Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-15
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Daughters of the
American Revolution

with Mrs. Caperton and Mrs.
Paul Burnam as hostesses and
Mrs. M. c. Kellogg, tn new Re
gent, presiding. Mrs. KELLOGG
makes charming presiding Of
ficer and the chapter feels that
it is fortunate both in the selec-
ton of its Regent and of all the
new officers for the coming
year. 1t is a beautiful custom
of the chapter to open ali of its
I meetings with a Psalm and a
prayer by its beloved Chaplain,
Mrs. Alice P. Tribble. The pa
per for the afternoon was Civ
en- by Miss Willie NJ. Kennedy,
the subject Disarmament. .
This subject was selected year
ago, when the year book for
1922 was issued and before the
! great international Convention
for the Reduction of Armament
had convened in Washington
City. This subject OF such vast
Importance was discussed by
Miss Kennedy on Monday after
noon in a most brilliant and
thoughtful manner, bringing out
not only the far reaching results
OF the conference i'll Washing
ton, held at Memorial Continent
al Hall, the home of the D. \.
r., but also the conclusions of
her own personal observations
during her recent sojourn of six
months in Europe. The prob
lem of reduction of ornaments
by the great nations and the
questions of international trade
and commerce are subjects for
the most astute brains of the
world to solve. Miss Kennedy's
discussion was both able, wise
and delightful in every way and
every one who was SO fortunate
as to have heard her feels it was
privilege indeed.
Mrs. Keith gave an excellent
report of the State Conference
at Lexington. Miss DeJarnette,
retiring treasurer, reported the
Boonesboro chapter still solvent
and Miss Gibson, chairman Of
the programme committee, re-
ported that the annual for 1928
was ready to 90 to press.
The chapter was most honor
ed in having as guests for the
Afternoon Mrs. J.. Harris Baugh-
man, of Danville, Regent of the
St. Asaph's Chapter; Miss ST.
| san Fisher Woods, of Stanford,
Regent of the Logan-Whitley
Chapter; Miss Esther Burch, OF
Stanford, member of the State
Board D. A. R., and Mrs. Rich
ard c: Hooker, of Stanford, and
Mrs. Geiger, of Huntington, w.
Va, also active members Of the
D. A. r.
The social hour was enjoya-
bic, Mrs. Jennings Greenleaf
presiding over the tea cups and
Miss Mary Barr Clay and Mar
garet Greenleaf assisting. Sew
era1 pieces of old mahogany
which have come down from
pioneer days and now adorn this
home furnished an appropriate
background for a meeting of
the Daughters of. the American
Revolution. Among them may
be mentioned the old sideboard
from the family of Capt James
Estill, who preempted $4,000
acres of land in Kentucky; built
EstiIl Station and was killed by
the Indians at the battle of Es-
till's Depot at the early age of
81 years. A monument to his
memory stands in the Richmond
cemetery and was perhaps the
second historical monument
erected in the State. A grand
fathers clock on the stairway
marks the passing Of time which
was owned by Capt. Archibald
Woods, another of the great
pioneers of Madison county.
The Boonesboro Chapter now
numbers "a members many them
nonresident; and a roll call of
the ancestors of the members
would include many of the most
notable founders of the Com
monwea1th of Kentucky, as we'll
as Madison county. The chap
ter is particularly pleased that
a flag for the first time was kept
floating from its staff over the
site of Fort Boonesborough this
summer. 1t was matter of
much regret that Mrs. Christie
pher D. Chenau1t, vice presi-
dent general for Kentucky and
founder of the chapter, could
not be present on Monday.