Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

/, ton. June II, 1875. Being a resident
of Machias, l am very much inter-
ested. as is the Hannah Weston
Chapter, in this event.
each chapter has received letter
telling of our plans and asking your
cooperation in our coming Fourth
of July celebration. We hope to raise
more funds in order to make this
marker as large and as conspicuous
as possible.
ALREADY several chapters have
responded to our call and we thank
you for your generosity.
"At the suggestion of our state re-
gent, Mrs. Viles, l made plea for
| the sale of our D. A. r. History in
Maine,' published last year under
the direction of Mrs. Herbert w. Hall
of Hallowell, then state historian.
She has sent me orders for two
copies since that letter was sent out
and those are the only copies have
sold during the year. This publica-
ton deserves your attention and l
hope it will be in the hands Of all
chapters before another year. The
other pamphlet, Maine Ancestors in
the American Revolution is of great
value to registrars and should be
| owned by each chapter
Then, The Story of Hannah Wes-
ton and Her Part in the First Naval
Battle, published by Hannah Weston
Chapter, is very attractive little
pamphlet and we would like orders
for it. tThis conference voted money
to assist in its publication and we
have sent copy to each chapter in
the state. These three pamphlets
should be placed in our public Ii
braries.
Smithsonian Blanks have been
sent to % chapters. I asked more
from Washington but was unable to
get any, SO II chapters can make no
! report. VIII you please send in these
I reports at your earliest convenience?
This is required by the United States
government. Evidently most chap
| tiers have considered this to take the
place of chapter historian reports,
as I have received only few re-
ports from chapter historians. This
Is not the case, however. for If we
| are to continue The History of the
| Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton in Maine, we must have chap
| ter historian reports, and full re-
ports, too, for reference.
"The Historical Study Outline be-
ing published in our magazine con-
| tains excellent suggestions for chap
ter programs.
MANY chairs for the new audito-
rum are already pledged and we
| hope each chapter in the state will
feel they can respond to this appeal
"One marker has been placed dur
ing the past year. A tablet was
/ dedicated August 5, 1925, by the Re-
| becca Emery Chapter of Saco. 1t is
| on the Water street side of the Bid
| deford and Saco Bank Building. The
inscription reads The Site of John
| Browns Garrison, a stockade and
blockhouse erected in 1920 as a
| refuge for those who settled near
the Falls during that period. Placed
| here by the Rebecca Emery Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, August 5, 1885,,
| State Registrar
Mrs. Flora E. Potter of Brunswick,
state registrar, reported with two
\ new chapters admitted during the
year There are. now So chapters.
Continuing the report of Mrs
Potter says:
THE lists show that on March l.
1926, our membership was 2,I70, and
| the number of new members during
| the past year was 203. Three mem
bers have been received by transfer
. from out of the state, one from Mem
bers at Large, and one rejoined after
| withdrawing. Therefore, the increas
! in membership is 208. We have lost
| "a members by death, II by resig-
! nation, six by transfer out of the
state and three have been dropped
| for non-payment of dues, making our
total loss 60. This leaves q net gain
| of 14S members.
Il have written 116 letters and sc
| postal cards. l have found the
! duties of state registrar pleasant and
! interesting, although at times ard
uous. The ready response of the
chapter registrars to my many re-
! quests has been most gratifying. All
, nave shown a spirit OF helpfulness
, and that desire to do their work
! well, which is always necessary to
| success.
State Auditor Reports
' The State auditor, Mrs Eliza 3.
I Hodgins of Houlton, reported that
| the accounts of the state treasurer.
Mrs. Edna A. Hutchins, from May s.
| 1925, to March 1, 1926, had been duly
audited and found correct. Balance
on hand March /, 1926, $551.4S."
Report OF International Relations,
Chairman
Mrs. Ella ]. Mason of Dover Fox
croft, chairman of the committee on
international Relations of the
state u. A. r., reported as follows:
The circular letter and tentative
programs on 1nterna eional Relations
Cn,1f ~ t..
to each chapter suggested; that we
turn our attention across the sea
and study the new Republics eastern
Of Europe.
The problems of Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania
and Latvia involve political, econom-
lc and social questions which invite
our study and thought, while the
interrelations of these new members
of the family of nations and their
relations with their great and power
full neighbors are bound to affect the
future peace of Europe.
I'm response chapters have taken
up Canada. Mexico, the Philippines
and Poland.
THE Sulgrave Manor. the ances-
trail home of the Washingtons in
England has been given a place on
many programs.
Not in many years have our in
ternational relations been of so great
importance to the welfare and peace
of this Country as at the present
time Great interest was hhown in
the Locarno Conference and we
eagerly scanned the news reports
and greeted the results with glowing
pulse feeling that the world was
much nearer harmony and peace.
Our entrance into The World
Court of International Justice
caused nationwide discussion. Col
leges, churches. schools and our
greatest thinkers held public and
private debates, and letters and dele
gates were sent to Washington to