Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-05
}. A. R. HOLDING STATE CONVENTION

ment, this event without parallel in our society's history, we do you homage to- day. We share your pride and joy in your distinguished member, in whose hon. or you are entertaining this j. twenty seventh state meeting of the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution This meeting will go down in our history as the first to be graccd by a president general of our very own. To the glad ness and inspiration of today we may also add the members of nine years ago when the president general of today bade us welcome at our eighteenth state meet ing here in this very church. Some among us, that day saw the broad blue ribbon of the president generals office floating over her head. The memories which link together the eighteen and twenty seventh state meetings will be dear to the hearts of Connecticut Daughters, where Lucretia Shaw chapter will ever hold a place hedged about with affection and pride because on her roll of members stands the name of Anna Rogers Minor.
 This meeting is also memorable be- cause of the presence of six national of ficers and the state regents from neigh boring states a gathering of officers such as we have never been honored with before. We give them glad greetings and welcome them to the hearth and home of Connecticut.
 And there is another amongst us today who both welcomes and is wei | comed A new chapter has entered the ranks of Connecticut chapters On Sat urday last, october 30 your state regent officiated at it's organization and now proudly announces the Colonel Henry i Champion chapter of Colchester.
 | T hope that this chapter is only the first of many others. We must increase our membership and our chapters. There should be chapters in such old historic
 towns as Lebanon, Enfield, Guiifordt ] Madison, Saybrook, Branford. Your state regent would welcome information about any daughter or eligible about any daugh- i ter or eligible woman as the starting
 point of a charter in any good American
 women and true may be found.
 "One state, Michigan, is fitly celebrat- ] ing this Tercentenary year by a concerted
 effort to organize chapters and enlist 1 new members How better can We hon or our ancestors, the founders of this na tion, than by this open acknowledgment of descent and this definite resolve tt | perpetuate their spirit and live up our | selves to their ideals. Now is the tifn'
 when our country needs this rising u
 of the Americans. We have many na
 tions amongst us, we have erected altar to many gods of many strange, radica
 and visionary creeds it is time nov. t say, let us all go from this state meet ing with an awakened consciousness o
 our American heritage and it's obliga
 tions"
 Following Mrs. Buers address Mayo
 E. Frank Morgan of New London wa introduced and extended a hearty wei } come to the visitors Greetings were als
 extended by Mrs. Sara Kinney, honor : ary vice president general of the nation } al society and by President Benjamin I } Marshall of Connecticut college. At tn close of the morning session luncheon wa served at the Mohican hotel
 Address by President General. Mrs. George Maynard Minor, the pres ident general delivered the principal ad r dress of the afternoon session whic opened at 215 o'clock. Mrs. Minor
 subject was Home and Country and i
 the course of her remarks she said tha l the development of plans for education i 2 100 per cent. Americanism was one c l the highest forms of service which tn T society of the Daughters of the Amer scan Revolution could possibly render tn