Evening star., 1938-04-12
D. Of A. Plans
Banquet
Tomorrow
Fortieth General
Court to Start
Thursday.
\HE fortieth General Court of
the National Socity of Daugh-
ters of Founders and Patriots


of America Thursday at the
Washington Hotel will be preceded
tomorrow at 7 pm. by a banquet al
which George w. Harris will be the
principal speaker. The banquet pro-
gram will include musical selections
by Miss Ruth Dabney Smith, violinist
of Atlanta, Ga, daughter of Mrs John
w. Smith, president of the Georgia
chapter. She will be accompanied by
Miss Villa Semple of Washington.
The National Executive Committee
composed of national officers nationa
councillors, presidents and vice presi-
dents of the organization, will meet
Wednesday at 10 am at the head
quarters of the board, 1928 I street
NV.
The Credentials Committee, of which
Mrs. Graham Lawrence is chairman
will be in session at the Washington
Hotel, Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm
and before the opening of the court or
Thursday. At the court sessions or
Thursday, three national councillors
will be elected.
Officers are: Mrs. Llewellyn N. Ed
wards of Washington. president; Mrs
Grace L. H. Brosseau of New York
City, vice president; Mrs Cory Hoge
of LeWisburg. W. Va, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Samuel B. Woodbridge oi
Washington, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. John B. Richards of Fall River
Mass. organization secretary; Mis-:
Bessie Porter Of Washington, reg
istrar; Mrs. John Tillinghast Gardner
OF East Greenwich, r. l., treasurer
Mrs. Willard Louis Caller of Miami
Fla, historian, and Mrs. Horace K
Corbin of West Orange, N. j., color
bearer.
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DR.. William NJ. Mann will be the
speaker at the dinner meeting of the
Woman's National Democratic Club
at the clubhouse, 1926 New Hampshire
avenue NV, at 7:30 o'clock. His SUBJ
Ject will be The National Geo.
graphic-Smithsonian Expedition.
There will be no Education Com
mlttee meeting on Thursday, but Mrs
Q. w. McNeese will give a lecture on
prominent Americans of the 18th
Century on that day at II am. Res
ervatlons may be made for the buffet
luncheon to follow the lecture. There
Will be no forum luncheon meeting on
April lS. Mrs. Henry Morgenthau
Jr., wife OF the Secretary of the Treas
uary, will speak at the dinner meet
Ing April l8. She will give an illus
trated lecture on the murals in the
Treasury Building.
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The National Capital Chapter of the
Delphian Society will meet tomorrow
at l0:30 am. at the Mount Pleasant
Library.
Alpha Chapter of Epsilon Rho Sigma
Sorority initiated the following new
members at dance held last Satur-
day at the Cleveland Park Club: Miss
Laura Gardner. Miss Elaine Wasson
Miss Audrey OFlaherty and Miss
Jeanne Weber.
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Honor guests at the luncheon tomor.
row at 1890 at Wesley Hall by the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom will include Mrs.
Avery Coonley, Mrs. Bancroft Davis.
MRS. Ralph o. Brewster, Mrs. Milton
King. Dr.. j. w. Studebaker, Robert
Lincoln O'Brlen and Beverly K. l..
Coleman. Miss Dorothy Deter will
discuss "Squaring the W. I. L. Policy
With Reality"
Reservations for the luncheon have
been made by Mrs Ernest Gruenine.
Mrs. Daniel Borden, Miss Olive Viii
hamS, Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, Mrs.
Randolph Leigh. Mrs. w. calhoun
Sterling, Mrs. Udo Rail, Mrs. Carl
Loman' Mrs. Allen Walsh. Mrs. Harry
friedman, Mrs. j. D. LIE Cron. Mrs,
Ruth Hopper, Mrs. Milo Perkins and
NINE. Fernando Cuniberti.
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Mrs. Mary Anne Kennedy. national
vice chairman of the Child Welfare
committee of the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War. has been
invited to address the Women's Aux
lllary of the District of Columbia
Department tomorrow night at the
clubhouse, Eleventh and L streets
NV. "
Mrs. Mary Holt, commander will
preside.
Inc auxiliary is planning to par.
tlclpate IN the membership victory
dinner at the Thurman studio on
April 20. 1t is sponsored by the
local department of the D. A. v.
which has exceeded its quota of 1000
members.
Guests of honor at the dinner will
be national commander of the D. A,
", Maj, Maple T. Harl, and national
commander Of the Women's Aux
1liary, Mrs. Dolly Secord, both of
Denver, Colo.
The Organized Women Voters of
Arlington County will give q 18th an
nlversary tea tomorrow from 4:30 To
s pm. at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. Mrs. Julian D. Simp-
son is the president.
Mrs. Herbert w. Elmore will pre-
side at the annual meeting of the
washington Humane Society today at
5 o'clock at the Carlton Hotel.
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