The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-27
Indiana OAR.
ACtiOitieS

Great preparations are being
made for the twenty ninth annual
state conference Of D. A. R.. to be
held this year in Gary" Mrs. James
B. Crankshaw, state regent. said.
following conference in Fit.
Wayne with Miss Keziah Stright,
regent of Potawatomi chapter: Mrs.
c. M. Lesry, general local chairman:
and Mrs c. r. BabCock. all of Gary;
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart. president
general: Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rig
don. treasurer general; Mrs. Josiah
VanOrsdel. registrar general: Mrs.
Flora Myers Gillentine. historian
general; and Mrs. James L. Gavin.
Indiana vice president general. will
be distinguished guests at the con-
ference. which will be held at the
Hotel Gary, Oct. 8. 9. 10 and II.
Wythougan chapter. Plymouth.
will entertain in honor of the state
regent. Mrs. James B. Crankshaw.
Friday, Aug. g.
William Dunn chapter. Hanover.
one of the Indiana chapters which
holds regular meetings during the
summer, has issued a new year book.
Miscellaneous programs will be given
each month, with a. guest meeting
scheduled for November and a CO.
lonial tea in February. Mrs. Mary
E. Craig will be hostess for an out
door meeting this month.
General Jacob Brown chapter.
Brownstown, observed its third an
niversary with a picnic at the home
Of Mrs. Estella B. Prince THURSDAY.
Florence Heller read the message
Of the president general and Minnie
Shepherd spoke on National De-
tense
Mrs. John McFadden. Gary. d.
rector of the northern district, left
the latter part of this week on a
motor trip to the coast of Maine.
Mrs. Frank B. Sheehan. Potawat-
on1i chapter. Gary. acted as general
chairman OF arrangements for the
convention OF the Indiana Bar As
ISOLATION at Gary recently. Mrs.
Oliver Starr and Mrs. John o.
Bowers. past regent of Potawatomi
chapter. assisted on the committee
in charge Of the convention.
Mrs. James F. Hornaday, Rich
mond, has been appointed a ma
tional vice-chairman of the radio
committee by the president general.
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart. Mrs. j. G.
Goodhue. Evanston. H. has been
asked TO serve as national radio
chairman and under her supervi-
sion, Mrs. Hornaday will have
charge OF the central district. The
central division includes Illinois. In
diana, Michigan. Minnesota. Wis
consin, Ohio, and Iowa.
Chapter regents are requested bv
the state regent to fill out imme-
diately the blanks for the Smith
sonian report.
ID. a. f. Dedications." a maya
zine devoted to D. A. R. chapter
activities. with particular stress on
dedlcations of tablets and markers
VIII be issued quarterly BY the New
man Manufacturing company. Gin
clnnar. Its distribution will be ma
tional and it will be mailed free. D
A. r. members interested in the
marking OF historic spots.
Indiana D. A. R. now hss eichtv-
SIX chapters and membership Of
6.S06. Total membership of the ma
tional society is l7O.767 and the Iast
national numbers issued are in the
$4,000. England has three charters
France and China one CHAPTER eacb
Mrs. Harold S. Dickerson. forrerly
o. west Lafayette. is regent of the
chapter in China.
Mrs F. E. Follett. regent. and neu
oncerS OF the General de Lafsvette
chapter. Lafayette. met recentiv IN,
reorganization of the execrtiI,e
BOARD The board voted to place :
bronze marker al the grave of Cor.
MENUS Morris. Revolutionary soIdie,
buried IN Klondike cemetery. Tin.
pecanoe county. Mrs. Arthur Nc.
queen, George P. Haywood. snd
Miss Blanche A. Miller were names
members OF the program COMMITTEE
for 1e2s-I9aO. -''''i'' 'e'