Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
COLUMBIA CHAPTER, D. A. r.

'oiumbid Chaptef, u. A. X. met re-
Gently at the home of Mrs Lyman B.
Swormstedt.
The chapter voted IS for the night
schools for foreigners under the au-
spices of the Society Of Jewish Women
Mrs. Swormstedt. Mrs. Barber and
Miss Laura Virginia Walker were
elected members of the council to fill
the vacancies caused by the death of
Mrs Virginia Yost Brown and Miss
Nellie Mack and the transfer from the
historian. Mrs H. l.. DEAN, read
paper on John Paul Jones. A member
present gave supplementary talk,
telling how her revolutionary ancestor
mander. and on one occasion shared a
prison cell with him.
Refreshments were served.
JANET MONTGOMERY CHAPTER,
D. A. r.
Janet Montgomery Chapter, D. A. r,
met Tuesday in kensington. A large
number of members were present Mrs
Eden j. Hartshorn presided.
Much interest conferred on the report
of Mrs Frank Stone, chairman of the
committee In charge of marking Dow
den's Ordinary where Maj. Gen. Ed
ward Braddock made an encampment
in April. 1855. The ceremonies will
take place tomorrow at 2 PM, at
Clarksburg. Montgomery county. Nd
Washington Prominent speawers and
the Engineers Band will be in attend
anee- The public is cordially invited
The following gentlemen have been
mittee: Rev. T. D. Richards, Dr. Ed
ward Deets, William Mobley, Perrie e.
Waters. William Candy, Hatton Brown,
Frank p. Stone, Judge Stanton Peelle
Dr. J. Dudley Morgan. Josiah Jones.
Charles Darby. George Bradley. jr.,
John Lewis. Senator Eugene Jones.
Dawson Williams. Brooke Lee, Philip
Gormley, Harry T. Newcomb, C. c.
Waters. Sanford B. Horton, j. B.
Maughlin and J. Frank Wilson
The annual election of officers result
ed as follows: Regent, Mrs. ]. Frank
Wilson. vice regent. Mrs. James H
Loughborough: recording secretary.
Mrs. Edgar Moore: corresponding sec
Rotary, Mrs. W. c. Beck: treasurer, Mrs
Ernest l. Bullard; registrar. Miss
Marie Talbot: historian Mrs Frank p
Stone: chaplain. Mrs. Alfred Ray, and
curator. Miss Virginia Wilson.
uRELL AUXILIARY. U. S. w. V.
The General NJ. F.. Uren Auxiliary
No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans
gave a successful euchre and Ave hun
dred party Thursday for the beneft of
the relief fund The auxiliary at the
for department president The conven-
tion will be held June 10 In Pythian
Temple
PHIL SHERIDAN. w r c.
Phil Sheridan Corps. No. IL. w r c.
met In @. A. r. Hall Tuesday evening
with a full attendance. Mrs. Ida A
Oldroyd presided. new member was
initiated. The chairman of relief re-
ported several members Ill. The corps
Will have tent at Arlington national
cemetery May 81 and serve luncheon to
the veterans. The president gave a
talk TO the members relative to the
annual convention of the Federation oil
Clubs.
MONTICELLO CHAPTER. D. A. r
Monticello Chapter. D. A. r., held its
last meeting Of the season at 1861 Co
lumbia. roaa. 'he home of the regent
Mrs. Mary C. Beach.
Following the usual patriotic exer.
cises the new historian gave the his.
tory of tho nag from its earliest in.
ception to the present odd Glory"
vote OF thanks to Mrs Hammond
expressed the appreciation of the mem
bers
the chapter In excellent coalition. ben
eheiaries the past year being princi-
pally the local Neighborhood House
and the School for Mountaineers
at Fancy. Va. An article regarding
the school appears In the Outlook fol
the month of May. The county voted
compulsory education and the member
ship has increased from so to LOT
pupils. The agent reported no schoo
doing better work.
Mrs. kistler. corresponding secretary
read a letter from the Southern rail
road. stating terms upon which a triI
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