The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-24
srkrr REosnr REPORTS


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Washington. April si.-Reporis oo-
cupied todag's sessions q the -srd
annual continenVl congress Of the
Daughters OF the American Rev0lu-
ton. Touighrs session vas gisen
ever 10 memorial services Tor MIS-
Charles Warren Fairbanks. and Mrs
Adlai =. Stevenson. who we're former
president-generals Of the society.
Wash .ng.on. April 2l.-FolioWing
Is the address OF Mrs. Joseph A. De
Eoer. State regent Of the Vermont
ID. A. r.. Al the national congress Of
the society.
Madam PresidentCeneral and
members OF the 23rd Congress;
have the honor 20 present herewith a
second report OF this society as State
regent OF Vermont
In April. 1882. Is months after the
organization Of the National society
a Washington. the first chapter In
the Green Mountain State was or
gained az Burlington with Il men,
Der. Three years later a first mem
orial tablet was erected to the Yer
mont hero. Ethan Allen. by that lit
ilo chapter.
The first State conference occur
red in 1900. the result OF arduous
work on the part Of our founders
Since that time six State regents
have presided over her dcstinles
From L. members. We have increas
Cd 20 l.45s. our present membership
During the past year, l27 new mem
bers have been admitted. and two
new chapters added. a total OF 2s
chapters. with another nearly ready
90 organize at Mortified.
We deplore the loses by death OF
"A loyal members. sincerely regret
the resignation of Is and three dis
continued. One real daughter still
honors our roll and p membors-at-
large In the State tempt us for their
capture.
/ As n State organization and IN in
diyidual chapter work. a commend
able progress has been recorded. as
the following figures. which speak
louder than words. perhaps. will at
test.
By concerted work and through in
dividusl donations slC3 have been
contributed to memorials In Cont
mental hall; to education In Vernon.
and southern schools. S287.75; by in
diyidual chapters 10 debt on Contin.
entail hail. S92.5O; to local miscelan
eous work. $lie.9s--a total OF
S6l3.23. which. with 81 Of the 81 dues
sent 20 Washington. amounts to So.
O72.23 in money contributed iron
March l. 1913. to March /. 1914.
Five chapters have established
funds for memorial work. amounting
to $3.50. which has been increased
somewhat during the year and q.
not included in the foregoing state
mont.
During this congress. Vermont
chapters presented to Memorial hal
an inner railing OF mahogany along
the staircase between the first ans
second floors, rs modest expression
OF a continued interest and loyalt,
20 our principles
Two beautiful memorial boulder
have been dedicated in Vermont. &
soldiers OF the American Revolution
buried in the towns OF Woodstocl
and Poultney. with appropriate exei
cises In each place
The work Of completing the mark
ing CT the Old Grown Point Militar
lead, mentioned in last years report
has given definite form. Thirty
three markers were placed preyiou
to 1913 By individual chapters an
through their influence, along thi
historic old trail; nearly as man.
more viii be needed 10 complete III
work. which he last State confer
encc voted 10 do as early rs pos
sihlc.
The Colonial Danes Of Vernon
generously started the fund with
contribution OF $3.50 for the purpose
Our efficient State historian, (AIrs
c. 5. Caverly OF Rutland. 20 whom
am indebted for certain facts in thi
report. has prepared an excelen
resume necessarily limited) OF tn
Vermont organization, which appear
In the January "Vermonter" and /
commended to your notice.
In the passing away OF Mrs. Al
igail II. Dyer, chairman OF the Stat
committee on education we realiz
the serious loss of woman OF loft
principle and untiring devotion {
this society since its founding. evei
when burdened by immeasurab
pain and sorrow.
The work of the National socet.
in most of its branches OF activit.
is Loyalty supported and con
Quoted by Vermont, according TO he
resources. A loving spirit of co.ope
alton in State work and curteous at
tenticn from national officers hay,
made tho regency of the past .tw
years a higher honor most deeply ar
preeiated
On presentation of Vermont rail
ins, by the State regent at the 23rt
congress, n. S. u. A. r.. Mrs. De
Boer. said;
| Ii seems TO be fact that III