Evening star., 1934-04-01
Mrs. Marthill Hostess
To Local D. A.. R. Chapter
Meeting of Amer;can;za alton Group Is Reported
at Last Session Before Continental Con.
sress-Other Activities Here.

Nair, husband of the hostess, gave a
talk on The Indian in Agriculture. >
Miss Clara Hadley read extracts from
DR.. Eastman's Soul of the Indian"
Chairmen OF the National Commit
tee. past and present, will assemble
for breakfast April IS at 8 o'clock at
the willard Hotel to be followed by
a meeting for organization. The COM
mittee appointed last year to draft
bylaws. Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr.,
and Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel, will pre-
sent same for adoption. The president
general, Mrs. Russell william Magma,
will be the guest of honor.
Victory Chapter held its guest meet
ing at the home of Mrs Carl Ruediger,
1886 Twenty-eighth street, Monday
evening. with Mrs. E. T. Fulton as as
sisting hostess. In the brief business
meeting over which the regent, Mrs.
William H. Harper. presided a new
member was welcomed, Mrs. Royal e.
Burnham.
The Spring festival OF the Amer
icanism School on April 20 was an
nounced at the Chamber of Com
merce. A letter from DR.. Clifton P.
Clark, president of the S. A. r., was
read, and Mrs. Howard Hodskins of
the District OF Columbia was Endorsed
for honorary vice president general.
Mrs. Edward r. Foster received a vote
of thanks for her historical work. Mrs.
Husband announced q bronze tablet
in honor of Capt. Campbell. Revolu-
tionary Navy. will be placed on his
grave In the old Methodist Cemetery
in Alexander on April 7. with appro-
pirate exercises. DR.. Verne gave a
historical talk with coiored slides. as
sisted by Mr.. Davis, graduate of the
Berry School. Georgia.
American Liberty Chapter held its
March meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce. The hostesses were Mrs.
George T. Hawkins and Mrs Critten-
den. and the regent, Mrs. w. w.
Lemmond, presided. A social followed
when refreshments were served.
Independence Bell Chapter was en-
tertained at its March meeting by the
regent. Miss Grace Diggs, and Miss
Camilla Digss. The chapter voted to
send a child to the Summer camp,
also money and a box of clothes to
the Kate Duncan Smith School.
Guests were Mrs. David Caldwell,
and the State regent. Mrs. Harry c.
Grove. A social followed when re-
freshments were served.
Continental Chapter was enter
tanned at is March meeting by Mrs.
Claude Thigpen. 3s06 Livingston
street. with Misses Mary w. Durham.
Louise Durham. Alberta V. Williams,
Mrs. Helen H. Page and Mrs. Walter
z. Price. assisting hostesses. The re-
gent, Mrs. Lora F. Manion. presided.
Mrs. Stanley H. Beasley, State chap
lain, led the devotionals.
Reports were made by the officers
and members of the following State
committees: Americanism, Mrs. J.
Mcdonald Stewart: D. A. r. Student
Loan Fund. Miss Mabel L. White;
sons and Daughters of the United
States OF America, Miss Lille B.
oDonnell. Miss Mary Forness read
a paper on national defense. Mrs.
Manion and Mrs. Stewart gave re-
ports of the State Conference of the
District of Columbia, D. Ar.
In addition to the alternates at
tending the Continental Congress in
April, the chapter will be represented
by the regent. Mrs. Manion; Vice
Regent Miss Mary j. Edmands and
Delegate Mrs. Hazel K. Hoggett.
Mrs. Mabel Linton williams. men,
Der. gave a talk on "Music-America
versus Europe"
The guest speaker. Mrs. Amart
Stoddart, State chairman National
Defense Committee, and ex-regent
Eugenia Washington Chapter. talked
on National Defense" Miss Janet
Coon presented q dramatic episode of
the eighteenth century drama and
several impersonations of small chill
dren. Other guests we're Mrs. Byron
Coon, Miss Stella Richardson, Mrs.
Josephine Morton and Miss Mar
jorie Morton. Mrs Morton and Miss
Morton assisted the hostess in the
dining room
A social followed. during which re-
freshments were served.
The April meeting will be post
poned one week, due to the sessions
OF the Continental Congress.