Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03

Mrs. Grant F. Chace, Mrs. e. A. Varela,
Mrs. Nancy D. North, Miss Helen Wolfe
and Mrs. r. M. Ferguson. Prominent
women are patroneSses with Mrs. CAL
vim Coolidge heading the list. Repre-
sentatives from IS of the so chapters
in the District are sponsoring the party.
Reservations may be made with Mrs.
william H. Wagner. Potomac $685.
after O'Clock. or Georgia 3247, Mrs.
Grattan Kerans, at any convenient
hour All members of the society and
their friends are invited.
Student Loan Committee, d. A. R.
The student loan committee met We'd
neSday at the Hamilton Hotel. Reports
were received from various chapters in
dicating that liberal financial support
was being given to the work. The chair
man gave a resume of the growth OF
the fund since organization by Mrs.
Edgar D. Merritt and under the direc-
ton of Mrs. George w. Eastman up to
the present time. The fund has grown
from several hundred dollars to a sum
which, at the end of this year, will
reach approximately $4,000. 1t Is the
aim of the District committee to bring
the fund to $4,000, which is the aver
age quota in other States.
Plans for the coming year were dis
cuSsed and committee formed to ar
range a theater benefit to be given In
the early Spring. Members of this COM
mittee are Mrs. w. w. Morrison. Mrs.
Ada Mills Payne, Mrs. r. T. McIntire
and Miss Alice Graham, assisted by
the following officers of the student
loan fund: Mrs. James C. Ord. chair
man; Mrs Jeter c. Pritchard, vice
chairman; Mrs Jane Shields Elliott,
vice chairman; Mrs. Charles E. Bright,
secretary, and Mrs. Payne, treasurer.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter met
at the home of Mrs. E. l.. Harvey, the
regent, Mrs. w. S. Dewhirst, presiding
After the salute to the flag regular
to name a chair in the auditorium of
Constitution Hall in honor OF the
chapter. The following alternates were
elected to represent the chapter at the
coming D. A. r.. Congress in April:
Mrs. T.. L. Harvey, Mrs. H. G. Merwln,
Mrs. I. C. Whitacre, Mrs. A. F. Myers,
Miss Helen CAN'T, Miss Laura Rock
Church, Mrs. E. D. Painter, Mrs Carl
Ratcliff, Miss Denison, Miss Matte
Beall Magruder and Miss Mamie Martin
West. Refreshments were served by the
hostess and a social hour followed.
Columbia Chapter.-Mrs. James Henry
Harper regent, entertained the mem
bers at a business session at her home
7O8 East Capitol street, Tuesday evening
She was assisted by Mrs. S. B. Dove OF
Baltimore.
The annual reception of the chapter
in honor of national and State officers
and sister chapters, scheduled for jan
uary, was postponed because Of the
| illness of various members.
Yearly appropriations were made to
the following activities sponsored by
the N. S., d. A. r.: AmericaniSm
Constitution Hail. Conservation and
Thrift, Student Loan, Ellis Island, Ma
tional Defense, Sons and Daughters OF
the Republic, Girl Home Makers, Juve-
nile Protective, Manual for Immigrants
Patriotic Education, Children of Amer
lean Revolution, Chapter House, Valley
Forge and Wakefield associations.
Mrs. Albert B. Snavely was elected
delegate to the District and national
conferences, to be held in Memorial
Continental Hall in April Mrs. Roy A
Porterfleld was appointed regents al
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