Evening star., 1929-04-14
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES
CONDUCTED By NANNIE LANCASTER.

EnyefIinx Of the .. Al H.. memorial
20 the four women most instrumental
in founding the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
viii be feature Of the Continental
Congress, which eonvenes at the Audi
torium on Monday, April 10
Miss Aline Solomons, chairman OF
the national committee in charge OF the
memorial announces the dedication
lseryices and unveiling ceremonies will
Ifake place at noon on Wednesday, April
II7, with Mrs. Charles w. Richardson
kserving as honorary chairman Of the
day. Music will be furnished by the
/ Marine Band, accompanying Mrs. Flora
/ McGill Keefer, District of Columbia
| chairman of the committee Miss Solo,
mons, national chairman, will make the
presentation address. after which Miss
Janet Richards will unveil the memorial
20 her friends and associate fnaugh-
terS." Miss Eugenia Washington, Miss
Mary Desha, MRS. Ellen H. WAlWorth
and Mrs Mary,gS. Lockwood.
Mrs. Alfred. j. Brosseau, president
general N. S., D. A. r., will accept the
statue and Mrs w. o. Spencer of North
Carolina will place the Daughters
wreath" during the singing of Il Know
That My Redeemer Liveth" by Mrs.
Flora McGill Keefer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. ChriStiancy
of HartSdale, N. Y will be present as
representatives of the family of Mrs.
Lockwood
i Mrs. Eugenia Washington Moncure
Bradfield will represent Miss WaShings
tons family, Mrs. E. Nicely Enmart OF
Washington and Mr. Desha Breckinridge
of Lexington. KY, will represent Miss
Desha's relatives and Miss Ellen Hardin
Walworth will come from Albany, N Y;
to represent Mrs. Walworth'S descend
ants. Her sister, Miss Clara Walworth,
now Mother Walworth" of the Sacred
Heart Academy, New York is invited
also to participate IN the memorial gcere-
monies. ~
The Thirteen Colonies Chapter met
March 26 at the home of Mrs. John
d. Patten, the Ontario, the regent, Mrs.
Albion W. Tuck, presiding. The OPEN
ing prayer was said by the chaplain
Mrs. Claude N. Bennett followed by
+ the salute to the flag led by MRS. Ray
mOnd Evans. Reports of officers fol-
lowed, when Mrs. Tuck gave full
report on the recent State conference
and read the chapters report she had
given at that time Final arrangements
were made for the annual Spring rum
mage sale held for the benefit of the
chapter, and SIS was donated to Wake
field, birthplace of George Washington
At the close of the business the his
turian, Mrs Herbert Wilson, read q
paper on the "Old Capitol Prison" after
which the chapter enjoyed the hos
pitality of the hostess, Mrs. Patten, anc
had an opportunity to admire the
many beautiful antiques which I'LL hel
home.
The Richard Arnold Chapter held its
April meeting at the home OF Mrs. w
G. Carter and her daughter, Mrs. Lee
r. Pennington. 16 Taylor street, Chevy
Chase, Md, Mrs Randolph D. Hopkins
regent, presiding The chaplain, Miss
Belden, led in reciting the Lords prayer
followed by the salute to the flag.
The recording secretary, Mrs. John T
Moore, jr., read the minutes OF tne
previous meeting, which were accepted
and the report of the treasurer, Mis-:
Ella Espey was approved as read.
Mrs Mary Benson. corresponding sec
retary, reported that in addition to the
usual monthly notification of meeting
cards she had sent out letter to ar
Ill member, invitations to the reception
for new citizens and cards for the
student loan fund benefit.
Mrs. Hopkins read the report which
she had made as regent to the State
conference in March. The First Lady
of the Land, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, re-
ceived the members of that conference
on March 7, just three days after the
Inauguration, setting precedent which
was very gratifying to the slxty-oou
chapters of the D. A. R. in Washington
The regent reported the receipt of an
invitation to the chapter to attend
reception in honor of Mrs. Lowell Ho-
bart and the members of her ticket
April 16 from to z, at the Willard.
The needs of Kenmore and Waket1elo
AL u fl1n Nf
to each.
The chapter was fortunate in having
Mrs Eli Helmick, registrar general, as
one of the guests of the evening. Mrs
Helmick, like Mrs. BroSseau, receives
real 10y il giving herself wholeheartedly
to an arduouS task, and IN her talk tc
the chapter on some of her experiences
as registra general, this forgetfulness
Of self in service. was felt by every
member present. Mrs. Helmick paid a
tribute to the retiring president general
Mrs. Alfred BroSseau.
Mrs. David Caldwell, State regent
D. c. D. A. R., spoke on two subjects
which are close to her heart, the mem
bership, the budget and social program
Mrs. Caldwell's plans are always eft1-
cient, and the project of having an Of
ficer who shall coordinate the social
activities of the District Daughters is
original and workable, and along with
the budget will doubtless be working
smoothly before the close Of Mrs. Cald-
wells regime.
Mrs Harry Colfax Grove, State his
torian, was introduced by Mrs. Lee Pen
nington, member of that committee
and gave an interesting resume of the
work which has been to large extent
the completion of the history of the
chapters of the District this year. Mrs
Grove has been very successful in this
work. The milestones surrounding the
District and their present condition was
also discussed. Mrs. Grove announced
that their restoration and preservation
was part Of her program when she be-
came chairman of the State historic
committee, and almost all are restored
now.
Mrs. H. H. Thompson, past chairman
State historic committee, talked on the
subject of "Washington's Washington
the vision seen by the Father Of Our
Country of the city he had such tre-
nendous part in building. A sketch oi
the history of the city was also delivered rec
by Mrs. Thompson. who has given the
subject much study, and her talk was
very much appreciated.
A social hour followed adjournment.
The Conservative Group, District Of
Columbia, d. "A. r., made pilgrimage
to Kenmore, the old home of Betty
washington Lewis, sister of George
Washington, at Fredericksburg, on April
6 to present a Mary Ball Washington
table to the Kenmore Association. Mrs
Edwin j. Ryan, chairman of the com.
mittee on arrangements, introduced
Mrs. Eli A. Helmick, registrar general
National Society, D. A. r., who made
the presentation of the table, and it wa:
accepted on behalf of the Kenmore AS
sociation by Mrs Vivian Minor Fleming
Mrs. Fleming gave talk on the history
of the table, which was originally tht