Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
ROSE SOCIETY, BRooKLAND.

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ROSE SOCIETY, BROOKLAND.
The Rose Society of Brookland, D. c..
held it's first meeting of the season
Saturday evening. at the residence of
Mrs. NJ. B. Downing, on Lawrence
street. Consideration of the new con-
| stitution and bylaws, the report Of
officers and the annual election of Of
| fcers engaged attention during the en-
tire evening, and many important
| points were adjusted. The resolution
| to ask the school board for the use
| further meetings of the society was
unanimously adopted. The society has
outgrown the hospitality of the pri-
| vate homes and the frequency with
bers of the organization ask to at
| tend meetings led to the change. A
| committee. of which Miss Carrie Har-
| rison is chairman, Franklin I. Howe,
| members, was appointed to arrange
these meetings The committee on
rules and regulations, of which Dr..
William Turner is chairman, made
report and submitted the new constitu-
ton, which was adopted by unani-
nous vote. No effort has yet been
made to appoint time for the annual
rose exhibition. but consideration OF
this will engage the society at its Feb
ruary meeting, which, presumably, will
be held in the Brookland public school.
Resolutions of sympathy over the loss
of DR.. Edward Lee Greene, the dis
tinguished botanist, who was mem
Der of the society, were passed and
sent to relatives. and to the University
of Notre Dame, in which DIR. Greene
was a professor. DIR. Alphonso Patten
was elected president of the society.
and will serve during. the next year;
DR.. Robert w. Frischhorn, vice presi
dent: Mrs. NJ. B. Downing, reelected
secretary: DIR. j. 3. Parker, treasurer,
and Charles F. Tansill. president for
three years, was made historian. The
executive board elected consisted of
the five officers and Miss Mary Herman
and Miss Ella Reese as additional men,
bers. The next meeting will be held
February ~.
MARY DEsHA CHAPTER, D. A. R.
Monday at the Octavia. with Mrs.
Robert w. Morse as hostess. After
routine business, music was furnished
by Miss Lillian Whitaker and Miss
Helena Tepp. The regent, Mrs. Amy
Leeds, gave personal "reminiscences of
the Island of Java" and Miss Barlou
told of valuable objects now being Sc
cured for the museum at Continental
Memorial Hall. Supper and a social
hour followed.
ANTHONY LEAGUE.
day afternoon at the home of it's presi-
dent, Mrs. A. E. Hendley. was of I'M
usual interest. DR.. Laura S. Brennon
gave a talk on "Home Life in the
Panama Canal Zone and Mrs. Buck
Ter a reading, THE Brotherhood of
Man." At the usual Tuesday meeting
the president will review the suffrage
work done at the recent convention
held at the New Willard. Seven new
members have Joined the league.
]. MONTGOMERY CHAPTER, D. A. r.
Janet Montgomery Chapter, D. A. r.,
held its January meeting in the Mont
gomery Country Club at Rockville.
Mrs ]. Frank Wilson presided.
Reports by the recording secretary.
Mrs Edgar w. Moore. and the treas
Miss Marie Talbot. registrar, reported
two new members. Mrs. William
Hyde Talbot, state vice regent and
candidate for vice president general
for Maryland, spoke of the unwilling
by the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chap
Gen. Washington stood when he re-
signed his commission as commander
n-chief of the army in the old senate
chamber, statehouse, Annapolis. Gov.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough accepted the
tablet, and the address on George
Washington was given by A. S. Colds
borough. The guests were later enter
tanned by the regent, Mrs. d. NJ. Gar
rison, at her home in the Naval Acad-
envy grounds, and then received by
Governor and Mrs. Goldsborough at
the governors mansion. Mrs. Talbot
and Mrs. ]. Frank Wilson were pres
emit from the Janet Montgomery Chap
ter.
After some discussion of patriotic
work to be undertaken by the cha ter