Evening star., 1926-05-23

Continental Congress, held her first
District of Columbia State executive
board meeting Friday evening in the
American University Hail. 1901 L
street. with Il fun attendance OF
chapter regents and State committee
chairmen. Other State officers who
took their place on the board were
Mrs. David ID. Caldwell, State vice re-
gent; Miss Harriet NJ. Chase. cor
responding secretary: Miss Virginia
Price, recording secretary; Mrs. Frank
Schulz, treasurer; Mrs. Constance
Good. chaplain. and Mrs. Ii. III.
! Thompson, hiStoria1:.
AS the proper observance of ma
tional holidays is one Of the oppor-
| tuyities for service. the District OF
Columbia Daughters of the American
Revolution Is looking forward to Deco
ration day. Flag day and July 4. The
| latter is OF special Significance this
! year because l. marks the one hun
! dred and iittieth anniversary of the
signing OF the Declaration of Ameri-
! can Independence, which will be SO
) splendidly celebrated in Philadelphia.
and with corresponding brilliancy in
every other large city In the country
especially wherever Two or three
! are gathered together as Daughters
!
! of the American Revolution.
| Daughters of the American Revolu-
| ton recently returning from Philadel-
/ phia bring enthusiastic accounts of
the Street OF IS" as old High street.
| now Market at Philadelphia. will be
| known to visitors at the Sesqul
centennial international! Exposition.
Famous architects chosen by the
! Architects Institute studied and
! delved into the State Historical So
! Ciety records and reproduced the origi-
nal homes, accurate in measurements,
physical appearance and atmosphere,
SO that the section as whole repre-
sentS a concrete INSTALLATION of old
High street.
Within these various buildings, all
of which are furnished in the period
of '76 will be housed the Women's
national organizations which Will be
in charge not only of exhibits, ac-
tivities and celebrations, but will also
act as hoStesSes to the people OF
America and visitors from foreign
lands.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will have charge of WaShington's
home and under the replica of that
sacred roof-tree dispense hospitality
comparable to that for which Martha
Washington was famous when, as
First Lady of the Land. she enter
tanned the gilded potentates of other
lands as we'll as the black coated
statesmen Of the new America.
Sulgrave Manor, q replica of the
English home of the Washington fam
lily standing Just outside" of the
Street OF 20. is sponsored by the SO.
Ciety of Colonial Danes OF America.
and, strangely enough. it is the first
building in the women's group at the
Sesqui to be finished. To mark this
fact the new occupants have issued
invitations to a tea party there on
Tuesday. just one week before the
rest of the exposition is to be Geady.
Mrs. j. Willis Martin, chairman OF
the women's board OF the Sesqui.
will be guest of honor. Mrs. james
Starr, president of the Philadelphia
Chapter of Colonial Danes, will be
hostess and the general board Of WON.
an managers for the Sesqui are espe-
cially invited guests. Mrs. James
Marshall Wiley. state regent of the
District of Columbia Daughters of the
American Revolution; Mrs. Rose Gou-
veneur Hoes. a founder Of the Colo
nial Danes Club in this city, and Mrs
Howard l.. Hodgkins, a Colonial Dame
of America, are among the invited
guests from Washington.
Manor House Chapter The May
meeting was one of the most enjoy
able of the year, when the chapter was
entertained at the City Club by Mr.
and Mrs. Orlando Smith, Mrs. LeGage
Pratt and Miss Frances Brawner. The
regent, Miss Lillian Chenoweth, pre-
sided. This being the last meeting
of the season the annual reports of
officers were made, which showed the
chapter to be in a flourishing condi-
ton. Nearly $500 has been expended
since last May, contributions having
been made to Americanization, Berry
School, Ellis Island, Children of the
American Revolution, Travellers Aid,
Juvenile Protective Association. Con-
t!nental Hall Library, Immigrants
Manual Chapter House, fund for as
sisting a member of the d. A. r.
whose grandfather was Revolution
airy soldier. Memorial in Potomac
Park for the District of Columbia
men of the World War and the
George Washington Home for Sol
diers. The chapter bought a $50 bond
for Constitution Hall and gave $2o
toward the District of Columbia box
in the new Auditorium. A brass plate
to mark the mirror presented to Con
tinental Hall last year by the chap
ter was given by Miss Mary Lee God
dard. vice regent. A Christmas box,
filled with children's clothing. was
sent to the Berry School in December
The chapters social activities included
reception to national officers; State
officers, State chairmen Of commit
tees. and chapter regents and vice
regents: the cooperation with other
chapters in the reception to the State
regent, Mrs. John NJ. Beavers; the
participation in the Chapter House
ball, when, through its members of the
entertainment committee, Mrs. J. G..
Pritchard, the chapter took two boxes
at the Willard; the annual concert.
which this year proved such a success
both socially and financially, and the
field day at Camp Lauralta-on-the-
Potomac, the Summer home of DR..
and Mrs. Clifton Clark, where the
members and invited guests enjoyed
a delightful day amid the surround
ings Of that historic spot. The chap
ter has been the recipient of many in
vitations to the social affairs of other
chapters and this mingling of the
District Daughters tends to a better
understanding and is much enjoyed.
The chapter has made it q rule to
have a social hour with a program at
the close Of the business meetings and
in this way many delightful musicals
have been enjoyed and prominent
speakers of the d. A. r. and members
of Congress have brought messages
Of interest and instruction. After the
reading Of the reports, Mrs. Hooker,
delegate to the Continental Congress
from the chapter gave an outline of
the work done at the Congress. The
election of officers then took place
with the following result: Regent,
Miss Lillian Chenoweth; vice regent.
Miss Mary Lee Goddard; recording
secretary, Miss Vance Thornton;