Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-23
STATE RECENT REPORTS
Mrs. Joseph A. DeBoer Reviews Prog
ress OF Vermont ID. A. r. Mt Ma
tional Congress of Society.


was given over to memorial services for
Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks and Nus
Adlai f. Stevenson, who were former pres
idents-general of the society.
Washington, April H.-Following is the
address Of Mrs. Joseph A. .DeBoer, State
regent Of the Vermont d. A. r., at the
national congress of the society:
Madam President General and Mem
bcrs of the 23rd Congress: 1 have the
honor to present herewith a second re-
port Of this society as State regent Of
Vermont
In April, 1899, IS months after the or
ganization Of the National society at
Washington the first chapter In the
Green Mountain state was organized at
Burlington. with II members. Three
years later a first memorial tablet was
erected to the Vermont hero, Ethan
Allen, by that little chapter.
The first State conference occurred in
1900 tho result of arduous work on the
part of our founders. Since that time
six state regents have presided over her
destinies.
From 12 members, we have increased TO
1859. our present membership, During
the past year, 127 new members have
been admitted, and two new chapters
added, a total Of % chapters. with an
other nearly ready to organize at North
| field
We deplore the loss by death Of "a
| loyal members, sincerely regret the
resignation Of 10 and three discontinued.
one real daughter still honors our roll
and q members-at-largo In the state
| tempt us for their capture.
AS a State organization and in indi-
vdual chapter work. commendable
progress has been recorded. as the fol-
lowing figures, which speak louder than
words, perhaps, will attest:
| BY concerted work and through indi
vidual donations sl63 have been contrib
uted to memorials in Continental hall;
to education In Vermont and southern
schools s23775; by individual chapters to
debt on Continental hall, go; to local
miscellaneous work, sll9aS--a total Of
1913 23. which, with 81 of the 50 dues
sent to Washington. amounts to s20722s
in money contributed from March /, 1913.
to March /, 1914.
Five chapters have established funds
for memorial work, amounting to sL75o
which has been increased somewhat dur
ing the year and is not included in the
foregoing statement.
During this congress, Vermont chap
tiers presented to Memorial hall an inner
railing of mahogany along the staircase
between the first and second floors, as a
modest expression of continued inter-
est and loyalty to our principles.
:, Two beautiful memorial bouders have
been dedicated in Vermont. to soldiers
, of the American Revolution, buried in
, the towns Of Woodstock and Poultney.
, with appropriate exercises in each place.
The work OF completing the marking
of the Old Crown Point Military road.
mentioned in last years report, has taken
definite form. Thirty-three markers were
placed previous to 1918 by individual
r chapters and through their influence
along this historic old trail; nearly as
many more will be needed to complete
> the work. which the last State confer
, ence voted to do as early as possible.
The Colonial Danes of Vermont gen.
erously started the fund with contri-
button OF $50 for the purpose.
:, Our efficient State historian. (Mrs
, c. s. Caverly of Rutland, to whom I an
indebted for certain facts in this report
, has prepared an excellent resume (neces
sarily limited of the Vermont organiza
ton, which appears in the Januar,
"Vermonter' and is commended to yon
notice.
In the passinc away of Mrs ABIGAIL r
r Dyer, chairman of the State COMMITTEES
on education, we realize the serious los;
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