Evening star., 1926-04-11
y. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Daughters of the American Revolu-
| tton memorial in her honor is TO be
erected; also as mother of Mrs. James
| II. Mckee. n frequent visitor with
| many friends in Washington.
Reports of the District of Columbia
State conference and the recently
given birthday party of the chapter
| were made by Mrs. Edward n. Ding
ley, vice regent, who also compared
| the attendance with that in other
States where she has lived and where
she thought Daughters III general
took Il more lively interest in the
annual meetings of the State organi-
| Zation.
The chapter voted to subscribe for
a memorial chair in the new Consti-
tuition Hall, to bear the name Of the
founder of the chapter, Mrs. NJ. st.
Clair Blackburn.
Mrs. Josephine Beach, author and
dramatic reader of New York City,
recited God Give Us Men" Mrs. Isaac
Well, State chairman of magazine, dis
cuSSed the organ of the National So
ciety and urged "every Daughter a
subscriber" as the slogan for the COM
ing year. Mrs. We'll also announced
that r. Pluribus Unum Chapter had
won the state prize offered for the
chapter having the largest number
Mrs. Rose Gouyenour Hoes, Dis
trict Of Columbia chairman of the
Thomas jefferson Foundation. was in
troduced and spoke at length about
the Nationwide movement to present
Monticello, the home OF Mr.. Jefferson,
to the public on July 3, which marks
the hundredth anniversary of his
death.
Mrs. Hoes also told of the break
fast to be given at the Maytiower
Hotel on Jeferson'3 birthday April
13. the proceeds of which will be
used to purchase original furniture
for the restoration Of Monticello.
Mrs. Houston and her daughter OF
Wilmington, Del, were among the
que 'ts.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter. On
Tuesday there was held at the home
of Miss Mary Dalgleish, 1912 Varnum
street. the April meeting of the chap
ter, of which Mrs. Jaspar NJ. Beall Is
regent. After the reports of officers
and chairmen OF the various commit
tees were heard. the regent read a
comprehensive report which she had
submitted at the State conference re.
Gently held in the Daughters of the
American Revolution Hall, apprecia-
ton Of which was shown by much ap-
plauSe. A number OF guests were pres
ent at this meeting and Miss Helen
Cropley. acting az chairman of mem
bership, submitted the following
names of young ladies TO the chapter
for voting. all OF whom were unani-
nously voted into membership.
Miss Hester Baden, Miss Elizabeth
Caldwell, Miss Elizabeth Fries, Miss
Cathryne NJ. Hays, Miss Katherine
Jacobs, Miss Marguerite Jacobs. Mrs.
ID. NJ. McLeran. Mrs. Bessie Wells
Palm, Mrs. Paul Tracy and Miss
Marion Wallace.
At the suggestion of Mrs. Clayton
L. EmiE, founder of the chapter, 1t
was voted to have the papers for the
entire week Of the Continental Con
gress, which convenes during the
month of April, sent at the expense
of the chapter 70 all nonresident
members, the selection of the papers
to be left TO Mrs. Emig's judgment.
Mrs. Malette +. Spengler as State
chairman of manual for immigrants,
stated that there had been 100 copies
of the manual sent to William Green,
president Of American Federation of
Labor. with the request that same
be mailed to their national and in
ternational affiliates. Mrs. Spengler,
as delegate to the State conference
GpOfc ItleTfeU TO, gave HeF lInpreS-
siOns and activities in connection with
the conference, which were very in
teresting. A number of letters We're
read from nonresident members,
which had been received in response
to the letters written by the girls Of
the chapter to these members. They
We're keenly enjoyed by all and will
remain in the memory Of each one as
indicative of the sincere interest
these nonresident members have in
the work of the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter and their desire to remain
as part of It, though many miles
away. At the same time, an interest
ing message in writing was also re.
ceived from Mrs. Emory Ozabal, from
Guam, whose husband is stationed
there for n certain period OF time.
Mrs. Ozabal cited many novel hap
penings, which occur daily in the
lives of the natives of that part of
the world. The regent announced the