Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-11-06
PEGGY STEWART CHAPTER.
We'll Represented at State Conference
---Regents Report.


The Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chap
ter, ID. A. r., of Annapolis, was well
represented at the l9th Annual State
Conference held at the Belvedere Hotel
in Baltimore Nov. and 5. The del
egates and slternates being Mrs. ID.
M. Garrison. Regent. Mrs. Weems
Ridout, Mrs. Dorsey Gsssaway, Mrs.
Grafton Ridout, Mrs McMakin and
Mrs. George Laws Mrs. Robt. Tis-
dale. Register of the Chapter. also at.
tended.
Owing to the lengthy programme of
the morning sess on of Nov. q, No re-
port could be read until the afternoon
session.
The principal feature of the morning
session were the addresses by Mr.. A
S. Goldsborough and the Hon. John
Barrett. Director General Pan-Amelj-
can Union MIR. Godsborough spoke
on Maryland History ana Maryland
heroes. His address was most power
ful and he asked all patriotic Mary
landers to extol their heroes, TO teach
their children about them and to giveE
them to the public, as New Euela
has given hers. The Hon. John Barre
spoke on South America, that wonder
ful country with its stil more wonder
ful progress from whom we and our
United States could learn many les
son.
After a most delightful luncheon
served Ut the Belvedere the afternoon
session was called at 230 p m. A
beautiful memorial service was held
for those members who had been call
ed from our midst during the past year
Immediately after this came the report
of State Officers and different Commit
tees. Thursday night, most enjoyable
reception was given in the bali room
of the hotel. The children If the
American Revolution entertained the
Daughters and guests with beauti fui
Colonial Dane s.
Unfinished reports of Thursday were
taken up Friday, the Chapter Regents
giving their reports of the work done
by the individual chapters. the Peggy
Stewart Chapter stadiDg second 10
none in historical work accomplished.
The election of all State Officers and
the nomination of candidate for Vice
President General of the d. A. r.
proved most exciting when 1t was
found that SO ballots had been cast.
after the Chairman of tellers had an
nounced that only SO ballots were en-
titleed to be cast. 1t was necessary To
ask for a roll call, and it was found
that the Chairman of tellers had MADE
numerical error.
In nominating the candidates. the
State VIee-Regent, Mrs Weems Ri
dout; State corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Catherine Brevitt; State treas
urer Mrs. Adam Deulmead; State his.
torian Miss Hsrriott Marine; State
register Mrs. Frank Parran. and State
Chaplain, Mrs Charles T. Marstin week
unanimously elected.
Mrs. Arthur Lee oosley was elected
State Regent, Mrs. Lily Tyson Elliott
bing def eated by IL votes. Miss Car
olina V. Sadler was elected State re
Guiding secretary. Mrs. VIM. II Tai.
bott, defeated Mrs. James ID Iglehart
as minee for the office of Vice-Presi
dent General.
Mrs. Robt. Hogan, former State
Regent, now National chairman of the
Womens' Section of the Navy. League
addressed the Conference on Coast
Defense and urged every ID. A r.
to show her uniform patriotism b v
becoming member of the Navy
League.
Unfinished business took up the time
OF the rest of the session and before
the adjournment of the nth Annual
State Conference. Mrs. u NJ Garrison
extended cordial invitation from
the P S. T. P. Chapter to the Mary
land Daughter to hold tn, next Anrul
Conference in Annapolis. J. C. g.