New Britain herald., 1926-02-20

Those holding over from 1924 and 1925 arc Mrs F. W, Corbin of New Haven; Mrs, W, P. Barber of West Hartford; Miss Florence g. NJ Crofut Of Hartford. Mrs c, H. Arm strong. sr,. of Bridgeport; Mrs Harry R. Williams of Hartford and | Mrs, c. F, Merwin Of New Haven. | As delegate to the general court | members elected Mrs. George May | nard Minor of Waterford and Miss crofut as alternate.
 Plans for the court were outlined by Miss II. P Marsh who has served the state for six years at national councillor.
 After business, members and their friends adjourned for luncheon for which s6 reservation had been made from all sections of the state. The hostesses Of the day were Mrs. Alan NJ. Bateman, Mrs, c, B, Bol- mcr, Mrs A. II. Jackson and Miss Emeline Street, ell Of New Haven. ID spcdhNT ol Nllc dlASfApOH Nhb Dr. Richard Swan Lun. director Of Peabody Museum. who explained the arrangement and design of the collections. Later under expert guidance those present were taken through the musaum. which Is one Of the largest buildings to be opened by Yale university
 At the meeting much interest was manifested ip tho candidacy next April of Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel of Liehheld for the office Of national president In accordance with the enthusiastic and unanimous endorse ment voted at the meeting of Octo- ber 2l. 1925. official announcement cards to that effect have already been issued by the chapter. Mrs. Buel's singular fitness for this im- portant position Is the natural out como of career of diversified in- terests and continuous activity. Since 1924 as national historian of this organization. she has collected valuable historical data, which will promote research work In that de- partment
 Never private in the ranks of the Daughters of the American Revolution. she became widely known from 19o9-l922, as the state regent Of Connecticut, and to that office she brough executive ability and skill in organization. that per fected the foundation laid by her predecessor in that office, who wa: accounted dean of state regents, th' late Mrs. Sara Thomson Kinney o
 Hartford.
 From 1922-1a25, as vice -presiden
 general and since 1920 as nationa
 chairman Of the committee on tn
 widely known Manual for Immi
 grants" Mrs. Buel has served wit,
 high efficiency the National Societ
 Daughters of the American Revolu ,- ton. She is a member of many othe
 societies and organizations. whic
 include the following: The Connec = ticut Society of Colonial Danes c
 America, of which she served as his d torian for three years; a member J. of the Colonial Danes club. Wash
 ington; the Society of Mayflowe
 Descendants In the State of Connet II ticut; the John Rowland Society ly the Daughters of Colonial War. l. the Hartford Colony. National Sc
 ciety of New England Women an for twenty-two years she served { o secretary of the Litchtield chapte o American Red Cross.
 I Mrs, Buel was an incorporat
 and Is now trustee of Connectc ' college. Educationally she wt or honors even in preparatory schoc oy and not long before the founding " Barnard college, she had the di ho tinction of being the fourth woma
 on whom Columbia university CO
 ferred the degree of Bachelor
 Arts. Mrs, Buel Is the author ot many historical papers and publ Ho addresses of a patriotic nature, tn ". include such subjects as The Co a, stitution of the United States" al nt The Dangers of Socialist Prop al. eanda." In addition, she has pu
 lished booklet Tho Tale of { .o Spinning Wheel" and has edit
 three larger works: The Ellswor
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