Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Mary Desha Chapter held its Feb
fuary meeting at the home OF the re-
gent, Mrs. Robert w. Morse, Columbia
and Quarry roads. Tho following al
ternates for the coming d. A. Il. con-
gress were elected, as follows: Flrst
alternate, Mrs Mary Z. Boone; Sec
ond, Mrs. Minnie McCally: third, MISS
Willie Read; fourth. Miss octavia
Womack; fifth, Miss Bessie Sedgwick;
sixth, Mrs. Charles Grindle; seventh.
Miss Ellen Foster: eighth, Miss Mary
J. Van Hook: ninth. Miss Helen Seog-
wick; tenth, Miss Isabel Bond.
The regent brought to the atten-
ton of the meeting request from
the vice chairman of the better films
COMMITTEES chat each member inter-
est herself personally in the moving
picture house in her respective local
ity and report as TO pls'ures shoMn,
ter house fund, patriotic education
and Continental Memorial Hall fund;
A new members name was proposed
and accented. A social time was en-
loved. Miss Bates of Albany, n. y,
pupil of the King Smiths School of
.,fustc. sang Mrs. Marcus J. Wright
t,s..o a tain about Miss Mary Desha.
and u paper. published in Lexington,
v,
her wonderful work with the ID. a. r.,
was read. The guests were Mrs.
Henry White and Mrs. Barlow.
The Susan Rivfere Het1el Chapter
cnterta ined at bridge Friday at the
Hotel Roosevelt. the proceeds from
which were divided for the following
patriotic works: America nization,
chapter house, southern mountain
child. Caroline Scott Harrison me-
tot nj 20 mn 81
tional old trails, Valley Forge, ID. A.
K. student loan fund, state historic
committees. conservation and thrift.
patriotic education, Ellis Island and
the y. y. f. library book.
Among those taking tables We're:
Mrs. John j. Mcmahon. Mrs. Edmund
Pendleton, Miss Mary Williams. Mrs.
". W. Sloan, Mrs: j. l.. Watson, Miss
Combs, Miss Margaret Green. Mrs. NJ:
I. Croxall, Miss Gertrude Brown and
Mrs. L. Todd. Miss Gertrude Brown
will be a page for the national con-
STesS in April
The next meeting of the chapter
will be held at the home OF Mrs.
Charles koones.
Judge Lynn Chapter held its Feb
ruary meeting at the home of the
treasurer, Mrs. W. J. Lightfoot. sos
II street Mrs. Bertha VI. Robbins. re-
gent, presided. Alternates elected 10
the national congress were Mrs. w.
r Hamburger and Mrs. j. +. Crom-
we'll The session was followed by
social evening with the hostess.
samuel Gorton Chapter was enter
tanned Tuesday evening by Mrs. Flor
ence Hart and Miss Mary c. Brown, at
174l 1st street. Miss Elena Hall en-
tertained with piano selections ana
also gave a reading. Other selections
We're read by Miss Leona Clark, Mrs.
n ND
son. Miss Helen L. Tucker was elect
ed delegate. Alternates elected were:
Mrs. Lenora Isabel Rhodes. Mrs. Ed
na Stinebaugh, Mrs. Sarah D. Nor
row. Mrs. Ida S. Marshall. Misses
Emily L and Leona Clark. Miss Mary
e. Brown. Mrs. w. w. Jones. Mrs.
Cecilia VI. Nye and Mrs. Eleanor
Pritchard. Contributions were made
to various lines of patriotic work.
Two additions to membership were
reported.
Monticello Chapter met Tuesday
evening at the residence Of Mrs.
Whitaker. 1881 Vernon street. Mrs.
Gill and Mrs. knoop being assisting
hosteSses.
The meeting was called to order by
the regent, Mrs. Hammond. who, in
the absence of the chaplain. led in
prayer. After the usual patriotic ex-
trciSeS, reports from the chairmen of
Appropriations were made toward
the Valley Forge Memorial. the Ellis
Island Helper, the Students Loan
Fund and the Juvenile Prote ctive As
socia ton. The regent personally gave
n donation toward the Caroline Scott
Harrison memorial.
1t was decided to have two card
parties, one at the reSidence of Mrs.
Knoop, 1866 Perry place, Tuesday aft
ernoon. and the other at Mrs. Whit
q Vernon afternoon
OF March 3.
During a social hour Mrs. William
Derr Baker sang.
keystone Chapter held its February
meeting at the home of the recording
secretary, Mrs. Frederick Reynolds.
Mrs. Kinsell, regent, presided The
members voted to give SIS to the
Valley Forge fund and two members
bought beds from the Southern In
dustrial Institution to help the
Harmon and Mrs. Swift were guests.
After the business meeting refresh
ments were served by the hostesses,
Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Eckels.
teer of the District d. A. II. met with
Mrs. Grant F. Chase. 1116 18th street,
Monday evening, Mrs. David d. Cald-
well, chairman. Edgar Merritt, assist
ant Indian commissioner, gave
resume Of the soverrnment,s work
the Indians of the United States are
now citizens. Sixty-five thousand
children are in school. In the three
classes of schools, government day
schools. reservation boarding schools
and non-reservation schools, are
taught practically all trades, agricul-
ture and stock raising. The method