TH E C H A M B E R L A I N AS S O C I AT I ON O F A M E R I C A R OF A S S SS EPORT ANNU L MEETING HELD IN B O TON , MA A CH USETTS 1 9 0 8 1 90 9 1 9 1 0 , IN , AND W ITH MEMORI AL S KETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE A SSO CIATI ON FOU R GENE RAT I O NS OF TH E DE SCE NDANTS OF W I L LIAM CH AMB E R L I N F W OB U RN A N D B I L L ERIC M S CH U ETT A O A , A SA S S , AN D OTH E R PAPERS CO NCERNI NG TH E CH AMB ER LAI N FAM I LY PO RTLAND MA ififi i , , . s i r r I g m m sfl y mg a g g , 3 191 1 5 C H A M B E R L A I N A S S OC I A T I O N O F A M E R I C A ANNUAL MEETI NG OF 1 908 T H E of of 1 0 8 th e scene the annual gathering 9 , the eleventh , was again ’ A . t Parker House , Boston The Executive Committee met at ten o clock of n oon the President the Association , General Joshua L . Ch amberlain , held a reception ; and later the company adjourned to the Crystal Dining Room for luncheon . After the good things provided by “ min e host had been discussed and D secluded , the President introduced Rev . E . E . S trong , D . , who spoke briefly - f . o . of th e life work Rev Dr Jacob Chamberlain , physician , explorer , scholar , . 1 8 an d preacher Jacob Chamberlain went in 5 9 , to India , where he lab ored o f as a mission ary for nearly fifty years . Being able to speak in several the n ative dialects , he was equipped for work of wide extent, which included a of of revision the Bible in the Telugu language . He was the father Jacob two Chester Ch amberlain , wh o died some years ago . ’ f . t o At the conclusion of Dr S rong s address , the President spoke th e ill absence from the meeting of General S amuel E . Chamberlain , who is at his home in Barre . This is the first annual meeting of the Association from which f . o he has been absen t O n motion , a telegram sympathy was sent to him i . Following this came an interest ng speech by Mr J H Walling, whose mother was a Chamberlain . He has but recently j oined the Association , but his evinced all the enthusiasm of a veteran . He read a paper p repared by f f o o . father , which gave a sketch the life his gran dfather Chamberlain Eugene Chamberlin of New York , began a picturesque an d eloquen t “ : o f address with the dictum As by the grace Providen ce we meet again , each ” ne f f o present should o fer something in honor o the name we bear . H e was of of proud his n ame and of his descent , for it was becoming more and m ore r an honor to trace descent from a grandfather who was b orn in this count y . t of In the great ci y New York with its millions of people , there were barely of of eighty thousan d whose fathers were natives this land . One his an cestors , n ot John by n ame , was scourged nine times because he would forego his faith , t and another, William of Connecticu t, proved his virili y by raising so m any ’ children they were n ever coun ted . The speaker s great grandfather was one of the party who helped Washington cross the D elaware . H is father served 2 th through the Civil War in the 5 Ohio . He finished his address with an eloquent tribute to the strong sterling qualities of the men who h ad borne the n ame of Chamberlain . Mr . Kendall extended an invitation to the members to visit his home at 4 C HAM BE R LA I N A S S O C IAT I O N O F A M E R I CA “ o n H olden the morrow . The calf has not fatted worth a cent , but two young f pigs have o fered themselves , an d we hope that all of you will try their flavor . - Mr . George W . Adam s of Dorchester , was proud of the sweet n atured little - woman who h ad been by his side for forty three years , and who had made him to feel it an h onor be a member of this Association . Vice President Emerson Chamberlin was next called upon . H e thanked i the assemblage for conferring upon him the h onor of his elect on , and expressed his pride in being connected with a family which had produced s o m any strong, purposeful men and women . His descendan ts would be proud of the honor . Mrs . Austin sang several songs , and Dr . George M . Chamberlin of f . o Chicago , an d D r . George M Chamberlain of Brookline , added their quota i speechmaking . Miss Jess e Ch amberlin of Texas , gave an interesting sketch ’ of a four years tour through Europe an d Egypt . In Germany she happened i f o . upon a Chamberla n who was a scholar note , his specialty being history i H on . M lton Reed said he was a stranger within our gates , a trespasser , l old who h ad been he ped over the fen ce by h is friend , Dr . George M . Ch am H is berlin of Chicago . witty sallies brought hearty applause . After Miss Ella Chamberlin h ad delighted the assemblage with music , of o f —ch iefl of the business the Association was disposed , y matters routine and the election of officers for the year . A i i The ssoc at on adj ourn ed NT GU H MB RL N MO A E C A E A I , R ecor ding S ecr efa ry . SOC IAL GATHERI NG S O F 1 908 H I of T S year we followed the advice our President to be social , an d after the annual meeting most of the members adj ourned in the evening to the o n for home of the Misses Chamberlain Exeter Park , in Cambridge , an informal reception and social tim e , with vocal and i nstrumental m usic inter spersed . Miss Alice M . Raymond opened with a brilliant pian o solo ; two of - M r s . our well known members , M E Austin and Miss Jessie Chamberlin , old- favored us with sweet time songs ; and after refreshments , Miss Ella - Chamberlin delighted all with her won derful bird like warblings . All were m uch pleased because the President , Gen . Joshua L . Chamberlain , and his daughter , Mrs . Allen , were able to be present . The next day found a large and merry party ready for the delightful trolley ride from Park Square , w Boston , to Worcester and Paradise Hill , Holden , here they were met by members of the Kendall family with carriages an d automobiles to take them h up the hill to the family ome . Tables were s et on the spacious lawn in the of e rear the hous , in the form of a square . With appetites sharpened by th e do . long ride , all were ready to j ustice to the bountiful dinner The vegetables H K L L F . SU M M ER H OM E O M R . AN D M R S J . EN DA AN N UAL MEETI N G O F 1 908 5 of and the fruits were the products the farm , and were most deliciously cooked , f o . and served to the enjoyment all Appetites being appeased , Mr James Kendall asked Dr . George M . Chamberlin of Chicago , to take charge of the to program . Judge Wm . T . Forbes of Worcester , referred the severe illness of f n o Ge . General Robert Chamberlain , and S E Chamberlain , and moved that h an expression of sympat y be sent to them , which motion was un animously Y carried . Dr . E . E . Strong and Mr . James H . Walling of Brooklyn , N . , m ade a few brief remarks . Mrs . Ann a E . Smiley read an interesting letter f . on e o . and poem from Mrs Jane Moore of Ohio , our members Dr George M . Chamberlin indulged in a few facetious rem arks , and introduced his old l - H o n time friend and fe low traveller , . Milton Reed of Fall River , Mass . , who entertained the company with witty anecdotes an d brilliant rem arks , produc to ing much merriment . After these pleasantries , it was voted adj ourn to a “ ” pine grove , called the Pine Parlor , where Mr . and Mrs . James H . Walling Y of Brooklyn , N . received the congratulations of the members on the ’ - twenty sixth anniversary of their m arriage . Mrs . Walling s m aiden n ame of for being Pin e , the guests , in appreciation his great ad miration the Pine to family , decked themselves with a sprig from the trees , and formed in line greet them . Later Mr . Kendall , Senior , conducted th e party over the estate n and showed the points of interest . His robust form and the healthful glow o ' s oke we ll for of ou n ot his face p the climate Paradise Hill , an d y will be sur prised to hear that Mr .