Evening star., 1935-06-16
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

Lucy Holcombe Chaptef met at the
home of Mrs. Edwin A. Hill, 2246 Ca
thedral avenue. Assisting hostesses
| were Mrs. j. w. T. Duvel and Mrs.
w. w. Stewart.
The regent, Mrs. George o. San
ford, presided and gave report Of
| the State executive meeting. State
committee reports were presented by
Mrs. Marguerite Eyster, Americanism;
Mrs. F. e. Cunningham, national de-
fense, and Miss Alice 3. Sanger, his
torical research.
A picnic supper will be given at
| the home of Miss Cornelia Cotton,
Davidson drive, Bethesda. June a..
There will be an outing for the men,
bers and their guests at Epping Forest.
June 90.
The chapter welcomed as new mem
bers Mrs. George r. McHenry, past
regent of William Ellery Chapter, New
port, r. l., and Mrs. George P. Grove.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter held
its annual business meeting and elec-
ton of officers at the home of Mrs.
Ruth Barnard Parker, Ass @ street.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Albert S. Boles, regent; Mrs. S.
H. McCrory, vice regent: Mrs. L. C..
Hover, chaplain: Mrs. Ernest T. Thorn
as, recording secretary; Miss Jessie
Mcpherson, corresponding secretary;
Miss Ruth Ann Parker, treasurer: Mrs.
Dwight M. Miner. registrar, and Mrs.
w. H. Larrimer, historian.
Mice N luiaa Na y.y.olI vryas ahneaV,
as delegate to the next Continental
Congress and the following alternates
were selected: Mrs. S. H. McCrory,
Mrs. Alexander H. Bell, Miss Harriet
M. Chase, Mrs. Ada Mills Payne, Mrs.
Ruth Barnard Parker, Miss Lula Pur-
cell. Mrs. Millicent c.. Morrison, Miss
Sallie Jane Chalk, DIR. Laura S. Bren-
non and Mrs. Arthur W. Dowler.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter met
at the home of Miss Mary Gleason,
1891 Butterworth street, June 4, Mrs.
Earl Richardson, regent, presiding.
Mrs. Katie Brown Busby was elected
to membership The name of Miss
Mary Kingswell was presented for
membership and Miss Natalie Schnei-
der, Miss Jacqueline Churchill and
Mrs. w. P. Allen we're voted into the
chapter. Miss Marie Rice, vice regent,
was elected delegate.
The annual Spring dinner dance
will be held the latter part of June.
Our Flag Chapter--Mrs. George w.
Eastment, at her home, Hill View, Sill
yer Spring, Md, was hostess to men,
bers Tuesday afternoon. Assisting
hostesses included the retiring officers.
among whom we're Mrs. Grattan
R. M. Richards, Mrs. Frank Lee VIII
liams. Mrs. william J. Showalter and
DR.. Clara Sibley Hill. Among the
guests were Mrs. George Madden
Grimes, State regent; Mrs. Walter
Smethurst of Ocofino Chapter, Helena,
Mont; Mrs. B. Brown, Mrs. Hattie
Fultz Appleby, Mrs. Scrihner, IT,, and
Miss Elizabeth Andrews.
| Mrs. Grattan Kerans, regent, pre-
sided. Mrs. Grimes gave q brief talk.
Oficers elected were: Mrs. j. Caldwell
Jenkins, regent; Mrs. william j. La
Varre, vice regent: Mrs. William Gof
Sears, chaplain; Mrs. Franz Blue, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. George w.
EaStment, treasurer; Mrs. william
Hodges. registrar; Miss Martha SeraYl,
historian: Miss Mary A. Kaufman,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
Grattan Kerans, delegate. Alternates
include Mrs. William j. Showalter,
Mrs. George Thompson. Mrs. J. D.
Young, Mrs. George Trowbridge, Mrs.
Jesse L. Webb, Mrs. r. M. Richards,
Mrs. J. Edgar Smith, Mrs. A. II.
Semmes, Mrs. William j. LaVarre and
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins.
Mrs. Kerans presented the chapter
charter, the chapter nag, pin and
gavel to Mrs. jenkins. Mrs. George
Eastment presented Mrs. Kerans with
the ex-regent's pin and q bouquet
of flowers.
Refreshments were served, with Mrs.
George Eastment, jr., and the Misses
Louise, Barbara and Jean Eastnent
assisting. Mrs. Haxrtstt scrihners