Evening star., 1901-06-13
WORK OF WIMODAUGHSIS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT TO TAKE
PLACE SATURDAY.
Certificates of Graduation to BE Pre-
sented-Record Made the
Past Year.

Inc thlrd annual commencement or WI
modaughsis classes will be held the evening
of June 15 at o'clock, at Grand Army
Hall. No. 1872 Pennsylvania avenue. Ger
| tifcates will be given to the following pu-
| pills:
Graduates in stenography and typewrit-
| ing-Mabel Virginia Clair Matte Fristoe
Rule, Mary E. Taylor.
Graduates in stenography-Laura E. Gar
| trell. Floy Henry. Jeannette E. Jirdinston,
| Olive c. Postley, Laura A. Skinner, Lille
Maie Taylor. Emma Louise Tibbetts. Ar
| line Gertrude Weeks
Graduates in typewriting-Ida May Brink
E. Grace Freeland, Fannie A. Simpson,
| Pearle R. Smith
Graduates in elocution-Hannah Cooksey
| Duftie, Helena L. Johnson, Frances S.
Knight. Marion ]. Malone, Lucy Minnix,
| Ada Morton, Clara L. True, Grace Edith
| Wilkins.
| The classes in stenography and type
writing were taught by Miss Janet NJ. Six
ken. the class in elocution by Miss Carrie
| NJ. Douglass
The following program will be rendered:
Music. orchestra; reading. Miss Marion J.
Malone, Rhyme of the Duchess May"
piano solo, Mrs. Adeia Merchant; reading,
Miss Johnson, Darius Green and His Fly
ing Machine" reading, Miss wilkins.
Honor of the Woods; presentation of GER
tificates. Miss Emma Gillett, president:
SuHS StdE SpdllSitu fodIHtf, TedUlllS,
Mrs. True. An Old, Old Story reading.
Miss Duffie, 'Gazelle and Swan" violin
solo, Miss L. Zimmerman; pantomime,
''Suwanee River and Tit for Tat"
Work of the Year.
During the past year, it is stated, there
were IA pupils in stenography, eighty in
typewriting, forty-seven in French, forty in
Spanish, twenty-seven in the news talks,
twenty-six in dresSmaking. twenty-three in
elocution, twenty-three in dancing, forty
nine in physical culture thirteen in Ger
man, three in grammar, five in arithmetic,
one in algebra. and one in history, making
| a total of fourteen subjects, and 4S2 pu-
pills. The language teachers all ma
tives of the country whose language they
teach, and the en- ire teaching force ranks
high.
There have been many social occasions
during the winter Every Wednesday af
ternoon the president, Mrs. Annie M Ed
gar, has been at home to the friends of
Wimodaughsis from 3 to ) o'clock. These
social afternoons will be continued during
the coming year, with different ladies each
week hoStesSeS.
The magazine section, which began its
existence in 1898 Las this year merged it
self into a current literature club, and will
be continued in that form. The chairman
is Miss HortenSe KeableS, and the secre-
tary, Miss Gertrude Leonard. This club
aims to keep in touch with the thought
and work of the cay. including progress
in science, letters and art, and important
political readings. The meetings, which
are held monthly. are open to all.
The Academy of Forty is an affiliated
ciety whose object is to promote the art of
conversation. The membership is limited
to forty and admission is by ballot only.
This society believes in the doctrine of re-
taxation, and occasionally uses the funds
for pleasure of all by various outings in a
body. The magister is Miss Katherine NJ
Garst.
Officers and Directors
At the annual meeting of Wimodaughsis
Mrs. Ada G.. Dickerson, Miss Emma NJ
Gillett and Miss Hortense Keables We're re-
elected as directors for three years. Of
ficers were elected as follows: Miss Emma
NJ. Gillett, president; Mrs. Annie NJ. Edgar,
vice president; Mrs. Ida NJ. CoIford, treas
urer; Mrs. Margaret c. Lohr, recording
secretary; Miss Hortense keables financial
secretary; Miss Ida May Meyers, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs Ada G. Dicker-
son, Miss Cora de la Matyr Thomas, trus-
tees; Mrs. Elizabeth c. Months, superin-
tendent.
The resignation of Miss Margaret Huddle-
son as a member of the board, on account
of her inability to attend the meetings, was
rendered and accepted with regret. Mrs.
Frances S. knight was appointed member
to fill the uneXpired term.
New Depa rtment Proposed.
The development of new department in
Wimodaughsis work, to be called the de-
partment of the home, is being considered.
The plan contemplates providing the best
opportunities for imparting knowledge
which. will be valuable to the mother or
home keeper, and includes a kindergarten
class for mothers in which such of the
kindergarten work as may be specially
adapted to the home will be taught; also
conferences where food, clothing, health
and care and training of the child, includ-
ing the emergencies which often arise with
little ones, will be discussed. No provi-
sion is made in any educational institu-
tion for teaching these important matters,
a knowledge of which is so essential to the
young mother. This department will also
include talks on house furnishing and dec
Grafton. food and diet with demonstrations
questions of sanitation and ventilation etc.
AS much of the purchasing devolves on
the homekeeper, this subject will be con-
sidered from an economic standpoint and
wherever possible, from the artistic also.
The scope of the dressmakng work will
be enlarged, to include a study of fabrics
texture and colors, not only by themselves.
but as combined or adapted to the style
of particular individuals.
The Wfmodaughss rooms are open daily
throughout the year, except during July
and August. Visitors to the city frequent
ly find the rooms convenient and the So
ciety helpful. All interested are made well
come.