Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
D. A. R. STATE REGENT
 TELLS OF ACTIVITIES

We nave fAl>td ana expended m cash exclusive of state dues $4s,- 1a3.03. which is quite bit more than last year. We are glad Co say Rat oar enc real Daughter, Mrs Angelina Loring Avery of Wiiliman- tic. ls well and has been able to att cad @ meeting and enjoy it. and her S0 years seem Co rest very lightly upon her.
 "our quotas for the Manual, Ma tional Defense, and Ellis Island amount to S2.o3i, and We pledged at Congress and at our fall meeting gifts to Constitution Hall amounting to Sl7.925, and 1t k a proud moment for me to be able to say again this year that every pledge made by Com necticut has been paid in full, totaling S6l ,65915.
 "The state regent has attended the five regular meetings of the National Board of Management.
 fifsy-three Chapters
 We still number fifty-three chap ters In February we paid Co the Connecticut College our check for S6,- t00 and put into action our scholar ship at that college in honor of our Honorary President General, Mrs. Minor. Me have had during the year four regional luneheons and meetings for National Defense and at each of them We were honored in having our national chairman. Mrs. William Sher- man Walker. as our guest and speak CT.
 Under the state chairman of Americanism. our chapters have put in a very active year, and we have in creased the interest of our members in the work among the foreigners, especially foreign women. This year we gave larger amount of money and have also sent more boxes of useful articles Go the American International College at Springfield. Mass, which does SO much in teaching foreign men and women. and then sends them out to teach in their own groups.
 "We have continued the prizes in the night schools in the form of pins given to the members for perfect at tendance CTS nights); last year we gave 36l. This year We are offering an additional reward Of two and q half dollar gold piece to any mem Der who has a record of three years perfect attendance.
 Patriotic Education
 Patriotic education has grown in interest and activity under the lead ership of our state chairman, and she has done much to educate the members in our state in the varied work that can be done for the schools on our accredited list.
 Under the head of radio commit tee work. it is thanks to our state chairman that we have been on the air from the largest station in our state. WTIC of Hartford on alternate Tuesday afternoons since January 2lst, and these programs are to con- tinue until June
 "We voted last year to purchase a 50 .000 tract of land in the People 8 Forest and thi5 has been done, and was given to the state of Connecticut lass June. This year we hope to mark it with q boulder upon which will be placed a tablet.
 @The 1929 state conference was held in Windsor with the Abigail Vol colt Ellsworth chapter as our hostess, Two very delightful days were spent and again it is my pleasure to re- port that these conferences are gain ing in numbers and interest.
 "Our state fall meeting was another red letter day in our history, and we were honored by having with us our President General. Mrs. Hobart; sec resary general, Mrs. Bissell; librarian general, Mrs. Magma; curatory gen. eral. Mrs. Kramer, and the state re- gents of Maine. New Jersey, and Ken lucky; and Connecticut's two very own Honorary Presidents General, Mrs. Minor and Mrs. Brosseau. All brought us most inspiring messages and gave us a wonderful send off for the D. A. R. year ahead of us.
 Putnam's Chapter
 Miss Nettleton gave the following report of the work of Elizabeth Port CT Putnam Chapter of Putnam during the year
 "Its regent reports the most out standing piece of work as the locating of the graves of twenty-seven Revo- lutionary soldiers, the copying of sey. en cemeteries. and the placing of two or three records in the state lib- rary at Hartford and Memorial Con- tinental Hall Library"