The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
Report of State Regent, Mrs. Howard Mccall.
Old 4. r. Conference, at Quitnan 1917

TO tlle natlOnal society headquarters
have been answered promptly.
Visits.
And now let me tell you something
o fthe joys of state regents life
my visits to the various chapters. 1t
was through these visits that gain
ed new ideals fresh inspirations and
exchange OF cyrCri2nccs, and came in
close touch with my co-workers,
First-The Atlanta chapter, At
lanta, gave me a reception to start me
off in my beautiful work With all their
good wishes and enthusiastic coop
Grafton. can only briefly tell you
Of there visits, but how | have enjoy
cd every N mute CT my time. | have
travelled > eco miles while making
these trira by train and automobile.
Joseph JTHhorsham CHAPTER, June IL;
Piedmont Continental chapter, June
| IS: Etowah chapter. Cartprsville. June
%; Camp Harris. Macon. July ); JOS
|
ted Mrs. J. Z. Hays. state editor, July
5; Joseph IIabcrsham chantcr July 10:
Fielding Lewis CHAPTER Marietta Sep
! tember - Visited Mrs. 4. O. Har-
per, chairman. Athens. in regard to
compulsory education bill; Shephen
| Heard chapter, Elberton, August -:
VIM. Marsh chapter, Lafayette, Sep
tember /. / had the pleasure Of max
| ing these last two visits with Mrs,
John NJ. Graham. In Rome, where as
the guest of Mrs. j. a. RounSaville,
we visited the Martha Berry school
the opening day, and spoke to the 235
| brightfaced boys who were being
| trained in Christian way in all those
branches of work which will make
them in future years useful citizens
of our great American republic Her
school for girls is planned along the
same lines, and a scholarship given
this school is the means of accomplish
ing untold good. l arranged for the
school to have an exhibit in the South
eastern fair, but on account Of the
Rome fair occurring on the same date,
Miss Berry was not able to make the
exhibit Was the guest of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy convention in
October, and was honored by the John
Laurens chapter, Dublin. Was the
guest of the Georgia Federation of
Women's Clubs in Macon in Novem
Der, and was hown beautiful attention
by the members Of the Mary Hammond
Washington chapter and Nathaniel Ma
con chapter; visited Sergeant Jasper
chapter, Monticello; Thronateeska
chapter, Albany; Pulaski chapter,
Griffin, and piedmont Continental chap
ter, for the unwilling of painting Of
Nancy Hart" Have had to refuse
many invitations from the chapters.
Historical Work.
Daughters of Georgia, you have a
wonderful history to record Let us
illustrate the splendid annals of our
state by monuments markers, and
tablets. Many sites and graves have
been marked this year, and such me-
MORALS are object lessons. Greater
Georgia of the future should be one
in which all of her historic places and
homes are searched out and marked
in such a way as to inspire tourists.
Georgia is behind other states in
laws for the preservation OF her rec
ords. Attention is called to the recon-
mendation of your chairman of rec
ords, and you are urged to take an &C
tive interest in this bill.
Let US make a donation to Meadow
Garden this year on their silver an
niversary, the 25th birthday of the Au-
gusta chapter. They have maintained
mostly at their own expense this his
torical home of George Walton, one
of the signers Of the Declaration Of In
denepdence.
The work of collecting books for
the Emily Hendree Park Memorial is
still being carried on by your chair
man. Chapters are requested to con-
tribute yearly to this fund until the
memorial is completed.
The D. A R. bill to secure state
depository for valuable papers was
passed at the last session Of the leg
islature, and we now have vault in
the office of Mr.. Lucien Knight, the
state compiler of records.
The urgent need Of county histo-
ries was stressed by your former his
torian, Mrs. ]. S. Lowry. The chapters
have entered most heartily into this
plan of local historical work, and many
county histories have been written
and others started during the last two
years. The history of our southland
| must be preserved and the Importance
TO our historical work cannot be over
estimated
Your state regent Endorsed the move
ment to form d new historical society
! in Georgia, with view to compiling
and preserving all the historical ma