Evening star., 1912-11-03

cooperation she had received from see
ton four, about forty of whom We're pres
ent A collation. was served.
The Philo-classics continued the study
of Browning at its second meeting of
the season held recently at the home of
Mrs. Augustus Knight, at the Kenesaw.
The president, Mrs. John H. Stokes, in
troduced Mrs. Knight as the conductor
of the afternoons work. Mrs. George
Smallwood. principal of the Washington
Seminary, read three of Browning g
poems A rising vote of thanks by the
a tribute of their appreciation of her
work After adjournment the hostess
served refreshments. Among the guests
We're Mrs. Foreman, Mrs. c. w. Ford
and Mrs. r. B. Cate.
The executive board and the COM
mittees of the District of Columbia
branch of the Congress Of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers' Associations met Mon
day morning at the home Of Mrs. A. A.
Birney. the president. The plans of work
of the several COMMITTEES were discussed.
The social committee decided to have
luncheon on Founders day. and will ar
range for noted speakers. The legislative
Ing November 1S, in the oak room Of the
Raleigh.
The lexington W. C. T. L. met Novem-
2S P street northeast. Mrs. NJ. n. Pol
lock presided Mrs. E. Olander led the
devotional exercises and the superintend-
ents of the following departments read
ton; literature. Mrs. Olander: Sunday
school work. Mrs. Charles Mayors; Y p
branch soldiers and sailors. Mrs. ]. w
Allison and Mrs. Wiley. District super
Owing to the beginning of the new
license year several important business
matters We're taken up. A social was
arranged to raise funds for the Francis
Willard memorial fund Mrs. Samuel NJ
kookegey. president of North Capitol
Union, gave an address on the white
Slave Traffic. Mrs. George SpideI. a
paper OH the Importance of instructing
Sunday school children along temperance
and anti-cigarette scientific lines; Mrs
Ida Anderson. THE Cost of Alcoholic
Beverages to the American Nation" Re-
freshments were served during the social
hour
Margaret Whetten Chapter, D. A. r.
met recently for the first time this season
at the residence Of the regent Mrs Red
wood Vandegrift, 1920 21st street north
west. After hearing the reports of the
officers and formulating plans for the
winters work, the rest of the afternoon
was devoted to listening to summer remi-
nfscences of those present. After adj
journment pleasant half hour was spent
in the dining room.
The members of the Anthony League
gave a housewarming Thursday evening
at their new headquarters at the Portner.
Mrs. Anna L. Hendley, organizer of the
league, decorated the rooms artisticaily
and welcomed the large number who at
tended. Miss Clarine McCarty, Miss Mar
garet Warford. Mrs. Helen r. Tindall.
Mrs. Wheeler and Fred Z. Barbour con-
tributed musical and literary program
and refreshments were served by Mrs.
Tindall. Mrs. McCarty. Mrs. Wheeler,
Mrs. Ruth Hensey. Miss Walker and
Mrs. Hendley. Among those present
were DIR. William Tindall. DR. and Mrs
Thomson. Mr.. and Mrs. Rand, Mr. and
Mrs. Swanson. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian p.
Hendley. Mrs. Fannie Reynolds, Miss
Magdalen Burger. Miss Park, Dr. Clara
McNaughten. DR.. Folkmar. the Misses
Kittie and Mary Heyler. Mrs. Ludwig
from Ohio; DR.. Laura S. Bremen Mrs
Guischaw. Mrs. Annie Hazard Bugbee.
Mrs. S. F. Mills. Mrs. Mary Talbot.
Miss Young. Mrs. Lytle. Mrs. johnson.
Mrs Gates-Perry. Mrs. Hammond, from
Iowa, and Mrs. Moore.