Evening star., 1925-02-15

|
ming at the Washington Club. Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, president gen.
| eral of the society, was the guest of
honor and was assisted in receiving
by the regent, Miss Aline Solomons,
and other officers of the chapter, past
and present. Mrs. Reuben r. Smith,
! wife of Lieut.. Comdr. Smith, sang,
| accompanied by Mrs. L. G. Diekerson,
| and Frederic William Vile gave a
| talk. Refreshments were served dur
hing the social hours following the re-
ception and program.
/ The Col. John DOneIson CHAPTER
! was entertained at its February meet
! ing by Mrs. James Mackey and Miss
Helen Harman. 1924 Thirteenth street
| The regent. Miss Eunice w Wright
presided at the BUSINESS meeting, at
| VIII ich several matters of Importance
/ were acted upon. Reports of office RS
! showed the chapter to be in good con-
| dition The registrar reported three
| new names, and the treasurer report
| ed the items indorsed in the budget
| At the January meeting as paid. Miss
| Helen Harman, representing the chap
! ter on the chapter house corpora
-tion. reported that % tickets had
! been used by the chapter members for
! the recent chapter house benefit card
! party and ball. The matter of pres
! entation of the Yale Press historical
films was brought to the attention or
| the chapter by the regent and was
| favorably acted upon.
! Mrs. Mackey, representing the chap
! ter on the state committee for inter
| national relations. gave an acceptable
/ report on the work of that committe &c
! and read a brief paper on Mexico.
| The chairman of the ways and
| means committee reported that the
| committee had recommended that the
! chapter hold a card party on the eve
| ming of March 16 at the University
| Women's club. The recommendation
| was unanimously indorsed by the
! chapter, and it asks an active partici-
| patton by its friends in the further
! ing of this project. the proceeds Of
which will be used for educational
and philanthropic purposes.
| Following the business session the
| hostess presented delightful liter
AIRY program. The first paper, read by
| Mrs. d. W. Classic, was written by
| Miss Ada Classic and was entitled
! Col John Donelson." the Revolu-
| tionary hero whose name the chapter
| bears 1t was a pleasure to the chap
| ter to have present Mrs. w. w. Hus-
! band, State chairman of the Ameri-
termination committee. who read a
! paper on Personal Impressions OF
! Europe" which observations were
made last Summer. Other guests were
Mrs. James NJ. Wiley, State vice re-
gent, and Mrs. d. ID. Caldwell. State
! recording secretary. Mrs. Wiley an
| nounced the celebration of George
Washington's birthday by the d. A. r..
! the S. A. r. and the c. A. +. at 1880
! a IN. in Memorial Continental Hall.
/ Gu l.
| day evening with Mrs. Florence Hart,
l741 First street. Miss Mary c. Brown
assisting hostess Mrs. Roy Rhodes
was elected delegate to Continental
| Congress. Alternates elected were
| Mrs. Eleanor G. Pritchard, Misses
Emily and Leona Clark. Miss Helen E.
Tucker, Mrs. Ida NJ. Marshall, Mrs
/ Edna Stinebaugh. Miss Mary e
Brown, Mrs. Sarah D. Morrow, Miss
Eva Jackson and Mrs. Florence Hart
A rummage sale was planned for the
near future; also, arrangements were
made for a card party to be given
! February 20, at the home of the re-
| gent Mrs. Mary j. Tarring, on Lanier
| The Descendants of '76 Chapter met
Monday night at the home OF the re-
| gent, Mrs Mary J. Tarring on Lanier
! place with Mrs. Jenks, the regent
| T.,
ing hostesses. Mrs. Lonni j. Halzburg
gave. a report on the State executive
| meeting last month and on new
| chapter of the c. A. R, organized
| through the efforts of Mrs. Halzburg
| and sponsored by this mother chapter
Plans were made for card party by
/ the chairman of the ways and means
| committee to raise money for the
patriotic work of the chapter. 1t Will
be held at the home of Mrs. w. Z.
Hanson on February 20. During the
/ business meeting, appropriations were
raised for the Juvenile Protective As
| sociation and the State committee on
| conservation and thrift. Mrs. Lingo
! gave a talk on the student loan fund.
| The chapter at present gives to the
| Hawaiian Islands. There was large
attendance, including two new mem
| bers. Mrs Doran and Mrs. topping,
! and the following guests: Mrs. Ran :
! dells and Mrs. PatteSon.
| Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter
Miss Olive Prescott entertained in
| honor of the members of Abigaii
| Hartman Rice Chapter Monday, at
| 600 NJ street Mrs. Jaspar NJ Beali,
regent, reported having attended the
State conference and read the mem
! hership a letter in compliment of one
| of the chapters efficient and loyal
| workers and it's past and honorary
regent. the late Mrs. Ida Ofutt Irenis-
The letter was received with appre-
| citation indicative OF the love anu au-
nojration prevailing throughout the
membership which had been inspired
hy the unusual character of the de-
narted Mrs Frank Morrison re-
norted. as chairman Of the card party
to be held at the Hotel Roosevelt,
| 21O1 Sixteenth street, THURSDAY. In
honor of Mrs. Trenis, she had received
enthusiastic response from the repre-
sentative society of Washington. anu
| that the affair portends real success.
There were presented to the chapter
q number of guests as prospective
members, and, following, the names OF
tho Misses Jost, Gatchell, knappen,
,anbam Mitchell, Branham, Lat'etra,
Ma rlow and Sanders were submitted
for voting and unanimously accepted
70 membership. The chapter Foteo
lappropriations to the following: state
characterization committee, student
| loan fund. library committee. Immi-
grants manual, Tamassee. American
international College, juvenile fro-
tectiVe, Continental Hall (re1urnlsh-
| ing District of Columbia room, nas
| in Americanization School, Wakeneio'
appropriations having previously
been covered for work at arthur
n1ace Ellis Island and the American
| ization Bulletin. This budget was
submitted to the chapter and ac-
cepted. AS each matter Of equal i'm,
| nortance was handled and disposed
of the business of the meeting ended;
| after which sociability prevailed, and
Mrs CLAYTON E. Emig, founder of the
| chapter, gave to each member an en-
graved invitation to attend the recep-
| tion and dance to be gwen al ene
Women's City Club, Tuesoay' IN non
or of the 10th anniversary Va INC %