Evening star., 1924-11-30

"rnoon at the College Women's Club,
with Miss Josephine L. Frather AS
hostess. The regent, Mrs. John I.
Sadler, presided
An appropriation was made to pur-
chase three dozen silk flags to be pre-
sented to new citizens who will grad
uato next Tuesday at the Americana
zation School.
1t was reported that three boxes of
clothing We're ready to be sent to the
1yakota School in Virginia, and the
chapter voted to include Il gift OF 10
pounds of candy for the children.
Mrs. r. Malcolm Price offered the
rsc of her home for the second of the
"ard parties which the chapter Is
holdins this season to raise funds for
patriotic work.
Two new members, Miss Anna X
Townsend and Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Fields, We're elected into the chapter.
y 1G-cent per capita contribution
was voted for the State library fund
Election OF delegate and alternates
- the state and National meetings
VAS held with the following result:
Delegate, Mrs. Edward NJ. Weeks; al
I.Tnates Mrs William Y. Cox. Mrs
Howard l.. Hodgkins, Miss Laura c.
oHare, Mrs J. Edgar Smith. Mrs
Louis II. Carman, Mrs. L. Grattan
Nerans, Miss Mary A. Kaufman, Mrs.
H. B. Polkinhorn. Mrs. Albert NJ. Wal
Her and Miss Alice f.. Johnson.
y paper on the history of st. Au
"ustine, by Miss Josephine +. Prather,
was read.
George f. Ross played on the piano
~ Spanish Dance" his own compost
tion.
{. +. Cannon sang New Sleeps the
crimson Petal MY Message" and
Thou Art So Like Il Flower"
Miss Minnie Nolkman sang Il
l. \ ha,. y1-..'t
My Lindy Lou"
Miss Sue V. Hess sang "A Pluck
less Little Flower and Passing BY"
Among the guests were Mrs. John
NJ beavers, Mrs. James NJ. Wiley,
Miss Helen Harmon. Mrs. Lewis B.
Thomson. Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe.
Mrs. George ". Baird and Mr.. and
AIRS. Richard +. Claughton.
ID. 4. R.-The November meeting OF
th- Continental Hall and Revolution
IVY relics committee of the II. {.
i. \. l.. was well attended and
c.otable not only for the reason that
Tho plan for the furnishing of the
District room in Memorial Cont
mental Hall was submitted by Miss
Hrudricks and indorsed by the COM
Inittee, but also because the commit
tee was honored by d short visit and
word OF interest from the president
Jlti d. vi - -tItIoiiS w dN ne 1pph,
md also had the pleasure of listening
u the national chairman of buildings
and grounds committee. Mrs William
=. Walker. who is also the organizing
secretary general
Tho thanks Of the committee were
extended to the chairmen and MEM
hers Of the several committees who
were 80 largely responsible for the
success OF the card party recently
held at the Hotel Roosevelt
Mrs. William :. Garter reported "a
donation of $50 from the Army and
Navy Chapter. 1t was again an
bounced that the Dorothy Hancock
chapter had set aside fund Of $500
Tor thu purchase Of one piece of fur
iiture. tn" plan submitted calling for
In" rtfuruishing of the room III an
-tGuss Of the colonial period Of the
type used in this vicinity
Another relic has been presented TO
II. museum through this committee.
- rar" plate of Staffordshire ware
'"mmemoratirg the visit Of I.af;-
."tte 10 the United States in 1924 the
donor being Mrs. Frank F. Cunning
ham of the Lucy Holcombo Chapter
Deborah Knapp Chapter met No
vemher 10, at the home. of Mrs. Myron
\. Cole, 2S41 E'ilden street. with Mrs
Francis l.. l.. Hitler, Dr. Nellie Hop
per Barrett and Mrs Carlotta Corey
Iirkle assisting hoSteSSes The
regent, Mrs. George I. SmaIlwood. pre-
sided.
Report of officers showed the af.
fairs of the chapter in Il tlourishing
condition.
The registrar. Br. Nellie Hopper
Barrett. reported Il membership Of 81,
with four names pending.
Miss Eloise Mace WAS elected 10
membership.
Mrs, 5. i. Martin. the chapters
representative on the Children, Sons
and Daughters of the Republic COM
Inittee. reported that the committee
had organized two children's clubs,
one OF girls and one Of boys, who
meet at Peck'S Memorial Church for
social and patriotic work. She said
they had been taught the new flag
salute, and the regent, Mrs. SMALL
wood, requested that the same be
taught to tn" chapter members at
the next meeting.
Mrs. Williams :. Parks announced
the chapter house committee card
party and dance to be held early in
January ana asked the support Of the
chapter members in this undertaking.
Mrs. Harry Parkinson. chapter his
torian. stated that she was planning
In make the chapter book a history
of the chapter and its work, and re-
page of her ancestry to complete the
history of the chapter members.
Mrs. Parkinson also reported that
the State library committee had re-
uuested the chapters in the District
10 donate 10 cents per capita toward
the purchase of books for the library
at Continental Hall, as it was thought
by pooling all money received from
the Individual chapters the books
most needed might be purchased by
the committee, as some of the books
desired were too expensive to be
| given by any one chapter. By a vote
of the chapter this plan was ap-
| proved.
Mrs. Frederick &. Bryan gave re-
| port Of the recent meeting of the
Ellis Island committee. She said a
| contribution Of s. was being re-
| uucsted of each chapter toward the
salary of d helper at Ellis Island and
| hat the committee also wished do
nations of piece materials for d box
10 be sent to Ellis Island later in the
| Year.
Mrs. Parkinson told of the meet
ing of the international relations
| committee and said the committee
| were studying Mexico and Canada
| 'fhe speakers at the meeting We're
| Or. Stanley Durkee of Howard Uni
| s'erSity and DR. William Mather Lewis
OF George Washington University.
Mrs. Gertrude Moser reported for
the America nization committee and
| told of the address given by the head
of the AmericaniZatiUn division Of the
American Legion. in which he re-
quested support for the bill for de-
porting foreigners for selling mar