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| 20. with the State historian. Mrs.
Fl. Fl. Thompson, presiding. Follow.
| ing usual reports, Miss Katherine c.
! Harvey, vice chairman of preserva.
| ton of historic spots, spoke of the
Valley Forge Memorial Chapel. its
beauty and its significance as a pa
triotic shrine. The District Daugh.
ters had contributed generously to
| this work. and 1T was urged that they
continue their interest in the Valley
Forge Historical Society and the de-
| velopments which it contemplated.
Mrs, Wanamaker of Potomac Chapter
! gave paper describing a recent
| trip to Monticello. the home of
| Thomas Jefferson, and giving many
interesting details of the house and
its furnishings. The speaker of the
morning was DIR. James Shera Mont.
gomery.
Victory Chapter met at the home
Of Mrs. !. B. Cole, 1896 Van Buren,
street. October "a, at 2:3O pm. The
regent, Mrs. Frank f. Welner, pre-
sided. After the opening session.
which consisted in repeating the
Lords Prayer and giving the salute
to the flag, the following business was
taken up:
The regent announced that a rum
mage sale is to he held in December
by the Constitution Hall finance com
mittee and that donations for it would
he appreciated. Mrs. Fuller reported
that there had been one committee
meeting of the Sons and Daughters
Of the American Republic this Fall.
Mss kathrna Harvey, reporting for
| the State historic committee, told of
the first meeting on Thursday, Octo-
Der 90. Mrs. Husband, national chair
| man Of AmcriCanism, announced that
a rummage sale that was held this
month netted $63 clear, for the bene-
fit Of America work Miss Cora
| Cooper of the Continental Hall and
Revolutionary relics committee, an.
nounced banjo clock had been To-
Gated for the District room in Memo
rial Continental Hall and the chapter
voted 81 toward its purchase.
| After the business meeting an in.
teresting personal account of va
cation motor trip through New Eng
land was given by Miss Eleanor a.
Lamson. Following this, Mrs. w. w.
Husband gave a talk on "American-
| ism. Nationwide" In it she spoke
particularly of the educa tional work
being done by the d. A. r. among the
| Indians and the fOreign-born in the
| West. Mrs. +. 7. Norcross gave two
piano selection and a guest, Mrs Isaac
Birch, accompanied her daughter, Mrs
| Haycock. who sang two songs, after
which the chapter adjourned and an
informal social hour followed, the
hostess being assisted by Mrs. Charles
Floyd and Mrs. Earl Fuller.
Independence Bell Chapter held it's
| first Fall meeting Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Royal Fl. Brasel,
Columbia road. with large attend
ance present. The regent. Mrs. Henry
| Churchill Cook, called the meeting
| to order. prayer offered, after sing
ing America and the salute of the
flag. led by the small daughter of the
hostess, the usual order of business
| followed. Considerable time was spent
on the reports of officers and mem
bers of State committees. Mrs Sallie
Grant Gates, treasurer, gave a salts.
factory report with a nice balance in
bank. A card party to be given in
November was discussed. with Miss
Nj. Esther Mayher as chairman, date
and details to be announced shortly,
to raise money for the budget. Five
new members were admitted. two
more pending-Mrs. Henry Fenno
| Sawtelle, Miss Elizabeth Nailor Saw
| telle, Miss Maude Moreland, Mrs.
Estelle NJ. Moreland Whiting and
Mrs. Louise c. Sansford. Two new
names were proposed for member
ship.
! AT the close of the business meet.
| ing the recording secretary, Mrs. Rob-
| ert Henry read the president gener.
ais message given in the October
magazine. Also the October flag les
son. sent by Mrs. Charles Brand,
national chairman. A social hour fol.
| lowed, with a delightful musical pro.
gram followed by refreshments.
| The next meeting in November will
be held with Mrs. Walter P. Scott.
Balfore Apartments. Sixteenth and
| U streets, when the year book will
be distributed.
Sons and Daughters of the Republic
The committee Sons and Daughters
OF the Republic held its initial meet
ing at the home of the chairman. Mrs.
Charles c. Haig, Bethesda, on the
evening of October II. This work is
sponsored by the District Daughters
of the American Revolution, each
chapter being allowed a member on
the committee. The finances for this
work depend almost wholly upon the
contribution from D. A. r. chapters.
AT this committee meeting the chair.
man presided, and following the pa
triotic opening greeted the new mem.
bers cordially.
She asked for an account of the
trip to Mount Vernon in June, when
the committee members were accom-.
panied by about 35 club members from
the Peck Chapel and Friendship House
Clubs. The children in these clubs
range in ages from to ii years of
age.
Mrs. Harper of Victory Chapter,
told of this trip and of the keen en-
thusiasm and interest displayed by
the children.
Tentative plans were outlined for
the first meeting, held at Peck Chapel
on the third Tuesday in October, and