Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

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bv the chaplain. followed by the salute
r. the flag. The recording secretary
| Miss Vance Thornton. was absent o",
ING to>illness and the regent appolhteu
| Miss Mamie Hawkins secretary pto
tom, The chapter unanimously III
dorsed Mrs. William Walker, former
orpa MIXING secretary general. Tor lie
office of vice president general 1ol',
tributions were made 10 the 81 u'tV', ,
loan fund: toward the sum to halk
the snot where the society was
founded the historic committee haV-
ing planned to place marker on
the building at Fourteenth ana II
streets: toward sum raised for the
| p,lrpose of purchasing d table WHICH
once belonged to Mary Washington
| and which will be placed In Ken
more" A contribution was also
| pledged for a marker on tree on
| some highway to he designated W
the committee on conservation. rms
committee has planned an interesting
program at the time of the tree
planting. in which all of the chapters
are expected to participate. 1t was
voted to buy one of the chairs in Con
stitution Hall in the name OF the
chapter. The regent appointed MISS
Mary Lee Goddard chairman OF a
committee to inform the out-of-toWn
members of the chapter of the ptu-
chase of the chair in order that they
might contribute toward the amount
and SO feel that they had a part III
it. Several speeches on conservation
of our forests and an extract from
one on THE Americanism OF John
Dayey" were distributed TO the mem
bers with the compliments of Repre-,
sentative Martin l.. Davey. The toi
lowing members were elected to the
Continental Congress: Regent, MISS
Lillian Chenoweth: vice regent, MISS
Mary Lee Goddard; delegate. Mrs.
Clifton p. Clark: alternates-Mrs. j.
c. Pritchard. Mrs. Elizabeth Cheno-
weth. Mrs. Ernest Mudd, Mrs. n. d.
Hawkins, Mrs. l. r. Mullis, Mrs. Jesse
Anthony, Mrs. o. II. Smith. Mrs.
r. B. Hardison, Mrs. c. B. O'Neal and
Miss Martha Thornton. At the con-
clusion of business Miss Virginia Haw-
kins entertained with piano selections,
after which refreshments were served
by the hostesses and social hour
was enjoyed.
The Descendants of '16 Chapter met
February az the apartment of Mrs.
Waller, the Chastleton. The regent,
Mrs. Stephen J. Murphy, presided. and
after the usual routine reports were
heard and business transacted the
chapter was addressed by Mrs. Potts,
organizer of the national defense, who
spoke warningly from actual expert
ence of the baneful growth of the
red movement"
John Lindsay Chapter held its Febru-
airy meeting at the residence of Mrs.
James Mooney, with Mrs. Mooney,
Mrs. Charles J. Hunt and Mrs. John
NJ. Scott as hostesses. Mrs. II. w.
Bowling, regent, presided. The chap
ter was glad to welcome two new
members, Mrs. Mildred Fishback and
Mrs. Margaret Bayne.
During the business meeting several
committee reports We're given. The
name of Miss Winifrede Beall was
proposed and accepted for member
ship. Mrs. William Sherman Walker
of Seattle, Wash, was unanimously
Endorsed for vice president general,
n. S. D. A. r.
The chapters guests were Charles
+. Hunt, Mrs. Sallie Chalk of Capt.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Gannett. J. II. Fishback, II.
w. Bowling, Harvey 3. Gram and
Ninian Beall
Thomas Marshall Chapter.-At the
February meeting of the Thomas Mar
shall Chapter. held at the home of
Miss McEnery, Windermere Apart
ments, the delegates and alternates
for the Continental Congress We're an
nounced as follows: Delegate, Mrs.
Jessie 3. Acker: alternates, Mrs. Alice
Archer, Mrs. Ida S. Ais, Miss Blanche
B. Brown, Mrs. Ida Hatfield, Miss
Grace Lynn, Miss Mary Lynn, Mrs.
Julia B. Mattingly, Miss Mary Norris
McCabe, Mrs. w. T. Rankin, Miss
Agnes Randolph.
The regent presided and the treas
urer reported that a large sum had
been raised at the card party held in
the patio of the Carlton Hotel in jan
uary. Contributions have been made
TO the Ellis Island and student loan
funds The chairman of the entertain
ment committee expressed gratif1ca-
ton at the service and arrangements
made by the hotel management for
the comfort and pleasure of the guests
Of the chapter at the card party. Re
freshments were served and a social
hour followed the business meeting.
The Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter
met on February IL in the parlors of
Louise Home, 1900 Massachusetts ave-
nue.. During a short business session,
presided over by Mrs. Mcpherson, re-
gent, several routine matters were
disposed of. 1t was voted that the
chapter should at once contribute to-
ward box in Constitution Hall; that
the registrars action in renting
safety deposit box for preserving the
chapters records be commended. and
that Mrs. Calm. recording secretary,
be appointed alternate to attend the
annual congress. Special donations
toward the occupational work for i'm
migrant women at Ellis Island were
collected.
In the absence of Mrs. Combs. his
torian, her report was read by the re-
cording secretary. 1t was pointed out
that Charles Wilson Peale made the
first painted portrait of Washington, in
1872, before the Revolutionary War
began. All through the years of fight
ing Mr.. Peale periodically fought and
worked toward the country'S independ-
ence, but managed to continue paint
ing. For 10 years he was the only
portrait painter in the country He
was also a silverSmith, a carver, a
matchmaker and a dentist (the first
in this country to make a denture)
He chose Philadelphia as his place of
residence, and 1t was through his eff
forts that the city acquired it's Acad.
envy Of Fine Arts.
The other great portrait painter of
Washington, Gilbert Stuart. was study
ing in England at the time the Colo
MES were fighting for independence
In 1892, having won many European
laurels and the esteem of the English
and French monarchs. Stuart returned
to America and opened studio in
New York. Later he located a studio
on the site now occupied by the Drexel
Building in Philadelphia, and another
in a bran at the rear Of his home, in
Germantown. It was in the latter
studio that the great general sat for
the portrait now famous over the
world Stuart lived for a shnrt u-hiIa