Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1927, Page 35

Chairmen of State committees, num bering 28 in all, of the District of Co- | lumbia Daughters of the American Revolution, have been invited to meet With the State regent, Mrs. James M. Willey, on Wednesday at 3 p.m. : her home in Cleveland Park. Mrs. Hopkins, chairman of publicity, will be present, and all other chairmen |re urgently requested to attend. The magazine committee, Distric! ®f Columbia D.*A. R., will meet Ieh Tuary 15 at 11 a.m. in the committe> room of Memorial Continental Hall In the ahsence of the State chairman, the State regent, Mrs. James Willley, will preside. A full attendance of committee members is desired The State Officer: Couneil posed of State officers only, meeting scheduled for tomorrow at the home of the State historian, Mrs H. H. Thompson, on Ordway street, Cleveland Park, when it is hoped that all State officers will he present. District of Columbia D. A. R. are reminded of the usual celebration ex- ercises commemorative of Washing. ton's birthday, to be held in Memor! Continental Hall at 10:30 a.m. trivtic speakers and good mu tnake the occasion a memorable one. Katherine Montgomery Chap- ter, D. A. R, met at the home of the regent, Mrs. Willlam Bonar Bell, 803 Rittenhouse street. After the usual business meeting papers were read by Mrs. Nancy North, subject triotism,” and by the historian, Mrs. Florence Hill, on “The History of Katherine Montgomery.” Mrs. com visit to quarters supported by national D. A. R. organization Ellis Island. Twenty-five dollars was voted to he paid at once to the I trict organization toward a pledge given for the new Constitution Hall The chapter is arranging to hold the afternoon of ¢ its financial part in the | great patriotic work which the tional and Distri . Rs. are doing Samuel Gorto apter was enter tained Tuesday evening hy Mrs. Flor ence Hart and Mrs ard at their home. 1238 Girard street. | A paper on the lite of John Quinc: Adams was read by Miss Eva Jack #on. and musical selections were given by Miss Emily E. Clark. The follow ing were elected alternates: M Barah D. v, Clark, Miss Eva ) €. Brown, Mrs. Florence Hart, Mrs. Eleanor Pritchard and Miss Frances E. White. The Dolly Madison Chapter met | Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Fred Dubois. Reports of the work of chapter and State committees were given; those on better films and his- toric spots' were particularly interest ing. About $55 was appropriated for various lines of D. A. R. work and | $100 toward a chair in Constitution Hall in honor of Dolly Madison. The card party committee chairman, Mrs. Ralph Barnard, reported tha good number of tables already are reserved for the party to be held at the Roosevelt on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 15. Mrs. Theodore Shuey, wh is entertaining a luncheon party on that day at the Roosevelt, bas reserved nine tables for her guests. Others having tables are Mrs. Nevitt, Mrs. Spanhoofd, Mrs. Beavers, Mrs. Nesbit, Miss Margaret Call and Mrs. Cooper. Col. Tench Tilghman Chapter—N\rs Ernest Darby read a paper on “‘Mexi- can Treaties With the United States,” at the meeting of the chapter Friday at the residence of Mrs. Dellingbock. A discussion followed on the report of the Secretary of State on the pres- ent condition below the Rio Grande. The chairman of manuals reported that since June 50 Scandinavian, 2 Yidaish, 2 German, 2 Russian, 1 Polish and 2 English manuals have been dis- tributed. The chapter's contribution to the Forestry Bureau has been for- warded, and the chapter voted to send $25 toward payment of the Valley Forge Bell. The Ellis Island commit- tee reported the box of materials was ready to forward to New York. The education committee urged that all the high schools and libraries in Montgomery County be supplied with coples of the D. A. . magazine and subscriptions will be forwarded for that purpose. The Rockville and Bethesda High Schools already have received their first number. The regent, Mrs. William H. Tal- bott, presided and announced she would be hostess at the next meeting of the chapter, B The Patriots’ Memorial Chapter held its February meeting at the home of Mrs. J. P. Safford, 3605 Nor- ton Place, Cleveland Park. The hostess served luncheon, after which the meeting opened with Mrs. Wil Ham Boone Douglass, regent, presid- ing. Mrs. Douglass gave a report of the last State executive meeting and the reports of the chapter officers and chairmen of committees followed. The new member, Mrs. Florence Laflin, was welcomed, as were the guests of the chapter, Mrs. Alfred Garges and Mrs. Danlels, regent of the Francis Scott Chapter. It was voted to make generous con- tributions to the following: Patriotic education, Americanization, “Manua! for Immigrants,” chapter house fund, student loan fund aml a marker for the site at Fourteenth and H streets ‘where the national soclety of the D. A. R. was organized. Mrs. A. H. Scofield was elected delegate to the congress and the. following as alter- | Annie C. Tuohy, Mrs. My {ee Conway, Mrs. Anne I | Watson, Miss Anna M. F. Bragdon, | Sam- . Alida A. P, , Mr: W. English and Mrs. Isaac Bi American Chapter held its February meeting at the home of the Misses Garrett, 1356 Otis place. Owing to the illness of the regent, Mrs. Brahe the vice regent, Miss Thaker. presided. The usual routine business was trans acted. A liberal donation to the Americanization funds was made Delegates and _alternates were ap. pointed to the Continental Congre which convenes in April. Later re. freshments were served and a ple: Ant social hour spent. Mrs. Dalwich will entertain the chapter the Friday in March D. A. R.—The D student loan fund celving enthusiastic indorsement for the work attendant upon the ar- rangement of the card party which ix being sponsored hy all the chap ters in the District, to be given at the Willard February 18 in the aft ernoon first riet of Columbia committee is re Col. John Donelson Chapter was en gertained at its February meeting hy Mrs. James H. Mackey and Helen Harman at their’ home Thirteenth street. Mrs. 1 Metz, regent, presided. Following the opening exercizes the reports of the chapter offic were heard and the representatives on the State commit tees reported the activities of their re Epective_committees. Mrs. Metz gave an account of the Americanization ball and festival and urged an interest in the work so ably carried on by the State. Miss Helen Harman, a director on the Chapter House Cerporation, spoke on the success of the recent ball and card party held at the Mayflower, Mre. Adela Brand announced the plan of the Children, Sons and haugh | ters of the Republic committee to hoid | & joint meeting of the two clubs at | Peck apel on the evening of Fei ruary Proctor reported two new sub has a | | M. Bryan gave a report of a recent | the | Eleanor Pritch- | 1 |and Buchanan stre | tendance went on record, {praising the children's Walter I. | | Miss Eunice W. Wright, represent- ing the chapter on the conservation! nd thrift committee, introduced the State chairman, Miss Nellie Ross, who |outlined the work in an interesting t | manner. | The business of the evening was the ! | election of the alternates to the Conti- | nental Congress. The following 10 were the unanimous choice of the chapter: Mrs. George S. Donnell, Mrs. Adela.Brand Eunice Wright, {3 K Miss Helen | Harman, a . Oberhols | Mrs. Cora Baile fand M L | The chapter voted to have the chair |in the New Constitution Hall installed ' {as @ memorial to the founder of the | chapter, Miss Mary Wilcox. Contribu | tions from a number of chapter mem- bers were pledged for the payment on . | the chair. i | An interesting histor program | was given and contributions to it were | by M Ha H. Thompson, Miss Kathrina H irman, in charge of Catharine Nagel apitol Chapter; Miss Helen nd Miss Eunice Wright. “Washington and the vas prepared by assie. close of the program the | rved refreshments. ! s of the evening were Mrs. | John Little, Miss Martha Louise | Schmidt, Mrs. Jasper Bell and Mr. Robert Ruark. Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, of which Mrs. Frank Morrison Is regent, will entertain at a banquet in honor of the chapter's twelfth anniversary February 17. at the Grace Dodge Ho- There will be speechmaking and alent of various kinds | Harvey historic regent of Miss | At “the | hostesses ‘The gue: ldren of the American Rev- held its monthly meeting in | A. R. hoardroom of Memorial ‘ontinental Hall Thursday morning. The meeting was called order by the State director, Mrs. L. Mor- rison and opened with prayer and the salute to the flag. The chairman of the entertainmen: committee re d a successful benefit on Janu 18. The reports of the varlous presidents showed enlarzed member- ship and increasing interest in the work of the soci E Pluribus Unum Chapter.-—Many women prominent in the work of the D. A. R. are interested in the card to be given by this chapter ebruary 16 at 8 p.m. in the ball room of the Harrington Hotel. Among those who are to lend their aid are the vice president general for the District of Columbia. Mrs. John M. Beavers; Mrs. David D. Caldwell, tate vice regent: Mrs. Constance Goodman, State chaplain, and Mrs. William Sherman Walker, national chairman defense committee. Among others. who have taken tables are M Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. C. §. Scher: merhorn, Mrs. Albert S. Jones, Mrs. Elmer E. Curry, Mrs. Harry C. Grove, Mrs. William Teubner, Mrs. Theo- dore M. Knappen, Mrs. Harvey M. Friend, Mrs. Richard B. Owen, Mrs. W. L. Ewell, Miss E. Virginia Patterson and Miss Anna B. Grove. Tables will be arranged for both bridge and 500, and .there will he awards for each table. A cordial in- vitation is extended to visiting daugh- ters in the city to attend. Little John Boyden Chapter held its February meeting at the home of the sponding secretary, Mrs. H. J. The vice regent, Mrs. Alice Newhard, presided in the absence of the regent, Mrs. Fred L. Volland, who has been confined to her home by illness for the past month, but who is now improving. After the opening exercises and re- ports of officers and committees, the guest of the evening. Mrs. Frank Cur- tis, chairman of th: te Americaniza. tion committee, gave a talk along the lines of her work. The chapter subscribed for a chair for the new auditorium; also to place a marker on one of he trees along one of the public highw A contribution was made to the Con- tinental Hall and Itevolutionary com- mittee. Mrs. C. A. Weavor reported a social and financial success of the card party held at her home January 26. A donation was of §15 by Mrs. Fr chapter extended a hearty welcome to Mrs. Priscilla. W. Godfrey, one of the old members, who has not before vis- ited the chapter since its reorganiza- tion, and she was called upon for a few remarks. An amendment to the by-laws was read and laid upon the table, to be acted upon at the next meeting. A poverty dance will be held jn the near future at the home of the vice regent, Mrs. Newhard, to help raise funds for the chair. The next meeting cf the chapter will be held March 3, at Mrs. Newhard's, .';nd will be a Colonial costume meet- ng. During the social heur Mrs. Souder was the successful contestant for a handsome linen towel donated by Mrs. Weaver. The proceeds were added to the treasury. Mrs. Newhard enter- tained with readings, after which the guests adjourned to the dining room, which had been decorated as a valen- tine, and refreshments appropriate to the " occasion were served by the hostess. The Richard Lord Jones Soclety has had two_interesting . meetings .ately, one in December and the other the latter part of January. The ‘Decem- ber meeting in the nature of a Christmas party, neld at the home of Billy and Bobby Hanson, Seventeenth and a large at- headed the national president of the C. A. R., Mrs, Van Orsdale, :and other prominent officials in the District C. A. R. com mittees. The meeting w: presided over by the little vice president, d- ward Fuller, who conducted it under the supervision of Mrs. Tonnis Holz- berg, the president. A number of donations were received toward the Christmas box the dren send each vear, and every child brought a gift for this same box, which was deco- rated to represent a huge chimney, capable of encircling the jolliest Santa Claus. Several appropriate stories were told relative to the joy of giving to those less fortunate, and speeches patriotic en- devors were given by Mrs. Van Ors- Miss Helen Stout snd Mrs. Holz- {berg. The January meeting brought {out the work of the sceiety. This was {held at the home of Theodore and [ Mary Langley, on California . street, TAS it was di Edward uller gave priate address on {the life of min Franklin. A large hox of cloth=s was packed for the children at EHis Island. Plans were laid for a playlet and Virginia reel, to be enacted by the children in Colonial costume on February 22 at the Wash- {ingon Club, where the State (. A. R. {committee will give a George Wash- |ington party. | |DAVIS AS WA.R SECRETARY Incumbent First of Name to Hold Post Since 1853-57. | Dwight ¥. Davis is the first Davis to hold the post of Secretary of War {since the incumbency of Jefferson {Davis, 185357, That colncidence fs {one of many details about his office hat are of interest to him. Another an old, sympathetic portrait of the | Confederate President. Although it is {one of the finest portraits in the col- {1ection of War rtment chiefs, it has heen hanging for years in a_dark Mrs scriptions for the D. A. a o Mra, Frederick Ranno gave a report of the meeting of the Continental Hall end revolutionaryseeticasommitteey- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FEBRUARY 13, 1927—PART 1. Save at Peoples! Nationally Known CIGARS —Priced at a Big Saving! 10c “Muriel” (Poth.) 10c “El Verso” (Adj.) 10c “El Producto” (Bougq.) 10c “La Palina” (Excel.) 10c Hava Tampa” (F. E.) bc “Cremo,” 6 for 25¢. 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