Evening star., 1938-03-13
D. A. r. Unit
See Film
On Spain +.
Marcia Burns
Chapter Meets
Wednesday

THE color and romance Of old Spain
will be shown in motion pictures
by Clarence L. Phillips of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace at
q meeting Of the Marcia Burns Chap
ter, Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution, at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Ashbrook Tull, regent, 215 A street
NE, on Wednesday.
The 2sth anniversary Of Deborah
Knapp Chapter will be celebrated to-
morrow evening at the home Of Mrs
Robert M. Ferguson. 1916 Sixteenth
street NV. Named for Deborah
Knapp. Revolutionary heroine and
wife Of Capt. Amos Smith of Roxbury
who during her husbands absence
prevented the hanging without trial
Of several British prisoners left in his
care. the chapter has planned a pro-
gram in commemoration of her serv-
ice to the country. DR.. Ella r. Fales,
State recording secretary, will be the
guest Of honor. Mrs. Lester A. WASH
burn, regent, will preside.
Fort McHenry Chapter will cele-
brate its 25th anniversary with din
ner Tuesday at Wesley Hall.
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter will
unveil q marker at the grave of the
organizing regent, Mrs. Roberta Ma
gruder Bukey. in Arlington National
Cemetery early in April. Miss Rather
ina L. Harvey and Mrs. Joseph H
Wheat, past State historians, head the
committee in charge of the cere-
monies. Mrs. Lee R. Pennington, State
historian, addressed the chapter al
the March meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Florence C. Reilly on 1.-THE Rati-
fication Period of the Constitution"
A benefit card party will be held
March 80 at the home Of Mrs. Earl B
Fuller, 1929 Thirty-eighth street NV
In preparation for Flag Day, the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
are devoting March to the presen-
tation Of flags to Girl Scout troops
The first to be presented through the
Correct Use Of the Flag Committee,
under the Craftsmanship Of Mrs. VIII
liam D. Leetch, was the Army and
Navy Chapter flag. to the troop Of All
Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy
Chase last Monday. On Friday,
Troop l Of the Foundry Methodist
Church received their flag, presented
by Eleanor Wilson Chapter.
Our Flag Chapter will present a
flag TO Troop 55, Wednesday at 3:45
pm. at the Leland Junior High
School and on March II, Nine. Cam
tacuzene through the Army and Navy
Chapter, will present a flag to Troop
1l9 at the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church at pm.
The Girl Seascouts of the Mariner
ship Constellation" will be given a
flag March l8 at 4:30 pm, at the
National City Christian Church by
Miss Margaret Fraser, chaplain Of
the Maj. L'Enfant Chapter. Mrs.
Edward G. Wright. regent, will make
the presentation in honor of Miss
Frazer's mother.
Other regents taking part in the
ceremonies through the week will be
Mrs. William F. Pearson, Army and
Navy Chapter; Mrs. Robert Van Den.
bergh, Eleanor Wilson Chapter. and
Mrs. William J. La Varre, Our Flag
Chapter.
The State Committee on the Correct
Use OF the Flag. is sponsoring legis-
lation providing for a distinguishing
banner for the District of Columbia.
According to Mrs. William D. Leetch,
State chairman for the D. A. r., pa
triotic organizations in Washington
are cooperating with the committee
to secure an official flag similar to
the State flags now in use outside the
District Of Columbia. The nag bill is
at present in committee.