The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
By MRS. j. A.. YARBROUGH
State Chairman Press Relations

OF deep interes. to the North
Carolina society of the D. A. Z. Is
the following card recently issued;
THE North Carolina D. A. Il.
and the Fort Dobbs chapter OF un-
animous endorsement have the
honor to present Mrs. Eugene Nor
fleet Davis, State Regent N. c. 1or
the office of vice-president-general
at the 49th Continental Congress-
1910. Attending her first Contlnen'
tai Congress in 1918, Mrs. Davis mas
for twenty-five years been actively
engaged in the work of the D. Ar.
She served the Fort Dobbs chapter
as regent, was organizing president
OF the Prudence Hall society, c. A.
R.; chairman North Carolina Stu
dent Loan fund; vice-chairman OF
the National Student Loan Fund
committee and state recording Sec
rotary of the North Carolina D. A.
r. Her loyal service and splendid
accomplishments qualify her for the
high office of vice-president, gene
RAIL-"
Signatures appended to the cards
are those of Mrs. w. H. Belk, vice
president general; Mrs. w n. Rey-
nolds. honorary vice-president-gene-
raj; Mrs. Lindsay Patterson. Mrs.
E. C. Gregory, Mrs. B. D. Heath,
Mrs. w. O. Spencer, past ~vice-presi-
dents general; Mrs. Theodore Nor
rison and Mrs. Charles Whitaker,
honorary state regents; Mrs. R. A.
Snow. regent, Cashwell Nash chap
ter, Mrs. Karl Sherill, regent Fort
Dobbs chapter and the members of
the state executive board, North
Carolina D. A. r.
The Waightstill Avery chapter
and the first district North Carolina
D. A. R. have issued cards present
ing Mrs. J. S. Silversteen of Bre-
ward as a candidate for the office
of state regent at the 40th annual
state conference which will on
vene at High Point February 1928
29. The card cites her services as
chapter regent, state chairman Of
committees, national vice-chairman
Ellis Island committee and state re-
cording secretary, as qualifications
for the duties of the office for which
she is presented.
The restoration Of Constitution
House at Halifax, in which the con-
stitution Of North Carolina W a S
drafted December 1776 is one of the
two jubilee projects which the North
Carolina Daughters have under
taken to complete before the end of
Mrs. Davis administration in April.
Its official opening will take place
o, February 2, when the president
general, Governor Hoey and many
other distinguished guests will be
present.
Mrs. Ursula Daniel Moore Of Hall
fax originated the idea of buying
the house in 1912 during the state
regency of Mrs. William n. Rey-
nolds. The project as sponsored by
the Elizabeth Montford Ashe chap
ter of Halifax, which then number.
ed among its members several
daughters from Wilson.
With the house restored and fur
nished according to that period it
represents the first completed re-
s~toration work undertaken in North
Carolina. Miss Virginia Horne of
Wadesboro, an authority on period
furniture, has given much time and
study to the correct furnishings.
Miss Elizabeth Horne has been a
special assistant to the committee
In establishing the authenticity OF
furniture procured. Other members
Of the committee are Mrs. Stewart
c. Pratt of Winston-Salem, Mrs. w.
II. Belk, Mrs. H. R. Marshall OF
Halifax and Miss Helen Bryan
Chamberlain of Kinston.
The exterior and interior of the
house is as it was originally. In the
hall stands a grandfather clock
which the state organization gave
in honor Of Mrs. Henry n. Robert
president-general. 1t belonged t.
Miss Mary Anne Spence OF Virginia