Evening star., 1939-03-14
Juniors Present
Program at
ID. A. R. Session
Girls to Receive
Good Citizen
Medals

Activities of the District Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution in
behalf of young people were featured
at today'S session of the society's
annual State conference in Memo
rial Continental Hall.
Forty members of the Junior
American Citizens, of which Mrs
William H. Wagner is chairman,
presented a program by large
group from the Robert Morris Club.
During the program Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, State regent, who has
been the presiding officer for the
conference, turned the meeting over
to Emily Sydnor and Mildred Mitch
ell, both 16-year members of the
Elizabeth Jackson Club, who intro
duced the performers.
Medals to Be Presented.
This afternoon the accent on youth
will be continued when Mrs. Roy
Bowker, State chairman of the
Good Citizenship Pilgrimage, will
make her report followed by presen-
tation of good citizenship medals
to the girls who competed for the
honor of representing the District
at the pilgrimage to the National
D. A. R. Congress this year. Also,
Mrs. Claude Allen Cook, State chair
man OF the Girl Home Makers, will
present glee club from that group
After a discussion of the report of
the special committee on revision of
bylaws, presented by Mrs. John NJ
Beavers, State chairman, the confer
ence recessed at 1890 pm. to 60 to
the National Cathedral for presen-
tation of a flag to hang beside a
plaque presented last year, which
bears the names of all the signers Of
the Constitution. Bishop James E.
Freeman was to receive the flag after
Mrs. Tonnis J. Holzberg, State his
torian, had presented it to Miss
ChenoWeth.
Among the Junior American Citi-
zens who took part in the morning
program were Rachel Lewis of the
Betsy Ross Club, Margaret Cameron
of the Lafayette Club, Dorothy
Przybilla of the Dorothy Hancock
Club, Nettie Trent of the Betsy
Ross Club and Rita Wall and Ra-
mona Wiegand of the Betsy Ross
Club.
Spinning Wheel Presented.
The James Madison Club also sent
four representatives to take part in
the program.
Another feature of this mornings S
program was presentation of a
spinning wheel for the District room
in Memorial Continental Hall. The
wheel, one of the earliest made in
this country, formerly belonged to
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Fred NJ Hopkins of this city. Mrs.
Hopkins, former regent of Lucy
Holcombe Chapter, made the gift
through her chapter in honor of
Mrs. Elizabeth Chenoweth, mother
of the State regent.
The State regent was honored
yesterday when the conference ap-
proved the purchase of four memo
rial acres at the Tamassee D. A, r.
school in South Carolina to be
marked in her honor. It was also
announced that the District Society
and the Louisa Adams Chapter in
the District won the national awards
offered by the South Carolina society
for the largest number of Tamassee
club memberships in State and
chapter groups. Bronze markers in
their honor are to be dedicated at
the school March Is.
Museum Plan Approved.
The conference yesterday approved
a resolution urging that the flag
code be made a law by Congress
and went on record in favor of the
acquisition of Decatur House by the
Government to be maintained as a
museum IN the District.
The procession of State officers
and chapter regents opened the
regents night" program last night
which also featured music by Max
we'll Galloway, soprano, accompanied
by Dorothy Faye LOTUS, and Helen
Belt, violinist, accompanied by Alex
ander Clayton. The United States
Marine Band Orchestra gave a con-
cert.
Leo r. Pennington, jr, of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
will speak this afternoon and the
conference will adjourn tonight with
the annual banquet at the May
flower Hotel at which Representa-
tive Luther Patrick of Alabama will
be the speaker.