Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-12
STATE REGENT MAKES VISIT
 TO FAITH TRUMBULL CHAPTER

There was a very large attendance as the October meeting of Faith Trumbull l Chapter, D. A. R., held on Wednesday afternoon at the Community House. This was the first meeting of the year and was honored by the presence of the new state regent, Mrs. Charles H. Bissell. Mrs A N H. Vaughn presided and opened the meeting with the singing of Amerisa, Miss Annie E. Vaughn accom- panying, followed by the Lords Prayer. Mrs. Louis A. Wheeler led the chapter in the salute to the flag, after which the minutes of the June meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. William H. Dawley. In the absence of the treas- urer, Mrs. Wilbur S. filling, Miss Rosa lie Bennett read her report. Other re- ports were given by Mrs Hezekiah Per kins, Mrs. Albert s. Comstock, Mrs. George A. Ashley and Mrs. B. Allen Bidwell.
 American Bond Speaker.
 Rev. Robert P. Carson of Denver, Col, secretary of the American Bond, spoke for ten minutes in an interesting way upon the formation and purpose of this ! new organization. In part he said: Sixty-four years ago, when Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met in Freeport, Illinois, in those memorable debates, the clouds of the slavery issue, whose lightnings had flashed ominously on the horizon from the very founding | of our nation, darkened the hearts and minds of the American people.
 l Less than three years, and that storm was to break in thunder of artillery and rain of blood. Less than three years and Abraham Lincoln was to be inaug urated president of the United States, while his great adversary of the Illinois debate stood on the inaugural platform, and in speeches. token of magnificent I loyalty and esteem, held the new pres Iident's hat
 l There are two pictures in my mind, one, of the conflict of ideas at Freeport the other, of that alliance of patriot ism at Washington. Douglas on tn,
 inaugural platform was notice to his I party, and to the whole nation, that while he and President Lincoln had diff fered on how best to deal with the slav- cry question, and t-on how best to in
 sure the preservation of the Union, now that the unity of the nation was under
 immediate menace, there were no lonc- ler differences between them the Union came first and no matter what the fate of the other incidental questions, thu Union was to be preserved at all costs
 From these two pictures an Americar
 in any crisis may take heart and hope
 In them is the spirit of the republic
 the glory of the nation. In them is tht
 life of the heroic age of Rome-"wher
 none were for the party, and all wer,
 for the state"
 My friends, of the Daughters of ta American Revolution, a pail darker tha,
 that which overshadowed Lincoln an the nation then. threatens us now. Tha . was sectional. The southern states ar ( olrrat rnrf caltSm, sovietiSrn, and bolshevism [ N 3 W. ism and other sinister and insidiou influences are threatening the very VI 5 taS or our government. It is not sec
 tional but silently and quietly it ha
 been creeping into the homes school
 and institutions of higher learning, an ' organizations of various kinds, until
 IS now in organized and yunorganize !. form in every state in the Uniol SteaIthfly, in some instances 1t has eve 2 eluded the most pious and has creut II to the pulpit and breathed out its yenor from behind the sacred desk. For tfil
 ty years it has been taking form in tn
 breaking down of the respect for a r law, both the laws of man and God D The time has come for cool heade '- true hearted, men and women to fas 5, these conditions sensibly, and meet the II propaganda, with other propagant :. equal to in volume, and s11rpassins T the contents thereof and therebv ser, s notice on these who are seeking to ul
 dernine this government that 'aTh, n shall not pass" and that this "gover, u ment of the people, by the people AT ID for the people shall not perish from il L. earth"
 aS For this purpose at the request of u government officials, the American Bor
 came into being. Almost all of won ha- v heard of the details of it in the diffe n ent churches in your city. I am her 'I therefore, through your courtesy and 1, iu dulgence, to ask of you as indfvidua
 ana an organization, that you get ba, q or the American Bond with your m III raj and financial support and join wi
 us Tn ten year program of educatf
 ana agitation to help preserve forev
 the nation which your fathers died Y bring into existence.
 of Following MT. Carson's address. M, jr Olive Roberts gave much pleasura wi y. the vocal selection, Fair Springtime R r. ginning from Saint Saens' Samson a, y- DeIlah." Miss Olive Linton accomna r- jed her.
 State Regent Speaks.
 he Mrs. Vaughn then presented M ey Blssell' who in her new capacity si state regent gave an instructive as w ay as interesting talk on D. A. R. matte IT, She spoke of the wisdom of the founde re m making the national society the nm Each member must become a memf ge of the national society before ioini 'r, any local chapter. This has given f IS. nat-onal society it's present prestige a
 Influence and has also been the cs,1se
 the great gain in membership Tn tbir,
 TWO years there have been 1S0 900 me .E ners of whom 130.000 are today aIi ok ana active. Connecticut has nearly ub Uuo members. All these are needed 1 ay the work which the society is doiI ng Ihe national society is having great ! rd mands for the Manual for Imnigran
 which Is already printed in six ls H. suages. The English edition is bel A. used extensively and evidently as ,t- primer for learning English.
 ,o. The state society has three main m Jects for the year, one of them being I
 Jonathan Trumbun scholarship at H IT. yard college. Then there is always 25 educational work in the southern mo, inn laais and at the International College on Sprlngneld. She urged the chauter ar- It's local work to take an active inter
 in public affairs. The schools are a n
 ural field for this interest and the mi
 ies are another field of work. i
 Daughters are the proud interiors l 'n those who fought and died to give ie aI this country for our own and il
 should see to it that this great inb.
 lance IS passed on intact to the n 11e generation. They should fight for icb lnzatlon as truly as did the Anaeri, -n1 soldier of the French Foreign Leg ~ whose grave was the only well kert 2 e,v amid the desolate ruin of citv " Y" France