Evening star., 1923-11-18
y. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Club December 3. Mrs. Lewis b.
Thomson, on the chapter house COM
mittee. announced that a benefit mu-
| sical would be given at Memorial
Continental Hall November so. Mrs.
Fl. B. Leary. historian, told of the
State Historic Society Two new
members were admitted and two
applications sent in. Mrs. Cunning
ham commenced the chapter series
of study of the Constitution Of the
| United States.
The out of town visitors were Mrs.
H. H. Clarke of Montana; Mrs. w.
S. Pickens of the University of Mary
land. and Mrs. P. H. Fitzgerald of
| Blackstone, Va, who is a charter
member. During the social hour, Mrs.
Raymond Il. Dickey, violinist, rem
dered several selections, accompanied
! by Mrs. Cunningham on the piano.
Mrs. Small and Mrs Cunningham pre-
sided at the tea table.
The Col. Tench Tilghman Chapter of
Bethesda. Md, met November 9, Mrs.
Loughborough, vice regent. presiding.
! After reports of officers and COM
mittees were heard, Miss Crawley,
! registrar, announced three new men,
bers notified of their admittance into
/
the Sulgrave Manor Association
through the chapter. The chairman
/ of the music committee gave her re-
! port of the concert given by the
! Cool Springs of southern Maryland.
The chairman of the committee on Sui
grave Manor gave a talk on Sui
grave Manor, which this week the as
sociation is specially celebrating as
| 1t is the anniversary of the accept
ance of the Magma Charta. Miss
Lucy Cabell of Union Hill. near Nor
ward. Va. was present as guest OF
the chapter.
ID. A. R.-The first of a series OF
luncheons to be given by the Admin
istration Caucus, D. A. r., was held
at Hotel Roosevelt recently,
Those in charge of this luncheon
Winter, Mrs. Edward Roome, Miss
Eunice Wright. Mrs. Harry c. Grove
Mrs. ,Tonnis ]. Holberg presided as
toastmistress, introducing Mrs. Will
liam B. Hardy, state regent, who in
turn presented Mrs; John N. Beavers
Beavers introduced Mrs. James NJ,
Wiley as candidate for state vice
regent. Mrs. Charles Q. AppleInan
introduced Mrs. David ID. Caldwell
as candidate for the Office of
state recording secretary. Mrs. ia
son Waterman, as candidte for
state corresponding secretary, was
presented by. Mrs. James M. Webb.
The newly elected state treasurer.
Miss Helen Harman, has been noml-
mated to succeed herself. Mrs. Joseph
Wheat. candidate for state historian,
was presented by Mrs. Catherine E.
Nagle. while Mrs. Lewis b: Thomson
candidate for state chaplain. was in
troduced by the present chaplain
Mrs. Mulcare.
Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger, Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkins. vice president
general. and Mrs. Francis A St
Clair, ex-state regent, each made a
few remarks.
John Lindsay Chapter held its sec
ond meeting of the season. November
T. at $3.50 University place northwest
with Mrs. James Mooney and Mrs;
Mrs. Edwin J. Ryan. regent. presid-
ing. After the usual business. ses--
sion, d profitable talk was heard
from Miss Allen. secretary OF the
tive to the activities of the organ
ization. Miss Dorothy Smith contrib
uted several vocal numbers.
The Junior Governor Thomas Welles
Society, Children of the American
Revolution. was entertained by Mrs.
Harry Lee Ragland in Highland ave-
nue.. The president, Mrs: Emig. was
in charge. Benjamin Clarkson told
about the famous treaty oak" Eliza
beth Symonds recited Paul Revere's
Ride" Audrey Belt read a letter sent
by the society to it's former acting
president. Mrs. Wisewell. now resid-
ing in San Francisco. Francis Rapeer
was elected registrar. Miss Katherine
Hawley told the story of Betty Dale.
a heroine of the revolution. Papers
were filed for Louise Virginia Brooks.
Dorothy Louise Dowden, William II.
Brockett Harrison Knapp, Frances
lowed by dancing.
The Seniors held their November
meeting at 522 9Th street. Selma Allen,
the newly elected vice president. pre-
sided. After the business session the
program was rendered. A reading by
Yvonne Rapeer, recitation by Corita
Hunter, Impressions of a Senate
Page" by Richard Reidel; The His
tory of the Octagon House. by Alex
ander Britton: humorous sketch. by
William Wilkerson and Robert Car
mody. Mrs. Te1ma Barber gave an
illustrated lecture on The Restora ,
tion of the Milestones OF the District :
of Columbia by the Daughters Of the
the American Revolution"
Dolly Madison Chapter met Tuesday |
evening at the home of Mrs. f. e. I!
Claughton. vice regent, with Mrs |
TonEe and MIS-. arthur CalI DIS as
sisting hostesses. Mrs. Claughton
presided in the absence OF the re- /
gent. Reports were given by officers |
and committees and the business j;
meeting was followed by program on !
Russia" George L. Bowen. secretary !
of the unofficial congressional com ]
mission that Investigated conditions
in Russia. gave an instructive talk !
of the travels in that country. Selec- !
tions of Russian music were given.