The Washington herald., 1914-10-25
D. A. R. TO CONVENE in
ALEXANDRIA TUESDAY
Members of Mount Vernon Chapter
Plan Welcome to Visitors at Vir-
ginia State Conference.

Alexandra, Va, Oct 2L-Fifty delegates
are expected to attend the eighteenth
annual conference OF the Daughters of
the American Revolution Of the State
Of Virginia, which will convene at II
O'Clock Tuesday morning in the audlto-
rum Of the Wagar apartments, Fairfax
and Cameron streets.
Delegates who arrive Monday evening
will be rendered a reception by Mrs. Mar
shall Macdonald at her home, 60e Came
ron street, from s until II O'Clock. Ses-
sions Of the conference will end Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. James F. Maupln, State regent
will preside, and prayer will be offered
by Rev. W. J. Morton. Mrs. w. ]. Nor
ton, regent of Mount Vernon Chapter.
will welcome the delegates, and responses
win be made by Mrs. Robert L. Pierce,
regent of Stuart Chapter, and Mrs. J.
F. Maupin, State regent.
Luncheon will be served in the West
minister Building, after which the dele
gates will visit the Carlyle House. The
afternoon business session will begin at
2:SO o'clock.
Mrs. william B. smoot will give a re-
ception at her home, in Prince street,
from until 10 o'clock.
The convention will reassemble at 1880
O'Clock Wednesday morning. Prayer will
Kate Waller Barrett will speak on The
World Viewpoint Of Woman" Luncheon
will be served at 10 o'clock at Mount Yer
non, with Mrs. W. A. Smoot as hostess.
The election OF officers will take place
in the afternoon.
Committees in charge Of the entertain
ment Of the visitors from Mount Vernon
Chapter, this city. are: Arrangements-
Mrs. W. ]. Morton, Mrs. w. J, Boothe,
Mrs. W. A4Smoot, jr.. Mrs. T. w. Rob
inson. Miss Mamie Norton; program
Mrs. w. A. Smoot and Mrs. Robert Pow
ell; transportatiofS-Miss Mamie Norton
and Mrs. Thomas B. Cochran: invitation
Miss Margaret Ashby. Mrs. W. r. Pur-
Wis, Mrs. Samuel L Monroe: entertain
ment-Mrs. w. B. Smoot, Mrs. T. W.
Mrs. w. J. Boothe; luncheon
lippa wattles, Mrs. Henry Wattles, Mrs.
John s. Foster, Miss Nellie UhleC;
Elizabeth Janney, Mrs.
Llewellyn Powell; decorating-Mrs. W. A.
Smoot jr, Miss Caroline Wise, Mrs. ].
Stewart Jameson, Miss Nellie Uhler;
press and printing-Mrs. Samuel L. Mon
roe, Mrs Hubert Snowden; reception
Mrs William Wattles, Mrs. Wilbur Reid,
Mrs. f. c. Dunn, Miss Philippa Wattles,
Mrs. David Rust, Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe,
Mrs. Marshall Macdonald, Mrs. Lorenzo
Lewis, Mrs. Mary Franklin, and Miss
Josie Robinson.
During the progress of the conference
the following young women will act as
pages: Misses Elsie Snowden, Dorsey
Ashton, Nellie Uhler, Katherine Waller,
Mary Randolph. Alice Anderton, Esther
Burke. Della Phillips, Elizabeth Boothe. |
Collins Jones, Sarah Cox, and Julia Bos- !
we'll
Through Attorneys Howard w. Smith |
and Richard B. Washington, petition |
was filed this afternoon in the United !
States Court for the Eastern district of I
Virginia for involuntary bankruptcy |
against the Virginia Glass Company, |
whose plant is located in West End, west |
If this city. The petition was filed on
oehalf Of the Brennan Sand Company ana
others
A rule was issued giving the company,
en days to show cause why 1t should /
Tot be adjudged a bankrupt.
! clock tonight at his home. 1913 King |
'treet. Mr.. Pullman was seventy years 1
I'D. Besides his wife, he is survived by
wo children, Mrs. Frederick Hohenstein
md Frederick Pullman. Mr.. Pullman
vas a native of England, but had lived
n this country most of his life. He
vas engaged in the furniture business.
Mrs. Sarah c. Watkins funeral took
lace at 4 o'clock this afternoon from her
lome, 1011 King street Services were
onducted by Rev. DR.. d. h Kern, pre-
iding elder of the Alexandria district, NJ.
:. Church South, assisted by Rev. DR.. J.
Y. Duffey, pastor OF the NJ. E. Church
Iouth. PaIlbearers were DR.. r. Lee Will
:ins, ]. T. Preston, NJ l. Dinwiddie,
seorge Keys, F. J. Pollard and Herbert
irsves.
The Holy Land" Will be the subject
( an illustrated lecture by Rev. w. A.
deIvin, Of Washington, at the Methodist
'rotestant Church Tuesday night.
Rev. Father Charles F. Hannigan, Of
/. Joseph's Catholic Church (colored),
7iu deliver an address to colored Catho-
cs and iion-Catholics at the Young Mems
odality Lyceum Hail Sunday night, No
ember. l. -..
Ernest r. Boyer, of this city, has been
ppointed State lecturer Of the Knights Of
ythias-
Church Conference Planned.
The Congregational churches Of New
srsey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the
istrict will be represented at a two