Ohio History Journal

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REVIEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS

REVIEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS

 

 

BY THE EDITOR

 

OHIO STATE HISTORY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

This is the title of a substantially bound, appropri-

ately illustrated and carefully indexed volume of 643

pages compiled and edited by Mrs. Annie Jopling Les-

ter, Ohio State Historian of the Daughters of the Amer-

ican Revolution.

The dedication is to Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,

State Regent of Ohio 1923-1926.

There is an opening sketch of three compact pages

giving full instructions how to become a member of the

D. A. R. including references to sources of proofs of

Revolutionary ancestry.

There is also in the introductory part of the volume

a timely contribution on, "Our Flag," by Louise Vance

Brand, National Chairman on correct use of the flag.

There is a beautiful cut in colors of the State Flag

of Ohio. There are biographical sketches of past Vice-

Presidents General from Ohio, State Regents and others

prominent in the history of the Society.

The body of the work is devoted to a history of all

of the chapters in Ohio. The sketch of each chapter

contains a list of the charter members with names and

in many instances portraits of the organizing regent

and other matters of interest in the history of the chap-

ter. Following this is a list of the members of each

chapter together with the present address and registered

(183)