Evening star., 1940-04-21

last night with a dinner dance at
the Mayfiower Hotel, where Mrs.
Eldridge Lee Myers was chairman
of arrangements. Lyons Mills How
land. Junior national president c. A.
r.. was toastmaster, and greetings
were presented by Mrs. Kerr, Mrs.
Robert and Mrs. Pouch. The grand
march was led by William Penning-
ton and Miss Jane Wyatt of this
city Next in line were William
Berner and Miss Jane higgins of
New Jersey. Guests were presented
with Hawaiian leis. A floor show
included winning stunts from the
stunt night competition Friday
A highlight of yesterdays pro-
gram was appearance of pupils from
mountain schools of the D. A. R.
The children were from the Kate
Duncan Smith and Tamassee
Schools, in Alabama and Georgia
respectively. They sang mountain
songs.
1t. Comdr. Bernard Austin, U. S.
Navy, in a discussion Of the Conti-
mental Navy, declared the spirit of
that Navy still lives. I'VE created a
Navy to gain freedom" he said.
1--WE maintain Navy to preserve
that freedom"
Activities Of the District of Co.
lumbia C. A. r. were presented to
the convention by Robert Mason De
Shazo, jr., retiring Junior D. c.
president. Under the leadership of
Mrs. Carl H Giroux. he said, the
District societies have grown and
prospered," He described the activi-
ties of the societies as varied and
interesting" Several societies, he
said, had featured musical programs
of American composers: two had
programs on the American Indians,
with an Indian and some handicraft
present. History and correct use of
the flag have been studied, he said,
and contributions. had been pre-
sented for Tamassee School.
Many Prizes Presented.
Many prizes were awarded yester-
Noy o4CCAAlOoll III ChCCllCllCC al
ferent fields. They included:
American music, of which Mrs.
Harold Brooks Gardner is national
chairman; first prize, operetta,
America Sings" original music, and
colored motion picture shown at the
banquet, the Casper Collins Society,
c. A. R., Casper, Wyo.: second prize
"Ye Musical Parade" Capt. william
Scott Society, Fort Worth, Tex;
third prize, carols as American
music, Jane Tuers Society, Jersey
City, N. j.; fourth prize, "On the
Trail of Negro Folk Songs" Capt.
David Hawley Society, Bridgeport,
Conn; special prize, Musical Pa
geant Of Oregon History" Oregon
State Society; honorable mention,
jeremiah Crane Garthwait Society,
Newark, N. j.: Francis Lewis Society,
Larchmont, N. Y; Charles E. Mick
ley Society, Adrian, Mich.
Correct use of the flag contest, of
which Mrs. j. F. F. Cassell is ma
tional chairman: Best essay on "Our
Flag" Jane Ashmead Passells, Capt.
Thomas Lewis Society, Lansdowne
Pa; best essay on best society re-
port through schools, libraries and
other buildings, Capt. Thomas Lewis
Society.
Family charts on early settlers
sampler, prizes presented by Mrs.
Thomas j. Foley of Akron. N. Y;
first, to Verna Mae Stroh,. Batavia,
N. Y; second, Josephine T. Carr,
Arlington Heights, Mass.
Exhibits. prizes presented by Mrs.
William H. Wagner, first, Mrs.
F. J. Ewald, State president, Utah;
second, Miss Susan w. Handy. State
president. Rhode Island; third, Mrs.
Willard Ives Kimm, State president,
New Jersey.
Magazine contest, prizes presented
by Mrs. James Henry Harper: Prize
winning society, Gov. Thomas
Welles Society, District of Colum-
bia; prize winning members: first,
Graham T. Smallwood, governor OF
Thomas Welles Society and new
junior president for the District of