Evening star., 1939-08-06

emphasis. is one of the national
organizations anniversary objec-
tives This fund will be used for
general needs OF the society.
Little more than a year remains
Tor completion of the jubilee pro-
gram, as the golden anniversary
will be formally celebrated october
II, 1910, at special session at
Constitution Hall
Memorial Archives Room
One of Objectives.
National projects include con-
struction of a memorial archives
room on the ground floor CT Me-
mortal Continental Hall to house
valuable archives the society has
collected of the Revolutionary and
early Federal period; the presenta-
tion of portrait of Caroline Scott
Harrison, first president general of
the society and wife of President
Harrison, to the President Harrison
Mansion in Indianapolis, which has
been restored as a museum, and
the continuance of the penny pines
GelOTeStdl llOn PROJECT.
The State society already has
made its contribution toward the
Harrison portrait and has exhib-
tied keen interest in other prof.
ects.
Though the memorial archives
room is still in the blue print state
the District society has contracted
for an alcove or rack, which will be
named in honor of Miss Cheno-
weth.
The District society also has COM
menced its work on the penny pines,
having purchased pines which were
planted on 30 acres of forestry land
in Virginia. 1t is expected that 25
or 80 additional acres will be planted
under local D. A. R. auspices next
season. The United States Forest
Service Is directing the work of the
planting, the D. A. R. contribution
being funds for the purchase of the
pines.
Substantial Sum Indicated
For Endowment Fund.
The exact amount of money to
be sought by the District Daughters
for the endowment fund has not
yet been determined. but it will be
substantial gift, Miss Chenoweth
indicated.
Confident that the campaign will
"go over the top" the Daughters
are already counting their chick
ems" to the extent of making plans
for local project, which will be
carried out with the surplus cam
paign funds.
I'VE will set aside anything above
our goal for project of particular
interest to the District society,""
Miss ChenoWeth explained, though
she refused to indicate the nature
of the additional project.
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., D. A. R.
president general, has requested
that each State society and each
local chapter work out an ami
versary program, but the so chapters
OF the local State organization, be-
cause of their unique position in
the District of Columbia, will con-
centrate on a single State program.
About 10 teams will be appointed
to work on the endowment fund
campaign and the membership of
the teams will represent all the 60
local chapters, Miss Chenoweth de-
clared. The entire D. A. R. men,
bership in the District is approxi-
mately $500
Point Plans Also for
District Jubilee.
Shortly after the jubilee of the
national society is completed, the
District Daughters will have another
golden anniversary celebration in
the offing, as the State society here
Is almost as old as the national.
There is a little confusion at
present over just what date will
be celebrated for the local jubilee,
however. Records show that while
the society functioned as far back
as 1891, the first regent served by
appointment. The records also in
dicate that the first regent to be
elected took Office in 1898. Which
of the two dates will be regarded
as the beginning of the society is
to be determined.
In the meantime the District
Daughters will give unstinted work
toward making the national So
ciety's jubilee success.
Mrs. Holzberg and her co-workers
will have the assistance of the State
Board of the society, which will
be sort of working unit for the
anniversary campaign.
This board includes the State Of
hcers, headed by Miss Chenoweth
and augmented by Mrs. Charles
Carroll Haig, vice president gen.
r eral, and Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins
honorary vice president general.
Other State officers include Mrs