Evening star., 1927-09-18

| state COuncli OF the DlSLFlcL OF 20
lumbia, Daughters of America, Sep
tember 1914. were conducted with
Good Fellowship meeting, Monday eve-
| ming at SIS O'Clock. with Mrs. Pearl
/ Wolfe, associate State councillor, in
the chair. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by Mrs. Wolfe and the in
vocatio was pronounced by the Rev.
| Benz. II. Melton, pastor of the Ninth
/ Street Christian Church. Miss Mary
! Anderson. director of the United States
! Women's bureau. and Mrs. Carrie
4. Faulkner. Nenia, Ohio. National
/ councillor, delivered addresses. Mrs.
! Elizabeth Shepard. State vice councillor
responded. y social hour was held
and refreshments concluded the pro
gram.
Last Tuesday, at $40 M. the State
Council convened in regular session.
with Unity Council mo. Il, seating the
St1te Council officers. The opening
/ exercises were conducted by Mrs.
/ Julia de Lano. state councillor. follow
I cd by the rcceiN ing Of the National
I Council officers with flag bearers.
Mrs. Marguerite Grey and Miss
/ Georgianna Anderson, and members
of Unity Council No. II. After busi
ness of Importance had been transact
ed a recess was declared for luncheon,
served by the Past Councillors Asso-
/ citation of Anacostia Council, No IA,
| concluding with the eXemplificatiOn of
! the balloting for a candidate by Eagle
Council, No 81. of Randle Highlands,
! d. c.
Fidelity Council. No. 4, convened
! Tuesday evening in the Northeas st Ma
| sonic Temple, with the councillor,
Mrs. Mabel G. Downing. in the chair.
| National Councillor Mrs. Carrie r.
| Faulkner of Eenia. Ohio: Junior Past
| National Councillor Mrs. Mary l.. Lear
of Maryland. Albert s. Bossong. sec
retarY of funeral benefit department.;
National Home Trustee Charles II.
Miller; National Finance Trustee Mrs.
Mamie Cox Howell, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sewell vice president Of the funeral
benefit department.; National Deputy
Councillor Mrs. Sadie Levy and State
! Councillor Mrs. Julia de Lano of the
| District of Columbia. with Mrs. Clara
| Haas and Mrs. Byrd Cox, flag bearers,
| as an escort. presented the distin-
! guiShed guests al the altar, where an
| official welcome was extended them
| by the conductor. Mrs. Eleanor Casal-
edge, and the warden. Mrs. Bartlett.
! The national and State officers were
received in behalf of the members of
Fidelity Council by its councillor
Mrs. Mabel G. Downing. and each of
them gave an interesting address for
the welfare of the order. A handsome
| boudoir electric lamp was presented
to the national councillor, Mrs. Faulk.
ner, by National Representative Mrs.
Mary A. Ferguson: also one to the
State Councillor, Mrs. Julia DeLano.
by National Deputy Mrs. Sadie Levy.
Assistant chairman Mrs. Eleanor Casa
Lodi inv itoI x,tcst; t;v,xr Nhn..
honor guests to the dining room, where
ice cream and homemade cake was
served. Past National Councillor Mrs.
Naomi f. Swami and Associate Junior
Past National Councillor Mr.. o. B.
Hopkins and the State councillors
staff of officers were also received.
A handsome bridge lamp was pre-
scented to Mrs. White. a member of
this council. All members were asked
by the chairman, Mrs. Casaledge, to
play lotto. and many prizes were
presented to a number of contestants.
Mrs. Rhinehart was received into full
membership by card.
Betsy Ross Council, No. 25, met
with the vice councillor, Mrs. Mary r.
Quade, last Wednesday evening and
the usual routine of business followed
Reports were submitted by Mrs. Mary
B. Rouzee, Mrs. Addie M. Sinclair and
Mrs. Maude A. Wine.
The good of the order committee pre-
sented plans for the future and urged
the membership to focus their atten-
ton on the rummage sale to be held
in November. Mrs. Mary M. Shytle
was elected and installed as assistant
recording secretary. taking over the
work Of Mrs. Ella l.. Pellowe, who re-
Gently left on an extended trip to Cal
ifornia. Mrs. Grace Duckett present
ed a centerpiece to the council.
State Judiciary c. o. Bohrer, a
guest of the evening, assisted with the |
installation work and later delivered a |
very interesting address. The next |
meeting will be Wednesday.
Anacostia Council. No. IA, met We'd |
nesday evening with the associate |
councillor, Mrs. Hattie M. Beall, pre-
siding in the absence of the councillor, |
Mrs. Margaret Lainhart, who was on |
her vacation. The station of the out |
side sentinel having been declared |
vacant, nominationSl were in order. |
Mr.. Frank Smith, being the only nom-
inee, was elected by a unanimous bal
lot cast by the recording secretary,
Mrs. Mary 2. James, with Mrs. Ella
Smith, past councillor, acting as Judge;
Past Councillor Mrs. Daisy Smithson
as clerk, and Past Councillors Mrs.
Mary Tindall and Mrs. Grace Greer as
tellers. Mr.. Smith was installed with
ceremonies by Mrs. Smith, past coun.
cilor, and was escorted to his station
by the conductress, Gertrude Everhart.
Plans for a theater party were dis
cussed but not completed. Some little
time was devoted to the officers and
members of the initiatory teams,
under the command of Capt. Howard
Beall, to prepare for the initiation
which was done for Barbara Fritchie
Council, No. 21, at Star Hall, Mount
Rainier, Md, Thursday evening. Ana
costa Council welcomed home Mr..
John Bittle, a member of this council.
who has been in New Jersey for the
past several weeks on business.