The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
AMONG THE CLUBS.

The lexington w. c. T L. met at the
lexington Presbyterian Church Friday
evening. The church was beautifully dec
GRATED with white ribbon bows the Amer
lean flag and palms. The meeting was
opened by all singing America" after
which Rev. II. Z. Brundage, of the
church. offered prayer. The president.
Mrs. Flora Hays Hanson. after a few
words of welcome. announced that the
regular business would be laid aside and
the evening spent in a social way. The
following programme was rendered: Re
marks by the Rev. c. f FultZ, of the
| United Brethren Church; vocal duet, Mrs.
| Laughlin and Mrs. Collamore; piano
solo. Miss Munger: vocal solo, Mrs. Cola
more; piano duet, Misses Helen and
Ruth Mayors. Mrs. Shelton. district pres
ident: Mrs. Robinson, district vice pres-
dent and Mrs. Shinnick, district record
ing secretary, were introduced and warm
ly welcomed by the union. Each made a
few appropriate remarks. Refreshments
were served.
a new chapter of the D. A r. was
formed Thursday evening at the home
of Miss Maud Lipscomb. $3.50 Seventeenth
street northwest. A number of the or
ganizing members being of May1ower an
Cestry. the name selected was Ruth
Brewster who was a great-granddaugh-
ter of William Brewster. of the May
flower, and a remote grandmother of the
regent, Miss Lipscomb. She was a Co
lonial dame of Norwich, Conn. and was
the mother of a Revolutionary patriot.
Matthew Adgate. Descendants OF John
Alden and Priscilla CMullins) Alden and
OF other passengers on the Mayf1ower
are organizing members of this new chap
ter. An aunt of the new regent, Miss
Sarah Lipscomb. was one of the founders
of the Daughters of the Revolution in the
District. She was the first vice regent
of the Mary Washington CHAPTER. and
the organizing regent of the Columbia
Chapter
Miss Smallwood, the regent of the Dis
trict of Columbia, made an address. Miss
Maud Lipscomb also spoke. officers of
the new chapter are Miss Lpscomb. re-
gent; Miss Gertrude Grosvenor. registrar:
Miss Gertrude Pattison, secretary; Mrs.
Sophie Bibb Fisher. treasurer; Mrs. LOU
ise lrland, historian. Alternates to the
regent in the D. A. r. Congress elected
were Mrs. Corinne McF. Lipscomb and
Miss Louise Pattison
Mrs. Smallwood, the District regent OF
the d. A. R., was a busy woman on the
evening of March 1, adding to the men,
bers of the society in the organization
OF five new chapters. One of these chap
ters was the Gen. Stephen Moylan, Re-
gent, Mrs. B. S. Ramage; vice regent,
Mrs. Arthur Cleborne; secretary, Mrs.
Amos A. Fries; treasurer, Miss Eliza
beth B. Walsh: historian, Mrs. J. Eakin
Gadsby; registrar. Miss Louise Walsh.
MEMBERSHIPS Octavia Womack, Miss
Hadger. Miss Z. l.. Duckett, Mrs. Robert
Sharp Mrs Frederick Bates, Mrs. II. /.
Gardiner, Mrs Albert Hart. Mrs Rapley.
Mrs Gerard Foster. Mrs Du Val
Dickey.
The unique feature of this chapter Is
that eight of its members are descend
ants of that celebrated hero, Gen.
MoyIan. who was aid-de-camp to Gen.
Washington, filing many positions OF
trust with honor and distinction. At the
death of Gen. Count Pulaski he was ap-
pointed commander-in-chief of cavalry
The alternates elected were Mrs. J.
Eakin Gadsby, Miss Elizabeth Walsh.
Mrs. A. A. Fries. and Mrs. Arthur Gle
borne. Mrs. B. l.. Ramage. Mrs. Arthur
Cleborne, and Miss Du Val Dlckey arc
Observation-Disclosures of Gen. Stephen
Moylan.
The Mems Club of the Sixth Presbyte-
Tian Church. DR.. A. W. Spooner. pastor.
was delightfully."- entertained Monday
night by DIR. Barton w Eyerman. of the
Fish Commission. who gave an flustrat-
ed lecture on "A pack train trip to the
tip-top Of the United States in search for
the golden trout.
Two-thirds Of the worlds supply OF tin