Evening star., 1927-04-22

by a group of chapters and presented
to Kenmore.
"The real Daughters committee
has located the graves of IL real
Daughters and ? graves of Revolu-
tionary soldiers have been marked by
chapters.
Old Wills Given.
"The genealogical research commit
tee has given us IL old wills or photo
stat copies and many other important
and valuable documents.
international relations committee
has held four large meetings in a
public auditorium, at each of which
some prominent speaker told of con-
ditions in some European country or
discussed subjects of worldwide in
terest.
THE correct-use-of-the-fi e-fiag commit
tee has been watchful. 1t was our
privilege and honor to make it pos
sible for more than 600 of our Dis
trict Daughters to greet our presi-
dent general at a reception last Oc.
9ber given in her honor and that of
her national board. The Daughters
of the District appreciate the courtesy
shown them at all times by our presi-
dent general and pledge anew their
allegiance to her and her work
the Juvenile Protective Association,
and $148 was raised for this purpose.
I'VE believe in the magazine and
are trying to raise our number of
subscriptions. Our press chairman
has kept the public we'll informed
as to the State work and our publicity
chairman has missed no opportunity
to educate the public as to the type
sof work we are doing and the scope
we cover. Many local objects have
been supported, such as Children's
Hospital, Friendship House, Y w c.
A., Day Nursery, Visiting Nurses,
Red Cross, Salvation Army, and STA
has been donated to assist a grand
daughter of a Revolutionary soldier
Aided Three Drives.
"One chapter has knitted bright
colored afghans for the soldiers at
Walter Reed.
Bags of clothings have been sent
to Garry Creek and Crosener.
1--WE assisted in the poppy and for
get-me-not sale and Red Cross drive.
One chapter made happy and com
Portable a family of five over the
Christmas period with gifts of food,
clothing, fuel and toys
"A number of our daughters assisted
on the steps of the Capitol July 5.
Many of the chapters reserved a place
on their program some time before
January !, 1927, for a paper or adj
dress on John Adams. We, are still
enthusiastically working to raise
sum sufficient TO purchase chapter
house. We now have $4,000 toward
our goal
Our chapter treasures are not de-
pleted, but a nucleus is on hand to
begin our next years work.
I'VE held our State conference and
annual meeting March 3 and A. While
greatly regretting that our president
general could not be with us, we were
happy to be honored with the pres
ence of Mrs. Hobart, national organ
izing secretary general; Mrs Earle,
recording secretary general; Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, honorary pres
ident general; Mrs. William Sherman
Walker, chairman national defense,
and Miss Barnette, national chairman
of credential committee.
state officers, chapter regents and
state chairmen have co-operated at
all times making this report pos
sible'
Immigrants Manual Popular.
The report of the national commit
tee of the manual of the United States
for the information of immigrants and
foreigners was made by Mrs Mary
Louise Pardee, chairman, who stated
that 246, ,847 copies of the manual have
been sent out from the office of the
corresponding secretary general, and
that at the ports of entry into this
country on the ships bringing new
immigrants from oversee and in every
State in the Union this helpful little
book has received a hearty welcome.
Mrs Pardee, in giving the report
of the work at Ellis Island, set out
that:
I'm the past five years Rev. j. A,
Birseneek, representative of the
American Tract Society, who acts as