Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1929, Page 37

‘Qn'm\onrp{;,z. N ‘General Federation Board to. Meet—Official Women Voters Here—Pen Women Stage Contest—Representative - THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. A. R. Activities (Continued From Thirty-second Page.) from each chapter who have planted trees or aided in the preservation of flowers; plants or trees. Dolly Madison Chapter had its De- cember meeting at Mrs. John M. Beavers'. The meeting was opened by Mrs. Annie C. Tonge, chaplain. Com- imittees reported, and the chapter voted in Mrs. Windthrop Alexander and Mrs. Douglas to Speak. D. €, DECEMBER 15, dwelt on Japan, its natural character- }l.;l‘t{’::‘l'.,s as well as of its people and their Louisa Adams Chapter of the D. A. K. was entertained Tuesday evening at the home of the chapter regent, Miss Mary Bickford. ‘The guests of honor were Mrs. Au- gustus Knight and Mrs. J. H. Fishback of the American Eagle Chapter. Catherine E. Nagle, chairman of State committee on patriotic education, tdlked on. two needy schools for girls, the Tamassee School of South Carolina and Kate Duncan Smith School of Alabama. Mrs, John L. Barr, chairman of Staf Mrs. | ab 1929—PART ONE. E. W. Noel. Mrs. J. F. Steele presided in the absence of the regent, Mrs. J. C. Courts. i A letter from the student at Banner Elk was read thanking the chapter for the assistance given her. A report from the treasurer was given. Among other items of business, a letter ‘was read from chapter house commit~ tee, a resolution passed to send student Brevard a Christmas .box and to send each out-of-town member & Christ- mas card. Miss Alvord gave an inter- esting account of the Americanization ‘meeting. ‘The January ‘meeting will be held with Mrs. Clements. " made honorary president. She intro- duced the president, Mrs. Brooks. first new member to be enrolled was Joanna Mary Cronin of Coronado, Calif. She is just 3 months old and is the eighth grandchild enrolled in the C. A. R. by William Tyler Page. The society is supporting a scholar- ship at Crossnore, 8. C., again this year. Mrs. James H. Harper, State director, C. A. R, addressed the children. Maj. William Overton Callis Chapter had its first get-together meeting of the season at the home of Mrs. Arthur Harding. This was largely a social nthzrlnl. and little business was trans- 87 Edward Matthill read the minutes that ‘The | she had taken at the last meeting in place of the regular officer, who had resigned. Miss Hammond was d to take the office permanently and ac- cepted. The chairman of finance for the chapter, Miss Charlotte Johnston, gave a report of her activities, There Was a discussion of yarious plans for increasing the finances of the chapter, and a card party was mentioned, but action deferred until the next meeting. Miss Johnston exhibited a tapestry ‘presented by the regent to be sold for the chapter benefit. Several guests were present, among them the State regent, Mrs. David Caldwell, who gave a talk upon the conditions of the moun- Celia G. Bryant, both of 1450 Girard Srevet, Gnd Mrs, Rice W. Means of 100 Maryland avenue northeast. The chap- ter indorsed the State ticket headed by Miss Helen Harmon. Mrs. Frank R. Ray, national correspondent of the Children of the American Revolution and editor of the Children of the American Revolution magazine, read original poems. Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard sang Christmas carols and Mrs. R.'E. Cloughton read a paper she prepared | while on her trip around the world. She tain people of the Allegheny Range. In the absence of a hm%mn’: the 'r!eg!m read a paper entitled “The Founder of American Representative Government, Sir Edwin Sandys, and the Virginia Legislature of 1619.” Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Princess Ghika, Perry Belmont, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Mrs. Bates Warren, Mrs. George M. Eckels, Miss Ruth Oberly, Mrs, Frank Bright, Mrs, Claude Porter, Mrs. C. C. Dill, Mrs. R, M. Mulcare, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, Mrs, Charles Hamlin, Mrs. Bertram Chester- man, Mrs. W. E. Myer, Mrs. Alvin Dodd, Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate, Mrs. Otto U. von Schrader, Mrs. Charles Gray Matthews, Mrs, Charles Michaelson, Miss Connolly, Miss Per- kins, Mrs, E, A. Stuart, Mr. Fihley, Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Edward Keating, Miss Caroline Reilly and Mrs. Spencer Gor- don. Theo J, Morgan gave a short talk yesterday at 4:30 o'clock at the Wom- an’s National Democratic Club to mem- bers of the Art and Archeological So- | siety, by arrangement with Mrs. Mitch- ell Carroll of George Washington Uni- versity and the officers of the clu committee for correct use of the. fl.% presented each Boy Scout present. wit ‘The Flag Code.” of the American Revolution.—By au- After the meeting the ¢hapter regent| thority of the national board, C. A. R., presented an American flag to Boy| the junior branch of Gov. Thomas Scout Troop No. 40. ‘Welles Society, consisting of 110 mem- ‘The boys responded with their code | bers, has accepted the name of Harriet and oath of allegiance. M. Lothrop Society to honor the mem- ‘The flag was accepted by Paul Hart-|ory of the national founder of the or- ley, Scout master, who thanked the| ganization. The new society held its chapter in behalf of his troop. first meeting Saturday afternoon, De- Eleanor 'Wilson Chapter, D. A. R.,|cember 7, at the home of Mrs. Edwin held its December meeting with Mrs. Mrs. Clayton E. Emig was BY CORINNE FRAZIER. EPRESENTATIVE women from every State in the Union are expected to attend the annual Midwinter board of directors 5 meeting of the General Federa- ““tion of Women’s Clubs at the headquar- & .gers of the organization in Washington, ¥ vanuary 8-11 inclusive. & Mrs. Johin F. Sippel, president, will S<be in the chair during the meeting and $.will preside over preliminary meetings A -of the executive committee as well. Mrs. | M % Robert J. Burdette will preside over the . {::mn.s of the board of trustees, to be " Held Monday and Tuesday, January 6 %.and 7; Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, dean of & the department chairmen, will meet ¥ ‘with her group in preliminary sessions, % snd Miss Emily Louise Plumley, presi- + dent of the State Presidents, will preside & over the meetings of her group to be deld Monday and Tuesday. The principal social event will be the %i%eception to be held Tuesday evening. i30n this occasion the club leaders *' throughout the country receive their &+ Senators and Representatives and their + wives, and other representative leaders ¢ in the social and official life of Wash- ~-ington. Invitations to this function are extended in the name of the federation, 5 and in the case of Seators and Repre- | " sentatives the cards of the club women | » from their respective States are also in- + closed. £ The sessions of the board will begin & Wednesday morning at 8 o'clack. The % Teports and other business matters will . interspersed with addresses by some . Washington notables. It is expected + ‘that Colorado will have a goodly dele- fi:‘m to extend a_personal invitation Harriet M. Lothrop Society, Children| The regular monthly meeting took place at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Judson Porter in the Northum- berland Apartments. Dr. Porter opened the meeting instead of the chaplain, Mrs. Porter. The regent, Mrs, M. de Clare Berry, presided, and the follow- ing officers gave reports: Mrs. Annie Hill Nelson, treasurer; Miss Sallie Green Colvin, registrar; Mrs. Willlam Wood- ward, ~corresponding secretary; Julia Jennings, vice regent, o Lt ST iy Johannesburg, South Africa, is to have the largest system of automatic stxx;cet traffic control in the British ém- e. the biennial to be held there next SCOOters e, this delegation to be headed by as low the general federation director, Mrs. H. ko @. Bogert, and the local biennial chari~ man, Mrs. C. H. Morian. Mrs. William ' N. Harder of Marion, ident of the Ohlo Federation of ;o 'omen's Clubs and general federation director, is chairman of the program committee for the biennial, and while lans are only just beginning to be - rmulated, she has some interesting ¢ ideas which she will present. . ‘The board consists of the officers, v State directors,. trustees and depart- { ment chairmen. State presidents and + division chairmen attend the board { ‘meetings as conference members. It is ¥ expected that the board meeting will + bring to the Capital between 75 and o 100 of the leading club women of the & eountry. * Kk x * JMPORTANT officials and staff mem- bers of the National League of Women Voters have been in Washington the Swinging Bassinet for “Dolly” $2.98 ; Plane Auto What every red- Child’s Varnished Flat-Top Desk and Chair Sidewalk Bikes Great fun for small boys—safe and well $Q .95 made.. . up Roll-Front Desk and Chair $4.98 Tubular-Frame Ball- Bearing Velocipede Steel Wheel Velocipedes Leather seat and nickel 75 Well made, in sizes for $-9.29 blooded youngster 57.95 small boys......: up wants . S T e e e A e B e Unbreakable ko & el oG S Nkported Only 8 More Days = : o \ .f'.:noe. All ':cdct:ons o}l‘ :fle country | SIS _l j ‘_‘ \ e represen e 1 ¢ . 4 EAT G| =% | Y 7 George P. tigan, jr., of , : —— T ' Galif, the director of the l:venet{: ihos 5 5 . vegion comprising the Far Western| {8 § i . 5 * ‘States, made the longsst journey. With £ her came Miss Edna Boyd,tl.wo{ iid " / $7.89 At The HUB );rk;ley, the new secretary for tha Miss Belle Sherwin of Cleveland, the $1.89 Pay Out of Income on a Convenient Charge Account _ president of the national league, pre- $Q.98 e s T trimmed. . . Roll Front o ! Toy Pianos 8 Keys as low as 79c any-Fine e Flexible Sled $1.49 srrererammTe Ly Neatly dressed— a lovely doll, 21 inches high. On Platform ] $8.95 Child’s Deco- rated Table and Two Chairs omamr 1 Sided at the sessions of the board from Monday to Thursday. The board had «three big jobs on its agenda, the sembling of the proj program of ¢ work for 1930-31, the development of ; plans for a national roll of honor and i memorial to women leaders, and the ¢ sifting and approval of plans for the ! tenth anniversary convention in Louis- vfl¥h nextfi April. A el g ivientia o ~The regional directors and secretaries Dieels “fnished ih et Friday n.'éd Saturdsy at the Hotel colors. . Washington (lor :&. -nnu?l conference ¥ on methods of furthering el‘&; organ- + ization. The eight chairmen of depart- { ments and standing committees were + on the program with the board and Joined in sessions. ‘Those who attended included Mrs. Rbscoe Anderson of. St. Louis, second vice president; Miss Ruth Morgan of New York City, third vice president; Miss Elizabeth J. Hauser of Girard, Ohlo, fourth vice president; Mrs, W. W. : of Chiecago, fifth vice pre: __ %dent; Mrs. Henry Steffens, jr., of De- 4 troit, secretary: Mrs. Prank P. Hixon * of Lake City, Fla., treasurer; Miss Ger- : trude Ely of Bryn Mawr, Pa, counselor « for new voters; Mrs. Percy T. Walden . of New Haven, Conn., chairman of the . child welfare committee; Mrs, Mary + Tenney Healy of Boston, Mass., chair- . man of the education committee; Mrs. v Harris T. Baldwin of Washington, . D. C, chairman living costs committe } Mrs. Avis Ring Ninabuck of Winnet! « Til., chairman women in industry com- * mittee; Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith of + Farmington, Conn.; director first re- s gion; Mrs, Harry Whitney of Philadel- % 'phia, director second region; Mrs. R. * L. Turman of Atlanta, Ga. director . third region; Mrs. John Hewitt Rosen- s stiel of Chicago, director fourth re- ¢ gion; Mrs. George H. Hoxie of Kansas = ., Mo., director sixth region; Mrs. »«George P. Costigan, jr., of Berkeley, * Calif., director seventh region; Miss + Huldah Moorhead of Atlanta, secretary « of third region; Miss Florence Harrison " of Chicago, Ill, secretary of fourth « yegion: Mrs. John R. Parkes of Min- *;meapolis, secretary of fifth region; Miss Elizabeth Longan of Kansas City, sec- + yetary of sixth region; Miss Edna Boyd + of Berkeley, secretary of seventh re- » gien, and Miss M. Louise Griffith of ¢ New Yok City, B S o s e S S S oo Shoo Fly $1.49 Puskmobile" Z% : 4 the conference for some Decorated Table and Two Chairs $1.98 Complete . With Rubber-tired Wheels Dozens of THIS AUTOMOBILE Well made with racer 'S 4.98 seat and rubber tired Toy Kitchen metal wheels. Fahine(, 89¢c up Finance Charges e *A N interesting contest is being car- X ried on by the National League of *“American Pen Women this month, the awards to be made at the third Celeb- Swity breakfast of the league December | 328, Contestants must answer in 20 w/words the question, “Why is your fa- “myorite magazine your favorite maga- #gine?” The answers must be submitted + by December 21 to Mrs. Nina Swalm Reed at the national headquarters of the league in the Willard Hotel. 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