Putnam patriot., 1921-06-17
ELECT FIRST REGENT
TO HEAD CHAPTER
hrs. Mary B. Bishop We. Elsss-
ed To Same Office "a
Years Ago
wss Iastrusa~nt.l In Fsrruing Local
b. A. r OrRaniratse~


The annual meeting d ths Eliza
beth Porter Putnam Chapter D. A.
r.. vas held las. Monday afternoon.
An appropriate Fiae Day program was
carried CIT. Mrs z J. Daniels read
ing the poem entitled Your Flag and
Mine. ard Mrs silas Wheelock sang-
inK the Satioaal anthem while rhe
chapter joined Ia tie chorus.
During the business meeting tire
annual reports were read and accept
+ 81. II vas voted 70 appropriate $50
for the use 81 the program committee.
AZ this time the designations Of Miss
Marion Carpenter as corresponding
secretary and Mr. I. Il. DeCoudres
AZ librarian wsr~ accepted.
Directly after thu regular business
session. Mrs Mary B. Bishop was
elesrs-d regent II viii b. twenty -five
year. ago next Nay 14th that the Put
nam Chapter Of the ID. A. K. was
founded. and not only sss hrs. Bish-
op instrumental in getting the charter,
bur sae was also elected the first re-
gent q the society in this city.
The chapter was organized in 1897
IN the nail of the Court House build
ing wHh Mrs. Sara T. Kinney Of
Hartford. the State Regent. presiding.
The chayser took is name from the
mother Os General Israel Putnam,
who was Elizabeth Porter Putnam,
and the regent was Mrs. Bishop, then
Mary BuY1p~e Medbury; vice regent,
Mrs Ellen Sharpe Shaw secretary.
Mrs Helen Manning Kent There
were ten you-s ladies serving as ush-
ers. all members Of the new chapter.
Among them were Ruth +. Shaw.
Bertha Hamrr1zd. helen kenysx and
Eden Tatem A. guest Of the 50
eiety that day. Grs Finley e. ks0 Of
Woodstock was present., Mrs. Fox be-
ing a real danghreq
# VAS proposed n that first nas--t-
iug that they purchase the " of Es-n
property of 80 acres on which vas
located the famolas Wolf Den. and
during the two yeas. admiuistrazson.
this was accomplished at q easi Of
$1,000. and paid for y public ssIb-
scriptioa
The WiIlimnutia Chapter was IN
tcrtained by them - the Den. with
basket lunch, thu. efa.rsnee beng tAs.
old way Horses anu carriages hs4ng
the only conveyance, 5iey were driven
in through u rough arod rocky pi,stEIre
and fastened to trsrs- smile the party
made the descent or foOt. the pssth
being almost impussat}e. II was tifsrn
deeided to find better entrance.
Through the Kindness n Huber Card.
engineer of Putnam. the present Wy
vas surveyed. the. old nurse removed.
bat the we'll re.euTbed and equipp,Ad
with the wrll-sweep ard bucket, a new
roadway W.ls butt snd other I'M
prat rments at a aost u ss0.s, psid
Tor BY the chapter.
The Wolf Den prosperity hsss t--e1i
we'll kept. the ehapteT always rnsk-
INK the necessary improvements.
" hen tire chestuus blight came. the
Connecticut SAGE. Forester examined
th. trees and found many vere sf-
fected. and through M. ;sdvie,. of the
state. the ehapter plaeed 81. 000
young pine trees, a. method " re
forestration. and to-day, lapse OF
about eight years, tine trees have
grown remag sah}y.
The past year i bronze tab4et va
placed on the Den b. the Daniel Put
nam Association. telling the story Of
the exploit MARY other uaprove
mrnts have taken place. such as AT
rows pointns - the Den and per
maaeat sig1- Oh She highway III thai
vicinity \ .in,. atss 30-foot tiag pol,
has brea efeef.es a; the entrance
flor .ch hoJt, old Glory
Tee follow ~ officers were eleete,
lu- NeutN afgeruoou To replae,
those e 5oss terms Fave expired
Nh, 0af, Il 84shop. regent. Mrs. 7
II 5,ee.5a 5fes. we regent. Mrs VII
Ham N1nsaeld. registrar; Mrs. SIla
Wheeloek, pondiua secretary
Mrs r. kelley. recording secre
Al- 2 s Dufey. historian
A q. StaaleN Shaw. librarian New
members of the board are Mrs. +. NJ
Warner Mn. Alice Carpenter aue
Mis- Chase Niknlot
le t8- absence of the regent. IN,
retiring vice regent. Miss Mary
, Wheatoa. prrsided Al the meeting ant
bestowed the insignia of office upon
+. the ne~g elected regent
Refreshments of fruit punch al,
cake were served by the hostesses
Mr. MARY Bishop. Mrs George Holt
, Mrs T. b Kent. Mrs f. y. B,oAtr
and Nfs Hcleu NJ. Wiley