Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

/ The womens board of the George
town University Hospital held its fifth
annual meeting at the hospital Monday
evening. Mrs. Nellie E. Fealy was
elected president of the board to sue
coed Miss Alice Riggs, who has been
president the last two years. and whose
term expired by constitutional limita.
ton. The other officers elected were
Miss Margaret Mitchell. recording sec
| rotary; Mrs. Blanche w. Hall. CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. Joseph Stras-
burger, treasurer. and Sister Mary
Pauline. Miss Alice Riggs. Mrs. Milton
E. Allies. Mrs. William Slaughter Har-
desty, Mrs. Annie E. Murphy, Mrs.
George Tully Vaughan. Miss Margaret
Gowans. Sister Millburger. Mrs. Isaac
Cans and Mrs. Charles Roach, vice
presidents. Under the leadership of
Mrs. j. Eakin Gadsby. the former
president, and Miss Riggs, retiring
president, the board has developed into
| a large organization.
| The last meeting for l911-12 of the
Housekeepers' Alliance, which was also
the important business meeting of the
year, was held Friday afternoon at the
Bancroft place. Miss Ellen Marshall Rusg
presiding. Following a session of the
executive board. annual reports OF officers
and committees were presented as fcl-
lows: Secretary-treaSurer, by Mrs. Alice
f. Whitaker; ways and means. by Mrs.
r. G. Collision; Investigations and resolu-
tons. by Mrs. s. X. Lamb; day nursery.
by Mrs. Joseph Gilfil!an; civics and SAM
taton. by Miss Georgia L. Robertson;
press, by Mrs. Paul Dunbar: reference
circle, by Miss Florence Buckingham.
secretary, for Miss Ellen A. Vinton;
household economics, by Mrs. R. Thomas
West for Miss Emma S. Jacobs. All al
fairs and activities of the alliance were
shown to be in encouraging condition.
much having been accomplished along
| all lines during the past year. and more
comprehensive plans for the future out
lined The meeting was s men ad 10 Mso
chose for his subject The Unity of the
Work Of the Alliance" emphasizing the
broader view of all the activities and
their relationship to each other, ana
| report from Mrs. w. D. Bigelow. director
to the District General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, preceded the annual
election of officers, the result OF Wnlcn
was as follows: President, Mrs: II. w.
wiley; vice presidents. Mrs. II; B; r.
| Macfarland, Mrs. T. w. Sidwell, MRS.
John Van Schaick. Mrs. Richard Vain
| wright, Mrs. Whitman Cross. Mrs YIN.
ton Evans: secretary-treasurer, MRS. Faui
B. Dunbar; assistant observation-disclosures,
Mrs. r. Thomas West; director to General
Federation. Miss Ellen NJ. Rugg; auditor.
Mrs, Theodore L. Cole. Chairman OF
committees: Ways and means. Mrs. APP
pleton Clark; membership, Mrs. Wendeil
p. STAFFORD: household economics. MRS:
Alice E. Whitaker: investigations and
resolutions, Mrs. S. X. Lamb; reference
circle. Miss Ellen A. Vinton; civics ana
sanitation, Miss Georgia L. Robertson:
day nursery, Mrs. Joseph Gillian. Al
the conclusion of the business session tea
opd SaniW icheS were served.
The District Of Columbia Woman Suf-
fraee Association was represented at
| the last regular monthly meeting or the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Woman's Clubs. at the Portner, by a
recitation. Freedom" by Mrs. Julia
Leavitt, the president, and we'll pre-
pared paper by Mrs. Anna E. Hendley,
the treasurer. .
The association cordially invites all
| friends at a sock social spelling bee. at
the residence Of Mrs G. E. Partridge.
| 2723 18th street northwest. Thursday
evening Tiny silk socks Will be given
each guest-not to wear, but to put
pennies in the size each wears, or double
| it, IF you please"
Mrs s. A. Wolhaupter entertained the
Columbia Heights Art Club Thursday
| at its last meeting for the season. Mrs.