TEXAS. MRS. MARGARET L. H. HICKS, Tem'y Chairman, Children of the Republic, 44 Watauga Apartments, Nashville, Tenn. DEAR MADAM: March 26. In response to your request of the 19th inst., would say that, so far as I am advised, only two chapters of the Children of the Republic have been formed in our State, one at Austin by the Thankful Hubbard Chapter, D. A. R., the other at Temple by Betty Martin Chapter, D. A. R. Both are doing excellent work, the first in charge of Mrs. E. P. Smith, the other in charge of Mrs. W. Goodrich Jones. This last is located in the country where there are a good many Bohemians and the work should prove quite valuable. A flag and a copy of Stuart's painting of Washington were presented to the school, with appropriate exercises. Quite a number of our chapters are doing such work in a way, by offering medals and prizes to the school children, for essays on patriotic subjects, presenting flags and pictures to the schools, and Jane Douglas Chapter of this city had a lecture on "Our Flag" given at the High School, illustrated with stereoptic slides. I hope that by another year we shall be able to make a still better report, as interest in the work is increasing very satisfactorily. Sincerely yours, (MRS. A. V.) LULIE H. LANE, Texas State Regent. Sorry to learn of Mrs. Gardner's illness; trust she is much improved. MY DEAR MRS. HICKS: WISCONSIN. L. H. L. Milwaukee, March 19, 1912. My report must from necessity be a short one. I have sent a circular letter to the Regents of all the chapters in the State, and also sent personal letters where I thought that there might be a possibility of a club being formed. I must report that in no case have I received a favorable reply. I am invited to address a society of ladies in one of our smaller cities April 9th, and I may be able to report favorably from the visit. We have many opportunities here in Milwaukee, but our Daughters do not at the present time respond to my appeal. Children, boys and girls, are anxious to form societies, but no Daughters feel that they have the time to direct them. It is a great field and your State Chairman regrets that the need is not felt seriously by our D. A. R. We have two wide-awake clubs in Milwaukee, both just one year old. The Directress of the "Liberty Boys of '76" is away on a trip to Panama. Imagine my surprise upon speaking through the tube to my front door, in reply to my question, "Who is it" to hear this answer, "The Liberty Boys of '76." It made me feel for a minute as if I must be a Colonial dame, living during the years long gone by. It was the president and secretary who responded to my request for a report. They have 16 members and meet every other Saturday evening at the home of Miss Comstock, the Directress of this Society. During last summer they made a trip to one of the beautiful lakes in Wisconsin, with Miss Comstock as chaperon. Walking all the way, thirty miles, they spent a week and had a delightful time, as the president said, "They enjoyed every minute.” These boys have a fine constitution and by-laws. The boys are about sixteen or seventeen years old. The boys have a certain amount which must be paid each week into the treasury. Miss Comstock places it in the bank for them, and it is their plan to add to it until most of them are twenty-one and then to divide it among them. The president told me that they have $20 in the bank now and $8 on hand. They have had a lecture on patriotism and a number of entertainments. A Thanksgiving banquet was held at the home of Miss Comstock. The boys were dressed to represent Indians, Pilgrims, etc. Twenty-four were present. An entertainment is to be given this spring, object, to increase their bank account. The boys plan a week's vacation for next summer. Election of officers will take place in April. The president is George Foreyt. The secretary, Otto Schmidt. Mrs. Curtin, the Directress of "The Patriots," thus replies to my request for a report in regard to her boys: "I feel that in a way the boys have accomplished quite a bit. From a membership of 11 a year ago, they have grown to a membership of 37, with about 10 on the waiting list. They have met every Friday evening since the first of last November, and their interest has been largely held by means of a military drill, given them by Mr. Sorens, to whom belongs the credit of making the boys what they are in that respect, for while they are by no means a military company they show plainly the effect his training and patience has had upon them. The boys hold a business meeting once a month with their own officers presiding and have several committees at work. "Some little difficulty was encountered in securing a place of meeting suitable for drilling purposes, and three changes had to be made during the winter, but the boys have been enthusiastic in helping to find new places. "They are all foreigners, mostly Russian Jews, but they are bright, quick and thoroughly interested in their club. They were delightfully entertained by the Children of the American Revolution at a flag lecture in celebration of Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. The Liberty Boys of '76 were also present. We plan to show the D. A. R. and the Children just a little of what we can do by giving a short drill before them on Easter Monday." This meeting on Easter Monday is to be held at the State Normal School, and is to be designated as "Young America's Day." The program to be in charge of the "President of the C. A. R." and the "Directress of The Patriots." The entire program to be given by the children. "The Star of Wisconsin" is to be sung by a selected quartette from the "Liberty Boys." The Milwaukee Chapter have bought the second lot of buttons for the "Children of the Republic" and badges for them all, which they will wear for the first time Easter Monday. We much regret that on account of change of residence "The Patriots" are to lose their Directress. She has been faithful, and a true "Directress," meeting every Friday with them, and it will be extremely difficult to fill her place. Her influence will long remain with the boys. Respectfully submitted, (MRS. A. J.) IDA F. EIMERMANN, State Director, C. of R., in Wisconsin. April 1, 1912. The States reporting "No clubs, Children of the Republic": Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey, Nebraska, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Rhode Island. APPENDIX R. REPORT OF THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. Madam President General, and Members of the Twenty-first Continental Congress: I have the honor to report that the work entrusted to the Publication Committee, the publishing of the Proceedings of the Twentieth Continental Congress, and of the Directory, has been satisfactorily completed at the lowest possible cost to the Society. Although the copy for the Proceedings was not sent to the printer as early as agreed upon, as many State Regents and Chairmen of National Committees delayed sending in their reports, by the first of July a copy had been mailed to every chapter. Owing to the unceasing work of my predecessor, Mrs. Draper, throughout the entire summer, ably assisted by Mrs. McIntosh, a member of the committee, and a corps of faithful clerks, the cost of compiling the 1912 Directory was less than that of 1909, although it was fully one-third larger-and the entire work was completed two weeks ahead of schedule time. I cannot close this report without expressing my own regret, and that of the entire committee, at the enforced absence of the faithful, efficient and devoted chairman, whose health has given way under the strain of the constant, active and arduous labor for the Society in this and other ways. Respectfully submitted, MRS. WILLIAM N. REYNOLDS, Vice-Chairman Publication Committee. INDEX. Akers, Mrs. Albert, letter of sympathy, 265-266. Alexander, Mrs. Robert, presents gifts from Philadelphia Chapter, 73. Amendments to Constitution, 182-208; 210-228; 252-253; 264-265. American Audit Co., report, 705-714. American Monthly Magazine, report of Editor, 97-98; report of Committee, 95-96. Arlington Cemetery resolutions, Mrs. Sternberg, 245-246. Assistant Historian General, see Mrs. Henry M. Thompson; discussion of office, Auditing Committee, report, 705-714. Avery, Mrs. Elroy M., 95; 267. Ballinger, Mrs. M. A., resolutions, 266-267. Barnard, Mrs. Ralph (Precentor), introduced, 9. Barnes, Mrs. Will Croft (S. V. R. of Arizona), resolutions, 266; report, 321-322 Barton, Miss Clara, 747. Bassett, Mrs. Charles W., report of Historian General, 44-48; Chalkley Mss. Bellamy, Mrs. Washington, unveils bust, 64. Benning, Miss Anna C. (Vice-President General), report of Revolutionary Relics Block, Mrs. Williard T., report of Liquidation and Endowment Fund Committee, Bond, Mrs. Charles H., nominated for Vice-President General, 84; introduced, 220. Borah, Senator, address, 237-240. Bosley, Mrs. May A., presents portrait of Mrs. A. Leo Knott, 69-70. Bowron, Mrs. Henry S., report of Interchangeable Bureau, 895-898; financial re- Bradley, Miss Maria C., presents painting, 70-71. Bradley flag, account of, 70-71. Bratton, Mrs. Robert M., nominated for Vice-President General, 83; introduced, Brayton, Mrs. James P. (Vice-President General), presiding, 209-232. Bristol Scholarship, presented, 72-73. Brumbaugh, Mrs. Gaius M., report of Registrar General, 37-39; nominates Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Charles B. (Vice-President General), report of Committee on Rec- Buel, Mrs. John L. (State Regent of Connecticut), presents bust of Oliver Ells- Burrows, Mrs. Julius C., nominated for Honorary Vice-President General, 85-86. Carr, John Foster, address, 235-237. Chalkley Manuscripts, made special order of business, 33; reports and debate, Chaplain General, see Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce. Chapters, organization of, report, 33-34; work of, see State Reports. Children of the Republic, report, 899-924. Clarke, Mrs. Ellen D., nominates Mrs. Bond for Vice-President General, 84. Constitution, Revision Committee report, 150; 820-829; discussion, 151-167; 178; Continental Congress (Twenty-first), Credential list, 602-675; program, 676-689; Conway, Mrs. Adele S., report for Oklahoma, 542-543. Corresponding Secretary General, see Mrs. Wm. F. Dennis. Cox, Mr. William V., greeting, 25. Couden, Rev. Dr. Henry, devotional exercises, 244. Credential Committee, report, 6-7; list, 602-675. Croissant, Mrs. S. J.. report on Mary Desha Memorial, 258. Crosby, Mrs. W. H., nominated for Vice-President General, 82; introduced, 221. Cuningham, Miss Anna (State Regent of Delaware), report, 366-377. Dame, Rev. George W., dedication services, 60-61. Day, Mrs. Thomas (State Regent of Tennessee), exhibits marker, 230; report, 571. De Polt, Mrs. George (State Regent of West Virginia). report, 596-599. |