Evening star., 1924-01-27
y. A. R. ACTIVITIES
Judge Lynn Chapter held its social

| Judge Lynn Chapter held it's social
open meeting at the home Of Lieut..
and Mrs. James Gately January Is.
The session was opened with the repe-
4 tition of the Lords prayer. the Ameri-
cans creed and the salute to the flag.
with its changed wording, followed BY
the singing of America"
tThe regent. Mrs. Bertha NJ Robbins.
presiding extended a word Of welcome
| and introduced Mrs. James Gately. who
sang, and Mrs. William Fl. Goodman,
who recited groups Of negro dialect
stories from the poems Of Paul Lau-
! renee Dunbar and Robert w. Service.
Mrs. John NJ Beavers. state vice re-
gent, gave a word of greeting. Mrs
Harry b. Gauss, chairman of the Ameri-
| canization committee, responded with
the new ideas for her committee work.
Social hour closed pleasant evening.
American Liberty Chapter was
entertained at its January meeting by
| Mrs. H. B. Meloy, 1920 Morrison street,
, Chevy Chase. She was assisted by
Mrs. l.. G. Isaac. The regent, Mrs.
r. b. owen, presided and in her report
read many applications for assistance.
| The report of officers showed the chap
| ter to be doing fine work. Mrs. Ridgely,
chairman OF patriotic education and
Americanization, reported that the
Daughters Of the District were going
to support an extra teacher at the
Georgetown alien school and that a
| benefit card party will be given for that
object Many members offered to take
tickets. Mrs. Allan reported that there
was an orphanage connected with the
! Lincoln Memorial School. She was ap-
pointed to look into the matter. and
plans were made to assist this institu-
| ton. Mrs. Allen also brought up the
question of buying two flags for Cont
| mental Hall. and the chapter voted a
! was also given TO the fund to buy
Kenmore. the home of Washington's s
sister. Mrs Ridgely. chairman Of the
committee to entertain one ward at
Walter Reed Hospital. reported that
| three wards had been entertained with
Refreshments. cigarettes and music.
Mrs. John Hoffman proposed giving a
\ benefit musical in. the early spring, to
! which the chapter aSsented. Plans to
I entertain Miss Elsie Janis the beloved
| Edward Dingley gave talk on Chill
dren of the Republic" and told Of the
work done by the chapters for them.
and the most satisfactory fact was that
not zone had returned to bad habits.
1 Mrs. William NJ. Terrell entertained
! with comic recitations in dialect. Mrs.
Stewart and Mrs. Murnane presided at
/ the tea table.
Col. Tench Tilghman Chapter
i met January is. The vice regent made
| a report of the state committee meeting
1 she had attended in the Maryland room
at Continental Hall. After the business
session Mrs. Lily Tyson Elliott. chair
man. invited the members to a luncheon
| in the banquet hall. the pleasure OF
which was enhanced by the presence OF
| president general. Mrs. Anthony Wayne
| Cook. who made a ittleaddress. Report
! was made that new members had been
ivoted on and accepted. also that Mrs.
! Duffy. a member at large, had been ad :
! mitted. Several who had been invited
to join the chapter had their papers in
the registrars Office and several sup
Elementary papers had been filed. The
state chairman of the Ellis Island com
| mittee announced that each chapter
| was to pay 81 a year toward the salary
| of an agent who had been employed
| by the society to look after the needs
and employment of the women in the
| detention department. who had on some
| occasions to remain there for months
| The members present personally sub
scribed money to buy material. sewing
cotton, etc, to be distributed among
, the immigrant women. to be made by
| them into needed garments. The chap
! ter expressed its regret for the sudden
death Of Mrs. Elliott. former national
J corresponding secretary general from
| Maryland. Luncheon was served. The
| feature OF the occasion was the forty
! first anniversary of the marriage Of
| Mrs. REGISTER, a member. The meet
ing adjourned after appointing the
clubhouse in Rockville for the next
meeting.
| Keystone Chapter held it's January
meeting at the home of the regent
Mrs. Ida J. Kinsell. Reports from va
| rious members of committees were re-
| ceived and selection of alternateS for
the congress in April was made. After
the business three articles on the life
Of Benjamin Franklin were read and a
supper was served by the hostess.
Our Flag Chapter was entertained
lat its January meeting by Miss Sarah
C. Hannay. large attendance and in
teresting program marked the occasion
The regent, Mrs. John T. Sadler. pre-.
sided. One new member was received
Gifts were made to Kenmore and to the
Harding Memorial. An appropriation
was made for large flag to be given
subscriptions for the d. A. R. magazine
! were received.
Mrs. A NJ. Walker. chairman of a
committee to find data on the adoption
, of state flag for the District of Co
lumbia, reported that bill to authorize
such a flag had been drafted and the
committee hoped to obtain its passage
during the present Congress.
! Mrs. Lambie of New York described
! a visit to Sulgrave Manor. in England
| a program of music was given by
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, as follows:
| Violin SOLO, George Daw: vocal duet
| Mrs. Mitchell and Miss Colonna con.
tralto solo, Miss Chenoweth; tenor solo
! Jack Norris: violin solo, Miss Ida Ull-
man. Accompanies, Miss Minerva Bal
Hey and Miss Lillian Langworthy. ?
! Supper was served at the conclusion
of the program.
] Sarah Franklin Chapter held it's