Evening star., 1934-10-07
Will Make Chief Address.

house, scene of the signing OF the
articles of capitulation, and the Off
cial opening to the public of the sites
of the headquarters OF the Virginia
Militia and Of the troops commanded
by Gen. Lafayette. Mrs. Magma will
be a guest at the exercises to be held
att the College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, when DR.. John Stew
art Bryan will be installed as presi-
dent of the college, and when Presi-
dent Roosevelt will receive an hon.
orary degree.
Baltimoreans to Attend.
Also participating in the cere-
monies will be. members of the Ma
tional Board of Management and
members of the society and friends,
leaving Baltimore by boat on the
afternoon Of october 18. This trip
is being arranged by Mrs. James H.
Dorsey, Roland Park, Baltimore,
State chairman of the Committee on
Conservation and Thrift.
Mrs. John r. Little presided at the
opening Fall meeting of the National
Membership Committee at Continental
Hall. This committee is composed OF
the registrars of the District Of Col
umbia chapters.
The committee is preparing com
plete membership duplicate files of
each chapter, one to be retained by
the chapter and the other for the
State registrar.
Mary Washington Chapter will
meet Tuesday at 7:45 pm. at the
Washington Club. The State officers
will be present. Mrs. George Madden
Grimes, State regent, will address the
chapter.
The Music Committee met at the
home of the State chairman, Miss
Lillian Chenoweth, when plans were
outlined for the season. 1t was de-
cided Loyalty" adopted as the State
song of the D. C.. D. A. r., will be
used often this year. The words
of the song were written by Mrs.
Anna M. Lais-Phillips. at the time
a member of Judge Lynn Chapter,
and the music by the blind organist
and composer. Dr. Adam Giebel, and
dedicated to Mrs Howard L. Hodg-
kins. The State regent, Mrs. George
Madden Grimes, met with the COM
mittee
The following well known musicians
are members of the committee: Mrs.
James Shera Montgomery. vice chair
man; Mrs. Mallette Spengler, Mrs.
J. Frank Rice, Mrs Thelma Mills
Rector and Miss Edith De Cell.
Richard Arnold Chapter met October
1 at the home of Mrs. r. E. Lee Hall,
2819 Twenty-nintn street, with Mrs.
Randolph Hopkins and Miss Edythe
C. Northup assisting as hostesses.
New members are Miss Agnes Roche
and Miss Caroline Fell.
Frances Scott Chapter met at the
home of the regent, Mrs. E. P. AndruS,
assisted by Mrs w. R. Cole. Luncheon
was followed by the meeting. Better
Films was the topic of Mrs. F. B.
Bell. Mrs. Charles P. Hetfield, a guest
from Honolulu. gave an illustrative
talk on the work Of her chapter.
Judge Lynn Chapter met under the
regency of Mrs. Donald M. Earll,
October 2, at the home of Mrs. Will
liam E. Forbes. Mrs. Forbes was as
sisted by Mesdames Buchanan, Elliott,
Haig, Myers, Stratton and Swingle.
Mrs. Frederick Carr was elected to
membership. Arrangements were
completed for a card party, October
20. A social was held.
Martha Washington Chapter met
at the home of its regent, Mrs. Julian
West Pollard, in Chevy Chase, Md.
An account was read of the pilgrim
age to Richmond made by the chap
ter to dedicate a marker to the mem
ory of Miss Hartley Graham, real
Daughter and a charter member of
the chapter. On that occasion a
beautiful miniature of Miss Graham
was presented to the chapter by Mrs.
Halyburton of Richmond, the widow
of a grandnephew of Miss Graham.
Chairman of the Membership Com
mittee, Mrs. Frances Blake, proposed
the names of eight prospective men,
bers, who were admitted to member
ship. Mrs. Angus Lamond was ap-
pointed president of Wakefield So
ciety, Children of the American
Revolution.
The officers for the year are: Re-
gent, Mrs. Julian West Pollard; vice
regent, Mrs. Eugene Lewis Culver;
chaplain, Mrs. Darlington c. Richard
son; recording secretary, Mrs. Ray
Eber Brown; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Arthur Gordon; treasurer, Mrs.
Norville v. Pattie; historian, Mrs.
Frederick B. Linton; registrar, Mrs.
Francis Blake; delegate, Mrs. Andrew
Mcclure Bunton.
Columbia Chapter met at the home
of Mrs. Jason Waterman, 1903 Evarts
street northeast, the evening of Sep
tember 25, with the regent, Mrs. Will
liam L. Mattocks, presiding.
Mrs. Mattocks announced the elec-
ton of Miss Isabel Myrth as secretary
of the State Registrar Committee, the
appointment of Mrs. C. G. Coombs
as State vice chairman of revolu-
tionary relics, Mrs. Grosvenor State
vice chairman of Magazine Commit
tee, together with Mrs. Waterman as
president of the Chapter House Corp.
A communication from Mrs. F. w.
Holt calling attention to the great
need of books for the blind was read.
The officers acted as hostesses with
Mrs. Waterman and a social was held.
The next meeting will be October %
at the home of Mrs. J. Frank Camp
bell.
Continental Danes Chapter met
Tuesday at the Washington Club as
the guest of its past regent, Mrs.
George Hillyer. The regent, Mrs. John
A. Massey, presided. The resignation
of Mrs. Charles Dawson as treasurer
was accepted and Mrs. Mildred Van
Reuth was appointed. The chapter
honcred the national officers from the
District and the newly-elected State
officers by inviting the District etap-