Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES


| Sawyer assisted Mrs. williams q
hostesseS.
The next meeting viii be held on tbs
afternoon of December 1e at 4:4S
o'clock at the Hotel washington.
The President Monroe Chapter me,
at the home Of Mrs. John Knox Arnold
The regent, Miss Laura RUIZ, presided
Reports read by officers and chairmen
OF committees stimulated interesting
discussion. Miss Ruth Easterby, the
corresponding secretary, read several
letters from out-of-town members
written in response to her request for
contributions TO buy q chair which Is
honor of the President Monroe Chap
ter. Mrs. Richards. Mrs. Tytus and
Miss Hurley were asked to submit q
suitable inscription for this chair. Sug-
gestions for revision In some details OF
the chapter constitution 80 as to have
it harmonize with the National d. A
r. constitution, written by Mrs. John
Bayless Cooley, were discussed and
adopted. The chapter had among its
former regent, and Mrs. Annie Parks
the drst time.
The Janet Montgomery Chapter
Mrs. Edgar w. Moore Of Kensington,
regent. presided at the regular meet
ing Tuesday OF the Janet Montgomery
Chapter at the home Of Mrs. George
F. Hane. Alta Vista. The regent gave
Gen. william Smallwood ct Durham
Episcopal Parish, Ironsides, Md, near
La Plata. The old church at this place,
built in 1892, Is remarkably preserved.
Gen. Smallwood was one Of Washing
tons generals. Mrs. Moore also re-
ported the luncheon held at the Roland
Park Club, Baltimore, In honor Of Mrs.
Daniel Mershon Garrison, past State
regent. Miss Laura Gilliland, treas
urer, reported $64.19 on hand, Of which
$43.60 belongs to the tree fund.
for the Boy Scout movement. She
stressed the point help the Boy
Scouts" The regent announced that
Mrs. william Trigg Moss, national
chairman Of old trails, has offered q
prize of $50 for the best essay on old
trails and has offered another prize Of
$50 for the best drawing Of the old
trail mentioned.
Mrs. Harry K. Carrick, chairman Of
conservation and thrift, announced a
benefit card party to be held In the
Masonic Hall, Kensington, the after
noon Of December 6. Mrs. Carrick dis
tributed pamphlets issued by the ma
tional organization on what Do the
Daughters Do?" Mrs. Walter Husband,
former national chairman Of American
ism, was the guest speaker.
The state committee on Anaericanism
met Tuesday in the library Of the
Annericani1ation School. Mrs. Wood,
special case worker, delved into the his
tory OF special cases, rs demonstrations
The Rotary Club bus, which brings to
the school every Tuesday and Thurs
day foreign-born mothers with children
Of the pre-school age, was lauded in its
part Of the citizenship work. Small
children Of these mothers are cared for
in the kindergarten while the mothers
attend classes, where they learn to read.
write and speak the English language.
This instruction Is preparatory to en-
tering the classes for citizenship. Mrs.
G. M, s. McClintock told of the work
In Arthur place, in which she has o total
Of II under instruction, II women and
classes In the Americanization School.
ception to new citizens Tuesday eve
ming to be held ip the United States
Chamber Of Commerce Building. Men,
bers of the Anericanism committee
have started q roster for associate men,
berships In the characterization School
Association, which membership at 81 q
year includes lectures given by pror1t-
nent speakers The A. s. A. Bulletin,
issued for October November, was on
display. An international bazaar win
be held In the Americanization School
Tasst1Atvaa haa1fvaafrRO fanraTafrnfs Han.
diwork Of So nations will be on sale.
Mrs. Clare Trick Wilson Of the natur-
alization bureau y chairman OF the
bazaar committee. Mrs. A. w. Thrasher
has charge of the contributions, with
Mrs. Albert Blum and Miss Helen An-
derson assisting. Mrs. Schertz Is In
charge Of foods from any lands" An
invitation was extended to p. A. r.
members and their friends to patronize
the bazaar, where many novel gifts will
be on display. Mra Grattan Kerans,
State chairman, presided ct the meet
ing.
Patriots Memorial Chapter met at
the home Of their historian, Mrs. Orrln
B. Stout, at the Avalon on November IL.
All officers but one were present. After
the opening exercises and reports OF of
ficers and committees the chapter took
up other matters of business. Miss
Helen Stout, daughter of the hostess
and regent of Continental Danes Chap
ter, presented the chapter with q book
on the Americans Greed, written by
William Tyler Page and autographed by
him. The regent of Patriots Memorial,
Mrs. Charles Thomas Watson, expressed
the thanks Of the chapter for Miss
Stcut's gift.
Constitution Chapter held its Noven-
Der meeting at the home Of Mrs. Irving
o. Ball, hostess, at the Wyoming.
Hostesses assisting were Mrs. Rob Roy
McKafan, Mrs. Harry Cary, Miss Eli1-
abeth Pierce, Mrs. A. 8. Lewis, MIS-.
Fred I. Swift, Mrs. II. L. z. Opdycke
and Miss Mae l.. Fleming. Mrs. Robert
H. MCNEIL, regent, presided. MRS. q.
D. Ellsworth, chaplain, opened the ex-
ercises with prayer. The salute to the
flag followed and the minutes Of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved. Reports of officers and chair
men of committees were presented. A
motion was adopted that as many MEM
bers as possible gather In the lobby OF
the Hamilton Hotel, Sunday, No
vember "a, at 3 pm, for o pilgrimage
to the milestone at Queens Chapel road.
The honor guest, Mrs. Nina Swain
Reed, lecturer, spoke on National De-
Tense" The annual call for clothing
and gifts, to be sent to the mountain
schools Endorsed by the d. A. r., was
made, the contributions to be delivered
to Mrs. Charles L. Dasher for packing
not later than the nrst week in De-
cember.
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