The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-21
D. A.. R. ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
Mrs. Thomas E. ScuIl Chosen as
Regent-Mrs. Maria c. Thomas
on Board of Managers.
Scholarships Awarded

The annual meeting of the General
Lafayette Chapter, D. A. R., was held
on Saturday in the Atlantic City Ii
brary. The following named officers
were elected for the ensuing year
Regent, Mrs. Thomas E. Scull; LIST
Vice-Regent, Mrs. Stewart H. Shinn;
End Vice-Regent, Mrs. Alfred W. Ely;
Secretary, Mrs. w Chandler Stewart;
Treasurer, Mrs. Samuel Johnson; His
torian, Mrs. Samuel Barbash; Chap
lain, Mrs. Lewis Howell; Registrar,
Miss Josephine S. Gardner. Members
of the Board of Management: Mrs.
Charles H. Shivers, Mrs. VIM. Wright,
Mrs. Mary B. Gardiner, Mrs. Warren
Somers, Mrs. Maria c. Thomas.
The retiring Regent, Mrs. M. V. B.
Soul, gave an interesting review OF
the activities of the Chapter during
her administration. The Chapter has
contributed to the support of five
scholarships for deserving pupils.
Two of these were made in memory
of two young soldiers of the World
War-John 1. Collins and Edward Pen
dleton, Jr., who died in the service Of
this country. The Chapter has con
tributed to the support of such worthy
community work as the Red Cross,
Child Federation, Day Nursery and
Travellers Aid Society. Children OF
the Near East and an orphan in
France have been beneiciaries of the
Chapters Benevolent Fund. Some
time ago Gen. Lafayette Chapter and
the Century Chapter, U. S. d. of 1912,
gave a beautiful flag to the Y. NJ. c.
A. Representatives of the Chapter
have attended the closing exercises OF
the night schools of the city and meet
ings where newly-made citizens receiv
ed their naturalization papers. AS a
part of their patriotic educational
work they have given copies OF The
Americans Greed and the "Emigrantt
Manual" TO our new fellow citizens.
An important recent event was the
organization of a Chapter of the Chit
dren of the American Revolution. the
Richard Somers Chapter, with Miss
Eloise Sweet as Senior President.
Those who attended the annual
meeting of Gen. Lafayette Chapter
were: Rebecca EsteIl Winston, DR..
Clara K. Bartlett, Mrs. Rial N. DEM
son. Mrs. Annie E. Reinboth, Mrs. lisa
bel R. Corson, Catherine B. Endicott,
Mrs. Ada H. Endicott, Mrs. Florence
o. McRae, Mrs. Lucinda E. Devine,
Mrs. NJ. Pauline Stewart, Mrs. Anna
R. Skinner, Mrs. Isabel v. Sickler,
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Risley, Mrs. Albert
F. Saehse, Mrs. Almerin Marston,
Mrs. Joseph Thompson, Mrs. C. Il
Shivers, Mrs. Virginia Johnson, Mrs.
Lewis E. Somers, Miss Cornelia Frink,
Mrs. F. G. Turner, Mrs. Maria C.
Thomas, Mrs. Charles w. Blake, Mrs.
l. G. Adams. Mrs. Herbert P. Bailey,
Edith NJ. Benedict, Emily R. Lynch,
Mrs. Mary B. Gardiner, Miss Ethel C.
Hammell, Mrs. Martilla F. Ketchum,
Miss Edna A. Ryon. Caroline l. Ryon,
Mrs. Lizzie Collins, Mrs. Ida E. VIII
vert, Miss Sarah A. Risley, Mrs. Sam
uel Johnson. Mrs. l. Norwood Griscom,
Mrs. John J. Gardner, Miss Josephine
S. Gardner, Mrs. Samuel Barbash.
Mrs. O.. ] HammeIl Mrs n II
Bennett, Mrs. Warren Somers, Mrs.
VIM. Wright, Elizabeth J.. Conover.
Miss Ezanna Conover, Mrs. George
Bailey. Mrs. Lottie F. Cake. Mrs. VIM.
Edge, Mrs. A. ]. Mann, NJ. Eloise
Sweet, E. Pauline Reed, Mae F. Cor
derry, Caroline NJ. Sweeney, Mrs. Zeph.
Conover. Mrs. Charles F. Langston,
Mrs. Stewart H. Shinn. Mrs. A. W.
Ely, Mrs. Martin V. B. Soul and Mrs.
Thomas E. Soul.