Evening star., 1935-03-17
MRS. G|L[ENT|NE
SEEKSD.A. R.POST
Chattanooga Woman Will
Be Candidate for Presi-
dent General.

Mrs. Flora Myers Gillentine Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, has announced
her candidacy for president general.
National Society of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, in the elec-
tion to be held during the Continental
Congress next month.
From the District of Columbia she
has selected Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove
to serve as historical general.
independence Bell Chapter.-Miss
Grace Wharton Diggs, regent. has
appointed as delegates to the con-
gress Miss Wilmuth Gary, Mrs. Nor
ris e. NARROW. Miss Ella Carter Hodg-
son, Miss Camilla Hall Diggs. Miss
Linda Eleanor Deaton, Mrs. Charles
B. Kettering, Mrs. Russell H. Stine,
Mrs. Meta Gallagher Miller, Mrs.
Walter P. Scott and Miss M. Esther
Mayher.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met
Tuesday at the Raleigh Hotel, fol-
lowing luncheon at which Mrs. Ver-
non E. West, Mrs. Samuel Roberts,
Mrs. Edwin Yates and Mrs. w. Wayne
Wirgman were hostesses.
The regent, Mrs. Catherine B.
Strong, presided and read a report
Of her recent activities on behalf Of
the chapter.
Mrs. c. S. Schermerhorn and Mrs.
Walton Clark were elected to mem
bership. The chapter will invite Miss
Jean Warfield and Mrs. J. Robert
Grove to be guests at luncheon pre-
ceding the April meeting.
State Radio Committee, Mrs. Earl
Fuller, chairman, announces the pro-
gram over Station WRC Wednesday
will be piano selections by Miss Edith
De Cell, from lis to 1880 pm.
Richard Arnold Chapter met at the
home Of the chapter registrar, Miss
BERTHE L. Packet, 1918 Seventeenth
street, with Miss Elizabeth Lathrop
and Mrs. j. Franklin Gross assistant
hoStesses. Miss Olive Harrington, re-
gent, presided.
The guest speakers were Mrs. John
F. Little, State registrar, and Harold
McCord, vice president Of tie Alex
ander Hamilton Club, Sons and
Daughters of the United States Of
America.
The chapter gave bridge luncheon
celebrating its twentythird birthday
anniversary at the Shoreham Hotel
yesterday.
Martha Washington Chapter met at
the headquarters of the American
War Mothers. the guest Of Mrs. Ros-
coe Oatley, Mrs. William Hardy. Mrs.
George Gibbs. Mrs. Alfred Best and
Miss Clara B. Milligan. The wee
regent, Mrs. Eugene L. Culver. pre-
sided. 1t was voted to send a boy
and girl to the Summer camps.
Mrs. Andrew Bunten, past regent,
reported the presentation to the Dis
trict room at Memorial Continental
Hall Of a miniature of Miss Hartley
Graham. real Daughter and a char
ter member of the chapter. Miss
Helen Pattie was elected a member.
A memorial to Mrs. Charles Chapline
was read.
A social arranged by the hostesses
featured songs and music by joseph
OLone, Miss Nellie Roman, Mrs. Elsie
Linder Shea, Mrs. Phillips, Walter
Holt and Miss Bird. with readings by
Mrs. Willis and talk by Mrs. Pauline
Auerhammer, descendant of Paul
Revere.
Susan Riviere Hetzei Chapter was
entertained March 2 at the Roosevelt
Hotel, with Mrs. William T. Clerk,
Mrs. Ryland C. Bryant and Mrs.
Geonrey Creyke as hostesses. The
meeting was called to order by the
regent, Miss Luella Chase.
The historian. Mrs. Combs, read a
paper on John Hay, the first Chief
Justice Of the United States. Ofncers
gave reports.
Mrs. Arturo Casanova gave a talk
on the taking of the census. Mrs.
Josiah van Orsdel, past registrar gen.
eral. another guest, gave a short talk
supplementing that of Mrs. Casanova.
Refreshments were served.
Army and Navy Chapter met at the
Army and Navy Club with the re-
gent, Mrs. Charles w. Kutz, presiding.
Mrs. G. w. McIver made a general
report Of the State convention and
Mrs. John Holcombe a resume of Mrs.
Magna's talk. Miss Barnes, State
chairman of the Sons and Daughters
Of the United States of America, gave
an account Of the work done by her
committee.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter
met at the home of Mrs. Towson
Price. 3720 r street. Mrs. Earl Fuller
was assisting hostess. The regent,
Mrs. e. l.. Harvey, presided. The re-
gent and Mrs. Earl Fuller gave reports
OF the State conference. The guest
speaker was Mrs. 2. Lewis Dalby, who
spoke on Mary Todd Lincoln.
Deborah Knapp Chapter celebrated
the twenty-f1fth anniversary of the
founding of the chapter with a dinner
at the American Association of Uni
versity Women's Club. DR.. Ella r.
Fales was in charge.
Mrs. Gertrude Warren Moser read
the history Of the chapter and a
brief review Of the life of Deborah
Knapp. DR.. Fales gave a sketch.