The Washington times., 1915-01-25

The League of American Penwomen
WAS entertained by Mrs. Carl Smith on
SWednesday evening At her home. l7S
seventeenth ;nw ttreet An informal meet meet
ior the annual banquet to be given at
the Raleigh February II were discussed.
Tickets may be obtained from the
treasurer. Mrs. Theodora Cunningham,
The program consisted Of songs by
Mrs. =. l.. Heustis. and u memorial to
Mrs. Winnie Rean Roxie. by Miss Ruth
Norcross.
4 conference Of the Housekeepers'
Alliance was held on Thursday at the
home Of Miss Ellen Vinton. 2508 Cliff
bourne place. Five-minute talks were
siven hy different member: on Com
Public or Home Laundry" and Order
or Personal Marketing"
Mrs. Alice Whitaker. president of the
alliance. has been delegated to draw up
a resolution in regard to the establish
ment Of a municipal employment bu-
reau, which will be presented for adop-
ton at the next meeting Of the Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs.
Appropriately set in one of the
rooms OF the quaint Octagon house.
at Eighteenth street and New York
avenue. the exhibit Of ancient and
modern art under the auspices Of the
Art anu ATCudOUAO8y A0A8uc AllTaCN-
ed many OF the lovers Of the beautiful.
The collection was made up Of treas
ures donated by individual owners.
among whom were Fl: X. Bush Brown,
Mrs; Graham Bell. Mrs. Charles w.
principal Of the Handicraft School;
Miss X. T. Crawford, teacher of weav-
ing in the same school. and Miss II.
Sherer. who Is in charge Of the New
comb pottery. works in connection
with Tulane YYn}v0paitv Maui nrl 10
The exhibit included rare and beau
tiful pieces Of old silver. tapestries,
from the Herter looms. and some Or
iginals from Aubusson. France. from
which place the weavers are secured
for the Herter works in this country.
lace work and pottery.
The committee i'm charge Of the ex-
hibit consisted OF Miss E. r. Schroed-
sr. Miss c. 4. Van Doren. Miss Clara
Saunders. Miss Edith Marsden. Mrs.
Ward Brown. and Edward Dean.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
on Thursday with Mrs. Sarah VOL
haupter., IN Cleveland Park. The
ed the meeting to order. and intro
! duced Mrs. F. Carl-smith as chairman
| OF the day.
! The program consisted of a paper by
] Irving and James Fennimore Cooper
and the Treaty Of Ghent." by Mrs
Lendell Conner, jr.
The District branch Of the Nationa
| Congress- Of Mothers met at the Raleigh
last Tuesday.
The chairmen Of the various com
mittees gave three-mnute reports o
their work. Several Of these were en-
Enthusiastically received. Mrs. c. v
Parent-Teacher Association. and chair
man of the rural and suburban com
| mittee. spoke Of the progress Of tn
plans toward providing home garden
for school children.
Mrs. Anne B. Sloan. chairman Of th'
| vocational committee. reported mos
| satisfactorily ON the investigation to
| ward the establishment Of vocationa
training in all Of the grades of the pub
lie schools.
Monroe Home and School Association
and chairman of the committee OF
school children's diet. reported that ar
rangements would shortly be completed
for demon ,trationE and course Of lee
lures on this subject which her assocta
ton expects to start in the spring.
The regular meeting Of the Washing
ton Cultus Club was held Tuesday q
the residence OF Mrs. w. I. Dyer. th'
Falkstone Courts. Mrs. Dyer's niece
Miss Daygett, assisted her. Fourteen
members responded to roll call with in
teresting news items. The first paper
on "Mummies." was read by Mrs. J. E
Dyer. The second paper, on lobe
lisks." WAS given by Mrs. c. Is. Berry
man Mrs. w. H. Myers gave pape
on THE Rosetta Stone" Mrs. w. NJ
lections from THE Epic Of Pentane.
Mrs. Hallam will be hostess for tn
next meeting Of the club. on Feb
ruary g.