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i NATIONAL D. A. R.
The regents and secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution invite the
Daughters of the American Revolution
to reception in the new museum Sat
urday evening, April Il. from 9 to II
O'Clock. Mrs. William Cumming Story.
president general of the u. A. R., will
receive with DR.. and Mrs. Walcott.
| admission
| Wendell Wolfe Chapter. D. A. R.. cell
ehrated it's fifth anniversary Monday
Ievenfng at the home of DR.. and Mrs. L..
r. kebler. 1922 Park road. with Mrs.
kebler, assisted by Mrs. G. S. Chase,
Mrs. Ruth Barnard Parker, Mrs. r. A.
Dellett and Misses Winifred l.. stock
| ton and Bernice H. Kent, as hostess.
| The regent. Miss Wolfe. presided. The
guest of honor WAS Mrs. George Thach-
Ter Guernsey. state regent of Kansas
and candidate for president general at
the coming election at the continental
congress. Other honor guests were
! Mrs. Gaius NJ. Brumbaugh. registrar
general; Mrs. Woodbury. c. Pulsifer,
formerly vice state regent of the Dis
| trict: Mrs Samuel A. Ammon of Pitts
| hursh formerly cha irman of the ma
| tional patriotic education committee:
Mrs, W. G. Barnes. vice state regent
| of Arizona: Mrs. Norman f. Ives. re-
gent of Rebecca Park Chapter of Gales
burg. H.; Mrs. l.. b. Swormstedt, for
| merly treasurer general; Mrs. F. A.
Sneekius of Submit Clark Chapter,
Massachusetts,; Mrs f. c. Seward, Eagle
Rock Chapter. New Jersey; Miss Laura
V. Walker, past regent of Column
Chapter.
| Another guest of honor and the
| speaker of the evening was Glenn
Brown. architect and author. who spoke
of The City of Washington; Its origi-
nal Plan and It's Evolution to Date"
He said that the city of Washington
has unique position in the world. in
that it was the first city laid out as
great ca pital site. and he called atten-
ton to the fact that the fine arts COM
| mission appointed by President Roose-
Welt to study and plan for the improve
ment and Identification of the capital
has advised the dropping of all recent
plans and going back TO the original
plan of the first President and his
French engineer. The speaker de-
clared that this should interest all
Daughters of the American Revolution
and invoke their support and assistance
to this plan for the perfection of the
capital, particularly as to terrac1ng
the Washington Monument, as recon-
mended by said commission.
The regent contributed two readings,
songs OF Inc Nlsnl ana idtoIlC
Love- and the musical program con-
sisted of vocal solos by Miss Lillian
Chenoweth of Continental Chapter,
who sang "An Old Riddle and for an
encore, "A Memory, and Miss Thelma
Payne. who sang a group of Indian
love lyrics and a plantation melody,
when Mammy's Away" Miss Cheno-
weth was accompanied by Mrs. c. +,
Clark, and Miss Payne by Mrs. Bessie
n. Wild. Mrs. Dorothy *. Butler played
piano solo, THE Rustic of SPRING.
and as an encore Scarf Dance" The
guests of honor all gave short adj
dresses, congratulating the chapter on
it's anniversary and work accomplished.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter was organized
April 16, 1910, by the present regent,
teen charter members of whom ten are
still on it's rolls. There have been
seventy-three names enrolled and Two
chapters have been organized from II.
1t has disbursed $500, has held forty
five regular meetings; has studied CO.
lonial and is now studying local MS
tory; has done welfare work, patriotic
education work, and various other lines
taken up by the national society.
After the program there was social
hour On a rose-decorated table was
birthday cake holding five pink
tapers, which was cut with ceremony.
The members and guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Hardy. Mr. and MIS-. l. =.
stockton, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul V. RoundE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Allen, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Oberholser, DR.. and Mrs. Clifton
P Clark, Mrs. Glenn Brown, Mrs j..
Leyden White, Mrs. w. A. Foleer. MIS-.
Hattie Robinson. Mrs. Ruth r. Barnard,
Mrs. G. c. Burton, Mrs. T. c. Homiller,
Mrs. A. NJ. Luke, Mrs. Ada Mills Payne.
Mrs. c. F. Robbins and Mrs. L. B. slime;
Misses Ruth Kebler. Irma Harl2. Eila
S Ford. Mary Botorf, annah NJ
Fletcher, Carrie Davis. Ruth Iodd, Min-
ME Robinson, Laura Shaw, Lucy NJ
Cardwell. Laura and Ellen Church,
Margaret L. Dellett, Alice Il. Evans,
Ella NJ Garlick, Eva T.. Luke and sara
stephens; Messrs. John Ford. J; NJ.
Faris, Andrew Jordan Green; T.. -
Seward, George S. Chase ana ''c'or L.
kebler.
MOTHERS CLUB. PEABODY SCHOOL
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president OF
the District Congress of Mothers ana
Parent-Teacher' Association, gave an
informal talk Tuesday afternoon be
fore the Mothers Club of the Peabody
school. A business meeting. presided
over bv the president, Mrs. Leonard
smith Doten, preceded the address:
Mrs Rafter outlined the aims and
ideals of the organized mo,herhooa OF
the country, and urged deeper real
ization of the fact that the mother
should be a trained worker VINO real
Ives that her supreme duty lies in the
establishment and maintenance of d
real home. around which should cluster
the brightest memories of childhood.
At the business session the club dis
cussed plans for the annual reception,
which is to be given May I, to the par
ents of the school, at which school OF
fcials are to be the guests OF honor
II was also decided to have n ten-ten
party June l. the hostesses to be the
president, Mrs. II. S. Mckinley, Mrs. G.
A. Manning, Mrs. S. V. V. Prince. Mrs
William Bayles. Mrs. Henry hnoch.
Mrs j. ~ Saunders, Mrs William r.
Hardy, Mrs. William r. Whitman and
Mrs. a. X. Wine.
The pennant for the largest attend
ance of mothers was won by the sixth
grade, Miss Carpenter, teacher. Mrs.
D. NJ. Curran and Mrs. G. A. knautf
We're in charge of the refreshments.
JOHN HALL CHAPTER. d. A. X
The John Hall Chapter. D. A. r.. met
Tuesday at the home of the vice regent.
Mrs Abbie C. Foster. The regent, Miss
Ethelwyn ii. Hall read her annual re-
port, stating that the chapter had
given s62.73 for patriotic and beneVo-
lent work during the year.
The reports of the treasurer and
charity officer were also given, and
the work of the coming congress dis
cussed.
Mrs Spengler sang "a Morning in
May" and selections from Madam But
terfy." Mrs. Gabler of the Samuel
Adams Chapter of Lawrence, Mass,
told of some of the splendid work done
by that chapter of hundred members.
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