Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-09
CONTRIBUTES FOR MARGARET
 HENRY MEMORIAL FUND
Faith TrumbuIi Chapter Votes Money
 for Mountain Whites.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Faith Trufnbull chapter of the D. A. R. was held at the home of Mrs. Will liam H Fitch Tuesday afternoon. me of America. Miss Annie E.. Vaughn accompanying and the repeating of the collect. Mrs. Will l.. Stearns, vice regent, presided. and after hearing the secretary's and the treasurer's re- port, brief mention was made of the various things done each year for the organization. Mrs. stearns went on 10 speak of the death of Margaret Henry and the cutting short of such Q noble patriotic and self sacrificing tain whites and it is proposed to es- l tablish 8 fund to be used as a me
 morial scholarship in the schools where she labored so faithfully. It | tribute $10 towards this fund. It was also voted to frame the Old Trails Road map for preservation. Also 10 add $50 to the chapter building fund.
 are now eighty members. within their
 total membership, that belong to the Red Cross society. Many of these
 were gained before the organized
 campaign in the city.
 | Mrs, Rogers called attention to the fact that the next meeting of the chapter would be at the home of Mrs
 Owen S. Smith on flag day. that be. |
 the completing of the Owen Smith
 house.
 Mrs. stearns then called attention
 to the general and extensive move read letter from Mrs. Charming
 Huntington in regard to that and | home gardening, urging the members | to join and give their hearty support
 to these most important matters. The great importance of joining and reg 1 istering in the National League for l Women's Service was also mentioned with the expressed hope that imme- diate attention be given it.
 After two humorous and telling rec ltatfons by Miss William E. Manning
 the reports of the delegates to the national D. A. R. Congress were given. 1 Mrs. Hezekiah Perkins, the regents representative at the congress gave a | most interesting. and comprehensive 1 account of the different sessions at tended and the varied program COW ering period of several days. She spoke of the impressive opening of l the congress and gave many items of | business transacted Among other | things a resolution was presented ap- proving of universal military train l ing and the use of all the available space in congress Hall was offered to the Red Cross society. Enough money was raised before the close of
 the convention to clear the debt on l consre Hall, 15,000 being necessary
 to do this. This beautiful building of l white marble was constructed and furnished at the cost of about one half million, a few years ago. In the state regents report from Connecti- cut it was announced that the state bond of $5,0o0 had been paid and the organization was free from debt. | There were many interesting ad- dresses given. some memorial others of purely patriotic nature.
 The retiring president general, Mrs. | William Cummings Story, received many tokens of admiration and grati- tude during the session of congress and was made honorary president general for life.
 After several hours of balloting Mrs George Thatcher Guernsey and her entire ticket was elected, Mrs. Guern- sey becoming president general for a term of three years. An interesting land intimate glimpse of Mrs. Guern- sey was given by Miss Faith Bon
 foey, who had opportunity to hear of her first hand, Handsome and kind " in appearance, she has all the at tributes of the efficient executive and
 1t is likely her regime will reflect hon or and esteem on herself and the body of which sine is the head.
 1 Miss Annie E. Vaughn delegate, presented a report of the social side and for the various candidates in the the splendid bathrooms of the Wash tnston hotels. the brilliancy of the
 guests and the beauty of the who'e Vaughn and a truly feminine note was | struck by the apprecia tive desmrip- ton of gowns and jewels worn. The
 usual reception at the White House
 was omitted as the president was un- der too great a pressure to admit of social engagements.
 Mrs. Manning again pleased the au- dtence with two selections Maud Null fer Up-to-date and the Landor Auc-
 tion, the latter a most amusing ac- count of the gruesome attempt of the country lady to entertain a possible | buyer and the hurried exit of the Halter
 Tha meeting cloed with the serving
 of delicious refreshments by the host
 ess, assisted by Mrs. B. P. Bisflo1 and | Mrs. Amos Browning.