New Britain herald., 1915-03-05
HEAD OF THE ). 4. R.
 LAUDS NEW BRITAIN Mrs. William Cumming Story Praises
 Women Of Our City. GUEST OF ESTHER STANLEY CHAPTER
Tells Herald Reporter She Cannot Say Too Much for Excellent Work of Society's Members Here and in the Entire State.

Entire State.
 'I am very fond of New Britain 1 l just love Connecticut. It is a beau | titul state and is such factor in
 the progress Of the Daughters of the 1 American Revolution"
 l This statement was made this af- tcrnoon to @ Herald reporter by Mrs. l William Cumming Story, president general of the D. A. R., in the home
 of Mrs w. F. Brooks of AS High street where she was being entertained
 at luncheon. And as she spoke
 1t could be clearly seen that she meant l every word of it.
 1 Mrs. Story came to New Britain to- l day to speak at meeting of Esther Stanley chapter, D. A. R., at the home l of Mrs Charles A. Wetmore on Grove l Hill at which Mrs Wetmore and Mrs 1 A. Ware Merriam of Boston are the l hostesses. Before going to the meet l ing she was delightfully."- entertained at the home of Mrs. Brooks, who had
 arranged a charming luncheon. 1 The reporter-a mere male being waited in the parlor with more or less | involuntary vibration of the knees for
 Mrs. Story to appear. He had been assigned to get an interview" but ] keeping his knees in their normal state l of quietude had a tendency to take his mind off his work and all he could think of was woman suffrage. He | was set at rest as Mrs. Story swept i into the parlor, vision in a violet 1 velvet gown. Her graceful air soon 1 overcalne his quakings and before he !, knew, it he had plunged into a dis cussion of the progress made by the n A ok ,,f his wis a wis. \ Wonderful Record. Mrs. Story was elected president l general of the organization two years
 ago this coming April and if one is 1 to judge of her accomplishments she l will be rendered a unanimous re-elec- 1 tion next month. As a financial msn- ager, Mrs. Story has had no equal in l the history of the organization. The D. A. R. owns the only building 1 in the world erected through the vol 1 untary contributions of women 1t has a beautiful site in Washington and is the headquarters for all exec utiye work. It cost over $600,000 and today is valued at over $1,0O0,000. 1 During the first year of Mrs. Story's administration, 1913-14, the debt on the structure was reduced $40 900 and ] it is expected that the report present. ed at the convention next month will i show an equal gain. It's debt now is less than $S0,000. This is really remarkable in view of the financial | conditions in this country. Much of | this reduction is due solely to the acu- l men of the president-general.
 Mrs. Story has taken an active in- terest in relief work in Europe and~l the national treasury of the organi- ! zation has contributed $15,00O to the l Red Cross society. This is in addi- l tion to the thousands of dollars con- i tributed by individual chapters.
 Energy and Harmony Responsible"
 These are achievements that can be traced to the energy and enthu- siasm of the members of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution and to the harmonious conditions existing in the organization said Mrs. Story to the reporter. ''Only last month we admitted over 800 new members The growth of the society is very steady and satisfactory. It is the greatest organization in the world and l just love it."
 At this point Mrs. Story paid tri- bute to New Britain and Connecticut. She told how she admired it's scenic beauty but most of all she admires the women of Connecticut and especially those who are members of the D. A. R.
 You cannot say too much for me regarding my admiration for Connec- lieut." she said. "Our members in this state are wonderful, wonderful What they do is so important to the progress of the society"
 No Expression on Suffrage.
 The conversation Jagged The re- porter's mind relapsed into a fathom- less yacuity. He didn't have a single | question to ask. Then he had an idea:
 What is your stand on woman suf- frage D. he asked. Mrs. Story smiled-where had she heard that question before ?--and re- plied
 "We have no dividing issues in the organization. We never express our opinions on woman suffrage. religion, race or anything of that nature. believe our stand on this matter is greatly responsible for tho harmony that exists in the ranks. No, I nev- CT talk on those subtects'
 There was nothing left for the. scribe to do but thank her for her | kindness in talking on the D. A R. q and leave. ...t. S
 Mrs. Story arrived in New Britain f at noon and went immediately to the T home of Mrs. Brooks She lunched | last evening at the French embassy t