Evening star., 1929-11-03
y. A. R. ACTIVITIES

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The State historic committee met or
Thursday, October "a, with over II
present. The State historian, Mrs
Grove, reported the unanimous vote ts
mark as the residence of Chief Justice
Marshall, the Tench Rhinegold house
at 1901 r street northwest, now the
property of Congressman Bacon, who
gladly permits the marker. This marker
with about 10 lines of script and q
relief head of the justice will cost fully
$3.50 and the chairman urged the his
torians to place the value of marking
practically the last historic building
now about to be demolished in the path
of trade before their chapters and to
| let her know as early as possible what
they wish to contribute. She wishes that
every one of the SO chapters may have
their name on the treasurer'S list.
A called meeting was held a week
earlier. at which both the State regent
Mrs. Caldwell, and Miss Harvey paid
! tribute the tireless efforts OF Mrs
| Grove ating the home of the early
Chief :, and for the many visits
she hs e with her committees to
| shrines to mileStoneS, which are
being rived and repaired by the
chapters sponsoring them. A large,
| framed map of these stones with pnoto-
| graphs of each one hangs IN the DIS
| trict room at D. A. r. headquarters
here. with the name of each sponsor
chapter under each stone.
Daughters are also urged to marx the
graves of Revolutionary soldiers and one
| firm here offers markers at hall price
of solid bronze at $3.50. including stand
ard. Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter re-
ported marking Cne OF their grave
stones this past Monday.
Miss CLASSY proposes sightseeing
bus for tourists that will visit the COM
plete circle of milestones outlining the
original city.
Mrs. Foltz' paper was read by Mrs.
DeVoe. of Col. John Donaldson Chap
| ter. and one of the bolts that Paul Re-
we're made for the Constitution was
shown to the group, illustrating DrleI
talk by Mrs. Florence Barnes on Pau
Revere and his first ride.
District of Columbia State GenealOg.
icaI Research Committee has renewed
its activities for the 1929-30 year. The
first meeting was held at Continental
Memorial Hall. Mrs. John F. Little
State chairman, presiding. The ma
tional chairman, Mrs. George Puller
and the State regent, Mrs. David d
Caldwell, were guests OF honor.
Mrs. Puller spoke of the importance
of this committees work to collect anc
preserve the old records that are tas'
going to decay and destruction. Mrs
Caldwell spoke Of the genealogical re-
search committee as the "nuo OF tne te
society. and asked the support OF all &c
collect and send in to the committee
all Colonial and Revolutionary records.
Mrs. Little, the chairman, gave talk
on where and what to do in regard to
obtaining old records, and urged the
Importance of collecting records from
old Bibles and the copying of old
tombstone records, especially in the
Southern States. Mrs. A. Y, CaSsanova
gave a most interesting talk on the
pension records Of the Revolutionary
soldiers, which in many cases give the
whole family history. II Is through
membership of the National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
mas Increased to the thousands.
American Chapter held its october
meeting at the home of the regent, Mrs
Faris. Following the opening exercises
a general review of the activities OF the
chapters committees during the sum
| mer was made and a program OF the
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Winter reported. During the social hour
Miss Machen entertained the chapter
with a number of readings and char
acter sketches. The guests OF the eve.
ming were Mrs. Sedwick OF Ohio anc
Mrs. Perkins of Maryland.
Sarah Franklin Chapter held its Oc.
tober meeting at the Women's Demo
cratic Club. Mrs. Rosa Dodd Mulcare
I Tlrocjdpn
lowing the opening exercises the ON.
GERS and committee reports were heard
A motion was passed to continue pay
ing for a scholarship at Blue Ridge In
dustrial School. A suggestion from Mrs
Milton johnson that the chapter maxi
a study of the D. A. r. constitution
this Winter was met with great en-
thusiasm. The historian, Mrs. Rober
Harrison, read. an interesting paper ol
Sketches of Several Women OF Revo
lutionary Days"
A reception followed the busines
session, and in the receiving line will
the chapter officers were Mrs. Eleano
Washington Howard, Mrs. Josiah A
Van Orsdel, Mrs. David I. Caldwell
Miss Nellie Grant Ross, Miss Helel
Harmon. Mrs. j. Edgar Smith, Mrs
George Hillyer, jr.; Mrs. Harry Cola
Grove and Miss Lorraine Dorsey.
The next meeting will be held at tn
home of Mrs. Mary Cochran, Mort
Braddock, Va, November l3.
Capital Society, Children of tn
American Revolution, will start the reg
ular monthly meetings of its junior an
senior divisions early in November i
the home Of the president, Mrs. Henr
Fenno Sawtelle, 5000 Connecticut ave
nue., Chevy Chase, Md.
A number of informal meetings hel
by members who spent the Summer l
Washington helped to strengthen tn
, feeling of good fellowship that char
acterizes the membership of Capits
Society and the loyal cooperation {
all members and their mothers reSulte
in making such success of the benef
Colonial lawn party held in the garden
, of Mrs. SaWtelle's home that 1t wa
! voted TO repeat it each year as NEAR
Of raising funds to carry on the pa
triotic and Americanization work OF I'll
society.
Matthew Trimble Sawtelle, cole
! bearer of Capital Society and assistar
. scoutn1aster of Troop 100, had tf
honor of giving the Americans cree
at a recent meeting of the Gold Sta
Mothers, when a beautiful large 81
: flag was dedicated with impressive cer'
. monies by the president, Mrs. Georf
. G. Seibold
, Last Saturday, during the mornir
! and afternoon, the following membe
" of Capital Society, in Colonial costun
under the direction of Mrs SawteD
! assisted Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins
. showing the original household al
: personal treasures collected by Il
Z Wakefield National Memorial ASsoci