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

ASSOCidtlOn. Inc mower committee
was instructed to send flowers to a
number of the members who were re.
| ported sick. An instruction quiz on
the Constitution was given by Mrs.
Jesse Cunningham, in which all the
; members took part. A social hour
was enjoyed by the % members and
| 6 guests present.
The Colonel Tench TiIghman
Chapter met at the Montgomery
Country Club, Rockville, Friday. 1t
was voted to present to the Rockville
High School a framed illuminated
copy of George Washington's prayer.
| The following delegates and alternates
were elected to represent the chapter
at the State meeting which convenes
in Baltimore, at the Hotel Belvedere,
March %: Mrs. William II. Talbot,
regent; Mrs. Enoch G. johnson, Miss
Daisie Loughborough. Mrs. Samuel
Riggs. Mrs. Ernest Darby and Miss
Edith Magruder; alternates, Mrs. Will
i liam $. Gibson, Mrs. Brown, Miss
Lucy l.. Bowie, Mrs. Vernon r.
Dyson and Mrs. G. Milton Darby The
members elected as delegates to the
congress. which meets April 12 In
Washington. are Mrs. William H.
Talbot, regent. and Mrs. Enoch g.
johnson; alternates, Mrs E. L.
Bullard. Mrs William S. Gibson, Mrs
r. b. Severance, Mrs. Randolph Tai
bolt, Mrs. j. NJ. Davis, Miss Edith
Magruder, Miss Mary Lyddane. Mrs
j. b. Nicholson and Mrs. Samuel
Riggs.
An unusually interesting paper was
read by Mrs. j. NJ Davis on Treaties
OF the United States With Japan"
Mrs. Enoch G.. Johnson gave a review
of 40 ~,
the north of Europe which have been
formed since the war. Latvia,
Lithuania, Finland. Poland, Czecho-
slovakia and Esthonia.
Columbia Chapter.-The February
meeting of the chapter was held at
the home of Mrs. Clayton Willard.
4211 Seventh street. Those assisting
were Mrs. c. II. Rowland, Mrs. Paul
Anderson, Mrs. w. w. Wallace, Mrs.
J. II. Hines. Mrs. Briscoe Goodhart.
Miss Dora Bailey and Miss Isabel
Myrth.
Mrs. James Henry Harper the re-
gent, presided. The chaplain, Mrs.
f. G.. Savage, read prayer by
George Washington. and the meeting
having been held February % made
the reading of it very appropriate.
This same prayer was also of recent
local interest. having been read at
Continental Hall May 80, 1919, during
the opening of the George Washing
ton University convocation.
The reports of committee repre-
sentatives were for the most part
very short, but Mrs. Harper stated
that the student loan committee Of
the District had placed a one-y"ar
scholarship with the George Wash.
Ion e
u. A. Il. girl who needed it and
applied for it. Mrs. Gauss of the
better films committee said that the
last meeting had been held at the
Department of Agriculture. Methods
of diSpOSing of films were explained,
showing that the department loaned
it's films to schools. organizations,
etc. and sometimes sold them to for
eign countries. A film showing the
contrast between the city woman's
life and that of the country woman
was shown. Mrs. c. G. Coomhs re
ported that the District patriotic edu
cation committee had placed tWo
scholarships with the Southern Noun
tain ID. a. Il. schools.
Mrs. William Cole. State historical
committee representative, made an
appeal 10 all members II help do
away with the red" propaga nda
that is being introduced into this
country. and urged that the chapter
get a paper entitled The Red Men
ace" from the State COMMITTEES and
have it read at a future meeting.
Mrs. Harper announced that the
bond issues for the new auditorium
were now ready for sale and urged
members to subscribe. Mrs. Coombs
called attention to the District
u. 4. r. luncheon 10 be given dur
ing the week of the State conference,
March and 4. A letter Of thanks
for Christmas candy and tickets from
Friendship House was read by the
regent. Mrs. Harper.
Miss Isabel Myrth spoke OF the
recent remarks cast on George
Washington. and in refutation called
attention to statements made by Gen.