Evening star., 1937-02-28
D. AR. OF DISTRICT
| TO HOLD BANQUET
Meeting to Be Held at May
flower Hotel on
March 9.

MarCh y.
The State banquet Of the District
Of Columbia Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution will be held at the May
flower Hotel March at o'clock.
Mrs. George F. Middleton Is chairman
of reservations.
The Patrick Henry Club of Junior
American Citizens, was organized
Thursday at the Seaton School. Mrs.
Joseph N. Saunders, State chairman
of the D. A. R. State Committee on
Junior American Citizens, announced
two more clubs will be organized early
in March. bringing the total for the
District to nine.
Chapter regents night at the annual
State conference will be held March 8
at Memorial Continental Hall. Mem
bers are invited to attend the session
from March 7 to 9. Mrs. Charles
Carroll Haig, State regent, will pre-
side.
Six high school girls have been Sc
lected as candidates to speak before
the State Pilgrimage Committee early
in March, when they will tell of their
accomplishments and their ambitions
with respect to the duties of good citi-
zenS. The committee will elect one
girl to represent the District of Colum-
bia on the pilgrimage as Washing
tons best student citizen.
The candidates are: Dorathy
KopSch, Central; Mary Hudson. West
ern; Naomi Richmond. Mckinley;
Jean Craighead. Woodrow Wilson:
zella Bladen, Eastern, and Barbara
Ellen Boose, Roosevelt.
Maj. L'Enfant Chapter will meet
March 8 at 1880 at Memorial Conti-
mental Hall to attend the chapter re-
gents program of the State conference.
The chapter report will be read by
Mrs. Edward G. Wright, regent.
Victory Chapter held its annual
guest night meeting February % at the
home of Mrs. Chester B. Watts, Naval
Observatory, with the regent, Mrs.
Francis j. Ford, assisting
Mrs. H H. Smith of Kenmore Foun-
dation, Fredericksburg, Va, assisted
by Mrs. Eva Pearson, gave an Illus
trated talk on "Old Houses and Land
marks in Virginia"
The Lucy Holcombe Chapter met at
the home of Mrs. Jessie Wood, 1926
Biltmore street. Assisting hostesses
were Miss Alice Griggs and Mrs. c. A.
Belts.
The following alternates to the Con-
tinental Congress in April were elected:
Mrs. George R. McHenry. Mrs. George
o. Sanford, Miss Kate Edmunds, Mrs
Marguerite E. Eyster. Mrs. Maud A.
Harris, Mrs. George P. Grove, Mrs C.
A. Belts, Miss Cornelia NJ Cotton
Mrs. j. w. Duvel and Miss Ruth E
Phillips.
Col. John Donelson Chapter met at
the headquarters of the American As
sociation of University Women. The
State conference plans were an
nounced by the State regent, Mrs.
Charles Carroll Haig. Mrs. Lee R.
Pennington, State historian, spoke on
markers for Revolutionary graves and
urged the chapter to include the
marking of historic spots in its his
torical work. Mrs. Haig entertained
with group of songs.
Fort McHenry Chapter met Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs. Will
liam L. Woodward, 1853 University
place, the hostesses being Mrs. Wood
ward, Miss Jennie Hammond and
Miss Alice Meynes. The regent, Mrs
w A. Hartman, presided.
Mrs. Guy Walters, chairman of the
Girl Home Makers Committee spoke.
The following alternates were elect
ed for the continental congress in
April: Mrs. Florence Downing, Miss
Mamie Whitehead, Mrs. Edward F.
Marthill, Mrs. Earle w. Sapp and
Miss Emile Nichols.
Monticello Chapter met at the club
house of the American Association of
University Women. The hostesses were
Mrs Roger Williams, Mrs. Samuel B.
Woodbridge, Mrs. Ashmun Brown and
Miss Kate M. Jaquette. Mrs. Haig,
State regent, told of plans for the
State conference
Other guests were Miss Luella P.
Chase and Mrs. William T. Clerk.
Mrs. Margaret Scully Zimmele will
be the guest speaker at the meeting
Tuesday of the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter, at the home of Miss Frances
Sherman, 1919 Gallatin street. Her
subject will be "Unamerican Forces
at Work Today" Miss Marie e. Rice,
regent, will preside.
Assistant hostesSes will be Mrs.
Floyd M. Steinbarge and Miss Louise
Fulton. Mrs. Carroll j. Mcclure is
chairman Of the Entertainment Com
mittee.
The chapter celebrated the twenty
second anniversary of its founding
with banquet at the Chastleton Hotel,
February %. Mrs. Charles Carroll
Haig was the guest of honor.
Dramatic sketches, songs and piano
solos were presented by members of
the chapter.
The Livingston Manor Chapter
birthday tea was held at the home of
Mrs. Percy M. Bailey, Bill Cathedral
avenue, Wednesday. The District
State officers, State chairmen, past
State regents, all regents and vice
regents of the District chapters were
honored guests. Miss Margaret Naylor,
regent, and Mrs. Johr w. Edwards.
vice regent, received the guests, as
sisted by Mrs. Charles G. Haig, State
regent; Miss Lillian Chenowith, vice