Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Revision of Bylaws Feature
OF Meeting Held at Memorial
Continental Hall.
NAMING OF COMMITTEES
BY PRESIDING REGENT
Address by Mrs. Emily Lee Sher-
wood Raglan, One of the Society's
Founders.

Routine business only, in the form of
a revision of the bylaws, was tran
sacted at the meeting of the District of
Columbia Society of the D. A. r., at
Memorial Continental Hall, yesterday
AFTERNOON. Because of the amount of
time required for this part of the pro-
gram many of the members were forced
to leave the meeting before it formally
adjourned and the work could not be
completed.
| one Of the features of the meeting
was an address by Mrs Emily Lee
Sherwood Raglan, one of the signers of
the formal draft of organization in
1880. Mrs. Raglan is one of the few sur
viving founders. Her subject was '"The
Social Side of the D. A r. in Its Early
Days in the District"
| Music was furnished by the D. A. R.
Ladies' Octet, under the direction of
Miss May Adele Levers. District chair
man of the music committee of the or
ganization. The numbers sung were
Hearts Light AS Air. "Old Folks At
Home" and Santa Lucia J"
Appointment of Committees.
Mrs. Frank F. Greenawalt, regent for
the District of Columbia, presided. She
named the following committees:
| Executive and reception committee
| Mrs. Frank Foster Greenwalt, chair
man, and Miss Janet Richards, vice
chairman, the state officers and regents
| of chapters.
Auditing committee - Mrs Douglass
Thompson. chairman; Miss Lillian Nor
| ton, Miss Georgia +. Hudson, Miss
Stella Hart, Miss Hattie F. Coombs
Mrs. Anna Lockwood Peck and Mrs
Florence Solger
II. stokes, chairman; Mrs. r. L. Ford
Mrs. Gustavas Werber, Mrs Ellen K T
Glllette, Miss Laura Walker, Mrs. Will
nam X Lowe, Mrs. Joseph Stewart
| of all chapters.
Children of the American Revolution
committee = Mrs. Ellis Logan, chair
man; Miss Ada B. Classic, Mrs e. H.
l1' MRS. Florence Fox, Mrs. George
Marsh. Mrs. Jefferson Millsap, Mrs Ro-
sane walker, Mrs. Rosamond B. Mea-
cham, Mrs. Robert W. Morse, Miss NJ.
theresa Hill, Mrs. Frank F. Eimore,
mrs. r. G. Bryan, Mrs. w. A. Wayne,
MRS. r. T. BodeIl. Miss Daisy Clarke
Miss Ella Stewart Lowe, Mrs. s. %
van Deusen, Mrs. Florence F.. Car
mody. Miss Clyde B. Kendall and Miss
1loTtenSe HerSOn.
children and Sons of the Republic
Miss Bonnie E. Nabers, chairman: Mrs.
Shhfles T. Hancock, Mrs B. FL Gilman.
MIS-. Samuel c. Luckett, Mrs Minna II
Glassle, Mrs. Anna q Tuohy, Mrs.
.8 Nohas ID. Wyeth. Miss Mary D. Par
FRANCES S. Straughan. Miss Gertrude
blauVelt Mrs. Samuel Herrick. Mrs
ISABELLA p. Smith. Mrs. Samuel Koones
ana Tan MISS Dorothy Dobyns.
chairman; Miss Emma f. HOPES. Ms
Ella furdy, Mrs Julia n. B. Hoge. Mrs
Josephine Rich, Mrs. William r, Rich
arason; Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, Miss
Tue ,,iiis f'enrE, MISS Emma Strider, Miss
| McCord p'ei Il"
On Continental Hall.
continental HalI-Mrs William r.
| Lowe, chairman: Mrs. James Mulcare.
vice chairman; regents of all chapters
and MISS Virginia Miller, Miss Helen
| fefry. Mrs. j. w. Pitcher, Mrs f. j.
Lewis. Mrs. Douglass b. Thompson,
| MRS. Sylvanus Johnson, Mrs Robert
Morris Sutphen, Mrs. Georgia X Cor
don. Mrs. Elizabeth Mccarthy, Mrs.
Iearl Wlnship Geyer Mrs. Nellie Bar
airs James Wright Clarke. Mrs. Ben
~ James. Mrs. Daniel callahan. Mrs.
MRS; Charles b. Marshall. Mrs George
Is: duncan and Miss Marie Adams.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton Magazina-Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood.
honorary chairman; Mrs. Gecrs. Wal
| lace Jones, chairman; Mrs Lisle Seaton
Lipscomb, vice chairman; Mrs. Doug
las b. Thompson, Mrs. Catharine c. Far
rar, Miss Margaret Durphy, Mrs l. n.
Dunlap, Miss Anna Richards, Mrs.
Eakin Gadsby, Mrs. Joseph Stewart.
Miss Cornelia Hill, Mrs James f. Alex
ander. Mrs. ]. d. Carmody, Miss Anne
prottsman Starke. Miss Minnie NJ Wat
kins. Mrs. John Farnsworth, Mrs. Omaz.
Buchanan. Miss Lille C. Abrahams,
Mrs. Thomas Wayne, Miss Virginia
Hudson. Mrs. William Wolf Smith, Mrs.
henry l.. Taylor, Miss NJ Blanche Ma
hadser, Mrs. L. w. Frances, Mrs.
George OConnor. Mrs Gustavus Wer-
Der and Mrs. Frederick A. Ollie
Decoration-Mrs. Lisle Seaton Lips
Miss Julia Birchfield. Mrs. Florrie A.
Barr. Miss Lillian Stewart, Mrs. Or
lando Smith, Mrs. J. Nesbit Smith, Mrs.
c. E. Hesse. Miss May v. Frey, Mrs.
Dorothy smallwood Geare and Miss
| Matte l.. Massie.
Hall-Mrs. Sarah Chase Guss, chair
man; Mrs. William r. Lowe and Mrs
Vida K. Clementson.
History and filing-Mrs. Arnold w.
Spanhoofd, chairman; Miss Bonnie e.
Nabers, Mrs. Leonard s. Haney, Miss
Elvira H. Wood. Miss Louise H. Hull,
Miss Agnes Gerald, Mrs. Mary K Ben
edict. Miss Mary H. Du Bose. Miss Rob-
| ert Harrison. Mrs. J. Edgar EngLe, Mrs.
Alice Saltel, Mrs. Louisa S. NJ Robbins
and Miss Lula Wood Frances.
| international peace arbitration-Mrs.
Janet Richards, chairman. Regents of
all chapters are members of this COM
| mittee.
Affairs of Junior Republic.