Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28


Anderson of the Womans Bureau of
the Department of Labor was the
! guest of honor and delivered an inter
esting address.
A gift box valued at $40 was sent by
the chapter to immigrants at Ellis Is
land was reported by Mrs. Harmon.
y paper on THE Navy in the Revo-
luton" was presented by Mrs. Francis
J. Ford. Mrs. Husband read "a short
account of battle fought at Machias,
| Me, supposed to be the first naval
battle of the Revolution.
The guest of honor of the afternoon
was Mrs. Ellen ID. Baldwin of Qui-
neete Chapter of The Dalles, Greg.
The chapter was charmingly en-
tertained by the hosteSses. Patriotic
spirit was much in evidence by the
display of the flag in decorations in
memory of George Washington s
birthday anniversary.
The Richard Lord Jones Society,
| c. a. r., was the guest of the patriots
ensemble at the League of American
| Pen Women last Saturday afternoon,
when Il George Washington party was
given by this children's society, under
the capable leadership of its president,
! Mrs. TOnniS Halzberg. The children
were attraCtively cOStumed in colonial
style George Washington was i'm
personated by Edward Fuller and
Martha Washington by Louise Allen.
The program consisted of tableauX of
Washington's early life. the first be
ing the birthday of the first President;
the second. Martha meeting George,
and the last tableau. the wedding of
George and Martha. Edward Fuller
recited patriotic piece on Our
! Flag; Katherine Galliher cleVerly i'm
! personated a colonial dame in How
! Grandmother Danced the Minuet"
| The program was concluded with a
! Virginia reel. danced by all the little
colonial ladies and gentlemen. The
children who took part in the enter
! tainment We're Edward Fuller Louise
and Alicia Allen, Charles Marsha Il
! Price, Abilene McAllister, Robert and
| Donald Toson, Mary Francis Langley,
| Barbara and Helen Hamblin, John
Morrison Kerr, Claudia. Katherine and
| Richard Galliher, Billy and Bobby
| Hanson.
Among the guests present were Mrs.
! Josiah A. Van OrSdel, national presi-
! dent of the G. A. r.; Mrs. Blanch
| II. Ray, editor of the magazine; Mrs.
Georgia Knox Berry, national organic
ing secretary, and Mrs. John NJ. Kerr,
national historian.
Continental Chapter met at the
! home of Mrs. J. Mcdonald Stewart,
! 1922 II street, Monday evening, with
the regent, Miss Mary w. Durham.
presiding, and all officers present. The
chaplain, Mrs. Mary T.. Hood. read
Washington prayer, which was iol-
lowed by salute to the flag. Record
ing secretary Miss t,Steile Sawyer
read the minutes of the January
meeting referring interestingly 10 the
address given on that occasion by
Representative Il. Walton Moore. Re
ports of officers followed. The regent
I spoke of receptions attended ut Tho
Washington Club in honor of State
! Regent Mrs. James NJ. Beavers,
another ut the home of Mrs. I.arZ
Anderson, librarian general. in honor
of State and national officers. and
also the reception rendered TO their
fl lends by the congressional women
resident ut George Washington Inn,
headed by Mrs, Minnie G. Peterson.
The vice regent. Miss Annie A.
Alexander reported her inVestiga-
tons regarding chapter investments
IN Constitutional Han bonds and
auditorium chairs. The registrar,
Mrs. Sallie b. Cook. stated that the
application papers of Mrs. Frances
Stockbrfdge have been accepted and
that her national number is 217S97.
Application papers have been filed
for Mrs ). Il. Beasiey, who was pres
/ ent. ana was introduced to chapter
members. The registrar has also re-
ceived the transfer certificate of Miss
Mary Mannion. who comes to the
chapter from the national society
thus adding three new names to its
list OF members. The chapter mem
/ ~t1 cd yk-h Il
to Mrs. Eugenia Il. Thomas her Ger
titiCate of membership.
Announcement was made that Il
check for So had been received from
Judge j. {. BEEN of Waterloo Iowa.
! the amount to be included in the
chapters contribution to the jefferson
Memorial Foundation. A letter of
thanks was read from Mrs. Harriet
\. narrower. a chapter member. to
whom flowers had been sent on her
eiGhtT-titth birthday. Miss Mabel
l.. White proposed. for insertion in
the District Remembrance Book. the
names of Mrs. White, Mrs. Gist and
Mrs. Lucy Marsh. members promi-
nent in the history of Continental
Chapter, which proposal was unani-
mously accepted. The chapter then
voted to make the following contribu-
lions: Philippine scholarship. s.; JEFF
ferson Memorial Foundation $40:
chapter house. $50; George Washing
ton University, s.: Auditorium, bond.
$40.
The chapter enjoyed hearing Miss
Fannie Fisher. historian read ex-
tracts from book descriptive of Sui
grave Manor. the ancestral home of
the Washingtons in England. which
reading is to be finished at the next
tit1Ty T,-t- L 1hn I
guest of the chapter. then read a
paper on George Washington. which
had been given before the historic
committee at its meeting in Memorial
Continental Hall. The guests of the
evening. Mrs. James NJ. Wiley and
Mrs. Isaac We'll. were then called
upon and spoke briefly. Other guests
were Miss King and Miss Sawyer.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess. Mrs. Stewart. assisted by
Mrs. Josephine *. Thompson. Mrs.
Carrie b. Allen and Mrs. Grace W.
Womack.
Constitution Chapter helds its Feb
ruary meeting at the home of Mrs.
G. T.. Emig 1867 = street. The host
eSSes assisting We're Mrs. Charles
DaSher. Mrs. Frank Shull. Mrs.
George Shull. Mrs. Frank Farlin and
Mrs. Alethe Lewis. After the reports
of committees and routine business of
the chapter. Mrs. Little announced
that the regent, Mrs. Frank Shull,
had been Endorsed for state treas
urer to succeed Miss Helen Hartman.
The chapter unanimously approved
the Endorsement. The sum of $3.50
was appropriated from the treasury
to be given for the following: Travel
ers' Aid. Friendship House. Cont
mental Box, Patriotic Education G.
A. II. Work and Juvenile Protective