Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
ID. A. r.. Activities
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In. the absence of the regent Mrs Nc
Preston, the vice regent, Mrs. William L.
Clerk, presided. Annual reports were
given. Miss Withers read the report
which had been given at the State con-
ference in March by Mrs. Mcpherson.
enbodying a resume of the work done
by the chapter under her leadership.
Two members were received. The chap
ter was saddened by the loss OF mem
Der, Mrs Bernard Janney, mother Of
the regent.
The chapter voted $40 to the COM
mittee for the Sons and Daughters Of
the Republic toEsend a boy to camp this
Summer
Of1cers elected are Regent, Mrs. Will
liam T. Clerk; vice regent. Mrs. Wilbur
S. Hinmans- chaplain. Miss Leah Burk-
hart; recording secretary, Mrs. Bessie
Oahu; corresponding secretary. Mrs
Godfrey Creyke; treasurer, Miss Mil
dred Chancellor: registrar. Mrs. Ever
ard Todd; historian, Mrs. George
Combs; librarian, Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Potomac Chapter held its last regu
lar meeting of the season at the home
of Mrs. Leslie B. Grey, 1920 Monroe
street northwest. Assisting Mrs. Grey
were Mrs. william Y. Duncan, Miss
George Hudson and Miss Emaline Tai
bot.
Election of officers was held, with the
following result: Regent Mrs. John F.
Little: vice regent, Miss George Hud-
son: chaplain, Mrs. william H. Wanna
maker: recording secretary. Mrs Chris
topher Duffy; corresponding secretary.
Mrs. r. c. Bowker; treasurer, Mrs. John
r, Wheeler; registrar, Mrs. Jessie Hill;
historian, Mrs E. F. Parham.
Mrs. Daniel c. Walsere, the retiring
regent. was presented with an ex-
regents pin. accompanied by a note OF
appreciation. One of the chapters nom
resident members, Mrs. Lawrence H.
Quirollo of Los Angeles Calf, gave
talk on her recent trip around the
world.
Patriots Memorial Chapters last
meeting Of the season was held May
IA. at the home of Mrs. Samuel J.
Shoemaker, 1850 Twenty-seventh street
northwest. 1t was preceded by lunch
con. Mrs. Shoemaker was also hostess
at Greenway Inn, Connecticut avenue.
The regent. Mrs. J. P. Saffold presided
Mrs. Saffold, as retiring regent. gave
a resume of her two seasons work.
Mrs. Conway, chairman Of Ameri-
canism. told of her rescue of the chap
ters milestone. the No. stone, which
had been reported as in danger of being
covered and lost. 1t will be raised and
probably moved. Reports of other off,
GERS were read and approved.
Seven new members were welcomed
into the chapter. from the Telles de
Rochambeaa Chapter, which was re-
Gently disbanded. They are Miss
Harriet Walker, Mrs. Fanny w. Yeat-
man. Mrs. John G. Billiard, Mrs. Robert
H. Rice, Mrs. Edward G. Sherman, Mrs.
Mary G. Barker and one associate men,
Der, Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks. Those
elected were: Regent, Mrs, c. T, Wat
son; first vice regent, Mrs. joel T.
Curry: second vice regent, Mrs. J. r.
Lintler; chaplain, Mrs. Isaac Birch,
recording secretary, Mrs. Kent; cor
responding secretary, Miss Rosemary
E. Wright; treasurer, Mrs. Samuel j.
Shoemaker; registrar Miss Martha
Respess; historian, Mrs. Stout.
Eugenia Washington Chapter met
Monday evening at the home Of Mrs.
e. B. McKeever, 347l Holmead place.
The regent, Mrs. Armat Stoddart,
presided. Reports Of officers were pre-
sented. The chapter voted to appro-
pirate $25 toward the amount sub
scribed by Mrs. David D. Caldwell,
ton Hall. The meeting was the last
of the season. The following were
elected: Miss Mamie Lee Ross, regent;
Miss Emily Smith, vice regent Miss
Anna L. Roat, chaplain: Miss Nc
Carter, recording secretary; Miss Lee,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Charles |
L. Goodrich, treasurer; Mrs. Grant r. |
Chase, historian; Mrs. George K. Brad
field, registrar
Miss Elizabeth Cullen gave an in
teresting talk on current topics After
the business session social hour was |
enjoyed.
Mrs. Charles E. Bright, the newly
elected regent of the Francis Scott
Chapter, .. A. r., entertained the /
members Monday at a tea at her home
in the Ontario in honor Of Mrs. Warren
z. Emley, the previous regent. Mrs.
Emley was presented with an ex-
regents pin on behalf of the chapter
by Mrs. Alfred B. Garges, in apprecia-
ton of her efficient work Mrs. Bright
used the gavel presented by Mrs. Emley
at the May business meeting for the
first time. Among those present were:
Mrs. Arthur Adelman, Mrs. e. p. An |
drus, Mrs. Frank Bell, Mrs. Warren
E. Finley. Mrs. Alfred B. Garges, Mrs
Howard F. Kane, Mrs. Charles E. Molster.
Mrs. George Pierce, Mrs. Harvey r.
Sargent and Miss Helen Thompson.
Annual election of officers of the
Prince Georges County Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
was held at the home Of Mrs. Clement
W. Sheriff on Kenilworth avenue,
Benning May 20. The election re-
suited as follows: Regent Mrs. Henry
j. Walther; vice regent, Miss Sarah
e. Townsend. recording secretary, Miss
Rosalie Walker; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs John o. Schuckers; treasurer,
Mrs. McClain B. Smith; registrar, Mrs
Clement w. Sheriff; historian, Mrs
Willard S. Lines; chaplain, Mrs. j.
Altheus Johnson.
This being the last meeting Of the
season plans were discussed for activi-
ties in the Fall
Marcia Burns Chapter met with a
large attendance at the home of Mrs.
Charles Perley Smith in Chevy Chase
with Mrs. Sturdevant as assisting
hostess. The regent, Mrs. A. Eugene
Barr. presided The annual reports
Of the officers and committees were
given, followed by a report of the
the regent. The chapter decided to
recondition the mausoleum of the
patriot, Marcia Burns, for which 1t
was named. and to place bronze tab
let there showing that she was Real
Daughter" 1t was decided to have
a benefit card party October at the
Washington Club Mrs. William L.
Gutelius was made chairman of the
committee, to be assisted by Mrs Athol
Gilmore and Miss Margaret Fields.
The chapter presented D. A. r. pin
to the recent bride, Mrs Catherine
Gutelius Reeves. In the absence of
Mrs Reeves, her mother. Mrs. Gutelius,
accepted the pin for her tea cele-
brating the birthday of the chapter