Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-21
PATRIOTIC WOMEN
MEET TOGETHER
Essay Awards Made at Wash
ington's Birthday Celebra-
ton of Harrisburg OAR.

American Revolution has annually
awarded prizes in gold to the three
girls of the senior class, Central
High school, who wrote the best
essays on u patriotic subject given
by the chapter, the decision made by
prize committee. Yesterday, in
stead of having the presentation
exercises at the school, as usual, the
prize winners with the principal and
several members of the faculty were
invited to attend "A meeting of Har-
risburg chapter at the Civic Club,
and the innovation was decidedly
delightful one.
Miss Virginia Downes, winner of
the $40 gold piece, read her essay
on The Value of Our Sea Power
| to the Country" we'll written pa
per, delivered in good style, and af-
| terward, Mrs. Charles j. Wood, Jr..
chapter historian, gave the prize to
| Miss Downes with So in gold to Miss
Sarah Barr and u $3.50 gold piece
| to Miss Anita Wilson, the money in
| monogrammed boxes with the ID.
! A. r, insignia and the organization
ribbons.
The regent, Miss Cora Lee Sny-
| der, who presided, introduced Prin-
! cipal Walter e. Severance of Central
! High, who spoke on the school-its
needs and its work for girls, and
what he hoped might be achieved
with the interest and assistance of
the townsfolk.
Delegates to Congress
The meeting, with nearly full
attendance of chapter members and
number of visiting Daughters,
| opened with singing The Star
! Spangled Banner" followed by the
ritual. Interesting minutes of the
last meeting, with Mrs. Brumbaugh
in the Executive Mansion and a pre-
| conference session, were read by
Mrs. Mary Boyer McCrea, record
! ing secretary. The treasurer, Mrs.
| Rudolph X. Spicer, gave the re-
! port of the chapters financial stand
ing after all bills for the conference
were paid, and 1t was a surprise to
| find that through unusual courtesy
of the n-HarriS, where all meet
| ings were held, that the chapter has
fine balance in the treasury which
will be used in the future for some
/ special work.
Delegates to the National Con-
| tinental Congress in Washington in
April We're elected, as follows: The
! regent, Miss Snyder; alternate, Miss
| Grace McClintock; chapter delegate,
Ahl >. OSCpAl "a eiltEi
Mrs. r. X. Spicer. There was some
beautiful music, the songs led by
Mrs. Guert w. Ensign with Mrs.
Wareham S. Baldwin at the piano.
and solos: The Americans Come"
and Danny Boy" sung delightfully."-
| by Miss Catharine Dubbs, accom-
| panied by Miss Steinhauer.
| A little of the state conference af-
termath was gathered by Miss Sny-
! H.. l. AlII L. lzkA
/ probation written by the state and
| national officers to the regent and
heads of committees for their hos
pitality and delightful programs
throughout the conference, which
had no cloud TO war any of the pro-
ceedings. Mrs. Wood voiced the
chapters feelings for the work the
regent had gone in so ably pre-
pairing the program of both profit
and pleasure and Miss Caroline
Pearson added a few works. On
| motion, rising vote of thanks was
given Miss Snyder.
Ono Minute Reports
Chapter delegates to the confer
ence including, Mrs. Hartshorne,
Mrs. Edward Boyer. Mrs. Henry Hol-
| loway. Mrs. Charles Reed Miller,
Mrs. John Sherger. Mrs. William
r. Denehey, Miss Margaret Ruther-
| ford, Mrs. Frederick Morgenthaler
and Mrs. Joseph A. Thompson gave
! their. impressions of the conference
| in one minute reports. They were
| delighted with the spirit of COOP
! Grafton throughout the sessions, the
cordial greetings to the delegates;
the interest which other club wo-
men from this city showed in at
| tending the sessions and their ap-
| probation for the fine speakers on
the programs; for the wonderful pa
| triotic work the d. A. r. of the state
| is doing and the vast amount of war
work, as shown by the reports of
chapter regents; of the appearance
of body of farm women at one of
the meetings and the talk given by
Mrs. Frank B. Black. president of
the Farm Women's Society, who urg-
ed that the women of the farm be
given a chance equal to that of the
foreigner for whom so much is now
being agitated; the Americanizing
plans for the alien and the patrio-
VIC study conducted in some schools
of the state, as we'll as the beauti-
full spirit of good fellowship which,
emanating from the hostess chan
ter was bound to permeate the con-
ference. and for the honor confer
red by selecting a state secretary
from this chapter.
Tea With Prize Committee
At the close of the program the
guests were invited by the prize COM
mittee, Mrs. Joseph A. Thomson,
Mrs. Charles p. Eager, Jr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Wood, Jr., to take tea in
the diningroom on the first floor.
The table appointments were in.
Washingtons birthday fashion with
statue of the Father of His
Country" on horseback as a center
piece. and quaint favors of cherries
and lockwood tied with scarlet rib
bons Little cherry trees and hatch
cts graced the table where Mrs.
Thompson and Miss Snyder presided
over the tea cups. Assisting we're
Miss Anne Vert. Misss Grace Nc
| Clintock Mrs. Samuel n. Shope. Mrs.
| Spicer. Mrs. Wood. Miss Duhbs. Miss
| Downes. Miss Barr, Miss Wilson.