Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-18
D. A. R. CONFERENCE
18th Annual Session of Vermont Chap-
tiers TO BE Held October "a At
Brandon.

Brandon, Oct. 15.-The 18th annual
conference of the Vermont Chapters Of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will be held with Lake Dunmore
Chapter at the Brandon Inn October 20.
The honorary State officers are Mrs.
Theodore 8. Peck Of Burlington, Mrs.
Julius ]. EBtey of Brattleboro, Mrs.
Clayton n North OF Shoreham and
Mrs. Perley F. Hazen of St. Johnsbury:
all Of whom are honorary State re-
gents. The State officers are: State
regent, Mrs. Edward s. Marsh. Bran
don; State vice-regent, Mrs. E. r. Penn
Der, Wells: recording secretary, Mrs.
Arthur S. 1sham. Burlington; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Helen E. Peck.
Brandon; treasurer, Mrs. F. I. Swift,
Brattleboro; auditor Mrs. Raymond
Mcfarland. Middlebury; historian. Mrs.
f. G. Dillingham;. Woodstock; chaplain.
Mrs. ]. F. Downing. Essex Junction:
directors. Mrs. w. T. Dewey. Mont
pelier Mrs. Gertrude Davis. Rutland,
Miss Jennie Valentine, Bennington.
The State chairmen of the national
committees are: Revolutionary Relics
for Memorial Continental Hall. Mrs.
John Stewart, Middlebury: preserva-
ton OF historic spots. Mrs. r. N. War
ner. Addison; national old trails road.
Mrs. L. Holden. Brattleboro; d. A. r.
magazine. Mrs Harris Watkins, Bur-
lington; patriotic education, Mrs Will
bur Brown. Montpelier; conservation.
Mrs. c. H. Lane. Cornwall; real daugh.
ters. Mrs. ]. G. Hindes, Burlington:
children and sons Of the republic. Mrs.
G. B. Walton. Montpelier; children Of
the American Revolution, Mrs. c. c.
Kinsley. Rutland: international peace
arbitration. Mrs. H. NJ. M. Rublee. St.
Adams; reciprocity, Mrs. q. H. Ripley.
of Poultnsy.
The following program will be car
| ried out: Nine o'clock Tuesday morn
{ ing, registration and informal recep-
ton by State officers and State COM
mittee; $3.50 o'clock. conference called
to order by State regent. Mrs. E. s.
Marsh: invocation by chaplain. Mrs. j.
F. Downing; America; welcome to
Brandon. Mrs. A. J. Vail: response by
| State vice-regent. Mrs E. r. Pember:
| roll call of chapters, record OF State
meeting of the 26th Continental Con-
| gress. report of State regent, report OF
State officers; report of credential COM
| mittee, Mrs. Helen r. Peck. chairman {;
appointment of committees; brief writ
| ten reports of chapter regents. Tues
| day afternoon: Two o'clock. music; re-
port of chairmen of national commit
| tees counsel from president GENERAL
|
| election of State officers; announce
ments. Tea will be served In the new
Lake Dunmore Chapter House after
four o'clock in the afternoon. All are
invited. A reception will be held at
the home of the State Regent. Mrs.
Marsh. on Pearl street. at eight o'clock,
to which visiting regents and delegates
are invited. The local committees for
this meeting are: Arrangements. Mrs.
Vail. Mrs Harrison, Mrs. French; re-
ception. Mrs. Young. Mrs. Collins. Mrs.
Ives. Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Fletcher. Mrs.
Talbot. Mrs. Spooner. Mrs. Thomas; So
cial, Mrs. Harris. Miss Talbot. Mrs. But
ties; information. Mrs. Woodruff. Mrs.
Briggs. Mrs. Nichols: credentials. Mrs.
Peck, Mrs. Flood. Mrs Gipson. Mrs.
Braley; music, Mrs Hall. Mrs. Wright,
Miss Thomas: decorations. Mrs. r.
Briggs. Mrs. Whelden. Mrs Barnard,
There are 81 chapters in the State.