Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-06
TO COMMEMORATE
HISTORICAL DATE
Daughters of the American
Revolution Hold Meeting
Followed by Tea

Autumn flowers and foliage with
the National colors decorated the As
sembly hall of the Y. NJ. c. A. this
afternoon for the first Fall meeting
of Harrisburg chapter; Daughters Of
the American Revolution. The his
torical date commemorated was the
taking of Ports Clinton and Mont
gomery, October {, 1777. The new
Regent, Miss Cora Lee Snyder pre-
sided, and after singing America"
and repeating a d. a. Il. collect. the
minutes of the last meeting and the
governing board were read and ap-
proved.
Miss Sara Lemer. accompanied by
Meetch Stroup played a 'Minuet" by
Mozart on her violin. followed by by
The Brook an exquisite number by
Rene de Boisdeffre. During routine
business the Regent appointed Mrs.
Edward z. Gross. Mrs. Charles b.
Eager. Jr, and Mrs, Harry c. Ross on
the membership committee and the
Following as members of State Com
mittees: Mrs. James l. Chamberlin;
Mrs. Robert H. Irons, Mrs. A. ]. Herr,
Mrs. Frederick l.. Morgenthaler, Mrs.
). j. NJ. MCCarrell Mrs. Guert w.
Ensign, Mrs. John NJ. Raunick, Mrs.
William r. Denehey, Mrs. A. Boyd
Hamilton. Miss Mary Harris Pearson
and Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones.
Various officers made reports and
the State Conference was announced
for October 25-27 at Pittsburgh. The
Regent is delegate by virtue of her
of1ce and Mrs. Joseph Thompson of
PaNtang was elected as a delegate.
Miss Caroline Pearson, for the first
ten years historian of Harrisburg
chapter, gave paper on Twenty-Five
Years of d. A. r. Work." telling of
the organization of this chapter with
the following charter members: Mrs
Francis Jordan. Miss Ellen Williams
Han, Mrs. Hugh Hamilton, Mrs. Levi
B. Alricks, Mrs. Frances Wyeth, Miss
Caroline Pearson. Mrs. NJ. w. Nc
Alarney. Mrs. Caleb Carlton. Mrs
George Wolf Buehler. Miss Martha w
Buehler, Mrs. John c. Kunkel and
Mrs. Jacob s. Haldeman. But six OF
these ladies are living. The chapter
has had 10 names on the roll, but by
death. transfers and designations there
Is now membership of 100. The
chapter is proud of its memorial work
the fine gateway at Paxton church.
yard where soldiers of the Revolution
heroes of Frontier defense and soldiers
OF the French and Indian War are
buried, was erected by the chapter in
1905. In connection with the Cum
A.
the Keystone Chapter L. S Daughters
OF 1872 a memorial gateway was
erected in 1914 at the entrance to the
Silver Spring churchyard Historical
papers written by members of the
chapter were gathered by Miss Pear
son and bound, she presenting a book
to every member on her retirement as
historian. The chapter is interested
in patriotic education and gives prizes
oil a.,
to senior girls of the Central High
school. Calls for assistance in war re-
lief have been met and girls of
revolutionary ancestors supported in
settlement schools in Kentucky and
Georgia. The entire amount of money
contributed by the chapter and in
dividual members to various causes.
including Continental Memorial hall in !
Washington. since its organization 81 !
years ago is s2702.56
Miss Helen Bruce Wallace. chair |
man of the prize committee called at |
tention TO PENNSYLVANIA Day at the |
Central High school. on October %. |
and urged a goodly attendance os |
members to see the three prizes from |
the chapter presented to the success
ful contestants in Stories of Old Har- |
rishurg"
Mrs. Charles W. Hunter played sew
eral piano selections to the delight of
the audience and Mrs. Charles j.
Wood, Jr., the chapter Historian pre-
sented D. a. r. current events Mrs.
Henry F. Hershey played the chapter
song, Your Flag and My Flag" IN
such an inspiring manner that every
one just had to sing whether they
could or not.
The new officers of the chapter, Miss
Snyder. Mrs. Robert A Lamberton,
Mrs. George Douglass Ramsay, Mrs.
Charles B. Eager, Miss Mary Jen-
nings. Mrs. William H. Bishop, Mrs.
Mary B. McCrea and Mrs. Wood were
hostesses at tea after the business ses-
sion, entertaining the members and
their guests in delightful manner
Miss Jennings presided at the tea
table graced with a cloth used early in
the century at a dinner party given 70
General Lafayette by Mrs. Woods
greatgrandmotheT Mrs. worley Of
Leesburg, Va. The candelbra were
also among Mrs. Worley's family heir
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