The Washington times., 1939-01-28
d. A. r. to Hold
Card Party at
Willard


Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will mold a card party
at the Willard Hotel on Thurs
day, February 2, at 8 p. m. Pro
ceeds will go toward the Dis
trict of Columbia D. A. R. Gen.
ter fund.
For some time. the 81 District
chapters have held executive
meetings in the United States
Chamber of Commerce, and in
dividual meetings at the homes
of members. In cases where
chapters having membership of
400 or more, halls for meetings
have been acquired. All the
chapters are now concentrating
their efforts in raising enough
money to build Chapter House
for sessions and patriotic meet
ings, and to house the offices
of the state regent and vice
regent.
OFFICERS PATRONESSES
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr..
president general of the National
Society of the D. A. r., heads
the list of patronesses for the
card party. Others include Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins. honorary
vice president general; Mrs.
Charles Carroll Haig, vice presi-
dent general; Mrs. Leland STAN
ford Duxbury, historian gen.
eral; and Mrs. Willard Steele,
curator general.
Also Mrs. John M. Beavers,
Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Miss
Helen Harman. Mrs. James
Henry Harper, Mrs. Gasius M.
Brambaugh, Mrs. William B.
Hardy. Mrs. George Madden
Grimes, Mrs. Elmer E. Curry,
Mrs. Grace L. H. Brosseau, Mrs.
William Sherman Walker, Mrs.
harriet V. RlSQOn.
STATE OFFICERS
Among the State officers will
be: Miss Lillian Chenoweth,
State regent; Mrs. Harry C.
Oberholser, Mrs. Alexander H.
Bell, DR.. Ella R. Fales, Mrs.
Arthur C. Houghton, Mrs. Carl
ton C. Hoffner, Mrs. Minnie
Ashbrook Tull, Mrs. Roger Will
liams, Mrs. TonniS j. Holzberg,
Mrs. Edwin P. Andrus and Mrs.
William B. Hardy. Chapter
regents among the patroneSSes
include: Mrs. Edgar E. Good,
Mrs. Wiley o. Ison, Mrs. Har-
vey B. Gram, Mrs. L. B. Han
nah, Mrs. Lisle S. Lipscomb.
Mrs. George R. Harrison, Mrs.
Catharine Nagle, Mrs. Earl B.
Fuller, Mrs. w. C. Moore. Mrs.
Lorenzo C. Hover, Miss Cath.
crime Hill, Mrs. Crie E. Gibson,
Mrs. Robert w. Carroll. Miss
Phebe Ann Ross, Mrs. Stuart E.
Catling, Mrs. Douglas j. Murray,
Mrs. John M. Kerr, Mrs. Lester
Allison Washburn, Miss Anne B.
Coons, Mrs. Robert A. Bier,
Mrs. George C. Ober, jr.: Mrs.
Contee S. Ficklen, Mrs. Robert
Van Denbergh, Mrs. j. w. Saun-
derS. Mrs. John ]. Ragan: Mrs.
Franklin K. Refert, Mrs. w. P.
C. Coe, Miss Viola Reece, Mrs.
Elmer F. Cassel, Mrs. Russell H.
Stine, Mrs. ]. Wesley Buchanan,
Mrs. Benton E. Rothgeb, Mrs.
James D. Skinner, Mrs. Fred
Louis Volland, Mrs. John w.
Edwards, Miss Margaret c.
Smith, Mrs. George R. Nc
Henry, Miss Regina Magruder
Hill, Mrs. Edwin S. Bethlehem,
jr.; Mrs. James P. Casbarian,
Miss Ethel M. Martin, Mrs.
Sydney r. Jacobs, Mrs. Angus
A. Lamond, Mrs. Arthur F.
Williams, jr.; Mrs. Robert w.
Morse, Mrs. Elliott H. Haag,
Mrs. Ashmun N. Brown, Mrs.
Corbin Thompson, Mrs. George
v. Graham, Mrs. F. Hunter
Creech, Mrs. z. Lewis Dalby,
Mrs. McClain B. Smith, Mrs.
C. A. Waldron, Mrs. AlliSter
Cochrane, Mrs. Jarrett w. 1rv-
ing, Miss Mary Helen Abraham,
Miss Luella P. Chase, Mrs. A.
Eugene Barr, Miss Linda '.
Nance, and Mrs. J. Edwin Law
ton.
CHAPTER SPONSORS
Members of the Chapter
House Corporation sponsoring
the card party, are: Mrs. Harry
C. Grove, president; Mrs. Ger
trude w. Moser, Mrs. Thomas
H. Seay, Miss Phebe Stine, Mrs.
Jason Waterman, Mrs. Harry
B. Gauss, Mrs. w. B. Douglass.
Mrs, Grant F. Chase. Mrs. Ed,
win J. Ryan, Mrs. William T;
Clark, Mrs. A. Y. Casanova and
Mrs. Edward L. Morrison. Mrs.
Ralph M. Griswold is chairman
of the committee.