Evening star., 1926-10-17
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

ice on the anniversary of Mrs. Brow
nelfs death. After adjournment OF
the business meeting tea was served
In the dining room, several guests
coming in for the social hour. Mrs
George Combs, historian, was in town
for the meeting. coming on from her
present home in Ventnor. N. j., and
Mrs. William w. Stone came on from
New York to attend.
Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter met
Monday at the home of Mrs. Edward
Graves, Wardman Park Hotel the
regent. Miss Jane Young. presiding.
A large number of members were
/ present, and the work of the year was
begun with the hearty cooperation
of every one. The plans for the card
party. which will take place Novem-
ber 3 at Wardman Park Hotel. were
completed. and every one of the Capt.
| Molly Pitcher members are looking
| forward to it being equally as sue
| cessful, If not more SO, as the party
given last year. The many patriotic
and philanthropic organizations in
which the chapter is actively inter
ested were generously remembered
at this meeting.
The Katherine Montgomery Chapter
held it's first meeting of the season
| Tuesday afternoon at the Summer
home of the ex-regent. Mrs. Frank II.
Smith, Washington Grove, Md. The
regent, Mrs. w. Bonar Bell, had her
years work we'll outlined, the chair
| men of the various committees gave
reports of work done during the SUM
mer, and the historian, Mrs. George
| Fl. Hill. gave one of the short his
| torical talks which she will give at
each meeting during the year.
Louisa Adams Chapters activities
were enthusia stically renewed at the
first meeting Of the year. held Tues
dav evening at the new home of Miss
Helen Hosford. Twenty members
were present. including all the new
| officers.
The perpetuatior Of the memory of
| illustrious ancestors and the ext n
sion of American freedom were two
of the outstanding objects OF the ID.
| A. r. as expressed by Miss Helen
Brown, regent, in her greetings to the
| chapter.
| A gratifying response was made to
| the plan inaugurated at the May
meeting of each member assuming the
responsibility of at least $5 during
the year with which to carry on the
work of the chapter. Several original
methods of raising the required
amounts were divulged. One mem
ber gave the chapter the benefit OF
refund made by the Bureau OF Inter
| nal Revenue on account OF mlscalcu.
, lation of her income tax return, and
others reported success in the sale Oh
candy and Christmas cards.
el, oft St2fe
! meetings of the chapter house and
| conservation and thrift committees.
and that calls had been made on the
chairmen of the library and interna-
| tional relations committees.
| 1t was voted to appropriate 10 cents
| ner capita to the library committee
! for new books instead Of the amount
heretofore regularly donated.
A committee was appointed by the
regent to prepare a budget to be sub
mitted at the next meeting for the
nurpose of obtaining uniformity in
| apDropriations Miss Watkins was
/ appointed chairman. with Mrs: Van
| Hoesen. Miss Black and Miss Blck-
| ford assistants.
The names of two prospective mem
hers were submitted for approval, and
the registrar reported that papers OF
one new member had been accepted.
Several of the chapter members
visited the Sesquicentennlal during
the Summer and gave interesting ac'
| counts of the worthwhile exhibits to
be found there. =
The social side of the d. A. r. is
never overlooked by Louisa Adams
CHAPTER, and after four months ab'
sence the members were very happy
| TO visit. while the hostess served de-
| liciOuS refreshments.
| During the evening the announce
| ment was made of the approaching
marriage of Miss Hosford and Frank
Bolton, to take place at the Trans
figuration Episcopal Church OCTOBER
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John Lindsay Chapter held its first
meeting of the season at the residence
of Mrs. H. w. Bowling. with MRS
Bowling and Mrs. Emma l.. Chapln
AS hostesses. The regent. Mrs. ii. W.
Bowling. presided. Directly after the
openine of the meeting the regent an
no,nced the death of Mrs. Samuel ID:
Barnes, one of the chapters beloVeu
members. A motion was passed at
once sending a message of coincidence
to the family of Mrs. Barnes.
| The regent gave report on her
work on the chapter home, constitu'
tion hall finance and other commit
| tees.
Mrs. James Mooney reported on the
| splendid work of the Amerlcanlzatlon
committee, as did also MRS. lnarles
+ Hunt of the patriotic education
committee. Mrs. Emma l.. Chaplin,
vice regent, told of her visit to Ken
more, Fredericksburg, Va, last Spring
and of the wonderful work accom-
plished by the Daughters of the Amer
| lean Revolution in their heroic efforts
to restore Kenmore, the home OF
Betty Washington Lewis.
All other committees reported prog
ress in their work. A card party fol.
lowed the business meeting. Guests
Of the chapter were Miss Marion
| stewart. Miss Fire Mooney. Miss
! Peggy Bartle and Miss Mary Bean.
The Samuel Gorton Chapter met
| Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Frederick +. Schaller. 2704 Thir.
teenth street northeast. Mrs. Schal
ler. as hostess. was assisted by Miss
Eva jackson. Miss Jean r. Phillips
the chapter regent. rendered her resiG
nation and Mrs. Frederick F. Schal
| ler was elected regent and Miss
Frances A. White recording secretary
! to fill the vacancy caused by the
election of Mrs Schaller as regent.
A pleasing program included music
| by Miss Carolyn Schaller at the piano.
The. National Society, Daughters of
| Founders and Patriots of America,
will convene in an all-day session on
Tuesday in its new Headquarters in
Club of Colonial Danes on K street.
Business will be in order in the fore
noon and revision of the bylaws IN
| the afternoon.
On Thursday. October 81, they will
| hold services at the SeSQuicentennial