Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02


chairman of the Eastern division; Mrs.
| william Louis Dunno, national chair
man of publicity, and Mrs: Randolph D.
Hopkins, chairman publicity, d. c.
| D. A. r.
ID, A r. progress has been due largely
tn the nlan of committee work and
teanwork between administrative and
| executive officers. the national board of
management and State and chapter
Committees Under this cooperation
| through successive administrations the
national society has grown from small
group to about 10000 active members,
acquiring property worth well over five
million dollars in the Natlonal Capital
besides owning local historic shrines in
almost every State in the Union.
From the national board of manage
ment through the entire organization
| to the remotest local chapter, there is
Reorganization. purpoSeful contact and
actual accomplishment. To bring into
] closer contact the larger number of
chapter members who cannot attend
] the Continental Congresses held an
nually in washington, D. C., the new
president general Mrs. Lowell F. Ho-
| bart has inaugurated a series of six
divisional meetings, of which those to
be held in Annapolis are representative
| of the Eastern group OF States
These meetings will be modelled after
the Continental Congress and will be
i attended by the president general. vice
presidents general, State officers, chap
! ter regents, State chairman, who will
thus have an opportunity to present
their work in more intimate way and
to acquaint the general membership
with the activities Of the society and
the responsibilities of individual mem
bers.
Mary Washington Chapter, Mrs Frank
| SAWYER Hight, regent, has issued invita-
tions for the annual evening reception
| to be given on Tuesday, February II, at
the Washington Club.
The occasion will mark the thirty
eighth anniversary of the birthday of
| this Oldest chapter in the District of
| Columbia. Only one other group in
the National Society can boast of more
birthdays than Mary Washington.
In addition to Mrs. Hight regent, the
present list of officers includes Miss
Janet Richards, vice regent; Mrs. Mar
garet S. Zimmele, recording secretary;
| Miss Alice E. Whitaker, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Frederick T. F. john
son, treasurer; Mrs. w. Gwynn Gardi-
ner, registrar, and Mrs. Charles w.
1
Mrs. David D. Caldwell. State re-
gent, accompanied by her State board,
will attend the reception as guests of
honor.
Committee on Correct Use Of Flag
Because of its strategic location at the
national seat of Government, where its
activities may be observed of all OBJ
servers" the d. c. D. A. r. committee
M he nf to &c oil
ways on the alert to promote education
as well as legislation on the uses and
| abuses of the National emblem.
To obtain a special State flag for the
District of Columbia is another feature
Of the work of this committee, under
the leadership of Mrs. John L. Barr,
chairman, and Mrs. Frederick w. ASH
ley and Mrs. A. @. Wilkinson, vice chair
man. Mrs. Barr is further assisted by
| a representative from each Of the go
chapters. D. c., D. A. r.
THE History of the Flag" patriotic
lecture with lantern slides, will be given
| in the parish hall of st. Margaret's
Church. Connecticut avenue and Ban
croft place, on Saturday, February g.
at 2:30 O'Clock, according to invitations
issued by the correct use Of the flag
committee.
Richard Arnold Chapter, Mrs. Lee r
| Pennington, jr., regent, will hold its
next meeting on Monday, February 3
at the home of Mrs. Aaron E. GottShall
Chevy Chase Parkway. Mrs. Gottshall is
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee and former vice regent of the
chapter. Mrs. Randolph D. Hopkins
| who, as State chairman of publicity
| will attend the Eastern divisional meet
| ings of the N. S., D. A. r., to be held
in Annapolis, Md, this week, will bring
echoes Of that meeting to the chapter
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter held its
February meeting at the home of Mrs
| Clara Stine, with 80 members and
visitors in attendance. The regent, Mrs
Ada Mills Payne, presided. The chap.
ter was represented at the caucus lunch
con at the Raleigh Hotel by seven of it,
: members.
The chapter feels honored in that it!
| founder and honorary regent, Miss Der.
tina Frances Wolfe, has been appointed
j press representative to cover the East
ern Division Conference to be held II
Annapolis this week
The formal invitation to attend the
Fifth Women's Patriotic Conference OF
National Defense, held January %
30 and 81, was read. The mas!
meeting January 20, held in Constitu.
ton Hall, was followed by a reception
1t was the formal opening of Constitu.
ton Hall. Other meetings were held il
Memorial Continental Hall.
It was announced that Miss Bertha
Frances Wolfe had been appointed a:
delegate and Misses Ruth Ann Parker
and Harriet M. Chase as pages.
The chapter subscribed for four table:
for the chapter house card party to bt
held on February 6 at the New Willard
Hotel and Is securing funds to pay one
third time of the Case worker. SixteeT
dollars was voted for this work. A care
party is being arranged for the future
Mrs. Ralph Wilson, chairman of tht
committee on Americanism, reported at.
tending the bazaar held at the Ameri'
| canization School, where articles made
by the students were on sale. Five hun.
dred dollars was realized on the bazaar
The delegate, Miss Francis Shirley
reported that the District D. A. r. hat
accepted the invitation of the District
/ Commissioners to join them and Other
organizations In the celebration OF
George Washington's birthday.
The chairman of the magazine COM
mittee, DR.. Laura Brennon, was present
and made a plea for more subscribers
| to the magazine.
Mrs. Nellie Fouts, chairman of the
/ committee on Ellis Island, gave a report
of recent meeting of the committee, al
which time paper on the history and
| growth Of Ellis Island was read by Mrs
White.
| A program consisting of vocal and in
Strumental duets by Mrs. Rovilla Fry
Atkinson and her daughter, Miss Ards
lone Atkinson; piano solo by Mrs. Nellie
Cough and vocal solo by Miss Phoebe
Slime concluded the meeting.
The regent, Mrs. Payne, began duties
as lieutenant in the Community Chest
campaign on January %. The February
meeting will be held at the home OF