Evening star., 1924-01-27

January meeting at the home of Mrs.
Rosa Mulcare. The regent. Miss Edna
! given by officers and the different
committees. Mrs. Milton johnson
read paper on Benjamin Franklin.
The alternates were elected to the
congress to be held in April. At the
conclusion of the meeting the state
officers and friends were present at
the social hour.
The Patriotic Educational Commit
tee me. tuesday, with Mrs. Grant F..
tee. Mrs. David Caldwell, chairman,
presiding. After roll call Mrs. James
Reynolds. secretary. read. at the
chalrman's request, a newspaper ac-
cor count Of the gift of perpetual
school fof Girls, given by the Wheel
ing tW. Va.) chapter of the d. A. r.
! MRS owens OF the Army and Navy
chapter. also chairman of the Poca-
NOM association, told of the case
oaroiine' Essex and King George
counties, in Virginia. These citizen
Indians have kept their tribal body
Suo years, and are self-supporting
NO crime has been fastened on them.
and they have never received fede rai
support. They have appealed TO the
state OF Virginia for $4,000 for an
academy. being filed with an ambi-
tion for education. At the unyeiling
OK the statue to Pocahontas Mrs.
OWehs met Robert Harvey Clarke.
also called Big Heart, field chief OF
the superior council and poet. who,
in his own words. Just picked up his
education" The chapter was re-
minded that William and Mary Col
lege was founded with fund for
urawh, OF course, at the time of the
revolution.
Rev. James II. Taylor, d. D.. vice
president Of the Southern Industrial
educational Association, spoke on
me need and privilege of our
our purest American inhabitants OF
the Appalachian region" He men
tioned their preservation of the old
English ballads, their pride and self
Tespect, ana the fact that it is the
inaccesslbilfty of their region that
mas kept from them the benefits we
| have so long enjoyed.
l. Ihe members of the committee were
asked TO take TO their several chap
ters the appealing situation Of these
members of our old families and the
wholly worth while work the South
e,n Industrial Educational Associa-
| ton is doing.
The Federal City met at the home
| of Mrs Royal l. Shuman. s3S Madi-
| son street. Tuesday Aiternates tO
| the Continental Congress. April IA
! were elected as follows: Mrs Mary
| X Nalie. vice regent: Mrs. r. L
| Shuman. Mrs. George +. Chadsey
| Miss Nette l.. ierrick.- Miss Kate r
Powell, Miss Estelle Price. Mrs Rob-
| ert +. Cook. Mrs. Eula Is. Woodward
! Mrs. Harry G.. Tolson and Mrs. C
J Viola Fellows. Mrs. Mahlon A. Win.
ter is the regent.
| Columbia Chapter met Tuesday eve.
ming at the Capitol Park Hotel. Mrs
| c. c. Coombs presiding
! Reports of committees were given
! Mrs. Ella G. Bladen, treasurer, and
| Mrs. George b. Ashby. chairman OF
/ arrangements for the benefit card
! party given Thursday at the Releigr
| Hotel. reported the affair a gratifyfns
| success both financially and socially
| The oak room and the English room
| were filled TO capacity, and MANY
sister chapters OF the District were
! represented. Those receiving the
! guests were the regent. Mrs c. c
Coomhs: Mrs. A. w. Barber Mrs C
s. Hyer and Mrs. \. w. Heyer. Mrs
| James II. Harper. Mrs. Ella G.. Blader
| and Miss Nellie Ross acted as assist.
| ant hostesses.
The important business of the
| evening was the election of dele
I safe fdiiu To represent t1t
chapter at the national conference tC
| be held at Continental Hall in April
| Mrs. Jason Waterman was elected
| delegate, with the following as alter.
mates: Mrs. William II. Cole. Mrs
| Paul Anderson. Mrs A. W. Barber
! Mrs. c. s. Hyer, Mrs. George r. Ashby
| Mrs. Ida Warren Myrth. Mrs. Mimi.
| Hines, Mrs. George T. Stormont. Mis-.
Janey Holbrook and Mrs. Ella G.
| Blanden.
| Tba cb,o+ar ,-o,od .,,l..o,.., -
! tributions to Friendship House, tn.
| chapter house fund. the American.
4, tzation work OF the District d. A. r.
the southern schools and to the Dis
! trict fund for Valley Forge. Mrs
| A. w. Barber in her report Of thu
state historic committee told OF tn.
effort being made TO have each state
| D. A. r. present a flag to Valley
| Forge, with the District of Columbia
| presenting the United States flag
| state per capita tax for the "Manua
| for Immigrants" and set aside sun
! for work at Ellis Island
| Mrs. Ida Warren Myrth gave an
| other talk on the Constitution. thi!
| time taking up the amendments
The speaker of the evening, vii
liam Tyler Page. author of "Th.
Americans Creed" gave an accoun
| of how and why he came to writ,
the creed and the sources from whicl
ne uTeW MS INSPIRATION. 'Ihe Amer
| leans Creed" is now being taught il
| every, school throughout the Union.
| Miss Stella Waterman gave severa
| pleasing recitations, accompanied b.
Mrs. c. S. Hyer at the piano. Mrs
3. H Smart. Miss Marian Larner ant
Irving Teller sang, accompanied
" Among the guests present wer,
| state officers: Miss Helen Harmon
Mrs. James NJ. Webb and Mrs. Johr
| Beavers.