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Nance, Miss Mary McCabe and Miss
Jessie McEnery.
A card party will be given in June
for the Sons and Daughters of the
U. S. A. camp fund. The following
| officers were elected: Regent, Mrs.
William H. Wagner; vice regent, Mrs.
Frederic A. Coolidge; treasurer, Mrs.
Alice Yates; recording secretary, Miss
Frances Green; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. William Edgar Marshall:
| chaplain, Mrs. Blanche Heady; regis
trar, Mrs. John L. Ais; historian, Mrs
Maria H. Meigs. The retiring chap
lain. Mrs. Mary H. Fortier, acted as
| installing officer.
Maj. LEnfant Chapter held a ban
quet at the Brook Tea House. Mrs.
Sterling Bockoven, vice regent, assisted
by Mrs. Paul J. Christian and Miss
Minnie L. Parker, planned the pro-
gram. Miss Margaret Fraser, regent
presided.
Mrs. Bockoven and Mrs. Paul J.
Christian spoke. The regent reported
$40 given to the Constitution Hall
fund in honor of Gen. George Wash
ington by Maj. Pierre Charles Len
FAINT through the chapter. Mrs. Bet
telheim, as delegate. reported on the
Continental Congress.
The following officers were elected:
Regent, Mrs. Sterling Bockoven; vice
regent, Miss Margaret A. Bloomfield,
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cording secretary, Mrs. Edward G.
Wright; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Edwin S. Bethlehem. jr.; treasurer,
Miss Elma Glover; registrar, Mrs. w.
Alden Wall; historian, Mrs. Paul j.
Christian; delegate, Miss Margaret I.
Fraser.
Eleanor Wilson Chapter was enter
tanned at tea at the home of Mrs. J. N.
Roberts in Clarendon. Mrs. Courts,
the regent, presided.
Miss Ida Lea, vice regent, showed
an old chair that has been in her
family since the French Revolution, a
gift of grateful French refugee. The
next meeting will be held in October
at the home of Mrs. Courts in George
town.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter un-
veiled a memorial to Gen. Philip
Stuart at Congressional Cemetery.
State and chapter officers, chapter
members and descendants of Gen.
Stuart marched at the call of the
bugle, sounded by John Stevenson, jr.,
to the grave of Gen. Stuart. The pro-
cession was headed by the American,
Maryland State and D. A. R. flags.
The ceremonies were conducted by
the chapter regent Mrs. Alexander H.
Bell Mrs. Stanley Beasley, State
chaplain, led in prayer. Mrs. S. H.
McCrory, State historian, read paper
on Gen. Stuart, written by Mrs. Eva
Elizabeth Luke, ex-regent OF the |
chapter.
The bronze marker was unveiled by |
Miss Frances Stuart Tucker and Miss
Florence Wenner, descendants Of Gen. |
Stuart. Mrs. Bell presented the marker |
to Mrs. George Madden Grimes. State |
regent. A duet was sung by MRS
Ralph C. Wilson and Mrs. B. r. Rec
tor of the -hapter.
An address on Gen. Stuart was de-
livered by Alexander H. Bell Mrs.
BENJAMIN M. Connolly, great-great-
granddaughter of Gen. Stuart and an
officer in the chapter pla"ed floral
tribute on the grave of her ancestor
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe. founder |
of the chapter, read several stanzas
from the "Bivouac of the Dead
Army and Navy Chapter met at
Stonleigh Court. The regent, Mrs.
McIver, gave her report.
Election of officers and of delegates
and alternates to the next D. A. R.
Congress was held. The officers are:
Mrs. w. Kutz, regent; Mrs. Edwin st.
John Greble, vice regent; Mrs. David
C. Shanks, chaplain; Mrs. Ross T. Nc
Intire, recording secretary: Mrs. God
win Ordway, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Frank S. Clark, treasurer; Mrs.
r. M. Griswold, historian; Mrs George
W. McIver, registrar. The members of
the Board of Management are: Mrs.
William D. West, Mrs. John E. Hunt,
Mrs. Richard D. La Garde, Mrs. David
j. Rumbough. Mrs. Arthur M. Whaley
and Mrs. Roy T. Morris. The dele
gates are: Mrs. H. E. Paddock, Mrs.
John Walker Holcombe and Mrs. Will
liam Renwick Smedberg. The alter
mates are: Mrs. David C. Shanks,
Mrs. CORTLAND Nixon, Mrs. M. B.
Birdseye, Mrs William D. Wrightson,
Mrs. Joseph A. CASTOR, Miss Sarah
Cushing, Mrs. Mary A. Rennolds,
Mrs. Laurence H. Halstead and Miss
Julia H. Hunt.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter
was entertained at the home Of Mrs.
Ira C. Whitacre, Woodside, Md. Mrs.
Joseph Wheat was assisting hostess.
Annual reports of officers and COM
mittees were given; also reports of
the D. A. r. Congress. Plans were
made for a luncheon at the home of
Mrs. William s. Dewhirst in June.
Mrs. Joseph Stewart read paper
on my Grandmother's Garden"
Gov. Thomas WeIles Chapter.
C. A. R., was entertained by Mrs
John Knox Arnold and Charles Ar
mold at the Cleveland Park Club. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Arthur Stewart; recording sec-1
retary, James Akers; corresponding
secretary, Myron Smith; historian,
Carol Fries: registrar. Lewis Steely.
chaplain, Frances Nettleton; color
bearers, Jane Ramseyer and Nathan
Heady.
1t was decided the chapter would
have an advisory council of men who
would interest themselves particularly
in the activities of the boys. DR.. Cliff
ton P. Clark. president of the Sons
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