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| to attend. Lieut.. Col. Thomas Dick.
son, a guest, and the following mem.
bers were selected to represent the
chapter at the conference: Mrs
Thomas Dickson, Mrs. George B
Ashby, Mrs. Paul Anderson and Mrs
william Cole. Attention was called
! to the State conference to be held al
Continental Hall from March 5 to Z
| and members asked to attend.
At the close of the business meet
| ing Mrs. William Cole. read Abraham
Lincoln's only Tribute to Washing
ton." and told about several old homes
| connected with Washington, such as
Wakefield, Stratford. Marmian ano
Kenmore. Miss Lillian Chenowith
contralto, sang Summer RAIN" BY
| Willeby and Swing Low" by Jami-
| son. She was accompanied by Mrs
| Dorothy Baxter. Miss Leona Jones
rendered on the piano the Hungarian
Rhapsodie, No. 6, by Liszt. and
''Naiads at the Spring" by Paul Juon
and Mrs. Emily Marsh, soprano, sans
Home" by MacFadyen, and THE
Snow Drop" by A. Gretchaninoff She
was accompanied at the piano by Miss
iJones.
A social hour followed the program of
music.
Independence Bell Chapters Febru-
| ary meeting was held with Mrs
| Walter p. Scott, the Balfour. The
regent, Mrs Henry Churchill Cook,
presided. The meeting opened with
prayer led by the chaplain, Miss
| Diggs, and the singing of America,
with Mrs Manly G. Miller presiding
| at the piano. The secretary, Mrs.
| Mary Gardner Henry. read reports OF
| officers and various committees. Mrs
| Joseph Henry Wheat, a member ana
! at the present time State historian,
gave a talk on the work she Is doing,
| at the conclusion of reports. Ihe
| delegates and alternates to the satin
| Continental Congress, convening in
April, follow: Those chosen were
| the regent, or in her place the vice
regent. Mrs Frederick *. Sparrow
chapter delegate, Miss Grace Whar-
| ton Diggs: alternates, Miss Isabelle
Sawyer, Mrs. Charles H. Rodgers.
Mrs. Morris E. NARROW, Miss M.
Esther Mayher, Miss Mary Barry
| Mrs. w F. Aycock, Mrs. Sallie G,
| Gates, Mrs Nancy D. North, Mrs.
Matte Belle Kettering, Mrs. Manly
| G.. Miller.
For the State meeting to be held in
| March, alternates chosen were Miss
| Rosemary Arnold, Miss NJ. Esther
| Mayher, Mrs. Morris e. NARROW and
| the Misses Mary Hume and Margaret
| Richardson and Miss Lois Deaton.
Mrs. Kendall-Root was introduced as
| a new member, and gave few words
of greeting. Mrs. Mary f. Dobson, a
| life member of the Warren Prescott
Chapter, Boston, Mass, was unani-
| mously elected as an honorary mem
! Der for life in the chapter.
Contributions were made to Berry
School, library, for new flag to be
,1o in Ia Continental
Ellis Island and other patriotic OBJ
| jects. After conclusion of business,
little Dorothy Gould Fowler, the
| chapters mascot, read the paper she
| had recently written and entered in
| a newspaper, and who was given
money prize, on the Life of
Gen. George Washington" Mrs. John
Edward Fowler, the chapter his
torian, prepared and read her paper
| on the loyalty and love we all bear
| towards the Father of Our Country
social hour followed, when the
| spirit OF 1875 was carried out in the
souvenirs, cakes, ices. etc The
hostess was assisted in serving by
Miss Mamie Gall, Miss Lynda Deaton,
Miss NJ. Esther Mayher and Miss
Sawyer. The March meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Don Engel
and Mrs. Charles II. Rodgers, 1928
MeTlOldn street HOTlH"tSl-
Continental Chapter held a Wash
| ington's birthday meeting at the Metho-
dist Building February % at pm. After
| the exercises at Continental Hall the
members, through the courtesy of the
Washington Rapid Transit Co., were
| taken in a bus to the Methodist Build
| ing, where luncheon was served. Among
| the guests present were Mrs. Beavers,
Mrs Hodgkins, Mrs. st. Clair. Mrs. H.
H. Smith and four members of the D.
A. r. from Virginia.
Chapter meeting was presided over by
! the regent, Miss Mary w. Durham. The
secretary Miss Estelle Sawyer reported
the following list of delegates and alter
mates elected to represent the chapter
at the thirty-fourth Continental Con-
gress in April: Delegate, Miss Mabel L.
White; alternates. Mrs. Thomas D.
Whyte, Mrs. j. Mcdonald Stewart, Mrs
Howard E. Middleton, Miss Isabel Beer,
Mrs. Sallie P. Cook. Mrs. Minnie c.
Peterson, Miss Ella Reese Miss Nav e
Townsend, Miss Fannie Fisher, Mrs.
John Doyle Carmody.
Contributions were voted to the fol-
lowing Kenmore Association. Continen-
| tai Hall library fund, flag for Con-
| tinental Hall. The proceeds from the
| party given by Mrs. Thomas D. whyte
was donated to the chapter house fund,
| for which two sketches will be placed in
remembrance book. The following pages
were appointed to serve at the April con-
gress: Misses Mary Shelton, Frances
Johnson and Helen Marston
Mrs. st. Clair told of progress made
in the plan for a District chapter house
| Mrs. II II. Smith of F'redericksburs
spoke Of the formation of the associa-
| ton to secure and preserve Kenmore
the home of Betty Washington. and re-
| quested continued interest in the under
taxing IT was announced that Miss
| Fannie Fisher has contributed a yaIua =.
| BILE piece of antique furniture to the as
sociation, and that Miss May Townsend
has given bedspread made in 1907
| Two new members were received Miss
Clara l.. Wilson and Miss Mary Wilson
Our Flag Chapter met TUESDAY
| afternoon at the home of Mrs z,
Grattan Kerans. Mrs Edward M
| Weeks presided.
Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn read 2
snort paper on "Washington's Birth.
day" Mrs. J. Edgar Smith described
the progress made in Americaniza. !.
tlon work. Mrs. Joseph Henry
| Wheat, State historian, spoke of tbt
marking of camp sites of the World
| War in Washington.
| Ihe ways and means committee an.
nounced that the next chapter caro-
party would be held in April.
| The chapter decided to purchase :
chair for the District room in Cont.
mental Memorial Hail. also contribu.
tion was made toward buying a. f1as
! for the hall
An appropriation was voted for tn,
Wakefield fund.
The meeting closed with humoro,,
| recitationS by Miss Venice Reece
| The State historic committee met
! at Continental Hall January tx Mrs