regent in February, at which state by-laws were adopted and much important work transacted. Delegates attended from all chapters.

The state regent has sent out twenty-six application blanks, ten books of the national by-laws and twenty-five letters to further the work of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Florida.

(MRS. D. U.) L. FLETCHER, State Regent.

ILLINOIS.

Madam President General and Members of the Fourteenth Continental Congress: It is a great honor to me to present to you for the third time the report of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Illinois.

State Regent.

We have 33 chapters in the state, embracing a membership of 2,386 and including 12 "Real Daughters." Two new chapters have been added this year. There are in the neighborhood of 200 non-chapter members and nine "appointed regents" endeavoring to organize chap

Our organization is in a most flourishing condition. The reports from the individual chapters are filled with interesting accounts of serious work and gay social functions on our fete days and speak eloquently of a prosperous future for our loved society. I shall not speak in detail of the chapter work as it is given in full in the Smithsonian report and many chapter reports have been printed in the AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE. I shall only mention some of the most significant work accomplished during the year.

A memorial tablet has been placed by the Decatur Chapter to mark the site of Lincoln's first house in Illinois. The Rockford Chapter has placed a copy of French's "Minute Man" in the children's room of the public library. The Chicago Chapter, joining with the Sons of the American Revolution, placed a monument in Lincoln Park bearing the following inscription: "In Memory of Daniel Kennison, the latest survivor of the Boston Tea Party." He died in Chicago, February 24, 1852, aged 115 years, and is buried near this spot. The Chicago Chapter has also placed four statuettes in the public schools, one of the "Minute Man" and three of George Rogers Clarke. The Moline Chapter placed a large picture of General Washington in the public library.

Through the efforts of a patriotic citizen, Hon. Wm. A. Meese, who is much interested in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and also in the early history of Illinois, the Moline Chapter has had an unexpected honor thrust upon it in which the whole state will feel an in

terest.

Situated in the Mississippi river, six miles above Moline is a beautiful island, known as Campbell's island, on which almost a hundred years ago, Lieutenant Campbell and his command of sixteen men were massacred by Black Hawk and his tribe of 300 Indians. The state legislature has passed a bill appropriating $5,000 for a suitable monument to mark this spot, the Moline Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to be the custodians. The bill is now waiting Governor Deneen's signature to make it a law.

Socially, Illinois was represented at the St. Louis Exposition by a delightful afternoon tea held in the Illinois State Building. We had the great honor and good fortune to be able to have our President General, Mrs. Fairbanks, in the receiving party.

The state at large is constantly interested in our pre-revolutionary Fort Massac. Professor Blair, of the University of Illinois, is in charge of the landscape gardening. As I have said in previous reports, when the all-important Continental Memorial Hall is completed and paid for, Illinois Daughters will feel that their thoughts may turn to the preservation and care of Fort Massac, of which they are the custodians.

I have long felt that if the Daughters in the distant chapters would more carefully read the AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE they would feel a much greater interest in the workings of the society. I have urged in all my chapters the necessity of subscribing for the magazine. I do not know that the circulation in Illinois has increased, but I sincerely hope that my words have not been in vain.

At the close of my work as state regent I cannot forbear saying that these years will always be one of the brightest remembrances of my life. They have made of me a more loyal Daughter and the interests of our beloved society will ever be very near to my heart.

MARY LITTLE DEERE, State Regent.

GEORGIA.

Madam President General and Members of the Fourteenth Continental Congress: I have the honor to report satisfactory progress in Georgia during the past year.

Our membership has grown steadily until now we have twenty-five chapters, all doing good work along the different lines in which they have interested themselves.

Our state conference held in Athens, Georgia, in November, 1904, was in every way most satisfactory. Being a delegated body, a full representation from the chapters was present with reports of the work accomplished, showing splendid progress-especially is this true in the efforts for the advancement of patriotic education.

Nearly every chapter give medals and other prizes to stimulate and encourage the study of American history, some giving two or three. The Thomas Jefferson Chapter, of Atlanta, numbering only fifty members, awards annually three gold medals to different schools. The Nathaniel Bacon Chapter, Vineville, Macon, only a few weeks old, and now making its bow to congress for the first time, has already offered a handsome medal to one of the Macon Colleges. This zeal among the chapters and the fine results reported have been very gratifying indeed to the state regent, who has given special emphasis to this work during her entire term of office, believing as she has already stated to the Congress of 1904, that it held the promise of greater permanent good to the society than anything else the Daughters are endeavoring to do.

Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the State University, reports that the beautiful loving cup annually awarded to that institution by the Daughters of the American Revolution of the state, has awakened an interest and pleasure in the study of American history, which had hitherto been irksome and unsatisfactory.

During our conference the beautiful monument erected by the Elijah

Clark Chapter to that grand old Revolutionary hero, Elijah Clark, was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies. When we remember that the Elijah Clark Chapter has only twenty-one members, we can but admire the splendid work of raising $1,000 in a year and paying for this monument, besides meeting other obligations, viz, making contributions. It made a contribution of $25 to Continental Hall, and a similar amount to Oglethorpe monument. Such fervent patriotism deserves emulation.

The Brunswick Chapter, another of our small chapters (15 members) will within the next few weeks unveil a handsome monument to Georgia's noble founder, Oglethorpe. Thus slowly but surely we are placing in enduring form one by one the names of our noted heroes. Continental Memorial Hall, however, is our most cherished obligation until completed, and we hope the much writing and talking we have done this year in its behalf will result in a splendid offering during this year to the fund for its completion. MRS. IRA YALE SAGE, State Regent.

INDIANA.

Madam President General and Members of the Fourteenth Continental Congress: Interest and enthusiasm in the work of our great society has grown in Indiana during the past year, and consequently much has been done, as will be

seen by the following chapter reports.

Three chapters have been organized since the last congress Bloomington Chapter, of Bloomington; Nathaniel Prentice Chapter, of Ligonier, and General James Cox Chapter, of Kokomo, making a total of twenty in the state.

Regents have been appointed in Richmond, Petersburg and Terre Haute-with a prospect of other appointments in the near future. Our fourth annual state conference was held in Indianapolis last November, by invitation of the two resident chapters, Caroline Scott Harrison and Gen. Arthur St. Clair. The business meetings and social features brought the Daughters into very close touch with the work of our organiza

tion, and the delegates felt that they received much benefit, which they

could in turn impart to their chapters.

Mrs. Fairbanks, our President General, added to the occasion by her presence and patriotic address.

Mrs. E. C. Atkins, former state regent, and Mrs. Nelson A. Gladding, regent of the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, gave a beautiful evening reception to the Daughters of the American Revolution, to which all the patriotic societies in Indianapolis were invited.

The General Arthur St. Clair Chapter entertained the conference at a delightful afternoon tea.

While all the chapters have contributed in larger or smaller sums to Continental Hall, it has been hard at this distance to impress upon many the need of this building, and I think our meeting in the unfinished memorial to our Revolutionary ancestors will do much to make our contributions larger.

Each chapter has done grand work in its own locality, and so carried out the ideas and intentions of our constitution.

Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Indianapolis.-At the annual meeting of the chapter on May 10th, 1905, the following officers were appointed:

Mrs. Wilson A. Gladding, regent.

Mrs. Austin T. Denny, Mrs. Edward H. Dean, Mrs. Charles Morrison, vice-regents.

Mrs. Charles T. Pepper, recording secretary.

Mrs. Henry T. Browning, corresponding secretary.

Miss Nellie Colfax Smith, treasurer.

Mrs. Roscoe O. Hawkins, registrar.

Mrs. John W. Jones, historian.

Miss Harriet Thefard, librarian.

Mrs. E. C. Atkins, chaplain.

Membership March 31, 1905, is 222. Thirty-eight new members have been added since May 10th, 1904.

By application,

By transfer,

Reinstated,

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Three of these are life members, making our total life membership twenty-one. During the year five of our members have been transferred and four have died, making a total membership for the year of 231.

Fourteen persons hold application blanks to be filled out, but there are no application papers pending in Washington.

We have a collection of eleven volumes, besides files of the AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE and various papers, record books, etc.

On July 1st the chapter held one of its largest meetings at the residence of the regent, Mrs. N. A. Gladding. The entertainment was a congratulatory reception in honor of Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, whose husband had just had the honor of the nomination for the vice-presi