Evening star., 1924-05-18
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES.

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Young; registrar, Mrs. Theodore F.
Langley; historian, Mrs. E. r. Gass-
man; color bearer. Miss Margaretra
Campbell; chaplain. Mrs George B.
Fiske, and delegate. Mrs. Tonnis ].
Holzberg. A social hour with refresh
ments followed.
Capt. Molly Pitcher Chlpter held its
May meeting at the home Of Mrs. Grace
Norris Gooman, near Laurel. Mrs. G.
Wallace w. Hanger was reelected
regent for the chapter. with Miss
Emma Strider as vice regent; Mrs
William A. Jack, jr., recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Joseph Wall, correspond
ing secretary; Miss Jane Randolph
Young, treasurer; Mrs. Samuel S.
Koones, registrar; Mrs. Justin Nc
Grath, historian.
The chapter welcomed Miss Blanche
Hopes and Miss Edith Phillips to men,
bership, after which a social time fol-
lowed in the beautiful old garden of
the home.
TAe Dolly Madison Chapter held
its May meeting at the residence nc
ney, who presided. The annual re-
ports of the officers were most salts
factory in reviewing the activities
of the past year. meeting obligations
and making financial contributions
to many objects. benevolent as well
as patriotic. Plans were formulated
and concluded on the celebration of
the birthday anniversary of Dolly
Madison. which will be a luncheon
given by the chapter at the Columbia
Of Columbia state board Of officers
as honor guests,
The annual election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted as fol-
lows: Mrs. A. A. Birney, regent; Mrs.
r. e. Claughton, vice regent; Mrs. A.
E. K. Braselton. corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. c. F. Nesbit, treasurer; Miss
G. B. Barlow, registrar, and Mrs. A
w. Spanhoofd, historian.
Thomas Marshall ChapterAt the
May I'm Getting held at the residence of
Mrs. Maria Meigs. 3025 18th street. on
the evening of May 8, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Regent, Mrs. Jessica B. Acker;
cording secretary. Miss Jessie w.
McEnery: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Maria Meigs: treasurer. Miss
Mary N. McCabe; registrar. Miss
Blanche B. Brown: historian, Mrs.
Charlotte M. Conger: chaplain, Mrs.
W. T. Rankin; color bearer, Miss Mary
H. Hiley.
Patriots Memorial Chapter met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. William Curtis White, $40 G
street southeast, the regent. Mrs. A.
ports OF officers and committee chair
men were read and a report Of proceed
ings of the Continental Congress was
given by the regent. Miss Caroline F..
Smith, the delegate, gave an account
of her work as chairman of the na-
tlOnal SOciptv committee marriott io
lectures and lantern slides. The
chapter made plans for the printing
OF the yearbook and discussed a pro-
gram of work for the coming year.
follows: Regent. Mrs. A. H. Scofie4d
(re-elected); first vice regent, Mrs.
]. A. Arnold (re-elected): second vice
regent. Mrs. Archer l.. -Haycoek (re-
Joel T. Curry re-electedl: CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. ]. R. Linth-
ler: treasurer. Mrs. William Boone
Douglass (re-elected): registrar, Mrs.
c. T. Watson; historian, Miss Anna n.
Bragdon; chaplain, Miss Caroline F.
Smith The chapter adjourned to
meet on the first Tuesday in october.
Capitol Society. c. A. R.-The senior
division OF the society and visiting
delegates to the annual c. A. r. con-
vention were entertained by Miss
Elizabeth Nailor Sawtelle at an infor-
NAL dance at her home, 1920 Rhode
Island avenue.
AS members of a District society,
the alternates and delegates of Capt.
toi Society and its members were re-
quested by their president to make a
special effort to help the visiting
ington, and several strong friendships
were formed by. little sightseeing e
trips and Ancheons arranged between
the sessions of official business. go
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ing part in the entertainment given
by the District of Columbia c. A. r.
societies at Wilson Normal School.
and little Constance Russell. pupil
much credit for herself and Capitol
Society by her remarkable perform
ance on the piano. X
A feature of the entertainment, pre-
ceding the annual dinner of the ma :
tionaI officers of the D. a. r. this
spring, at the New Willard, was the
Capitol Society minuet, under the per-
sonal direction of Prof. Victor Zebley.
Those taking part in the dance were
Elizabeth Sawtelle, MARGARET Duvail'
Trimble Sawtelle, Mary Isobel How
ard, Joseph Webb, Helen Taylor. Jack
Thompson, Bertha Crane, John Wack-
erman, Estelle Embry, Janice Bur
Nichols, Virginia Thomson, Olive Par
mele, Catharine Foster, Catharine
Hill and Marion Fulton.
The color bearer, Matthew Tr1nble
the children's rally in Keith's The
ater for the Monticello fund, and pre-,
sented donations from several local
C. A. r. societies, and Miss Ellzabeth
Sawtelle and Miss Margaret Duvaii,
in colonial costume, assisted in adolng
of candy and tickets at the benent
rar6 narty for Monticello at the
women's City Club.
Under the direction of the president,
Mrs Henry Fenno Sawtelle, the !o!-
lowing members of her senior dlvl.
sion danced their minuet in colonial
costume, as the first number on the
program, presented by the Speech
Reading Club Of Washington. at Gun
ston Hall: Janice Burroughs. Eliza
beth Hopkins, Helen Nichols, OilVe
Parmele, Catharine Hill, Helen ray
kirk 'Mozart's Minuet' for the dane
ing was beautifully rendered on the
violin by John Greer Andrews. ac-
on the piano by Miss frances
Foye Andrews, both senior members OF
Capitol Society.
American Association Of UniverHity
WOmen.-The annual picnic Of the
Washington branch will be held Sat.
urday, pm, at the summer home OF
DR.. Julia Green on the edge OF ROCK
Creek Park.
Miss Bertha Swan, chairman of the
committee in charge, is arranging a
program in which all may take part,
to follow the supper on the lawn.
other members Of the committee
are Miss Emily Clark, Miss Leona
Clark, Mrs. Goodwin Graham, Miss
Ruby Nevins, Miss Ruth Weeks. Miss
Celia Oppenheimer. Miss Esther
Jonas Miss Ruth Peterson, Miss Ruth
Bigelow.
Dauxhters Of Founders and PatrfOtn
Of Amorica-The executive board or
the national society met at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Gaius Brumbaugh, ma