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for 26. Meetings 8, special meetings 1, for the purpose of compiling the history of Fontenelle Chapter. Programs consist of Patriotic studies, observance of special days and endeavors, and tributes to national heroes. We have had one box of books.

     The Chapter entertained prospective members at the February meeting. An outside speaker gave an address on Defense of Justice. We arranged special social features for the evening.

     The Chapter is pleased to acknowledge a gift of three historical relics of pioneer Plattsmouth. One, some copies of the first Plattsmouth newspaper, photograph of Plattsmouth 1866, and a Secretary's Minutes book of the first literary society 1858. We think this may have been the first literary society in Nebraska. If any one knows of an earlies (sic) one, kinly (sic) inform us. We are indebted to Miss Olive Gass for these relics from her father's treasures and also for a most interesting talk on Old Trails and early recollections of Plattsmouth.

     At the March meeting, the Chapter appointed a Chairman on Conservation, a Chairman on Better Films, and adopted a budget.

     In order to keep in touch with our non-resident members, we distribute their name to resident members. It becomes their responsibility to mail to each non-resident member the year book, newspaper clippings, Christmas greetings, and other items that will tend to keep them in touch with the work of the Chapter and show that we appreciate their membership.

     We set aside $5.00 for lineage books for the local library.

     We had Year Book covers, stationary and membership cards printed.

     Fontenelle Chapter arranged a short patriotic program and the regent presented a manual to each of the six new citizens naturalized by the District Judge, in April.

     The Chapter presented to the Public Library one copy of the "Life of George Roger Clark", one bound copy of the "Flag Lessons", and one year's subscription to the official magazine.

     We presented to the 75 rural schools of Cass County one photogravure of President Hoover, one Manual, and one Flag Code.

     We contributed $2.00 to Memorial Day Program, $2.00 to C. M. T. C., one box of clothing to Tamassee School, S. C., one box of serving material to Ellis Island.

     The Daughters gave a $5.00 award to the honor student in the American History class in our local high school. The presentation was in the form of a gold coin.

     We endorsed the W. R. C. petition for naming the new road from the Missouri bridge to Plattsmouth, "The Livingston Road", to com-

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memorate the presentation of the Flag to Capt. Livingston of the First Nebraska Regiment. Should the road be so named, it is the plan to mark the spot where the presentation took place by a suitable monument near this road.

     Looking forward, Fontenelle Chapter has plans partly completed for a public meeting to be held at the auditorium of the library to hear an address on "Defense of the Army and Navy".

     We plan to visit the old cemetary (sic) at Rock Bluff in the early spring for the purpose of securing historical data.

     The Chapter has voted to have post card pictures of Plattsmouth 1866, put on sale.

MRS. GEORGE B. MANN,
Regent.

     Our membership is composed of women from the different towns of the North Platte Valley in western Nebraska, and eastern Wyoming.

     Our program this year, has been devoted to "Things American", which is, of course, of a patriotic nature.

     We are devoting our energy to the marking of historic spots in western Nebraska. We will have on hand, $376.17, to be used for this purpose. We will observe "Mothers of Trail Days", by decorating the grave of Rebecca Winters. She being the daughter of an American Revolutionary soldier. This will be an annual custom in memory of those unknown Mothers, who sleep along the historic pioneer trails. We have a gift fund of $100.00. The interest from this is used to partly defray the annual expenses of this observation.

     Our plans for building a rustic rest or shelter house, at the foot of the historic Scotts Bluff, are well advanced. Due to the fact, that we expect the Government to add more acreage, to this National Monument, which would permit of our rustic cabin being located in a more desirable spot, our plans are thus temporarly (sic) delayed.

     Thousands visit this National Monument every year. Our plan is to locate other historic points from this marker.

     Our outstanding meeting was in October. At that time, twenty-five members motored sixty-five miles to Alliance, and were the guests of the Point of Rock Chapter. A delightful luncheon was served, and a very inspirational meeting had. We plan to have the members of the Point of Rock Chapter with us in June.

     May 25, 1930, our Chapter entertained President Grant of the Church of Latter Day Saints and his party from Salt Lake City,

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officials of the C. B. & Q. and U. P. Railroads, Dr. Hebard, our beloved Mrs. Hinman and many friends at a banquet.

     The following day we unveiled a marker on the grave of Rebecca Winters, who was a Latter Day Saint and grandmother of Mrs. Grant.

     On the site of the last Indian gathering in Nebraska we unveiled a huge monument, given to us by the Union Pacific Railroad, through the influence of Vice-President Jeffers. The monument and labor were estimated at $1500.00 and we are very grateful to them.

     We deeply appreciate the co-operation of both the Union Pacific and Burlington Railroads.

Respectfully submitted,

MRS. RUTH STANNARD,  
Regent.

     Margaret Holmes Chapter has thirty members. There are two applications and seven supplementary papers pending.

     Ten meetings are held during the year. Our chief interest has centered in genealogy, also very serious attention has been given reports on Better Films. Special meetings have been held on Armistice Day with a World War Veteran; Judge Bek addressing the chapter on Hospitalization; on Washington's Birthday, by the chapter entertaining at a tea at Miss Gay Palmer's home. The gowns of the ladies assisting Miss Palmer were heirlooms, the children in the program were in colonial costumes and together with the beautiful appointments in the dining room made this a very pleasant affair.

     For activities, the chapter has given five dollars to the Ellis Island Fund; has offered a prize of five dollars to the pupil of the eighth grade, public school, having the highest per cent in American History. We keep a subscription of the D. A. R. Magazine in the city library and have voted the purchase of a copy of the new state history for the same shelves.

     We have one state chairman, Mrs. Charles Downing, Sons and Daughters of the Republic.

MRS. CHARLES PORTER,  
Regent.

     The Daughters of Shelton Chapter, Shelton Nebraska, wish to extend greetings and best wishes to the officers and members of this Twenty-eighth Annual State Conference. We have up to date 29 members, 14 resident and 15 non-resident, having gained one mem-

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mber (sic) this year. This chapter meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month. Peace Treaties, Colonial Customs, Historic Spots, and Highways of Nebraska, National Defense, Better Films, The Southern Mountain Schools and Jacob Riis' book, "Making of an American", have been subjects for our monthly meetings.

     During the summer vacation period, each member earned one dollar and reported at the meeting in October just how the money was earned. This money was added to our Marker Fund.

     On November 12th the Chapter gave a Colonial Tea at the home of the Regent, entertaining visiting ladies of Wood River, Gibbon, and Shelton. At this time twelve children presented a very pretty flag drill, and two little tots in costume gave a charming colonial dance.

     We can not undertake all the branches of D. A. R. work, but with the co-operation of all members, we have made progress and added our bit to the work of the state. This chapter has paid its National and State dues, the State Budget assessments, and has sent a valuable box of supplies to Ellis Island. It has voted to place a framed copy of the Flag Code in the city Public Library. Its members sold copies of the recipe for the La Fayette Ginger Bread and sent the proceeds to the "Old Ironsides" Fund. We sent to our State Chairman of Genealogy typed copies of two family records taken from Old Bibles. And we have the recognition of being the first chapter in the state to send a box of clothing to one of the D. A. R. Schools.

     We will have a delegate at the National Congress this year.

     Three members subscribed to the Magazine.

MRS. C. J. HORNSBY,  
Regent.

     This report has been taken from the State Regent's files.

     The number of members is 23 with neither gain or loss during the year.

     They have held nine meetings and the programs have been Historical.

     Al (sic) dues have been paid. Four Spanish American War Veterans graves have been marked.

     The box sent to Ellis Island was valued at $8.50 and $2.50 was contributed to the Kate Duncan School in Alabama.

MRS. CORNELIA FINCH,  
Regent.

     Ephraim Polk Chapter presents her annual report with a membership of fourteen, one member having been gained during the year.

     Our Chapter has been organized about a year and a half. The meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month from September to May, inclusive, excluding December. We have held four meetings so far this year.

     Mrs. F. M. Swartwood, one of our organizing members, entertained at a tea at her home in Adams October 2. One of the interesting features of this meeting was a talk made by our secretary, Mrs. R. F. Frericks. She gave a description of her visit to Memorial Continental Hall in Washington last August. This talk was illustrated with pictures of both Continental Hall and the new D. A. R. home, then under construction, and we feel it has been time profitably spent.

     Our committee on By-Laws and Constitution and on Year books have indeed been busy, but have completed their work. Our chapter purchased a D. A. R. trailer to be shown on National Holidays at our local theatre. We have received during the year two boxes of books from the Lou Spencer Genealogical Library and our Regent has sent, a list of our available genealogical books to Mrs. Spencer. She has also sent a list of some historical markers in our county to Mr. A. E. Sheldon. One of these is a marker for a Real Daughter located in Tecumseh, and unveiled in 1927. All of our national and state dues are paid.

MRS. C. E. ZINK,  
Regent.

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Stromsburg - Elijah Gove Chapter

     Elijah Gove Chapter, Stromsburg has a membership of thirty-seven.

     We meet on the afternoon of the second Tuesday of each month. Our programs are historical and patriotic in character, and we aim to use the National Defense material and the President General's message at each meeting. Lunch is served by the hostess.

     This year we completed the work begun last year in the Flag Contest sponsored by the Daily Bee News.

     We contributed to the Kate Duncan Smith School.

     We are now working on a plan to landscape the grounds of Stromsburg's new High School building.

MRS. J. C. MALSTER,  
Regent.

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     Kit-Ki-Ha-Ki Chapter has thirty-five members with three sete (sic) of papers in Washington.

     Lost one member by death in July. Mrs. Maude Furry on July 22. She was the first white child born in Franklin County.

     Have eight regular meetings a year.

     Gave three dollars to Student Loan Fund.

     Presented a gold medal in May to the best student in U. S. History in Night School.

     Nine ladies attended Constitution Day in Fairmont in September.

     Monthly programs have been a review of that month in our History.

     One patriotic program.

     The Chapter owns 23 volumes of Daughters of the American Revolution lineage books.

MRS. MARVELLA KING,  
Regent.

     Butler Johnson Chapter has had a very pleasant year with a good attendance at the meetings. Our programs seem to have been particularly interesting and innstructive (sic), one being a talk on "Patriotic Education" by Miss Fannie Haylett our state chairman of Patriotic Education and a member of Butler Johnson.

     Our membership is now 27. We have gained one member during the past year and last January we were saddened by the death of two, of our members. These were charter members and were elderly ladies, one nearing her 81st and the other her 85th birthday.

     Several of the members attended the dedication, on September 2nd. of Deepwell Marker on the Nebraska City-Fort Kearney Cut-off of the Oregon Trail 3 1-2 miles south of Aurora.

     On September 17th we enjoyed the hospitality of Stephen Bennett Chapter in celebration of Constitution Day.

     In October we had a party commemorating the 80th birthday anniversary of one of our members who is a Real Grand Daughter.

     February 7th our Chapter was hostess to four other study organizations of the town. Music, an article on the origin of the American Creed and a book review furnished the afternoon's entertainment.

     Our Chapter has been handicapped this year by lack of funds, as the bank in which our money was deposited failed last spring. However, we have sent to Kate Duncan Smith School two boxes of used clothing valued at $20.00 and we will, as has been our custom

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for several years, present a medal to the high school student making the highest grade in American history.

     Three members are taking the D. A. R. Magazine. Respectfully submitted,

MAUDE CASE,  
Regent.

     Douglas King chapter wishes to report a membership of 48. Five new members were received, one demit granted and one resignation.

     There were ten regular meetings, one anniversary party and one group meeting at which we entertained the members of the Nancy Gary chapter from Norfolk and Mary S. Lockwood chapter from Coleridge at a one o'clock luncheon.

     The programs were on the subject of national defense.

     We contributed $12.00 to Constitution Hall, sent $12.00 toward the budget for national work, and paid $24.00 State dues.

     The sum of $14.85 was invested in Genealogical books for our Public Library, and we maintain one subscription of our D. A. R. magazine for the library.

     A box of sewing materials valued at $10.00 was sent to Ellis Island and a box of clothing to the Girl's School at Tamassee, North Carolina.

     In April the chapter will have a guest day party at which time each member will have the privilege of bringing a friend to the meeting.

MRS. H. S. RINGLAND.  

     Jonathan Cass Chapter sends greetings to the 28th Annual Conference and submits the following report:

     Have a membership of 34 and have voted on twelve names and hope to have them members by next year.

     We hold nine meetings a year and they are both social and patriotic.

     In November we were guests of Otoe Chapter.

     At our November meeting Otoe Chapter, Nebraska City, was our guest. At our Anniversary dinners we have our husbands as guests.

     February 2nd four of our members were hostess at a Musical Tea to which our state officers, four National officers, and Mrs.

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A. J. Weaver were invited. Each D. A. R. member had the privilege of inviting a guest.

     We give a medal in each of the three towns where our members live, to the pupil, in the seventh and eighth grade, receiving the highest average in American History.

     Have given five dollars to the D. A. R. State Student Loan Fund.

     Miss Wolph and Mrs. Murdock, two of our members are leaders thru the summer to a group of girls, whom they instruct in the art of sewing.

MRS. RAYMOND C. POLLARD,  
Regent.

     (Report was sent by Secretary).

     We have 21 members. Our Chapter is new, and we feel that we do very little in our Chapter because it is new and not established.

     We are trying now to erect a bronz (sic) tablet. We have had a box of traveling library books placed in the public library.

     We subscribe for the D. A. R. Magazine. We have patriotic programs following the work.

MRS. P. M. MOODIE.  

     David Bryant Chapter, organized in 1926 with 47 members, has now a membership of 93 with several papers pending.

     Regular meetings are held from September until June, and are always well attended. Very interesting programs of a patriotic nature have been given, and the social hour following is always much enjoyed. There have been three special meetings. One was on Flag Day, which was the usual family picnic. Another was our "Guest Night", when each member brought a guest, and the playlet "Cabbages" was given by some of the members. The third was our George Washington Tea, at which Mrs. Adam McMullen was to be honor guest. To our great regret illness prevented her from attending our meeting.

     We have been well represented at the various conferences. Thirty of our members were present at the district meeting at Fairmont on Constitutional Day. Four members attended the National Congress at Washington last year, and there are eight members attending the state conference.

     We have had two aims this last year, the first being to increase our membership, and the second to establish the nucleus of a genealogical library. We have bought and placed in the York Public Libr-

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ary a number of genealogical books and have subscribed for several magazines. A number of books have also been donated to our library by members of the chapter. By a fortunate chain of circumstances, we have had sent to us, three boxes of the D. A. R. traveling library. These have been placed in the Public Library for two weeks at a time, and have been of great assistance, not only to our members, but also to those seeking ancestral lines.

JEAN B. HOLDEMAN, (Mrs. Geo. H.)  
Regent.

     On May 26th, 1929, Katahdin Chapter D. A. R. Scottsbluff, Nebraska, placed a Real Daughter's bronz (sic) marker on the grave of Rebecca Winters, the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier. Who who (sic) Rebecca Winters? She was one of a party of the great Mormon exodus that traversed the north side of the Platte during the years between 1846 and 1855, bound for the promised land near Great Salt Lake. Her girlhood name was Rebecca Burdeck, wife of Hiram Winters, and she was Mother of five children.

     The weary days brought little comfort to an ailing woman. Day by day she grew weaker, and after nearly 500 miles of travel her strength could endure no more, and she died August 15th, 1852 at the age of 50 years, near the present site of Scottsbulff (sic). The wagon train halted and such boards as could be spared, were rudely fashioned into a box. Others dug their spades into the light soil and carved out a prairie grave just as the sun was sinking in the far west, the body of Rebecca Winters was lowered into the ground. A song, a tear, a loved one gone. One of the men toiled all night to chisel her name on a wagon tire that there might be a marker for her grave. Her husband, looking at it said "That will remain forever", and, it was by this, that the grave has been kept sacred all of these years. Rebecca Winters left five children, three sons and two daughters. Her descendants now number nearly 600.

     Her grandson, Heber J. Grant, is President of the great Mormon Church, the faith to which she clung. Many others of her posterity have distinguished themselves in the history of Utah.

     Each year a special car is brought over the Burlington tracks to stop at the grave of Rebecca Winters. From its steps dignitaries of the Mormon Church, grand children and great-grandchildren, (and many others who love her name) sing songs that she loved, speaches (sic) are made and tears shed again for this pioneer woman who for so many years has slept in her lonely grave. In an address given at the marking of the grave Heber J. Grant, her

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grandson and head of the Mormon Church, said; "There are two people living in Utah, who as young children were present at that burial, Mrs. S. E. Davis and Dr. Ellis R. Sclupp".

     The youngest daughter of Rebecca Winters, Mrs. Helen Hickerson, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and who was eight years old when her Mother died, has recently passed on to join her.

     Mrs. Booth who was present and sang at the marking, is the oldest grand-daughter.

     The noble heart of Rebecca Winters has long since mouldered away, but her spirit has gone on to guide her sons and daughters through their lives.

     Mrs. Hudson, Chairman of Real Daughters in Deborah Avery Chapter reports that the grave of a Real Son has been located at Douglas Nebraska "Andrew Henry Gallup" and she has reported the fact to the Sons of the American Revolution of Nebraska.

     This closes the report of your Chairman.

SUSAN U. HOYT,  
Chairman.

     The name of this organization shall be the Daughters of the American Revolution in Nebraska.

     The object of this organization shall be to promote the interests of the National Society and to strengthen and increase the influence of the chapters in the state.

     Every chapter within the State of Nebraska shall be eligible to representation in the state conference.

     Section 1-The officers shall be a state regent, state vice-regent, who shall act as organizing secretary to the state regent, state recording secretary, state corresponding secretary, state treasurer, state historian, state consulting registrar, state librarian, state

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