RANGELEY — The Colonial Daughters Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met during September at the home of Jean Noyes in Rangeley Plantation. There were 16 members and three guests present.

The business meeting, with Regent Marcia White presiding, started the morning. Old and new business was discussed. The President General’s Report was read by Isabelle Foss, the National Defense News by Joanne Page and the Indian Minutes by Connie Hiltz.

White reported on the 112th MSODAR fall meeting held on Sept. 11 at the Togus Veterans Center. Seven award certificates were presented to the Colonial Daughters Chapter from the National DAR Office. White and Theo Ross reported on their visit to the 119th DAR Continental Congress in Washington, D.C., held from July 7 to 11. Also attending the sessions were Colonial Daughters Jolene Bowdoin and Abbey Walker of Marshall, Va., daughter and granddaughter of Ross.

The group had a potluck luncheon, with the hostess serving pumpkin and apple pies with ice cream. The afternoon program was presented by Prof. John Frary from Farmington. His topic was “The French Influence in the American Revolution.”

Frary gave a colorful description of the atmosphere in France at the time of the American Revolution and several reasons why the French were so willing to help the United States. Frary also pointed out a close connection between Lafayette, a French general, and George Washington.

Frary is a Farmington native, an alumni of the University of Maine at Farmington and Rutgers University, and a former professor of Middlesex County College in Edison, N.J.

After the meeting the group was given a tour of the Niboban Camps on Rangeley Lake and a brief history of the area, which is within the confines of a State of Maine Game Preserve.

Chapter members present were: Regent Marcia White, Julia Nouvertne, Melanie Farmer, Barbara Titcomb, Mary Wheeler, Joy Gilbank, Sylvia Adams, Loraine Norton, Connie Hiltz, Jeanette Stevens, Belle Foss, Jean Noyes, Theo Ross, Deborah Judkins, Wilma Rector and Joanne Page. The three guests in attendance were Ann Ladd, Bonnie Landers and John Frary.