The Washington times., 1913-10-26
Dress Reform, Playground Ex.
tensions, and Social Service
Classes to Feature Season.

women. with Mrs. Adolph Kahn at the
head Of Its activities has a well filed
calendar for the year Aside from its
| direct charge CT the Alliance settle
ment house ut rs Four-and-a-half
| street, the organization will work to-
ward procuring national training home
Tor delinquent white girls.
Home Is Needed.
An institution of this sort Is greatly
needed In the District" says Mrs. Kahn.
"A new feature of our work this year
is the admission of young men as volun-
teer workers. We have already twenty.
nVe young men who have become inter-
es.ea and OTHERS expect to enlist later.
we Will keep up our rigid suryejI-
lance OF the immigrant girls being con-
stantiy IN touch with the seaport citie.
and In readiness to aid the incouinr
women IN any way necessary All our
members are enthusiastic, each meetins
having an attendance of $50 TO soSS Ont
or the 400 members, 110 are volunteer
workers. eei
Want School.
A school for housekeepers is the ideal
toward which the Housekeepers' Ali
ance is working this year. I'VE hay.
already in hand half enough money TO
establish such school," says Mrs. Alice
Whitaker, president.
II VIII include all subjects pertain
ing 10 better homes and better house.
Keeping. We shall maintain our refer
ence circle, by which our members keen
tab upon the recommendations OF maids
and other household help. Our members
also report conditions of the markets at
our regular meetings. which prove Of
inestimable aid
"nl
which Mrs. Augustus knight IS nrasi
dent. will study American history anil
American art the coming season Pre-
historic art, the ma zners and customs Of
the Inaians. the cliff dwellers. the wom-
en- OF the colonial times and the conn
try's famous paintings will be some -
the subjects discussed at its weet,v
meetings at the homes of its members
The Philo- Classics will spend a year
m the study of Browning The anaIy-
tical study of the classics is the aim
OF TINS club, which meets the first ami
third Friday of each month at homeS
OF members Mrs. John H. Stokes is
president.
Scandinavian Activities.
The Capitol Hill History Club. Mrs. r
F. Rorke. president, will study the ar,
poetry. music and history of Sweden
and Norway This is exclusively a literary
club. meeting twice a month on alter
nate Wednesdays from October to June
The Pro Re Nata. one of the Ionre,,
estaoiiShed clubs in the city. was or
ganized originally for the :;trdy M
parliamentary law. and to encourage
speaking on the part
of its members.
We seldom read lapcrs," saws Mrs
Lucia F. Blount, president ..but we
nf h.
the founder of the club says. Woman
is the eloquent SEX and all she needs
to become graceful after-cinner
speaker is the confidence born of eI-
perience."
McCreery president. will study Scot
land this year. I'VE will emphasize the
social side of our programs" she said.
in addition to our literary studies
The Woman's National Press Asso-
citation, pioneer in woman's clubs in
the United States, has always lent its in
nuence to movements which make for
the betterment of the city.
We are especially interested this
year in helping to secure more play-
grounds for the children of the District"
said Mrs. Lillian Pike Roome, president.
Even though our object is primarily
a literary one. We are keeping in con-
stant touch with the progressive move,
ments about us. We are also agitating
the question of more night schools ins
the city" =
The W. C. 7. U. is planni1 tensions
in its work among church, ID settle
ment classes.
We expect to organize new classes ir .
the church" said Mrs. Emma SheltoF
and more particularly impai
of a religious nature to tf
children OF foreign-born residents -
The outlook for the year Is most en-
couraEinG, and we expect to push our
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