The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-23
MRS. SCULL IS
D. A. R. REGENT
Other Officers Selected at Annual
Meeting Held Last Week
Commend Scout Work.
CONDEMN GERMAN ACTION

At the annual meeting of Genera
Lafayette Chapter, Daughters of the
Revolution, held last week, Mrs. Thos
E. Scull was elected as Regent for the
ensuing year. Others officers elected
were as follows: First Vice Regent
Mrs. Stewart H. Shinn; Second Vice
Regent Mrs. A. w Ely; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. w. Chandler Stewart
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Harry
Sickler; Treasurer, Mrs. Samuel John
son; Registrar, Miss Josephine S
Gardner; Historian, Mrs. Samuel Bar
bash; Chaplain, Mrs. Charles H. Shiv
ers. Board of Management: Chapter
Officers and Mrs. M. V. B. Scull, Mrs
w. w. Wright, Mrs John G. Thomas
Mrs. VIM. T. Gardiner, Mrs. Warren
Somers
The reports made by the different
officers and chairmen of committees
during the meeting proved to be very
interesting. The Regent, Mrs. Thomas
E. Scull, made brief report of her
attendance at the d. A. r. Congress
State meetings and all Chapter meet
ings, thus keeping closely in touch
with the great and growing work OF
the society of the D. A. r.
Mrs. A W. Ely, chairman of the
Americanization Committee, reported
visits made by the committee to the
night schools in charge of Prof. Vein
trob, where the D. A R. Emigrants
Manuals are being presented to the
students. 300 of these manuals have
been used in the work of the commit
tee. The committee has also attended
Naturalization meetings, cooperating
with the American Legion in welcom-
ing as new citizens the foreign-born.
The Registrar, Miss Josephine S.
Gardner, reported membership of
169, and in her report paid a loving
tribute to the memory of those whom
death had claimed during the year,
Mrs.. Ada H. Endicott, Mrs. Annie
James and Miss Sarah A. Risley.
The State Historian, Mrs. Charles
w. Blake, requested the Chapter mem
bers to make list of relics owned by
them which dated back to the Revolu-
tionary period. The lists are to be
sent to the National Directory of His
torical Facts. Mrs Jos. Thompson re-
ported owning leaf from the arch at
Trenton under which Washington
passed on his way to be inaugurated
as President of the United States.
Miss Lorene Boice has a cannon ball
picked up after the skirmish at Chest
nut Neck Mrs Martilla F. Ketchum
has a dollar bill printed in 1799 and
other members not present have au-
thentic relics, of which Mrs. Samuel
Barbash, the chapter Historian, would
like to have list, with all data con-
cerning them.
Mrs M. V. B. Scull, chairman of
committee of International Relations,
described scenes in Japan, when the
nerican Ambassador, Mr.. Wood, left
man. f2gr visit to this. country. and
stressed the cfrsTsa in puBirc opinion
in Japan toward the United States.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved that General Lafayette
Chapter, D. A. R., goes on record as
condemning the attitude taken by the
German Embassy in Washington at
the time of the death of our former
President, Woodrow Wilson.
Mrs. Warren Somers, chairman of
Committee on Patriotic Education, re-
ported that she had helped twenty
eight new citizens to establish their
citizenship in Atlantic City
Mrs. Joseph Thompson, chairman of
the Chestnut Neck Monument Commit
tee, reported that the Bill concerning
the moving of the monument had pass
ed the Senate and Assembly but had
not yet been signed by the Governor
The chapter commended the work of
the Boy Scouts and contributed $1,000
for the support of that organization.
Mrs. Anna M. Scull and Mrs. Anna
NJ. Barbash will represent the chapter
as Regent and Delegate at the Con-
gress of the D. A. r. at Washington
in April
Members present were: Mrs. NJ V.
B. Seull, Mrs. T. E. Scull, Mrs. J.
Thompson, Mrs. A Martens, Miss E.
Benedict, Mrs. VIM. Wright, Miss
Wetherill, Mrs. ]. B. Townsend, Mrs
S. Johnson Mrs. R. C. Shane, Mrs. J.
G. Thomas, Miss Pauline Reed, Miss
Mae Cordery, Mrs. s. Barbash, Miss
E. R. Lynch, Mrs. e. Wilvert, Mrs. C.
E. ulmer, Miss M. L. Corson, Mrs. H.
T. Sicliler. Mrs. A. J. Mann, Mrs. A.
W. Ely, Mrs. I. N. Griscom, Miss Boice,
Mrs. c. w. Blake, Mrs. w. Somers,
Mrs. NJ. Ketchum, Mrs. H. P. Rein
both, Mrs. L. Howell, Mrs. A. K Nc
Rae, DR.. Clara Bartlett, Mrs. Herbert
Bailey, Mrs. S. H. Shinn, Mrs. E. Cra-
ter, Mrs. w. c. Stewart, Miss E. Sweet,
Mrs. ". T. Gardiner, Mrs. S. r. Morse,
NT..r.