Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26
STATE DAUGHTERS
OF THE REVOLUTION
Many Interesting Matters at the
State Conference at Hotel
du Pont Today.

The ambulance given by the Della
~are u. A. X. 20 Delaware College for
Red Cross work was represented Mt the
annual State conference OF the Delaware
Daughters. held at the Hotel du POnt
TODAY. by the bronze plate that IS to he
placcd on the car. Whether It stays at
home or whether it goes To France the
hronze plate bearing the ID. y. X. insignia
at the top and these words, Presented
bv the Delaware Daughters Of the .Amerl-
can Revolution, 1917 will announce To
all who see Il the donors of the ambu-
lance. Mrs Edmund 7. Moody, VICE
president general y. :. ID. \. r., was the
leading spirit IN raising funds Tor the
ambulance and its equipment. she thought
Of n and pushed ahead the work OF raising
the money and selecting the car, ana u
tribute was paid her this morning
Mrs Moody, who was chairman OF
the ambulance committee, made an IN
tenstlng report of the funds The ear
propcr cost $3.50. and the equipment
brought the cost up 10 S3,"OO. MIS-
Moody herself collected 1882 for the
fund. Elizabeth Cook Chapter gave $50
Col. laslctt, So: Caesar Rodney, S5oo'
the State regent, Sl65, and the remain
der was personal gitS
Mrs George &. Hall state regent.
presided over the business session ot the
State convention which took up all the
morning. and was followed hy luncheon.
I'm her opening address Mrs. Hall re-
called that on the daN oi the last State
convention. February -, l9l', President
Wilson severed diplomatic relations with
Germany She praised the Daughters
for thclr many patriotic services and the
dcvotion thcy have displayed IN all
u II. work. She spoke too for say
,nr N dress and food as patriotic duty
u hc gladly performed
The following officers were elected:
state Regent Miss Marian Mchim OF
Milford
Honorary state Regent Mrs. George
e. Hall Wilmington
F,rst STAT, Regent Mrs trmon -.
Chavtor. lr second. NIrs Florence d.
Syphcrd. Dover -,
Secretary Mrs James u. scott WI
mington =,
Treasurer Mn. Charlos J. hent, VII
mmgtnn
Registrar Mrs Ernest Frazer New
ark
Ststc Historian and Editor Mrs.
Gcargc II Hall Milford
Tributes were paId 10 the rCtlring
state regent Mrs George G Hall. and the
s.crctar>. Mrs James II Scott. fnr four
wears 81 success and special tribute 10
Mir, Hall from John PctugTccw haptcr,
winch w4s read by Miss Mckm
hc tdoptIou ~ new tN-iaW~. brought
IA hv committee 81 which Mrs. \. ID
FbaAfor Ir /. chairman. tooA up 4 great
c,..l 81 the morning In addition there
p,re reports uf officers and regents q
chapters.
The man polnt in the l'N-laW> was to
MAKE each chaptorS dolccaiion To thc
State convention FIVE Tunes the number
the chapter can send 10 Che continents
concres, Also Tire chapter regent mus;
hc ono 81 the delegates II the state
conyeut.an
Nlrs Charles kent treasurer, rc-
ported tot,I receipts amounting ~ N3hi =
And E 'ane ~ S.o9-
Al the chapters lad bought Liberty
bonds lad dom nl,i effective work Tor
the ked ross Lld helped III tnt national
secretary projects th" school Tor
southern rnountaInctr~ and the fund for
trrnch war orphans. and Tie funl ior tho
restoration 81 tie village ot illlaloy m
Franco
Mr. II Council. regent, showed IN
hrr report thu leading part a-ar Rodney
Chapter t4d takgn in the Delaware Coi-
ls.v, ambulance. and very Spl"ndn! actlvl-
ties among :he members III Red Cross and
other patriotic work There are - mem
bcrs 10 OF them taken ID during the year
There were TWO lost hy death Alrs Edith
HalcoInb and Mrs Iugeuc ia lont
Mr. UArr, Hayward, regent reported
Il members Tor Coocn : Bridge haUtcr.
and i splendid Loyalty 10 al branches Of
Red Cro-S work. They Bought $1,000
worth az Liberty bonds and are ready 70
help with the next issue In addition. they
have helpcd the funds Tor French orphans
for the restoration ui Tlilaioy, and the
soldier, chocolate rIud They also have
purchased . machine Ia Knit socks for
soldiers
Mrs Fdlth " allacc knowles former
regent Of Caesar Rodncy Chapter. sent q
message ~ greeting 10 thc convention
through Mss Grace Bard Mr. Knowles
Is IL ranc, engaged III \ VI G \. work
rpi Lu> HOS
The Soc.al part oi the cnnyent.oa wlIl
D. the luncheon served a the ro-e room
and tins has been arrange. y"ry SIMPLY
tins YER a. account OF tuc war Mrs.
Hall VII pres .le and there m4y he I'M
prumptu talk, by State anG chapter
oalcers. or reports not gwen Al tho morn
iug meeting may b, presented at Tins
time bu' the Only entertainment Wil
D. solo, IS Miss Madeleine Reed with
piano accom- p4ilu,uts bv Nr> harlc9
{ Bvc Patriotic songs VII ~ sung hN
the whole COMPANY Those present II
th, luncheon follow
Mn !. p Ma0lN president gen
er. \ : d 4 j Air, org, & Hail
STATE regent
Cesar kolnes Chapter Nlr- NJ
Council regent Mss Deborah ! Pea
o1ck. Mrs II y Ross Ms Ellzabcth
BlankcI. MIR Tuomt- Sadler Mr~ How
ard 4 Elv Mr. John NJ Harvey, Mr.
George " cox and guest Mr. J.. J.
Hewitt. Mr. Edward GIihgau and guest,
Alss susan 81 MlIlawav. Mr. tharie-
: Middleton and gucs' Mrs / II Wood
ward Mr., ~ n Bond and guest, Mrs.
Richard Bond MTs John . Miller Miss
Elizabeth Massey OF Phiadclphia, Mrs.
". + Duff Mrs j. Hauncr Rllc Mrs.
J. j. Fuller Air Charles h Palmer,
Mr. A. D. ChayLor, Jr, Ms Grace
Bard Mrs ". 5 Lcdnum and guest
Mr. John Reynolds, Mrs James II.
Scott Mr ". II HancAer and guest,
Mrs Charles Reynolds 81 Colorado,
Miss Margaret 5. Wilson, Mrs. John &.
Green
Col. Haslett Chapter, Dover Mrs.
G ID Syphcrd Mrs Eugene Raughlcy.
Ellzabeth Cook Chapter, Smyrna
Mrs John " Clifton, regent Miss J r..
Deiord, Mrs Anna P Mitchell
John Petugrew Chapter, Milford
hin George III Hall. Mrs John Sharp,