Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
u. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Deborah Knight Ctapter.-About 20
ladies'. with the regent, Mrs. Moser,
and vice regent. Mrs. Parks. were en-.
| tertained by Mrs. George Stafford
| barnes, t4t4 Montague street, with -
New England Saturday night supper
Of baked beans and brown bread,
served entirely from Colonial china
more than 100 years old, heirlooms Of
| her family on both sides.
| Part Of the service WAC the wedding
| china Of Lucy, daughter Of col. Char.
ity Lund ~ New Hampshire bride NJ
Col. Gordon Hutchirs in 1913. Her
| tiny wedding clippers were the center.
piece and her wedding spnona servcd
the supper st the main table. the Gov
! crs nf which waa n long strip of linen
woven by her daughter Dolly and
marked with her name in thread.
| 4 complete get If = cups, saIICers,
large and small Plates Of MuIbury
china "aH also used. and old pIstter2
and turecus bore the Dld-tlfne food,
and the pics her mother, Ir4. iona
than Dillon, made for the guests.
| The hostess received standing under
| The portrait Gf her gr3ndmnihcr Hills.
descendant IT John IIp"Iand and
| Elizabeth Tillr ~ Plymouth. wearing
the dress II the portrait. a%sisted by
| Mrs. tarlotta Corey /"fkie and Mre.
| Helen Amadon. silver Offering WAS
given for the 81. 4. X. building fund.
| State Historic COMMUNICATIVE DO
cember meeting ~as held "n the 18th
ut Continental Memorial Hail. After
! the usual ritual tPo pTat@rA ~ G"CrGc
| Washington were gIveD-~one IN
scribed on the wall ~ Trinity Church.
New York, where he wprIhired. and
the other composed by MIN AZ VALLEY
| Forge in 1913.
! \ motion Was un3 niUcUsiy car.
ried that Airs. Thomp>on pro- eef ~
once tn have the names ~ the three
| founders ri the -. r. j, 4. *. placed
on the tablet. on the building on Four
tecnth and II streets. in tn" spare Jeff
for that purpose. H. Was also further
| moved that she he reimbursed from
the funds at present in the Treasury.
| Mrs. Reynolds of the Army and Navy
| Chapter gave u paper on Beau Mar
chais.'" Mrs. Smith of Kenmore GaSe
an outline Of proposed plans for next
| year and asked for continued support.
I 1t was voted To send the usual Christ
! mas contribution Of $40 10 tne Rap
| pahannock Indian family in which the
/ Stale historic committee has been an
! tcreSted many years. The question
! Of chair for Christian Hines in Con
| stitution Hall was left for the incom-
/ ing State historian. After adjourn
menf. Mrs. Ackies If Army and Navy
! Chapter gave an outline Of new books
! and n book christmas tree" on which
! titles Of new books were appropriate
! ~ grouped for monthly reading, fur
! niShed holiday touch.
| Mai. William Overton Calls Chap
/ ter met Thursday evening. December
! Is. at the home If The regent. Mrs. NJ.
, lie clair Berry. Pelham Courts.
| All officers were present except the
! vice recent Miss Julia Jennings. VII"
could not attend on account Of recent
| Illness. The chapter voted dona
| ton az clothing to be purchased and
sent to the children Of the Industrial
school nj DYKE. Va. Mrs. Albert r.
! Mcdowell vas appointed chairman cf
/ the committee Ia look after the send
| Ing Of clothing and gifts tn school
] children.
| \ pleasant evening was spent with
! Mrs. Berry. who returned recently
| from Summer visit {" England.
/ France and Spain. \ social hour was
en- jovrd and each member presented
with gift Ivy the regent, which she
brought from Europe. Christmas
j tree and lighted candles were in eSi-
dence to accentuate the Iufeiide sea-
/ son. The hostess dispensed hospital
/ ity with her usual charm.
| Columbia Chapter.--The spirit of
i Christmas. that of giving IN others
! formed the keynote nf the meeting
| Tuesday evening at the honc OF Mrs.
| Mary Turner, 15a- Lamont street.
| The organization through its regent.
Mrs James Henry Harper, took un-
der Amusement the apprcpriating III
the annual fund In help some particu-
lar girl spend year al the H.ndmau
Mountain School Of Kentucky.
Through Mrs. William Cole. repre-
sentative an The state historical com
! mittse. plea Was made for the chap
! tes to sponsor the efforts OF the local
/ II. \. +. in establishing or helping 10
I start school for remnants of tribe
of Indians iiviu- in a section az Nir-
| sinia between the RappalGnunCS and
the James Rivers. These Indians nave
never been ou < reservation, hut have
always owned tNsir own homes. voted
ana paid faNeS. hut are ton poor 10
provide schools for their children. \
christmas Gift nj money has been sent
10 them by the State committees.
\ box az miscellaneous sewing ma
! trial is sen; ny the members every
YEAR tn Ellis Island. but this year. at
the suggestion Ut Miss lSuhel MNrth,
donation If money viii he made and a
halt of denim purchased. Miss MNTth
recrutlv visited the island and found
hat denim VAS needed for oVeyallS Tor
the men.
\ fo,,d sale is le,ins planned for tho
early par, Of February IN charge If
Miss Nellie Grant Ross.
The Message of Christmas In Art
WAS portrayed by Mrs, ELLIS Logan,
She spoke Of tive OLD masters, $urh as
pcruSlauo. Raphael and Muyillo, as
having caught and reproduced GA can.
vas The message ~ the birth 80 t'hrs>t
IN the interpretations o{ the "Nadoohs
and child" PAINTINGS, Each master
painted from the life vt his time, bu,
.,l,Altzrd the type until iu hooking ~
the races, as Mrs. logan said, Ne feel
the angels message"
nuttuG the mu~tvA' rrnSram Miss
Auan Sloan rendered ",'au3tuue te
<url' an the cello, after which the
.nemherS gathered around the piano
~lnAsuS christmas tayoiS. with Mrs, J.
tt3nh tsN,e lradlnG,
TAp liuSte~~T~ Ter the evening wvTs
Mrs Turner. Mas. S.,Atn. Mr~. IL. 4,
t;au>S and Mis-, leun,e 4 lhNe ~
t;t1tsuarr, Nil
1--WE u,'w urmtserS WRrt ,nlS,eSWV9d
to the >,,1rtN, Ms, M,uls{r NJ, lds' and
Mrs Satllv lxuk!u>. iwu ueW nAtu,'>
Wvr, udstr,l 40 s,v ku|~t iNuN. tb,s>T
ri Ma amt Mas. haas lvS4u,
american Eagle Chapter held its
isvrtn,lvt meeting AT the home ~
Mgs Harry W nowliok. SteS ttus-
teeuth street northwest. The sv'svot,
Mrs, neWltnS, presided and thr eve
ming Mas given o\tt strictly {" bus,
nc$S, The usual etssrr Al rrprtt~ III
officers And representatives III STATE
committees f1lltswed ghe Singing rf
Anne, tva. A." praNtr tN the chaplain