Evening star., 1926-04-18
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

Ar,Ariean Pen Women for its April
meeting. Miss Margaret Withers. the
regent, was hostess. Mrs. Everard
redd and Mrs. ;. Leslie Watson
poured at the tea table. Reports were
given by chapter representatives on
the State committees and plans per
fected for the pages ball, to be given
at Rauschers Tuesday by Mrs. Larz
Anderson, librarian general and life
member Of the Susan Riviere Hetzel
Chapter. Mrs. Anderson will be as
sisted by the officers Of the chapter:
Mrs. John NJ. Beavers. retiring State
regent of the District Of Columbia: ::
Mrs. James NJ. Wiley, the incoming
State regent. and by the president
general of the Children of the Amer
loan Revolution.
Two of the national oficers. Mrs.
Walker and Mrs. BRA ssius. dropped In
Informally to the chapter tea.
r Pluribus Unum Chapter met
April 4 at the home of the registrar
Mrs. William r. Sinnott, in George
town. The regent. Mrs. Harry c.
Grove. presided. Prayer. led by the
chaplain. Mrs. William i. Pfeiffer
and salute to the flag opened the
meeting. Mrs Joseph Henry Wheat.
State historian for the past two years,
was guest, also Mrs. Harry A. Phil
llps from New York. a nonresident
member of the chapter. Mrs. W. l..
Ewell. chairman patriotic education.
reported S35 raised toward the schol-
arship for Hindman School. Ken,
tucky. The card party at the home
of the regent for the benefit of patri-
otfc and educational work was dis
cusSed. The historian. Miss Ada 7.
Guitner. read her paper on Soviet
Menace" which was read before the
State Historic Society. The chapter
indorsed the candidacy of Mrs. John
NJ. Beavers for vice president general
from the District
The Patriots Memorial Chapter
held its April meeting at the home
OF its regent, Mrs. William r
Douglass. 1850 Euclid street. Mrs.
George P Conway and Mrs. Joel
1. Curry were the joint hostesses.
AFTER the usual opening exercises the
minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. Mrs. Annie G.
Tuohy. chairman of the State enter
talnment committee. announced that
there would he card party on May
|. at O'Clock. in the auditorium Of
the Hecht store. and urged that All
ne present. The chapter voted to
hold its May meeting Monday eve
ming, May ), at the Grace Dodge Gar,
nen House. This meeting is to he
the celebration Of the fifteenth birth
day of the chapter After dinner,
election Of oficers will take place
One OF the founders an6 a charter
member of the Patriots Memorial
chapter, DR.. Salie Jones Jagers, has
recently been notified that her ere
dentlals concerning her great great.
grandmother have been accepted hv
the National Society Of the d. A. r.
so that she now has three members of
one family credited with service in
the American Revolution. Her great.
great t-srandtather, William Pogue Of
Virginia, went to Kentucky. arriving
II days after Daniel Boone. Cant
Pogue made the wood stock of the
nrst plow that turned Kentucky
soil and also carried the first spinning
wheel into Kentucky. His wife. Anne
Kennedy, Pogue. stood with a flint.
lock rifle in the, old fort at IFarrcds
nurg, Ky. protecting the men. as
they plowed the ground. from the
Indians shooting from ambush She
Also nodded bullets in the Revolution.
and II Is remarkable that she gave
three husbands to the cause OF her
country. two killed in battle and one
shot by the Indians from ambush as
ne was returning from the frst court
heId in Kentucky. Their son, Rohert
PoEue. who became a hrigadier gen
eral in the War of 1912, enlisted IA
boy soldier during the Revolution
and served for five years under
George Rogers Clarke in an Illinois
regiment. He was hut 13 wears old
at the time of his enlistment. bIt
they accepted him on account of his
splendid marksma nship.
The Daughters Of American Colo
nisfS, Mrs. Harry c. Grove, regent
The April meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Pedro Capo. 1856 On
tario place. The assisting hostesses
were Mrs. Aitcheson, Mrs. Charlton.
MISS Durham, Mrs. Fernald. Miss
Norton and Mrs. Nandegrift. The
meeting was opened with the Lords
Prayer, the Salute 10 the Flag and
the Americans Creed. Following the
usual report Of the officers the com.
mittee chairmen were heard Mrs.
Louise Craigie was elected to member.
snip. Arrangements were perfected
for the d. A. c. assembly which will
be held in the ballroom of the Hotel
Washington. April 20. The assembly
will convene at 10 am. luncheon
will be served at PM. after which
business will be resumed.
The credential committee will be
Washington. where persons wishing
ia register will have that opportu-
nifty on Saturday. April "a, from $50
10 pm. and on Monday morning
April rs. from $50 to 10 o'clock The
following chairmen were appointed:
Arrangements. Mrs. Sol Lansburgh;
luncheon. Mrs. Isaac Well; Gre
dentials. Mrs. s. NJ Meeks: pages,
Mrs. Howard Gamble: music, Mrs
aFfV SA 1,-f~
Martha L. Schmidt; press. Mrs
Catherine F. NaEle.
Descendants Of '76 Chapter met
Tuesday night a the home of Mrs
and Miss Margarite Campbell. The
assisting hostesses were Miss Walton
and Miss Gall The regent. Mrs
Mary j. Tarring. presided During
the course Of business. Mrs. Hail.
berg reported on the c. A. r. party
given for the Richard Lord Jones So
ctety. The regent announced that
the illuminated and embossed parch-
ment of Washingtons prayer at Val
lev Forge had been framed and was
on exhibition. The presiding regent
will in the future have the custody
NJ this valuable picture during her
regime. Mrs. Alice Jenks offered her
home for a card party In May, the
entertainment to be held on her spa
cious porchcs under the rose arbors.
Mrs. Murphy read a clever poem on
the alphabet taking In every name in
the membership in alphabetical order,
The program Of the evening consisted
Of celebration of Thomas Jefferson
week in sketches. read by Mrs. Good
man; Miss Richards. Mrs. Fiske and
Miss Walton on interesting phases Of
his hfs. Miss Nellie Welch enter
tmfraA with two readings and during
tho refreshments, Miss Elsie Gran.
aA1.Ar.21 mia a0lna