The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
Indiana OAR.
Activities

Activities
Announcement Of some OF the
MANS for the state convention Of the
indiana D. A. r. to be held in Rich
nond. Oct. s. 7. and Q, has been
made.
Mrs Russell William Magma. Ii
brarian general Of the national So
cietv and candidate for president
general in 1892, will be the honor
guest at the state conference. Mrs
Magma visited Indiana two years ago
in connection with her work as ma
tional chairman of the finance COM
mittee for the erection of Constitu-
ton hall.
Mrs. James l.. Gavin, Indian
apolis, vice-president general OF the
national society, also will be pres
cnt. Mrs. James B. Crankshaw. Fl.
WAYNE, state regent, will preside.
Convention headquarters Will be the
.Richrsond-Lelan hotel. The first
business session will be held the
afternoon Of Oct. T.
Mrs. Chester Adams. Vincennes,
has succeeded Mrs. w. c. Reed as
state chairman of the Harrison
mansion committee for 1881. Mrs.
Thomas Coulter and Mrs. Hugo Rel
Ter are other members of the COM
mittee.
Mrs. NJ. A. Doran, Muncie, state
D. A. r. chaplain, has been appoint
ed head of the Wakefield National
Memorial Association work in In
diana, Her assistants are Mrs.
James L. Gavin, indianapolis, and
Mrs. Arthur Ball. Muncie.
The association of which Mr.. ana
Mrs H L. Rust. Washington, D. C.,
we're sponsors. was formed seven
wears ago fcr the purpose of restor-
ing the birthplace Of George Wash
ington in Westmoreland county, Viz
sinia. First meeting of the associa-
ton was held in Memorial CONT
mental hall, Feb. %. 1924.
Through purchase and gift 36I
acres of land have been added to the
eleven acres owned by the govern
ment and congress has granted the
association permission to build
replica of the Washington house on
the site of the birthplace.
Congress has aided the project by
moving the monument to another
location and appropriating $4,000
tn assist in the restoration. Vault
in the old burying ground has been
restored and a tomb erected over IL
individuals have taken as memorials
the four rooms on the first floor and
two of the four chimneys.
Creation of a magazine fund IN
chapters is recommended by the ma
tional chairman, Mrs. James F..
Donahue. Cleveland. BY this
method subscriptions to the national
magazine can be sent by chapters
TO libraries, reading rooms and those
who can not afford to subscribe.
Mrs. bland Butler. Attica, new
magazine chairman in Indiana for
ls3O-i93l. is working on the plan.
At its summer meeting the ma
tional board of management recon-
mended the adoption OF a design Tor
a medal of honor to be bestowed as
an award of merit by chapters in
stead of cash prizes whenever pos
sible.
Annual outing of the Colonel
Archibald Lochry chapter, Dearborn
county. will be held in Aurora park,
Aug. %. The affair will celebrate
the chapters eighth anniversary OF
organization.
Mrs. S. G. Davenport, Mrs. Estella
EmiSon and Mrs. Frank W. Curtis,
members of the program committee
Of Francis Vigo chapter. Vincennes.
have issued new yearbooks. First
meeting will be Sept 10 and will be
regents day. The regent and other
officers will be hosteSses.
Mrs Bonnie Farwell. Terre Haute,
will address the chapter Nov. Is on
Patriotic Education" The chapter
has 100 resident members and sew
enty-eight nonresident members.
Mrs. Roy Lloyd. regent, has named
the following chairmen of standing
committees: Harrison home and
relics, Mrs. Chester Adams; bylaws.
Miss Mary Britain: Americaniza-
ton. MRS. George Mccoy; souvenir
plates, Mrs. Leo SchultheiS; press.
Mrs. Curtis: auditing. Miss Mary
Harsha: publicity. Mrs Ray Agnew;
G. A. R. society. Mrs. Oren Guthrie;
music, Mrs. Walter Keezer.
Mrs. J. B. Crankshaw. state re-
gent, requests that copies of all
chapter years.ncS~. Is sent TO her at
Ut Wayne as soon as issued. Copies
also should be 80 TO two of the
state chairmen, Mrs. Thomas r
Barker. Danville. for the reciprocity
bureau. and to Mrs. EStelle Mar
shall Walters. for state publicity.
Mrs. j. Warren Perkins. New Jer-
sey, who has succeeded Mrs. Harvey
Tyson White as national Ellis Is
land chairman. stresses the request
that chapters do not send materials
for women's occupational work %
the island this year. because Of a
two year supply already on hand.
She VIII ask state chairmen to
specify woods. yarn. pearl cotton,
floss or goods by the yard for coats,
shirts or cverallls. Money always is
acceptable. for with it materials
needed at the time may be pur-
chased.
Mrs. Guy Alspach. Rochester. state
chairman, under whose guidance the
STATE has made a fne record, Is