Evening star., 1920-06-27

| tional board of management at lunch
con Wednesday in Memorial Conti-
mental Hall. The banquet hall. a me-
mortal to the chapters of the society.
was decorated with pink roses and
blue flowers and the seventy-six place
cards were in the national colors.
Each state officer was hostess for the
corresponding national officer. The
guests were Mrs. George M. Minor,
Fpresident general; Mrs. George I.
! Guernsey, honorary president; Mrs:
Robert G. Hogan. president. national
officers Club. D. A. r.. and vice presi-
dents of the states. Mrs. Charles H.
Bissell of Connecticut. national chair
man of the society's magazine, and
Miss Natalie S. Lincoln. editor. were
also guests. The hostesses were: Mrs.
Francis A. st. Clair, state regent;
Mrs. William b. Hardy. state vice re-
gent: Mrs. James NJ. Wiley, recording
, secretary; Mrs. John NJ. Beavers. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Harry B.
| Gauss, treasurer; Mrs. Louis A. Alb
bott. historian, and thirty chapters
which were represented by their re-
gents and other officers. as follows:
Mrs. Charles Haig, Mrs. Clayton e.
Emig, Mrs. Lewis B. Thomson. Miss
Sophie Casey, Mrs. William owen, Mrs.
Catherine E. Nagle. Mrs. Willoughby
s. Shesley, Mrs. Jason Waterman,
Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce. Mrs. Harry
T. Guss. Mrs. Richard E. Claughton,
Mrs. Sylvanus E. Johnson, Mrs. Will
liam Adkins Mrs Henry C. Cook, Mrs
j. Edison Briggs. Mrs. Bertha NJ. Rob-
! bins, Mrs. Horace P. Mcintosh. Mrs.
| Gains M. Brumbaugh. Mrs. Frank E.
shall, Miss Agnes o. Tansill, Mrs Isa-
bella Pallen Smith. Mrs. B. c. Yorks.
Mrs. Eugene G. Herndon. Mrs. Mary
G Beach. Mrs. Henry B. Polkinghorn,
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, Mrs
George T. Smallwood, Mrs. Mary St.
Clair Blackburn. Mrs. James E. Null
care. Mrs. Grace Holzberg, Mrs. Jo-
seph Stewart. Mrs. Harry c. Ober-
holser.
The Mary Washington Chapter, ID,
A. r.. awards gold medal each year
to high school pupil for the best
essay on American revolutionary his
tory. 1t was won this year by Henry
I. kiel of the Central High. School.
The subject of the essay was For
eign Aid During the American Revo-
luton" Honorable mention was given
Julia r. Mickle's essay on "Financier
and Finances of the American Revo-
luton"
The presentation was made by the
regent, Mrs. Eugene G. Herndon, at
the commencement exercises We'd
neSday evening. The committee on
medal award consisted of Miss Mary
Perry Brown, chairman, and Mrs. n.
A. Jeffras and Mrs. Dayton Ward.
WOmen's City Club.-Mrs. Randolph
Keith Forrest will be hostess at the
directors reception this afternoon
from 5 to at the clubhouse, % Jack
| son place.
The board of directors held a spe-
| cial meeting Monday evening, a large
number being present. Plans were
presented for educational and social
activities for the coming winter. 1t
| was voted to discontinue the cafe at
l17OO l street and reopen a dining
| room at % Jackson place for club
members and their friends. in connec-
tion with the tearoom already es-
tablished. A meeting of the house
committee was held Tuesday after
noon to perfect improvements in the
house for the comfort of the mem
| bers, their friends and guests. The
| mem bership committee was an
nounced as follows: Mrs. George w
Eastmentt. chairman: Mrs. Howard
Hodgkins. clubs; Miss Ina c. Emery
professional women; Mrs. Theodore
Noyes, Mrs. Emma Shelton, house;
Mrs. Blanche Miller, business; Mrs.
Helen Gardener, government. also
Mrs. James Frazier and Miss Caroline