Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-01
PERSONAL Social
Conference Aftermath

Among the delegates to the Penn
sylvania State Conference, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
held in the Penn Harris this week
were three sisters, former Harris
burgers known as "the Duglison
girls" during the Governor Geary
administration. They are Mrs. Will
liam Sill Foster, of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Herschell, Allen, of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Reese Davis, of Consho-
hQcken. Many old friends entertain
ed them during their stay in the
city.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, state
regent, accompanied by Mr.. Cook
and Miss Louisa Cook, her niece,
left last evening for u fortnight's
stay in Washington, d. c., where
they are registered at the New
Washington Hotel. Mrs. Cook will
attend meetings of the board of
management of the national society
in Memorial Continental Hall, the
coming week.
The presence of two local fighting
men just returned from overseas
was the great attraction of Wednes-
day evenings open meeting. Cap
tain Edward ]. Stackpole, Jr., of the
famous 10th Infantry, 2Sth Divi-
sion, and Captain James McKendree
Reilly. Jr., of the 311th Machine
Gun Battalion gave snappy and in
teresting personal experiences of
their own, receiving an enthusiastic
welcome and round after round of
applause.
The versatility of the Daughters
was shown during the meetings
where so many women gave evidence
of their talents varying from one to
ten. One who has the gift of song
to an unusual degree was Mrs. Roll
land Lee Spade of the Pittsburgh
chapter, whose glorious voice was
heard to advantage in classics and
folk songs at two of the evening
sessions. Mrs. Spade is Il cousin of
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Melick and
has been invited to sing at a We'd
nesday Club recital when she next
visits the city.
Just after the vice-president gen
eral, Mrs. Harold Il. Howell, of
Iowa, finished speaking at the last
session some aShSu neE IL Su6 hll6N
an old Harrisburger. Mrs. Mary
Orwig Everett. now an artist of un-
usual ability residing in Des Moines.
BLESS you, child" said Mrs. Howell,
"she married cousin of mine" Mrs.
Everett won the first prize for an
original painting in a great state
exhibition several years ago.
One of the speakers remarked:
"It is said in our organization, that
though you have all the virtues and
have not ancestors, it profiteth you
nothing" Just here the Daughters
are reminded that it is the same
blood flowing in the veins of Albert,
King of the Belgians and Mrs. Sam
uel u. Shope. general chairman of
pages and ushers. They with Queen
Victoria had a common ancestor,
the two descending from the old
est son of the Duke of SaXe-Coburg-
Saal-Selot and Mrs. Shope from the
younger son of the same family who
came to America in his young man
hood.
The social events for the confer
ence were of unusual interest for
few scities have the stately execu-
tive mansion and the private homes
of historic interest seen here. At
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Elder Bailey many of the visi-
tors seemed to feel it was an ex-
hibition place and gloried in the
tapestries. exquisite paintings and
prints, old furniture and valued an
tiuues, many of them being collec-
tors themselves.
With the Williamsport delegation
were Mrs. Alan Putnam Perley, a
former. vicepresident general and
honorary state regent of Pennsyl-
vania and Mrs. C. II. McCauley, wife
of q prominent attorney of the city.
They were among the most popular
delegates.
When Mrs. Charles J. Wood. Jr.,
was called to the platform to
acknowledge her election as state
secretary many remarked "how
much she is like Mrs. Donald Nc
Lain, of New York" Mrs. McLain
was regent of the largest chapter in
New York city and afterward presi-
dent general of the national organi-
Zation. She visited Harrisburg
year or two prior to her death.
The regent of Harrisburg chapter,
the hostesses for the conference says
her committees were God-given."
There was the heartiest cooperation
in every way, not dissenting note
from start to finish of the wonder
full programs of profits and pleasure
and the perfect weather added to the
whole.