The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-16
Indiana OAR.
Activities

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Interest of more than 5000 men,
bers Of the Indiana D. A. R. is
centered upon the thirtieth annual
state conference which will be held
in Richmon Oct. 7, 8 and 8. Dur
ing the convention, the triennial
election of officers will take place.
Seventeen candidates already are
in the field.
Conference headquarters will be
the Northumberland hotel, and
sessions will be held in the ballroom.
First business session will be held
Tuesday afternoon, Oct, 7. The
convention body will go to Glen
Miller park at that afternoon to
salute and raise the flag near the
Madonna of the Trails monument,
which was dedicated several months
ago. The formal opening at Will
be open to the public. Wednesday
will be devoted to reports and
nominations, with tea at Forest
Hills Country Club in the after
noon. Election Of officers will be
held Thursday.
Mrs. James B. Crankshaw, state
regent, who will preside at the con-
ference. has announced the appoint
ment of Mrs. Robert A. Hicks, Cam
bridge City, as chairman Of the con-
ference election board.
Mrs. w. B. Dunlap, Covington, has
been appointed chairman OF the
committee for 1881 conference place,
assisted by Mrs. Clarence Keyes'
Peru and Miss Estelle Walker,
Princeton Standing rules committee
is composed of Mrs. Joseph Brown,
Crown Point, chairman; Mrs. H. G..
Erwin, Hartford City and Mrs. A. l.
McRoberts, New Harmony.
Among the guests from out OF the
state who will attend are Mrs.
Martin L. Sigman, Monticello, Ark,
president general; Mrs. Rus
sell William Magma, Mt. Holyoke,
Mass, librarian general, and Miss
Margaret Humes, Carr Greek School,
KY.
Pages appointed for the state
conference include Miss Florence
Merritt, Fl. Wayne, state regents
cage; Mrs. Robert Hudson, Rich
mond, chairman; Mrs. lone Gilbert,
Terre Haute, vice-chairman; Cathe-
rine Reid Robinson, Helen T'hrop
Hornaday, Lucille Nixon, Louise En-
oelbrecllt. Marion Hart, Glenna
Ramp McClelland, Genevieve Ramp
Kinder, Florence Burgess Grosvenor,
Mary Emily Simmons, Anna Robin
son. Mary Cowles, Anna Frances
Puckett. Richmond chapter; Bertha
Jane Mofitt, West Lafayette; Kath-
rvn Coleman, Madison; Evelyn
Gaar, Cambridge City; Marie Beard,
Marion; Margaret Cakes, La Porte,
and Mrs. Fred Deal, Lagrange.
Announced candidates are: State
regent. Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, 1ndi-
annapolis; Mrs. Roscoe G. O'Byrne;
vice-regent, Mrs. Horace G. Murphy,
Muncie; Mrs. John McFadden
Gary; Mrs. Harry G. Sheridan,
Frankfort; chaplain, Mrs. Charles
F. Wefgle, Lafayette; Mrs. Charles
Arthur Carlisle, South Bend.
Recording secretary, Mrs. William
H Schlosser, Franklin; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. A. A. Brewer,
Connersville; treasurer, Mrs. Iru-
man G.. Yuncker, GreencaStle; his
torian. Mrs. Roy A. MaySe, Kokon1o;
librarian, Mrs. James A. Goats,
Veedersburg; auditor, Mrs. Thomas
]. Brooks, Bedford; registrar, Mrs.
James r. Riggs, Sullivan; Mrs E.
o. Clearinghouse, Wabash. Northern
director. Mrs. Guy Alspach, Roches-
ter. and central director, Miss Bon
ME Farwell, Terre Haute.
Indiana State Officers Club will
hold its annual business meeting at
4 Monday. Oct. 6, at the hotel. Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be
elected. Annual banquet will be
held at 1880. Reservations may be
made with Mrs. Ralph M. Wagner,
Knightstown, club treasurer. Invi-
tations have been sent by Mrs, H. G.
Murphy, corresponding secretary, to
more than fifty new chapter regents
who are eligible for membership
this year.
State D. A. r. officers will be
guests Of the william Donaldson
chapter. Edinburg, at a luncheon
at Joy inn, Sept. IS. Mrs. Alton
! C. Reeves, state chairman OF bet
ter films committee, will preside as
chapter regent.
Miss Margaret Humes of Carr
Creek school, Kentucky, will be
available for Indiana chapter pro-
grams this fall, Miss Bonnie Far
well, state chairman of patriotic
education, has announced.
Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon,
treasurer-general, will leave Lake
Wawasee Aug. Is for Washington.
After a brief stay, she will go to
Plymouth. Mass. to attend a ma
tional meeting of the Society of
Maydower Descendants in session
Sent. / to 4. Mrs. Rigdon will
spend the remainder Of September
with her daughter. Mrs. William G.
Abbott, at Keene, N. H., before TAX
ing I'D winter residence in the ma
tional capital.
Mary Penrose Wayne chapter, TT
Wayne. viii observe Constitution