Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24


| for discussion Tuesday at the Anthony
| Leagues lat home. Mrs. Henry Farqu-
har, member Of the American Peace
| Society, made an address. The public is
a talk on Diet Tuesday at $3.50 p m. in
the leagues rooms at the Portner The
| business meeting of May e has been
postponed until June 4.
MARCIA BURNS CHAPTER, D. A. R.
Marcia Burns Chapter. D. A. R.. met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Alexus
Carlson. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs Alexus
Carlson. regent; Mrs. William ]. Ethel
first vice regent: Mrs. Conrad Hesse
second vice regent; Mrs. John Farnes-
worth. recording secretary: Mrs. c. Per
ley Smith, corresponding secretary: Mrs
Otto Luebkert. treasurer; Mrs. Var
Dachenhausen. registrar: Mrs. Charles J
Gates. historian, and Mrs. Margaret B
Moore, chaplain.
NORTH CAPITOL W. c. 7. U.
North Capitol W. c. r. L. met Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. B. A.
Lineback, 81 U street northwest. Reports
were heard from superintendent of de-
partments; Miss Ruth Thompson gave a
| temperance reading; Mrs. II. S. Petrie
told of medal contest work. and Mrs.
Margaret D. Ellis described the Woman
Christian Temperance Union in its early
days.
The District president. Mrs. Emma s.
Shelton, spoke of the late Mrs. Lillian
NJ. n. Stevens: Mrs. J. W. Cawthorn
sang; Mrs. Don P. Blaine announced
the Sunday school rally to be held on
the afternoon of May 81, and Mrs: T. T.
Moore announced an illustrated lecture
| to be given by DR.. Mowbray, pastor or
North Capitol M E. Church. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY F VIC.
The ninth annual convention of the
Montgomery County Federation OF
| Women's Clubs was held at Ken
| sington, Friday. The opening prayer was
offered by Henry Runner, d. D.; Mrs. j.
B. Cook. president Of the club, made an
address Of welcome and Mrs. ]. w.
Townsend, president of the federation
| responded. Resolutions of respect for the
death Of Mrs. Ellicott, the president
of the Maryland State Federation, were
| read by Mrs. Bishop of Kensington. Re
ports from the treasurer, Miss Magruder;
the recording secretary. Mrs. Miller, ana
the corresponding secretary, Mrs. Gun.
ningham, were read, also the reports OF
the standing committees, as foliows: Mrs,
WEIGH. household economies; Mrs. Arm
strong, education; Mrs. Hartshorn, CLUB
extension; Mrs. Chandler, good roads
Mrs. Ashley, civics: Mrs. Wright legls-
| lation; Miss Florence Miller, press: Mrs.
Buliard, sanitation, and Mrs. Lewis. so
cial service. The last named commit
tee was voted special mention for its
work accomplished in the county Re
ports from the various clubs were as
! follows: Just Government League; Mrs:
! Ross Thompson; Civic Study Club OF
Garrett Park, Mrs. Defendorf; Newcomb
Club of Bethesda. Miss Flournoy; Home
| Interest Club Of Takoma Para, Mrs. H.
c. Skeels; Civic Study Club OF Forest
| Chevy Chase. Mrs. Bielaski: Social Serv-
ice League, Mrs. John Henderson; Wom-
ans Club of Dawsonville. Mrs. Alnutt
Dickerson; Round Table, Miss Julia
Belt: Woman's Club Of Poolesvilie. MIS-.
d. Mrs. Drum Hunt; Womans Club of
Jamestown, Wednesday Club of Sandy
Spring, Mrs. R. B. Thomas: Social
Science of Forest Glen, Woman's Club
of Rockville. Mrs. Bowman: Inquiry Club
of Rockville, Mrs. Fannie Smith; Home
Interest of Forest Glen, Mrs. Small;
Handicraft Club Of Kensington, Mrs.
Moore; Womans Club of Kensington,
Mrs. Bishop. Mrs. Nelson and Mrs.
| ton annual meeting. Mrs. Chapman,
chairman Of the committee on resolu-
tons. read resolutions all of which were
passed.
At the afternoon session changes were
| made In the constitution to meet the
needs Of the growing federation. Among
| these was that regarding the admission
of religious and political clubs. These
but neither sectarian nor political sub
jects shall be discussed at a federation
meeting. New officers were elected:
President, Mrs 3. c. Getzendanner.
Bethesda; first vice president. Mrs. q.
v. Chandler. Linden; corresponding sec
rotary. Mrs. E. G. Johnson, Bethesda;
recording secretary, Mrs. F. L. Lewton
Takoma Park: treasurer, Mrs. Archi-
bald Small. Forest Glen; auditor, Miss
Mary Magruder, Sandy Spring; parlia-
mentarian, Mrs. William Holmes, Rock
Vile; directors, Mrs F. T. Chapman
Miss A. r. Gayley. Mrs H. C. Ainutt
Mrs. o. M. Linthicum Mrs. NJ D. Daw-
son. Mrs. W. D. Little. Miss E. T.
Stabler. Mrs. F. Snowden, Mrs G. v
Chandler, Mrs. E. c. Darby, Miss L.
Wagner. Mrs. J. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. H
B. Brooke. Miss N. D. Poole, Miss Julia
| Belt. Mrs. Charles Alnutt, Mrs. John
Henderson. Mrs. C. E. Richardson, Miss
| E. Reyes, Miss F. NJ. Huxley, Mrs
T. W. Nelson. Mrs. Jason Defendorf
and Mrs. J. Ross Thompson.
Mrs. Ellis Logan brought greetings
from the District Federation, of which
she Is president. and gave a talk on the
New Woman of the Past Mrs. Berna-
dine Means spoke of Social Service
Work in the County," and Bristow
Adams Of the Agricultural Department
gave an address on THE Forest" Mrs.
Annette Sawyer Nancy of Baltimore
made an address, as did the new presi-
dent.
POCAHONTAS ME,N5opyAr AccocI.