Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
ID. A. R. ACTIVITIES


iumbia Daughters of the American
Revolution, have been invited to meet
with the State regent, Mrs. James NJ.
Wiley, on Wednesday at 3 pm. at
her home in Cleveland Park. Mrs.
Hopkins, chairman of publicity. will
pc present, and all other chairmen
are urgently requested to attend.
The magazine committee, District
OF Columbia %. "A, r., will meet Feb
ruary Is at II am. in the COMMITTEES
room of Memorial Continental Hall.
In the absence of the State chairman,
the State regent. Mrs. James valley,
Will preside. A full attendance of
committee members Is desired.
The State officers Council. com
posed of State officers only has a
meeting scheduled for tomorrow at
the home of the State historian. Mrs.
II. II. Thompson. on Ordway street,
Cleveland Park when il is hoped that
all State officers will be present.
District of Columbia d. A. r. are
reminded of the usual celebration ex-
ercises commemorative of Washing
tons birthday, to be held in Memorial
Continental Hall at 1890 am. Pa
triotic speakers and good music will
make the occasion memorable one.
The Katherine Montgomery Chap.
ter, ID. A. r., met at the home Of the
regent. Mrs. William Bonar Bell, 500
Rittenhouse street. After the usual
business meeting papers were read
by Mrs. Nancy North, subject, PA.
triotism." and by the historian, Mrs.
Florence Hill. on 1.-The History of
Katherine Montgomery. Mrs. John
M. Bryan gave a report Of a recent
visit to quarters supported by the
national n. A. r. organization at
Ellis Island. twenty-five dollars was
voted TO he paid at once to the Dis
trict organization toward a pledge
given for the new Constitution Hall.
The chapter is arranging to hold
card party the afternoon of March 3
to help bear its financial part in the
great patriotic work which the ma
tional and District ID. A. Rs. are doing.
Samuel Gorton Chapter was enter
tained Tuesday evening by Mrs. Flor
ence Hart and Mrs. Eleanor Pritch-
ard at their home. 1898 Girard street.
A paper on the life OF John Quincy
Adams was read by Miss Eva Jack
son. and musical selections were given
by Miss Emily f. Clark. The follow
ing were elected alternates: Mrs.
Sarah ID. Morrow. Miss Emily f.
Clark. Miss Eva Jackson. Miss Mary
e. Brown, Mrs. Florence Hart, Mrs.
Eleanor Pritchard and Miss Frances
T.. White.
The Dolly Madison Chapter met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Fred Dubois. Reports of the work
of chapter and State committees were
given; those on better films and his
toric spots were particularly interest
ing. About $50 was appropriated for
various lines of ID. A. r. work and
500 toward chair in Constitution
Hall in honor of Dolly Madison.
The card party committee chairman,
Mrs. Ralph Barnard, reported that
good number of tables already are
reserved for the party to be held al
the Roosevelt on the afternoon of
Tuesday, February Is. Mrs. Theodore
Shuey, who is entertaining luncheon
party on that day at the Roosevelt,
has reserved nine tables for her
guests. Others having tables are
Mrs. hewitt, Mrs. Spanhoofd, Mrs.
Beavers, Mrs. Nesbit, Miss Margaret
Call and Mrs. Cooper
Col. Tench TilghDlan Chapter-Mrs
Ernest Darby read a paper on "MeXi-
can Treaties With the United States"
at the meeting of the chapter Friday
at the residence of Mrs. Deilingbock.
A discussion followed on the report
of the Secretary of State on the pres
The chairman of manuals reported
that since June so scandinavian, 2
Yiddish. German, Russian, ] Polish
and English manuals have been dis
tributed. The chapters contribution
to the Forestry Bureau has been for.
warded. and the chapter voted to send
$25 toward payment of the Valley
Forge Bell. The Ellis Island commit
tee reported the box of materials was
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education committee urged that all
the high schools and libraries in
Montgomery County be supplied with
copies of the ID. A. II. magazine and
subscriptions will be forwarded for
that purpose. The Rockville and
Bethesda High Schools already have
received their first number.
The regent, Mrs. William H. Tai
bot, presided and announced she
would be hostess at the next meeting
of the chapter.
The Patriots Memorial Chapter
held its February meeting at the
home of Mrs. J. p Stafford, 1905 Nor
ton Place, Cleveland Park. The
hostess served luncheon, after which
the meeting opened with Mrs. Will
liam Boone Douglass, regent, presid-
ing. Mrs. Douglass gave a report of
the reports of the chapter officers and
chairmen of committees followed. The
new member. Mrs. Florence Latin,
was welcomed, as were the guests of
the chapter, Mrs. Alfred Garges and
Mrs. Daniels. regent of the Francis
Scott Chapter.
1t was voted to make generous con-
tributions to the following: Patriotic
education Americanization. Manual
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student loan fund and marker for
the site at Fourteenth and II streets
where the national society of the
d. A. r.. was organized. Mrs. A III.
Scofeld was elected delegate to the
congress and the. following as alter
mates: Mrs Annie G.. Tuohy. Mrs
Myra Mckee Conway. Mrs. Anne e.
Watson, Miss Anna M. F. Bragdon,
Mrs. Bessie Birch Haycock, Mrs. Sam
uel j. Shoenaker, Mrs. Anna ]. Stout,
Mrs. Aida A. p. Lintler, Mrs. Jane
w. English and Mrs. Isaac Birch.
American Chapter held its February
meeting at the home Of the Misses
Garrett, 1856 Otis place. Owing to
the illness of the regent, Mrs. Brahe.
the vice regent, Miss Thaker presided
The usual routine business was trans
acted a liberal donation to the
Americanization funds was made.
Delegates and alternates were ap-
pointed to the Continental Congress,
which convenes In april. Later re-
freshments were served and a pleas
ant social hour spent. Mrs. Dalwich
will entertain the chapter the first
Friday in March.
ID. A. R.-The District of Columbia
student loan fund committee is re-
reiving enthusiastic Endorsement for
the work attendant upon the ar
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