo having been pledged and ex- pended by the chapters in this form of work alone, $1O,000 of it by two chapters and small ones at that. Eunfce
  only fifty members has made herself the banner chapter for expenditures this year by completely restoring the Old Burying Bur Ground sa of d,5 that plaee year; and Sarah Hooker chapter, of West Hartford, has added over $4,S00 to it's $50,000 fund for the Noank Web ster Memorial library which now lacks only $1,80O of completion.
 In Literary Work.
 ra17+ Daughters have had their share, two notable books having been published at a combined cost of $1,2oO by two chapters in the state. viz: a History of the. Town of Cheshire, by Lady. Fen wick chapter. of Cheshire, and The Honor Roll of Litchdeld County Rev olutionary Soldiers, by Mary Floyd Ta1lmadge chapter, of Litchfeld. the Revolutionary soldiers enlistfng from that county alone with reference to other works and records where their services may be found.
 A conservative estimate places the tctal amount of expenditures of the Connecticut chapters on concerted state work and 6,o dI individual ohapter sg 6eG larger than last years total.
 Called to the Life Beyond.
 The call to the life beyond has sounded this year for many prominent Daughters of our state in the ranks of both active and honorary officers and members. One more Real Daughter has passed onward. leaving us with but four survivors of the 102 daugh- ters of patriots which once honored our rolls. This was Mrs. Finally M. Fox of Anna Warner Bailey chapter of Groton and Stonington. Others who have died during the year are Mrs. Mary Hepburn Smith. regent of Free love Baldwin Stow chapter of Milford; Mrs. DeBenneville Randolph Kein, Connecticuts first state regent; Mrs Tracy Bronson Warren of Bridgeport, Miss Cornelia Rolf Pomeroy of South Mrs. John H. Marcy of LitchfeId, Miss Elizabeth BeIcher Bullard of Iitch- field, Mrs Emma J. Powe of Ansonia, Mrs. Marta Watson Pinney of Derby, Miss Ellen D. Larned of Putnam, Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Coffin. wife of ex-Gov- ernor Coffin. of Mfddletown.
 Numbers Hardly Changed.
 Our losses in membership for the year have about equalled the gains, leaving the society with 4,70O mem The number of chapters is still 49, though there is prospect of at least one more being added.
 The reports from local chapters fol- low:
 Faith TrumbuII Chapter.
 Faith TrumbuH chapter of Norwich (102 members) reports the following list of contributions: $10 to the Nor wich Playground association, $15 to the portrait of Mrs. Kinney, $5 tow ards lecture on The War Governors of Connecticut. $25 to state utility fund, SEQ towards the purchase of the Guide for distribution.
 Under the direction of 8 chapter member who is also a member of the state committee on patriotic educatiQI1 300 copie~ of the Guide have been dis tributed since September.
 A liberal supply of the books were placed in the public library. Copies have been given to banks where for eigners deposit and have also been left copies haveA been sold to pupils of the night schools.
 The chapter also increased the num- Der of it's magazine subscriptions.
 Lucretia Shaw Chapter.
 Lucretia Shaw chapter of New Lon don (1S6 members) has been pursuing her work and play in the same har- monious, earnest way that has charac- terized her in the past Her meet tngs have been attended and the in- terest of each member has seemed to be to promote the feeling of good fel- Iowship and kindly service among the members. Three scholarships have been sent to Maryville college, two 1 m ember in memory of her daughter. The little red schoolhouse where Nathan Hale taught and in which the chapter has Q collection of Revolution ary and Colonial relics. old documents. deeds and books. has been maintained, cared for. and during the summer months has been open for visitors two 1 afternoons each week with a curator | in attendance. 'fYe Ancientest Burial | ~ o1c Q h.