Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20

into % strong groups have an almost
boundiess capacity for good.
"Our two State projects, this year,
include a memorial to our first state
Governor and home for poor boys
where they can receive vocational
training and place them under milu-
ences for good, which shall make of
them better citizens.
by our work to preserve and hon
or the memory of the past and of
making better the citizens for the flu
ture. serve as society, as thee con-
Meeting link of the chain binding PAST,
present and the future
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
dedcatory exercises of the Indian Me-
mortal AT Old Town, organizing three
new Chapters 6Eleazer Parker OF
Clinton, IA members, Dover FoXcroft
with 20 and Fort Fairfield with 14).
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
volving all manner of queries down
10 "a request for a Chapter cook book
In all | have written 621 letters and
seiH out SO other pieces of mail |
have made canvass OF members liv-
ing in towns where no d. A. r. Chap
ter exists. was a 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. I
was present at the organization of the
Clinton, Dover Foxeroft 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
these social Functions may be ex-
tended and frequent through Maine.
Each pays for her own luncheon. by
the way. They originated in Cali
fornia and are coming, indeed are
popular in many states.
Mrs. Morse advocated a change of
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 well but should do more and
not put off this work to the future
when much data obtainable now will
then be lost.
The address by the State Regent
was gracefully given and received
with great wave of enthusiastic APP
plause Mrs. Morse. who by the way.
is one of the handsomest women of
the Shipping City, was stylishly
gowned in black velvet with black and
white lace eorsage and wore Il cute
turban shaped hat with agrette style
purple ostrich plume The Augusta
regent, Mrs. Fisher. wore a becoming
black satin gown richly trimmed with
black jet. The lace filled eorsase was
cut square She wore a large hat with
black ostrich pumes.
Both ladies would have been of
leading attraction and interest in any
D. a. r. gathering in America.
Following the state Regents address
came:
Reports of State officers State
vice-regent Mrs. VIM. c. Robinson.
North Arson; secretaries, Mrs. Alice
B. steele Pennington. Mrs. Ernest
A. Allan, Bath; treasurer Mrs. Harry
C. Prince, Augusta; auditor. Miss
Charlotte A. Baldwin, Augusta; chap
lain, Mrs. Alma Staples Boardman,
Augusta registrar. AIRS. Chas. H..
Wood. Bangor; historian, Mrs. Adella
Neasy Moore. Madison.
Reports of standing committees
Real daughters, Miss Baldwin; me-