Evening star., 1932-02-28
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES


Mrs. George S. Newcombe, the regent.
presided. Election of delegates ana
alternates for the Continental Congress
was: Alternate 20 the regent, Mrs
George S. Newcombe, was Mrs. James
M. Lombard, vice regent. The alternate
to the delegate, Mrs. Edgar Allan was
Mrs. George T. Hawkins. Miss Frances
owen, Mrs. E. M. Pickens, Mrs. James
M. Carter, Miss Elizabeth Wingfield ana
Mrs. F. M. Low were elected alternates
The chapter voted to take a tree in the
Washington Centennial Grove. 1t was
announced Mrs. TonniS j. HolZberg won
the second prize offered by the National
Society D. A. R. for the best Bicen-
tenial play.
Representative Arnold B. Partridge of
Maine was the principal speaker Mrs.
j. W. Hill, wife of Dr. j. w. Hill
chancellor of the Lincoln Memorial
University, was among the guests. Mrs
E. Hilton Jackson and Mrs. William M
MacKellar presided in the dining room
Fort McHenry Chapter was enter
tained the evening of February 16 by
Mrs. William L. Woodward, at her
home on University place. The regent
presided. The following were elected as
alternates to the State conference,
March l to 3, and to the conference
of the National Society, April Is to %
Mrs. A. F. Mcdowell, regents alternate;
Mrs. William F. Davis, Mrs. Vauban c.
Lancaster, Mrs. De Los w. Thayer, Mrs.
Elmer C. Shane, Mrs. Samuel Judson
Porter, Mrs. William l.. Woodward, Mrs.
Walter D. Wooster, Miss Ida Hammond
and Miss Alice Meynes.
Mrs. A. c. Throckmorton gave read
ings. Mrs. Samuel Judson Porter read
extracts from the will of George Wash
tngton.
The State Historic Committee met
at tie Willard Hotel with Miss Kath-
rina Harvey, state historian, presiding.
The grave of Col. Stoddard, first Sec
retary of the Navy, had been repaired
at the expense of a descendant, Sen
ator Tasker L. Oddie.
Miss Harvey announced she presided
at the placing of a marker on the
grave of DR.. Stephen Bloomer Balch
in Oak Hill Cemetery, February 2. The
dedicatory exercises were: Prayer, Miss
Helen Brown, state chaplain; salute
to the flag, led by Mrs. William H
Wagner state chairman of preserVd-
ton of historic spots; address. Miss
Helen Harmon, state regent; tribute
from Maryland, Mrs. David D. Cald-
well, vice president general tribute
from a descendant, Stanhope S. Will
the American Revolution. The benedic-
ton was given by Rev. Frank Sargent
Niles, pastor of the Georgetown Pres
byterian Church, which was founded
by Dr. Balch. Miss Harvey also an
nounced she had attended the placing
of a marker on the grave of Mrs
George Smallwood, by the members Of
Deborah Knapp Chapter.
Mrs. Grant Chase chairman of lit
mittee had completed the work of
classifying historical papers. Mrs. Don
aid M Earl, chairman of mile stones,
reported all of the mile stones had
now been inspected, and referred to
the last mile stone visited located at
the National Training School for Boys
at Bladensburg, Md, which was found
in good condition. Mrs. z. Lewis
Dalby, chairman of windows, reported
her committee. in conjunction with
Woodward & Lothrop, was preparing
for a window to be shown during the
D. A. R. Congress, and much research
work had been done to have 1t au-
thentic. Mrs. Bailey of the Army and
Navy Chapter announced she had
visited the grave of Col. Stoddard since
its restoration, and had found the
work very satisfactory. Mrs. Polken-
horn of Our Flag Chapter reported the
apron worn by Washington in the lay
ing of the corner stone Of the United
States Capitol, depicted on the post
card issued by the State Historic So
ciety, was made and presented to him
by Nine. Lafayette.
Miss Janet Richards spoke on 'The
Trip to Yorktown and the Famous
Men I Met There" which included
Marshal Petain, the ancestor of Gen
de Grasse, the ancestor of CORVALLIS
and many others. The next meeting
Is March IT.
Marcia Burns Chapter met at the
home of Miss Mary Stewart, 1481 Co
lumbia road, with Miss Marian Smith
as assisting hostess and Mrs. George l..
Palmer. regent, presiding.
The following have been approved by
the National Society for membership;
Mrs. Henrietta Barr Hensley, Mrs.
Marian Hamerlund Mrs. Cynthia Ed
munds and Miss Lois Theodore Ed
monds. Mrs. Allen Frank Kreglow was
accepted to membership.
An appropriation Of $40 was voted
for the planting Of a tree at Hams
Point in connection with the Bicenten-
nial and SIS for the student loan fund.
Mrs. A. Eugene Barr announced the
chapter card party will be held the eve
ming of March II at the Kennedy
Warren.
Mrs Grove, State vice regent, told of
accomplishments of the Constitution
Hall Committee and Mrs. Anton Heit-
muller spoke on Colonial Art" Mrs.
Henry Sampson of the board of direc
tors Of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton spoke briefly.
Other guests we're: Mrs. Thomas j.
Foley of Akron, N. Y; Miss Virginia
Campbell, Mrs. Fernald and Mrs. Mar
garet Marsh.
The Mary Bartlett Chapter met at
the home of Mrs. Albert D., McNair,
1888 Military road. The regent, Mrs.
Frederick w. Ashley, presided A pro-
gram in honor of the Bicentennial was
given. Abraham Lincoln's eulogy on
George Washington was read by Miss
Clara B. Hadley; an address on Wash
ington the Farmer" was given by Albert
D. McNair, and Frederick w Ashley,
first assistant librarian of Congress,
read a paper entitled George Wash
ington in the Library Of Congress"
Junior Division of Capital Society,
Children of the American Revolution,
met in the home of the president, Mrs.
Henry Fenno SaWtelle, 5000 Connect1-
cut avenue, February 20, with Miss
Barbara Bullard and Miss Sallie Steele
as joint hosteSSes. Miss Augusta Kauff-
man, junior president, presided
The meeting was called as substi-
tute for the annual entertainment and
tea dance given to all c. A. r. So
cieties in District of Columbia in Wash
ington Club February %, which was
omitted this year. The members voted
to postpone their annual Silver Tea
until a later date.
Tf1e nreSident and number Of men,
bers from both the Junior and senior
divisions of Capital Society attended
the Bicentennial services in the Church
of the Epiphany last Sunday, and both
divisions of Society was also represented
at the celebration at the Washington
Monument, held by the S. A. r., D. A.