, 1925-01-18
Mrs. Kimbal Delivers Inspiring Address to
D. A.. r. in Retiring as Chapter Regent

Fort Casper Chapter D. A. r. held
an interesting meeting on Tuesday
last at the home of Mrs. E. p, Ra-
con- Mesdames Thomas Cooper
and II. C. Chappell assisted Mrs. Ba.
con as hostessea.
Fort Casper chapter devotss it's
time and work to carrying out the
policies and objects of tho national
society. Daughters OF tho American
Revolution. of which It is q unit.
The objects Of the national society
are to instiIl and encourage patriot.
ism; protect and preserve historical
spots: ~perpetuate the memory of
brave deeds; contribute to and en-.
courage education: the Americaniza.
ton of foreign born.
Mrs. B. B. Brooks. the newly elect.
ed regent. presided at this meeting.
Mrs. w. S. Kimball. regent for the
past two years. gave the following
ADDRESS upon retiring from office:
Necessity and inclination made
the great grandmothers, Of whom
We are so justly proud. frugal. indus.
trious and of strong character.
They e house-keepers and home.
makers. They prepared food and
cooke It; spun and wove blankets,
counterpanes. sheets. towels and
other linens: pieced quilts; sewed
the rags and wove the carpets.
knitted the socks and stockings for
family; read their Bibles and reared
their children in we'll disciplined
habits. to become the staunch and
dependable citizens of a great and
growing country. So well did thew
their work that In a few short years
treckoning as time may be measured
in the light of ages of history the
new country In which they did their
arduous work under primitive con.
ditions has become the leading ma.
ton OF the world.
I'VE can think of the pride with
which at the end of perhaps two
years they could walk about their
roomy homes and point to n heap
of warm. clean and beautiful wool
blankets and say I spun the yarn
and wove those year before LAST or
to a well designed and sturdily
woven carpet and say The children
helped me sew the rags and I wove
this last spring. or to a beautiful
patchwork quilt and say Daughter
Janice and ] pieced and quilted this
in feather stitch to strings and lars
Of dried and sun-sweetened fruits:
to Jars of other provisions; stocks
OF linen sheets. and SO on--a history
and a pride in her heart for each
srticle and period of her labor.
ITO us today. descendants of such
ancestors. It would be a waste OF
labor. with the modern l~abor.saving
devices. TO spend our time and
strength In such manner. Our work
is OF other kinds. Yet, We must think,
in looking back. as we dc today in
welcoming our new staff Of officers,
how nice It would be II we could
point with pride to actual. tangible
proofs of u labor OF the past two
years. We have made honest effort
to piece , patchwork quilt OF good
citizenship from the various bits Of
cloth coming to US from many ma.
tons Of the world. Yet. we canno
today point to the completed quilt
and say: The patchwork is nicely
put together and We have quilted It
WELL We have held and woven
the threads OF memory in our effort
to preserve historical spots and
perpetuate the brave deeds of our
countrymsn. yet our work Is only
begun.
I'VE have tried to spin the flax
and white linens Of the minds
OF the youth Of u country by our
contributions to their education and
upbuiidins. though there are no