Evening star., 1926-05-02

heraldic artist who presented the
Washington coat of arms TO the
u. A. II. Congress. to he hung in the
District of Columbia room. is resi-
,ipnt of Washington and member ol
The Lucy Holcomb Chapter, District
"f Columbia ID. \. K. The presenta
lion was made through Mrs. John NJ
Beavers, retiring State regent. in the
absence of Mrs. Frank Cunningham
regent of the chapter. This Wash
ington arms differs slightly from the
original Washington arms IN that the
crest of the latter is supplanted 10y
The raging" eagle in the arms used
Ivy Gen. Washington and first adapted
by him for use on his family coach
The Richard Arnold Chapter will
meet "Wednesday at the Mayhower
Hotel. Mrs Randolph d. Hopkins
regent will preside. and the newly
elected State officers will be honor
guests. A program will follow the
meeting, at which Mrs. James
Marshall Wiley, the new State regent
will speak. Mrs. David d. Caldwell
State chairman of the Constitution
IIall committee, will make a report
of the part taken by the District
Daughters.
Margaret Whetten Chapter-Mrs.
Redwood Vandegrift, regent. enter
tanned at the Women'S City Club
Sunday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
John NJ. Beavers, vice president gen
eral. n. s. d. A. r., from the District
Mrs. Eandegrift was assisted by Miss
Alice Heavens Of the City Club. Miss
Gertrude Lyons, who gave a group
of songs Miss Marion Smith, celloist,
and Mrs Webster, contralto soloist.
Among the guests were Mrs. ;. X.
Dickerson, State regent Of the ID. A. X.
in China: Miss Helen Bodine OF Phila-
delphia, who attended the u. A. X.
Congress here en- route to home from
q trip to Europe, during which she
visited the ID. A. r. chapters IN rome
Paris and London; Mrs. W. W. Botts'
state regent of Missouri, and her
Washington hostess. Mrs. Howard l..
Hodgkins. and Mrs. James Nj. WHEY.
nov state regent of the District of
Columbia.
Federal City Chapter held its April
meeting at the home of the vice re-
gent. Mrs. Royal L. Shuman. with
Miss Nette Herrick and Mrs. CharleS
[. Schmidt as assistant hostesseS
The recent, Mrs. Mahlon A. Winter.
was in the chair. The annual reports
OF the officers of the chapter showed
year and a fair balance on hand IN
the treasury after all obligations OF
the chapter had been met. The out
standing feature of the work OF the
chapter for the year was the assist
ance given the young girl the chapter
has sponsored in securing her educa-
1ion at Radford State College.
The annual election of officers re-
suited as follows:
Regent, Mrs Royal l.. Shuman; vice
regent, Mrs. George f. Chadsey; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Charles =
Schmidt; corresponding secretary
Miss Nette Herrick; treasurer. Miss
Estelle Price historian. Miss Lulu
Conostock; registrar, Mrs. Eula X.
Woodward; chaplain, Mrs. Harry u.
Tolson.
The regent, Mrs. Winter, organized
Federal City Chapter, and in declining
to again be a candidate for the once
thanked the chapter for the co-opera-
fion and support she had always re-
ceived at the hands of the members,
and asked that the newly elected re-
gent receive the same loyal support
A rising vote of thanks was given
Mrs. Winter for the work she had
done for the chapter from its birth on
October 80, 1916, up to the present
time. Her record as regent will be
an inspiration for the members al
ways.
After the meeting adjourned seat
ed supper was served by the hostesses
Continental Chapter was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Thomas o. Tay-
lor Monday evening, assisted by
Misses Mary and Clara l.. Wilson and
Miss Mary Russell Shelton. The re-
gent. Miss Mary Wolcott Durham,
presided. Miss Amy S. White led in
the Lords prayer, followed by the
salute to the flag. With one exception
all the officers responded to roll call.
and there was a large attendance of
the membership. The secretary, Miss
F,Stelle Sawyer, read minutes of the
last meeting. The treasurer, Miss Lii
lian Mcmillan, reported satisfactory
balance on hand In the treasury. The
registrar. Mrs. Sallie B. Cook, read
her report noting the acceptance by
the national society of two new men,
bers. the Misses Manion.
Mrs. Carrie 3. Allen, who is a mem
her of the national committee on
patriotic lecturers and lantern slides,
gave a report on her activities in con-
nection with the committee. Mrs. Min
ME 6. Peterson, who was a delegate
TO the April congress, was called upon
for her report. as was Mrs. Thomas
D. Whyte, and Mrs. J. Mcdonald
Stewart, the latter a member of the
credential committee. Misses Frances
Johnson and Miss Helen Marston,
who acted as pages in the congress.
told of their experiences in the con-
gress.
Mrs. Whyte gave her report as a
90
tee. stating that the treasurer has
forwarded her check for $3.50 in
payment of the chapters purchase
of a memorial chair in the new
auditorium to be given in memory of
Mrs. Mary Swift Gist, Charter No. 81
of the national society, as a testi-
1nonial of the chapters deep appre
citation of the invaluable aid given
ny Mrs. GiSt in the formative years.
Mrs. Whyte reported that $50 of the
amount had been raised by Misses
Isabel Beer and Miss Annie NJ.
Alexander among personal friends of
Gist, as a loving tribute to them
both, and that $50 had been con-
triputed by Mrs. Sallie B. Cook.
The regent gave her report of her
attendance upon the sessions of the
congress. following which she pre-
sented to Mrs. Frances Stockbridge
her certificate of membership in the
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution. the members
rising and cheering for Mrs. Stock
bridge, who had with her Mrs.
Taylor, her daughter, and Mrs. Wick
ershal.l. her granddaughter, three gen.
erations being thus represented.
The guests of the evening were
Mrs. Lucy Stewart of Humboldt
kans., a member of the Frederick
Funston Chapter, and Miss Caroline
Barlow, former curator general of
the national society, who spoke of
the muSeuni.