The Washington times., 1937-04-26
D. A. R. IN DRIVE
FOR CHAPTER
H0USEFUND
By MARY PADGETT

ny MIAMI FAOOGA
An outstanding project on the
busy spring schedule Of the
Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton. Is the drive for funds
for the proposed chapter house
for the District of Columbia
units. Plans call for the COM
pletion Of the project in the
near future.
In the interest Of the building
fund, the Chapter House Cor.
poration Is sponsoring the ex-
hibition and reprinting Of copies
Of the portrait Of Martha Wash
ington when she was a girl, the
original Of which hangs in the
Martha Washington Seminary.
Postal card sizes and larger sizes
are being offered for sale.
Copies Of this portrait Of Mar
tina Washington when she was
Patsy" cambridge, the belle Of
Williamsburg, are attracting
much attention among the Dis
trict Daughters.
Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove is the
newly elected president of the
Chapter House Corporation.
The local Daughters are also
planning to send group Of under.
privileged children to summer
camps this summer. Arrangements
are being made with the coopera-
ton of the State committee on
Junior American Citizens, Of which
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders is chair.
man.
One Of the camps being consid-
cred is Camp ChopawanSie, near
Quantico, Va, which is under the
supervision of the United States
Park Commission.
Nine clubs of Junior American
Citizens have been organized by
the District Daughters in Wash.
ington with the ultimate goal be-
ing q club in every school.
Mrs. Saunders introduced the
clubs into the public schools and
has several more clubs in the pro.
cess Of organization.
Another plan of the organiza-
ton Is for the presentation of
good citizenship" medals to one
boy and one girl in each public
school. Also, in recognition of
the Constitution Sesquicentennial,
a plaque will be awarded to the
schools participating in the es-
say contest on Dramatic Mo.
ments in the Constitutional Con.
Vention."
Election of officers will take
place at the annual meeting Of the
Sunshine and Community Socisty
of the District of Columbia, next
Monday, May 8, at the Shoreham
Hotel. This date will also be the
occasion for the annual reports
and the yearly breakfast.
Mrs. Ella s. Knight, founder Of
the club, will be guest of honor.
At the breakfast Mrs. Maud Bal
lington Booth, of the Volunt GERS
OF America, will discuss a project
to aid unemployed girls.
The society will hold a benefit
luncheon, card party, and food
sale, Friday afternoon at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1925 Massa.
chuSettS Ave. Mrs. Frederic New
burgh, chairman Of ways and
means, is arranging the party with
the following committee Of as
sistants:
Mrs. Henry l. Breuninger, Mrs.
Archie T. Reid. Mrs. Worthington
Bean, Mrs. Ivan Riley, Mrs. J. 3.
Morrey, Ms. E. F. CasSel, Mrs.
Frank L. Tobin, Mrs. T. r. Powers,
Mrs ]. H. Purdy, Mrs. w. w. Tay-
lor, Mrs. H. e. Huntsberry, Mrs.
e. M. Gustafson, Mrs. D. P. BUSH,
Mrs. S. Russell Bowen, Mrs. e. B.
Johns, Mrs. c. M. johnson and
Mrs. Bessie c. Kennedy.
Many of the delegates who at
tended the D. A. r. Congress are
staying for the four-day session
Of the Daughters Of 1912, which
convened yesterday at the vii.
lard Hotel.
Memorial services at st. Thomas
CAuTCu yesterday AFTERNOON was
the feature of the days session.
A meeting Of the board Of dirsc-
tors began at 9 a. m. today. To
morrow's program will consist of
a series of business sessions. A
patriotic musical program will be
sung by Mrs. Mathilde Kolb Bart.
lett during the morning session,
and by Ethel Pyne in the after.
noon.
Margaret Pavson Blish, whose
dramatic art has been enjoyed ny
q number of other women's or.
CARNATIONS, will be the featured
artist on the program during the
annual banquet, Tuesday night.
Election Of officers will take