Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 FAITH TRUMBULL CHAPTER
Mrs. W. Tyler Browne is Chosen Re-
 gent for the Coming Year.


 Trumbull chapter of the D. A. R. was held Tuesday afternoon at the home 1 of Mrs. Owen s. Smith. In the ab- sence of regent and vice regent. Mrs. Amos A. Browning presided. The meeting was opened with the singing of America, Miss Annie E. Vaughn accompanying. Following the collection, the secretary's and the l treasurer'S reports were read. The registrar Miss Ellen Geer, reported four new members during The year, one resigned and four removed by | death.
 The report of the historian, Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers. was read by Miss prehensive account of the various meetings of the year, where held and the subject of each.
 The report of the corresponding secretary, Mrs. Amos Browning, was
 The chairman of the ways and means committee. Mrs. Charming NJ. huntington, reported that in Decem- Der food sale was held. The later activities of the committee have been largely concerned with the general trend of the times, war relief work. The knitting of sets for a submarine mas been undertaken and is well un- 1 der way.
 Mrs. Nelson D. Robinson reported her work in getting the approach to the boulder marking the resting place Of the French soldiers who died here, ready for the memorial service held there May 29. The paths were mown and general attention given to the place.
 An invitation from the Norwich Chamber of Commerce to the D. A. R., to be present at the opening of | the Mohegan Trail and to take part in the automobile parade on that occa- slon, was accepted and Mrs. Wilbur S. Alllng was appointed chairman to at tend to the matter of automobiles. It was voted that the chapter pur- chase marker for the Mohegan Trail. The matter of the D. A. R. Maga- zine was brought before the meeting and Miss Mabel CardwelI was made chairman to secure subscriptions. The members were urged to subscribe. Mrs. Nhanning Huntington spold on the Liberty Loan bonds and of the responsibility as individuaIs and as an organization to support the gov ernment in this crisis. It was voted to invest $200 of the building fund of the chapter in the bonds
 An appeal was made in behalf on the French orphans and the support Of one for a year was pledged
 Mite boxes were passed to each member present in the hope that dur ing the summer small savings might be dropped within view of fall emer- gencies.
 The report of the nominating com mittee. Mrs. B. P. Bishop, chairman,
 
 cers and committees were elected: Re- gent, Mrs. w. Tyler Browne; vice re- gent, Mrs. Edward J. Graham; regis trar, Miss Ellen Geer; assistant reg istrar, Mrs. E. J. Hunt; recording sec retary. Miss c. Eliza w. Avery; cor responding secretary, Mrs. Wilbur s. filling; treasurer, Miss Mabel A. Carewell historian, Mrs. ElizabetS ment, Mrs. Bela P. Learned Mrs. B. B. Bishop, Mrs. B. W. Hyde, Mrs. Charming Huntington. Mrs. Will E. Stearns; advisory board, Gen. w A. Horace Rogers: programme commit tee, Mrs. George A. Ashbey, Mrs. liar riet Blackburn, Mrs. George C. Pres ton; music committee, Mrs. Angus len. Mrs. Louis A. Wheeler: ways and means committee, Mrs. Channins Huntington, Mrs. James L. Case Miss Louise B. Meech; memorial gates, a Robinson. Mrs. Charming Huntington, Mrs. B. P. Bishop, Miss Ellen Geer Mrs. William Fitch.
 The following appeal by the presi- dent general Of the national D. A. R. read in relation to French orphans:
 To Daughters of the American Rev olution: May I urge you to read the enclosed appeal on behalf of suffering French war orphans and, in the name of American patriotism, to do your share towards repaying Americas debt to France?
 As Colonel Roosevelt wrote to our former president general during our recent convention at Washington, the service which France rendered our Revolutionary forefathers constitutes "a debt of honor which every Ameri- can should regard as a sacred cbli- gation.''
 Help given now to the war orphans Of France will be most touching evil dence that American patriots of this generation are still mindful of the most unalterable gratitude" which after Yorktown. Let each do her sharel In the name of Patriotism and Hu- nanity.
 SARAH F. GUERNSEY,
 President General On the unanimous election of Mrs. | w. Tyler Browne as regent for the l two years, the regents medal | made a very gracious speech of ac- | ceptance. A vote of than was given to the re- -fring regent, Mrs. c. Leslie Hopkins 1 for her faithful and unremitting ser itce while able to serve in that office.
 The other retiring officers, Mrs. Amos A. Browning. Mrs. Elisha F. Rogers and Miss. Phoebe H. Brewster, llso received a vote of thanks, as well | Is Mrs. Will l.. Stearns for assuming he duties of regent when necessary. It was voted that the entering re- gent take office immediately on close If the meeting.
 The regular day of meeting was ,hanged. it being voted that the meet ngs be held the first Wednesday in he month.
 Blanks issued by the National So- .iety of the D. A. R. were passed to ach member. These blanks are for he purpose of organizing the women if the nation into a systematized ser ice for war relief along all lines. At the close of the business meet ng a remarkably fine paper on the History of the Flag was read by Mrs. ,. Howard Meade. Mrs. Meade gave he origin of the flag, beginning in arly English history and described , he various steps through which it escended to us in it's present form. The first flag as designed by congress nd made by Betsy Ross was describ- d and the way 1t got the name Old '. rlOrX. Our flag is nIIita anciart az 1