Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL
 Q. A. R. CONVENTION
Chosen at February Meeting of Faith Trumhull Chapter.

The February meeting of the Faith Trun1bull chapter of the D. A. R., was held at the home of Mrs. George Ash bey and was very largely attended. Mrs. W, Tyler BroYne, regent. pre- sided. After the reciting of the col- lect, the reports of the secretary and the treasursr were read. Mrs. Browne read a New Years letter from the state regent, Mrs John Laidlaw Bu- ell, ernbodying suggestions as to the present and future work Of the chap ters., She urged making great efforts toward raising the fund to rehibilitate the devastated portions of France, par ticular1y. the little French village of lilly Cloise. An active cooperation with the Red Cross was urged and the continued knitting of sets to be sent to the aviation corps at Mineo- la. Educational work along all the lines of thrift, food and fuel cor. servation was spoken of as part of each woman's duty. Mrs. Buell. laid great stress upon the responsibility of chapters in raising the Liberty Loan fund of s100.009,. which the D. A. R. has undertaken. Many individual pledges were immediately volunteer ed by members and it is hoped many more may bereceived.
 
 ly appearing in the papers, in which a call was issued for field glasses and binoculars, asking the members to keep it in nlind
 Mrs. Ashbey read a very timely pa per entitled Silence is Golden, a warning against discussing in public any of the things by which our ene- | mics might profit.
 Mrs. Charming Huntingdon who is l to send aa account of. the amount oi war relief work done by chapter mem bers to headquarters requested that members send .postals to her address IS Elnawood avenue, with amount oi such work accomplished
 l It was voted to pledge t10 to the Margaret Henry Memorial Scholar. i ship fund.
 i The following delegates to the na. | tional D. A. R. convention at Wash. ington were elected. Mrs. Browne, re. gent, Mrs. 4Channing Huntingdon; al. ternate for regent Miss Carrie E. Rog. CTS; alternates. Mrs. Elisha Rogers land Mrs. William Fitch / I 1 Mrs. Edward J. Hunt, registrar, re. ported the names of four new mem bers with the Faith Trumbull chapter Mrs. A. N. H. Vaughn, Mrs. Daniel s
 Haviland, Miss Mary Wattles and Mis- Ethel Sevin.
 Mrs. Browne mentioned the conven
 tion to be held in Naugatuck, Marcl
 21st
 I Mrs. Will L. Sterns read & patrioti and inspiring letter from Mrs. Buell
 urging various kinds of patriotic worl
 and the keeping of a careful record o
 such work accomplished.
 After the business meeting, tn | nra feS or; ous National hymns, sung by tn,
 members of the chapter chorus and il
 frustrated by different members. Tn chorus, in Red Cross costume wa
 composed of Mrs. Charles T. Bard Mrs. William H. Allen, Mrs. Charle i Haskell, Mrs. Louis Wheeler, Mrs
 George IngaNs. Mrs. Augustus Sulli T van, Miss Phoebe Brewster, Miss Mar Eguerite Wu1f
 l The first song. Pledge to the Flag
 was illustrated by Mrs Otto Wuli Mrs. E. Allen Bidwell read paper ol the origin and composer of America
 which was posed by Mrs. Wulf wit i the American flag and Mrs. Henr,
 Lang with the English. A sketch of the composers of tn
 Marseillaise, written by Mrs. Otis an Tread by Miss Wattles. was illustrate by Mrs. Wulf.
 I The prize winning song in Life's con
 test for the best patriotic or marchin
 song was sung by the chorus an II proved to be a spirited and very at tractive number. |, Posing to illustrate Miss Alice Ben
 nets paper on Nthe national songs c Italy, Russia and Belgium, were MT, Herbert Kind as Italy. Mrs. Henr
 Pettis as Russia and Miss Ethel Sev
 in as Belgium.
 | Mrs. Charles Stewart read pape on The Star Spangled Banner, frs , called The Defense of Fort McFIenr, the words by Francis Scott Key an \ the music by John Stafford Smith a
 Enghshman, born in Gloucester, Eng
 land, in 1750. Mrs, Will L. Stern
 posed as Columbia.
 Mrs. Sullivan was chairman of tn programme committee and tue after noon was very attractive and pleas ing one The chorus sang each of u, songs mentioned in >the papers. Mis- Annie E. Vaughn accompanyin throughout the entire programm
 Miss Vaughn also read a poem whic was found enclosed in one of the knit
 ted sets sent to the battleship Penn
 sylvania. The various bugle calls { the army were given on the Victrol;
 and the Y. M. C. A. words to Amer ica were sung by Mrs. Bard and MT
 Haskell.
 Tea was served by the hostess, as
 sisted by Mrs. Burrill Hyde and MT Samuel Case.
 H ------------------- Car of Nut Coal Arrives.