The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
Daughters Of American Revolution
Hear Reports Of Years Work
ans; Select Officers for
1915.
MRS. NEWcoMB REGENT
Several Tributes Are Paid to Mrs. r..
I. Sawyer, Chapter Regent
Who Died Last
Month.

Keokuk Chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution held it's annual
meeting at the home of Mrs. j. f. FL
der, No. Park Place, on Saturday
afternoon. Mrs Clara P. Sheldon, vice
regent, presided. The meeting was
largely attended. Mrs. Fairchild and
Mrs. Frost Of Detroit were guests.
Following the business meeting a de-
lightful paper On Indians OF the Mis-
sissippi valley was read by Mrs. J L.
Candy. Refreshments were served
and delightful social hour closed
the final meeting of the year. Dur
ing the business meeting the secre s
tary Miss Dunlap read letters from
the chapters at Council Bluffs and
Waverly, Iowa, expressing their sor-
row at the death of Mrs. Sawyer.
Miss Dunlap was directed to write a
letter to the state regent expressing
the chapters qualification that Mrs
d. A. Collier was elected state vice
regent. A delightful letter was read
from Mrs. John D. Rubidge who is at
present in Minneapolis.
Mrs. D. A. Collier reported 5000 in
the monument fund with s57 in
pledges still to collect. Bya vote, this
money was transferred to the park
gateway committee and the monu-
ment committe dismissed, the work
e. - xi,,to tnO
been finished. The park gateway COM
mittee is Mrs. d. A. Collier, Mrs. w.
G. Blood and Miss Anne B. Davis.
Mrs Collier reported that plans haI
been drawn for two eleven foot pill
lars, with two smaller pillars to be OF
cement faced with Bedford stone. The
cost of such gate would be some
thing over 5000 The committee was
given power to give the, full amount
IN the treasury toward such gate
way If a way could be devised, to pro-
vide the balance.
Mrs. Neweomb 10 Regent.
The nominating committee, Mrs. r.
NJ. Lapsley, Mrs. j. F. Elder and Miss
Dunlap placed in nomination the fol-
ewing officers who were elected by
,animous ballot:
Regent-Mrs. q. B. Newcomb.
Vice Rsgent-Mrs. j. F. Elder.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. ]. d.
Treasurer-Mrs. A. c. Decker.
Registrar-Miss Anna ]. Gage.
HistOrian-Mrs. j. l.. Candy.
Regents Report Read.
The following annual reports we're
pr scented:
Mrs. Clara Perdew Sheldon submits !
the following report as vice regent
and acting regent:
At the beginning of the year the
chapter had a membership of 50 and
we Close the year with a membership
Of 81. We have gained three new
lost four by transfer, and !
one by death. our regent. Mrs. Saw |
yer. The chapter has held all of the
regular meetings from october to
May. inclusive but one. The April
meeting on the 18th was omitted on
account of the death of our regent /
the evening before, Mrs. Sawyer died
on Good Friday, at 1880 p. IN.
The regent presided at the meet /
ings for the year until Ill health so
manifested itself that she could no
longer attend. Her last meeting with |
the chapter was at Mrs. Brownell's,
Jan. 10.
The Indian exhibit for February
IA. which was to have taken place on
the years program of the regular
February meeting was indefinitely
postponed and luncheon on Satur-
day. Feb. 81, to celebrate the ami
of Washington's birthday,
was substituted.
Mrs. Harry Blood, sister of our re-
gent. was toastmistress and presided
IN most gracious manner. Toasts
we're esponded to by Mrs. Elder, Miss
Collins. Mrs. Blood, Mrs. Ivfns and
Mrs. Boyd The toasts were all very
lever and much appreciated. The
state regent of South Dakota, Mrs.
keator. was guest and made a few
'emarks.
The programs for the year have
,een on the history of Iowa Indians
Papers have peen read by Miss Mary
Collins, Mrs. r. NJ. Lapsley, Mr..
Ralph Smith, Mr.. Frederick Smith I
md Mrs. ]. l.. Candy The following !
lave been hostesses of the chapter
or the year: Mrs. Sage, Mrs. Marsh,
Irs. Theodore Craig, Mrs. BrowneH.
hrs. C. J. Smith and Mrs. Elder.
Brilliant Year for Chapter.
May. 1914. sees the close of doubt
ess the most brilliant year of the