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

immigrants and aliens in the United
states. Mrs. Conway, charter mem
Der and past regent and now chapter
historian, responded with memories and
anecdotes OF the past 20 years. Mrs.
Florence Latin played two numbers on
the piano and all sang some OF the old
songs.
Deborah Knapp Chapter met at the
Y. w. C. A. Building. The regent, DR..
Ella R. Fales, presided. Mrs. A. e.
Cole, Miss Marion De Fontes and MRS.
Ida Hatfield were hoStesSes.
The chapter will be represented at
the D. A. r. Congress the coming week
by the regent, DR.. Fales; the delegate,
Mrs. r. b. Martin, and the following
alternateS: Mrs. Zelma Taylor, Mrs.
Gertrude Moser, Mrs r. M. Ferguson,
Mrs. C. M. Meyer, DR.. Nellis Stephen
son. Miss Mary Bean, Mrs. j. L. An
derson, Mrs. C. C. Brown, Mrs. j. E.
Myer and Miss Gilbert A. Cone. Mrs.
O. Hitler, Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. MoSer
will serve on the House Committee, Mrs.
Ferguson at the candy table ana MISS
Katherine Allen as page.
Mrs. Moser presided at the last meet
ing of the Chapter House Corporation
and Mrs. Ferguson at the Americanism
meeting.
Mrs. Wallace, historian, announced
that q prize of $40 will be given TO
the District of Columbia boy or girl OF
high school age who writes the best
article on Some Historic Spot in My
Community Unmarked by the d. A.
RS" The winner will be eligible to the
national contest, ending in March, 1882,
in which the prize will be $25. The
committee will be addressed at its next
meeting by DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart,
professor of history at Harvard Univer-
sity and member of the Bicentennial
Commission. Mrs. Wallace's paper on
"Boliver, the South American Patriot"
will be sent to the Reciprocity Commit
tee for fling.
An invitation was extended by Miss
Cone to all members to attend recep-
ton in honor of Miss Mae Wynne Nc
Farland, national chairman of the Sons
and Daughters Of the Republic Commit
tee, April 81, at the studio of the Amer
lean Pen Women's League. Miss e. L.
Barnes. District of Columbia chairman,
will be In charge.
tertained at its April meeting by Mrs.
Clyde M Hamblin at her home, 1929
Iris street. The assisting hostesseS
were Mrs. Holland w. jerks, Miss
Katherine NJ. Francis and Miss Helen
H. HaSlup. The regent, Mrs. Con-
stance Goodman, presided. The dele
gate, Mrs. T. ]. Holzberg, gave an ac-
count Of the State conference.
Mary Washington Chapter held its
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at
the Washington Club, with the regent,
Miss Dorinda Rogers, presiding. The
reports OF officers and committees were
followed by an address by DR.. Waldo
@. Leland, director Of American Council
Of Learned Societies. The subject was
the famous "Parson" of Virginia, Mason
Locke Weems author of the first biog-
raphy of Washington and of the life of
Gen. Marion. This historical lecture
showed the distribution of culture in
Virginia, 1794-1625. Tea was served.
The District of Columbia Daughters
of the American Revolution are busy
with annual reports and completing
plans for their part as eX of1cio hosts
to the Fortieth Continental Congress,
to convene at Constitution Hall April
20 at 10 o'clock.
Miss Helen Hartman, District of Co.
lumhia State regent, will be in charge
of the District delegation; Mrs David
D. Caldwell, vice president general of
the National Society, residing here, will
act as ex officio hostess to the entire
congress, and Mrs. John NJ. Beavers,
national chairman of buildings and
grounds, is in general charge of ar
rangements for all meetings to be held
in Memorial Continental Hall, as well
as in the new Auditorium Constitution
Hail.
Miss Hartman is also in charge Of the
pages ball She will be assisted by
members Of her cabinet and a group of
LEGAL young matrons who are "Daugh-
ters."
Mrs. Charles LIE Fevre is chairman of
the House Committee, with half-dozen
or more subcommittee, each headed by
a District member of the National So
ciety.
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor Of the
Molly Pitcher Chapter is responsible
for the official program and Mrs. Frank
S. Hight Is chairman Of the Banquet
Committee sponsoring the closing event
Of the Congress.
Miss Virginia w. Price, d. c. chair
man OF radio, was in charge of the
program arranged in commemoration of
the Battle of Lexington April 10 at 4:30
o'clock. Mrs. Samuel Herrick, former
president, District of Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution, was
the speaker and Mis- Helen Hartman.
State regent, D. G. D. A. r., made the
lntroductions. The entire program was
RESORTS.