El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-08

ietv and that therefore she was aa-
mitted member to the FL Faso SH'lP
Mrs C f Kelly read several commu-
nications concerning the work Oh INC
national organization one, IN pa. -
lar. was urging the placing Of sI4Iue9
of Washington in the state caplIoL, e.
Austin. Action on this mater was
to the board Of management. r.,,,,
The regent read an invitation II9 u
the San Diego chapter of the II. y. n
to all members attending the san Die5 81
exposition, to visit the tea room an
rest room which the San Diego cHdP
ter will maintain for the visiting "Oii
en- at the exposition.
Tells of Houston Convention
Mrs G. F. Hawks, the delegate from
FL Paso to the 18th annual s[aC 80 III In
vention of the D. A. R., which met III
Houston, in November, gave an IN IN III
esting- report on the proceedings OF tLl0
convention. She said that the COW 81 81 =
ton made a record for itseiI IoI LLio
Deace and harmony of all the meellH6s,,
A gain of ia members was reporter
for the year. The study by al IoCd s
CHAPTERS of Texas history was ear ,5
" urged by the state historian. MI ,:
Hawks said that Mrs. a. R Howard U
Houston. who took so prominent part
in the convention of the ID. A h.' Wlllol !
met in November, 1913 in FL Paso' anu ,i
also in the u. D. C convention IN -
Paso this year, introduced a resoIu Il W.
Ia
ton dresses to help relieve the depFes-
sion in the cotton market ohe sa i'6
however that the women did not TAKE
enthusiastically to the idea, but ueclueu
to dress their school chlldren III ~ ~,
Among the pleasure events OF ny
Houston convention was deughlLul
Yacht trip to, the San JaclnJO Ddtle
field. During the Ell Baso cOLNeHlIySA
much interest was aroused IN the marx
inc with granite bOulders OF the ms
toTir trail through Texas, the old King
highway. At the Houston. cohVehllou
over 1920, was pledged Tor these SIe y %
] markers The support OF the u. A: n
scholarship was urged by mrs NelI
( CarrOuthers, who represented inns WI
at the Ell Psso convention 81 -
1 Mrs Hawks talked very earnestly ii
! favor of the local chapter supporting
/ this worthy object Inc nhaller wa
/ Mrs Hawks said that all the ottlcerS
! elected at the FL PasO convention were
! reelected with the exception OF the res
! istrar and chaplain, whose terms "
] service had expired Mrs. n. " 800 a -
/ Of Wichita Falls, was elected re ls ~
( and Mrs W. 2. Evans, OIL Galveston
! was elected chaplain. Both these Wom'
] en- were at the FL Paso convention ilt
/ next convention VIII be heI9 IN Lex Lex
| arkana, the home OF Mrs AhoIes hOSe
J the state regent.
/ Guest of Chapter Talks.
Mrs. Sarah Mower. Of Rushville chap
I ter. of Indiana VINO was Il = ueSL u ny
/ chapter, talked interestingly about th'
! work accomplished by her chapter.
Mrs. J W LOrentzen was IN charg'
| of the afternoons program Miss yuhf
/ Coldweu sang zone Fine Day, iron
| Puccini's opera, Madame Butterfly,
/ accompanied on the piano by Miss Mar
/ garet Young.
| Mrs G. c. Richerson read a paper OF
the life of Rebecca StOddert, for whom
the chapter is named. which was writ
| ten bv Mrs George c. Wimberly, tWlc
: regent OF the local chapter and a de
/ cendant Of Rebecca StOddert
Mrs J. W. LOrentZen read MIS-. Mar,
Ross Kiesters paper on the "Chlldrel
Of the Republic" This is an Organiza
ton whose purpose is to help toWarl
making good. patriotic American cltl
zens from the children of foreigner
who come to make this country thei
home In Mrs. Kiesters paper she EN-
Dhasized the responsibility and duty o
Americans to transmit their best ma
/ tfonal ideals to the children Of IN
country and to make them realize tina
each child has task to perform in tul
filling the obligations Of patrlOtlsE
and loyalty to America
| Miss Margaret Young played a plan
solo, "Etude," by Letschiizky-
Mrs. Hal E. Christie read the poem
1 "Carita." by Hilton Greer, of Austin.
Speaks of the Endowment Fund.
J Mrs George Ulrick read Mrs. K.