Evening star., 1936-05-31
D. A. R. UNITS
NAME OFFICERS
Executive Committee of Ma.
tionaI Society Hears
State Reports.

STATE nepOFIS.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution State Executive Commit
tee met at the United States Chamber
OF Commerce to hear the plans for
State Committee activities for the COM
ing year. Mrs. Charles Carroll EIaig,
State regent, presided.
Mrs. Lee r. Pennington, State his
torian, announced the annual pill
grimage on June 5.
A committee of the Junior American
Citizens met with Miss Elizabeth Ma
lott Barnes at the Kennedy Warren.
Miss Barnes made her farewell ad-
dress. Mrs. George Madden Grimes
paid tribute to Miss Barnes and the
committee Miss Mary Lee Goddard,
beth Smith, Mrs. Helen Montague and
Mrs. S. B. Woodbridge were COM
mended for their work among the
children of the clubs.
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, who is
making every effort to interest the
schools in this club work, was made
the new State chairman.
The Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter
will hold benefit garden party next
Sunday from to Z at Rippon Lodge,
Va, home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H.
Ellis, to which. members and friends
are invited.
Constitution Chapter met at the
Mayfower Hotel The following off,
GERS were elected: Regent, Mrs. AL
fred L. Talbot; vice regent, Mrs.
Stuart E. Catlin; chaplain, Mrs. Ella
S. knight; recording secretary. Mrs.
George A. Cook; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. William H. Hessick; treas
urer, Mrs. William A. Jardine; his
torian, Mrs. Walter Miles, and dele
gate, Mrs. Stella Glenn McElhannon.
Mrs. Seay, retiring regent, honored
Mrs. Talbot at garden party at her
home in Spring Valley. Mrs. Charles
c. Dimmett had luncheon for Mrs.
Talbot at her home in Takoma Park,
with the officers of the chapter and
several friends as guests.
Members made the annual pilgrim
age to Arlington last Sunday, where
wreaths were laid on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier and on the
graves of two former regents, Mrs.
Henry N. Couden and Mrs. Morgan
D. Lewis. The retiring regent, Mrs.
Seay, presided.
Capitol Chapter met, with Mrs. Den-
mis- K. Smithers, regent, presiding.
Oficers elected were Mrs. Pedro
Capo- Rodriguez regent; Mrs. George
e. McCann, vice regent; Mrs. John
Fleming, chaplain; Mrs. Carmen
Smith, recording secretary; Mrs. j.
Edgar Robinson corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. Edward F. Sheffey, treas
urer; Miss Alma L. Knapp, registrar;
Mrs. w. A. McMillen, historian; Mrs.
A. Y. Casanova, jr., color bearer.
Livingston Manor Chapter placed
a marker on the grave of the organiz-
ing regent, Mrs. Mary Eleanor Elliott
Brown, in Rock Creek Cemetery, May
23. Miss Margaret Naylor, regent,
presided. The memorial address was
given by Mrs. Arturo Y. Casanova
Miss Naylor presented the marker to
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, State re-
gent, and Roy d. Matthews accepted
it from the State in behalf of Rock
Greek Cemetery. Flowers were placed
by Margaret Elliott Brumbaugh, great
granddaughter of Mrs. Brown. DR.
James Shera Montgomery, chaplain
of the House Of Representatives, closed
the ceremony.
Victory Chapter met at the home
Of Mrs. Lucius o. Chaplin. 1440 Locust
road, Mrs. Frank B. Webner assist
ing. Mrs. Chester B. Watts, regent,
presided.
Officers elected were: Regent, Mrs.
Francis j. Ford; vice regent, Mrs.
Lucius o. Chaplin; chaplain, Mrs. J.
w. Crabtree; recording secretary, Mrs.
j. Edwin Lawton; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Sherman S. Slick; treas
urer, Mrs. William H. Harper; regis
trar, Miss Mildred F. Saunders, and
historian, Mrs Edward R. Foster Ad-
ditional board members are Mrs. Wal
ter w. Husband, Mrs. Frank E. Web
ner, Mrs. Chester B. Watts and Mrs.
Louis A. Abbot.
Manor House Chapter met at the
home of Mrs. Calvin w. Hassell, re-
tiring regent. The following officers
were elected: Regent, Mrs. Barton
Stone Embry; vice regent, Mrs. w. L.
Hill; chaplain, Mrs Nathalie H. Walk
ley; recording secretary, Mrs. J. F.
Porter; corresponding secretary, Miss
Helen Montgomery; treasurer, Mrs. H.
H. Newlin; registrar, Miss Clara Fol-
lin; historian, Mrs. c. H. Davey. and
delegate, Miss Mary Lee Goddard.
Mrs. L. w. Eugster was again elected
regent of the Elizabeth Jackson Chap
ter at a meeting at the home of Mrs.
George L. Hart on Jocelyn street.
The other officers are: Vice regent,
Mrs. Hart; chaplain, Mrs. Josiah
Bedon; recording secretary, Mrs Car
den F. Warner; treasurer, Miss Mary
Godding; corresponding secretary, Miss
Dorothy Robinson, and historian, Miss
Kate Colt.
Eugenia Washington Chanter met at