Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

showed 100 per cent participation In
D. A. r. activities, a net gain in men,
bership and substantial balance in the
treasury. An appropriation was made
| to send boy to camp. 1t was decided
to support the budget plan proposed al
the State conference.
| Mrs Florence E. Hedge, Miss Gilbert
Cone and Mrs. Jack Whitcomb were for
mally received into the chapter. 1t was
reported that the papers of Miss Isa-
belle D. Houston and Mrs. Florence
Moore Oehm have been accepted by the
national society.
The death was reported of Mrs. Jessie
Howell Embury and letter Of Sympa-
| thy ordered sent to her daughter.
| Election resulted as follows: Regent
Mrs. Nellie Hooper Barrett; vice regent
DR.. Ella r. Fales; chaplain. Mrs. Flor
ence B. Evans; recording secretary. Mrs
Jack Whitcomb; corresponding secre-
! tary. Mrs. Eloise Mace Anderson: treas
urer, Mrs. Helen Moser Myer; registrar
Mrs. H. L. Taylor; historian, Mrs. Err
rett Wallace: delegate, Mrs. Elizabeth
Moose Ferguson; board members. Mrs
Gertrude Warren Moser and Mrs. S
Bingham Martin.
The chapter adjourned for the Sum-
mer.
f PluribuS Cnum Chapter met on
May for its annual meeting, with cleo
ton of officers, at the home of the
regent, Mrs. Elmer e. Curry. The
State budget was discussed and the
chapter voted to join in same. 1t was
voted to send boy to Camp Neville at
Quantico from July Is to %. The
chapter budget for the past year has
been large, but nevertheless a substan-
tial sum remains in the treasury for the
beginning of the new year. The COM
mittee on the picnic to be held at the
home OF Mrs. Sinnott on June report
ed plans and members announced their
intentions of being present. The regent,
Mrs. Curry, made her annual and final
report as regent, in which she thanked
the officers and members for their CO.
operation. The following officers we're
elected for the coming year: Mrs.
Harvey M. Friend, regent; Mrs. William
B. Sinnott. vice regent; Mrs. Pfeiffer,
chaplain; Mrs. Arthur G.. Harrison. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. William Teub-
ner, corresponding secretary; Miss Har-
riet P. Lander, treasurer: Mrs. Syl-
vanus E. johnson, registrar: Mrs.
Theodore M. F. Knappen, historian.
Refreshments were served by the hos
tesses, Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Harrison and
Miss Ellsworth.
Members of the State Americanism
Committee, Daughters of the American
Revolution, will meet Tuesday after
noon, at 2 o'clock. in the library of the
Webster School, Tenth and H streets.
Members of the society interested in
this branch of work will be welcome.
Officers of the committee are Mrs.
Grattan Kerans, chairman; Mrs. Rob-
ert M. Ferguson, vice chairman: Mrs.
J. Franklin Gross, vice chairman, and
Mrs. L. B. Mann, recording secretary.
The Dolly Madison Chapter held its
thi.ty-sixth annual meeting on Tues
day, May IA, at the home of Mrs. A. A.
Birney, Cleveland Park. Full and in
teresting annual reports we're read by
the officers. That of Mrs. Charles F.
Nesbit was announced as her twentieth
report as treasurer of the chapter.
The recent Continental Congress, at
which Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdel, men,
Der of Dolly Madison Chapter, was
elected to the Office of registrar general,
was fully reported by the regent, Mrs.
Barnard and the delegate, Mrs. Otter
dinger.
Election of officers for 1929-30 fol-
lowed, the ticket elected being: Re-
gent. Mrs. Wilbur v. Leech; vice re-
gent, Mrs. John M. Beavers; recording