Evening star., 1925-03-22
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES

members. Mrs. Walter w. Husband
gave talk on Americanization work.
Mrs. Warren Grimes and Miss Mar
garet Dudley sang Guests of the
chapter were Mrs. Samuel II. Burn
side OF Texas, Mrs. Edgar Clark of
Pittsburgh, Mrs. James Webb of New
Haven, Miss Alice Brand of Rock
Vile and Mrs. Bryan Miner and Mrs
Charles Bell of Washington.
Samuel Gorton Chapter was enter
tained Monday evening by the regent
Miss Mary e. Smith. and Mrs Sarah
ID. Morrow. After reports of officers
and committees were made Mrs
James Wiley, State vice regent, gave
report on the State Conference, and
Mrs. Joseph Wheat, State historian,
spoke on the work of the historical
committee Miss Viola Harper sang
accompanied by Miss Elena Hall, and
violin solos were rendered by Miss
Catherine Mealy, accompanied by Miss
Maxine Townsend
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met
March 10 at the home of Misses
Louise and Helen Williams, 1917 Nc
kinley street, Chevy Chase, d. c. The
meeting was preceded by luncheon
Mrs. Marvin A. Taylor. regent, pre-
sided and, with other things, told Of
recent developments at the chapters
settlement school at Blue Ridge, Va
announcement also was made Of Mrs
u. X. Berry's selection to be vice
chairman of the program for the
National Congress. The next meeting
OF the chapter will be held April Z
al the home of Mrs. Donald Conn, 2oI0
klingle road
The State Historic Committee met
Tor the February meeting at Contin-
entail Hall Mrs Joseph II. Wheat.
State historian, presided.
MIS-. Beavers, State regent, gave a
short talk. A motion was made and
unanimously adopted that the site Of
the azimuth stone be suitably mark
ed. The stone on North Capitol
street al Truxton Circle is a. boundry
stone, and was placed there in 1898.
The site Of the azimuth stone is at
No. 10 r street
Mrs. Nagle, former State historian,
announced that after purchasing the
flag and flagstaff for Valley Forge
there was sum of money left,
amounting to $4,000, which she Is
turning over to the State historic
committee TO be used for marking
the azimuth stone or for such other
purposes as may be deemed best by
the committee.
Miss Stout announced that the
house at Ninteenth street and Penn
sylvania. avenue is 70 be razed At
tention should be given from the
proper sources TO the disposal of the
bronZe tablet which was placed there
by the d. A R.
Mrs. Thompson, vice chairman Of
historic spots committee, gave an
account of the work being done
toward marking District of Columbia
Army camp sites 1t is not advisa-
Bile 10 mark the site OF Camp Meigs.
bill has been before Congress for
several years 10 make this site a
park; however. as nothing has been
done the property is now for sale and
the attitude of the committee is
that II would be unwise to place an
expensive marker there at this time
motion was made and carried
that each historian give 81 toward
the purchasing price of the camp site
markers, and to go TO their chapters
Tor so or as much as they will give
Miss Fannie Fisher read a paper,
Historic Homes Surrounding Fred
ericksburg, after which Mrs. c. C
Smith spoke on Kenmore. She made
an appeal for the restoration of the
interior Of the house and two build
ings on the property, the kitchen and
office. This historic house is to b. a
memorial to Betty Lewis and Mary
Washington. On May Z the dedica-
ton is to take place and the Ken
more Association invites the State
historic committee to be present
The Emily Nelson Chapter met for
the February meeting at the Evan
geline Hotel. with Miss Nancy Lewis
and Miss Eleanor Oakley as hostess.
Mrs. Frances A. St Clair, regent
presided.
An effort was made to clear up all
business as the meeting was the last
to be held before the state conference.
An appropriation was made to
Americanization work, the amount to
be used for a special case worker An
appeal was made for various articles
to help advance this important work.
A letter from Mrs. Howard Clark Of
Honolulu contained a request for aid
for the Hawaiian student loan fund,
and the chapter voted money for this
purpose. Other appropriations made
School and Chapter House.
Mrs. Duvall was elected an alter
nate to continental congress to pro-
vide for a vacancy.
A study of the constitution was
conducted by Mrs. Elizbeth Duvau
Burton.
The usual social hour followed the
business meeting.
John Lindsay Chapter met Tuesday.
| at the home of the registrar, Mrs.
| Henry Fenno SawteIIe, 1920 Rhode
Island avenue, with Miss Maude More
land and Miss Estelle MoreIand of
Chevy Chase assisting hostesses
Mrs. James Mooney. regent, presided
at the business meeting, and spoke
of the State conference, which she
| attended. The applications of four
new members were accepted, and
gratifying reports were submitted by
| the chapter officers.
For the social hour the chapter had
the pleasure of welcoming as their
honor guests several national officers
of the District of Columbia
The work being done in patriotic
education was told of by Mrs. David
Caldwell; interest in the chapter
house was brought out by Mrs. Jasen
Waterman, and the work being done
by her committee was outlined by
Mrs. Joseph Wheat, the State his
torian.
Greetings from the Children of the
American Revolution were given by
the national treasurer, Mrs. Law
renee Quirollo, and the active co.
operation of all D. A. r. in the drive
for new members was urged f.
Matthew Trimble, and the regent,
Mrs Mooney, welcomed the guests,