Evening star., 1928-12-30
y. A. r. ACTIVITIES
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

will be held at the home of Mrs. Rose
Mulcare, vice chairman. when the State
regent, Mrs. David d. Caldwell, and the
national chairman will be guests of
honor.
Manor House Chapter held its De-
cember meeting at the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth ChenoWeth, with Mrs. Jesse
Anthony. Miss Lillian Chenoweth and
Mrs. c. B. O"Neal assisting hostesSes.
The meeting, which was well attended,
was called to order by the regent, Miss
Mary Lee Goddard, and was followed by
prayer and the salute to the flag The
minutes of the last meeting were ap-
proved and reports of officers were
heard. The treasurer, Miss Jennie
Dwight. was ill.,
Reports of the committee meetings
were made by the chapter representa-
tiveS. One candidate was admitted to
membership. The regent displayed a
picture of the memorial to the founders
of the D. A. r., and read letter from
Miss Aline SolomonS national chairman
OF the committee in charge, urging the
chapter to contribute to this token of
appreciation of the society for the work
OF these women. At the close of buSi-
ness the regent paid tribute to the work
Va IAAC lGScttG VI lilc L,
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, and stated that
at this season there seemed no better
time to give her some evidence of the
appreciation of each member of Manor
House Chapter A silver dish was then
presented TO Miss Chenoweth. who was
taken by surprise. In thanking the
members for the gift she assured them
that any effort put forth by her for the
upbuilding of the chapter had been a
labor of love, as the chapter now rep
resented one large family.
The honor guests of the evening, Mrs
Lowell F. Hobart and Mrs. Harriet
Vaughan RigdOrn, candidates for the
offices of president general and treas
urer general, respectively, We're intro
duced by the regent and each gave talks
on their work. The regent then turned
the entertainment of the evening over
to Miss ChenoWeth. Souvenir programs
of red and white, bearing the figure of
Santa Claus on the cover, were dis
tributed and as the lights were turned
out, miniature theater, remarkable
III its completeness of stage and light
ing effects, was displayed between heavy
curtains at the end of the room. and
with the aid of phonograph records.
Irving Bucklin. known professionally as
IVA DdAdAONd, WIlO 1ldQ conceived Inc
idea of the unique program, presented
"A Christmas Fantasy" in three scenes.
To the accompaniment of sleigh bells
Mrs. Wallace Streater gave the old
" Twas the Night Before Christmas, :"
and the curtain rose on an interior set
ting, which was later shifted to THE
Manger," and again to a snow scene
AS the curtain was rung down Mr.
Bucklin was presented to the audience
He later gave several readings and Mrs.
Streater gave "HcW Wash Spent Christ
mas" Charlton Clark read an original
poem. The members and guests were
then invited to the dining room. where
small, lighted Christmas tree adorned
the dining table from which refresh
mentS were served. 1t was suggested
that the evening be brought to a close
with the singing of carols. and with
DR.. Clark at the piano the old music
was sung. Among the guests were Mrs.
Hobart, Mrs. Rigdon, Mai and Mrs.
Wallace Streater, DR.. Clifton Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlton M. Clark. Irving
Bucklin. Miss Justine Roseman. Orr
lando Smith. Mrs. Montgomery and
Miss Helen Montgomery.