Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

The Historical Research Commit
tee met January is in Memorial Con-
tinental Hall. with the State historian,
Mrs. Samuel H. McCrory, presiding.
Miss Ethel Armes. author, who made
the historical research for the Strait
ford restoration. spoke on The Lees
and Stratford Hail.
Louisa Adams Chapter met at the
Chevy Chase home of Mrs. Lena Lane
Ellis. Assisting hostesses were Miss
Patten and Miss Purdy.
Miss Watkins read selections from
the writings of Benjamin Franklin.
Samuel Gorton Chapter met at the
home of Miss E. Clark, 5618 Thirty.
second street. Mrs. Mills presiding.
Miss Skinner gave talk on her recent
trip to South America. Miss White
rendered a piano solo.
The Army and Navy Chapter met
at the Army and Navy Club, with
Mrs. Charles W. Kutz, regent, pre-
siding. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries.
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Descendants of '76 Chapter were
entertained at the home of Mrs. Ton
mis- j. Holzberg. Assisting hostesses
we're Mrs. Stephen J. Murphy Miss
Margaret Henderson, Miss Katherine
Francis and Miss Marie Stewart. Mrs.
Edward J. Tarring, the regent, pre-
sided.
Alternates elected for the National
Continental Congress were Miss Anne
B. Coons, DR.. Isabel Lamb, Miss Altha
T. Coons, Mrs. Theodore Langley, Miss
Myrtle N. Schellenger. Mrs. A. B.
McManus. Miss Stella L. Gore, Mrs.
Edward A. Sultner. Miss Anna S.
Walton and Mrs. William c. Hanson.
Mrs. Alfred E. Garges spoke on the
history of Analostan Island.
Reservations for the pageant Feb
ruary 4 may be made with Mrs. Clyde
NJ Hamhlin.
Col. James Mccall Chapter met
January IA at the home of Mrs. Paul
Wuttke, Mrs. Katherine Schneider, as
sistant hostess: Mrs. Claude A. Cook,
regent. presiding.
A talk on the progress of the Amer
icanization School was given by Miss
Maude Alton
The chapter presented an ex-
regents pin to Miss Sarah M. john
Ston.
The Mary Bartlett Chapter met at
Wesley Hall Wednesday, January is,
for luncheon and meeting. The regent,
Mrs. Ellis Logan, presided.
Mrs. Edward M. Willis reported for
the Americanization Committee, Mrs.
Gregor Macpherson for the Student
Loan and Historical Committees.
Mrs. Edward M. Willis will represent
the chapter at the pageant February
for the benefit of the Magazine Com
mittee.
1t was decided to hold card party
at the home of Mrs. Clay L. Jennison
February ~.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter, d.
A. r., met at the home of Mrs. Thorn
as M. Roberts, 3037 Dent place, with
Mrs. Jane Horner assisting hostess.
The regent, Mrs. Arthur s. Field, pre-
sided.
Mrs. Ira G. Whitacre was selected
to represent the chapter at the pag-
cant February 4.
Mrs. T. j. Mitchell of the James
Bates Chapter, Arkansas, was &C
cepted as an associate member.
Mrs. Samuel M. McCrory. state his
torian, told of the work of the His
torical Research Committee and read
paper on the early history Of Ana
lostan Island.
Keystone Chapter met at the home
of Mrs. J. D. Skinner, who, with Mrs.
Harry Green, were hosteSSes.
The following guests were invited
to tea in celebration of Keystone
Chapters twenty-first birthday an
niversary: Miss Helen Hartman, vice
president general; Mrs. Jean j. Labat,
Mrs. John F. Little, Mrs. Samuel H.
McCrory, Miss Linda Nance, Mrs.
Harry G. Grove. Miss Anne Grove,
Mrs. David Caldwell, Mrs. TOMS J.
Holaberg, Mrs. Clyde Hamlin, Mrs.
George Middleton, Mrs May Leo