Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Continental Chapter met with Miss
Annie M. Alexander, Miss Isabel Beer
and Miss Margaret Beer. with Mrs
Howard E. Middleton and Miss Mary
Edmonds assisting hostesses. at 1913
Thirty third street. The new regent,
Mrs Stanley H. Beasley, presided. The
regent held rummage sale, and the
members pledged themselves to earn 81
during the vacation, from which SUBJ
star1tial sum was raised. The chapter
pledged itself to support the district
budget. A social was followed by re-
freshfnents. Miss Margaret Beer and
Mrs. Beasley presided.
The Mary Bartlett Chapter was enter
tanned by Mrs. Luther A. Swartsell and
Mrs. H. G. Young at a dinner at the
home of the American Association OF
University Women, 1884 / street, Octo-
Der II. A meeting followed the dinner,
with Mrs. Ashley, the regent, presiding.
Reports were given by the officers and
one new member was received.
The Student Loan Fund Committee
met October 16 in Memorial Cont
mental Hall, with Mrs. George Hillyer,
jr., State chairman, presiding. Officers
elected were Mrs. Charles E. Bright,
Francis Scott Chapter, secretary, and
Mrs. Charles L. Dasher, Constitution
Chapter, treasurer. Miss Helen Har-
mon, State regent, spoke OF the impor-
lance of this branch of the D. A. r
work. A third student has been al
mitted to George Washington University
this year. Various ways Of increasing
the finances for the support OF these
students were discussed Mrs. Hillyer
will give a silver tea November 10 at
her home for the benefit Of the univer-
sity fund.
Constitution Chapter met in the
studio of the District League. OF Amer
can Pen Women, at Stoneleigh Court
E. Richard Gasch, presiding. 1t was
decided that all the meetings for the
coming year be held in this studio.
Mrs. Gasch presented the retiring
regent, Mrs. Robert H. Mcneil, with a
past regents pin. Mrs. Dawson Olmstead
gave musical numbers and Miss Jean
Stephenson gave a talk on What A
D. A. r. Chapter Can Do for Genoa
logical Research" The district chair
man Of publicity, Mrs. Grace Porter
Hopkins, was honor guest and pre-
sented the new calendar Of the Ma
tional Society.
During the social, refreshments were
served by the Hostess Committee, Mrs.
Daniel Roper, Mrs. A. F. Ferguson Mrs.
Duncan Ransdell, Mrs. E. l.. Sutton,
Miss Grace Roper, Mrs. w. A. Graham
Clark and Mrs. Robert H. Mcneil.
independence Bell Chapter met
Tuesday night at the home Of Mrs
Joseph Wheat, with Mrs. Meta Miller
and Miss HodgSon rs assistant host
al
by the regent, Mrs. Henry Churchill
Cook. Changes in the bylaws were
approved. The various committees re-
ported and rising vote Of thanks was
given the vice regent, Mrs. Morris
NARROW, for her work in carrying on
the work Of the chapter the past
year.
The honor guests were Mrs. David
Caldwell, national vice president, who
brought greetings from the National
Society. Mrs. Sherman Walker, national
chairman of defense; Miss Kathrina
Harvey, State historian, and Mrs.
secretary, made addresses.
A social followed and refreshments
were served. Mrs. Cook and Miss
Mayher presided at the coffee urn.
Patriotic Education ana Ameficanism
Committees held q joint meeting In
Memorial Continental Hall, october %
at 2 pm. Mrs. Arthur S. Field, State
chairman Of patriotic education, intro
duced Mrs. Robert B. Dashiell, national
vice chairman of patriotic education and
Americarisrn, National Society of
Daughters of the American Revolution,
guest speaker, from Annapolis, who
gave an account Of the recent meeting Of
the Eastern Division Conference of the
National Society of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, held at At
the needs Of the Tamassa Industrial
School In South Carolina, and the Kate
Duncan Smith School of Grant, Ala.
Capital Chapter met October 81 at
the home of Mrs. Pedro c. Rodriguez,
former regent, with Mrs. Catherine
Nagle, Miss Martha Schmidt and Mrs.
Cady as assisting hostesses. The regent,
Mrs. @. A. Mccain, presided.
A card party will be held the after
noon and evening of November 8 at
the home Of Mrs. w. e. Smith, 521
Fern street.
The designations Of Mrs. w. w.
Acheson, Miss Margaret Acheson, Mrs.
j. w. Yates and Mrs. Rebecca Booth
were read; One new member, Mrs.
chapter. Reports were given by MRS.
Macdonald, historian: Mrs. Smithers,
for Constitution Hall; Mrs. Rittue,
vice chairman Of Americanism Com
nittee, and Mrs. Smell for Genealogical
Research, for which committee Mrs
j. Fleming will give a certified copy
Of records from her Bible. Mrs. Smell
also gave. o paper on ."An Old Colonial
Mansion" ana showed photographs Of
several historic ones.
Descendants Of rs Chapter was en-
tertained at It's october meeting by the |
regent, Mrs. Constance Goodman, 2Sl4 |
Thirty fifth street. The assisting host |
esses were Mrs. r. M. BiachHell, Mrs. |
Francis @. Await and MisA Maggie |
Gray Pence. The regent presided. The
delegate, Mrs. Holzberg. gave detailed |
account1of the state executive mating
held October 10.
The completion Of the restoration Of