Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Mrs. James NJ. Wiley, outlined her
activities since the last committee
meeting and emphasized the fact that
exercises are planned for the usual
public meeting in Memorial Continent
tai Hall February %, Washington's
birthday, beginning at 1890 ann, the
Marine Band to furnish the music She
also announced her committee APP
pOintments for the annual meeting Of
the State conference of the Daughters
of the American Revolution to be held
in Continental Hall on March 3 and 4, ,
and a. Defense Council meeting to be
held in Continental Hall February 8,
10 and IL.
The State treasurer, Mrs. Shall,
presented her report. In the absence
of the State historian, who is Ill,
her report was read by Miss Harvey
The historian advised that the com
mittee has arranged to mark with
a bronze tablet the building which
stands on the site OF the Hotel Lang
ham, where the first meeting OF the
Society Daughters Of the American
Revolution was held and where 1t was
organized, August 8, 1890, in the
apartments of Mrs. Walworth.Y the
other persons present being Miss
Mary Desha and Miss Eugenia Wash.
ington. Miss Ella Lorraine. Dorsey
spoke briefly on the early history of
the organization. and was followed by.
Miss Janet Richards. The building to
be thus marked stands at the north
east corner. of Fourteenth and H
streets, the lower floor Of which is
occupied by the Continental Trust Co.
Mrs. David d. Caldwell, chairman
Of the Costitution Hall committee, an
nounced a meeting OF her committee
at Continental Hall January &c, at
y pm. She stated that the District
of Columbia D. A. r.. chapters have
subscribed and paid for As auditorium
chairs, but that the fund for the Dis
trict box has not yet been completed.
A card party will be held by her
committee the afternoon of February
2 in the small ballroom of the New
Willard, for which she asked gem
erous support in aid of the box fund
Mrs. Owen, chairman of patriotic
education, read a report showing the
valuable aid District chapters have
given this phase of their work. She
was followed by Miss Dorinda Rogers,
chairman of the library committee,
who said that the library needs more
county, town and State histories, and
would like family Bibles and other
such aids to. genealogical research.
She said that, although the library
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amounting to the sum Of $22 900, it
will not be available for some time.
Mrs. A. Y. Casanova, chairman of
the committee on genealogical re-
search, was applauded after reporting
the many valuable gifts of ancient
wills and other documents which have
been recently presented through her
committee Mrs. Harry. c.. Grove,
chairman Of the Continental Hall and
Revolutionary relics committee, also
reported many gifts to the museum.
Mrs. Grandfield, chairman of the in
ternational relations committee, an
nounced a meeting Of her committee
open to the public at the Mount Pleas
ant Library the evening of February
IL. Mrs. EaStment, d. A.. r. student
loan fund, stated that she wished to
bring her fund to the $1,000 mark
for the year, and asked for support
Of the chapters to this end. Mrs.
Beavers, chairman OF the State
Chapter House committee, presented
her chairmen, Miss Morrison and Mrs.
Garges, who reported progress in the
preparations for the chapter house
ball and card party at the Mayfiower
on January %.
Mrs. w. w. Husband, national
chairman Americanization committee.
spoke Of AmericaniZation work in the
| District. She stated that, although
the school has public school support,
1t is limited and that the help OF the
chapters is urgently needed. She said
that out Of the illiterates in the Dis
trict of Columbia, amounting to 10000,
but 1000 Of these are foreign born.
Miss Dorsey of the Caroline Scott
| Harrison memorial committee an
nounced favorable progress has been
made in the work Of her committee.
The chairman OF the publicity COM
mittee, Mrs. Hopkins, stated that a
meeting of this committee will soon be
held at the home Of the State regent,
Mrs. Wiley.