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12 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D C, MAY 19 1929—PART 3. Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column must be n the State Office, Room 101, Burling- ton. Hotel, by the Wednesday preceding the Sunday on which publication is de- sired. “President’s report day” will be the order of business at the May confer- ence of the District of Columbia Con- gress of Parents and Teachers in the auditorium of the Interior Department, Eighteenth and F streets, next Tuesday The get-together luncheoa will be in the cafeteria of the Interior Depart- ment. The District of Coiumbla Congress of Parents and Teachers will hold a benefit theater party at the National Theater June 4. The chairman in charge is Mrs. L. B. Castell. ‘ Due to the Summer round-up work | done by the mothers in the local Par- ent-Teacher Associations, led and di- | rected by Mrs. Harry N. Stull, the Dis- trict of Columbia was awarded a bronze | medal by the national director of the Summer round-up, Mrs. A. H. Reeve, at the conventlon of the National Con- gress of Parents and Teachers. | ‘The “Singing Mothers” of the Dis- | trict of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers will meet tomorrow at 1:30 pm. in the Burlington Hotel. | There will be a demonstration of | eommunity instrumental classes on orchestral instruments and piano at Central High School auditorium May 25 at 7:30 p.m. The intergrade festival | Ghorus will render some vocal selections. | Admission free. Notwithstanding the rainy weather, the response of the parents on May day for the Summer round-up was en- couraging. There were nearly five hundred children examined in schools. hospitals and child hygiene stations This is more than half the number examined during all of last year's cam- paign. A large number of schools held ex- | aminations either on May day or on the | following days of the week, and others are planning them for the coming week. | Registrations have boen sent in by 49 associations, represening about 65 schools. e | The election of officers was the prin- cipal event of the Central Association meeting at Central High School in the | library of the school May 9 at 2 p.m. | ‘The officers elected are: President, Jo. | seph N. Burkart: first vice president, | Mrs. L. M. Saxton; second vice presi- | dent, Miss Grace Vail: secretary, Mrs. | A. C. Houghton; treasurer, Mr. George | H. Beall. This was also a conference | meeting between the parents and teach- ers following the issuance of the ad- | visory reports. “The Schools of Yesterday, Today and | ‘Tomorrow” is the subject of the out- door Spring festival to be given at the | Bancroft School May 24. Every pupil in the school will take part. The pa- geant was written by Mrs. William Bweet, grade mother of the second grade and an ardent Parent-Teacher Associa- tlon worker. It is being produced jointly by Miss Effie Handy, fifth-sixth grade teacher, and Mrs. Sweet. ! “How to build up the health of your | boys and girls during the Summer vaca- tion,” will be the subject of Dr. Joseph Murphy's talk to the Jefferson Asso- clation tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Election of officers, reports on the national con- ‘vention and congratulations to the vic- torious Jefferson girls’ track team will take place. ‘The domestic art and physical train- ing departments are sponsoring a dress review and Maypole dance. ‘The Jefferson Association was hostess for the delegates to the national con- vention from Virginia. The Virginia delegates arrived Sunday morning and were fixed comfortably in their rooms and escorted to the celebration in the Hall of Nations. Mrs. M. Sheppe, Mrs. J. Hall, Mrs. H. Leishear and Mrs. Wes- ley served on the reception committee Aor the national convention. 7 FElection of officers of the Francis Bcott Key Assoclation resulted in the re-election of Mrs. E. C. Rittue as presi- dent; Mrs. Duganne, principal of the Jschool, first viee president; Mrs. E. L. lomquist, second vice presidept; Mrs. “C. E. Depue, secretary, and Mrs. C. U. The delegated Miss Ober- ly, kindergarten teacher, and Miss Or- ison, first grade teacher, the authority “to purchase tools, s and plants to carry on girden work in their classes.' Mrs. Depue generously donated for school use a cabinet victrola. Miss Salle talked on the method pursued in determining intelligence tests among the stydent body of the public schools. baswd ‘The Randle-Highlands-Orr Associa- tion met May 9. Mr. Harris showed a moving picture about milk. The kin- .dergarten children entertained with *songs and poems, Mrs, Georgia Johnson gave a vocal selection and Mrs. Turner made a short talk on “Moral Develop. ment,” urging parents to avail them- selves of the books on the subject which the association has purchased. The children from Randle Highlands repeated a part of the May day exer- cises—a health eant and dance. Miss Boteler's kindergarten won the at- .tendance banner. ‘The May day program at the Wheat- ley School was attended by many school officials and people of the community. ‘The Wheatley Association received the Kansas delegation attending the national convention, and Sue Dempsey presented the keys of welcome to Mrs. John McNarry, the Kansas State president. Other officers and delegates from Kansas who visited the school " were: Mrs. Mary Helmreich, Mrs. Ed- +ward Calene, Mrs. John Bridges, Mrs. G. B. Carrothers, Mrs. B. Frank Arm- bruster, Mrs. J. H. Bodley, Mrs. E. L. !Askren aund daughter, Mrs. E. W. Emery, Mrs. A. F. Miesch, Mrs. W. E. Johnson, Mrs. O. M. Coble, Mrs. J. H. Holloway and_ daughter, Mrs. J. M. Buford, Mrs. B. O. Grim, Mrs. W. E. Baemal and two boys. Miss Florence Mortimer, administra- - tive principal, was hostess for the tea “ given in honor of this delegation, which was sponsored by Mrs. Walter C. Jones, president of the Wheatley Association. ‘The boys’ base ball team has new uniforms, bought with funds raised by | their own sale and a card party spon- | sored by Miss Motyka. The Brent-Dent _Association met Monday night at the Brent School. Plans were formulated for the Spring luncheon, which will be held May 22. A . committee of five was elected to draft | a new constitution and by-laws. A “ party for the graduating class will be given in June. H. E. Warner, principal of the Hine Junior High School, gave . a talk on the aims and scope of the Junior High Schools. Mrs. King gave a golo. The banner for attendance was won the second time in succession by ‘the fifth grade, Brent School; Miss Hazell, teacher. A musical tea will be given at the Woodridge School next Tuesday at 3 o'clock. ~Mrs. Elizabeth _Richmond Craebner will sing and Mrs. C. E. Chan- . ning will accompany her. Mrs. R. Tay- lor and Mrs. Bennert, third and fourth grade teachers took their pupils on a sight-seeing trip recently, visiting the Capitol, Congressional Library, Lincoln Memorial and other public buildings. The Bryan Association will meet in the assembly hall ot the school next| ‘Thursday at 7 o'clock. Miss Ehzabev.h‘ A. Hummer, supervising principal of the seventh division, will be the speaker | of the evening, The Bryan School held a combined | May day and at-home program May 1. * From 1 to 2 o'clock the parents were | { invited to visit the classrooms to see the regular work of each grade. Six of these classrooms are on the new third floor just completed. On account of inclement weather, the May day pro- gram of dances and games was held in tion assigned by the leader of the day, Miss Maragaret Moore. After 3 o'clock the principal, Mrs. F. H. Rogers, and the teachers held a social. | A majority of the children enrolled in the school participated in the fol- lowing program: Playmate dance, kin- dergarten; windmill game, group ' from | the four first grades; lads and lassles dance, second grades; Danish dance of greeting, third grades: Greek activities, one fourth grade; Dutch dance, two fourth grades; mimetic exercises, group from the three fifth grades; pass ball, one sixth grade, and circus stunts, boys of the other sixth grade. The West Assoclation has elected the following officers: O. A. Thorup, presi- dent; C. C. Hunter, first vice president; Miss Blanche L. Patterson, second vice president; Mrs. E. J. Leisnitzer, treas- urer; Miss K. L. Doonan, recording sec- retary, and Mrs. F. E. Regers, corre- sponding secretary. Knowles Cooper of the Y. M. C. A. gave a talk on “The Training and De- veloping of Children.” Mrs. R. H. Davidson _entertained with solos, The attendance flag was won by Mrs. de Shazos’ room. The following changes in_personnel resulted in the election of officers held at the school Tuesday by the Keene Association: President, Mrs. J. C. Brown; first vice president, Mrs. Finis D. Morris; second vice president, Mrs. Margaret' Sisson; recording _secretary, Mrs. Harrison Dixon; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Arthur W. Clime; treasurer, Mrs. Cyrus T. Bright. Delegates to school associa- tion: Cyrus T. Bright and Richard T. Wyche. Annual reports of chairmen of stand- ing_committees were read by Mrs. Her- man H. Hitz, Child Welfare Magazine; the Truesdell Assoclation last Tuesday night. The Singing Mothers of the District of Columbia Congress of Par- ents and Teachers entertained with sented Mrs. with a corsage of flowers in the school colors. It was voted to write a lette ' request- ing the extension of the Sherman Cir- street. | Summer round - up pital. commodate those unable to attend the first one. the school luncheon would not be held | this year owing to other activities of | the association. | 'Miss Kathryn Brown, 2A-3B, won |the emblem for highest attendance. | The May issue of “Tuesdell News" will be published the latter part of this week. The Association of the Business | High School met May 15. Mrs. Andrew Stewart, State chairman of Parent- Teacher Associations in Senio. High | Schools gave a talk on the State bulle- tin and the monthly conference and methods of procedure to increase mem- bership. The nominating committee, of which | Mr. Allan Davis was chairman, pre- | sented the following report for officers | for the incoming year: | Mr. Frost Mill; vice president, W. R. Stant; secretary, Mr. Arthur G. | Cole; corresponding ~ secretary, Miss | Florence Grant; treasurer, Mrs. K. §. Outwater. The school orchest:a, under the leadership of Miss E. L. Thompson, presented several numbers and the mixed glee club sang. AllangDavis spoke on “Fifty Years in Mrs. Howard H. Cheeney, membership; Cyrus T. Bright, publicity; Mrs. Rich- ard T. Wyche, thrift; Miss H. E. King, school activities; Mrs. Cyrus T. Bright, | finances: Mrs. D. L. Morris, scrapbook Mrs. Margaret Sisson, history; Mrs. S. E. Taylor, clothes conservation; Mrs. R. | T. Wyche, Summer library, and Mrs. C. | B. Finnell, Summer round-up. | Mrs. R. T. Wyche outlined her plans | for the continuation of the Summer | library in her home, to begin immedi- | ately after the close of the present school term. Mrs. B. J. Drake, teacher of the sixth and seventh grades, won the attendance banner. Solos were sung by Mrs. Herman T. Hitz and Mrs. J. C. Brown, accompanied by Mrs. P. B. Collier at the piano; reci- tation appropriate to Mother's day by Mrs. Helen L. Brumhouse and story by Mr. Richard T. Wyche. | Mrs. Finis D. Morris, the retiring | president, addressed the association. The Force-Adams Association, at its| meeting last Monday, voted an expres- sion of thanks to the five doctors who gave their services in examining the children of the Summer round-up on May day. The Force-Adams scrapbook made by Mrs. Tomas Cajigas won a gold star, the highest rating possible, at the na- tional convention. Mrs. Cajigas served on the committee that rated the scrap- books from outside the District. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Prederick N. Zihlman first vice president, Mrs. Harry S. Bern ton; second vice president, Miss Gore; recording secretary, Mrs. R. Doing; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. Jacoby; treasurer of the milk fund, Miss Mc- Laurine; treasurer of Parent-Teacher fund, Mrs. Gager. Mrs. E. R. Kalmbach, third vice presi- dent of the District of Columbia Con- gress of Parents and Teachers, gave a talk on “Scrapbooks at the National Convention.” Miss McWilliams spoke on a plan to raise funds to carry on the visual edu- cation program for mext year, and the assoclation voted to sponsor a motion picture benefit to be given at the Am- bassador Theater in the near future. The Force banner for attendance was won by Miss Arnaud and the Adams banner by Miss Carrothers. Miss Rach- man and Mrs. Hughes tied for the Force canary and the Adams canary the High School.” Eighteen children were examined at the Health Center, 925 Twenty-second street northwest, by Dr. J. 8. Stone and Dr. R. L. De Saussure, assisted by Mrs. McDowell, for the Grant Association on May d: Mrs. Parker, assisted by Mrs. Wil- liams, took 15 children to the dentist in the afternoon. Officers were installed at the last The ceremony was performed by the State president, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. The officers are: Mrs. J. N. Saunders, president; Capt. Sheridan Feree, first ing secretary; Mrs. T. B. Shoemaker, | corresponding secretary, and Mrs. L. H. Stephenson, treasurer. The program was presented by the pupils of the school. “The Vision of the Parent-Teacher Tree” was pre- sented by the following children: Isa- belle Bonvillian, Stockton Strong, Ella Posnjak, Richard Cockran, Willlam Powell, Ellen Lee Snodgrass, Donald Pabutte, Marianna Evans, Betty Jane Stout, Robert Zachary and Frederick Incidental music was played by Mrs. E. W. Posnjak. This brief pageant was given at the Founders’ dinner during the national convention, and was repeated Tuesday night for the benefit of the parents and friends of the actors. It was written and directed by one of the teachers, Miss Viola Offutt. A novel feature on the program was a song, “Farewell to the Parent-Teacher Association,” by the 40 children of Army and Navy officers who are leaving ‘Washington in June. This song was written by Teddy Dannemiller as a tribute to the members of the Eaton Parent-Teacher Association, as he is one of the group which is leaving. plano numbers was given by a group of John Eaton pupils, under the direction of the music teachers, Mrs. Laura Ward and Mrs. Harriet Young Crandal. g . Castell, the State ways irman, gave a short talk ent-Teacher benefit theater performance in the National Theater, June 4. Refreshments were served in the Josephine Burked Museum, under the direction of Mrs. E. T. Legg and Mrs. A. F. emiller. The teachers re- ‘was won by. Mrs. Caldwell. several songs. The association pre- | . L. Norris, thelr leader, | Were nominated. Mrs. J. H. Bilbrey announced that | For president, | Mrs. | meeting of the John Eaton Association. | vice president; Mrs. G. E. White, record- | A musical program of violin and | Dr. Homer J. Councilor lddrewed‘dufl.nz the informal reception to the officers for the coming year. | The Macfarland Junior High School | Association met in the school audi- torlum May 17, at 8 o'clock. | The Buchanan Association met May 14. Officers were elected. Due _to the weather on May day, the May day exercises were held May 2 | | sketches featured the day's entertain- Mrs. B. Segal reported that 37 moth- | ment rs responded on Health day to my’g‘;‘;',:‘r‘;‘:’; m:tt&ngfie:&d enjoyed campaign. Dr. | 3 | Aaron Nimetz, Dr. Thomas Linvilie and | Dr. Preston Haynes were assisted bY at the school Friday, May 3, with Mrs. three nu:ses from Walter Reed Hos- | b 2 : e T Bt e 3t | M; LA Marche, chairman, in charge. the school some time this month to Ac- | ance and. 83 children were welghed, The Summer round-up has been com- pleted. The children were examined There were five doctors in attend- | measured and thoroughly examined. Powell Junior High Association met Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Dr. Elmer Newton, principal of School, was the guest speaker. Physical examinations were given 14 pre-school children who will be enrolled ; in the Fall by Dr. Thomas Crisp and Dr. E. Morse at the Edmonds School May 1. Mrs. A. L. Phillips, president of ihe Edmonds Association, with Mrs. La Scala, H. Lichner, chairman of the Summer round-up, assisted the physicians. The annual y celebration, sponsored by the association, having | been postponed because of rainy wea- ther, was held May 6 on the school grounds. | unusual’ program of dances and drills, which depicted the health activities of the school. The Tenley-Janney Association on | May 6 held its annual election as fol- | lows: President, Mrs. Miner Buell; vice president, Mrs. Horace Dury: record- ing secretary, Mrs. Edward Duehring; | corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lloyd Patch, and treasurer, Mrs. George Gerst. = The Maury Association met Tuesday. Yearly reports of officers were given and officers were elected. At the last meeting of the Cooke Association the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Roland Mc- Kee; first vice p.esident, Mrs. Charles V. Grunwell; second vice president, Miss Ethel Tracy; treasurer, Mrs. Marie Montgomery; secretary, Mrs. Henry D. Aller. Robert Haycock, assistant superin- tendent in charge of elementary schools, add.essed the association on the “Im- portance of a Junior High School in a Modern School System.” ‘The music was furnished by a fathers’ band, a group of men under the leader- ship of Dr. W. Marshall Bland. A meeting of the Fairbrother-Rossell Association was held in the Fairbrother School May 2 at 3 o'clock. Repo-ts were made by Mrs. M. F. Bangs secretary; Mrs. G. S. Fraser, treasurer, and Mrs. Edward Altman, president, on efforts to obtain enlarged playgrounds for the schools and a den- tal clinic for the Southwest section. A report of the Summer ~ound-up of pre- school children was made and notes of thanks were sent to the doctors who assisted. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Edith Altman; first vice president, Mrs. Calvin Welty; second vice president Miss Flora Ulke; treas- urer, Mrs. G. S. F.aser; sccretary, Mrs. M. F. Bangs. A May day play was given by the Rossell puplls, directed by Miss K. F. Hughes. The attendance banner was awarded to Mrs. Lyle's class. Election of officers of the James F. Oyster Association took place in the school auditorium last Monday. Johnson School Association met in the school last Tuesday. Election of officers took place. Dr. Edwin N. C. Barnes, director of music in the Dis- trict of Columbia Public Schools, spoke on “The Trend of Music in Public Schools.” Prof. W. J. Oates entertained with his orchestra of 15 pieces. Children from grades 5B and 6A-B sang folk songs under the direction of Miss Valera Marshall, sixth grade teacher. ‘The Lucretia Mott Association met ‘Tuesday at 8 o'clock. The pupils of the kindergartens, under the dierction of their teachers, Mrs. M. celved the parents in the classrooms'T. Andrews, Mrs. E. J. Hawkins and One of America’s Prominent Brides Mo, Soker ER blond beauty, h Parker a prominent place her new home, she said, “I magic touch the artist had ate these perfect pieces!” Coonetl ottt selects this lovely Fairfax pattern er en- chanting personality, her distinguished family, all serve to insure Mrs. Edward Cortlande among America’s younger hostesses. In choosing Gorham Silver for admire its exquisite simplicity. What a to cre- For generations Gorham Sterling has adorned the tables of America’s most distinguished hostesses. Gorham creations are always of in- terestto our discriminating clientele. the assembly hall. Sixth grade girls, carrying green wandssdirested each--class to-the pasiy We will be proud to show you our many lovely Gorham patterns. Sets of flatware with matching hollow ware can be purchased at surprisingly low cost. Officers 1 Western High | health chairman, and Mrs. | Each class participated in an | CONDUCTED BY The Judge Lynn Chap’er held its May | meeting at the residence of Miss Re- | the following assisting hostesses: Miss | Bettle C. Larimore, Mrs. L. B. Mann, | Mrs. Louise Earll, Mrs.. W. F. Horne, Mrs. H. H. Elliotf, Mrs. S. D. Hanson and Mrs. E. A. Cobey. The meeting was opened with_the usual exercises, the regent, Mrs. C. C. Haig, presiding. As this was the an- nual meeting reports were given by the {officers and the chairmen. Mrs. Gauss announced for the Chap- theater party was to be given at the National on May 20. Contributions made were $5 to the Americanism com- mittee for a book for the library of the Americanization School, $10 to the com- mittee of the Sons and Daughters of camp again this Summer, $10 to the committee of the founders’ which helped carry over the top all pay- ments on the memorial, and $10 to Wakefield. The entertainment committee, Amos T. Pagter, chairman, is complet- ing plans for the June luncheon, which is an annual event to close the meetings of the chapter for the season. Plans have been formulated for the big bene- fit_affair to take place in the Fall. Election of officers resulted as fol- lows: Regent, Mrs. C. C. Halg: vice re- gent, Mrs. J. M. Jester; chaplain, Mrs. M. W. Riker; recording secretary, Miss Laura Sllsby; corresponding secretary, Miss Letitia Walker; registrar, Miss Ruth Smith; treasurer, Miss Elsie Kre: historian, Mrs. W. H. Wagner, and dele- gate, Mrs. C. S. Scthermerhorn. The Mary Washington Chapter met at the Washington Club on Tuesday | evening, May 14, with the regent, Mrs. Frank S. Hight, in the chair. The meet- ing opened with usual ceremonies. Following the reading and acceptance Miss H. Freeland, rendered a number of Spring songs and folk dances. They also played orchestra numbers. The first grade pupils, under the di- rection of their teacher, Mrs. L. P. Brown, gave a health play entitled “‘May Day Health.” The fourth grade pupils, Mrs. A. S. Campbell, teacher, gave a drama, en- titled “Uncle Sam’s Party.” A health play for May day was held at Blair School by pupils off the kinder- garten, first and fourth grades, and the third grade pupils of Hayes School also presented a health play. A pageant will be given by the pupils of Bancroft Public School May 24 at 10 o'clock. The title is “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” There will be ‘a’dress rehearsal Wednesday at 1 o'clock. The Thomson Association met Tues- day evening. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. P. H. Bran: dorf; vice president, Miss Burk; recor sponding secretary, Mrs. T. Smith. The date of meeting was changed from the second Tuesday to the fourth Tuesday of each month. A play was given by the fifth grade, directed by Mrs. Wynn, their teacher. This play was a demonstration of their ow1 work done during the year. of the minutes of the April meeting, the regular monthly reports were given. ter Hous> Corporation that a benefit | the Republic toward sending a boy to | ‘memorial, | Mrs. | ing secretary, Mrs. A. C. Stone; corre- | be: D. A. R. ACTIVITIES NIE LANCASTER. [Mrs. W. Gwynn 'Gardiner reported the [ mally received into the chapter. It was| Mrs. A. A Birney and showed 100 per cent participation in D. A. R. activities, a net gain in mem- bership and a substantial balance in the treasury. An appropriation was made ‘m send a boy to camp. It was decided to support the budget plan proposed at hhe State conference. Mrs. Florence E. Hedge, Miss Gilbert Cone and Mrs. Jack Whitcomb were for- secretary, Mrs. E. A. Varela; corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. H. T. Offte dinger: _treasurer, Mrs. C. F. Nesbit | registrar, Mrs. Isabel W. Baker; chap- |lain, Mrs. Annie G. Tonge; board of | management, Mrs. A. D. Call. M | Flora L. Johnson, Mrs. Henry Patten, | Miss Catherine B. Bariow, Mrs. Rich- | ard Claughton, Mrs. Ralph Barnard Mrs. William K financial and soclal success of the bene- | reported that the papers of Miss Isa- | Cooper: delegate, Mrs. Ralph Barnard | glven by Miss Frances Benjamin John- | ston, charter member of theé chapter, on | May 2. A generous donation was made |to the Kenmore Association from the | proceeds. The regent, in making her |annual report, annotnced that this | chapter leads all the District chapters in having subscribed to 13 chairs for Constitution Hall. Over $2,509 has been | paid for Constitution Hall and patriotic activities. Apnual reports were made by Mrs. Zimmele, recording secretary: Miss Whitaker, corresponding secretar: Mrs. Johnson, treasurer , and M Thompson. registrar. At the conclusion of the latter report Mrs. Thompson ten- | dered her resignation on account of ill | health. It was naccepted with keen re- gret and expressions of appreciation of her splendid service during the past 15 years At the request of the regent. Miss Janet Richards, vice regent, who has attended every National Congress, gave a short resume of the thirty-eighth congress held in April. Special attention was called to the unprecedented feature of the recent congress, the dedications of Constitution Hall, the memorial to the four organizers of the soclety and the national old trails road marker, “Ma- | donna of the Trail,” at Bethesda, Md. As @ result of the annual elections the following were unanimously re-elected: Regent, Mrs. Frank S. Hight; vice re- gent, Miss Janet Richards; recording mele; corresponding secretar: Miss Alice Whitaker; treasurer, Mry. Fred- erick T. F. Johnson, and historian, Mrs. Charles W. Richardson. Mrs. Gwynn Gardiner was elected registrar, Mem- bers of the board elected were Miss Dorinda Rogers, Mrs. Douglas Thomp- | son, Mrs. Edward A. Keys, Mrs. A. S. Gardiner and Mrs. W. Wayne Wirgman. Following a few routine matters under new business, adjournment was made until October. Descendants of "76 Chapter held its May meeting at the home of Mrs. Hol- land W. Jenks, 3212 Oliver street, Chevy Chase. The assisting hostesses were Mrs. E. R. Gassman, Mrs. Raymond The regent, Mrs. Tonnis J. Holzberg, presided. Annual reports of officers and reports of committees and chapter rep- resentatives on State committees were given. Further contributions of cloth- ing were announced to be sent to a mountain school. The chapter unani- mously expressed itself as in favor of the proposed budget plan. The following officers were elected for the ensuing yvear: Regent, Mrs. Con- stance iman; vice regent, Mrs. Clyde M. Hamblin; recording secretary, Mrs. Stephen J. Murphy; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Laurence B. Dodds; treas- urer, Mrs. Mary J. Tarring; registrar, Mrs. E. M. Blackwell; historian, Mrs. James M. Doran; chaplain, Mrs. George B. Fiske; delegate, Mrs. Tonnis J. Holz- Tg. A social hour followed the adjourn- ment of the business meeting. Deborah Knapp Chapter met at the home of the regent, Mrs. William S. Parks, who was assisted by Dr. Nellis W. Stephenson, Miss Sadia Haskell, }‘l[flrlfi William H. Meyers and Dr. Ella R. es. Annual reports made by the officers Read and Miss Margaretta Campbell. | | Moore Oechm have been accepted by the national society. ‘The death was reported of Mrs. Jessie Howell Embury and a letter of sympa- thy ordered sent to her daughter. Election resulted as follows: Regent, Mrs. Nellie Hooper Barrett: vice regent, | Dr. Ella_ R. Fales: chaplain, Mrs. Flor- | ence B. Evans; recording secretary. Mrs. | Jack Whitcomb; _corresponding ~secre- | tary, Mrs. Eloise Mace Anderson: treas- | urer, Mrs. Helen Moser Myer; registrar, Mrs. H. L. Taylor; historian, Mrs. Er. rett Wallace: delegate, Mrs. Elizabeth | Moose Ferguson: board members, Mrs. | Gertrude’ Warren Moser and Mrs. S. | Bingham Martin | The chapter adjourned for the Sum- mer. = E Pluribus Unum Chapter met on May 9 for its annual meeting, with elec- tion of officers, at the home of the regent, Mrs. Elmer E. Curry. The | State budget was discussed and the chapter voted to join in same. It was | voted to send a boy to Camp Neville at | Quantico from July 15 to 22. The | chapter budget for the past year has | been large, but nevertheless a substan- | tial sum remains in the treasury for the beginning of the new year. The com- mittee on the picnic to be held at the home of Mrs. Sinnott on June 8 report- | ed plans and members announced their | intentions of being present. The regent, report as Tegent, in which she thanked the officers and members for their co- | operation. The following officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Harvey M. Friend, regent; Mrs. William B. Sinnott, vice regent; Mrs. Pfeiffer. | chaplain; Mrs. Arthur G. Harrison, re | ner, corresponding secretary; Miss Har- | riet P. Lander, treasurer; Mrs. Syl- |vanus E. Johnson, registrar: Mrs. Theodore M. F. Knappen, historian, Refreshments were served by the hos- tesses, Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Harrison and | Miss Ellsworth, Members of the State Americanism Committee, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet Tuesday after- noon, at 2 o'clock, in the library of the Webster School, Tenth and H streets. Members of the society interested in this branch of work will be welcome. Officers of the committee are Mrs. Grattan Kerans, chairman; Mrs. Rob- ert M. Ferguson, vice chairman: Mrs. | J. Pranklin_ Gross, vice chairman, and | Mrs. L. B. Mann, recording secretary. The Dolly Madison Chapter held its thi-ty-sixth annual meeting on Tues- day, May 14, at the home of Mrs. A. A, Birney, Cleveland Park. Full and in- teresting annual reports were read by the officers. That of Mrs. Charles F. Nesbit was announced as her twentieth report as treasurer of the chapter. The recent Continental Congress, at which Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdel, a mem- | ber of Dolly Madison Chapter, was elected to the office of registrar-general, was fully reported by the regent, Mrs. | Barnard, and the delegate, Mrs. Offter- dinger. Election of officers for 1929-30 fol- lowed, the ticket elected being: Re- gent, Mrs. Wilbur V. Leech; vice re- | cording secretary; Mrs. William ) Teub- | cle bus to Tilinos avenue and Ingraham | yoy, day exercises were held May 2 |pecca Reily, 1406 Fifteenth street, with | fit talk, “A Ramble in_Old Gardens,” |belle D. Houston and Mrs. Florence altcrnate to delegate, Miss Flora Joh son. American Eagle C| ter met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. James Mooney, 2550 University place. Mrs Charles J. Hunt and Mrs. John Murphy Scott assisted the hostess. The regent Mrs. E. J. Ryan, presided. Minutes of | the previous meeting and reports of officers and committees were approved | The registrar showed 12 members had | been accepted during the year. Miss | Eva Neel Taylor was welcomed in the | chapter and four additional members | were accepted. The following were ro- " | clected: Mrs. Edwin J. Ryan, regent: Mrs. Charles J. Hunt, vice regent; Mrs Augustus Knight, chaplain; Mrs.'J. H. Fishback, recording secretary: Mrs. Irene Van Horn Crisp, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Emma Lovejoy Chapin, treasurer; Mrs. James Mooney, registrar, and Mrs. Harvey B. Gram. h.torian | At_the close of business the chapter | adjourned for a social hour. | Samuel Gorton Chapter met at the | home of Mrs. Anne E. Thrall, 309 New | Jersey avenue southeast, Tuesday eve- | ning.” After disposing of routine busi- ness, members related incidents of the | recent congress, and later officers for | the coming year were elected, as fol- |lows: Mrs. Ethel Mills, regent; Miss | Mary E. Smith, vice regent; Miss Emily | Clark, registrar; Miss Eva Jackson, sccretary, Mrs. Margaret Scully Zim- | Mrs. Curry, made her annual and final | treasurer; Miss Frances White, record- Miss Catherine Mills, secretary; Mrs. Anne Miss Cora Terrv. | ing secretary; corresponding Thrall, historia ‘chaplnin. Following the election a paper {on Paul Revere was read by Miss Jackson. The Maj. L’Enfant Chapter, through the courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, held its regular May meeting in its historic home, in Georgetown, which is redolent of memories of Gen. Washington and | Maj. L'Enfant. The presence of Maj. |Poynton in the uniform of a Minute Man served to further enhance the at- mosphere of Revolutionary times. Maj. Poynton is a member of the organiza- tion of Minute Men serving under the command of Col. Mahlon Winter. ‘The reports and election of officers for the coming year were quickly dis- posed of and the major portion of the evening was devoted to the L'Enfant program. Mr. George Steel of the Sons of the American Revolution and Mrs. David D. Caldwell, regent for the Dis- trict of Columbia D. A. R., brought greetings. Miss Lazenby of the George- town Citizens' Association spoke on “Historic Georgetown,” while Miss Eliz- abeth S. Kite gave a brief but delight- ful review of her research findings of the published and unpublished works of Maj. L'Enfant. Other guests present were Frederick J. Goddard and Miss Alice D. Goddard, owners of the historic house; Mrs. Harry S. Grove, State historian; Mrs. George Steele, Mrs. Bertha Zoorhorst, Pen Women’s League; Mrs. F. W. Sparrows, treasurer of the 1812 Soclety; Miss Katherine Harvey, State chairman on preservation of historic spots: Mr. and Mrs. . Clark Noble and Miss Hill. The commanding officer has extended an_invitation to the chapter to visit Fort Washingtom for its June meeting. | gent, Mrs. John M. Beavers; recording P SN\ —— 7 72 The Flower of Decorative Mps. Edward Cortlandt Parker whose recent wedding was of great interest to both Washington and Baltimore society R.Haurris & Co. F Street at 11th Sewclers and Diamond Merchante for Over Hall o Oentagy Siz teaspoons in the Fair- jaz pattern chosen by Mrs. Parker cost but $1l. 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