Evening star., 1924-12-14
D. AR. ACTIVITIES

Continental Danes Chapter will
hold a memorial meeting for its late
regent, Mrs. Harry T. Guss, this
afternoon at o'clock. at the Rocham-
hAau. Friends of Mrs. Guss are in
vited.
The Dexcendants of '78 Chapter held
its December meeting at the home of
Mrs. S. ]. Murphy, Mount Pleasant
street, with Mrs. Kinsley and Mrs.
Henderson assisting the hostess, Dur
ing the business meeting money was
appropriated for the International
College at Springfield, Mass Reports
were made on the benefit dinner
given in November, the sale of
Christmas cards and sale of candy.
This total fund will go toward patri-
otic purposes.
Talk was given by Mrs. Lillian
Room, state chairman of the Revo-
utionary Relics, Continental Hall,
and Mrs. James NJ. Webb gave a re-
port on Ellis Island.
Solos We're furnished by Miss NJ.
Campbell, assisted at the piano by
Hiss Elsie Crammer.
Major L'Enfnnt Chapter met at the
home of Col Frank White, treasurer
of the United States, December s. The
hostesses were the associate mems
bers of the chapter, Mrs. James H.
Stansfield, registrar general; Mrs.
Mary E. Benson and Mrs. Frank
White. The regent Mrs. n. n. Potts,
and the vice regent, Miss Nita Stell-
wag, being unavoidably absent, Miss
Mae McMichael was called upon to
preside. Mrs. F. W. Matteson, chair
man of the patriotic committee. gave
a report of work done, and read a
letter from Capt. Meyer heartily COM
mending the chapter for assistance
given the stepping Stone" Mrs.
Stansfield spoke in complimentary
terms of the attitude of Maj. L'Enfant
Chapter in recognizing the needs of
our own American children, speak
ing particularly of aid given the
schools for the mountaineers of the
South. Mrs. White introduced her
guest, Miss Florence Dibert of Johns
town, Pa, who gave a talk on the
need of a Federal department of edu-
cation. Miss Dibert is second vice
president of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs and an officer in
the Que Mahoning Chapter. Col.
White closed the program with a
short, humorous speech upon parlia-
mentary law and gave along with the
fun some food for sober reflection.
A collation. was served by the
hostesses.
Victory Chapter held it's November
meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank B.
Littell, 1904 Porter street. The re-
gent, Miss Katherine l.. Harvey, pre-
sided. Among the reports read was
that of Mrs. Joseph Stewart on the
meeting of the State library commit
tee. Mrs. Frank B. Sale announced
plans for a dance to be given by the
chapter house committee to secure
funds toward the purchase of a house.
On the motion of Mrs. David D. Cald-
well, the revision of the bylaws of
the chapter as prepared by the COM
mittee was accepted. Mrs. William
Harper was unanimously elected a
member.
The speaker for the afternoon was
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, her subject
being The Mountaineers." These are
The early settlers of the Southern
cestry. Mrs. Radcliffe spoke with
frst-hand informatic0. having Wis
tied Southern h.c> i,snders in several
States. The cfa n,er expressed its ap-
probation o. rs. Radcliffe's address
BY risin@ vote Of thanks.
y social hour followed, with Miss
JIc nor X. Lamson and Mrs. James
NJ. s.: idan as assistant hostesses.
T.. iots' Memorial Chapter met
December 8, at the home Of Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. Wallace, 1929 Columbia road
the regent, Mrs. Louise B. Scofield, pre-
siding.
Reports were given by the officers and