Evening star., 1926-05-23

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was III and unable to attend, and was
received with thanks and commenda
ton by the chapter.
The chapter voted to buy a bond
for the new Constitution Hail." the
larger portion of the amount Of the
bond being given by the members
present. The amount Of the collection
which is usually given for the flower
fund was voted to be sent the Army
and Navy Union for the purpose OF
decorating the graves of soldiers OF
former wars on Decoration Day.
Election OF officers resulted as fol.
lows: Mrs. Daniel G. Roper. regent
Mrs. Harry Cary, vice regent; Mrs.
iGeorge Cook. corresponding secretary
Mrs. Il. Hardie Seay, recording secre
tary; Mrs. Harry Taylor, treasurer;
Mrs. Harry Denham, registrar; Mrs.
John Rawlings. historian. and Mrs.
Jesse Cunningham, chaplain.
A rising vote Of appreciation was
given the retiring regent, who sue
ceeds Miss Helen Harman as the new
treasurer Of the District Daughters.
After the salute to the flag and the
reading of the collect by the new re-
gent. the meeting adjourned. Mrs.
Ralph Wilson Of the Capt. William
| Wolfe Chapter gave group Of songs.
laccompan MED by Miss Alice Taylor and
the hostesses served refreshments.
The North Star. w. G. r. T.. met
| May 4 at the home Of Mrs. N. M.
! Minnix, 4317 Argyle terrace. with an
attendance OF 81. Mrs. Orrel Moody
presided. A song service was fol
| lowed by Bible reading and prayer by
Mrs. Moffatt Bradley. After reading
Of the minutes and other business,
| echoes from the Law EnforcementC Con
| ference were given and reports from
! the membership drive received. II
was voted that a picture OF Frances
| Willard be purchased and presented
F., to the West School, to be hung In the
hall. An appropriation was made Tor
| the work Of the Summer Bible Schools.
| The speaker of the afternoon, Miss
Lindley. gave a review OF the results
accomplished since the passage Of the
eighteenth amendment. Miss Mccoy
sang. The assisting hostesses were
Mrs. w. s. Minnix, Mrs. 4. c. Rice,
Mrs. J.. II. Holden and Miss Mccoy.
+ PIuribus Unum Chapter met for
| its May session at the residence OF
Mrs. Theodore NJ. r. knappen. 1925
! Tilden street. Annual reports OF Off
GERS and chairmen were read. officers
| elected are: Regent. Mrs. Elmer E.
| Curry; vice regent, Mrs. Howard w.
Gamble: recording secretary, Mrs.
| William II. Sinnott; corresponding
secretary. Miss Mary Louise Pfeiffer
| treasurer Miss Elizabeth Hartman;
registrar, Mrs. W. Lnwood Ewell;
historian. Mrs. Theodore NJ. r. Knap-
| pen; chaplain. Mrs. William l.. Pfeif-
| fer. The chapter gave a musical
| Thursday at the studio Of the Homer
KIT Co, 1880 G. street.
Janet Montgomery Chapter met
| Tuesday, May is. at the home of Mrs.
Cuttings, her daughter. Mrs. Peyton
| Whalen. being the hostess In the Alb
sence of the regent and vice regent.
! the secretary called the meeting TO
order. Mrs. Frank Stone was elected
| regent pro tenn.
After the business of the society was
| concluded. Mrs. Adam Denmead of
| Baltimore gave the members talk on
| the hell at Valley Forge. which the
Maryland state Daughters are raising
money to pay for. The Janet Mont
! gomery Chapter in the last month
raised $50 toward its share.
! After the meeting the hostesseS
| served tea
The Capitol Chapter held its last
/ meeting of the season at the home of
| Mrs. George McCann, 627 Whittier
| street, Takoma Park. D. c.. Tuesday
| evening. Miss Martha l.. Schmidt as
sisted the hostess. The meeting was
opened with the usual patriotic eXer.
cises The regent, Mrs. Catharine T..
Maggie, presided. The reports Of off,
GERS and committees showed that the
chapter was in a prosperous condition.
Two new members were accepted.
Mrs. William +. Smith and Mrs. John
Flemming. Other names presented
for membership are as follows: Mrs.
William A. Smell. Miss Rubie Stan.
ford. Miss Lurie Stanford, Mrs. John
Reed, Mrs. McGinniss and Mrs.
Thomas. The newly elected officers
for the year are: Mrs. Catharine f.
Nagle. regent: vice regent. Mrs. Pedro
Capo; corresponding secretary Miss
Martha Louise Schmidt: recording Sec
| retary, Mrs. George McCann; treas
urer, Mrs. Arturo Casanova, jr.: regis
| trar, Mrs. Lurie Stanford; historian,
| Mrs. Edward G. Goodwin: chaplain,
Mrs. G. Edward Macdonald.
Katherine Montgomery Chapter
The May meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. NJ. w. Lewis. 1916 Mount
Pleasant street. Being the annual ses-
sion, the following officers We're elect
ed: Regent. Mrs. William Bonar Bell:
vice regent. Mrs. John Bryan; record
ing secretary. Mrs. Charles w. Fits;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Frank
A. Evarts: treasurer, Mrs. W. A. Dur
ham: registrar Mrs. Savilla kempton;
| historian, Mrs Dewitt Croissant;
chaplain, Mrs. Frank Smith.
Through the kindness of DR.. Dewitt
Croissant. the chapter is able to take
q memorial chair in the new d. A. r.
Auditorium, in honor Of his mother.
Mrs. J. ID. Croissant. who was regent
of the chapter during her lifetime.
Gov. Thomas Welles Society, Chill
dren of the American Revolution
Mrs. X. H. McNeill Of 1912 Garfield
street entertained the Junior branch
! for the May meeting. The annual re-
! ports of officers were read and dele.
gates and alternates to the recent ma
| tional convention gave reports Of vari-
| Gus events Of that week. Elizabeth
Dyer, Whiting Lee, Eloise Dasher.
Gaines Cough and Barbara Brand
| were transferred to the senior society.
! Bettie Cupp was granted a transfer
| to a society in Cleveland, and Mary
| Rowe to the William DAVIS Society in
Evanston, Ill. officers elected were;
Junior president. Nancy Lesh: CORE.
| spending secretary. Francis McNeill;
| recording secretary, Josephine Davis
| historian, Franklin Wilson: registrar
Alice Whitman; color bearers, Perry
Doing and Alice Waldron.
Misses Dorothy and Amilie Walker
| were hostesses to the senior society
last Saturday evening. The registrar s
report showed that during the year "a
transfers were granted to D. A. r. and
S. A. r. societies and an appropria-
| ton was made for the work at Ellis
Island. The president, Mrs. Emig,
| presided during the election, which re-