Evening star., 1925-02-15

| gate to the Continental Congress, and
the alternates were Mrs. Baggs, Mrs.
| Inlay, Mrs. Molster and Mrs. Young.
and Misses McMichael, Atherton,
Bloomfield. Bliss. Ransom and Willard.
| lard.
| The recording secre airy, Mrs. Young,
| offered her resigna, n, which was
accepted, and Miss Frances NJ. Ran
| som elected to fill the unexpired term.
Mrs. f. w. Keough was elected to
mem bership.
Capitol Society, Junior Division.
Children OF the American Revolution,
| met Saturday afternoon, February Z,
| at the home of the president. Mrs.
| Henry Fenno Sawtelle, 1920 Rhode
| Island avenue, with almost all local
members present.
Miss Mary Isobel Howard, junior
| president, called the meeting to order
| at 2.3O pm, and all joined In the
| Lords prayer led by Miss Norma Hills.
| Hills
The minutes of the January meet
| ing were read by the recording secre-
| tary, Miss Helene Aff1eck, and reports,
| showing the prosperity of the So
| ciety, were presented by other Of
| ficers.
During the opening patriotic ex-
ercises little Elizabeth Cockerille led
! the singing of America" with Mrs.
| kerfoot Affieck at the piano: Robert
Lane Mickey, first vice president, led
| in giving the salute TO the flag; the
| color bearer, Matthew Trimble Saw
| telle, gave the Americans Creed"
and Mrs. Daniel Lothrop's poem, lode
| to the Flag" was recited by Miss
| Mary Isobel Howard.
Miss Louise Sladen, Miss Louise
| Johnson and Miss Elizabeth Cock :
| Grille, were welcomed as new MEM
| bers, and Franklin LuXford and Mary
| Darnaby Scott were introduced as
| prospective members.
AS Capitol Society is the oldest
| Children of the American Revolution
Society in the District. it has as mem
! bers a number of children of former
| members and is especially pleased to
| receive requests for membership from
friends or relatives OF those whose
names appear on the rolls of past
years.
From having had as members so
many whose fathers are In the serv-
! ice, Capitol Society is generally con-
sidered the Army and Navy society
| of the Children of the American
Revolution, and therefore has more
than the usual number of out-of-town
| members throughout the United
| states who are kept in touch with
| the local membership by being mott
| fled of all monthly meetings, and
| other activities of their chapter Miss
Norma Hills was in charge of the
| birthday box, and sang the birthday
! song, as the following members gave
| their names and dropped the amount
| of their age in pennies; Mary Darna-
by Scott, Louise Sladen, Louise John
| son and Winston Hobbs.
Jimmie Bailey made a special dona-
| ton to the treasury, and Nellie
Parmele and Wilson Lansford brought
| contributions for the box that is to
| be sent this month to Ellis Island
| Relief from Capitol Society
| Mrs. Percy NJ. Bailey distributed
sample copies of the Children Of the
American Revolution Magazine, and
| requested all members to send sub
! scripttons through their president.
A beautiful colonial costume to be
used by some member dancing the
| well known Capitol Society minuet,
was presented by Miss Janice Bur-
roughs. member of the senior divi-
sion of Capitol Society, who has
taken a prominent part in the dance
for number of years.
Mrs. Sawtelle extended an invita-
tion to all members present to at
tend the annual entertainment for ALI
District Children of the American n
revolution Societies, to be held in
Continental Memorial Hall, February
Il, at 2:30 pm, and requested that
they send her word if they would be
present.
Mrs. sawtelle was assisted by Miss
janice Burrougs, who took COM
plete charge Of the social hour, which
followed the adjournment of the busi-
ness meeting, and under her leader
snip, popular group games were
played, and she told several delight
full stories. Trimble Sawtelle, Jimmie
Bailey, Robert Mickey and Richard
Scharf assisted in serving refresh
ments.
was entertained Tuesday by the re-
gent, Mrs. John d. Croissant, assisted
by Mrs. Dewitt Croissant The vice
regent, Mrs. Frank Smith, presided,
All oncers were present and gave
reports. Several new members were
also present
1t was voted unanimously to con-
trloute money to assist in purchasing
nag Tor d. H. Hall, and to con-,
.lioqte 10 the fund for refurnishing
the District room in Continental Hall
Also sum for the new Chapter
House.
MIS-. wells, ex-State regent of Min
nesota and visitor to the chapter. ac-
cepted an invitation to speak by Civ
ing a historic incident of an ancestor
VINO. unoficially, was responsible for
tne nrst rural mail delivery, the tell
mi or which made an Interesting lit
tie story.
District League OF American Pen
"omen.-The monthly meeting of the
oaganlzation will be held February
20, and will be an important session
calllng Tor the attendance of eyery
member since the new bylaws of the
Dlstrlct body will at that time be
discussed and adopted.
On tuesday evening of this veal
mere VIII be a card party under the
aausplces OF the commercial group at
.'oV O'Clock, at the clubhouse. Mrs. A.
"a Laughlin Is in charge of the pro
gram and preceding the card playing.
~nlcn Is to be for the benefit of the
kltchen, Mrs. Edna NJ. Colman' na.
tionai president, will speak on "syn-
olca.lng Your Article" There will be
snort business session, presided
over by Miss Grace Hudson, chairman
| of the group. o''.A ''''' -
There will be tea this afternoon
at the clubhouse from 4 to 6 o'clock
unoer the auspices Of the music