The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05

These officers were elected for the
coming year at the annual meeting of
the local Daughters Of the American
Revolution held at the Park Avenue
home of Mrs. J. H. Holm on Monday
afternoon. The session was character
ized by spirit of loyalty approaching
religion in its fervor and SO furnished
fitting finale for a year Of unpreced-
ented activity and unusual achievement
for the Kenosha Chapter Of the d. A.
r.
Some Of the latter were most inspir-
ingly summarized by Miss Emma Bris-
ter, whose Regent s Report featured
the program for the afternoon. The
statement in its entirety reads as fol
lows:
Members Of the Kenosha Chapter,
D. A. R.
"The year just closing 1918-19, has
been a most unique year in the his
tory of many organizations the d. A.
r. not excepted. The awful plague of
Spanish Influenza erased our October
meeting from the calendar and claim
cd two of our number as its victims
Miriam Frost Cooper and Julia Halleck
Albrecht,
''The board deemed it best to cen
ter our interest for the year or war
work. In accordance with this idea
provision was made for Red Cross work
and a program which dealt partly with
the Revolution and partly with the
World War was planned and executed.
"The patriotic service of the chap
ter as a whole for the past year might
be given as follows the decoration Of
the Armory for the Opening Night of
the Third Liberty Loan campaign, the
placing of q soldier, sailor, and ma
rine pickup placards in autos, the
purchase of a Liberty bond of the 4th
loan, another of the Victory Loan and
the re-adoption of our French orphan.
"Here is summary of individual
reports on war work
men in uniform were entertained
by Chapter members at Christmas time.
So others have been house guests.
200 have been table guests
Sc knitted garments, 2 housewives, 6
scrap books, z games, 10 comfort kits,
besides an inestimable amount Of to-
bacco, candy, ETC., were given to men
In service.
To the Y. M G. A. huts and Army
& Navy Club-70 victrola records, sub.
scriptions to IL newspapers, and so
magazines were contributed.
"Our Chapter of the D. A. R. totals
mere than 5000 hours of Red Cross
work. Over 400 comfort kits and 500
knitted garments were made. 1t is
with pride that I mention in this con-
nection the record of one of our most
loyal members Mrs. Sarah E. Bron-
ION, who knitted LOG sweaters.
Mrs. Genske and Mrs. Perkins
served as instructors in knitting ut the
Red Cross Room and Mrs. 2 &. Sim
mons worked countless hours in charge
Of the work in Surgical Dressings. Mrs.
Sl1inkle served as Secretary to the Wo-
uIUH , D4N4S1Ou OOuuOy OOuliCll OF Lee
fense. Mrs. Tremper as Chairman of
she Home Economics committee super
vised the distribution of 5000 bulle-
tins and recipes, arranged for eighty
one demonstrations, answered 200 phone
calls per month during this period and
gave between eight and ten hours per
day to the work.
Mrs. Trenary as Chairman Of the
Speakers Committee provided over rs
speakers during the Second Liberty
Loan campaign alone. Speaking of
Liberty Bonds, more than 100 are own
ed by the members of the chapter and
about the same number have been sold
by the daughters.
"Miss Flora Dexter has served her
country in two wartime capacities
N'-~t as Secretary to the Food Admin