Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-28
U. S. DAUGHTERS Of 1872
Vermont Society Holds Annual
Meeting in This City.
Luncheon at Home OF President, Mrs.
A. 3. Isham, Precedes Business
Session, Mt which Officers
Are Elected.

The 14th annual meeting Of the United
States Daughters OF 1872 Of the State OF
Vermont was held Thursday afternoon
at the Fthan Allen club house, following
a luncheon served at noon at the home OF
the president of tho society, Mrs Arthur
S. rsham. Tho attendance at tho meeting
was good, and there were representatives
present from other patriotic societies OF
this city.
The business meeting was called to Or
der at two o'clock, Mrs Isham presiding.
The address of welcome was given by
Mrs. Loren b. Lord OF this city, first vice.
president. and was responded to by the
second vice. president. Mrs. C. w. How
ard of Shoreham. Greetings were brought
from the Vermont State Society OF Colo
NAL Danes by It's president, Mrs. Harriet
Fisher Smile of Montpelier, and from the
Daughters OF the American Revolution by
the state regent, Mrs Perley r. Hazen
Of st. Johnsbury
The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Arthur S. Ishnm. Bur-
lington; first vice-president. Mrs Loren b.
Lord, Burlington; second vice-president.
Mrs. C. w. Howard. shoreham; third vice.
president. Mrs. A. E. Leavenworth, Rut-
land; recording secretary. Mrs. j. NJ.
Skeels. Isle La Motto: corresponding Sec
rotary, Mrs Wilbur Brown. Montpelier:
bulletin secretary, Mrs. George Martin.
Burlington; treasurer. Mrs. r. H. Prouty.
Montpelier; registrar. Miss Della NJ.
Sherman, Brattleboro historian, Miss
Theodore Peck. Burlington; chaplain.
Mrs. c. B. Lamson. Brattleboro; auditor.
Mrs. c. A. Gale, Montpelier; councillors
for three years, l9i5-1o1s Mrs. John A.
Mead. Rutland, Mrs. Charles s. Duke,
Northfcld councillors for two years. I'M
expired term. 1915 1917. Mrs. Henry G.
Root. Bennington, Miss Ella W Bailey
Montpelier; councillors for one year, IN
expired term. lsl5-'ols. Mrs O. p. Serb
ncr. Montpelier, Mrs. c. H. Richardson,
Brattlehoro: committee on soldiers monu-
mcnt for State House grounds, Mrs
Charles Spooner. Mortified, Mrs. Clayton
North, Shoreham. Mrs. John a. Mead,
Rutland.
The various reports Of officers we're
read and accepted. The presidents re-
port was an exceptionally interesting
one, being review OF the years work.
1t follows IN part:
Since our last annual meeting we have
had Is new members. this includes two
real daughters. Death has claimed one
real daughter, Mrs Marcus l.. Horton
of Windsor, who passed away on May %,
1915. Our present number OF real daugh-
tiers Is IA and our actual membership Jos.
with two honorary members. A new
chapter was formed IN Mortified In
March. which took the name Of Captain
Horace Sawyer. whose daughter, Mrs.
John Moore wife Of the admiral. is one
OF our real daughters. Then followed a
most interesting description OF the ma
uona meeting held at the Waldorf
Astoria In New York last April and other
records OF interest to the members.
The corresponding secretary. Mrs. Will
bur Brown OF Montpelier. gave in her
report an account OF the efforts she made
to carry out the instructions OF the pre-
vious annual meeting that she should
send a letter to Congress protesting
against a change In the American flag.
When she had sifted the matter down
she found that the only proposed change
to the flag was tho addition OF the two
stars. She told the story Of her efforts
with much wit.
; A very pleasing feature Of tho after
noon session was the presentation to the
president OF a huge bouquet Of Richmond
roses from the members Of Commodore
Macdonough chapter A vocal solo by
Mrs John II. ALmms and several selcc-
tons by the college quartet added much
to the program. The place Of holding the
next annual meeting was left with the
president and the chapter who acts as
! hostess.