Evening star., 1915-05-16

of the war of 1872 marked with the
official bronze marker of the society
during the past year: Conrad Becker, in
Laurel Hill. Philadelphia. Pa. ancestor
of Miss Noyes: Sebastian Obold, at
Littleton. Pa. ancestor of Mrs. Tuohy
Thomas >Meriwether Belfield, in Bel
mont cemetery. Richmond, Va. ancestor
of Mrs. Curtis: Capt James Savage
Dean, in ST Louis, Mo-. ancestor of MIS-.
Tilford, and Dr. Joseph Sim Smith at
TaneytoWn, Md. ancestor of MISS
| Ramsburgh, bringing the total number
| of graves marked by the District So
ciety up to hfty-SiN.
The balloting for those officers whose
! terms expire this month resulted in the
unanimous election of the following:
| President, Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry:
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Redwood
! Vandergrift, both of whom succeed
| themselves, and registrar. Mrs. GaluS
NJ Brumbaugh, whose unexpired term
| as recording secretary will be filled by
| Mrs Noble Newport Potts. Mrs. Brum-
| baugh was. until last month, when her
| term expired by limitation, the regis
trar general of the Daughters OF the
| American Revolution, and the Daugh-
ters of 1872 are to be congratulated on
| her election to the Office of registrar OF
! the local society.
| The following ladies were elected
members of the executive board Mrs.
| Matteson. Miss Richardson, Mrs. Hoos-
kins and Mrs. Mccullough.
| Entertaining accounts of the recent
i annual council held in New YORK
| were given by Mrs. Quicksall and Mrs.
| Potts, who attended the council as
! delegates.
/ The past year has been a most sue
cessful one for the District society,
| which was organized May IA, 1903, with
| ten charter members. 1t has on its rolls
| today the names of 105 persons, feduced
| by deaths, designations and transfers
| ar%i
number of whom are real daughters.
WENDELL WOLFE CHAPTER. d. A. X.
| Wendell Wolfe Chapter. D. a. r.. met
Monday at the home of Mrs. William X
Metz III Massachusetts avenue north
! east, with Mrs. Metz and Mrs. W. II
| Lentz, hostesses, and the regent. Miss
| Bertha Frances Wolfe; presiding. 1t
! was the evening for the annual election
| of officers, and Miss Wolfe, who mas
| been regent since the organization OF
the chapter. was unanimously re-elect-
| ed. The other officers, who were also
| elected unanimously, were: Vice regent,
! Mrs. Charles +. Robbins; recording
corresponding secretary. Mrs. ii. c.
| Oberholser: treasurer, Miss Wihltred
| l.. stockton: registrar. Mrs. Ruth Bar
| nard Parker; historian, Mrs L. B. Stlhe' :
chaplain, Mrs. Thomas G Hom'iier,
| welfare worker. Miss Elizabeth Malott
F! Barnes, and organist. Miss Thelma
| Payne Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey
| of Independence. Kan, state regent OF
! Kansas, was elected to honorary mem
! bership and her candidacy for preside Mt
! general in 1917 unanimously indorsed
| Four new members were elected-Mrs.
( Ralph Wilton. Miss Louise wilton.
| Miss Mary Lucille Bottorff and Mrs.
! Norman F. TAYLOR The roll call was
Southern Mountaineers,' and was an.
swered with many interesting bits of
information concerning the history.
| manners and customs of the mountain
| people The chapter voted to continue
F., It's study of the city of Washington
| next year, and will again do welfare
work and patriotic education work
The musical part of the program con,
sisted of three solos. MY Laddle,
! a Voice Is Calling sung by Mrs. r.
| w Isdell She was accompanied by
| Miss Emily Toepper. An informal SO
cial hour. with refreshments. closed
| the meeting The house was decorated
in the national colors and pink roses.
ARMY AND NAVY CHAPTER, D. A. r.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
| Army and Navy Chapter. ID. y. r.. was
held Monday at Continental Hall Officers
reports were read and the following
officers elected for the ensuing year:
Regent, Mrs. John Van Rensaeller
| Hoff: vice regent, Mrs. Herschen Main;
recording secretary. Mrs w. f. Quick
| >
| e. McCulloch; treasurer. Mrs X. &. Du
| Bois. registrar, Mrs. G. B. Duncan, and
hist storian, Mrs. r. G. Owen.
| On Decoration day the chapter Will
replace on the mast of the Maine monu-
| ment at Arlington the tablet that was
voted by the Army and Navy Chapter.
| POLITICAL STUDY CLUB.
| At the April meeting of the Political
study club, held at the home of Mrs.
j. c. Williamson, a resolution from the
| Congress of Mothers, asking the board
| Of education to provide vocational
| schools was indorsed, and the corre-
| spending secretary was instructed to
write to the board to that effect. A
| talk on THE New CONSEQUENCES was
given by Mrs Mary Il. Jackson. The
| last meeting for the season will be held
| Friday at the home of Mrs. Carrie E.
! Kent and Mrs. Faye Kent Bebb, I07
/ Primrose street. Chevy Chase, Nd.
| Basket lunch at noon. The annual cleo
| tion of officers will take place.
JOHN HALL CHAPTER. D. A. r.
! John Hall Chapter, ID. A. r.. held it's
| last meeting of the season Tuesday at
! the home of Mrs William tiatchell.
| 1876 Park road. The ofhcers> elected
| for the coming year were as follows:
| Regent, Miss Ethelwyn Bassett Hail.
| re-eIected; vice regent. Mrs. William
Gatchen: recording secretary. Miss
! J.uIu BaSSett ThOrne, re-eteCted. cor
| responding secretary, Mrs. William
| GafchelI reelected; treasurer, Mrs. f.
H. Thomas, reelected: registrar. Miss
| 'Elvira H. Wood. reelected; historian
| Miss Annie Mcdaniel, reelected; chap
/ lain Mrs l.. $. e. Oberholser, re-
! elected.
/ The regent gave brief report of the
| congress, and plans for the coming
wear were discussed.
! A musical program was rendered by
| l,H1
nents were served by the hostess and
her two daughters. both of whom are
members of the chapter.
! The guests of the evening were Mrs
William Rummel of Mount Union, Pa,
and Mrs Earl of Boston, and Mrs. Har-
old Crosby of Thilipsburs, Pa, one Of
| the out t-of-town members, WAS also
phesent.
u. G. CHAPTER, F. p. a.
The District of Columbia Chapter of
the Founders and Patriots of America
| held it's May meeting at the home of
| Mrs Caroline A. Kirk, 2015 q street.
| The president. Mrs +. A. St. Clair,
gave a report of the annual confer
lence of the Founders and Patriots
| held April II at the Raleigh Hotel
/ The chapter donated $40 to the Ma
| iionaI Society toward the expense of
printing the year book for the coming
| year. A family paper was read by
! Mrs Edwin Kirk and one on Co
louiaI development of the Colonies,
| by Mrs NJ. q. Dew off. A social hour
| was spent, the hostess serving refresh
| ments.