The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-21

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Chevy Chase. on December ~. TO which
all members of the Peoples Church arc
invited. will take the place OF the usudi
Ele citing of the Women's Benefcent 60
Ciety.
The society met at the home OF Mrs.
IT. H. Bergman 1879 Lamont street
northwest. on Wednesday. and gave S-.'''
to the fund To-. cots and beds at the Cen
trail Union Mission. and the 81 monthly
| contribution which has been running TOT
the past year for Christmas Oppor-,
tUnity No. ,. was voted to be continued
during the ensuing near Tea was
served by Mrs. Bergman.
The Y. W. c. 4. will move into its
new quarters at GIG Fourteenth street
northwest on January /. A mission
study class, dealing with the North
American Indian will be one OF tne
association features, meeting every
Tuesday during January in the MISSION
study room Of the new buifdlng. Mrs'
4. Wiber will conduct the class.
The annual Christmas dinner gwen
for the secretaries. was held on Satur-
day. 1t will be a farewell to Miss Anna
Seesholtz, educational secretary; MISS
Mary Alice Finney. religious work sec
rotary. and Miss Helen Wyman. phys
ical director. who leave this week FOR
their respective homes to spend the
holidays
Mss Florence NJ. Brown. general
secretary OF the Y. W. c. n, Will spend
Christmas at the home of her sisrer'
Mrs. +. + Dow. in Rochester.
The junior clubs Of the association
were in charge OF tho vesper service
yesterday. Mrs. Margarita Spaldins
Gerry read one OF her own stories. MISS
Margaret Follin sang Christmas carols
and Donald Shook played.
with Mrs. W. X. Cooper as hostess
the Cultus Club next will meet on
January 5. The club met on Tuesday
at the home OF Mrs Arthur Copeland
Chevy Chase After luncheon Mrs. Z.
X Bergman called the meeting 10
or.ler. Fifteen members responded 10
roll call WITH current event Items.
The Mt Pleasant and Capitol Hill
branches OF the W. c. r. L. were
hostesses to the Health and Mothers
Club on Wednesday at union head
quarters so Sixth street northwest.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett spoke on the
World Wide View of Womanhood,
Mrs. y. NJ. Perkins on Mothers CLUBS
and Motherhood" and Mrs. Don +.
Riaine on Scientific Temperance IN,
struction in Public Schools" Musical
selections were rendered by Miss Nelma
Hitchcock end Miss Helen Edgar.
The ''Internacio Flubo'' of Espcrant-
lists met Thursday evening ut 20 RAN
dolph place. II was agreed that the
"l5Iubo'' should contribute a number Of
books from its library to the collection
being made bv the "Kolumbia Esper-
anita Unuigo" TO be donated TO the Pub
lie Library.
Esperantists arc invited to the next
meeting on December IS of the kolum-
bia F,sDeranta. ITnuigo. at 2O14 i street.
At the last meeting interesting stories
were told by several members OF the
unuigo, and the first chapter OF the
"Fsraono' was read and discussed.
Graduates. students. and friends OF
Hillsdalc College, Mich. who live in or
about Washington met recently at the
Dewey Hotel. Letters were read from
the president J. ". Mauch, and from
II. T. Mcdonald. president OF Storer Col
lege. Harper's Ferry. w. Va; Washing
ton Gardner. and Cyrus Cline. OF In
diana: J, NJ. c. Smith. of Michigan:
Judge Robert NJ. Montgomery. of the
United States Customs Court: the Rev.
L. 6. B. Pierce. and others gave ad-
dresses.
Mrs. Wesley s. Stoner will speak be-
thony League in apartment SO, OF the
Portner. tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock. on
Suffrage in the South" Glasses In
parliamentary law, French, Spanish,
and Esperanto met during the week.
The English class will reorganize early
in January.
The Washington Chapter OF the Pur-
due Alumni Association elected officers
for the ensuing year at its last meet
ing at tho home of Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam Stuart. OF Takoma Park. They
arc: President, c. W. Atkinson; vice
president, DR.. A. W. Biting: secretary
trea surer. Miss Bernice Silverberg. and
membership secretary, 7. Fl. Eickhon.
The Kate Gordon Chapter OF the
Southern States Woman's Suffrage
Conference received yesterday after
noon in the Jardin dc Danse. Senator
Chamberlain OF oregon addressed the
women, advising them to keep the issue
as free from politics as possible. Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett and DR.. A. J. Nc
Kelwav. secretary of the Child Labor
Commission. also spoke.
The Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage gave Sunday afternoon tea
at union headquarters. 1870 + street
yesterday. Miss Alice Fillmore. a New
Jersey lawyer: Miss Margaret White
more. Of Detroit. Mich. who organized
the camDaiEn for suffrage in the State
of Washington. Mrs. ellison Gardner,
and col" Ida Craft gave addresses.
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