Evening star., 1934-12-16
D. A. R. CARD PARITY
TO Be JANUARY III
Executive Committee An
nounces Date for an
nuaI Event.

The annual card party Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of the District of Columbia will be
held January II at pm. at the Will
lard Hotel, 1t was announced last week
at a meeting of the State Executive
Committee. at the Chamber of Com
merce, with Mrs. George Madden
Grimes, State regent, presiding.
The new assistant treasurer, Miss
Linda Nance. of Thomas Marshall
Chapter was installed by the State
vice regent, Mrs. Jean Labat. The
State registrar Mrs. j. Franklin Little
announced total of Al new members
for the District of Columbia. State
Committee, S. D. U. S. A, Miss Eliza
beth Barnes, chairman, announced a
meeting January %, with DR.. Frank
Ballou as the speaker. Girl Home
makers Committee, Mrs. Clarence
Weaver, chairman, announced her
classes were making Christmas pres
ents and are planning a Christmas
party for December 10 from 7 to 9
pm. at 218 John Marshall place.
Approved Schools Committee, Miss
Harriet Chase, chairman, asked for
Christmas boxes for the mountain
schools, including scraps for quilts
and rummage to be sold.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter met
at 1862 Columbia road, Mrs. Earle
Richardson presiding. Katherine Busby
was voted into membership. Mrs
Dyer, registrar, reported three supple
mental papers filed and accepted for
Josephine Davis. The chapter will hold
its annual Christmas tea dance Decem-
ber 20, the place to be announced
later. Ida Randall presented a num-
Der of her pupils in dances. Refresh
mentS were served by the hostess, who
was assisted by Miss Zebley and Miss
Belfield.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met at
the Kennedy Warren Hotel. Luncheon
was served, for which the hoSteSSes
were Mrs. William Fletcher, Mrs. o. E.
S. Stevenson, Mrs. Catherine B. Strong
and Mrs. Samuel Spruce. The regent,
Mrs. G. B. Strong. presided.
N1lo' AI4CC w. GlSlIl was d Su6SL dL
luncheon, following which she was
elected to membership in the chapter.
AT the January meeting Mrs. Richard
Hughes and Mrs. Catherine Let's
Jones will be guests at luncheon.
Judge Lynn Chapter met at the
home of Mrs. M R. Wilkes, who was
assisted by Mrs. E. G.. GUNNER, Mrs.
C. w. Kyle, the Misses Walker and
Miss Laura Silsby. Miss Lucy Knox
was presented as a prospective mem
ber. The guest of honor. Mrs. Fred
E. Holt, spoke on work being done by
the D. A. R. of the District of Co.
lunbia in having books transcribed
into the Braille for the use Of blind
students. The chapter voted to pre-
sent a set to the library in the name
Of the chapter.
The State Radio Committee, Mrs
Earl Fuller, chairman, announces Mrs.
Alice B. Haig, State recording secre-
tary, will give a program of songs
over Station WRC December 10, from
lis to 1870 pm.
Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter met
at the Y. w. c. A. with the Program
Committee, Miss Emma Strider, Miss
Grace Edwards and Mrs. Elmer Soth-
oron as the hosteSseS. Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, regent, presided. 1t was
announced a new State Committee
has been authorized, with Mrs. Fred
erick w. Holt. charter member of
the chapter, as the State chairman.
The committee will be known as
patriotic literature for the blind.
Mrs. Paul Bond was appointed chap
ter chairman
An Entertainment Committee, Mrs.
Willoughby S. Chesley, Mrs Charles
Fairfax, Mrs. Joseph Wall, Miss
Blanche Polkinhorn, Mrs. Edward
Graves and Mrs. Charles Happier, was
announced to formulate plans for the
chapter birth anniversary in February.
Mrs. Theodore Palmer urged a milk
fund for the Americanization School
and a health fund for emergency
cases Of operation. Ten dollars was
given for the first case.
A program of song was given by the
State recording secretary. Mrs. Charles
c. Haig, and Maryland history by
Miss Doree Germaine Holman.
The Magazine Committee held a
round-table discussion of its national
publication at the home of its chair
man, Mrs. Lewis Daily, on Longfel-
low street. James w. Hardey and
Lewis Everard spoke.
Prior to the meeting a luncheon
was held. AS presiding officer, Mrs.
Dalby introduced the State regent.
Mrs. George M. Grimes, for a short
address, and Miss Helen Harmon, ma
tional vice president general, also
spoke.
Army and Navy Chapter celebrated
It's fortleth anniversary with a lunch
con at the Army and Navy Club, un-
Ger the leadership of the regent, Mrs.
Charles Willauer Kutz A reading of
the history Of the chapter was given
by Mrs. r. M. Griswold.
New members welcomed we're: Mrs.
c. B. Thummel, Mrs. A. M. Miller.
Mrs. w. L. Estes, Mrs. W. F. Jones,
Miss Eleanor williams, Mrs. j. C. Bu-
ger and Mrs. T. F. Clemend.
Federal City Chapter met at the
home of Miss Estelle Price, 1926 T
street. The regent, Miss Lula Mae
Comstock, presided
The chapter made a donation to the
wall case to be given to Continental
Hall in honor Of Mrs. John M. Bea-
vers, corresponding secretary general.
Mrs. Cora Davenport and Miss
Sarah Davenport were received into
membership. A paper on 1.-TWO Gen.
turies of Thanksgiving" was read by
Miss Annita Ker. Miss Nettie Her
rick gave an account of her recent
trip to the Pacific Coast.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter met
IN the home of Mrs. Ada Mills Payne.
with Mrs. Helen M. Montague and
Mrs. Thelma Mills Rector, Miss Nam
ME T. Daniel, Miss Edith Macauley,
Miss Ruth Ann Parker and Miss
Mabel Wheelock as assisting hostesses.
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