Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

Continental Chapter met April %
| with Misses Mary and Louise Durham
| and Mrs. Sallie B. Cook at the home
of Mrs. Walter Cogswell, on Chaplin
street. The assistant hostesses were
Mrs. Merrck williams, Miss Forness
! Miss Taylor and Miss Alberta Williams
| Accounts of the congress were given
by Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Stewart and
Miss Mary Durham. The chapter voted
to urge the Senate to take early action
on the adoption of THE Star Spangled
Banner" as the national anthem. Mrs
| William E.. Harris, member of the
| william Henry Harrison Chapter of
Valparaiso, Ill, now of Norfolk, Va, and
Mrs. Bertha M. Robertson, a member
of the chapter at Seneca Falls. N. Y,
made addresses.
Deborah Knapp Chapter, N. e. d. A. R.,
met at the home Of Mrs. May P. Glib
bon, hostess, 1881 Park road, Monday
evening, with Mrs. Blanche G. Bryan
and Mrs. Orlena B. Hitler assisting
hostesses. The regent. DR.. Ella r.
Fales, presided. The regent and Mrs.
Rose De Cell Martin, the chapters del
egate to the National Congress. gave
reports. Mrs. Beth Moose Ferguson
was elected member of advisory COM
mittee of Chapter House Corporation.
Resolutions on the death of Mrs.
Celynda Werna Ford were read by Mrs.
Errett Wallace, historian. Mrs. Pratt,
Misses Mary NJ and Lyndall E. Duvall
and Mrs. Ewing made addresses.
Richard Arnold Chapter met Monday
evening at the home OF the regent
Mrs. Lee r. Pennington, jr., 16 Tay-
lor street, Chevy Chase, Md. Two
designations were accepted, which were
Miss Ella Espey, as treasurer. and Mrs.
Helen Brown, as corresponding secre-
tary. Miss Espey was unanimously
elected corresponding secretary and
Miss Edith Northrup, treasurer.
A donation of $40 to the Chapter
House Corporation was made for a
page in the Memory Book in honor
of Mrs. Catherine Ann Golden Carter,
grandmother of the regent, Mrs. Pen
nington, as Mrs. Carter is the Oldest
member in the chapter, being 90 years
of age. The meeting adjourned to
meet again next october.
Potomac Chapter held It's April meet
ing with Mrs, F. Hunter Creech, 1928
Jenifer street; Mrs. Norma Hardy Brit
ton, assisting hostess. The regent, Mrs
John F. Little, presided. Mrs. Creech
announced that the Potomac milestone
will be on the land included in the
new park. All of the present officers
we're nominated to serve the chapter
in the same Office during the coming
year. Mrs. Lawrence Quirollo made a
talk on her recent trip to California
and D. A. r. work in that State.
Mrs. Frank S. Westbrook played the
piano, with her daughter Jean playing
the violin and her son Frank the cello.
Little Miss Polly Creech gave esthetic
dancing numbers. Miss Alice Neal
sang, accompanied by Louise Ryan Nc
Nerney. Mrs. Harry Grove, State vice
regent-elect, made short talk. War
rem Grimes sang, with his wife accom-
panying him on the piano. and Mrs.
Grimes and Mrs. Creech rendered a
piano duet. Mrs; Robert McNeal,
regentNof Constitution Chapter, made
an address.
The next meeting will be held May
Walser, Is Bradley lane, Chevy Chase,
Md, when Mrs. Constance Goodman
will speak on Monticello"
Dorothy Hancock Chapter, n. S
ID. A. R., met Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs. L. P. McLachlen, in Spring Valley
with Mrs. A. McLachlen and Miss Mary
Darrach as Joint hostesses. Luncheon
preceded the meeting. Mrs. e. L. Nor
rison, regent. presided. Mrs. Harry
Feehan, chapter delegate, gave talk
The various members serving on the
State committees and the officers gave
reports. The chapter voted to SEND
10 boys to Camp Neville. Miss Kath-
ryne Spellman spoke. 1t was announced
this chapter was second among the
chapters of the District for the total
amount donated for patriotic education