Evening star., 1915-10-24

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Hodgkins spoke of the services of Clara
Barton and the proposed memorial to
her. The chapter went on record as
indorsing any movement on behalf OF q
memorial to Clara Barton in the Red
Cross building.
The usual social hour followed. when
refreshments were served by the nos
tess.
MCKINLEY SEWING CIRCLE.
The sewing circle of William Mckinley
Circle, No. 2. Ladies of the G. A R.. met
Tuesday for the first time at the home
of Mrs. Adeline Thornton. The chairman,
Mrs. Asenath Case, read report OF WORK
accomplished the president, Lott1e E.
| Johnson, outlined plans for a bazaar !;
Mrs. Jane Liston advocated greater pub
licity. it not being generally known that
granddaughters and blood kin nieces of
veterans may become members OF the
order. Mrs Mary ]. Milligan, recently
returned from six-month trip to Cali
| fornia, told of the methods employed by
the circles there to further the cause of
patriotism. Mrs Mary Lillian Kirlfn
contributed humorous reading in dialect.
Mrs. Blanche A. Wheatley of West Vir-
ginia was admitted to membership.
LINCOLN CIRCLE, G. A. R..
| Lincoln Circle, Ladies of the G. A. A.,
met Tuesday at the home of it's presi-
dent, Mrs. jamie Harvey Street, 9Th
street. Mrs. Lydia Adams Williams and
Mrs. Alice L. Goodacre were admitted to
membership Refreshments were served.
OUR FLAG CHAPTER, D. A. r.
! Our Flag Chapter. D. A. R.. met
Tuesday for the first time this season
at the home of Mrs. Parker r. Ander-
| son, 101S Vermont avenue, the regent,
Miss Matilda J. Ramsey, presiding.
Mrs. B. F. Gray, jr, of st. Louis, ex-
| vice president general of Missouri,
who was among the guests. spoke of
| the educational work done by the D.
A. r. in the Ozark mountains. Mrs. A.
Howard Clark of this city, who was
the first registrar general, read pa
per descriptive of her early work in
the organization, which she had pre-
pared for the twenty-f1fth anniversary
i of the founding of the D. A. r. The
memorial in the Red Cross building to
Clara Barton, the first surgeon general
of the D. A. r. Refreshments were
served.
CALIFORNIAN CLUB.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Gale
| donian Club will give an old-time
Friday evening. The program will in
clude H. A. Lake, Mrs. w. Scatter. Mr.
Williamson, Mrs. Woodhead. Miss Hes
ter Munger. Mr.. George Mills and Mr.
r. Smith in songs; Miss Mildred 1nge
in Highland Fling, Mr.. w. Grant,
elocutionist, and Miss Alene Campbell,
violin selection. The committee is COM
posed of Mrs. John Duncan, chairman;
Mrs. J. D. Higgins, secretary; Mrs. J.
Petrie and Mrs. T. j. Weeks.
SARAH FRANKLIN CHAPTER. D. A. R.
Sarah Franklin Chapter, D. A. R.. held
it's first meeting of the season at the
home of it's regent. Mrs. James f. Null
care, 1907 Rhode Island avenue. Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Bull, regent OF the newly or
ganized James Mccall Chapter OF the
District. was a guest
Mrs. Milton w johnson, referring to
the additional ground needed for Me-
mortal Continental Hall, indorsed the
idea that individual Daughters, many
of whom are eager to procure as many
showing the daughters eligibility to
membership through the ancestor
whose name it bears, be encouraged to
contribute as much as square foot of
ground for each of qualifying an
cestors.
Mrs. Edmund s. Wolfe. who spent a
part of the summer in the mountains
of Avery county, N. c., near the Ten
nessee line, told of the work she saw
at Banner Elk, the home of the Lees
McCrea Institute, and of DR.. Mary NJ.
Sloop, who lives twenty-five miles
from Banner Elk. and who last year
sent fifty-six pupils to the school there,
for the maintenance of whom at the
school she held herself personally re-
sponsible, the parents, however, being
always induced to bear as much of the
expense as they could find themselves
able and willing to do.
Mrs. Robert Harrison, historian of
the chapter. read paper concerning
the ride of Tench Tighlman from York
town to Philadelphia, to carry to the
Continental Congress the news that
CORVALLIS had surrendered.
The meeting ended in social hour
during which refreshments were served
by the hostess.
LUCY HOLCOMB CHAPTER, D. A. R.
Lucy Holcomb Chapter, d. A. R., met
Monday evening for the first time this
season at the Bannockburn Golf Club,
Miss Alice Sanger and Mrs. E. B.
townsend, hostesses, and the. newly
elected regent, Mrs. John T. Huddle, in
the chair. letter from Miss Horner
Of the Vale Crucis Mountain School of
North Carolina described the progress
of the chapters scholarship girl. Plans
for the winters work were discussed.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ART CLUB
Columbia. Heights Art Club was en-
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs
John n. Doris. The pres dent. Mrs
Edward Hardy, appointed Miss Cor
w. E. Andrews gave Il history of the
reconstruction period, following the
civil war: Mrs. J. d. Crossant read a
poem written by Whittier in 1861.
Mrs Anton Heitmuller spoke of
tions from his works, and Mrs Sarah
Wolhaupter read letter from an abb
sent member. Mrs. Raymond Ford
Others present included Mrs. r. B.
Bare, Mrs. E. E. Clement, Mrs. w. G.
MrC Eriv