The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30

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Mrs. c. c. Mellinger. Mary Balls
regent. presided at the official ia
BILE. and washington's state regent.
guest of honor on this occasion.
Mrs Edwin E. Rhodes, was seated
at her right Next in order was
Mrs. MeIlinger's special guest,
Mrs. Z. L. Spencer. regent of Eliz-
abeth Forey chapter. Others seat
ed at this table were officers. Mes
danes William B. Gregg. c. G..
Jesperson, A. w. Wormwood. WILL
lam Hopping. Guy LleweIlyn.
Stanton Warburton, Carl Nelson.
Dwight L. Mason. Ralph Geer. L.
c. oberlies, Miss Emma Moir and
Mrs. Fred Fribera, chairman of
Mary Balls junior group.
Mrs. Henry skramstsd. accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles McNary
at the piano. sang a group of
songs: Tree Cathedral" and "A
Little Song for YOU" and finished
with the Washington state song.
washington Beloved" Miss Dor
othy Isaacs, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. L. r. Isaacs, played
violin solos. including Romance"
from wienawski's I'd concerto. and
The Rosary"
Mrs. C. C. Mellinger introduced
Mrs. Rhodes as speaker Of the
day. She took as her subject Our
Golden Jubilee" and gave an in
teresting and instructive talk. re-
viewing the history of the found
Ing of the national society from
its inception, when Miss Mary
Desha, Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood.
Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth and
Miss Eugenia Washington. a
grand-niece of Gen. George Wash
lngton, met on Oct. IL. 1890, In
Washington. D. c.. and organized
the national society.
From this small beginning the
society has expanded until 1t has
become, today. the largest and
most influential organization of
patriotic women in the world, with
members in every state of the
union, the Hawaiian and Philip
pine islands, Alaska, and in many |
foreign countries. Mrs. Rhodes
spoke of the national d. A. r.
Jubilee project. the remodeling of
d. A. r. Constitution hall, In
Washington. d. c.. toward which
every state d. A. r. organization
contributed. Besides this the
Washington organization contrib
uted a bell in the Valley Forge
carlton at Valley Forge
State Park. Pa. This bell was
dedicated by Mrs. Rhodes during
her eastern trip last spring.
In addition. each chapter of the
d. A. r. celebrated this golden
anniversary year with special
Jubilee project" of its own. These
projects were varied, but appro-
pirate to their own needs and
locality, and patriotic and historic
in nature. Mrs. Rhodes paid trib-
ute to the notable work Of Mrs.
Guy Llewellyn. state d. A. r.
chairman of Americanization, and
the efficient work of Mrs. STAN
ton Warburton and Mrs. Dwight
L. Mason on the Washington
D. A. r. state yearbook commit
tee for 1889 and ls4o.
Giving added interest to her
talk, Mrs. Rhodes exhibited her
own engraved, golden-edged inv-
tation to the national celebration
of the 50th anniversary of the
of the d. A. r. held IN
Washington, d. C.. Oct. IL to IL,
and the program for the celebra-
ton and one of the souvenir china
plates concentrating this event
Noted among those present were
Mrs. P. K. Pirret and Mrs. c. A
Z. Naubert. two past regents Of !
Mary Ball, and Mrs David Lean
ing. a past regent of Spokane
Garry chapter; Mrs B. A. Robin
son, guest of Mrs. Ethel Brewitt;
Mrs. John A. Bowles. guest OF
Mrs. Ivan p. Balabanoff; Mira
A. ]. DeReemer. guest Of Mrs
William Hopping; Mrs. A. J. Els
worth. guest of Mrs. G. r. Kirk;