Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Gold Star Mothers

The American Gold Star Mothers
held their bi-monthly meeting Tues
day evening In Hotel Hamilton with
Mrs Seibold presiding. The meeting
was opened with prayer by the chap
lain, Mrs. E. NJ. Nash. Mrs. E. S.
Bruce reported the action Of the
Executive Committee in approving the
applications Of Sc Gold Star Mothers
from California, one mother from New
Mexico, one mother from Georgia and
one father as associate member from
Georgia.
The following members were en-
rolled: From California: Mrs. Rather
Inc S. Allen, Mrs. Eliza H. Ambruster,
Mrs. Martha D. Baker, Mrs. Mary A.
Bean, Mrs. Lillian r. Bateman, Mrs.
Eva Bedford, Mrs. Eva j. Bennett. Mrs.
Stella auckland, Mrs. Frances v.
Burns, Mrs. Elite Brown, Mrs. Mar
garet j. Benapfi, Mrs. Esther Fox
Chesebro, Mrs. Margaret Corrigan, Mrs.
Julia E. Calvert, Mrs. Alice Davis, Mrs.
Annie Danley, Mrs. Josephine Finerty,
e. Field, Mrs. Helen C. Flick, Mrs.
Cora Frank, Mrs. Sadie Fowler, Mrs.
Elizabeth Gutekunst, Mrs. Mamie B.
Hutchins, Mrs. Elizabeth H Harrison,
Mrs. Mary Hyland, Mrs. Myrtle Hig-
gins, Mrs. Margaret H. Hodge, Mrs.
Viola Jeffreys, Mrs. josephine G. Jack
son, Mrs. Grace Kit, Mrs. Margaret
Kruger, Mrs. Margaret Keenan,, Mrs.
Cora Bell Kelly, Mrs. Eva v. Krone,
Mrs. Alma M. Knorr. Mrs. Halle
Lucia, Mrs. Martha D. Litchfield. Mrs.
Hattie Meyer, Mrs. Mamie M. NORM,
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, Mrs. Nellie E.
Meister, Mrs. Joicy o. Mickey, Mrs.
Kate McGrath. Mrs. Stella S. Nc
Dougal, Mrs. Ella S. Noel, Mrs. Ida
Oef1nger, Mrs Vina Pyne. Mrs. Mar
garet Phillips, Mrs. Mary E. Pritchard,
Mrs. Ida Pursell, Mrs. Virginia Rose,
Mrs. Christina B. Rushing. Mrs. Mary
A. Speyer, Mrs. Ida May Stoker, Mrs.
Velma l.. Shepherd, Mrs. Lena J. Slime,
MRS. Leona P. Stahl. Mrs. Agnes B.
Spencer, Mrs. Evelyn D. Schupback,
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas, Mrs. Mary w.
Umpsted, Mrs. Margaretha Wien, Mrs.
Ellen M. Ward, Mrs. Augusta M. Warm
and Mrs. Lila Campbell Young.
From Georgia, Mrs. Susie E. Mabry
and Robert Alfred Mabry, associate
member; from New Mexico, Mrs Palmer
Ketner. and from Washington, D. c.,
Frederick William Dieste, associate
member.
A resolution Of sympathy was sent
to the family of Mrs. Modesto NJ. Wolf
who died September IS at her daugh-
ter's home in Syracuse. N. Y. Services
will be held in the chapel at Fort Myer
october 10. which the Gold Star Moth
ers will attend.
Mrs. Eugene S. Bruce reported a
party to be given october % at Mount
Alto Hospital
Mrs. r. E. Jacobs and Mrs. Catherine
Barrack will be among the guests of the
yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration
Who leave for Yorktown this week. Mrs.
Barrack will be accompanied by two
daughters.
The following Gold Star Mothers were
appointed to serve on the committee in
cooperation with the George Washing-
ton Bicentennial Commission: Mrs. w.
j. Seelye, chairman; Mrs. Eugene S.
Bruce, Mrs. B. H. Fuller, Mrs. E. M H.
Guedry and Mrs. Frank B. Harvey. A
tree will be planted by the mothers
during the bicentennial year in honor of
George Washington. A request was
made by the Bicentennial Commission
that the American Gold Star Mothers
be represented on Flag day in the great
pageant procession by having float in
the line Of march.
A search being made for the oldest
"racially strain of the blood of the
dominant element which won the
American independence" resulted in
the nomination of Mrs. Harriet A. Whit
ney Of Danforth, Me-, Gold Star
grandmother and Civil War widow, who
celebrated her Tooth birthday anniver-
sary with G birthday party last July.
Mrs. Mary Killeen and Mrs. E. M. H.
Guedry attended the American Legion
Auxiliary Convention at Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Killeen told of the restoration of
the district auxiliary department and
Mrs. Guedry told of many courtesies ex-
tended to the visiting Gold Star
Mothers.