Evening star., 1908-01-12
HONORED BY D. A. R.
RECEPTION FOR MRS. MCLEAN,
PRESIDENT GENERAL.

The second social meeting of the Dis
trict Daughters of the American Revolu.
tio1 was held Friday evening at the Ebbitt
House. The columns of the reception
| rooms were wreathed in southern smilax,
pink shades veiled the electric lights. and
the rooms We're decorated with punches
of red tulips and white narcissus tied
with blue ribbons.
The guest of honor was Mrs. Donald
Mclean. president general. and the pres
entations were made to her by Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins. state regent for the
District. Assisting In receiving were Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey. vice president gen.
eral for tn, District. and Mrs. George T.
Smallwood. vice state regent. and the fol-
lowing regents of the seven chapters OF
the District. who were the hostesses Of
the evening: Mrs. Wendell +. Stafford,
Dolly Madison Chapter: Mrs. VIM. r..
Lowe, Continental Chapter: Mrs. M. F.
Ballinger, Manor House Chapter; Mrs.
Mary Z. Wysong, Elizabeth Jackson Chap
ter; Mrs. A. Van Ness Cattna. Constitu-
ton Chapter; Mrs VIM. Oscar Roome,
Thirteen Colonies Chapter: Mrs. Thomas
IL. Johnston. Louisa Adams Chapter.
Others assisting in receiving were Miss
Mary r. Wilcox, District of olumbia state
recording secretary; Mrs. Mary c. Beach,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. William
E. De Riemer, chaplain; Mrs. Kate kear-
ney Henry, Mrs. L. H. Mattingly, Mrs.
William Van Zandt Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. FL
lis Logan, Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson. and
Chaplain and Mrs Couden.
Entertainment Committee.
Mrs. l.. B. Swormstedt. chairman of the
Mrs. Edward Graves. Mrs. G. w. N. Gus
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Dolly Madison Chapter; Miss Mabel Lou
ise White of the Continental Chapter;
Mrs. Mary Lee Goddard. Mrs. s. z. Van
Deusen and Miss Chandler of. the Manor
House Chapter: Mrs. r. H. Heaton of the
Tanner, Mrs. Morgan D. Lewis. Miss
Brown. Miss Van Ness of the Consttu-
tion Chapter: Mrs. Theodore A. ken(ig,
Mrs Frederick T. Miller. Mrs. j. T. Bu-
key. Mrs. Alexander Mosher, Miss X. f..
Rogers. of the Thirteen Colonies Chapter;
Miss Jeanette I. Landon of the Louisa
Adams Chapter.
Among those present were the follow
ing: Mrs Charlotte Emerson Main, Mrs
II. Terry OF New York, Miss Elizabeth F..
Pierce, Mrs. Amos G. Draper. Mrs. John
Paul Earnest, Mrs. Mabel G. SWORN
stedt, Miss Ellen Mecum. state regent for
New Jersey: Col and Mrs Lonnesburg,
Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs.
John Ritchie Mr. and Mrs. Oswell. MIR.
and Mrs. George Marsh, DIR. Harriet Rich
ardson, Mrs. w. II. Way, Mrs. Adele B.
Thompson, Mrs. Moncure Burke. Mrs. II.
B. Poikinhorn, Miss Steel, Miss Kate Pol
kinhorn. Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hill, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Cunningham. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander H. Semmes. Miss Mamie
II. Emery, Miss Mary p. Duncanson. Mrs.
Charles NJ. Pepper. Mrs. G.. NJ. Hustled.
Mrs. c. 8. Bundy, Mrs. johnson. Miss
Woodbury.. Mrs Tonge, Miss Thatcher.
Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Carmody, Mrs. William
H. Scribner. Mr.. John Paul Earnest, Mr..
and Mrs. Boyd. Mrs. Pealer, Mrs Mary
l. Hunt. Mrs. Helen A. Engle. Mrs. Lillian
r. Messenger. Miss Winifred RedWay.
Miss Griggs.
Music and Addresses.
The program consisted of music and
addresses. Miss Elizabeth +. Pierce OF
the Constitution Chapter sang "A Land Of
Hope and Glory" accompanied by Miss
Chickering: Judge Stafford read two
poems of local interest for the Dolly
Madison Chapter: Miss May Adele Levers
and Miss Lillian Chenoweth sang two
duets for the Continental Chapter, accom-
panied by Miss Bess Monigan; Miss Mary
Chandler of the Manor House Chapter
gave a short talk; the Louisa Adams
Chapter was represented by Mr.. Henry
Talmadge, who sang, and instrumental
music was furnished by Mr.. Griffin. Mr..
Alden. Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Jones and Mr..
Granger
Some of the costumes were as follows:
Mrs Mclean. brown spangled net and
satin with an immense bunch of Ameri-
can beauty roses from Maryland Daugh-
terS.
Mrs. Hodgkins. white net in empire
style, over lowered silk.
Mrs. Mussey. tan silk and cream lace.
Mrs Smallwood, light blue satin and
duchess lace.
Mrs Stafford, white lace trimmed with
cream satin.
Mrs. Lowe, black silk.
Mrs. Wysong, black silk and white lace.
Mrs. Cattna, black lace over white
satin.
Mrs. Roome, cream silk.
Mrs. Johnston, white trimmed with
black lace.
Mrs Swormstedt accordean plated
white silk.