Evening star., 1924-03-30

poses of that committee. Mrs. Sale,
regent of Victory Chapter, read
eulogy of Lieut.. Selden. and DIR. Dix
of Mount Alto accepted the tree In
the name of the Veterans Bureau.
After the exercises the chapter re-
turned to the home Of Mrs Owens and
listened to talk on The Navajo
Indians" given by b. I. Staples of
New Mexico. who also exhibited
specimens of their work in jewelry
and silyerware. A social hour fol-
lowed, the hostess being assisted by
Mrs. F. b. Brightwell and Miss Eleanor
Lamson.
Our Flag Chapter was entertained
on Tuesday evening by Mrs Samuel
Polkinhorn at her home. on Adams
Mill road. large number of mem
bers and guests were present.
The regent. Mrs. John T. Sadler.
read her annual report as given at
the state conference. The delegate,
Mrs. l.. d. Carman, described the
work done at the conference.
Mrs. A. NJ. Walker reported that
the bill for d state flag for the Dis
trict had been, favorably reported out
of the Senate committee and is now
on the calendar of the Senate.
Among the guests were the out
going and incoming state officers. To
them Mrs Sadler addressed an orig
inal. poem of appreciation and good
wishes. Short speeches Were made
by the vice president general, Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkins: the state re-
gent, Mrs. William B. Hardy. and the
state vice regent, Mrs. John NJ
Beavers
There followed a musical program;
Prayer at Dawn" The Answer"
"All for You" and other songs. Rep
resentative Clifton a. Woodrum sang
Give Man Horse He Can Ride.
'Homing," The Living God" and
others, ending with Garry Me Back
to Ole virginny," the guests joining
in the chorus. Others present were
Mrs. r. NJ C1aughton. Mrs. II. b.
Gauss. Mrs. John T. Huddle. Mrs. f.
p. Cunningham. Mrs. Thomas " ~
Holt. the Misses Ford, the Misses
Young, Miss Grace Edwards. MS. H.
c. Oberholser. DR.. and Mrs. Henry a.
Polkinhorn, Mrs. George wagner
Miss Townsend and Miss Coolidge.
The evening closed with refresh
mentS.
f. PIuribus mum Chapter held It's
annual guest night on Thursday eve
ming at the home of the regent, Mrs.
Harry c. Grove. 27oS Cathedral ave
nue.. when the vice president general
for the District of Columbia the state
officers and state otficers-elect were
the guests of honor. The hostesses
II. n.
Johnson. Mrs. Theodore knappen.'
Mrs. Elmer +. Curry. Mrs. Roy Van
Valkenburgh. Mrs. William {. Teub-
ner. Miss Ethel Belts and Miss Nellie
Darling. After brief business meet
ing the regent requested all to join in
singing America and the salute TO
the flag. Mrs. Elmer l.. Curry ar
ranged the program. Mrs. Curry IS
also chairman of music on the state
entertainment committee. Those par
n
Archer l.. Haycock. soprano. and Mrs.
Isaac Burch of Patriots Memorial
Chapter; julius Ochs, one of the
younger violinistS of the city, who is
making name for himself here: Carl
Ochs, Mrs. Alice oliver kihlbon, So
prano, of New York city. and Mrs. l..
H. Troutman. The entire program
was as follows:
Soprano solos. Mrs. Archer l.. Hay
cock, accompanied by Mrs. Isaac
companied by Carl Ochs. Soprano
solos, by Mrs. Alice oliver kihlbon,
accompanied by Mrs. l. H. Troutman.
Violin solos, Mr.. Ochs. Soprano solos,
! Mrs. Haycock.
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, vice
on the bill providing for a District of
Columbia flag. and the bill which has
just been introduced in the House of
Representative to make The Star
Spangled Banner" the national an
them. Mrs. John NJ. Beavers, state
regent-elect congratulated the chap
ter on its work for the year and
Mrs. Curry's work on the state en-
tertainment committee. Other speak
ers were Miss Harmon, state treas
urer; Mrs. Catherine Z. Maggie, state
historian; Mrs. James L. Mulcare.
state chaplain, and Mrs. Grove, regent
of L. Pluribus Unum Chapter, who
gave word of greeting to the guests
and introduced the state officers,
were Mrs. Webb. Mrs. Allen, Mrs.
Mccoy. Mrs. Littlewood. Mrs. Hans
man, Mrs. Tonge, Mrs. Gauss and Mrs.
GleaSner, an eX-state officer from
Kansas. Following the program re-
freshmentS were. served from a table
decorated with spring flowers.
Janet Montgomery Chapter met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Walter
Perry. A luncheon was served at /
o'clock. after which the members were
Ewell, accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Wilmott.. Mrs. Fannie NJ. Hoyt gave
ShakeSpearean readings.
After the Social hour the chapter was
called to order by the regent. Mrs.
Frank Stone. Mrs. Perry reported a sum
received for use of the Southern Indus
trial Institute. A rising vote of thanks
was given to Mrs. Perry for her efforts
in collecting the funds.
1t was ordered that years subscrip-
tion to the D. A. r. Magazine be sent to
the Rockville High School
Mrs. Adelno A. Gibson and Mrs. L. F.
Lines submitted report covering the
work already accomplished in copying
the family records from St Johns
Church, Forest Glen, Md, for the period
of 1Sl4-1S56.
The regent appointed a committee to
investigate the subject of immigration