Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
ID. A. II. Activities

Manor House Chapter held a get
together meeting ano picnic supper at
Hams Point. The out-of-town guests
included Mrs. Hates of Austin, Tex:
Miss OHare Of San Antonio, Tex, and
Mrs. Katherine Sawyer of Madrid,
Spain. A business meeting will be held
at the home OF the regent, Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, the evening OF october ~.
The Ellis Island Committee met at
the Hays-AdamS House october l. Mrs.
r. H. Farris, State chairman, presided:
Miss Helen Hartman, State regent OF
the District of Columbia, spoke of the
d. A. r. Summer activities ana the
work planned for the coming season.
The guest speaker was Mrs. j. War
3, rem Perkins, national chairman OF the
Ellis Island Committee.
Little John BOyden Chapter met at
the home of the regent, Mrs. Fred Louis
Volland, 1921 Spring place northwest,
! October /. The chapter chairman of the
Correct Use Of the Flag Committee, Mrs.
Per Lee exhibited the new flag poster
3 and donated sum to purchase several
copies to be distributed in the schools.
1t was voted to adopt the program
of the George Washington Bicenten-
NAL Commission and Mrs. Morrison
the series The State budget requested
by the Executive Committee was also
adopted together with assistance to
those committees not on the budget as
has been the custom OF this chapter.
A social followed and Miss Alice Sim
clair, a new member, was given an OPP
pcrtunity to become acquainted with the
members.
The November meeting will be held
with the vice regent, Mrs. c. A. Weaver.
The Colonel John Washington Chap
ter will meet Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs. Edward C. Stone, Bill N street, at
4 o'clock. Officials are: Regent, Mrs.
James H. Stansfield; vice regent Mrs.
David A. Skinner; chaplain. Mrs. Sarah
K Frizell; recording secretary, Miss
Bertha Buckley; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. George A. WardlaW; treas
urer, Mrs. Edward C. Stone: registrar,
Mrs Charles M Arthur; historian, Mrs.
Carol Power; delegate, MIS- Sarah K.
Frizeli: vice chairman of State Com
mittee Revolutionary Relics for Me-
mortal Continental Hall, Mrs. Hogott
Clopton.
Eleanor Wilson Chapter met Monday
evening with Mrs. E. w. Noel, Sherman
apartments: the regent, Mrs. Lenora M.
Courts, presiding Miss Goldie Allen OF
Lees McRae School, Banner Elk, N: o.
spoke Reports were made on meetings
Of the National Defense and State HIS
toric Committees. Five new appnca-
tons for membership were reported.
Our Flag Chapter-Mrs. r. M Rich
ards announces a card party will be
given by this chaper at the Roosevelt
Hotel, November S, in the afternoon.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met at the
National Woman's Country Club with
Mrs. j. Craig King Mrs. Samuel j.
Roberts and Mrs. Verne P. Summons
as hosteSSes.
The regent, Mrs. Eliot c. Lovett pre-
sided, and reported five members OF the
chapter had assisted the Conservation
and Thrift Committee, under Mrs: H: W.
Wiley. in the work of canning food to
be distributed among the unemployed.
The annual bridge benefit will be
held October 30 at o'clock at Ward
man Park Hotel. National and State
officers have been invited to act as
patronesses. Mrs. John w. Townsend
is serving as card party chairman, with
Mrs. Rudolph T. Harrell and Miss Helen
Taylor as assistants. Members serv-
ing under them are Mrs H. Chester
Merwin, chairman of prizes; Mrs j.
Craig King, chairman of tickets; Mrs:
e. l. Morrison, chairman of tallies and
cards; Miss Anne Tuohy. chairman Of
candy sale. The regent and three for
ner regents, Miss Mary Harlow, Mrs.
E L. Morrison and Mrs. Vernon E.
West, are serving as hostesses.
Mrs Alan B. Smith was elected to
membership in chapter.
The State Historic Committee met
in the Hay-Adams House. Miss Kath-
rina Harvey, state historian, described
the Summer pilgrimage to Wakefield.
Mrs. W. H. Wagner chairman Of his
toric spots, submitted for the approval
of the committee the design and in
scription on the tablet to be placed on
the house at 1902 N street October
81 in honor of DR.. Stephen Bloomer
Balch, a Revolutionary soldier. Mrs.
Grant Chase, chairman of literary
reciprocity, told of the work of her COM
mittee in reading and retiring a large
number of manuscripts accumulated
for many years. Mrs Donald Earll,
chairman of milestones, reported the
gift of ground surrounding one of the
mileStones. Mrs. E. j. Ryan presented
a postcard displaying a view of Wash
ington laying the corner stone Of the
Capitol
Miss Virginia Price read her original