Evening star., 1928-10-21

program all were invited to the dining
| room, where refreshments were served.
| Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Richardson
were at the tea table,
Eusenia Washington Chapter held its
| first meeting of the season recently at
| the home OF Mrs George K. Bradfeld,
vice regent, With Mrs. E. H. Bachschmid
assisting hostess The regent, Mrs. Ar
mat SIoddar:, presided, and, in the
absence in California of the chaplain
| Mrs. B. c, Haworth. led in prayer ana
| the salute to the flag.
The order OF business followed, Miss
Mamie Lee Ross acting as recording
secretary in place of Mrs, Walter H,
Lee. resigned. Miss Ross was later
elected TO succeed Mrs. Lee.
The historian. Mrs. Grant F. Chase,
read paper describing the founding OF
the society. its founders and organizers.
Committees reporting and their chair
men we're: Better films, Mrs. E. B.
McKeever: Ellis Island. Mrs. Grant F.
Chase; girl nomemakers. Mrs. Isaac
WE'LL legislation in Congress, Mrs
Charles l.. Goodrich; magazine. Mrs.
Nelson P. Webster; student loan fund,
Miss Elizabath Cullen.
Mrs. John M. Beavers, vice president
general and guest of honor, talked on
uhe work of the committee on national
defense, giving the chapter much valu-
able data. MISS Elizabcth Cullen, vino
onterLains the chapter at eacn meeting
with talks OH current events. gave
resume of Wizards article in the cur
rent Harpers. S.
1t was learned that the national So
ciety had increased by 1000 members
since the continental congress III April.
The meeting adjourned at 10 pm,
and social hour followed, during
which refreshments were served.
The November meeting will be held
with Mrs. Chase
Constitution Chapter met Tuesday. 8
M, III the new home of Mrs. Duncan
D. Ransdell, 1745 MaSSa chusetts avenue
southeast, which was decorated in Au-
tumn leaves and flowers. Mrs. Robert
H. Mcneil, regent, presided. Mrs Rams
dell was SISTED in receiving her guests.
numbering over 40, by Mrs. Daniel
G. Roper. Mrs. George w. Ofutt. Mrs.
Arthur F. Ferguson. Miss Grace Roper.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. B. Jones, Mrs. w. A.
Graham Clark and Mrs. Robert H. Nc
Neill.
At the close of the business meeting,
Mrs. Roper gave talk of her trip
abroad in the Summer. Refreshments
were served IN the club room. the color
scheme OF which was green and white.
The National Board of the National
Society, Children of the American
Revolution held its first meeting of
the season october II, in the board
room in Memorial Continental Hall
The national president, Mrs. Josiah A.
Van Orsdel, presided
Mrs. Van Orsdel reported that she
found added interest in the society
all over the country During the
Summer she met with numbers of the
Daughters end Children of the Areri-
can Revolution at State meeting held
at Lake Okoboji, Iowa. Mrs. Van
Orsdel also attended meetings of the
society IN Nebraska and Illinois and
conferred with c.. A. r. workers in
Colorado. and has recently returned
from the annual D. A. r. State Con-
ference of Indiana and the annual
G. A. r. State convention which were
held in Terre Haute.
The number of gifts being received
for the monument to be erected by the
National Society. c. A. r. at the grave
OF the Unknown Revolutionary Soldier
at Alexandra, Va, is most gratifying
Mrs. Van Orsdel recommended the
appointment of the following State
directors: Mrs. Thomas Coke Neil
2499 Peachtree road northeast. Atlanta.
for Georgia. Mrs. P. F. Schwarck of
Spencer, Iowa, for Iowa, and Mrs
Homer F. Sloan, Tyronza. Ark, for
Arkansas.
The following societies report formal
organi2aticn:
TITS" Society, at rocatello. Idaho
organized May 81 with IL members,
Mrs. Mary Frances Whittinghill, or
ganizing president.
William Penn Society, at Champaign-
Urbana, ILL.,, organized June IA with
26 members Mrs Edward j. Lake, or
ganizing president.
Lieut.. William Sayre Society. at st.
Pau, Mimi, organized June 2l with Il
members, Mrs. A. B. Christofferson,
organizing president.
Western Reserve Society. at Kent,
Ohio, organized July IL with IA mem
bers, Mrs. Edwin NJ Fuller, organizing
president
Abraham Whipple Society, at Provi-
dence, r. l., organized May 26 with
% members, Mrs. Lewis H. Meader,
organizing president.