Evening star., 1932-01-17

| The Judge Lynn Chapter met at the
home of Mrs. Robert j. SWingle, with
Mrs. william j Lightfoot. Mrs. Enochl
] Vann. Mrs. Livingston Vann, jr., and
Miss Corita Hunter assisting the hostess.
Mrs. J. Milton Jester, regent, presided.
Christmas greeting cards from the
president general Mrs. Hobart, and sew
eral out-of- town mem bers of the chap
ter were read. Mrs. Earll reported Tor
the State Historical Committee on tax
"Washingtons Christmasses. by MRS,
Coleman. Mrs George Keeler was
elected to membership, and the name
of Mrs. Lewis was presented as a pros
pective member.
| The following alternateS were elected
for the Continental Congress in April:
Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Schermerhorn, Mrs.
Earu, Mrs. Horna6ay. Mrs. Robbins,
Mrs. Cobey, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Kyle
and Miss Hacker. The'regent appointed
Mrs. Swingle, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Horna-
dav. Mrs. Kyle and Miss Hacker CON-
mittee to arrange for the annual BIRTH
dav party of the chapter, February 10.
| Talks about their ancestors were
given by Mrs. Scherrerhorn on COL
william Leftwick, Miss Warfield en-
! Capt. Lilburn Williams ana MrS' Foo-
| inson on Lieut.. John Shaw.
CHAPTER house card party, to be held at
! the Willard Hotel January 10. 1t was
| announced a play. The Return CT
washington" will be given at Memo
rial Continental Hall February 3. MRS.
Myers of the Ellis Island Committee
! asked for donations OF embrolcery SILK
and yarn and material for mems ShlrtS.
Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter Mrs
! Otis F. Black and Miss Margaret Lind
say were hosteSSeS January at meet
| ing at the home Of Mrs. Black, 1913
Riggs place.
A colonial party fer members and
guests will be held February II at the
home of Mrs Richard L. Hoxie and her
sister, Mrs Robert Clay Sheriff. when
Representative Hatton w. Summers,
chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
will deliver a patriotic address. Geot-
| frey Creyke, ir., will give group Of
songs, accompanied by Mrs. Susanne
Oldberg and there will be colonial
dances.
Mrs. Gertrude Mcpherson has been
elected as delegate to the D. A. r. Con-
gress. ana the following will serve as
| alternates Mrs Richard L. Hoxie,
Mrs. Robsrt Clay Sheriff., Miss Julia
Mcfarland, Mrs. Wilbur Hinman Mrs.
Henry st. George Tucker, Miss Maude
| L. Davidge, Miss Mildred Chancellor,
Mrs. Bessie w. Calm, Mrs. Richard H.
Cabell and Miss Leah Burkhart.
The chapter voted a contribution to-
ward the purchase CT the official him
of George Washington'S life by the
Better Films Committee. Books for the
Culpeper Library were requested by
/ Mrs. Tucker, who also asked for cloth
| ipr icp articles for q hnY
! to be sent to the Crossnor School.
Mrs. George Con bs historian, who is
compiling family histories Of members,
read some of her records, including that
of Mrs. Harry S. Venn, who had Is an
cestors in the Revolutionary War.
American Eagle Chapter entertained at
! bridge at Tilden Gardens Tuesday eve
ming in honor of the vice president gen.
eral, Mrs David D. Caldwell, and the
J State regent, Miss Helen Harman. The
regent, Mrs. Emma LoVejoy Chapln, re-
ceived assisted by Mrs. Edwin ]. Ryan
Mrs. George H. Ward and Mrs. Irene
Van Horn Crisp.
Mary Washington Chapter met Tues
day noon at the Washington Club with
the regent. Miss Dorinda Rogers, pre-
OAAAtS
spoke on Legislation in the United
States Congress; Mrs. ]. Earlston
Thropp, on "Americanism"; Mrs. Fran
els E Pope, on National Defense;
Mrs. John F. Meyer. on the Washing
ton Commemorative Plates; Mrs.
tGeorge S. Barnes, on the play, The
Return of Washington"
Mrs. Arthur S.. Field, State chair
man of Patriotic Education, gave talk
on the mountain schools which are
helped by the D. A. R. Fifty dollars
swas voted to be given to Kate Duncan
Smith School, in Alabama. Twenty
dollars was appropriated for the urn
at Constitution Hall, taken by the Dis
trict Daughters. An appropriation
was made covering the sum asked for
the State D. A r. budget for each
member of the chapter, of whom there
are more than 200.
The election of delegates and alter
mates for the Continental Congress In
April was: Miss Janet Richards and
Mrs. w Gwynn Gardiner as delegates.
The following alternates were elected:
rIy Tn11 ~