Evening star., 1934-03-18
State Historical Committee
Of the Daughters of the Amer

Of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, Mrs. A. Y.
Casanova, chairman, will un-
veil a marker at the Church
OF the Pilgrims on March "a at 2:30
pm, to commemorate the old road
and ford over which the French troops
marched in the Yorktown campaign
to aid Gen. Washington.
The District Room Memorial Con-
tinental Hall Committee, Miss Helen
Stout chairman, last Thursday at
noon received a United States flag
from the Correct Use Of the Flag
Committee, Mrs. Lee r. Pennington,
chairman, in honor of the State
regent, Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove.
Thomas Marshall Chapter held its
March meeting at the home of Miss
Agnes M. Randolph, 834 Madison
street. The assistant hostess was Miss
Mary Norris McCabe. The regent,
Mrs. Howard, has been assisting in
copying Congressional Cemetery rec
ords for the Genealogical Committee.
Captain Molly Pitcher Chapter met
NJ IllG I1OICA Will NIL .. I5o-
ward Graves and Miss Belle Gore
as hostesseS. The regent, Mrs. Joseph
Stiles Wall, presided.
After prayer and salute to the flag
led by Mrs. Elmer Sothoron, Mrs.
Warren J. Haines, new member was
admitted to the chapter. Mrs. w. D.
Searle, historian, spoke Of the marker
to be placed Just below the P Street
Bridge where French troops crossed
Rock Greek, September 10, 1881.
The chapter voted to send $40 to-
ward the salaries of teachers during
the Summer at the Americanization
School. A map showing the Molly
Pitcher Well in New Jersey was pre-
for Miss Elizabeth N. Barnes. The
guest speaker was Mrs. Cazenove Lee,
who took for her subject, "Stratford
and the Lees"
A social followed with refreshments
served by the hostesses. The next
meeting will be held in May at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter met
ut the home Of Miss Marie Rice. As
sisting hostesses were Miss Helen
Nicely and Mrs. Floyd M. Steinbarge
Miss Ramona j. Newman, regent, pre-
sided. Mrs. George Madden Grimes,
candidate for State regent, was
guest of honor. Mrs. Helen G.
Kiernan-Vasa, teacher of English,
gave talk on her work at the Amer
icanization School.
Continental Danes Chapter met
at the home of Mrs. G. S. Heritage,
with the regent, Mrs. John A. Massey,
presiding. The names of six candi-
dates for vice president general, rep
resenting all sections Of the country.
were Endorsed. Mrs. John A. Massey,
regent, presented her report for the
year. The following were named as
alternates to the Congress: Mrs. A. c.
Houghton, vice regent, alternate for
the regent, and Mesdames Fox, Nish-
witz, Lyman, Van Rueth, Hillyer,
Akers, Heritage, De Voc, Frankland
and Seidemann.
Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter met
ut the home of Mrs. Harry S. Venn.
The regent, Miss Luella Chase, who
presided, invited the members to q
book-shower tea at her apartment the
next day for the benefit of the Tam
massee and the Kate Duncan Smith
Schools and the Culpeper Library, in
which the chapter is interested.
The name Of a new member, Mrs.
Iindley Anderson, was favorably
voted upon by the chapter. Mrs.
John Lester Barr, State chairman on
accredited schools, gave a talk on
the work Of her committee.
A number Of guests were invited to
che tea which followed the meeting,
among them being Mrs. Wade Ellis,
Mrs. Cazanove Lee, jr.; Mrs. Bullock
Willis, Miss Ann Hubbard, Miss Kitty
Mcdonald, Miss Anne Moore and
Miss Ann Washington.
Mrs. Venn was assisted at tea by
Miss Louella Chase and Mrs. Godfrey
Creyke.
The Senior Division Of Capital So
eiety, C. A. R., met last Saturday
night at the home Of the president,
Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle, 5000 Con-
pecticut avenue. Miss Margaret Mil
Ter recited "Our Flag of Liberty"
Mrs. Sawtelle reported Charles Van
Grunwell, jr., Of Capital Society. had
the honor Of leading the audience in
giving the pledge Of allegiance to the
aag at the joint celebration by the
district S. A. r., D. A. r. and c. A. r.
In Memorial Continental Hall. and
that six other members, Billy Howard,
Elgin Scott, Jack Perry, Lovira Shedd,
Franklin Luxford and Margaret Mil
Ter served as Floor Committee at the
annual tea dance given to all c. A. r.
Societies in the District of Columbia
at the Washington Club.
Matthew Trimble Sawtelle Of the
9. A. R. is training some Of the
younger boys and girls to dance In
Capital Society's authentic minuette
of Colonial days, at each regular
monthly meeting Of the Junior divi-
sion.
A special feature Of the Colonial
ball held this month by the All-States
Society Of Washington at the Wash
ington Hotel was this minuette.
danced in Colonial costumes by Mat
thew Trimble Sawtelle, Mary Louise
Kuntz, Billy Howard, Mildred Carter
Sherman, Franklin Luxford, Sally
Steele, Van Gruenwell and Anne
Woodward.
Two new members we're accepted
into the society, by transfer from an
other District of Columbia society,
and several applications are pending