Evening star., 1937-04-04
D. A. R. CONGRESS-
STARTS APRIL A
1000 Members Are Ex-
pected-Many Prominent
Speakers Obtained.


American Revolution Will meet in
Washington the week Of April IA for
the forty-sixth Continental Congress
in Constitution Hall
Mrs. Godfrey Creyke heads the
Program Committee, under whose di-
rection many prominent speakers from
Official life have been obtained. The
Army, Navy and Marine Bands and
other musicians of note will enter
tain at the sessions during the week.
Judge Lynn Chapter will meet Tues
day at the home of Mrs. James c.
Wilson, 3632 Window place. Assisting
hostesses will be Mrs. Gauss. Mrs.
Hanson, Misses Foster, Reilly and
Silsby.
Mrs. Richard E. Claughton, presi-
dent Of the State Of1cers' Club, will
entertain the officers and board of
directors at luncheon Friday at the
Roosevelt Hotel A business meeting
will follow.
Potomac Chapter has issued in
vitations to its thirty-fourth birthday
anniversary tea Wednesday from 4
to O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Daniel
C. Walser, 16 East Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase, Md Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig.
State regent, and Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth, State vice regent, will assist
the chapter regent, Mrs. Harry H.
Thompson, and vice regent. Mrs. F.
Hunter Creech, in receiving the mem
bers and their guests, the introduce
tions being made by Mrs. John Frank
lin Little, past registrar, and Mrs.
Roy c. Bowker, junior past regent.
The Children Of the American Revo-
luton will be represented by the ma
tional president, Mrs. c. A. Swan Sin
clair, and the State director, Mrs.
James Henry Harper.
E Pluribus Unum Chapter will meet
at Martha Washington
Seminary. The hostesses will be Miss
Cecil Traband, Mrs. William Waddell,
Miss Marjory A. Weaver Mrs. D. B.
Weeden and Mrs. Henry L. West.
Independence Bell Chapter will
to the following commit
tees: Girl Homemakers, Junior Amer
ican Citizens, Historical Research and
Approved Schools. Mrs. Henrietta
Lockner will be the representative to
help chaperon the winners Of the D.
A. r. Good Citizenship Pilgrimage
during the Forty-sixth Continental
Congress. Miss Linda E. Deaton,
regent, was the hostess at the March
which was addressed by Mrs.
Gary e. Walters, chairman Of the Girl
Committee, N. s. D.
A. r.
Louisa Adams Chapter held its
March meeting at the Kenesaw. the
hostesses being Miss Catherine Wat
kins, Mrs. Julia Prentiss and Miss
Mary Bickford. The meeting was pre-
sided over by the regent, Mrs. B. E.
Callicott. The shipment Of a box to
Ellis Island was reported by Mrs. Mil
dred Frye.
Mrs. James Saunders, chairman Of
the Junior American Citizens Com
mittee, spoke on the work OF that
committee.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter will
meet at the home Of Miss Mary T,
Hanlon, 20 Michigan avenue north
east, Tuesday. Assistant hostesses Will
be Miss Sue AMMAN and Mrs. B.
Crossman Palm.
Mrs. Addams s. McAllister, chair
man Of the State Committee on Con-
servation, will Re the guest speaker
while her daughter, Miss Home Nc
Allister, will play piano selections
Mrs. William Kingswell will render
vocal selections.
Members Of the chapter are prepar-
ing to entertain out-of-town friends
delegates to the national congress.
It is anticipated members will enter
tain students OF Crossnore School who
will be present during the coming con-
gress.
The need Of q rational coast de-
fense through an adequate Navy and
Air Corps was stressed by Mrs. Bertha
Heden before the Federal City Chap
ter Tuesday night at the home OF
Mrs. Jesse Anthony, 3735 Jocelyn
street. Mrs. Charles H. Plotner and
Mrs. Andrew Campbell were the as
sisting hostesses. The regent, Mrs'
G. Viola Fellows, presided.
Mrs. Winfield H. Fellows was elected
to membership.
A group of new plays, based on
the United States Constitution, Is being
added to the filing and lending bu-
reau, according to an announcement
by Mrs. TOMS J. Holzberg, national
vice chairman in charge Of the play
and pageant division.
The plays were entered in the ma
tional contest, the first prize being
won by Bessie L. Lyon of Webster
City, Iowa, for a group OF three plays
and the second prize by Hannah Abbie
Dearborn Of Hedford, Mass. The
prize winning plays, which will be or
file ut Memorial Continental Hall
may be borrowed for use on school
programs and assemblies through the
members Of the D. A. r.