Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES

story for the Ellis Island committee
| Mrs. Wallace G. Orme, chairman o.
| Americanization, reported in detail fol
her committee. Miss Janet Richard:
combined her historians report and
the report on foreign relations, giving
| a thoroughly Illuminating rehearsal
! Of the situation now existing between
| Nicaragua and the United States anc
| the part that Mexico is taking in the
| controversy. Miss Richards has add
! ed the name of Mrs. James Irwin
| Steel to her foreign relations commit
| tee. Delegates to the annual national
meeting were elected. Those elected
are Miss Janet Richards and Miss
| Aline Solomons. Alternates were
| elected in the following order: Miss
Dorinda E. Rodgers. Mrs. Frederick T.
| +. johnson, Miss Bell Wills, Mrs. Wal
| lace Greyson Orme, Mrs. Margaret
| Scully Zimmelee, Mrs. Franklin Rodg
! ers, Miss Gertrude A. Bowdle, Mrs
Jane +. Bradley, Mrs. Charles w.
Allen and Miss Lucy Barbour Ewing.
The Frances Scott Chapter met
January 4 with Mrs. Alfred Is. Garges
at her home on r street. Miss Doro
thy Garges and Mrs. Charles Bright
were joint hostesses. It was decided
to hold a card party February Is at
the home of Mrs. Warren Emley on
Fulton street Mrs. Julia Hay of Ken
lucky was guest. Mrs. E. T. Andrus
poured tea.
Major L'Enfant Chapter--The Janu-
airy meeting was held in the gray
room of the Raleigh The hostesses
we're: Mrs. Charles holster. Mrs. Sid
ney Wright, Miss Parker and Mrs. W.
Alden Wall. The regent, Mrs. n. n.
Potts, not being present on account
of illness, the meeting was conducted
by the vice regent. Mrs. Wright.
The Katherine Montgomery Chapter
met Tuesday evening at the Brighton
Hotel After short business session,
including the election of delegate and
-aiternates for the national congress
and the filling in Of all credentials, q
reception followed from to II o'clock.
The national president general Mrs.
Alfred Brosseau; the national recording
secretary, Mrs. Samuel W. Earle, be-
ing the distinguished guests; other
National and State officers and re-
gents being present Music was fur
nished by an orchestra. Miss Fanny
r. Buck sang. Mrs. l.. +. Holden, a
professional reader, gave selections
Col Tench TiIghman Chapter met
Friday at the residence of Miss Edith
Magruder, Rockville, Nd. Mrs. VII
liam III. Talbot, the regent, presided
and announced the following com
mittee chairmen: Calendar, Mrs
Enoch G.. Johnson; correct use of
flag, Miss Magruder: Constitution
Hail. Mrs. Ernest Builard; Ellis
Island. Miss G. Loughborough; his
toric spots. Mrs Ernest Darby: IL
hrary and Maryland room, Mrs. NIL
ton Darby: magazine, Mrs. Brown;
manual and AmericanizatiOn Mrs
Gibson; publicity, Mrs Enoch G.
johnson; preservation Of historic
spots, Miss Lucy Bowie; Revolution
airy graves, the committee OF the
whole; Valley Forge Bell, Mrs. Nichol-
son: ways and means, Mrs. K. Tai
bolt, and patriotic education, Mrs.
Enoch G. Johnson.
The following were elected to active
Mrs. Russell Karn, Mrs.
Frank Higgins, Mrs. Edward l..
Stock and Mrs. William Chase and
Mrs. Edgar Rogers.
The committee on patriotic educa-
ton announced that the current
numbers of the y. a. K. Magazine
would be sent to the Bethesda High
School. and plans were under way to
present an autograph copy of the
American creed to the Rockville High
School. William Tyler Page, the au-
thor, has been invited to make the
address. The chairman
also announced that an essay contest
would be held during the year in the
high schools. The subject will be
&c. Gxyr11f nat n w
With the American Colonists.
Since the National Congress of the
D. A. r. Endorsed resolution urging
an educational requirement for citi-
zenship it was resolved that the Col.
Tench Tilghman Chapter urge the
of the election laws OF
the State requiring that no new
voter in the State of Maryland after
January, 1928, be entitled to vote un-
less such person Except for physical
is able to read and write
English as taught in the fifth grade
of the public schools.
1t was further resolved that the Col.
Tench Tilghman Chapter urge that
suitable laws be passed by the Legis-
lature to enforce this provision.
Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson read pa
per entitled international Relations
and the Basis of Our International
Law" The program committee an
nounced that the study of United
States treaties would be continued for
the following year.
John Lindsay Chapter met Tuesday
evening at the residence of Mrs
Harvey B. Gram, with Mrs. Gram and
Mrs. Augustus Knight as hostesses.
Mrs. II. W. Bowling, regent, presided
. Reports of committees were read
and acted upon. The chapter has
paid its full share for the District
box in the new Constitution Hall and
voted to contribute to the State his
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