Evening star., 1922-04-02

Mrs. Samuel Herrick, 1912 Macomb
street. Samuel Herrick gave talk.
on land laws, in which he traced the
development Of such laws in America
explained the present homestead
acts. .-.
oar Flag Chapter. ID. A. r.. held its
| reg ular monthly meeting on TUESDAY
afternoon at the Washington Club,
with Mrs. j. Edgar Smith as hostess.
The r-gent, Mrs. Louis D. Carman,
presided.
The chapter voted a contribution
toward the printing of the miniature
sented to Memorial Continental Hall:
| Mrs Susie Root Rhodes was elected
| to membership. The regents annual
report was read and news OF the state
conference WAS given.
Mrs. william N. Reynolds report
| on international relations was read by
| Mrs. II. B. Polkinhorn. Mrs. Edward
n. Dingley Of Michigan spoke on
| Children and Sons off the Republic.
Mrs Robert Grigss related per-
sonal experiences in the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes and other parts OF
Alaska.
| Mrs R. NJ. Richards and Mrs. L. e.
| Swormstedt presided at the tea table.
| The short Story Club met Tuesday
| niscences of a pre-war trip to attend
an Esperanto congrefs in Antwerp,
Belgium.
| Mr.. Moneyway's ak concerned
showing direct and indirect methods
; Of delineation. his points being illus
trated by excerpts from standard
| authors.
Mrs. Thomas read two original
! poems. The Shelf and Satisfied.
I In trfh tod cly of oh n
! Cumberland mountains. entitled The
Passing of Tom Boiand." Mrs. Hof-
! fiiger read the fifth part OF the conf
| posite story in which she set forth
the ill-lucll that pursued the hero in
selecting wife who might fill his
| "sperifca tions." Arthur White gave
| several recitations. the most dramatic
\ being Guilty, Judge" and When Me-
| Indy Sings" q dialect poem of Paul
| Laurence Dunbar. The club will meet
| April "a.
| Livineston Manor Chapter. d. A. r..
met Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
| A. Y. Casanova, the regent, Mrs
! Horace p. Mcintosh. presiding. Mrs
! Parks. representing the Lincoln Me
( made an appeal for help from the
| chapter TO: this institution in behalf
of those who by reason of financiaf or
| other handicaps are denied a chance
| for an education. 1t was dcclGcu TO
! contribute toward this cause Mrs:
| Milton I. Britain gave the paper Of
the afternoon, Edison Discussions
| followed. =.
| Deborah. knapp Chapter ID. A. H..
/ entertained a t banquet at the Grace
! Dodge Hotel Thursday evening. Din
| ner was served in the hut at a u
| shaped table. decorated with spring
! flowers, at which were seated fifty
guests. Guests of honor were Mrs.
| William B. Hardy. state vice regent
and state regent-elect: Mrs, James NJ
Wiley, state recording secretary;
: Mrs. J. NJ. Beavers, state. correspond
| ing secretary and statetv vice regent
| elect: Mrs. II. B. Gauss. state treas
! urer: Mrs. L. A. Abbott, state his
torian, and Mrs j.. A, Hart. state
chsplain;, Mrs. Appleman. Mrs. Webb.
Mrs. Moser. Mrs. Nagel and Mrs.
elect. Other guests were Mrs. STRAIT
ton. Mrs. H. B. Cunningham. Mrs.
Lynch, Mrs. Dillon. Mrs. Haas. Mrs.
| Corey, Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Brown, Miss
Batch. Miss Virginia Slaughter. Mrs.
Mekenna. Mrs. Daniels. Miss Davis.
Miss Thompson. Mrs. Merritt. Mrs.
Gibbons was official hostess. and Mrs:
George T. Smaliwood. regent of, the
chapter. was toastmfstress. DR.. Nell
lie Barret responded to toast. ITO
the guests" and Mrs. Wiley ITO the
! toasts were Mrs. St. Clair, Mrs.
Hardy. Mrs. Beavers, Mrs. Gauss and
Mrs. Abbott Miss Thompson sang
and Miss 'Birthof gave humorous
readings. Under one year of regency
Mrs. ,Smallwood has brought~ this