Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
NEW CHAPTER FORMED
ORGANIZATION OF THE D. A. r.
PRESIDENT GENERAL WELCOMED

At the home of 1Irs. George G. Martin,
1872 l. street. last evening, new chapter
of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton was instituted and a reception was
rendered the president general of the ma
tiouaI society, Mrs. Donald Mclean
The reception hall was decorated with
American flags The new chapter, which
bears the number 20. is the fifth to be or
ganized since Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
the District regent, took the reins or once.
Mrs Mussey was one of the guests last
evening She declared herself very proud
of the baby chapter. which, she pointed
out. began life with twenty-one charter
members. probably the largest number OF
any chapter organized in the District. me
chapter bears the name of the grandmother
of Mrs Donald Mclean, Emily Nelson,
for whom Mrs. Mclean was named.
The right to use the name, which must De
granted by the national board of admins
tration of the ID. A. r., under the constltu-
ton of the society, was given by unanl-
nous vote of the body, ii is stated. ana the
president general, who expressed herself as
much gratified by the honor thus conferred
upon her grandmother, was the recipient OF
many enthusiastic congratulations last
night Mrs Mclean was also made an hon
orary member of the chapter and the spon-
SOr.
After a short business meeting of the
chapter when all the preiminaries had been
complied with. reception followed whlcn
was attended by most of the members OF
the d. A. r. in the city and others. At 10
O'Clock supper was served.
Members and Guests.
Mrs. Martin. regent of the new chapter,
presided over the deliberations of the busi-
ness meeting. and later presented her guests
to the president general. Among those in
vited to meet the president general We're:
gent; Mr. and Mrs. ID. j. Foster of Yer
mont Miss Mathilde Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Paul Earnest, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy l.
Balch. Prof and Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
j. Eakin Gadsby, Mr.. George 5. VAIN
wright DIR. Ira w. Dennison, Mr.. Frank
j. Lewis, Miss Lucy NJ. Hewitt. Mr.
George w. Love, Mrs. Amos G. Draper,
Mrs A G.. Wilkinson and Col. and Mrs.
Rutherford
The members of the Emily Nelson Chap
ter are: Regent MARY Lawrence), Mrs.
Geo. G. Martin. 1872 l. street; vice regent.
Mrs. John j. Myers. Stoneleigh Court; re-
cor1ng secretary, Mrs. Henry V. Boynton,
1921 Il street; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Geo w. Love, SDI 10th street; reg
istrar. Mrs. George S. Wainwright, the
Iowa; treasurer. Mrs. Frank ]. Lewis, 1907
l. street; historian, Mrs. Cora Bacon Eos
ter. the Marlborough chaplain, Mrs VIM.
NJ. Newell, the Imperial; Mrs. John II. Ed
wards 1900 Belmont avenue; Mrs. Geo. w.
Laws CaVite, y. l.; Miss k~thryn Powell,
1922 3lst street. Miss Caroline n. Law
renee 800 East 10th street; Mrs Sarah
Evaline Cromwell. the Hamiton Mrs.
Nat Mclean, the Farragut; Mrs BenJa-
min Butterworth. the Wyoming; Miss Vio-
let Foster the Marlborough; Mrs. Lewis
f Payson. 1923 Massachusetts avenue;
Mrs vi lam C. Powell 1899 31st street;
Mrs Caroline Mexican, 1920 New Hamp-
shire avenue; Mrs Mary E. Chamberlain,
1924 street; Miss Helen Chamberlain, 1924
/ street.