Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
GUESTS Or CITY
Entertainments Given in
Honor of Distinguished
Women.
MEETINGS AT TRINITY.
Large Audience Hears Three Dis
tinguished Women Speak on Vital
Topics Last Night.

Topics Last Night.
The closing session in Aiexandri:
of the National Council of Women vii
be held tonight when Senator John D
Works, of California, DR.. Anna Gar
J lin Spencer, of New York and Mrs
DR.. Bower, of Michigan, will be thu
speakers. The latter will have as hel
subject "Fraternal Organizations.
The delegates will be given an auto
mobile ride this afternoon when they
will be taken to the Theological Sem
mary. From 5 to 7 o'clock this after
noon reception will be rendered then
by Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, presi
dent of the Council.
Supper at Lee Camp Hall.
One of the most beautiful and en-.
joyable suppers ever given in Alexan.
dria was that rendered last evening
at $50 o'clock at Lee Camp Hall
complimentary to the National Coun'
Gil of Women. The parlors of the Hall
never looked prettier. The color
scheme was yellow and green. The
rooms were effectively decorated in
palms and yellow jonquils. A center
piece of yellow jonquils and silver
candlelabra with yellow shades
adorned each table. Before the cour-
seS were served Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett, President of the. National Coun-
eli of Women, requested Rev. T. P.
Phillips to invoke the blessing after
which the menu, deliciously prepared.
was served.
When the appetizing viands had
been discussed delightful impromptu
speeches were made by the following
ladies: Mrs. Mae Wright Sewell, Miss
Sadie American, Dr. Bower and DR..
Anna Howard Shaw.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett then ex-
pressed her thanks. to the ladies who
had worked so earnestly to make the
affair a success and who had given
such a hospitable reception to the Ma
tional Council of Women.
Too much praise cannot be given
to Mrs. Lycurgus E. Uhler, chairman
of the committee of ladies having the
affair in charge. 1t was largely
through her efforts that such hand
some and elaborate supper was given.
Those assisting in serving were
Mrs. Emmett C. Dunn, Mrs. c. Will
liam Wattles, Mrs. Louise G.. Scott,
Mrs. Robert S. Barrett Mrs. Henry
S. Wattles, Mrs Herbert Oliver, Mrs.
Isaac Gregg, Mrs. William Jorg, Mrs.
Taylor Burke, Mrs. George French,
Miss Hackett, Miss Mary Carlin,
Miss Julia Nicol and Miss Lila Bar
rett.
Last Nights Meeting.
Never has an Alexandria audience
had the opportunity Of hearing three
as brilliant and logical speakers as
The three women who addressed the
meeting at Trinity Church East night.
Miss Julia Lathrop; Chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau, Miss Sadie American
of New York, and Mrs. Mae Wright
Sewall, of Berkeley, CAL, were the
speakers of the evening and they
charmed the large audience which had
gathered to hear them.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, president
of the Council presided, and after a
few Introductory remarks by Rev. G
A. Luttrell, pastor of the church
Judge C. E. Nicol, welcomed the visi'
tors to Alexandria. Rev. W. ]. Nor
ton, of Christ Church, pronounced the
benedction a., the close of the meet
! ing.
Miss Lathrop, told of the work
which was being done by the Child
ren's Bureau in securing definite in
formation in reference to the children
of America. A large part Of her dis
course was given up to a plea for thu
more accurate keeping of vital sta
tis:ics "Only one out of every -four
/ persons in our country, exists accord
ing to the birth statistics" said Mis-:
Lathrop. ao s.a
The speaker told of the new law
which had just gone into effect in Vir.
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