Evening star., 1914-11-15

cIvICS EDUCATION SECTION. T. c. e.
rho ci,.ics education section of the
Tweut,.tb century club met Wednes-
day with the Houseke"pers ali'aHce
a, the home of Mrs l.. T. Swormstedt,
Thomas circle. to hear an address p'
Jobn II sherman superintendent OF
weights measures and markets of the
District on What the city Is Dong 10
Standardize Food Prices. and What the
Homemakers or Buyers Can DO to Meet
the Situation.
The section of Civics education. under
the Co-IeaderShip of Mrs. William f.
Woolard and Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosve-
nor, has heen divided into five sub
committees. through which the work
will he done. The subcommittee and
their chairman are: Home economies,
Mrs. l.. t. SwornIstedt: war relief, Mrs
Frank Baker; public education, Mrs
Frederick V. Coville; moving pictures.
Mrs William r. Hillcbrand: milk, Mrs
Philip :. Smith.
The meeting Wednesday WAS under
the auspices of the home economies
department.. The next will take place
November - AT II am. ut the home
of Mrs. Frank Baker, 1901 Biltmore
street, when work viii he done for
the Bel;siaus. Those attending are re-
auested to bring thinlbles and scissors
to he prepared TO sew.
The issuing OF bulletins on hacterio-
logical examinations of milk ana
cream offered for sale by certain deal
erS in Washington. which have been
compiled from official records of the
health department. hegun last winter
by the Twentieth Century Club. Will
continue this year. under the super
vision Of the milk committee OF the
civiCs education section. The first bull
ietins of the season, copies of which
will be sent to any one on application
to Mrs. Philip S. Smith, Cleveland Park,
We're distributed at the November
meeting of the club.
1t has been decided by the members
of the French section to hold Two
meetings each month in place of one,
as has been the custom heretofore
Under the leadership of Miss Elizabeth
VI. Carhart, the next meeting Will be
held at the home of Mrs. 5 7. cam
eron. Emerson and 10th streets, We'd
nesday, at pm. The subject for con-
versation will he La Poudre Aux
Yeux.' Each member is expected to
tell in French of some news OF the day,
book or magazine article which mas IN
terested her.
Wednesday morning the travel sec
ton will meet at the home of the lead
er. Mrs. William F. Ham, 1921 Woodley
place.
SHORT STORY CLUB.
The Short Story Club held it's first
regular meeting of the season Tuesday
evening at W. c. 7. l. parlors. 522 9Th
street northwest, X. s. Moore. presi-
dent. in the chair. A review of the
last meeting and the entertainment by
the club. THE Country School, at the
close of its year, was given by the sec
retary. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Metcalf. who is
serving her nineteenth consecutive
term. y program if unusual excellence
under charge of Mrs. c. a. Thomas. vice
president. was enjoyed by the large au-
dience. The opening musical selections
were given by Miss Katherine O'Brien,
and included Bach's ''Nalse Arabesque,
and McDowells Water Lily"
The story of the evening. by Mrs.
Bertha Lincoln Heustis. described
young woman's diary for "a Month OF
May Prof. Hyland c. Kirk read an
original poem, Key to Heaven. +. W.
rollamorc contributed a sketch, From
80 to 5:3o PM. 1914" and Mrs. Julia
Barnes Martin gave an account OF a
personal Adventure With a Taran-
rula," while III Mexico. The clubs new
composite story had its premier chap
ter. What the Day Brought Forth,
written and read by the president: Rob
ert S. Moore, who left wide field for
the writer of the next chapter.
MOUNT PLEASANT W. c. T. L.
The October meeting of the Mount
Pleasant auxiliary of the Woman's 5
Christian Temperance Union was enter
tained by Mrs y. O. Tingiey. 2?0o lfth
street, Tuesday afternoon Mrs. l.. ID.
clark. vice president, presided and led
devotional exercises Mrs Rachel Nc
Pherson was received into membership
ny transfer from Capitol Hill Union
Miss Irene V. Banes, who is in charge
of the circulation of official organs,
urged the members to familiarize them
selves with the news of the day in re-
gard to the movement toward national
i,rohibition.-
The progress made toward the erec-
tion of drinking fountains in the Dis
tr!ct was outlined by Mrs. W. J. Cav
rhon.
Mrs ~ g. Carty. superintendent of
flower mission work, reported cards
sent to the children in the Colored
ChiIdrens Home and flowers to the
sick and bereaVed.
Miss Elizabeth Reiss told of five vol
unteers in the union to assist i'm the
work among forCiCn-speaking people.
Mrs J. y. Culbcrtson spoke on The
open Door for Work Among the For
cign People in our city.
Twcnty-siX members We're reported
on the roll OF the white ribbon recruits
by Mrs. T. &. stanton. superintendent.
II was decided to organize 4 Loyal
Temperance Legion under the auspices
of the union. with the prospect of in
Guiding the foreign children in the
neighborhood. y committee to take
the work in hand consists of Mrs NJ.
A Chalmers. Mrs. Ada L. Roe. Mrs: H.
Mrs. Mcpherson.
The literature superintendent. Mrs.
Iulia BOYD. WAS authorized TO pUrcha Sc
- set OF charts suitable 10" use. IN the
Sunday schools uu Te@pGrssuc" sunday.
y calling connlitte" WAS appointed sts
follows. Mrs. !. y. Wolcott, Mrs. Car
". Miss + y CouIlcy. Mrs. Flora Ha-
,ien Mrs. Boyd. Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs
,iaston and Mrs Pierce.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess and her daughter.
LINCOLN CIRCLE. LADIES G. A. r.
Lincoln Circle No 3, Ladies of the
.. \. r., met recently at the home of
the senior vice president. Mrs. Jeanne
Harvey Street. III the absence of the
president, Mrs. Winnie Re3m Hoxie
who is i'll NJ her homd in this
city, Mrs. Street presided, and 'the
scripture lesson was read by the chap
In. Miss Rebe,.ka Chapman. Mrs
street read hrr report of the euchre
party given FOR III" benefit of the wal
zone sufferers aud the circle treasury
Miss Emily NJ ,Heunau. secretary, read
a letter from Miss Mabel Boardmau
.ickuoW Lodging the receipt of SO. &c
rom Lincoln Circle. No. 3. Ladies of the
G y X. to the Eed Cross by it's chair
man. Mrs Jeanne Harvey Street anG
vice chairman, Mrs. Helen Nelson
DOGGY.
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