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Organizing Secretary Reports
The report of the state organizing
secretary, Miss Maude Merrick OF
Waterville, was as follows:
Amariscoggin chapter, formed al
Rumford, October, 1925.
We are pleased to report the or
ganization of Dorcas Dearborn chap
ter in Oakland on Dec. %, 1925. with
date five applications have been sent
in to Washington. Mrs. Ada M
! Cover Is regent and Miss Louise NJ
| Benson, secretary. Meetings are held
| on the third Saturday afternoon OF
each month.
Mrs. J. Fl. Cox has been appointed
organizing regent and is now work
ing for chapter at West Bowdoin
This chapter will be organized in the
! near future.
Application blanks have been sent
! to Mrs. J. S. Stevens of Pressure Isle
and as soon as her papers are ac-
cepted in Washington, she will be
| appointed organizing regent and ex-
poets to have large chapter there.
resolutions Adopted
The following resolutions were
| read and accepted:
BE it resolved that the twenty
eighth annual state conference of the
Maine Daughters of the American
Revolution extend thanks to the fol.
! lowing:
ITO Mrs. Spauldnig Bisbee Of the
Elizabeth Wordsworth chapter. Port
land, for the generous donation OF
$500 for the box in Constitution hall
Washington.
ITO Governor Ralph O. Brewster
for rendering the use of the hall OF
representatives for the conference
and for the excellent and scholarly
address with which he favored the
Daughters and guests at the ban
quet at the Augusta House.
ITO the other speakers a 1.-THE ban
quet who brought words of greeting
Judge Spear, president of the Sons
of the American Revolution, Miss
Witherle. president of the Maine
Federation, and to Mrs. Augustus O
Thomas. who read the greetings OF
her husband, DIR. Thomas.
ITO Ernest L. Mclean. mayor OF
t, Augusta, for his most cordic.l address
of welcome.
ITO Col. Charles Dustin, secretary
to the governor, and superintendent
of buildings, and to III. 3. Thomas
assistant superintendent, for provid-
ing for the comforts of the Daugh-
tiers while in session.
ITO the Augusta House for the
courteous attention shown our men,
berS.
ITO the railroads for reduced
rates.
ITO the pages for the efficient and
continuous service.
ITO the musicians. Mrs. Elizabeth
Robinson, Mrs. Lillian Small, Mrs
Philip Stubs. Madame Antonio Ian
dry, for excellent vocal solos: to the
Shubert Trio for music at the ban
quet; to Mrs. Thomas Cony for heI
impressive violin solo; to Miss Caro-
line Chase for her efficient and varied
work including piano solos and &C.
compartments! and to Mrs. Barb
Merrill for Accomplishments.
ITO koussinoc chapter not only fol
| it's generous hospitality in entertain
! ing the Maine Daughters for sec
ond time during the past year, but
also for the~real home feeling that
dominated the entire atmosphere.
ITO Mrs. Blaine S. Niles, state re-
gent, and to Mrs. William H. Fisher
, have spared neither time nor expense
in making this conference one long
. to be remembered.
, "And finally to one and all who
have in any way assisted in making
this conference a success, we express
our appreciation
The resolutions committee consist
ed of: Mrs. Florence Waugh Dan
forth of Skowhegan, chairman, Mrs
Llewellyn NJ. Edwards of Augusta
Mrs. Frederick Lowell of Portland
and Mrs. Eva Mason of Dover Fox
croft.
Committee on Girl Home Makers
Mrs. William E. Brewster of DeX-
ter, as chairman of the committee or
Girl Home Makers, then made heI
report, which was in part as follows:
last fall cards were sent to every
chapter asking them to appoint a
chairman for Girl Home Makers and
send the names to ME. About one
third of the chapters responded.
"You all know what splendid
! work has been done in Auburn by
Mrs. John Sturgis. She sent me a
fine report this year from which
wish to quote in part:
i
girls who work in our local shoe fac
tories. They have been very Keen
and responsive to all my suggestions
and plans for their culture and bet
termente This year l decided to try
the experiment of leaving the plan
! ming of the years program and their
club activities entirely to a com
mittee of the girls themselves. !
wanted to satisfy myself that I had
helped them to self-reliance and also
wanted to see what things they really
wished to study and what lines APP
pealed to them without suggestion
from me.
II. have been more than satisfied
with the result. The program was
planned by a committee of the girls
themselves and they are carrying II
| out to the letter. They have secured
the speakers for the different talks
like thrift, fiction, etc, entirely them
selves, and are having very inter-
esting year. I have noticed great
changes in taste and ideals in my
work with this interesting group of
hard working girls and find the work
very worth while and inspiring.
Another interesting letter was
from Mrs. Esther Wilson Of Moose
river. 1t is as follows:
"Our society of Girl Home Makers
is still progressing, and we are be-
ginning to see good results.
ct is inspiring when we have
young women coming to us with
their perplexities and really want to
learn from the experiences of older
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