Evening star., 1934-05-20
MRS. JONES HEADS
CHAPTER Of D. A. R.
Named Regent of Mary
Washington Group
Last Week.

Mary Washington Chapter, D. A. r.,
met at the Washington Club. when
the vice regent, Mrs. Thaddeus M.
Jones, presided.
The following officers were elected
Regent, Mrs. Thaddeus M. Jones; vice
regent, Mrs. Alice E. Whitaker; chap
lain, Mrs. Aurelius r. Stands; treas
urer, Mrs. Frederick F. F. johnson;
recording secretary, Mrs. J. Franklin
Meyer; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Vinnetta Ranke; registrar, Mrs. Char
lotte Johnston.
Miss Janet Richards and Mrs.
Francis E. Pope, delegates to the
forty-third Continental Congress, gave
their reports as well as the chapter
chairmen of several State committees.
Mary Bartlett Chapter held its busi-
ness meeting and election of officers
at the home of the Misses Clara and
Mary Hadley, 1882 Harvard street.
Officers elected are: Mrs. Ellis Lo-
gan, regent; Mrs. E. M. Willis, vice
regent: Miss Clara Hadley, chaplain; !;
Mrs. A. S. Williams, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Clay L. Jennison, corre-
spondence secretary; Mrs. H. P. Simp-
son, treasurer; Mrs. Gregor McPher-
son, historian, and Mrs. H c. Young,
registrar.
The last and social meeting will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Clay L. Jen-
niSon June 5.
Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter met
May II, at Upper Marlboro, Md, en-
tertained by Mrs. Edward j. Smith.
The regent, Miss Luella Chase, pre-
sided, and gave an account of the
D. A. r. Congress and the recent
presentation of tree from Old Poto-
mac Path, at Rippon Lodge, Va. to
the National Historic Grove, at Ana
costa Park.
Committee reports were given by
Mrs. William T. Clerk Entertainment
and National Defense: Mrs. Geoffrey
Creyke, Revolutionary Documents and
Genealogical Research; Miss Mildred
Chancellor, Sons and Daughters of
the Republic, and Mrs. Ryland C.
Bryant, Accredited D. A. r. Schools.
Miss Chase extended to the men,
bers an invitation from her sister,
Mrs. Wade Ellis, to visit Rippon Lodge
the afternoon of June 2.
New officers elected we're: Regent
Miss Luella Chase; vice regent, Mrs.
Harry S. Venn; chaplain, Miss Leah
Burkhart: recording secretary. Mrs.
Bessie w. Calm; corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. H. S. Kimberly; treasurer.
Mrs. William T. Clerk; registrar, Mrs.
Geoffrey Creyke; historian. Mrs.
George Combs, and librarian, Mrs.
Larz Anderson.
Capt. Molly Pitcher Chapter met
Monday at the Chevy Chase Club.
Hostesses were Mrs. Joseph Stiles
Wall, regent; Mrs. Charles T. Carter,
Mrs. Hugh j. Davis and Mrs. Paul S.
Bond. The chapter donated a class
ring for Iona Gillingwater. ward of
the chapter at Maryville College. Miss
Polkinhorn spoke of the pilgrimage to
Carlisle, Pa, to be made in June to
the grave of Molly Pitcher.
Newly elected officers were: Regent,
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor; vice regent,
Miss Emma Strider; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. F. w. Holt: corresponding
secretary, Miss Blanche Polkinhorn;
treasurer, Mrs. Elmer Sothoron; regis
trar, Mrs. Leonard Mitchell, and
chaplain, Mrs. Charles McDermott.
The delegate is Mrs. Warren.
Katherine Montgomery Chapter
met at the home of Mrs. j. j. Light
foot. The regent, Mrs. Joseph w.
HiscoX, presided
The following officers were elected:
Regent, Mrs. Gary E. Walters; vice
regent, Miss Frances Sanford; chap
lain, Mrs. w. E. Sanford recording
secretary, Mrs. Joseph w. HiscoX; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. H. J. Sou
hard; registrar Mrs. William B. Bell,
and historian, Mrs. D. D. Bulman.
Mrs Hiscox, retiring regent, pre-
sented Mrs. Walters with the regents
pin and she in turn was presented
with and ex-regent's pin by Mrs New
hard, which was a gift from the chap
ter
Mrs. Oatley read an original poem,
Mother"
Patriots Memorial Chapter met at
the home of the regent, Mrs. Florence
M. Latin, Park Central Hotel. New
members received were Mrs. Freeley
Rohrer, Mrs. Henry c. Rieman and
Mrs. E. M. Stone. Mrs. j. T. Curry
reported three boxes of clothing sent
to Crossnore School at CrosSnore.
N. c.
The following officers were elected:
Regent, Mrs. Florence M. Latin: vice
regent, Miss Mary Roberts; chaplain,
Mrs. George P. Conway; recording
secretary, Mrs. Alexander G. Hami!-
ton; corresponding secretary, Miss
Marie c. Butler; treasurer, Miss Rose
mary E. Wright; registrar, Mrs. j. P.
Saffold: historian, Mrs. Samuel B. Mil
ton; delegate, Mrs Joel T. Curry.
Thomas Marshall Chapter met with
Miss Linda Nance, at the Keystone.
The regent, Mrs. Harry Howard, pre-
sided. Accounts of the Continental
Congress we're given by the regent and
by the alternates, Mrs. Alice Yates,
Mrs. Elizabeth Green. Miss Linda