Evening star., 1927-05-08

| was represented In large numbers
| Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
| Edward N Dingley, 3715 Livingston
street, the home of the mother Of the
vice regent. Mrs. William Dougal
| Leetch The meeting opened with
prayer by the chaplain, Miss Edward
! ina Warren. Miss Phoebe Stine, re-
cotding secretary pro tenn. read the
minutes of the former meeting. which
stood approved as read Monthly re-
ports of officers and chairmen of com
mittees were heard. Mrs. Clayton Il.
| Emig. founder of the chapter, acting
| in place of Mrs. Luvaide Ellsworth
| Miller, chairman of membership, gave
| the report OF the committee, and the
| following names of members were
voted unanimously into the chapter:
Mrs. Harriet S. Ryan, Miss Helen
Hale. Miss Alice Louise Hunter, Miss
| Ophelia Stillwell, Miss Frances Hale
| and Mrs Paul F. Branstedt. Miss
| Marguerite Jacobs was called
upon by the regent to distribute the
ballots for voting in this instance.
| Miss Cary c. Nicol was at this time
presented as guest of the evening.
The regent turned the chair over to
| the vice regent, Mrs. William Dougal
| Leetch, and offered her report Fol
| lowing the regents splendid account
| ing of the years activities was the
reading of the excellent reports Of
| Vice Regent Mrs. William DOugal
Leetch, chairman of the ways and
means committee and delegate to the
recent Continental Congress; Miss
Theodore Adams, corresponding sec
| retary; Miss Kathryne V. lckes
Junkin, treasurer; Miss Katherine
Hawley, registrar Miss Helen Belt
historian: Mrs. Jasper NJ. Beall, chair
man Americanization; Mrs, Edwin f.
Brooks, monthly meeting committee;
Mrs. Carroll J. Mcclure, visiting COM
mittee and as the chapters repre-
sentative for the manual for immi-
grants on the State committee, each
being distinctive and enjoyable in the
fact that they indicated activity and
progress of the chapters work
through it's representatives. Mrs.
Mallette r. Spengler again brought
to the attention of the members. III
the form of an appeal that the bene-
fit performance to be given for the
d. A. r. cause at the National Thea
I'ter June be well attended, and sug-
gestions were heard that the Abigail
Hartman Rice Chapter be represented
in particular by the appearance of its
officers in a box on this occasion.
The following officers were unani-
mously elected for the ensuing term
Mrs Frank Morrison, regent; Mrs.
William Dougal Leetch, vice regent;
Mrs. John Sumner Wood. recording
secretary; Miss Theodore Adams. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Carroll J.
Mcclure, treasurer; Miss Katherine
Hawley. registrar; Mrs. Ralph Endi-
| colt, historian, and Mrs. Charles A.
| Waldron, chaplain,
| After the business of the meeting
was brought to close social hour
was enjoyed and refreshments served
The Continental Danes Chapter
was entertained at it's May meeting by
Mrs. Austin Mccarthy. regent, in her
home on Jenifer street. Chevy Chase
1t marked the close of a prosperous
| and useful year. The meeting was
opened with the Lords Prayer led by
Mrs, E. *. Fox, chaplain, and the
American Greed read in unison.
Reports of the secretary and treas
urer were read and reports from the
various committees. Mrs. George
Hillyer, jr., of Constitution Hall com.
mittee was authorized to have the
name of the chapter and the date of