Evening star., 1937-12-26
|D.A.R.Group
Will Hold
Reception
Constitution Unit
Will Celebrate
St. Distaff's.

CONSTITUTION CHAPTER,
IA Daughters of the American
~ Revolution, will celebrate st.
Distaffs Day with q recep-
tion 'in the studio of the League Of
American Pen Women, Grafton Hotel,
January 7, from 4 to $50.
Observance Of st. Distaf1's Day fol-
lows an old English tradition, in which
women who had laid aside their
household duties during the Christ
mas holidays again returned to their
spinning wheels and dista1fs or regu-
lar occupations.
'Mittens for Tamassee!" It was q
Christmas mitten party staged at the
home of Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State
vice regent, early this week. Manor
House Chapter will see that every
mountain boy and girl in Tamassee
D. A. R. School has warm hands for
many years to come, for the annual
Christmas party has become so popu-
lar. not only with the members, but
with the host of friends Of the chap
ter who return each year to help
| celebrate the packing Of the mitten
box, that it has become almost ira
| dition.
A play, Mountain School," fol-
lowed, in which the unpacking of q
Christmas box was burlesqued by the
husbands Of the members, assisted by
prominent D. A. RS.
Katherine Montgomery Chapter in
dorsed Mrs. Gary E. Walters as its
candidate for the Office of State chap
lain. She has been a regent Of the
chapter and Is at present State chair
man Of the Girl Home Makers Com
mittee. The chapter also indorsed
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig for the
ONCE Of vice president general.
The December meeting was held
at the home Of Mrs. Carl Markham,
10l Wooten avenue, Chevy Chase,
Md. Mrs. Jennings Randolph was a
guest.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapters
night took the form of dinner Tues
day at the Grafton Hotel. Mrs. L. C.
Hover, regent, presided.
A large box was filled with toys and
clothing which was sent to Tamassee,
q D. A. R. school. to help with its
Christmas celebration.
The chapter will contribute to the
plaque to be placed in the Washing
ton Cathedral by the District Daugh-
tiers, commemorating the signers of
the Constitution.
Miss Esther Luckett is new men,
Der.
Among the guests were Mrs. Harry
c. Grove. past State regent and presi-
dent Of the Chapter House Corp, who
spoke on that subject, and Mrs Biddle,
president, Federation of Women's
Clubs. The following entertained:
Miss Phebe Slime, solos: Mrs. Evelyn
S. Hursh, reading in Negro dialect,
and Miss Jane Lancaster, travel talk
on Mexico.
The annual guest night Of Louisa
Adams Chapter, which took the form of
a dinner with State officers as guests,
was held at 240O Sixteenth street
NV. State officers present included
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, State re-
gent: Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State
vice regent; Mrs. Catherine B. Strong.
State recording secretary; Mrs. Earl
Brentwood Fuller. State corresponding
secretary. and Miss Linda v. Nance,
State treasurer. Mrs. Howard l..
Hodgkins, past vice president gen.
eral, and an honorary member of the
chapter, was also guest The regent,
Mrs. Brinkley E. Callicott, presided.
Miss Clara Mcqueen, well-known
speaker on national and international
affairs, presented the Far Eastern
situation. The general singing of old
Christmas carols was preceded by
solos by Mrs. Haig.