Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

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The Judge Lynn Chapter held its
April meeting at the Battery Park club
house. The hostesses were Mrs. j. Mil
| w. H. Wegner, Miss Virginia Price, Mrs.
F. e. Hornaday, Mrs. e. L. Myers and
Mrs. John Marshall. An entertainment
| preceded the meeting. The children of
the Lieut.. John Shaw Society, Chill
dren American Revolution, gave q play
let, entitled "Tarts Of Tag-Along," an
| episode of the American Revolution,
| 1776, in four acts. A minuet was
danced by children whose ages ranged
from 3 to s years. They were Jenifer
Williams, Hunton Leith, jr.; Betty
Blake Cobey and Eldridge L. Myers.
The cast was as follows: Carrie Roper
Fulton, Mary Ashby Posey, Bette EARL,
GailKoss, Margaret Beall Cobey, Betty
Jane Stout, Ellwood Cobey, Robert EARL,
Hunton Leith, jr., and Eldridge L.
Myers. The regent, Mrs. Jester, pre-
sided.
Representative Samuel Shaw Arentz
and Mrs. Arentz, who is the national
president of the Children of the Ameri-
can Revolution; Mrs. Harper, who is the
director Of District of Columbia Chill
dren of the American Revolution, and
Mrs. Harry C. Grove, State vice regent
of the District of Columbia Daughters
of the American Resolution, were guests.
At the annual conference of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution in
April Mrs. Cobey, president of this So
ciety, will present nag to the District
of Columbia c. E. R., which has been
given by the members of the Judge
Lynn Chapter to the Lieut. John Shaw
Society for this purpose.
Potomac Chapter was entertained
April by Mrs. John F. Little, regent,
and Mrs. Christopher Duffy, recording
secretary, at the home of Mrs. Little,
1910 Varnum street.
The chaplain announced the death
of Mrs. James M. Hogue, Miss Barbara
Lambdin and Miss Ida Lewis.
The chairman of the Nominating
Committee. Mrs. Daniel c. Walser, re-
ported as follows: For regent, Miss
Roy C. Bowker; chaplain, Mrs. Leslie
B. Gray; treasurer, Mrs. Norma Hardy
Britten; recording secretary, Mrs. Jesse
Hill; corresponding secretary, Miss EN-
aline Talbot; registrar, Mrs. Howard
L. Bishop; historian, Mrs. Frederick
Brake, and delegate, Mrs. John F.
Little.
Mrs. Laurence Guirollo, q member of
Potomac Chapter, who spends most of
her time in Los Angeles, Calf, was
present, having come to Washington to
annual meeting of the Children of the
American Revolution. Mrs. Guirollo
gave very interesting talk on the work
Of the State D. A. r. in California.
Two new members, Mrs. Albert
RheinStrom and Mrs. Philip E. Ban
field, were enrolled. Guests included
Mrs. Lena Biggs Thornton and Mrs.
John Hall.
Capital Society, Children Of the
American Revolution.-The senior di-
vision celebrated founders day in mem
DRY of Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, founder of
the National Society Of C. A. R., at
special meeting in the home Of the
Matthew Trimble Sawtelle, junior pres
ident, presided, and gave a tribute TO
Mrs. Lothrop.
For a number of years the senior di-
vision has entertained the delegates to
the convention of G. A. r. held in
Washington every April, at an informal
dance, and the president and members
extend an invitation to the delegates
and senior members Of all local c. A. r.
societies to attend tea dance at Mrs.
Sawtelle's home. 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue., Chevy Chase, Md.
The senior and junior divisions will
join in special patriotic meeting in
Statuary Hall of the Capitol May 80
and decorate the statues Of II Revolu-
tionary heroes. Short addresses at one
of the statues were assigned to Trimble
Sawtelle, Hamilton Colt Robert Mickey,
Jack Perry. Alan Wsrfield, Billy Dunno
william Cox, jr.; Mary Darnaby Scott,
Elgin Scott, Richard Griswold, Augusta
Steele and Van Grunwel. jr. Decora-
tons of flags and laurel wreaths will be
placed by junior members.
Trimble Sawtelle will present the
national colors at the annual pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon April 25, with the vice
president, Hamilton Colt, as bugler at
the tomb Of George Washington. Mary
Darnaby Scott, recording secretary, has
been selected by the national president
to serve as one of her personal pages
during convention week, and Constance
radio program TO be broadcast from
s. A. r. headquarters on the evening Of
April ~.
The junior division held q special
meeting as guests of the president, Mrs.
Henry Fenno Sawtelle. in observance Of
American Greed day" in accordance
with its vote TO sponsor the movement
by its former State director, Miss Helen
Stout. Junior President Augusta Kauff-
man presided.
The annual benefit lawn party will
be held at Mrs Sawtelle's home, in
Chevy Chase, during the early part of
June, in which the junior and senior
divisions of Capital Society will have
equal part. 1t is planned to have it a
colonial affair, guests as well as mem
bers to come in costume, and a special
feature viii be the dancing of the Capt.
tai Society minuet on the sward.
The tentative program sent out by
the National Society of C. A. r. for the
annual convention, to be held in Wash
ington the week of April 20, was read
by Mrs SaWtelle, and the members were