Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

nation, and that they now had three
students in the university and that they
would soon have fourth.
Mrs. w. A. Mcmillan, patriotic edu-
cation. reported the talk given by Mrs
DaShiell national vice chairman Of the
Eastern division, and spoke Of the needs
| Of Kate Duncan Smith school, the
Helen Dunlop School and the Hillside
School She viii take charge of the
| childrens books and of the cloth for
boys and girls clothing to CroSsnor
Miss Knapp exhibited woven. linen sea-
mans bags, made in 1871 and 1911, and
owned by her icat-great-g grandfather.
! The set of patriotic framing documents
| from the Veterans cf Foreign Wars was
shown and Mrs. Fife Rittue of Ameri-
canism was gi'en charge of them.
The guest speaker was Miss Elizabeth
M. Barnes, chairman of Sons and
Daughters Ct the Republic.
The Patriotic Education Committee
held its November meeting at the Hay
Adams House, with the chairman, Mrs.
Arthur S. Field presiding. Four chap
tiers have pledged $50 each for Kate
Duncan Smith School, at Grant, Ala;
several have renewed their scholarships
and some have pledged money to the
Helen Dunlop School. at Winslow, Ark.
boxes of gifts at Christmas time to the
various schools and also to donate 81
each to Patriotic Education Committee
work, as IN previous years
Pledges were again asked for Hillside
School, in Massachusetts, which re-
Gently lost its administration building
by fire, and is in immediate need of
funds. Any money not especially desig-
mated or given through the budget is
directed to the most needy places by
committee of State officers and Mrs.
Field
Mrs. Efie Rittue. vice chairman of
Americanism, was the guest speaker.
She showed the set of patriotic franz
ing documents from the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and suggested giving
them to schools.
The State Historic Committee met in
the Hay-AdamS House, with Miss
KATRINA Harvey presiding. She stated
she was the guest OF Mrs Charles
Benns. historian of Monticello Chap
ter, when the Maryland D. A. r. placed
a marker on the old Marshall mansion
at Marshall Hall. She also said she
was present at the dedication of D.
A. r. marker placed by Columbia
Chapter on the grave of Mrs. G. S.
Heyer, former regent.
Mrs. w. H. Wagner, chairman of his
toric spots, gave a report OF the I'M
yelling of the tablet erected by the D.
c. D. A. r. in memory of DR.. Balch
Mrs. Wagner requested each chapter
historian to send her the name, loca-
ton and date of every memorial tablet
erected in the District by her chapter.
Mrs. Grant F. Chase, chairman of
literary and historical reciprocity, re-
ported her committee continues to give
one day week to the reading and re-
firing of papers which have accumu-
lated for many years Mrs. Donald
Earll, chairman of milestones, stated
Miss Harvey and she had inspected all
except two of the milestones.
Mrs. Constance Goodman, regent of
Descendants of rs CHAPTER, said that
which would direct the way to the mile
stones cared for by her chapter.
The committee will place D. A. r.
marker on the grave in Oak Hill Gem
etery, of DR.. Stephen Bloomer Balch, an
of1cer in the Revolution.
Mrs. David D. Caldwell, vice presi-
dent general, spoke. Mrs. James NJ.
Doran, historian of Descendants of '76
Chapter, presented a gift in the form
OF beautifully framed and hand
painted original seal of the United
0SoIOSS. WHO OOAAAA EAAAOA hAIlOlO, IT'S
torian of President Monroe Chapter.
spoke on James Monroe. Mrs Albert
M. Walker, past regent Of Our Flag
Chapter. gave a reading.
The meeting viii be December II.
The State Americanism Committee
met Tuesday IN the library of the Amer
icaniEation School Association, Tenth
and H streets. Plans were completed
for contributing to the annual bazaar