Evening star., 1936-11-22
D. A. R. OBSERVES
WEEK OF THANKS
Series of Thanksgiving Pro-
grams Opened With
Broadcast Friday.

grams Upeneu WIN
Broadcast Friday.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will observe this week the
American festival. Thanksgiving. The
series of Thanksgiving programs was
begun Friday with a radio broadcast
over Station WRC by Mabel N.
Thurston, lecturer. as part Of the d.
A. r. Round Table program.
Thomas Marshall Chapter will hold
q dinner at the Fuhram studio at the
Fairfax Hotel Tuesday. The proceeds
will be used for charitable contribu-
tions.
A benefit card party for Ellis Island
will be given on Tuesday by the Presi-
dent Monroe Chapter at the home OF
Mrs. William A. Bowman, $50 Quack-
enbos street.
The National Defense Committee Of
the National Society is arranging for
the presentation of Good Citizenship
models. Contests will be conducted
WllCICNCl IA SAtAoCilcAAP
suggested. Honor, loyalty, service, CO.
operation, courage and leadership will
be the challenge to students entering
the campaign. The Good Citizenship
model is of bronze, suspended on a red,
white and blue ribbon.
Mrs. Vinton Earl Sisson, chairman
Af In Not q
Through Patriotic Education has been
appointed by Mrs. William A. Becker,
president general, as member Of the
committee to cooperate with the
United States Constitution SeSqui-
centennial Commission of which Rep
resentative Sol Bloom is chairman.
Mrs. Sisson requests suggestions and
contributions of material and pro-
grams by the chapters.
Urging adequate air defenses. Miss
Lillian Chenoweth, state vice regent,
addressed on Friday the State Com
mittee on National Defense at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Potomac Chapter has arranged to
send several large boxes of new ma
terial to the Kate Duncan Smith
School.
The chapter will entertain at a
Christmas party December at the
home of Mrs Roy C. Bowker, State
chairman of approved schools.
The Misses Karen-Marie and Helene
Af ~ NJ
Benjamin Franklin Chapter, who are
visiting in this country were guests
of Miss Marie Rice, regent, at a
meeting Of the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter at the Chastleton Hotel.
Mrs. Lee r. Pennington, state
historian, will be a guest speaker at
the meeting December l at the home
Of Mrs. John F. Wolfe, 1888 Otis place.
Mrs. Wilfred ]. Chairman and Miss
, Jean M. Kammerlund will be assistant
hostesses. Mrs. Joseph c. Gardner
will tell Of An Afternoon at Tulip
Hill" the old mansion near Gales
vile, Md, erected by members of the
Galloway family in the eighteenth
century. Miss Audrey Belt will read
an historical paper.
The chapter will hold a reception
for state officers from to IL p. m,
December IL, at the Hotel Grafton.
Continental Chapter gave a recep-
ton and tea in honor OF the State
officers at the home Of Miss Evelyn L..
Yeomans, 3740 Mckinley street. Re
ceiving with the regent, Mrs. H. E.
Middleton, were Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins, honorary vice president
general; Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
State regent, and other State officers.
Alternating at the tea table we're Mrs.
Caldwell, past State regents, and Mrs.
j. j. Manion and Miss Mary J. Ed
monds, past chapter regents.
There will be no meeting in De-
cember. A dinner will be held jan
uary 10 at the Y. W. c. A.. the pro-
gram to be devoted to national de-
fense.
The Bylaws Committee of Manor
House Chapter has completed its work,
according to Miss Lillian Chenoweth,
members are being added to the chap
ter roll. The November meeting will
be held in the home of Mrs. Thomas
Evans, 1347 L street northwest.
Miss Lillian, State vice regent, will
entertain the chapter December IS
with q Christmas party. The State
regent will be the guest of honor.
Representative Hatton w. Summers,
chairman of the Judiciary Committee
greeted the members of Susan REVERE
troduced Fred Taylor Wilson, who
spoke on his book, Our Constitution
and the Makers" Other guests in
cluded Mrs. Henry M Roberts, jr., ma
tional treasurer general; Mrs. David
Caldwell, past vice president general;
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig. State re-
gent; Miss Lillian Chenowith, State
vice regent; Mrs. Eleanor Washington
Howard and others.
Mrs. Richard L. Hoxie and her sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Clay Sheriff., were
hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Geoffrey
Creyke and Mrs. Francis L. Hawes.
The chapter will meet December II
with Mrs. w. w. Sloan.
Eleanor Wilson Chapter met at the
home Of Mrs. J. c. Clements on Ban
croft place last Monday night.
A talk was made by Mrs. H. NJ
Howard, chairman Of the Genealogical
Committee Of the District of Columbia.
Patriots Memorial Chapter was en-
tertained by Mrs. Joel r. Curry and
Mrs. Alexander g. Hamilton, 1915
Fourteenth street. A paper on "Armi-
stice Day" was read by Mrs. Hamilton.
The Junior American Citizens Clubs
will make a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon November a to place
wreath on the tomb of George Wash
ington, who issued the first Thanks
giving proclamation. The Nathan
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