Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-20

Catherine e. Magic, vice chairman.
Mrs. d. K. Smithers. Mrs. Ralph Maggie,
Miss Florence McDickinson and Miss
Alma L. Knapp.
Potomac Chapter met at the home
of the vice regent, Mrs. Roy c. Bowker
4415 Thirty-ninth street, with Mrs. H
H. Thompson and Mrs. Jesse Hill as
sisting.
The regent. Miss Georgia Hudson.
presided. She reported attending the
State executive. the State Conference
and the birthday party of President
Monroe Chapter. Mrs. Daniel C. wal
ser, State chairman of conservation
and thrift, announced arrangements
had been completed for the Bicenten-
NAL tree planting at Hams Point
April Is at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Thomas H. Faris, State chair
man of Ellis Island, reported AT the
last meeting Commissioner Hull was the
guest speaker. Mrs. H. H. Thomson,
State chairman of national old trails
announced that she had sent a map
Of the old trails to the national chair
man. competing for a prize offered for
the best map: The money, if won, to
be given to the chapter.
Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, State chair
man of conservation and thrift read
paper on Trees Living Memorials"
and Mrs. Frederick w. Broke. vice
chairman conservation and thrift
read one on Historic Trees of the
City of Washington" Mrs. E. ] RYAN
chairman of the State Auditing Com
mittee, gave a resume of her work.
Fort McHenry Chapter presented
max wheel March 10, inherited by the
regent through her great grandmother,
Mqru Pnhortc 70 e
Culpeper County. Va, to Arlington
House 1t was presented bv the regent
in the name of the chapter to the State
regent, Miss Helen Harmon. who. in
turn. presented it to Mr.. Williams. as
Sistant custodian
The chapter held its monthly meeting
at the home of it's chaplain. Mrs.
Vaubin c. Lancaster, Tuesday evening.
Deborah Knapp Chapter met Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Iva M.
Pratt, 1647 Lamont street, with Mrs. p
w. Gibbon and Mrs. Cora F. Meyers as
assisting hostesSes. The regent, Mrs.
Robert M. Ferguson, presided The reg
istrar announced four new members.
Mrs. Robert Harrison, historian of
Sarah Franklin Chapter, read q paper
on George Washington.
The American Chapter met at the
home of Mrs. w. o. Ison, at the Iowa
Apartments, Tuesday evening. The re-
gent. Mrs. L. H. Mattingly, presided.
Miss Ena A. Allen read extracts from
1.-THE Religious Undertone in the Life
of George Washington" written by DR..
Samuel Judson Porter and issued by
the United States George Washington
Bicentennial Commission. Miss Rose
mary Arnold of the Washington Read
ers' Club gave Rotations.
AS the time for the next regular
meeting would be April 19, which would
be during the D. A. r. Congress, the
meeting was postponed until May II.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter met
at the Hay-Adams House, with the
regent, Mrs. H E. Merwin, in the chair.
A report of the State Conference was
given by Mrs. David D. Caldwell. Mrs.
Arthur S. Field, chairman of patriotic
education, told of work being done in
the South in mountain schools sup
ported by the society. The death Of
former member of the chapter Mrs.
Mamie Gates Magruder, was an
nounced.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Earl B. Fuller and Mrs.
Sarah Harmon, and social followed.
Lucy Holcombe Chapter met March
Is at the home of Mrs. F. E. Cunning
ham, 2704 Cathedral avenue. Mrs. John