The Washington times., 1937-02-12
CLUB TO SEW
FOR SICK
VETERANS
BY MARY PADGETT

Nous Club has set aside one day
to make comfort bags for the
psycopathic ward in Walter Reed
Hospital. And this year the work
will be done Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. William Sault, 20 Sher-
man Circle N. w.
The bags will be made of bright
colored cretonnes donated by the
club members, and they will be
used by the men to hold their
small articles.
A short business session will
precede the sewing party, and the
electric sewing machines will
stitch merrily from 10 o'clock in
the morning until later afternoon.
Buffet luncheon will be served by
the hostess. -
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser is presi-
dent Of the group.
Members Of the eight local chap:
ters of the Beta Chi National
Sorority celebrated the nineteenth
anniversary of the founding of the
sorority at a banquet and dance
last night in the Mayflower Hotel.
Table decorations we're in tails
man roses and blue delphinium,
carrying out the sorority colorS,
blue and gold.
Mrs. Mary McCleary, of Mu
Chapter, was the toastmiStreSs.
Guests of honor included Mrs. Vir.
ginia Porter Murray, national
treasurer, of Eta Chapter; Mrs.
Betty Clagett, of Alpha Chapter,
who is a charter member Of the
sorority, and Miss Louise Mills,
Rho Chapter, chairman Of the
WASHINGTON Province, who ex-
tended greetings to the assembled
members.
A highlight of the banquet was
fashion show. Each girl was pre-
sented with pin bearing the
sorority letters.
The members we're Joined by
their escorts for dancing after the
banquet.
Much of the success of this
years party was due to Miss Mar
garet Summers, of Gamma Chap
ter, chairman of the entertain
ment, and to her assistants, who
were Pearl Compton, Betty Price,
Anna Dellonoci, Marion Louise
Risdon, Frances Wilson, Olive
johnson, and Madeline Angus
teafer.
The AmericaniSm and Manual
Committees of the District Daugh'
ters Of the American Revolution
will hold joint meeting next
Thursday at 2 p. m. in the Amerl-
canization School, Tenth and II
SITS, N. w. Mrs. Helen Herman
Vasa, Of the school faculty, and
Mrs. Alexander H. Bell, State chair
man of the Arnericanism unit,
are arranging a program in which
students Of the school will par.
ticipate.
Marcia Burns Chapter of the D.
A. R. will meet February II at the
home Of Mrs. j. N. Myers, 1852
Girard St. N. w. Guests will in
clude the Vice President General,
Mrs. Howard L. HodgkinS, Mrs.
Elmer E. Curry, State Registrar,
and Mrs. Harry ColfaX Grove, past
State Regent.
The chapter has given a page
in the Memory Book of the District
D. A. r. in honor of its former
regent, Mrs. Dale K. Parrott.
A birthday tea will be held by
the Martha Washington Chapter,
D. A. R., from 4 to 6 p. m. at
the American War Mothers head
quarters. Guests of honor will
be State officers of the District.
The charper, organized in 1893,
was the third chapter to be
formed in the District of Colum'
bia.
The Judge Lynn Chapter. D.
A. R., will celebrate its twenty
ninth anniversary with a tea at
the home of Miss Rebecca Riley,
Cathedral Mansions, February IT,
from 4 to p. m. The guest OF
honor will be Mrs. Bertha M.
Robbins, organizing regent Of the
chapter.
The next meeting Of the chap
ter will be held March 2, at the
home of Mrs. Enoch j. Vann,
1926 Webster st. N. w.