Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30

cialy her motor bus tour of Italy.
Refreshments were served, at which
the hostess was assisted by her mother,
Mrs. William GuteliuS, and by her sis
ter, Mrs. Reeves. The guests of the
chapter for the evening were Mrs.
stewart OF Continental Chapter, Mrs.
Butts and Mrs. Hotter.
Capitol Chapter held its annual guest
night dinner at the Women's City Club
March ID, with Mrs. G. A. Martin, the
regent, presiding. Mr.. Cox spoke
briefly on THE Meaning of the Flag :"
A short program under the direction of
Mrs. Barbara Dean Smell, chairman of
the guest night committee, was pre-
ceded by the presentation of a basket
OF flowers To Mrs. @. A. Martin by Mrs
Smell from the chapter.
MIS-. Dorothy Grant gave musical
numbers and accompanied Miss Lucille
! Hardesty in vocal selections. Mrs. e.
G. Rittue gave readings. Mrs. Martha
Mccain sang, with Mrs. Earle
Fisher as accompanist
Special guests were: Mrs. w. H. Ham,
ilton of New Haven, Conn; Mrs, A. Y.
Casanova, ST.; Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Fowler,
Mrs. Kaiser, Mrs. Paul Burk, Mrs. Ca
! JigaS, Mrs. Anne Pollard. Mrs John Nc
Causland, Mrs. Dorothy Grant, Mrs.
Earle Fisher, w. A. Smell, L. T, Jones
and William Carlton Cox, jr.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chauter met at
the home of Mrs. H. M. Vanderyort,
1907 Hobart street. The regent, Mrs,
Ada Mills Payne, presided. The founder
| and honorary regent, Miss Wolfe. has
| been appointed by the president general
on the press committee for Continental
| Congress. The delegate, Miss Shirley.
gave a report of the State conference
and OF meeting Of the student loan
| fund committee.
! Mrs. Wilson, representative on the
Americanism committee, made an ad-
dress.
The chapter house theater benefit
will be the evening of April q. Mrs.
McCrory, historian, reported attending
a meeting of the State historic commit
tee on March 20. Donald Richard Rec
tor, infant son of Mrs. Thelma Mills
Rector, will be made a member OF the
| c. A. r. All members are requested to
bring some article of clothing to the
May meeting for the box which the
chapter will send to the Matthew r.
Scott Junior School, Phelps, Kentucky.
Miss Brooks Of the Washington Read
ers' Club gave q reading and an Illus
trated lecture on her trip through the
West was given by Mrs. Hover.
The next meeting will be the cele-
bration of the chapters twentieth
birthday anniversary, at the Women's
City Club, April TO-
Victory Chapter met at the home OF
Mrs Walter w. Husband, 3456 Macomh
street, March "a, with Mrs. Charles A.
| Webb, assisting hostess. The regent
Mrs. Joseph Stewart, presided. Mrs
recent meeting of the State Historic
Society. y. Mrs. Harry G. Groves, retir-
ing State historian, was presented with
gift.
Miss Kathrina Harvey, chairman OF
preservation of historic spots, and re-
Gently elected State historian, gave q
report on the program for the marking
OF the house at 1901 F street. with ap-
propriate ceremonies, April IL. Mrs
King announced a benefit at the Ma
tional Theater, the evening of April z
Mrs. Husband made an address.
The Sarah Franklin Chapter met al
the home of Miss Agnes Merchant, with
Mrs. Charles G. Flemming and Mrs. C
B. Tavener assisting hostesSes. The re-
gent, Mrs. j. E. Mulcare, presided. Sew.
eral members of the chapter have been
asked to serve on the house committee
for the Continental Congress and one
member has been appointed a page. The
historian, Mrs. Robert Harrison, read 6
paper. The guest speaker was Mrs
Bonar Bell.
The State Historic Committee closed
its two years under Mrs. Grove. State
historian and now State vice regent
with tribute to her work as its chair
man and to her fine committee. State
historian, Miss Kathrina L. Harvey as
chairman OF historic spots, made an
address. Two bronze tablets have been
placed and IL revolutionary and D. A. r
graves marked. Mrs. Barber gave q re-
port on milestoneS Mrs. happen of z
Pluribus Unum Chapter, Mrs Williams
and Miss Classic read papers. Miss Har-
mon and Miss Harvey spoke of the
work Mrs. Grove has done and she was
presented with two volumes and Paul
Revere pitcher of pewter as a tribute OF
appreciation from her historians.
The State conference has Endorsed
Mrs. David D. Caldwell, State regent
for D. G. State Conference, as a can
didate for vice president general.
Mrs Caldwell will be in charge OF
the pages ball, according to an an
nouncement by the president general
Mrs Lowell F. Hobart.
An adjourned meeting of the State
conference, held last evening at the
United States Chamber of Commerce
Building. Revision of standing rules Of
the local society was considered. Mrs
Harry G. Gauss, chairman of the re-
vision committee, led the meeting Miss
Helen Hartman, State regent, will not
assume the duties of her Office until
the close of Continental Congress, April
IA to 20, inclusive, but attended the
meeting by virtue of her. vice State
regency
Mrs. Amos G. Draper, regent, Mary
Bartlett Chapter. announced the re-
location of her chapter milestone, off,
cially known as Jefferson Pier, and
stated that plans for a patriotic service
at the site will be held in the near fu-
ture. 1t is located on the lawn east
of and near to the driveway west-north-
west from the Washington Monument
April will hereafter be known as
American Greed day on the Nations
calendar, according to plans of the
Continental Danes Chapter, Miss Helen
e. Stout, regent. On that date the
American Creed written by William
Tyler Page of Maryland, was adopted
and in commemoration thereof men,
bers of Continental Danes Chapter will
give patriotic program at the Curtis
School, in Georgetown, and present an
autographed copy of the creed to Miss
Clara c. Rucker for the school assem-
bly, room. The exercises will be held at
2 o'clock.
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