Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-03-15
d. A. r. MEETING
Interesting Business Session and
Entertaining Program Mon
day Afternoon.

Following the board meeting. the
regular meeting of Elizabeth Porter
Putnam Chanter. y. A. r.. was called
TO order Monday afternoon By Madame
Regent Crosby. All officers were
present except the chaplain, Mrs. Ad-
die w. Fox. and all gave interesting
reports Of activities. The registrar.
Mrs. Helen W Mansfield reported
further increase in membership. the
total enrolment being 2l0. State Re-
gent Katherine Arnold Nettleton sent
a letter in which she paid a high trib-
ute 10 the Chapter and 10 the regis
trar.
The treRsurer's report showed all
dues and state and national quotas
paid and n balance of s23i.53 In the
treasury. The Chapters share Of the
profits of the recent minstrel show
was 5000 Subscription envelopes dis
tributed asking that dollar or more
be placed IN each will he called for at
the April meeting. The committee
will set aside half Of the amount re-
ceived 10 the library fund.
Mrs Clara r. Wittcr reported four
teen new subscriptions 20 the u. A. r,
magazine. In recent national sub
Fcription contest Connecticut stood
sixth
Manueis Distributed
Tho Patriotic Education Committee.
Miss Hannah +. Pcase. reported on
contributions sent h. Ellis Island and
stsAsf that she had distributed 300
manuels IN different languages 10 the
public schools. night school. mills and
at the polls at city meetings. Manuols
may be secured Of Miss Pease without
charge
After the business meeting the cur
tains We're drawn. revealing a stage
set in antiques A program was given
by the G. A. R.. approximately sixty
taking part. The Offering was enter
tanning and those who took part were
highly complimented Several chill
dren came from Pomfret 10 assist
The program was prepared by Mrs
Robinson and assistants, and was un-
usually delightful.
Following the program Miss Eleanor
c. Carpenter and hostesses served re-
freshments In keeping with 81. Pat
rick'x Day Including children there
were approximately It's present
The program was as follows:
Program
Kinderband Miss Warner and pu-
pills. Israel Putnam school
Farce. "A Proposal IN Grandma's
Day" Characters: Charity Alice
Perry; David Harry Thaycr; Ma Al
len, Judith Sahin; Pa Allen. Ellis
Haines.
"citizenshiu." sllas wheeloek. Jr.
Hats 81 other Days" song in
costume. PHYLLIS Tatem. Alice Perry.
Edna Kent. Nadgy Nahihowitz. Incy
Carpenter Eleanor Richardson. Miss
Watson. judith Sabin.
Patriot Scenes Old and New (tab-
leaux) Columbia. Dorothy White
house; Uncle Sam Jerome Tourtel-
lette; Spirit Of '7G; Old Man, Searls
Bradford; Young Man. Brooks Jen-
kins; Youth. Dana Champlin. Betsy
Ross, Margaret Dutfcy. Friend. Bar
bara Fox; Friend. Nancy Covell. LIB
erty. Madelyn Houghton Barbara
Frietchie Pauline Rawley Shirt ~
1927: Soldier. A. Raymond Tourtel-
lotte: Nurse. Dorothy Bradford "Pre
paredness": Farmerettes. Martha Tha
paredness": Farmerettes. Martha
Thayer. the Ross Twins "A Medley Of
Dances: A Swedish Dance. Eiinor
Mann, Muriel johnson; Highland
Fling. Janet Mcintyre; Dutch
Dance. Gertrude Ash. Title Ku-
baska; Bohemian Dance Caro-
lyn Morse; Tarentella Italian,
Priscilla Elliott, Ella Wolchesky;
Spanish. Dorothy Mansfield; Irish Jig.
John Greene; Japanese Lady. Barbara
Mansfield; Chinese Lady. Janet Eng
lish.
The Band
Nine nationalities were represented
among the seventeen children IN the