Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-18

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me mbership of twenty. and it would kave
| been the first in the United States but for
| the death of one of the number, which
| delayed matters. Its organizer was Mrs.
| VIM. II. Mccartney. who is the present re-
! gent of the chapter. She is present at the
i congress, with her treasurer. Mrs. Z. A.
| Beaumont; secretary. Miss Ella Bowman,
| and aiternatts, Miss E. E. Loop and Mrs
John B. Reynolds. The visiting members
Of the chapter are Mrs; BENJAMIN Reynolds
! Mrs. Sheldon Reynolds, Miss Mary Slos-
sen. Mrs. r. G. Ricketts,, wife of tie hero
of Gettysburg. and Miss Jean Ricketts,.
! The general opinion seems to be- that
| Mrs. Stevenson VIII be the next president
| general Of the u. A. r. Mrs. Stephen j.
| Field is another popular member, who has
| many strong adherents. Neither Of the
ladies is in any sense of the word an as
| pirant for the office. but If elected will
serve. Mrs Foster, who has been most
! popular, is not DESTROYS of serving a second
! term, though she has been pressed to do So
and would probably be unanimously re-
| elected had she not declined
Mrs. Josiah Wilhcur of Rhode Island is
probably the most decorated woman OF the
J whole congress. She wears the II. y. X.
| badge, badge of Colonial Danes, anu four
| other handsome ones. besides breasipla te
or chain armor affair OF thirty-siN go;G bars
! upon which are the names of her colonial
| ancestors.
| The Philadelphia Chapter Mrs. Charles
| Curtis Harrison. regent. will give recep-
| ton at the Shoreharl tonight 10 the Daugh-
ioters of the American Revolution and their
| friends. The reception begins at $50.
| Chicago has fifty-five members Of her
| chapters here AIRS. Frank Stewart Osborn
| ex-state regent of Illinois, organized the
Chicago chapter. which was the first chap
ter of the ID. A r. organized outside OF
! Washington. Mrs. Osborn was also the
i first national regent appointed. and she also
designed the d. A. r. souvenir spoon.
| Mrs Charles H. MaZary, state regent of
! Massachusetts. has the blood Of three of
| Massachusetts famous early governors
| Winthrop. Broadstreet and EnGicott-how-
| ing IN her veins.
Mrs. Elroy Avery. state regent of Ohio
| is the first and only woman ever elected
on the school board of the city of tlev"-
| land. and organized The first D. a. r. chap
| ter in Ohio.
| Mrs. Stryker. state regent of New Jersey.
| gave tea at the Shoreham Saturday 10
| the d. A. r. delegates. and the dainty tea
| service was that used over hundred
years ago al a luncheon given 10y her vreat
j grand uncle. Elias Boudinot. to Washing
| ton he passed through ElZabethtown
on his way 10 be inaugurated the first
| time
| The Daughters are decorated Is
| French officer after successful battle.
| The insignia are varied and beautiful, and
| mean all sorts of things. There is Won
| derfuI affair that means Colonial Dame,
| ard another .ays "DaughterS Of the May
| flower" or words tc that effect and
| dozen others. The wide white ribbon is
| worn by all national officers. Daughters ut
| large wear a narrow dark blue ribbon.
| Delegates wear a striped red ana white
| ribbon. Chapter regents wear 6 broad red
| ribbon. Natter al officers and state regents
| wear striped red. white and blue ribbon.
| The alternates wear a striped blue and
| white ribbon. The credential committee
| v ear a bow of white ribbon: at the head
| of all the badges is printed in gold. Gre
| Dental Committee. All tie badges bear
| the legend Continental Congress-
| Reception Last Night.
There was a delightful gathering of dele
| gates to the congress at the Oxford Hotel
| last evening. 1: was in the nature of an
| informal reception which was greatly en-
| joyed by the large number of ladies' present.
| The recei, ing party consisted of Mrs. Kate
| Kearny Henry. regent OF the District and
] chairman Of the committee of arrangements;
| Mrs. Miranda Tulloch. DIR. Anita \. Nc
Gee, Miss Lipsconb. Miss Lillian Pike, Mrs.
| Alden. Mrs. Henry Gannett. Mrs. y. b.
| Hogg, Mrs. Jessie Burdette, Mrs. De b. r.
Keim. Mrs. buchanan. Mrs F. w. Dickins
| and Mrs. Charles Bailey.
| District Delegates.
The delegations to the congress from the
| District of Columbia are as follows:
| Mary Washington Chapter-Mss Mary
| Pearre Mrs Green Clay Goodloe. Mrs. J.
| L. Mitchell. Miss Janet Z. Richards. chapter
regent, Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Lee; regents
alternate. Mrs. o. H. Tittman.
Dolly Madison Chapter-Delegate. Miss
| Eugenia Washington: regent, Mrs. c. b.
| Bailey: regents alternate. Mrs. DIR. Tabor
| Johnson.
| Martha Washington Chapter-Delegate
Mrs. Henry Berry: regent. Miss Lillian Pike
l nd n "a re
| Col. A. G. BRACKET; regent, Mrs. c. H.
Alden; regents alternate, Mrs. Herschei
| Main.
| The Continental and Columbia Chapters
| not having the requisite membership 10 en-
| title them to delegates, are represented only
| by their respective regents Mrs NJ. A. Bal
| linger and Miss Sarah Lipscomh. Mrs. Bal
| linger has Mrs. NJ. s GiSt alternate.
| Concert Tonight.
This evening there will be a concert at the
| church, which will be in charge of the ma
| tional hymn committee, whose chairman is
| Mrs. Cuthbert Harrison. The program in
cludes songs and hymns that have been
| accepted for competition, and the object Of
| the concert is 10 illustrate the origin and
development CT the nations patriotic music
| from ITO to 1S6. Mrs Antoinctte Sterling
| of London will sing The Pilgrim Fathers -
accompanied by Prof. Fanciulli: a paper will
| be read by Mrs. George F. Newcomb of New
| Haven, entitled Songs and Ballads of the
| American Revolution" Among those who
will sing are Misses Edna Doe Mattingly,
| Elizabeth Ball, Middleton. Sigsbee. Mckee
| Dalrymple, Young. Gary, Yerrell, Walk
| Tabler, Roberta Allen Wadsworth. Brown.
| Tyler, Sarah Yeatman and Kleinsmi:h and
| Messrs. w. ID. Mcfarland, H. c. Pearson
| G. F. Johnson, c. l.. Rice and d. b. Mac
4! Leod.
| There will be 4 reception at the Arlington
this evening, given by Mrs. John r. Mclean
| to Mrs John w. Foster. Thursday after
| neon there will be reception at the Els
| mere given by Mrs. Deb. r. Keim and Fri
| day afternoon Mrs. Foster will give tea to
| the ladies at her residence, 1865 street At
| the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
| special services will be held next Sunday
| afternoon for the benefit of those ueles ties
| who remain in the city after Friday.
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