Evening star., 1928-10-28
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

! came to the United States and. there
fore, the D. A. r. organization was
planning more constructive work The
| Government has installed two hand
weaving machines at the island and
the society is planning to furnish clean
cotton for the use of the weavers.
Mrs. Ida Warren Myrth, foreign re-
lations, stressed the advisability of five
minutes Of current events at each
meeting. She then read an article
which recently appeared in the press
about tha foreign-career men having
to offer designations when change of
administration occurred, thereby work.
ing hardship on specially trained ex-
psrts.
Mrs. Velva S. Barber, legislative,
asked every member to read the peace
pact of Secretary Kellogg and urged
members to vote.
| Mrs. George Middleton, magazine,
read the message of Mrs. Alfred Bros
Seau, president general, appearing in
| the october magazine.
Mrs. Harper, Constitution Hall, asked
members to take tickets for the ball
and card party to be given at the VIII
! lard on the evening of November 7.
At the close of reports, the impor-
| tant question of raising money was pre-
sented by Mrs. Rey A. Porterfield,
| chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee. Plans we're discussed for a
| food sale and for card party. After
much talk the question of time and
| place was unanimously left with Mrs.
| Porterf1eld and her committee. Notices
| for each event will be given through
| the newspapers.
| Mrs. Porterfield also asked the as
| sistance of several to assist in the ''for-
| get-me-not" drive, November 8 and 10,
| for disabled veterans. She announced
| the sale of Crandall movie" coupon
books as further aid to the cause and
received requests from many present
| for books.
The regent, Mrs. Harper, mentioned
the receipt of tickets for card parties
from number of sister chapters.
The constructive work being done by
the State committee of Sons and
! Daughters Of the Republic was graphic
ally set forth by Mrs. Earl B. Fuller,
| visiting State chairman. Mrs. Fuller
outlined the work of the District clubs
| sponsored by her committee; two at
Peck Chapel and two at Friendship
House. She told of the annual pill
grimage to Mount Vernon and of the
successful cooperation of the Sum-
mer camp for boys under Capt. Staley
at Quantico. Fifteen boys were sent to
this camp by Is chapters last Sum-
mer and the result of the experiment
proved its worth.
The assisting hostesSes for the eve
ming were Mrs. Paul Anderson, Miss
Dora v. Bailey, Mrs. Childress B. Gwyn
and Miss Mary Gwyn.
Guests for the evening were Mrs. G..
A. Heide, Mrs. Earl B. Fuller, Mrs. S. W..
Campbell and Mrs. Thomas r. Shep-
ard, also James Henry Harper and AL
bert B. Snavely.
Federal City Chapter met at the home
Of the regent, Mrs. Royal Lewis Shu-
man, 1880 Warren street, Tuesday
night This was the first meeting Of
the year. Plans for the coming Winter
were formulated for the raising of
| funds, meeting obligations and other
business necessary for the welfare of
| the chapter. The card party to be held
| in January was discussed. A commit
tee was appointed to draw up reSolu-
! tionS on the death of Miss Kate Powell,
who died october 9. to be presented at
the next meeting. Guests were present.
Victory Chapter met at the home of
Mrs. F. T. Norcross, 4420 Hawthorne
street, Wesley Heights, Monday after
noon. In the absence of the regent,
Mrs. Joseph Stewart, who is in Europe,
| the vice regent, Mrs. Lawson Price, pre-
! sided. The usual patriotic opening eX-
erciseS were observed and reports given.
The vice regent reported that she at
tended the first State executive commit
tee meeting At this meeting the State
regent, Mrs. D. d. Caldwell, extended an
invitation from the president general
to all chapter members to be present
at the laying of the cornerstone of Con-
| stitution Hall on October 80 at 3 pm.
The treasurer reported that during the
past month she had paid the first in
stallment of the scholarship fund and
| for the printing of the yearbooks. She
| also reported that Mrs. Caldwell had
| goven card party for the benefit Of
the Chapter House corporation AS
| chapter historian, Mrs. T. M. Roberts
stated that the first meeting of the
State historic committee was well at
tended and that plans for the years
work were outlined by the chairman,
Mrs. Harry Grove. At the first meeting
| of the conservation and thrift commit
tee an interesting talk was given by
Capt. Howard on "The Past, Present
| and Future of the American Indian"
Mrs. Harmon, as chairman of the Ellis
4olduO COu1tIllIUee, asked JIlaG NlCCOry
Chapter continue its good record and
plan to send large box again this year
In making her report for patriotic edu-
| cation, Mrs. Arthur Field read an ap-
preciative and interesting letter from
the college girl whom the chapter
through its scholarship fund, has aided
for three years. Copies of the chapters
new bylaws were distributed and the
chapter voted that a note of thanks be
sent to Frank Webner for his work in
printing them.
Two State chairmen, Mrs. Ke-
rams of the Americanism committee and
Mrs. Morrison, the better films commit
tee, were present and explained their
plans for the years work. The chapter
then had the pleasure of listening tc
an interesting talk on the multilateral
treaty given by Dr. Morgan, editor OF
the National Educational Journal. Fol
lowing this the meeting adjourned for g
social hour, the assisting nostesses being
Mrs, Mrs.. Frank Webner and Mrs. Ear
Thirteen Colonies Chapter.-The Oc-
tober meeting was held October %, at
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