Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
MRS. MABEL CRoNIsE JONES

The first Fall meeting of the Key
stone Chapter United States Daughters
uf 1912, was held this afternoon at the
home of the Regent, Mrs. Mabel Cron-
Use Jones, 105 Locust street, Miss Cath
crime Irwin Egle being joint hostess.
There was n large attendance and an
intensely interesting program.
After the reading of the minutes by
the secretary, Miss May Fox, reports
of various officers and committees were
given. Mrs. James Barr Mersereau,
chairman of the Philanthropic COM
mitteee told of two Real Daughters in
urgent need OF immediate help. Both
are almost penniless and one is forced
TO meet the expense of moving as the
railroad has bought the small house
that she rented; the other who is al
most blind, met with a serious acci-
dent and is now in a hospital in Belle
fonte. The Chapter voted to send
some money to each, but it is hoped
that individual donations will also be
made for this purpose.
Mrs. David S. Funk, chairman of
the committee to investigate the prac-
ticabilty of using the 1912 grave
markets in this section made her re-
port. The State and National officers
have been anxious to have the local
society undertake the marking of the
graves in this locality The marker
of the society is of bronze, with the
star and anchor that are the insignia
of the organization and with a name
plate attached below. Cuts of the
markers were shown to the Chapter.
Mrs. John McCulloch, chairman of the
committee, appointed to report on
booklet containing q resume of the
work of the Chapter during its II
years of existence, submitted figures
from the different printing houses of
the city, and the Chapter voted to have
the work undertaken and carried to a
completion as soon as possible.
Mrs. McCUlloch was asked to con-
tinue chairman of the printing COM
mittee and look after the publication
of the booklet with power to choose
her own assistants.
AT the December meeting of the
Chapter will occur the annual election
of officers by formal ballot; Mrs. Re-
Aauck was appointed chairman of tell
ers with Miss Egle and Mrs E. u.
Gross as assistants
The nominating committee submit
ted the following names as suggestions
for the election to be held IN Deem
Der:
Regent. Mrs James b. Mersereau:
first vice-regent, Mrs. Charles J.Wood,
Jr.; second vice-regent, Mrs. Kistler,
of Carlisle; treasurer, Mrs. James f.
Dickinson; recording secretary, Miss
May FO&. OlLeSpOlullS SeCT6ldINf
Miss Matilda Hiester; historian Mrs.
Douglass f. Dismukes, registrar, Mrs.
John +. Whitaker.
Mrs Jones. who has been regent of
the Chapter for fifteen years, positive
ly refused a denomination.
The interesting feature OF the after
noon was an address by Jacob Light
ner of the Department of Labor and
Industry, who described graphically
the conditions found existing in many
of the bakeshops. canneries and mat
tress factories of the State-and he
outlined the steps that he has taken to
remedy conditions. Mrs. Semple,
State president of the Federation of
Women's Clubs, was appointed by Dr.
Jackson on the commission to investi-
gate hakeshop conditions, for he be-
lieves that such work is peculiarly
womans as il comes under the head of
household problems.
Current Events were given by Mrs.