Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

The District Federation of Womans
Clubs held its November meeting in the
parlors of the Portner, with Mrs. Will
liam E. Andrews presiding, and a full
corps OF officers present. A feature of
the evening was the election of the
| Evermay Club of Georgetown and the
| Capitol Hill History Club to active mem
bership in the federation, which now
| numbers seventeen clubs, representing
| approximately 5000 women united to
work for the greatest good to the great
| est number. The election was followed
| by an Informal reception to the presi-
dents and directors Of the newly feder-
| ated clubs.
| In the unavoidable absence of Mai
| Lynch, DR.. l.. H. Reichelderter outl nee
| the Red Cross plan of lectufeS on First
| Aid to the Injured and the examinations
| % follow, which If successfully passed will
| entitle the graduates to a. certificate
! granting them special privileges as
nurses within the firing line" IN case
| of accident or natural calamity. These
| lectures are intended to provide the
United States aga INST a repetition of the
lnsuff1c. ent supply of efflc.ent helpers ex-
perienced at San Francesca by the au-
,horIties after the disasters at San Fran
CISCO, Martinique and Messina. Quite a
large number of members from the va
r.ous clubs have expressed a desire to
attend the lectures, and preliminary
meeting for the organization of the class
was held last evening at the Woman S
Clinic, on street.
Resolutions indorsing the work of Dr.
Isabel Lamb as a medical Inspector in
the high schools of Washington and
asking the Commissioners TO reconsider
the decision to reduce the number of in
spectors in order to admit dentist un-
der the same caption, were offered by
Mss Laura Il. Gradd.ck and unanimous
~ adopted.
Mrs. Ellis Logan announced an art
symposium to be held under the auspices
of the A. F. W. c., committee on art, at
the Portner, December Is, at 2:3O pm.
when Mr.. Carl Smith would be the pr4n-
cipal speaker, and illustrate his talk with
or ginal sketches made during his recent
tr abroad. All club women in the city
are cordially nvi,ed.
The lexington w. C. T. U. held its
December meeting Friday evening in
the Sabbath schoolhouse of the Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church. DR.. Louise
heredity, gave an address. Mrs. b. p.
Taylor was elected superintendent of
mothers meetings. to succeed Mrs. A.
q. Tinsley, resigned.
At the November meeting of the
Washington Readers Club. held at the
Dolly Madison, the following program
was given: Talk on Reserve Power"
Prof. Charles S. Richardson; scene from
Hamlet Alfred Roderick: talk on
Julius Caesar" (originsD, Miss Kinda
Burke; sleep-walking scene from"Mac-
BETH Mrs. Florence Lyon; scene from
Romeo and Juliet, Mrs. Maude
Howell-Smith. The third evening Of
the regular study course, given Satur-
day evening, consisted of talk
Impersonation." by Prof E. C. Towns
end: selections by Miss Lucy Fl. Feagin
and Miss Mary NJ. Miller, and the first
act of the comedy. THE Elopment of
Ellen" by members of the dramatic
Sc tion of the club, Miss Eva Hurd d.
recting In addition to these regular
monthly meeting programs. the club
gives a free recital once month at
the Public Library. The membership
now numbers fifty teachers of elocution
and public readers, and is enjoying the
most prosperous year in it's history.
The Myra b. Enright Camp of Royal
Neighbors of America was organized Fri
day night at East Washington Hail. The
camp was instituted by Mrs. Martha Nc
Caffrey. city supervising deputy, assisted
by Mrs. II. II. Willard. Mrs. x. p. Ayler