Evening star., 1942-05-10
This Week
Busy for
D.A.R.
Local Chapters
To Hold Many
Elections

This week will be outstanding for
local chapters of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. Elections
will be held by many and welcome
homes" by all for delegates who at
tended the national congress IN Chi
cago last week.
Installation of newly elected state
officers will be held with appro-
pirate ceremonies this evening at
the Chapter House, 1882 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. when Mrs.
Geoffrey Creyke will be presented
with the state regents gavel by Mrs.
Harry c. Oberholster, retiring re-
gent.
Others who will be installed are
Mrs. Roy c. Bowker, state vice
regent: Miss Viola Reece. state
chaplain; Miss Ethel Martin. state
recording secretary: Mrs. J. Edwin
Lawton. state corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. r. H. Lyle Seaton, state
treasurer; Miss Margaret Smith.
state assistant treasurer, Mrs. Will
bur " Leech, state registrar; Mrs.
Wilfred J. Clearman, state his
torian, and Mrs. Lois Marshall
Hicks, state librarian.
A luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club will precede this seasons final
meeting of the Army and Navy
Chapter tomorrow. Election of Of
ficers will be held with the polls
opening at 1870 am. and closing
at ais pm. Mrs. Hubert E. Pad
dock. regent, will preside.
other chapters which will hold
election meetings are: American
Chapter, at 8 pm. tomorrow, at the
Chapter House; Louisa Adams Chap
ter, 8 pm. Tuesday, at the Chapter
House; Judge Lynn Chapter, 8 pm.
Tuesday. at the Chapter House;
Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter, 2
pm. Friday. at the home of Mrs.
Harry Kimberly, 3401 Macomb street
NV, and E Pluribus Unum Chap
! ter,2 pm. Saturday, at the Battery
Park clubhouse. The last-named
chapter will be served a picnic sup
per, with Mrs william B. Sinnott
as hostess, following the meeting.
A marker to the memory of Mary
Fields Craig, who died in May.
1910, will be unveiled by the Marcia
Burns Chapter, at pm. Saturday.
in Rock Creek Cemetery. Relatives
and friends are invited.
The weeks activities will conclude
with the annual card party Of the
Chapter House Corp, to be held at
2 pm. and pm. Saturday. at the
| Chapter House Mrs. Elmer F. Cas-
sci is general chairman and Mrs.
Edwin j. Ryan and Mrs. Alfred B.
| Garges, vice chairmen Miss Mary
Black is treasurer, assisted by Mrs.
Grant F. Chase. Mrs. Garges is
chairman of prizes. Others who
will head committees are Mrs. Gary
| Walters, cakes and pastries, and
Mrs Frank Sherman. candies. Mrs.
Charles Wagner will preside at the
punch bowl Hostesses will include
Mrs. Barton Embry, Mrs. Clarenca
| A. Weaver and Mrs. Frank r. Litss
ebert.
Members of the Janet Montgom-
cry Chapter and new officers will
be entertained at a luncheon May
18 by Mrs. j. Henry Brown in the
garden of her home at Alta Vista.
Bethesda, Md.
New chapter officers are: Mrs.
J. Dunbar Stone, regent; Mrs. Julian
C. Wallace, first vice regent. Mrs.
Edgar r. Koogle, second vice regent:
Mrs. Evan A. Condor. recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Ruth B. Van Fossen,
corresponding secretary: Mrs. Edgar
| w. Moore, treasurer; Mrs. William
T. Owens. chaplain; Mrs. Joseph
F. Betterley, registrar: Mrs. Frank
P. Stone, historian; Mrs. Condor.
parliamentarian; Mrs. Harry K.
! Corrick, editor: Mrs. Edwin F. Lines,
| auditor; Mrs. Wilbur r. Mattoon,
| librarian; Mrs. j. Henry Brown, Mrs.
Eugene E. Stevens and Mrs. Edward
A. Farrell, directors.