Evening star., 1925-03-08

Americanization station, which con-
tained quantities of hand work for
the immigrants at the station.
The following names were submit
ted to- the chapter for voting by the
chairnen Of the mem bership commit
tee, Miss Kathryn Junkin, Eleanor
| Judd and Mary-L. Cockerille. These
tnames were unanimously accepted by
the membership. There We're also the
following names submitted for the
consideration of the chapter as pro-
spective members: Miss Inez Eaton
Becker, Miss Katherine Field Foy,
Mrs. L. Ellsworth Miller, Miss Ruth
Dove Spencer and Mrs. Annie John
son Wolfe.
The guests of the evening included
Miss Frances Mixsell, Mrs. Carroll
Mcclure and Miss Blanche Bryan.
Miss Bryan gave a talk upon her trip
abroad. lumber of snaps and post
ais of places Miss Bryan had visited
lent added attraction to her expert
ences. at the adjournment of the
meeting. Mrs. Benjamin Soule Gantz,
chairman of features, introduced Miss
Helen Belt and Miss Inez Eaton Beck
er, playing first and second violin. ac
companfed by Mrs. L. Becker. Mrs.
Frank Morrison sang. accompanied by
Mrs. Benjamin Soule Gantz, at the
piano.
Susan Riviere HetzeI Chapter.-Miss
Mary j. Williams was hostess for the
February meeting of the chapter
Miss Withers, the regent, presided
There was quite. a Mrge attendance
and much business was transacted.
A delegate and AMI alternate were
elected to the April congress and
several new members were admitted
to the chapter.
Following the business meeting a
gavel was presented to the chapter
by Miss Rosa Mordecai 1t was made
from a beam of the house in which
Miss Mordecai was born and which
stood in the 1900 block on 1 street.
This gavel was used by the "Old
Washingtonians." an organization to
which Miss Mordecai belonged and
which passed out of existence some
years ago. Refreshments were serv-
ed before the glowing logs in the
old-fashioned fireplace.
Continental Hall and Revolutionary
Relics Committee met at the residence
of the chairman. Mrs. Edward Roome,
February 81. 1t was announced that
in addition to the splendid gift of
Duncan Phyfe sofa from the Dorothy
Hancock Chapter, already reported,
the Manor House Chapter would pre-
sent valuable colonial mirror; that
four chapters, viz, E. Pluribus Unum.
Abigail Hartman Rice, Our Flag and
Susan Riviere Hetzel, have appropriat-
ed funds for the purchase of pieces of
furniture, and the following chapters
had donated generous sums of money
TO the committees fund for furnish
ing the room, viz, Army and Navy.
Memorial. Livingston Manor, Colum-
bia, Dolly Madison, Lucy Holcomb, !,
Monticello, Sarah Franklin. Consti-
tuition, Victory, Col. John Donelson.
Descendants OF '76, Richard Arnold,
Magruder, Federal City, Francis
Scott, Keystone, Continental, Martha
Washington, Elizabeth Jackson.
Ruth Brewster.
The amount of the fund to date in
collections and cost of furniture pre-
sented totals over II 900. =.
Plans were made for the committees
rummage sale, to be held April 1, 2
and 8, probably at southeast corner
Eighteenth and l. streets.
Announcement of the sale has been
sent to all chapters, with the request
that members of the Daughters of the
Revolution be asked to donate rum
mage. The chairman of the commit
tee in charge, Mrs. Frederick K Spar
row, 1106 East Capitol street (phone
Lincoln 2309-J), If notified by postal
card or phone, will arrange for the
collection of rummage.
Additional gifts of revolutionary
relics for the museum were reported:
A silver chatelaine, owned by Eliza
beth Hadwen Arnold, Newport, r. l.,
ancestor of the donor, Miss May
Hustled; a Masonic jewel, dated 1898.
belonging to DR.. Seth Miller, surgeon,
Westchester County, n. Y, presented
by a descendant, Mrs. Edward Roome,
Louisa Adams Chapter, and a sampler,
worked in 1881 by 9-year-old
Katherine Manson of Maine, to be
presented by Mrs. E. L. Lougee
through the American Liberty Chap
ter.