Evening star., 1936-02-09
OAR. CONVENTION.
OFFICIAL CHOSEN
Approved Schools Group
Told Mrs. Creyke to Head
Program Unit.


Program Unit.
The Approved Schools Committee
Of the District of Columbia Daughters
of the American Revolution met
Thursday in Memorial Continental
Hall, when Mrs. Alexander H. Bell,
State chairman, announced Mrs.
Goeffrey Creyke, the secretary, has
been appointed by the president gen.
eral as chairman of the Program
Committee for the Forty-fifth Con-
tinental Congress, which convenes in
April.
Mrs. John Lester Barr, former ma
tional vice chairman Of this commit
tee, gave a talk on II approved
schools.
Capitol Chapter met at the home
OF Mrs. A. Y. Casanova, jr., 1914
jefferson street, Mrs. D. K. Smithers,
regent, presiding. A. Y. Casanova, ST.,
read a paper on Pioneer Women"
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y.
Casanova, ST., and Mrs. Williams.
Monticello Chapter met at the home
of Mrs. Ashmun Brown, 1908 Oliver
street, Chevy Chase. Md. The as
sisting hostesses were Mrs. Edward c.
Sasnett, Mrs. Charles S. Grindle and
Miss Nellie Thomas.
A talk on national defense was given
by Mrs. Ashmun Brown. A new men,
ber, Mrs. Arthur E. Dowell, was in
troduced.
Guests were Miss Parr and Mrs.
Ferd Schneider.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter met
with Miss Eva E. Luke at the All
States Hotel. The assisting hoStesseS
were Mrs. E. M. Greathouse, Miss
Elizabeth Kilgore, Miss Florence Lam
caster and Miss Jane Williams.
The chapter voted IS toward the
Kate Duncan Smith Library, in sup
port of the work of Mrs. Alexander
H. Bell, State chairman of the Ap-
proved Schools Committee.
Prospective members present were:
Mrs. Albert N. Jones, Mrs. William E.
Edwards and Miss E. L. Gardner. Miss
Stella Shipley, nonresident MEM
Der from Neodesha, Kans., was a guest.
Mrs. Harry M. Howard. vice chair.
man of historic spots, and DR.. S. D.
Shankland, executive secretary, de-
partment of superintendent, National
Education Association, spoke.
Col. John Donelson Chapter met at
the American Association of Univer-
sity Women's Club, with Mrs. Bertha
w. Martin, Miss Julia Macmillan,
Miss Martha McCabe and Miss Bessie
o. Sweet as hostesses.
Miss Macmillan gave report of
the State Historical meeting, and Miss
Sweet read a paper on Alexander
Hamilton.
Mrs. Lyman F. Kebler was elected
delegate to the annual Congress, and
alternates elected were: Mrs. L. D.
Parkhurst, Mrs. H. c. Oberholser, Mrs.
Wilmer Souder, Miss Bessie o. Sweet.
Miss Julia Macmillan, Mrs. Katherine
Billings, Mrs. Bertha w. Martin and
Mrs. B. ]. Madert. Mrs. Peter Black
well was voted an associate member.
Columbia Chapter met at the Amer
ican War Mothers Home. with the
regent, Mrs. william l.. Mattocks, as
hostess. A program Of music was
given by Victor Neal, at the piano,
and Miss Powell, violinist. The hus-
bands were guests of the chapter at
the program.
Federal City Chapter met at the
home of Mrs. Mahlon A. Winter, 1888
Ashmead place. Mrs. Jesse Anthony
was the assistant hostess.
Miss Annita Ker, historian, spoke
on Jack Jewett. Virginia Revolution
ary soldier. Miss Nette Hirrick read
a paper on Iowa historical markers
which have been placed by the D.
A. r. chapters of that State.
Livingston Manor Chapter met at
the home of Mrs. S. D. Shankland,
1862 Randolph street. The assistant
hostesses were Mrs. Campbell, Mrs.
Anderson, Mrs. Sparrow and Mrs.
Trigg.
A talk by Mrs. Howard was fol-
lowed by songs by Mrs. Martin, ac-
companied by Mrs. Montgomery.
Members of the chapter celebrated
its twenty-seventh anniversary with
luncheon at the Highlands on Feb
ruary 3. Mrs. Harman, national vice
regent, and Mrs. Grimes, State re-
gent, spoke. Mrs. Hayes sang and
Mrs. s. D. Shankland gave an ad-
dress on the Pioneer Women in
Colonial Times"
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met for
luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel, hav-
ing the following hoStessses: Miss
Florence, Bergman, Miss Helen Har-
per, Mrs. D. G. Jones and Mrs. B. H.
Lingo. The regent, Mrs. Wesley G.
Hanford. introduced a new member.
Mrs. Elgtn. Mrs. Samuel s. Spruce,
historian, made report about STRAIT
ford. Mrs. william Fletcher, jr., gave
report on the National Defense Con-
ference.
It was decided to celebrate the
twenty-firs birthday anniversary of
the chapter with a luncheon party
at the Raleigh Hotel on February Is.
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