Evening star., 1932-02-07
d. A. r. ACTIVITIES

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C. A. R. Society. The society is this
year supporting three girls at Tomassee
School.
Mrs. j. H. Harper, State director. dis
played a flag presented TO the c. A r.
Society by the Judge Lynn Chapter,
D. A R. Mrs. ]. A. Van Orsdel showed
mahogany table a gift from the
c. A. R. of New Hampshire, to hold the
Book Of Remembrance in the old Pres
byterian Meeting House at Alexan-
dria, Va.
Mrs. Van orsdeI, former national pres
ident of the C. A. R. Society, helped to
make it possible for the society TO give
the Tomb for the Unknown Revolu-
tionary Soldier
An old brass warming pan, to be
given for the Mary Ball Washington
room at Wakefield, was displayed by
Mrs. John M. Kerr, historian. The So
ciety is furnishing this room at Wake
field. Mrs. Amos A Fries, chairman
OF the Committee on National Defense,
gave report.
The Junior Division of Capital Society,
Children of the American Revolution,
held a special meeting January 80 in
Fenno Sawtelle, 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue., for instruction in dancing Capital
Society minuet and to assign parts in
the Colonial play to be presented as its
contribution to the activities of the
Bicentennial.
The following members were selected
to dance their minuet at the Bicenten-
nial meeting of the Sunshine and Com
munity Society in the home of Mrs. E.
NJ. Gustafson, 4304 Eighteenth street,
last Monday: Barbara Bullard Sallie
Steele, Hood Hoover, Katherine King
man, Margaret Miller Dorothy Post,
Mildred Sherman and Elizabeth Gayley
Townsend. The music was played by
Mrs. Harry Evans.
Members Of both the junior and
senior divisions of Capital Society are
being given their annual training in
dancing their minuet. in order to re-
Spond to requests from organizations
planning patriotic programs. Mrs. Saw
telle is selecting groups from the junior
division to dance for the w. G. T. U. at
210l S street the afternoon of February
and at the Gunton Temple PreSbyte-
rian Church the night Of February 26.
Eight of the older boys and girls from
the senior division will dance Capital
Society minuet as a special feature OF
lard and the Shoreham Hotels the night
of February %.
Eleanor Wilson Chapter met Monday
evening with Mrs. E. w. Noel, Sherman
apartments The vice regent, Mrs. j.
F. Steele. presided, The benefit card
party to be given by Capt. Molly Pitcher
CHAPTER at the Shoreham Hotel F'ebru-
ary was announced.
The following delegate and alternates
were elected to represent the chapter at
Continental Congress: Delegate. Mrs.
Charles Grunwell; alternates Mrs NJ.
Alexander, Mrs. J. c. Clements, Mrs. L.
NJ Fuller, Mrs. William Gibson, Miss
Ida Lea. Miss Elizabeth Minar, Miss
Evie Morris, Mrs. E. w. Noel, Mrs Will
liam Ramsay and Mrs. j. Frank Steele.
Our Flag Chapter.-Mrs. Garrett M.
Davis. regent, presided at the meeting
Tuesday at the Y. w. c. A, with Mrs.
R. M. Richards, Mrs William Hannay
and Mrs Harry T. Harding as host
esses. Announcement was also made Of
a meeting of the Historic Committee
10 be held in the Willard room at the
willard Hotel February l8, at IL
O'Clock, to which all Daughters were
invited
Mrs T. J. Holzberg, author of the
play The Return to Mount Vernon"
announced receiving second prize from
the Bicentennial Commission and in
vited members to be present at its
production. Mrs. David D. Caldwell,
vice president general, was welcomed.
Mrs. ]. Caldwell Jenkins. State
chairman for revolutionary relics, re-
ported an amount of money on hand in
this committee to make purchase Of
a silver piece for presentation to the
national society. Miss Lille Hazelton
sent report Of activities and of the
first annual meeting held by the Sons
and Daughters of the Republic. Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins reported a pill
grimage will be made to Wakefield by
bus during the early part of February.
AlternateS elected to attend the
State conference and Continental Con-
gress are Mrs. Grattan Kerans, Mrs.
John T. Sadler, Mrs. Albert M. Walker
Mrs. Frank Lee Williams, Mrs. George
Eastment, Mrs. w J. Showalter, Miss
Margaret Kaufman, Mrs. Edward
Weeks and Mrs. Harry T Harding.
Nominees for the State Offices to be
filled at the conference in March were
announced as Mrs. Harry c. Grove,
State regent; Mrs. George Grimes, vice
regent Mrs, Edward NJ. Weeks, for
meIly regent, State chaplain; Mrs
Pedro Cata- Rodriguez, recording Sec
retary: Mrs. A Y. Casanova, historian;
Mrs. Jean Labat, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Ada Mills Payne, treas
urer.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met Tues
day, when Mrs. N. Thornton Hynson,
Miss Eleanor Corby and Miss Emily
Pendletcn were hostesses. The regent,
Mrs. Eliot G. Lovett, presided.
Mrs. John w. Townsend reported ar
rangements for the chapters 18th
birthday anniversary luncheon, Feb
ruary 26, at the Raleigh Hotel,
completed Ten alternates we're elect
ed to attend the annual Continental
Congress in April Mrs George N.
Dale was elected to membership.
Mrs William M. Guthrie and Mrs.
F. Dickinson Let's were guests at the
luncheon.
Columbia Chapter met in the Hay
Adams House, with the regent. Mrs
Albert B. Snavely, presiding, The ap-
pointmen, o. Mrs. Frank Grosvenor
as SecrctPry was announced
Report we're read from Mrs. Ander-
son on Patriotic Education" Mrs Mat
tocks, vice regent, on Good Cheer
Work" Miss Myrth on Genealogical
Research" Miss Ross on Ways and
Means"