Evening star., 1927-11-13
y. A. r. ACTIVITIES

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meeting. October IA. The budget for
the year was unanimously approved a.
presented by the committee. A vaiu-
able antique platter was coniri.,ut"':
hv Mrs. Constance Goodman, to he
sold for the benefit of the chapter.
| Mrs. GasSman read an interesting
article on Philip SpanGler. the anccs'
tor of three members of the chapter,
| who had five sons in the ReVoiution-
> ary War In honor of the eighteenth
/ anniversary Cf the orGa MIA ton of the
chapter handsome birthday cake
with IS lighted candles, the gift OF
the regent. was cut by Mrs Goodman.
who spoke of the organizing of the
| chapter and its first meeting. AS a
fitting birthday gift. the members
present pledged enough money to maxi
! up a special contribution to the new
Constitution Hall. A social hour with
refreshments followed.
The Richard Arnold Chapter held
ITS November meeting at the home of
| Mrs. Lee r. Pennington jr.. l6 Taylor
street. Chevy Chase, Md. The atten-
dance was gratifying. The privilege
extended to members to bring a guest
to chapter meetings is being taken
advantage of and "huSba nGS" are
regular attendants.
After the regular order of business.
the speaker of the evening was intro
duced, in the person of Mrs. Clarence
Crittendcn Calhoun of Washington,
who had been invited to speak upon
her life work the Universal Alliance
of Women. Mrs. Calhoun is a fluent
speaker after a manner quite un-
usual among women.
Mrs. Calhoun recited poem of
her composition TO Womanhood. y
and upon earnest request was pre-
vailed upon to read her published
poem to THE ChaIice of Antioch"
The Richard Arnold Chapter in
vites its sister chapters to invite Irs.
Calhoun To address them. because it
will be to their profit and inspiration
to have entertained her.
The meeting closed with singing by
| the chapter of the fine PATROLS
hymns: speed Our Republic" and
America the Beautiful
.'he National SocIe:y. Clildrcn of
the American Revolution, held it's No.
vembcr board meeting Thursday morn
ing in Memorial influential Hall. the
national president, Mrs. Josiah A. Van
o. -;del, "resid-ng Others present
We're: Mrs. Eleano- s. w. Howard. ma
tional vice president; Mrs. Frank s
Ray, national recording secretary:
Mrs. Theodore Clay Uhler, national
organizing secretary; Mrs. Thaddeus
NJ. Jones, national treasurer; Mrs.
John A. Maxwell. national registrar
Mts. Percy NJ. Bailey. national chap
lain; Mrs. Amos A. Fries and Mrs
Georgia Kncx Berry. national vice
=, ,v,te AIx., l>os l.
orary national president. and Miss
Coia , itcheson, State director Of West
" '2inia.
The national president reported that
the revised charters and membership
certificates have been receivd and
th..t in the present form they are
much improved and very beautiful.
lie editor of the magazine published
by the society spoke of interesting ma
terial TO appear in the November num-
be.
Among the gifts which lave been re-
ceived recently are a handsome desk
and file case from Mrs. $. ID. kilpat-
rick. national vice president of Ne
president; a typewriter for the bust
necs Office from the Massachusetts
State Society. and a beautiful Wind.
sor chair for the bOardroom from
Catherine Avery Society of Cleveland.
Ofio.
\ large number of new members
was admitted to the society, - States
being represented.
The were II presidents of socie-
ar,sointed since the last board
meeting. and new State directors have
L n appointed as follows:
Mrs. r. IL. Ciaughton for the Dis
frta rf Cl. N (nt
tie for Louisiana, Mrs. Victor Abbot
p ifort. for Maine, Mrs. Walter F.
Fabricius for Missouri, Mrs. p. l.. Gil
lespie for Nebraska and Mrs. Charles
T. Heiser for Ohio.
Dolly Madison Chapter met Tues
day evening at the Grafton Hotel. the
guest of Mrs. Edward Nichols. AS
sisting hostesses were Mrs. Charles
Du Bois and Miss Gertrude Davis. Il
In with pleasure that the chapter well
comes Mrs. Robert Lindsey again to
membership. Mrs. Eugene Osborne,
who is residing in Santa Monica, Calf.
was granted the privilege of transfer.
ring her membership to the national
society. There were number of
guests present, among whom was Miss
Katherine Riggs, who charmed her All.
dience with selections on the harp. a
chapter from "The Letters Of Dolly
Madison" read by the historian. Mrs.
Du Four. concluded the program. Re-
freshments and a social hour closed
pleasant evening.
Columbia Chapter.-At a special
meeting held Thursday evening ar
rangements we're completed for A
bazaar to be held November Is and lG
~ 10 t.a
purpose of raising money to- carry Oh
the various activities OF the national
society which the chapter helps to
support.
There will be articles of all kinds,
with a special table of Indian bas
kets, one of preserves. homemade
cakes and other delicatessen foods;
also a white elephant table.
The bazaar is in charge of the re-
gent, Mrs. James Henry Harper as
sisted by Miss Nellie Grant Ross as
oh fnpafhpr with Mrs Thomas