Evening star., 1927-05-22
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES

| Stanford and her daughter. Miss Stan
ford the members assisting as host
esses being Mrs. B. +. Cady and Mrs
j. Fleming.
: Manor House Chapter-The May
meeting OF Manor House Chapter was
| held at the home of Mrs. lie Gage
| Pratt, with Mrs. Orlando Smith. Mrs.
| Eleanor Collins and Mrs. Jesse An
| thony assisting hostesses. There was
an unusually large attendance, as this
| was the time for annual reports and
election of officers for the ensuing year
| The regent, Miss Lillian Chenoweth.
presided and the meeting was opened
| by prayer led by the chaplain. Mrs
| y. ID. Hawkins. This was followed by
! the salute to the flag, led by Mrs.
! Helen Engle. The registrar. Mrs,
Elizabeth Chenoweth. reported two
new members. Mrs Anna Porter and
Mrs. Dennis McDonough. the latter
being an out-of.toWn member. Mrs.
Porter was introduced to the chapter
and given hearty welcome into its
membership Mrs Clifton Clark. chap.
ter delegate. gave a report of the con.
gress. and Miss Mary Lee Goddard
brought the treasurer generals an.
nual report and read several Of the
items. calling attention to those of
special interest to the chapter. and
spoke of the tremendous volume of
work being accomplished by the or
ganiZation, as shown by this report.
Contributions were made for the two
chairs in Constitution Hall in honor of
the State regent. Mrs. James Nj Will
ley and the vice president general,
Mrs. John NJ. Beavers A contribu-
n
pledged by the State regent as the
Districts part of the purchase price
of the chairs pledged at the congress
for soma of the faithful assistants at
the congress. including Mr.. Phillips.
superintendent; the pages, firemen.
policemen and others A poem. en-
titled Unknown" by Joseph w.
Kreuttner, published in the last issue
of the magazine. was read and proved
of much interest to the members, as the
author had on one occasion been host
to the chapter at one of its field days
at his lovely estate. Warwick-on-the-
Potomac. This was an event long re-
membered by those fortunate enough
to have been present. Mrs. Clark en-
tended an invitation to the members
to come to her Summer home, Camp
Lauralta, for the field day this year.
and the invitation was accepted
promptly for this is an event to which
the members look forward with de-
light A suggestion was made that
each member earn 50 during the Sum-
mer and at the first meeting in the
Fall tell how she did it. in this way
adding TO the treasury and providing
an interesting meeting Letters of
resignation as corresponding secretary
from Mrs. Jeter Pritchard. and as re-
cording secretary from Miss Vance
Thornton. were read and the resigna-
tions accepted by the chapter. At the
conclusion Of the routine business the
election of officers for the coming year
took place. In previous elections the
secretary has cast the vote for the
chapter. but on this occasion the Sc
cret ballot was used, thus allowing
each voter present to vote for her
favorite candidate without fearNof crit.
icisni. The result of the election. how
ever. was, as in former years. unani-
nous, with. the following officers elect
ed to serve for the coming year:
Regent. Miss Lillian Chenoweth: vice
regent, Miss Mary Lee Goddard, re-
cording secretary. Miss Mamie Haw-
kins; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Laura Taylor .O'NeaI: assistant CORE.
spending secretary Miss Ruth Gist:
treasurer, Miss Jennie Dwight: his.
torian. Mrs. LIE Gage Pratt: registrar.