Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
Sidelights on D. A. R.
Effective Work of Mrs. David D. Caldwell Wins
Districts Acting Regent Many Ld"rels-Many
Local Women on Arrangements Committee.

Mrs. David D. Caldwell, the retiring
State regent of the District Of Columbia
and candidate from the District for
vice president general, has won many
! laurels by her effective work as State
| officer and committee chairman. Mrs.
Caldwell Is known to many patriotic
! groups through her work when she was
chairman Of the Americanism commit
tee Of the District society and repre-
scented the D. A. r. at the graduating
exercises of the AUGMENTATION schools
and gave each new citizen an American
flag and a copy of the Constitution of
the United States. During her regime
as State regent Mrs. Caldwell has main
tanned her active interests in American
| ism work. The D. A. r. pays the salary
Of several Americanization teachers, who
go to the homes Of foreign born women
in Washington who cannot leave their
children and household tasks to attend
the Americanization schools.
Miss Helen Hartman, the State regent
elect, is also particularly active in pa
| triotic education and AmericaniSm work
| of the society. The important post Of
chairman of buildings and grounds, in
charge Of the three handsome D. A. r.
structures. is filled by the former State
regent and former vice president gen.
eral, Mrs. John M. Beavers. On the
| congressional committees in charge of
making arrangements for the congress
and in carrying on the routine work are
many Washington women.
The District delegation, including al
ternates, consists Of more than 100
members Of local chapters. In the del
egation are: Mrs. G.. Wallace Hanger,
chairman of the program committee;
Mrs Charles H. Lefevre, chairman OF
the house committee; Mrs. David D.
Caldwell, chairman of the pages ball
committee; Mrs. William Louis Dunno,
ck .irman of the press committee; Mrs.
Frank S. Hight chairman Of the ban
quet committee; Miss Roberta Belle
Galloway, Mrs. Newcomb C. Barney,
Mrs. william D. West, Mrs. John L.
Barr, Mrs. H. c. Oberholser, MRS.
Charles L. DaSher, Mrs. S. Bingham
Martin, Mrs Ralph Barnard, Mrs. Liz
zie E. Dulaney Clements, Miss Harriet
p. Lander, Mrs. Joseph H. Wheat, Mrs.
@. w. Fits, Mrs. Frederick w. Matte
son, Miss Jennie H. Dwight, Miss Janet
E. H. Richards, Mrs. Amy F. Ham,
mond, Mrs. William B. Douglass, Mrs.
John C. Weldon, Mrs. Godfrey Creyke.
Mrs. Edgar Allen, Mrs. r. M. Wortley,
Mrs. Maude T. Capo, Miss Frances D.
Shirley, Mrs. George Middleton, Mrs.
Mcdonald Stewart, Mrs. TonniS j. HolZ-
berg, Mrs Harry Feehan, Mrs. Francis
A. st. Clair, Mrs. Warren Z. Emley,
Mrs. Charles S. Schermerhorn, Miss
Virginia Z. Campbell, Mrs. w. L. Wood
ward, Miss C.. Byrd Nilligan, Mrs. A. S.
Gardner, Mrs. @. w. Eastment, Mrs.
Daniel c. WalSer, Mrs. c. H. May, Mrs.
Thomas M. Roberts, Mrs. Mallette
Roach Spengler, Mrs. j. Edwin Ryan,
Mrs. Isle S. Lipscomb, Mrs. G. A. Mar
tin, Mrs. Samuel s. Koones, Miss Sarah
Johnston, Mrs. James H. Stansfleld,
Mrs. Robert H. Mcneil, Miss Helen E.
. Stout, Mrs. Constance Goodman, Mrs.
e. l.. Morrison, Mrs. L. w. Eugster, Mrs.
Harvey M. Friend, Mrs. Royal Shuman,
Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook, Mrs. A. w.
Durham, Mrs Clarence A. Weaver, Miss
Mary F. Bickford, Miss Helen Wolfe,
Mrs. M. De Clare Berry, Mrs. A. Eu-
gene Barr, Mrs. F. B. Linton, Mrs.
Robert w. Morse, Mrs. A. E. T. Hans
mann, Mrs. Charles T. Watson, Miss
Laura Ruff Mrs. Frank Foster Greena-
walt, Mrs. Rose Oodd Mulcare, Mrs.
Albion Tuck, Mrs. Joseph Stewart, Mrs.
T. H. Faris, Mrs. William MacKellar.
Miss Sophie Pearce Casey, Mrs. Herbert
E. Merwin, Mrs. Ada Mills Payne, Mrs.
Adele Brand, Mrs. r. A. Porterfield,
Mrs. James Peterson, DR.. Ella r. FaleS,
Mrs. Wilbur v, Leach, Mrs. Lenora Nc
Call Courts, Mrs. Helen 8. Rapley, Mrs.
Charles Elbrigls6, Mrs. Q. Q. Haig, Mrs.
Ida j. K. Kinsell, Mrs. Alonson d.
Morehouse, Mrs. L. II. Wartng. Mrs.