Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28

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The Daughters of the American Rev
olution attended one Of the most event
full meetings of the year, on Saturday
afternoon, when they met with Mrs
E. f. Guffin at the Court Apartments
The annual election of officers tooF
place with the following members plae
ed in office: Regent, Mrs. James q
Heltzel; vice regent, Mrs. Seymour
Jones; secretary, Miss Edith Benedict
treasurer, Mrs. George Post; registrar
i Mrs. Charles O.. Wilson; historian
Miss Lillian Applegate; directors
Mrs. Homer Smith and Mrs. j. q
Woodruff.
The delegates TO the state confer
len.c TO be held in Portland, the mid
lL.s of March were named as follows:
lti2 chayeer regent, Mrs James Helt
eel; Ms U. G. Shipley, Miss Edith
Il. nediet- Mrs. O. P. Hoff, Mrs. e. h
Duffin.
Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, state re-
gent of the Daughters of the Reyolu-
tion, was present and gave a talk on
the matter of buying Thrift Stamps.
To the many effective movements
launched by the organization on dlt'
| ferent occasions, Mrs. Patterson urged
as an additional undertaking, that each
member pledge herself to buy thrift
stamp once q week. Mrs. Patterson IS
trying to stimulate state wide inter-
est in the thrift stamp project, through
q number of avenues, including the or
ganization of which she is state re-
gent.
1t was also agreed among the mem
bers Of the Chemeketa chapter. that
individual knitting be hereafter lald
aside at the meetings and regulation
Red Cross needlework be taken up
The February meeting of the local
CHAPTER is scheduled to take place at
the home of Mrs. II. w. Meyers on
the twenty third of the month.
OF timely interest, in connection
with the business accomplished by the
Chemeketa chapter on Saturday, is the
review in the club columns of the Ore
ponian Of the work accomplished by
Mrs. Patterson. during her trip last
week in the interests of the various
state chapters.
Mrs. Edith Knight Holmes, club ed
itor. says:
mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, state re-
GENT of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was visitor in Portland
during the week, en- route to her home
near Salem, after an interesting and
Ideliphtful visit to some of the CHAP
ters throughout the state. Mrs. Pat
terson found The Dalles women charm
ling She attended the annual meeting
there at the home of the regent, MIS-
rn-nlnpfIOn
one of the events of the meeting
"Tn Pendleton Mrs. Patterson was
entertained by the local chapter, the
meeting there being at the home OF
Mrs. Mary Lothrop Lane, regent. MRS
Lane is descendant of John and Pms
ella Alden. She had three ancestors
in the Revolutionary war, all at the
same time, and is one of the foremost
ID. A. r. members Of the eastern part
of the state. For the entertainment OF
her guests, Mrs. Lane mad a most at
tractive table spread. The dishes, linen
and silverware were all relics of Rev
lolutionary days. The linen and textiles
about the room were woven in the DAYS
of the Pilgrim Fathers. Miss NeVa
Lane assisted her mother in receiving
Mrs. Fred Judd and Mrs Fred Vincent
also entertained for Mrs. Patterson,
showing her every honor that her high
office and her own charming self war
ranted.
"Mrs. Patterson has been regent Tor
three years and has maintained har-
mcny and has been a leader in good
work well done. The state conference
win meet in Portland in the middle OF
March, and ON this occasion Wlilam'
ette chapter will be hostess. -,
'Mrs. Patterson declares she WIN
not seek reelection.
Mrs. Oswald West and daughter,
Miss Helen West, returned to Portland
Yesterday after a visit of several days
in Salem, as the guests of Mrs. west $
sister, Mrs. Ben Olcott.
Miss Helen West, who is one of the
Junior members Of the Portland Hunt
club, took part y successful paper
chase recently, it being the first event
held by the Junior members since their
recent election of officers. The juniors
are among the most active and eager
members of the Hunt club and fire.
quentIy revel in exciting ehases of one
Kind or another. In the latter event,
twenty seven riders participated.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hedge had as
l.