Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

officers of the chapters OF tne bsiuSh'S'
of the American Revolution in the Distric
were entertained Monday evening at I'M
Washington Club by Mrs. George Thatcn
err Guernsey a candidate for the once
president general Mrs. Guernsey
making a short stay in washington Ell
route from her Kansas home. TO NJ
several important engagements III ti,e
east and invited some personal Iriehus
from official and resident circles 10 pa,
take of her hospitality. Mrs cams NJ
Brumbaugh state regent. received "itt
the hostess Others who assisted IN
Guided Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. former
president general, and MIS- MARY :"
Iockw God. chaplain general
Among the personal frlends OF the
hostess were Mrs. William II. Thompson
and Mrs Charles Curtis wives OF tIe
senator's. from Kansas: Mrs. puilca IL =
Fletcher. wife of the senator from Re-. lor =,
da and Mrs Joseph +. Ransdeii' wife vi
the senator from louisiana
The hostess welcomed her guests IN d
gown of French blue satin brocaded III
silver. with bodice garniture OF SILVER
lace and long sleeves of georSet'e
crepe. - a., t,,
nfshed the decoration of the DRAWING
room, while in the supper Ioo,t a,1nI,,
long table was decorated with yellow
jonquiis and lighted by tarers capped
An orchestra hidden behind wall OF
nalmS PLAYED IN the Hdll
the reception, which lasted from TO =
Among the members of the society
present were Mrs. Delos ~ biodSett !,
corresponding secretary general: MISS
Grace NJ Pierce. registrar general; MISS
Catherine Britten Barlow, curator gen
eral: ex-State Regents Mrs, Kate Near
ney' Henry, Mrs simon Newcomb' MIS-;
Charlotte Emerson Main, Mrs. Howard
l. Hodckins Mrs George T. Small
wood, ex-State Vice Regents MIS- u
Wallace W. Hanger, Mrs. woodbury.
Pulsifer. Miss Natalie 5. Lincoln, Mrs
Abby Gum Baker, Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker and Mrs. John Miller Horton;
state officers Mrs. Vida X Clementson,
Mrs Frederick w. Mattison, Mrs. Ele-
more w. Collins and Mrs; Alexande M ~;
German: ex-Treasurer Generals MISS
Elisabeth F. Pierce and Mrs. l.. b.
Each of the ffty-four district chap
tiers was well represented. Abigail
Hartman Rice Chapter. by Miss Eliza
beth Campbell. secretary; Army and
Navy, by Mrs. Carter. regent; Capitol
Chapter. by Mrs. Catharine schmidt Ma
gle. regent: Capt. Molly Pitcher, by
Miss Elizabeth Ford, regent; Col. John
Donelson. by Miss Mary r. Wilcox. re-
gent: Columbia. by Mrs. Nelena Syl-
vester Barber, regent; Constitution, by
Mrs. James +. Parker. regent; CONT
mental. by Mrs. Edmund X. Fox, vice
regent: Continental Danes, by Mrs.
Sarah Chase Guss; Dolly Madison. by
Mrs. Johnson, regent; Emily Nell
son. by Mrs. Lulu Lee Wood
Francis. vice regent; Frances Scott.
by Mrs Olney, regent; Gen stephen
Moylan. by Mrs. W. R. Lowe, regent:
Chdr6hilI Cook. regent: John Hall. by
Miss Ethelwyn B. Hall. regent; John
Lindsay. by Mrs. Ellis Logan. regent;
SAINT, regent; Livingston Manor. by
Mrs Brown. regent: Lucy Holcombe.
by Mrs. Virginia O'Neal Huddle; Ma
gruder by Miss Magruder. regent: Maj.
I,Enfaht nv Mrs COrnelia Ross Potts
regent: Manor House, by Mrs. S. Z.
Van Deusen regent; Marcia Burns. by
Mrs W: j. Ethel, regent; Martha IIdn
dy, regent; Monticello, by Mrs. Alfred
r. Hansmann. regent. and Mrs: George
Flavel Beach. vice regent; Our Flag, by
Mrs. Henry Polkinhorn, regent: Poto-
mac. by Mrs. Ludlow, regent; Richard
Arnold. by Miss Flora Johnson. re-
gent: Samuel Gorton, by Mrs. Mary E.
Smith. regent; Sarah ST. Clair Chapter.
by Mrs. Sarah St. Clair. regent; Thomas
Marshall, by Miss Margaret V. McCabe,
regent: Wendell Wolfe. by Miss Ber-
tina Frances Wolfe, regent.
The Capitol Society. c. A. r.. met Fri
day evening at the home of Miss Hazen.
2s44 9th street. Seven new members
for dance to be held in April Miss
Marcia Brown played Mendelssohn's
Consolation and eulogies of Wash
ingtoR were read by Miss Brown and
Mr.. Williams. After playing five hun
bred prizes were awarded to Miss
Bedinger, Miss Grover. Mr. Williams
and Mr.. Casanova The hostess served
refreshments. Mrs. LuXford and Miss
Bedinger were present as guests.
The Twentieth Century CIub.-The
annual meeting of the club will be held
Thursday morning at 1920 o'clock, at
All Souls Church, 14th and l. streets.
There will be no program other than
the usual business OF annual reports
M 1lo nf off he r
Ing is for club members only. The cleo
lions will be by ballot. the list of can
didates being: President, Mrs Ernest
P. Bicknell and Mrs. Gilbert H. Gros-
venor; vice president, Mrs. George F.
Bowerman and Mrs. L. c. b. Pierce;
recording secretary. Mrs Lyman b.
Swormstedt and Mrs. Paul Bartsch;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Frank r.
Rutter and Mrs William F. Hillebrand;
treasurer, Miss Joy l.. Webster and
Miss Martha NJ. Hooper; board of di-
rectors. Mrs. Edward b. Clark, Mrs.
William F. Woolard. Mrs. Frank H.
Briggs, Mrs. r. B. Marshall, Mrs. Fred
erick V coville. Mrs. Luke c. Strider.
Mrs. Caleb S. Miller, Mrs. Philip S.
Smith. Miss Grace Willis, Mrs William
II. Heron.
The National. Park division of the
conservation section will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ralph W. Stone, 2737 Ma
bomb street., tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock.
Talks will be given on The History OF
the Yellowstone National Park by
Mrs Stone; "A Trip by the Wiley Sys-
MN Through the Park" by Mrs. Ottilie
Young and Are National Parks
Worth while?' by Mrs. r. H. Sargent.
Mrs C. II. Town will be the hostess
for the club at tea tomorrow after
noon at the national suffrage headquar-
tiers, 1926 Rhode Island avenue. Mem
beers of the club are specially invited
guests
The archaeology section will meet
Tuesday at 2:I5 o'clock at the home of
its leader, Mrs. John Lowe. 1922 Wood
ley place. The subject, prehistoric
Races in. Italy will be treated by Mrs.
Joseph James.
The Twentieth Century Red Cross
workshop, where hospital supplies and
garments will be made, was opened this
week at 1901 Connecticut avenue Mrs.
George r. Putnam. headquarters chair
man, will be glad to receive the names
of volunteer helpers.
The Woman'x National Press AssOcin-
ton met recently at the Raleigh Hotel
with the president, Mrs. Mary l.. LOCK-
wood, in the chair. The following
officers were elected to serve for the
year: President, Mary l.. Lockwood
first vice president. Mrs. Grace Porter
Hopkins; second vice president, Mrs.
Josephine Arnold Rick: corresponding
secretary, Miss Catherine Britten Bar
low, recording secretary Miss Grace
NJ. PIERCE treasurer, rs. Ruth NJ
Griswold Pealer: auditor. Miss Cynthia
T. Cleveland; librarian. Mrs. Annie L.
Mason Briggs; historian. Mrs. Rosalie