Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
YORK MAPPED OUT FOR
IAUGHTERS OF 1872
Is to Help New American
Women to Be Good Amer
leans, the President National
Tells Members of Vermont
Chapter at Annual Meeting

taptcr, Daughters OF 1Sl2 was nelu III
he roof garden of the Hotel Vermont
Tuesday afternoon with the following
present as guests of honor: Mrs. C. F. r.
Jennc of Hartford, Conn. national presi-
dent: Mrs. j. Holmes Jackson who rep
resented the NationNl Colonial Danes;
Mrs II. r. Watkins, State regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and Mrs. G. II. V. Allen of Fairhaven.
president of the Vermont Colonial Danes.
The program opened with call to or
der by the state president. Mrs. G. H..
Reade and Mrs. f. Fl. Powell gave the
invocation. Frederick NJ. Bell accom-
panied by Mrs. Bell sang Beloved, 1t Is
Morn" followed by Drink to Me Only
With Thine Eyes" The welcome to the
State society was given by the third vice.
president Miss Ella NJ. Bailey of Mont
oelier. Greeting from the National Co
onial Danes were given by Mrs. Jackson
and from the Vermont Colonial Danes by
Mrs. G. II. V. Allen. Mrs. II. r. Watkins
brought n message from the State Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution and then
the reports of the State officers and the
chapter regents were given In her re-
ports Mrs. II. II. Skeels gave sketch
OF the chapter at Ise La Motto, the chap
ter that entertained the meeting.
The address Of the afternoon was given
by Mrs. Clarence F. r. Jenne, president
national and former resident of Vermont
and State officer and founder Of the chap
ter at Brattleboro.
Mrs. JENNIE said in part: at is one of the
finest traits of our character that we
love the land of our nativity. ] am al
ways glad to get back to Vermont an/ ]
am always proud wherever l am, to say
that l am native of Vermont l have
had many invitations to visit many
States, but this is my first official visit
and think it fitting that it should be so.
Many people have said of US that we
: think of nothing but the past and of
those who have won glory in the past.
I'VE do like TO think of those men of the
past who made American history because
they are worth thinking of. but, the past
has been made and written and the fu-
ture has still to be written, and what
part will the Daughters of 1872 have in
/ that story?
THE great war did many things One
! of these was to make America realize
that she was a nation. 1t awoke us to
the Importance of Americanization
Americanization is placing of American
Ideas and ideals before the foreign born
and keeping them before the native born
ed for the draft, 1t was surprising how
many could not understand the language
in which the orders were given and when
so many went over to fight for demo-
cracy it was again surprising how many
were left at home who could not even read
the laws of democracy.
The basis for American citizenship
should be one common thought and one
common language. The chasm between
the allen and the real American Is wide
one and the approach between the two
must be human one.
| Il am particularly interested in the
alien mother. Her needs are very real
and are very difficult to meet. The hus.
band goes out to his work among Amer
lean speaking people with American ideals
and he soon becomes American
The children learn their lessons in Amer
icanism at the schools. but the mother
stays at home, oftentimes a save to her
family and she remains pretty nearly
the same as when she came from her ma
tive land. The family is apt to grow
away from her and she does not under
stand the new country, so she cannot be
happy here. Here is our work. Let US
use all the influence we have, to helr
new American women to be good Amer
leans.
at has been said that the next job
Of the American woman is to make Amer.
lea American. We should put the same
effort into this as we put into the wal
and the results will be as satisfactory
1t is the duty of the United'States to give
every man. woman and child within its
borders a chance and that chance /,
education"
1t was voted to contribute to the Amer.
lean hospital fund for the hospital to be
erected at Rheims, France, as a memoir
al 10 the Americans who lie buried In
France. A rising vote Of thanks was Civ.
en- the president for her work of the pas,
year.
On exhibition at one side of the room
were some relics. the dress uniform. cock
AIDE hat and leather hat worn by Captain
Horace B. Sawyer in 1872, There was also
book on the war of 1872 written in 1916
At eleven o'clock in the morning the
cabinet council held meeting in the
roof garden and at noon Caleb Hill Chap
ter of Isle La Motto entertained the State
meeting at luncheon in the dining room OF
the Vermont.
The following officers were elected
President. Mrs. Charles H. Reade OF
South Hero; first vice president. Mrs. Johr
A. Mead Of Rutland, second vice. president
Mrs. Frank r. Dye Of Brattleboro; third
vice president. Miss Ella NJ, Bailey OF
Montpelier; recording secretary. Mrs
Helena II, Skeels Of Isle La Motto; cor,
responding secretary, Mrs. Smith s. Bal.
lard of Montpelier; bulletin secretary. Mrs
Patrick c. Mahan Of Burlington; treas
urer. Mrs. Edward II. Prouty of Mont,
,pelier; registrar. Miss Della NJ. Sherman
n BRA CT NrS
Wilcox of Isle La Motto; chaplain. Mrs
+. Henry Powell of Burlington; auditor
Mrs. Oscar ID. Scribner of Montpelier
councillors for three years, Mrs. Harlow
A. Whitney of Mortified and Mrs. Clay.
ton N North Of Shoreham; committee or
soldiers monument for State House
grounds, Mrs. Henry G.. Root of Benning-
ton, Mrs. George f. Graves of Benning.
ton and Mrs. Herman b. Nelson of West
Pawlet.