Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Daughters Of America.

Mount Vernon Council. No. Is. Mon.
day night elected one candidate TO
membership.
The relief committee submitted are.
port on Warden w. T. Carter. who sus-
tained an accident.
II was decided to attend the joint
memorial services Of the order, to be
held at the Second Baptist Church this
evening. The council then nominated
officers for the ensuing term.
were made BY Ed D. schwenk. J. 2.
Smallwood and Mrs. Backenhetmer
Light refreshments were served by the
committee
had nomination of officers, Visitors in
cluded Associate State Councillor Mrs
Senseny and others of Mayfiower. No
IL. and Martha cambridge councils. The
drill team entertained the council with
a picnic party. Transforming the room
into Rosebower. on the Conduit road,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Ferguson, where the Fourth OF July
picnics are held. Each had on a bunea-
low apron and cap. Games included
| a guessing contest for a large chocolate
cake made by Associate Vice Councillor
Miss Flora Estelle Laughton. which
was won by Mrs. Julia Delano.
The Wheeling Club Monday night
presented a play entitled "A Suffragette
Baby" Those In the cast were Mrs. E
councillor: Mrs. Hattie G. Ruppart. ma
tional deputy: Mrs. Mamie 8. Howell.
state vice councillor: Past State Coun-
cilor Mrs. Anna Hill. Past Councillors
Mrs. ]. Cooper and Mrs. Grace N. Wood
ward.
The euchre given last week was re-
ported success in every way. The
club is to have another theater party
next month.
| evening at Washington Hall, Sd and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, .cele-
brated its nineteeth anniversary. Tho
banquet table was decorated with
| American beauty roses and carnations.
and the cake that adorned the center
was decorated with the colors of the
order-red. white and blue. A guess
| Ing game resulted in Mrs. NJ Howell
| the "booby." Guests of the evening
| were Mrs. F. M. Reagan. state coun-
cilor; Vice Councillor Mrs. M. Howell,
Mrs. Beach. associate vice councillor:
councillor: c. H. Miller. state secretary:
Mrs. E. Mann, treasurer: Mrs Holii-
day. Mrs. Courtney, Mrs. L. Grubbs,
Mrs. n. Swami. Mrs Rose Lamborn.
Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs Weber,
Mrs. Crowley and others
Anacostia Council, No. IL. wednesday
evening nominated officers and received
its first official visit from the state
councillor Flora Reagan. and her stan. in
Guiding Associate State Councillor Louise
Schwenk (actins). State Vice Councillor
Mamie Howell. Associate state Vice
Councillor Mrs H. Beach. jr.: Passed State
Councillor Viola Thompson. jr.: Passed
Assistant State Councillor c. o. Bohrer
| (acting). State Council Secretary
Charles H. Miller. State Council Treas
| urer Elizabeth Mann. State Council Con.
ductor E. Halliday. State Council Ia
side Sentinel j. Cooper and State Coun-
Gil Outside Sentinel Grubbs. and
Passed State Councillor o. B. Hopkins Of
Virginia. as chief marshal Accom-
| panying the state councillor was Ma
State Councillor Hammil The work
was exemplified by Passed Councillor E.
Halliday. leather bag was presented
| to the state councillor by the council.
The doors were opened to the public
| and the following program rendered:
Recitation. Miss Mildred Owens: song
and dance. Miss Eunice Wilson; song
and recitation. Mr., Costello: vocal solo,
Mrs. Lanham; vocal trio. Mr.. and Miss
Mr. Fletcher: contralto solo. Miss
Stone; piano solo. Miss Auguste: black
| face sketch. Simpson and, Costello;
piano solo. Miss NJ. jenkins, and song
| and dance, Miss e. Wilson.
After the program refreshments were
served and the younger set" danced.
Although this is the youngest council
| in the city. it was the first. it is said,
and for some time the only one, that
women. an example which has been
followed by Others since