The Washington herald., 1915-02-28
Activities of District D. A. R.
CHAPTERS.

| Columbus Chapter. ID. A. R., met Tues
day evening at the home of Miss Lottie
A. Van Doren. 647 East Capitol street.
Mrs. Charles S Hyer. regent. was not
present, being confined to her home on
account Of illness. Mrs. Martha f. Best.
vice regent. presided. The ron call was
| answered by patriotic quotation from
utterances OF noted Revolutionary heroes.
! Mrs. Lyman b. Swormstedt read a poem
entitled Columbia. Columbia" and Mrs.
II. l.. Dean, historian. read a short
sketch of Ethan Allen. Miss Florence b.
Webster. treasurer. reported 50 turned in
as a contribution from the chapter to-
ward the liquidation of the debt on Con-
| tinental Memorial Hall.
The election OF officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the following selections:
| Regent. Mrs Charles S. Hyer: vice re-
gent Mrs. Martha F.. Best; recording
secretary. Mrs. Henry c. Gauss; corre-
spending secretary. Miss Nellie Grant
ster: registrar. Mrs. Amherst W. Barber:
historian. Mrs. II. l.. Dean: chaplain.
Mrs William F.. Grimes
| Me. Charles :. Hyer and Mrs. Lyman
| b. Swormstedt were elected delegates to
| the coming congress. and Mrs Charles
G. Coombs and Miss Nellie Grant Ross,
alternates. The other alternates elected
| were MISS Florence Is. "eDSteT, MIS-.
William f. Grimes. Mrs. Martha F.. Best.
Mrs. Henry c. Gauss. Mrs. John H. Mil
| hollen, Mrs. =. l. Christie. Mrs. Fene-
Ion b. Brock. and Miss Lottis Van Doren.
During the social hour Miss Evelyn }
Maxser played several selections from
Chopin. The hostess served refreshments
Martha Washington Chapter. d. A. r..
| the third chapter formed in the Dis
| trict of Columbia. celebrated its twenty
| first birthday Tuesday evening when il
Bonnie Nabers $50 Third street north
west
Preceding the program brief business
! session was presided over by the regent.
| Mrs. C. F. Curtis Several new members
were admitted and appropriations were
| made for the flag presented by the Dis
| trict j.. A. r. to the boys department.
Y. NJ. G. A. and to the Newsboys' Club
Children of the Republic.
Dr, Clifton Clark. Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth, Mrs. lnez V. Tighe. and Mrs. Mary
l.. Abbott furnished a delightful pro-
gram Of music and re"itatICns
An immense bunch of American beauty
| roses formed the centerpiece Of the beau
tifully appointed supper table. Later
| the hostess Miss Nabers, assisted by
Mrs. Chenoweth and Miss Chenoweth.
by twenty-one candles. and each guest
blew out one with an appropriate wish
for the future of the chapter
new u. 4. r. chapter was organized
recently at the home of Mrs. Clayton f.
Emig, of p street. State Regent Mrs.
| Frank Foster Greenawalt was in charge
AMI announced that this was the forty
eighth chapter in the District
The ~ Mrs
Emig and is composed entirely of sixteen
young ladies. some of whom have gradu-
ated from the Gov. Thomas Welles' So
Ciety, Children Of the American Revolu-
ton, which she organized six years ago.
The chapter was named for a heroine
Of the Revolution. one of the long list
of Mrs. Emig's ancestors who served in
that war. Abigail Hartman Rice. who
was the daughter of John Hartman. a
member Of the committee of safety for
Chester County. Pa.
The first meeting of the chapter was