Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
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| Womens Clubs, left Washington this
week for California to attend the bien-
| NAL session of the General Federation OF
Clubs. to be held in San Francisco June
2'-July 6. inclusive. Mrs. Andrews, re-
Gently reelected presiding officer Of the
local organization, carried with her the
| finest report ever sent by the D. c. F. w.
I. 10 biennial meeting, five clubs hav-
ing been added to the number of federat-
ed CLUBS within the year. making the to-
tai membership twenty organizations.
representing about 5000 women work.
ing for the greatest good to the greatest
| number under the motto, I'm essentials.
| unity; in non-essentals, liberty: in all
things. charity"
The new clubs are the Evermay
Club of Georgetown, of which Mrs.
George P. Du Bose is president: Capitol
Hill History Club. Mrs. Hannah p.
Glass president; the Woman's League
of the National Junior Republic. Mrs.
Mary s. Lockwood president: the
Ladies' Union Veteran Union. No. 81.
Mrs. Cylinda W. Ford president, and
the Woman's Rivers and Harbors Con-
eress, Mrs. Duncan C.. Fletcher presi
dent.
Mrs. Joseph F. James. recording sec
rotary of the District of Columbia
Federation. accompanied Mrs. Andrews
-
Charlotte Emerson Main and Mrs. Ed
ward +. Olney, other delegates. pre-
cedinS them by several weeks in or
der to stop en- route.
Returning. Mrs. Andrews will leave
the party in Nebraska and make
visit to her mother in Lincoln before
coming to her home in Washington.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood. senior past
president of the District Federation
and one of the founders of the Gen
| pra1 Federation Of Wnn1en'S Clubs Is
| so busy with the work of editing and
/ printing the famous Chalkley Records
for the Daughters of the American
Revolution that she was forced to de-
| cline honors offered to her in connec-
| ton with the biennial in San Fran
cisco, which is the first general CON
| clave of the womens clubs in the
| United States she has failed to at
| tend
Miss Frances Graham French. an
| other past president of the local or
ganization. viii be represented by a re-
port as the District of Columbia MEM
Der Of the general federation commit
tee on education. Miss French Is
chairman of the District of Columbia
| Federation committee on education.
and as such is keenly interested in all
| that affects education In this section,
| while her work as one of the experts in
| ton brings her equally in touch with
the school system in northern Europe
| The Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World in the District held their school OF
| instruction Thursday in Pythian Temple,
| commencing at 10 o'clock in the morning
| and closing with the evening session
Mrs Jessie X. Eager. D. S. c., was the
/ guest of honor. During the morning
session Liberty Hive. No. I: Union Hive,
No. 6; Washington Hive. No. 8; District
| Hive, No. $. and Georgetown Hive, No.
| 10. exemplfied part of the ritualistic
work of the order. At 2 o'clock the after
| noon meeting was called to order, with
| Mrs. Annie +. Lanford in the chair. and
| Victory Hive, No. II. gave the first de-
gree to a class of candidates. Mrs
| Katherine f. Cartner. r. X. called the
| roll of hives for new members. and fifty
candidates were reported. The guard
team of Victory Hive won laurels. with
| Miss Katherine Doyle as ensign for
| platoon l and Miss Vinetta Genechiesci
as ensign No. 2. The captain, Mrs. Sarah
| Y. Darling, received several bouquets and
| two cut glass naples as token of APP
probation of her work. The short form
of initiation was given by Independence
Hive. No. A. the flower fund march by
| Brishtwood Hive. No. ). was perfect: re-
ceiving new password by Columbia Hive,
| NO. 3. and draping Of charter by Brent
wood Hive, No. II, Of Mount Rainier
Md. Mrs. Katherine E. Hilpert COM
mander of Fulton Hive. No. ), of Bal
timore was introduced, and gave short
address. Miss Laning. one of the guards
from Baltimore, was also present. Mrs.
Eager was introduced by the state COM
| mander Mrs. CaswelI. and gave a talk,
compimenting the hives upon their ex-
cellent work A handsome sterling silver
bag was presented Mrs. Eager from
hives in the District in appreciation of
her work among them.
Mrs. Maggie Morcock pianist for the
occasion was given cut glass dish with
thanks for her services. Mrs. Eager
presented Mrs Caswell. state commander,
hand-painted dish from her many
friends in the work. Mrs. Caswell asked
the commander and record keepers Of
both Victory and Liberty hives to come
forward representatives of the ban
ner hives of the District, both hives
having held the state and city banners
for several terms consecutively. Mrs.
LanfOrd commander of Victory Hive.
and Mrs. Whittleton. commander of Lib
erty Hive. expressed their determination
to work to retain their honors. Both
Independence Hive. No. 4. and Bright
wood Hive. No. ). are competing for
those hDnors
The evening session was in charge OF
National Hive, No. |, and was opened by
a professional march of the officers OF
this hive, led by their guard team. Mrs.
Fannie E. Walters. commander of Ma
tional Hive, presided. The junior guard
team of National Hive. with Miss Helen
Walters as captain, gave a fancy drill
crime Warner gave recitation followed
by a violin solo by Miss Bronson. Miss
Hazel Reader rendered two selections,
both being accompanied by Miss Florence
Palmer. Mrs. Eager was introduced by
Mrs. Walters, and spoke of the bene-
fits of the order.
Miss Mary T. Dunn. official prompter
of National Hive gave the lectures Of
the second degree work of the order,
which was illustrated by stereoptican
pictures.
The latest addition to the National
Society, Daughters of the American Rev
Chapter. which was formally organized
June. Is. at the Farragut in the apart
ments of the organizing regent
The following members We're present:
Mrs. Margaret Monteiro Berry. Miss
Anne Randolph Heth, Mrs. Sylvia Coutee
Meredith, Mrs Nancy Selden Habliston,
Mrs. Margaret McCaull Carmichael. Miss
Peachy, Mrs Frances Ambrose Hill
Horne. Mrs. Estelle Sherwood Hyde, Miss
Lila V. Collins, Miss Elizabeth Rodman
Selden, Mrs. Elizabeth Knox Harrison
and Mrs. Louise Frazier Walter. The
officers appointed for the year were: Re-
gent, Mrs. Margaret NJ. Berry; vice re-
gent, Mrs. Sylvia Coutee Meredith; re-
cording secretary. Mrs Elizabeth Knox
Harrison; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Frances Ambrose Hill Horne; treasurer,
Mrs. Estelle Sherwood Hyde; registrar,
Miss 5. Cary Peachy, and historian, Mrs.
Louise Frazier Walter
The chapter is named in honor of
the late Mrs. Henry Heth. widow of the
confederate general. the famous Harry
Heth She was the founder of the
Southern Relief Association of Washing
ton and an ardent Daughter of the