The Washington times., 1912-03-31
Announcements Of Engagements 4
Earlier This Spring Than Usual

States, and herself formerly president
general of the uonal society, is ex-
pected early next Week, and will be the
guest of her son-in-lRw and daughter
the naval aide to the President, Lieut.
John w Timmons, U. s. n. and Mrs
'rtmmons' formerly Adelaide Fairbanks
until after the close of the convention.
Mrs. Tfmnlons has, not vet COM
mjtted herself upon her mothers choice
Of candidate to support for the coming
election. and II is rumored that pos
sthy Mrs Fairbanks is contemplating
She would have a large following, no
doubt, for she has always been exceed
,ngly popular with the ID. A. r..
throughout the country
At the home of the present president
general of the society Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, n meeting and reception OF great
Importance was held the other day for
the purpose of selecting committee
TO cooperate with Congress in prepar-
ation for tho centenary celebration of
he signing Of the treaty of sGhent I'm
| 1914. "". "
Senator Burton recently introduced In
the Senate a bill for sufficient appro-
| pI'la tfons to make the commemoration
a nationwide event. International inn
portance will attach. as several prom
| inent women Of the peace societies OF
| England will come over for the occa-
| sion.> y ..-''.' ~ r..
The committee selected at the meet.
ing Of the home of Mrs. Scott is unique
| in the respect that it's membership in
cludes only wives of Senators and Con-
| gressmen who, are. also members of the
National Society of the ID. a. X. Mrs.
Swanson, wife OF Senator Swanson, is
| the chairman of the committee. and
| Mrs. sherman, wife of the Vice Presi-
| dent, is the honorary chairman The
vice chairmen are Mrs. Paynter, wife
of Senator Paynter of Kentucky: Mrs:
Gamble. wife of Senator Gamble of
South Dakota: Mrs. Bankhead, wife Of
| Senator Bankhead of Alabama: Mrs.
| Luke Lea. wife of Senator Lea of Ten
! ncsse: and Mrs. Overman. wife of Sen
ator Overman Of North Carolina.
Some of the other members OF the
| committee are Mrs, Sharp and Mrs;
Sherwood. wives Of Congressman OF
Ohio; Mrs. Cullop and Mrs. Crum-
pacekr. wives OF Congressman OF In
diana: Mrs. Charles Linthicum.. of Mary
land, and Mrs. George w. Falrchiid, OF
| New, York.
Mrs. Hammond
In New Civic Work.
Mrs John Hays Hammond the ra-
tional chairman of the womens welfare
department of the National Civic Fed.
Grafton and an enthusiastic worker on
bel alf Of the organization. has institut.
ed a new section of the welfare depart.
| nient to be called the Congressional sec.
| llOh. lHlS DIdICn 10 utSlSitu " SN
| educate its members that they may each
| carry the work of the welfare depart.
! nent into their own districts ano thus
| greatly enlarge the escope of the enter.
| prise II is said that the women viii
| not be asked to- use special efforts IL
influence legislation, but the members
are a Roodiy contingent Of the women
/ of Senatorial and Congressional circles
| who were invited to Mrs. Hammond
ITO afternoon tea one afternoon durinG
| the week just passing for the purpose
| of discussing the project
| ly patronized of the various Lenter
! entertainments for charity, was tht
I Bazaar of the Months" which took
place Thursday and Friday afternoons
last week at Rauscher's. The Workins
| Boys Home, which each year shelters
| hundreds of energetic lads engaged II
| selling newspapers or any OF the othe
| industries common to young America
was the beneficiary. The months of th'
year from snow-clad January. through
the spring and summer months. bacl
again to the snow and ice of December
we're tNpified by twelve Attractiv'
booths presided over by twelve promi
nrnt society women, each aided ant
abetted by corps of able assistants
There was also an information bootl
where all questions relative to I'M
Home were answered by several of tn
ladies of the Board of Managers.
Thursday evening a program o
arranged by the indefatigablc Mrs
Christian IIemmick, were the fcatur
of the occa sion.
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