The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
YEAR BOOKS GIVE
VARIED PROGRAM
Daughters of the American
Revolution to Start Sea-
son October 3.
STATE NATIONAL AIMS

"a program which woulud not neg
lect our regard for affairs pertain
. ing to the Revolutionary War and yet
one which would include matters of
present day and local interest and
concern"
This is the keynote to the years ac-
tivities of Kenosha chapter, Daughters
Of the American Revolution, as stated
in the committees foreward TO the
year book just issued. The committee
goes on to say "The ultimate object
of the year is to create deeper sense
Of responsibility toward the stranger
within our gates, and desire on the
part of the chapter to do some per-
manent work in the marking of trails"
Continue AmericaniZatiOn Work.
"phe stranger within our gates" has
been welcomed by the Kenosha Daugh-
tiers for some time past and this
years activities will be a continuation
of the work. E. F. Randall, Federal
Americanization agent, who has CO.
operated with the society in the ar
rangement of Americanization events,
will outline for the new year "The
Augmentation Problem in Kenosha,"
1T the opening meeting of the society
to be held at the home of Mrs. Ezra
Simmons, W. Park place, Monday, Oc-
tober 8, with Mrs. Otis l.. Treanary
as assistant hostess. Another inter
esting event scheduled for the opening
meeting will be the election OF dele
gates to the state conference to be
held in Oshkosh October 10, il and
IL. This years conference will mark
the silver anniversary and program
of unusual interest has been arrang-
ed. Mrs. George Maynard Minor of
Memorial Continental Hall, Washing
ton, d. c., will attend and it is an
ticipated that other national officials
will be present for the celebration.
The reports of the convention will be
read at the November meeting for
which Mesdames G. H. Ripley and
Sarah Bronson will be hostesses.
The December and January meetings
will take the chapter members back to
the days of their great-great-grand-
mothers. Revolutionary Reminiscent
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December meeting and each member
will bring to the meeting some relic
Of Revolutionary days and will tell
an interesting story woven around the
relic Mrs. Edgar L. Shippee and Miss
Anna L. Cooper will be hostesses. TAX
ing the theme "Washington's Wedding
day Celebration" Mrs. Otis L. Tren-
ary will recount romantic passages
in Colonial history at the January
session. Mesdames Walter I. Frost
and Selden Trumbull will be hostesses.
To Elect New National Building.
The election of delegates to the
Continental Congress to be held in
Washington, D. c., in April, will be
a feature of the January meeting. The
national organization is sponsoring sew
eral important projects at the present
time so that this seasons conferences
will prove of especial interest. The
requirements of the national society
have outgrown Memorial Continental
Hall and ground has been broken for
the erection of an additional office
building to cost approximately $780,
100000 The present quarters will be
used solely for social purposes while
The routine business will be conducted
in the new building.
Interesting in connection with the
outlining of the local chapter work is
the following resume of the purposes
of the national society. Ito per-
petuate the memory and spirit of the
men and women who achieved Amerl-
can independence, by the acquisition
and protection of historical spots, and
the creation of monuments; by the en-
couragement of historical research in
relation to the Revolution and the pub
LEGATION of its results; by the preserva-
ton of documents and relics, and OF
the records of the individual services
Of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots,
snd bv the promotion of celebrations
Of all patriotic anniversaries. TO
carry out the injunction of Washing
ton in his farewell address to the
American people, to promote, as an
object of primary Importance, institu-
tions for the general diffusion of
knowledge thus developing an en-
Ightened public opinion, and afford
ing to young and old such advantages
as shall develop in them the largest
capacity for performing the duties of
American citizens. $40 cherish,
maintain, and extend the institutions
of American freedom, to foster true
natriotism and love of country, and to
aid in securing for mankind all the
blessings of liberty"
Chicago Attorney for Guest Night.
To return to the activities of the
local Daughters = James Edgar Brown
Of Chicago will discuss America for
Americans at the guest night meet
ING to be held at the Elks' club Mon
day evening, February 6. Mr.. Brown
Is prominent Chicago attorney and
is active in the Chicago chapter of the
SONS of the American Revolution, The
chapter members will act as hostesses
guest night.
"Pioneer Kenosha" will be discussed
nv p. C. Torrey and other officers of
the Old Settlers club at the March
meeting for which Mesdames A. G.
Karcher and Kate M. Snyder will act
&c bostesses. "Old Trails" under the
direction of the landmarks committee,
&c the topic for the April meeting. Mrs.
Robert Whitaker and Mrs. H. J. Trow-