Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
PLANS FOR RECEPTION
d. A. r. PREPARING TO ENTER
TAIN PRESIDENT GENERAL.
Details of Function in Home Of Mrs
Mclean Discussed by District
Organization.

The red banquet hall of the Arlington was
the scene of a brilliant display of fall mil
linery last evening, the occasion being
meeting of the chapter regents of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. But brilliant as the array
of handsomely gowned women was last
evening, every Indication points to a much
more brilliant assemblage in the same hail
on the evening of December g. when Mrs
Emily N. Richie Mclean, president gen.
eral Of the Daughters of the Americqal
Revolution, will be the guest of the District
daughters. incident to which reception the
meeting of last evening is the preamble.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, District re-
gent, presided, supported by the District
vice regent, Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, and
the District treasurer, Mrs. White. Among
the prominent members of the d. A. r. who
were present and who took an active part
In the business of the evening were Mrs.
NJ. E. 8. Davis treasurer general of the
national society; Mrs. Job Barnard, regent
OF the Dolly Madison Chapter: Mrs. Swor n
stedt, regent Columbia Chapter; Miss
Pierce, regent Constitution Chapter: Mrs.
Mary {. Beach, regent Continental Chap
ter; Mrs John Paul Earnest, regent of Che
Lucy Holeomb Chapter; Miss Croissant,
MRS Messenger. Mrs. s. r. Burch, Miss
Mary Yost Wood, Mrs. Morgan D. Lewis,
mrs. Hannah b. Sperry and Mrs. Ellen
Cromwell.
The first business OF the evening was the
election of corresponding secretary for
the District, and Mrs. G. G. Martin of the
Dolly Madison Chapter was the unanimous
choice
The District regent. Mrs. Mussey stated
that the plans for the reception were well
IN hand with everything working admi-
rabiy. invitations had been sent, she said,
TO the President and members of the cabi
u, md
tlces OF the Supreme Court, the foreign en-
basses, the Sons of the Revolution and
sons OF the American Revolution and many
other distinguished persons and she had
already received many acceptances. Mrs
Mussey also stated that among the guests
would be quite bevy of pretty young girls
from the several young ladies' colleges in
the vicinity of Washington, accompanied
by the faculties of each.
out-of-Town Guests.
The badges decided upon for the reception
will be the ribbon of the D. A. r.. blue
and white, with lettering in silver. The
reception will be held at the Arlington
Wednesday evening, December g. from o
to ii. Quite large party of d. A. r.
ladies' and other friends of Mrs Mclean
VIII come over in a special train from New
YORK. There will also be large delegations
from philadelphia and Baltimore The
printed invitations were issued only to dis
'iiS uishSu guests, out cards of admission
can be obtained by calling at National D. A
H. headquarters in the Washington Loan
and Trust building. Only those who hold
these cards will he admitted
Mrs. Mussey laid before the meeting a
circular letter which had Just been issued
by the president general in accordance with
the direction of the Continental Congress
at Its meeting last April. which voted that
an the charters of the d. A. r. unite on
the I'D of February in a general ohserv-
ance for the benefit of the Memorial Con-
tinental Hall fund
To Observe Washington's Birthday.
The District regent stated that she had a
plan for the observance of February %
which she felt would be popular with all.
but that she was not quite ready to unfold
1t. She promised TO do this early in Deem
Der. Last year, she said, the District d. A
X. had been the guests of the Sons" but
this year they meant to have their own
celebration
After the business meeting was over. the
iadies inspected the reception and banuut
nan and expressed pleasure at the courtesy
or the propmetors of the Arlington in ten
derlng the beautiful rooms but with the
pleasure was mingled not little apprehen-
sion as to whether there would be room for
the great throng invited.