Evening star., 1932-01-31

the April congress. Plans vsrs -
nounced for the benefit card party md
candy sale by the chapter February 8
at 230 o'clock at the new Shorehasn
Hotel. ThtS benefit is for the Iona CD
lenwatsr scholarship fund.
The State Historic Committee met st
the Hay-Adams House, with Miss Kath~
rtna Harvey, State historian, presiding.
Miss Harvey announced that second
place IN q NATIONWIDE contest for q
Bicentennial play had been won by Q
Washingtonian, Mrs. Tonnis J. Hols-
berg. She also announced that tbs
marker for the grave Of Or. Stephen 3.
Balch would be placed early ta Yehru.
AIRY and that dedication exercises would
be held February 6 at 2:30.
1t was voted that the Historic Com
mittee repair the stone at the grave OF
Col. Stephen Stoddard in case other
agencies failed. Mrs. Bailey Of tbs
Army and Navy Chapter announced her
chapter would place marker on the
grave as Col. Stoddard was the nrSs
Secretary of the Navy. It was arranged
that this committee and the Army and
Navy Chapter should work together in
suitably restoring and marking Col.
Stoddard's grave. Mrs. Chase, chair
man of Literary Reciprocity reported
her committee had about finished the
work OF classifying historical papers and
that complete report Of the finished
work would be given at the next meet
ing.
Mrs Donald M. Earl, chairman Of
MileStoneS, reported all Of the stones
except one had been visited and that
fences found to be repaired and painted
were those cared for by American Lib
nt~tF ~1tn -
Franklin, East Cornerstone, and Louisa
Adams.
Miss Harvey requested that reports
of historical work being done in Sun
day schools be made in time to be In
cOrporated in her annual report.
Papers were read by Mrs. Robert Il.
Harrison, historian Of Sarah Franklin
Chapter, on George Washington and
His Wife" and by Miss Evelyn L. Yeo-
mans on Conditions in England at the
Time of the Revolution
The February meeting, the last un-
der Miss Harveys administration, will
be open to the public. 1t will be held
at the Willard Hotel February 18 at
l0.45 am, and will be addressed by
Miss Janet Richards.
Victory Chapter met Monday after
noon at the Y. w. c. A, the regent,
Mrs. w. w. Husband, presiding let
ter acknowledging a Christmas box
was read from Emma Marshall the
recipient of the scholarship maintained
by the chapter at Maryv1lle, Tenn. A
box was also sent to the CroSsnore
School. Mrs. William H Harper re-
ported that S62 was made by the Candy
Committee at the recent chapter house
card party.
The following alternates were elected
to the annual convention in April: Mrs.
l.. o. Chaplin, Mrs Charles w Floyd,
Mrs. E. T. Fulton, Mrs w. H Harper,
Mrs. Benjamin B. Hunt, Miss e. A.
Lamson, Mrs. Paul Lippy, Mrs c. B.
Watts, Miss Mildred Saunders and Mrs.
w. T Bannerman.
Mrs William Ridgely Chapline spoke
on the United States Forest Service, il
lustrating her talk with colored slides.
The Senior Division Of Capital So
ciety, Children of the American RevoIu-
tion. met January % III the home OF the
president, Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle,
5000 Connecticut avenue, with Matthew
Trimble Sawtelle, junior president, pre-
siding. The following officers wers
elected: President. Matthew Trimble
SaWtelle; first and second vice presi-
dents, Hamilton Colt and Dallas Barr;
treasurer, Jack Perry; recording secre-
tary, Louise Robey; corresponding Sec
retary, Mary Darnaby Scott; registrar,
Franklin Luxford; chaplain, William
Cox, Jr, and historian, Robert Mickey.
The annual silver tea will be given by
the Junior and Senior Divisions of
Capital Society in February. Rehears-
ais are being held for the minuet to be
danced by different groups. Eight Ju-
nior girls will dance for the Sunshine
and Community Society the afternoon
Of February 29 for the Bicentennial
meeting Of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs. Older
boys and girls will dance their minuet,
as special feature OF the All States
Society and the New England States
Society Colonial balls, to be held the
night Of February %.
Delegations selected from both the
Junior and Senior Divisions of Capital
Society will attend the ceremonies at
the base Of the Washington Monument
the afternoon Of February %, under the
auspices of the S. A. R, D. A. r.,
and c. A. R, and the annual enter
tainment and tea dance given to all
District of Columbia Societies Of
c. A. R. in the Washington Club the
afternoon Of February 20.