Evening star., 1927-05-15
u. A. r. ACTIVITIES

mittee. Mrs. Harry B. Gauss; on
| house committee Mrs. Amos T. Pagter
and Mrs. ]. Milton Jester; as pages.
Miss Virginia Francis and Miss Corita
Hunter. Miss Virginia Price served
on the press committee. Mrs. Scher.
merhorn. the regent, and the alter.
nate TO the delegate. Mrs. Robbins,
We're the voting body.
The nl~.l business Of the meeting
was the election of officers. Mrs.
Amos T. Pagter, chail IN of the nom.
mating committee, made a report Of
the candidates. as follows: Mrs.
Charles S. Schermerhorn, re. ent. Mrs.
w. T. Hamburger. vice regent Mrs.
Enoch j. Vann, recording secretary:
Mrs. Selby II. Hardwjck. correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. j. Milton Jester.
treasurer; Miss Laura Silsby. regis
trar; Mrs. Clarence NJ. Exley. ir. his
torian: Miss Asha l.. Wells, chaplain.
and Mrs, Harry 3. Gauss, delegate.
These candidates were elected. '2mes
of new members were presented. The
chapter Is planning its regular June
meeting to be held at a clubhouse
near town. and which is to be a So
cial for the husbands of the chapter.
Descendants of &c Chapter held it's
annual meeting May 10 at the home
of Mrs. Holland w. jerks. 3212
Oliver street. Chevy Chase. The as.
sisting hostesses were Mss. T.. r. Gass-
man, Mrs. Raymond Read and Miss
Maibelle Moore. The regent. Mrs.
Stephen J. Murphy, presided. An
nual reports of officers and commit
tees were given. The delegate. Mrs.
Mary j. Tarring. read comprehen-
sive report of the recent Continental
Congress. The vice regent, Mrs. Ton
mis- J. Holzberg, gave an interesting
account of the work for the year of
the Richard Lord Jones Society. &. A.
r. The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Regent, Mrs. Ton
mis- j. E1olZberg; vice regent, Mrs. Cur
nay $, Strong; recording secretary.
Miss Margaretta Campbell; corre-
spending secretary. Mrs. Theodore r,
Langley; treasurer, Mrs. w. Cassel
Hanson: registrar. Miss Maibele
Moore; historian. Mrs. Mary ]. Tar
ring; chaplain, Mrs. William II. Top
ping: color bearer, Miss Margaret Coll;
delegate. Mrs. Z. r. Gassman. A So
cial hour with refreshments followed
Columbia Chapter.-The benefit con.
cert to be given under auspices of the
chapter May II, at Sis pm, in Bark
er Hall, Y. M. c. A. Building. Seven
teenth and K streets, promises to be
a musical success. The following
artists will appear on the program:
Mrs. James r. Eckman. harpist; Miss
Marion BlaisdelI, violinist; Miss Janet
Coon, whistler: Mrs. Marie c. Deal.
soprano; Miss Mary $. Apple, contralto;
Stewart Dickson, recent conner to
musical circle. who will
give THE Erl-king" by Schubert
Liszt, on the piano; Mrs. j. Frank
Rice, soprano: George f. Schimmel,
lyric tenor; John Hale Smith, bari.
tone; Miss Dorothy Riley. soprano:
Mrs. Constance Goodman. recitationist.
md the George Washington University
Quartet. composed of Carr Furgeson.
Ward Thomas, James MCLain and Ell
mer Corn. The accompanies will be
Miss Gertrude Smallwood. Mrs. Jessie
NJ. Blaisdell, Miss L. Bernice Wagner
and Mr.. Nation Boyce, Miss Margaret
Toison and Mrs. Stewart Dickson.
The Katherine Montgomery Chapter
held its last meeting of the season
Tuesday afternoon. May 10, with Mrs.
Hill. the historian. at Northumber-
land Apartments, Mrs. Bell. the re-
gent, presiding. The minutes were
read. followed by the annual reports
OF the treasurer. the corresponding
secretary and the various committees.
Reports also were given of the con-
gress by the delegates and alternates
from the cha apter. all of whom at.
tended the meetings. 1t was voted to
buy a chapter chair and to give to-
ward the chairs for each of the three
District presidents. Mrs Beavers. Mrs.
Caldwell and Mrs. Wiley. Flowers
We're voted for the sick and the thea
ter benefit for the D. A. r. chapter
house was discussed, with the result
that many tickets We're purchased for
the performance, June {, through Mrs.
EVarts. Mrs. Bryan inspired her
hearers with an account of the work
OF Ellis Island, giving better idea
of conditions and suggesting such
things as are most useful and helpful
for present needs. Mrs. Durham. who
represented the chapter at the dedi.
cation exercises of the d. A. r. tab
let at Fourteenth and II streets. told
Of the impressiveness of the ceremony
in marking the spot which will ever
testify to. the patriotism of American
womanhood. Mrs. Hill, historian,
of the history of the formation n the
Government which will add to the
valuable files of the chapter.
A full report of the years work was
made by the regent. whose efficient
leadership has been a real inspiration
to the chapter. The chapter gave as
its support toward the Continental
Hall two chairs, one a chapter chair
and one memorial chair. It's quota
for the District box also has been
given and five cubic feet for the Con.
tinental Hall has been bought. One
contribution for the District room of
the D. A. II. Hall has been made and
contributions made toward eight diff
ferent committees during the year.
The chapter has contributed it's quota
toward all causes sponsored by the
national society and has met its obli-