Evening star., 1932-02-21

1708 Newton street. Mrs. Kate B. Grit-
I'm was assisting hostess. The regent,
Mrs: Charles j. Newhard, presided.
The following committees reported:
Better Films, Mrs. Frank H. Smith;
Conservation and Thrift, Mrs. Charles
j.. Newhard; Genealogical Research,
Miss Kate Curry; Americanisn. Mrs. j.
Grace E. Meginness; Chapter House
Corporation, Mrs. F. A. Evarts.
The following were elected as alter
mates for the Continental Congress:
Mrs. w. A. Durham as regents alter
nate. Mrs. Gary E. Walters as dele
gates alternate, Mrs. B. E. Rothgeb as
alternate to regents alternate, Mrs
William H. Sanford as alternate to
delegates alternate, Mrs. Frank H.
Smith, Miss Nellie F. Hiscox, Mrs.
Frank H. Smith. Miss Nellie F. Hiscox.
Roberta Edmonston. Miss Julia M.
Giesy, Miss Frances Sanford and Mrs.
William B. Bell.
independence Bell Chapter met at
the Willard Hotel Tuesday. Mrs. H.
M. Chaney and daughter Eleanor were
the hostesses. Miss Esther Mayher pre-
sided. The chapter voted money Tor
D. A. R. book plate and to subscribe
to the fund being raised by the Better
Film Committee to purchase the George
Washington film.
The next meeting will be March IS.
at the home of Mrs c. Buckner GWyn.
recording secretary. 1749 Park road,
assisted by Mrs. r. v. Rust and Mrs
j. M. Hall.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter met
. February II at the Hay-Adams. The
regent, Mrs MerWin. presided. A
program appropriate to Lincoln's BIRTH
day was given. Mrs James L. Doran
gave an account Of Lincoln's life.
| Mrs. Frederick w. Brake, vice chair
man of the Committee on Conservation
and Thrift. told of the plans for the
Bicentennial tree planting.
Mrs. Sparrow and Mrs. King were
! guests of the chapter.
Ellis Island Committee.-Harry E.
Hull, commissioner general Of immigra-
ton, Department of Labor. will address
the committee at the Willard Hotel
next Wednesday morning.
/ The 31st annual State Conference
will convene in Memorial Continental
Hall the evening of March l. with the
president general, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher
| Hobart. the guest of honor at this BIZ
centennial program. Miss Helen Har-
man, State regent. will preside. The
Americans Greed will be given by the
author, William Tyler Page. A gold
medal will be given by the State regent
| to Miss Maude Hutchins. student at
George Washington University, for a
prize essay. on American history OF
| the period 1774-1788.
The Lovette Choral Club Of Wash
ington, Eva Whitford Lovette, director
will present a musical program. A
playlet, "Washington's Dream" written
| and staged by Mrs. Tonnis j. Holzberg
of Washington. and accenting D. A. r.
work among the children, will be pre-
sented.
Mrs. Hobart will introduce the State
regent, Miss Helen Harman, who. in
turn, will introduce various State chair
men, accompanied by children under
their direction, ending in a Colonial
tableau.
The conference will continue through
March 2 and g.
In honor of the 200th anniversary OF
the birth of George Washington,
wreaths will be placed at the base of
the Washington Monument tomorrow
at 3 O'Clock by the District Of Colum-
bia Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton. District OF Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution. Sons
! of the Revolution in the District OF
Columbia. District Of Columbia Chill.
dren of the American Revolution and
the American Legion department OF
the District of Columbia.
A short program will be given with
Miss Helen Harman, State regent. DIS
trict of Columbia Daughters OF the
( YreSfdin0
Martha Washington Chapter.-Four
women in dresses of the Colonial period
greeted the members and guests at the
Hay-Adams House last Monday night.
Mrs. Marshall B. Clarke, regent,
presided. The following committee
chairmen reported: Miss McMichael,
Sons and Daughters of the Republic
requested donation OF canned goods,
to be sent to needy homes; Mrs. Culver,
Library. asked that the chapter donate
genealogy of the Battle family was
selected: Mrs. Pollard Of Genealogical
Research requested and received a
donation for that work.
It was voted to place In the chapter
house memory book sketches from the
lives of the following: Martha Wash
ington, for whom the chapter was
named Mrs. Werber, life member;
Mrs. Hardy. former State regent; Mrs
Oatley, former State treasurer.
Mrs. William Notz announced card
party to be held jointly by Wakefield
Society. C. A. R., and the Chevy Chase
group of Martha Washington Chapter
\. P Of tho home of Mrs. Walter
Wyatt, 1902 Kalmia road, tomorrow
...a4n-tu ana evening.
Miss AauGe Alton spoke on the work
done by the Americanization School and
Association.
Gov. Thomas Welles Society, Chfl-
dren of the American Revolution, was
recently entertained by Justice and Mrs
F. Dickinson Let's at their home in
Garfield street. Mrs. Fries, president
was in charge, and Josephine Davis,
Junior president, presided. Abigail
Veerhoff told of the exercises at the
Public Library, when the society pre-
sented a new flag to the children S
reading room.
New members are Nina O'Hare
Wanda Shreve, Mary Louise Brooks,
Morthena Williams and John L. Dorsey
Miss Ramona Newman sang, accom-
panied by Miss Irene Lerch. The spe-
cial feature was the presentation of a
silk flag to the society. Mrs. Clayton
Emig, who founded the society % years
ago, gave a short sketch of its organi-
zation, and named by Mrs. Will
liam H. Taft while mistress of the
White House. The flag was presented
by the families of 10 members and
three friends of the society who had
died. The list as read by the chap
lain. Arthur Stewart, was as follows
Ruth Fenton, Marie Koones, Charles
Smith. Norman Beaton. Arthur Oswell
Worth Ellsworth, Charles Romeyn. Ben
Carroll Franklin, Henry Ezra Waldron
Harriet Zimmele, Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster,
Mrs Flora A. Lewis and Mrs Carrie
R. Enslow. Harry Ragland accepted
the flag and it was dedicated by Miss
Elizabeth Pierce.
Mrs. Samuel Koones, Mrs. E. Richard
Gasch. Mrs. G. D. Ellsworth. Mrs. Mar
garet Zimmele, Mrs. B. S. Franklin,
| Mrs c. A. WaldrOn Mrs J. H. Harper