Evening star., 1936-03-29
D. A. R. GROUPS
HERE ARE ACTIVE
March Meetings Ere Held
by Various Chapters
During Week.

During Week.
Mrs. William Hoffheins and Mrs.
Chester Smith we're joint hostesses to
the March meeting OF Sarah Franklin
Chapter at the formers home on De-
catur street
Mrs. William Russell Abraham. re-
gent, presided. She read her report to
the State Conference
The chapter indorsed Mrs. Harry
ColfaX Grove for vice president gen.
eral.
Tea was served.
Mrs. George E. Warfield of Alexan-
dria will entertain in April.
Lieut.. John Shaw Society, C. A. r.,
were entertained at its March meeting
by Miss Gail Tyler Koss and Miss Mary
Louise Forbes at the home Of Miss
Koss, 3712 Harrison street. The So
ciety received. with formal ceremonies,
a large silk American flag which the
children have purchased. The senior
president Mrs. E. l.. Myers, pre-
society. and the junior president Miss
Betty Earll, accepted it for the So
ciety The flag was carried by Elwood
A Cobey. jr. Robert Fulton and Rob-
ert Earll were color guards. Mrs.
Bertha M, Robbins, fo.nder of the
society, told the history of Lieut.. John
Shaw, who was her Revolutionary
ancestor
Mrs. Frank A. Ray, national Secre-
tary of the c. A. r. and editor of the
c. A. R. Magazine, brought greetings
from the National Society. Mrs.
Adelaide S. Beard, C. A. r. State
chaplain, brought greetings from the
State. Mrs. Donald M Earll, regent
of Judge Lynn Chapter, extended
greetings from the mother chapter to
her junior organization.
Keystone Chapter met at the home
Of Mrs. Roy Black, with Miss May
Levers assisting hostess.
Mrs. HalStead entertained with vocal
numbers.
Manor House Chapter gave lunch
con at the Parrot Tea Room. March
2l. in honor of Miss Lillian Chenoweth,
who was recently elected State vice
regent.
The guests were the State regent,
Mrs. George Madden Grimes: State
vice regent Mrs. Jean Labot; State
regent-elect, Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
and Mrs. E. NJ Chenoweth, mother
OF Miss Chenoweth.
A meeting of the chapter was held
after the luncheon. Mrs. Harry COL
fax Grove OF the District of Columbia
and Mrs Allen Harris, State regent
Of Tennessee, were indorsed as candi-
dates for vice president general.
Lucy Holcombe Chapter met at the
home OF Miss Alice B. Sanger, 1863
Columbia road. Mrs. Maude A. Har-
ris, Miss Kate Edmunds and Miss Ruth
Phillips were assisting hostesses. The
regent. Mrs. George o. Sanford,
presided.
George o. Sanford. chief engineer
of the Washington office, Bureau of
Reclamation, gave an illustrated talk
on some Of the reclamation projects in
Montana, wyoming and Colorado be-
Ing carried on by the Department Of
the Interior.
Monticello Chapter was entertained
at its March meeting at the home of
Mrs NJ. H. Darnan, 1877 Hobart street,
the assisting hoSteSSeS being Mrs, w.
Parks Crater. Mrs. Leo Kasehagen and
Mrs J. Roy Pipes.
A new member, Mrs ]. w johnson,
was welcomed. Mrs. Samuel B. Wood
bridge has been elected State librarian.
Mrs. J. H. Marshall gave readings.
Constitution Chapter met at the
Pen Women's studio at the Burlington
Hotel, the regent, Mrs Thomas Hardie
Seay, presiding. The death of the
registrar, Miss Louisiana Blackmar,
vas reported. Mrs. William A. Jardine
was appointed to fill out her unex-
pired term. Mrs. George Kerr was a
special guest. Mrs. E. Richard GaSch
vas in charge of the program, con-
sisting of songs by Jean Bishop, ac-
companied by Jewell Downs; also
duet by Miss Bishop and Paul CARRIER.
Mr. CARRIER, curator of aeronautics
at the National Museum. gave talk
on The History of Aviation and the
Winnie Mae"
Victory Chapter met at the home Of
the regent, Mrs. Chester B. Watts,
Naval Observatory, Mrs B. c. Walden
u1aier assisting.
Mrs. Edward R. Foster, historian,
gave narration on the discovery Of
Florida by Ponce de Leon. Miss Edna
Clark spoke on Washington in the
Eineties"
Other guests were Mrs. Gertrude
Hite and Mrs. E. G. Purvis.
The Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter
met at the Octagon House. Miss Luella
Chase, regent, read paper THE His
tory Of the Octagon House" Mrs.
Harry S. Kimberly gave an interesting
talk on the work of the National De-
fense Committee. Mrs. George Combs,
historian, read a paper on Dolly Madi-
son.
Mrs. Harry M. Howard, State vice.
chairman Of Historic Spots, spoke on
the Treaty of Ghent. which was rati-
find In the Ontn ooY1 unIJsa