The Washington herald., 1912-04-19

as captain in the Revolution. and his son
enlisted 1t the age OF sixteen. Miss
1 AmaryIlIs GiIlett, who has been a mem
Der of the Springfield Chapter since 1896.
was elected librarian general in ISL She
owns a home in Washington Under her
charge the library has made steady I'M
provement, and has gained many inter
esting additions by gifts and exchanges.
The purchasing fund is small, but the
various chapters and members are de-
veloping a commendable custom OF pre-
senting State and family genealogical
and historical works Of value.
The Arkansas Valley Chapter. D. A. R..
Of Pueblo, Colo, has as its representa-
tive, Mrs. Belle Rollins Reed, one Of the
many bright. attractive delegates from
the West Mrs. Reed is an enthusiastic
d. A. R.. and interested in churcA and
philanthropic as well as patriotic work.
She is the guest OF Mrs Howard L
Hodgkins, recording secretary general.
Senator and Mrs. Rayner entertained
at a tea yesterday afternoon in honor
of the Maryland delegation
The Mai. FEnfant Chapter Of the Dis
trict, has raised quite a handsome sum
for Continental Hall during the session
by the sale OF candies. Those most
| interested in the sales are Mrs. Z. b.
Decker, Miss Hancock, Mrs. Roberts,
and Miss Decker.
Those in charge of the flower booth
| which is under the auspices OF the Capt.
Molly Pitcher Chapter, are Mrs. wilour
| Chesley, Mrs. Holt, Miss Harriet Rich
ardson, and Mrs. Strider.
Mrs. Emma A. Fox. the pariiamenta-
rian of she twenty-first continental con-
| gress, Is. well known in the club circles
throughout the country. She has been
| president of the Twentieth Century club.
OF Detroit, her home city; president OF
the Michigan state Federation OF wom-
ems Clubs, and has also been secretary
and vice president OF the Federation or
Women's Clubs. She has made a scien-
tiic study OF parliamentary usage the
last fifteen years, and is an acknowl-
edged authority on that subject. She
has written q book entitled parliament
ary Usage for women's Clubs" which
is the authority Of the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs.
As the meetings OF the Daughters of
the American Revolution progress, there
are ever-increaslng expressions Of regret
at the absence OF one Of the most active
of its Eastern members hitherto. Mrs.
Theodore c. Bates, who was SO long vice
president general from Massachusetts,,
and who refused quite recently to accept
the almost universal call from all parts
OF the country to be nominated for the
ONCE Of president general, is not here at
the congress this season. She has re-
Gently had the sorrow Of losing her hus-
band, one of Massachusetts, most promA-
nent and distinguished men.
Mrs. Bates was one Of the most univer-
sally admired women in the organization.
for, though a strong partisan Of Mrs
scott. she yet had many friends on the
opposition side. Mrs. Tryphosa Bates
Batcheller, the authoress. her daughter,
has been stopping for few days recently
In washington
Word was received at the congress
this afternoon that Mre. John W. Swift,
former vice president general. from CALI
fornia had Just died. Mrs. Swift was
a popular woman, and she VIII be much
missed.
Mrs. Carl vrooman. Mrs. scott's
daughter, is a clever worker and has
her hands full attending to the social
duties Of her mother as hostess to their
friends In the presidential box Mrs.
vrooman Is q picturesque brunette, and
was accompanied to Washington by her
husband, who. with Mrs Scott's neph-
ew, Louis Stevenson, son of the late
Vice President Adlai Stevenson, make
up the masculine contingent of the Scott
family. It ds undoubtedly true that
much OF the political success that has
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