Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
y. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Mrs. NJ, De Clare Berry, presided
After the reports of the officers the
annual election of chapter officers
took place. when the following were
elected for the ensuing year: Regent.
Mrs. NJ. DE Clare Berry; vice regent.
Miss Julia S. jennings second vice
regent, Mrs. Albert Mcdowell; record
ing secretary, Mrs. r. Temple Hill;
| corresponding secretary. Mrs. Edward
l.. Marthill; treasurer, Mrs. Anne Hill
Nelson; registrar Miss Sallie Green
Colvin: historian. Mrs. Delos w.
Thayer; assistant historian. Miss
Emile I. Nichols, and chaplain. Mrs.
stephen n. Ford. The following com
mittee appointments We're made:
Finance, Miss Charlotte Ringland
Johnston, Mrs. Walter T. Hutton.
Mrs. Anne Hill Nelson. Mrs. Albert
Mcdowell, Mrs. T. Temple Hill enter
tainment. Mrs. Delos w. Thayer, Mrs
Walter Hutton. Miss Louise Mcdowell,
Miss Ayesha Straughan, Miss Julia S.
Jennings, Miss Ruth Nichols. Mrs
Janet Grey, Miss Emile I. Nichols,
| Mrs. Noel Halter and Miss Eliza
Gwendolin Taylor.
The registrar announced that Mrs.
Minnie Hopkins Woodward and Miss
Hazel Jennings Davis had been re.
ceived into the National Society of the
| Daughters OF the American Revolu-
| ton, and so were now members of the
| Maj. William Overton Calhs Chapter.
and further explained that Miss Hazel
Jennings Davis having become re-
Gently the bride of Ensign Harry II.
Keith, United States Navy, her name
| would have to be changed on the reg
| listers.
The chapter passed resolutions of
| sympathy for Mrs. Claude n. Bennett.
a charter member of the chapter and
| for many years the vice regent, in the
loss through death of her husband.
Claude \. Bennett. and for Miss
Louise w. Turpin in the loss of her
sister. Mrs. Virginia Turpin Brownell,
Miss Turpin being one of the founders
of the chapter. The corresponding
secretary was instructed to convey
the sympathy of the chapter to these
| charter members.
| Miss Eliza Gwendokin Taylor was
escorted into the room and after
promising loyalty to the rules and
ideals of the National Society of the
Daughters and fidelity to the chapter,
was warmly welcomed into the chap
ter and handed her certificate of mem
bership. which bore the portrait of
Mary Washington engraved at the
| top. Mrs. Nellie o. Wooster and Miss
Helen Alice Wooster, who were pres
ent. were invited TO become members
of the chapter, and their papers were
handed to the registrar. The business
ended, the chapter adjourned for the
social hour which followed, when
music was rendered by Miss Eliza q.
Taylor and Miss Helen Wooster. who
sang. accompa MED by Mrs. Edward
Marthill and Miss Louise Mcdowell
The chapter will meet formally again
the third Tuesday in october. The
evening ended with a supper served In
the dining room by the hostess. Mrs
Albert Mcdowell at which there were
several man guests in addition &c
those present at the chapter program
| Children, Sons and Daughters OF
the Republicans a most fitting close
of a year, the committee. sponsored
by the local ID. a. r, took the club
members from Peck Chapel to Mount
Vernon recently. Patriotism is the
| outsta nding feature of these clubs
and the members are taught it, in
terspersed with music. readings and
motion pictures.
| Through the courtesy of the Rotary
Club it's spacious bus transported the
club and committee members from
Peck Chapel to the boat and back
again in the late afternoon, thus
bringing to close a delightful day.
Luncheon was served outside the
grounds at Mount Vernon, this being
provided by individual contribution
by various members of several ID. A
r. chapters. The chairman, Mrs
Charles G. Haig, was in charge of the
"trip, and was assisted by Mrs. p. V
Roundy and Mrs. Earl b. Fuller
members of the committee. Children
Sons and Daughters of the Republic
and Mrs. Harry Gauss. eX-regent Of
Judge Lynn Chapter About 80 chill
dren made the trip and all pronounced
the day a success.
f Pluribus Unum Chapter.-A mum
Der of members of the chapter ac
cepted the invitation of Mrs. William
{. Teuhner for a picnic at her home