Evening star., 1915-11-14

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| the flag. Color bearers, headed by
Mrs. Dora d. B. Hendrix. president of
the corps. led the way to the banquet
hall. where repast had been prepared
oy the executive committee of the
corps. Mrs. Hendrix, on behalf of the
corps, welcomed the many visitors and
then turned the meeting over to Com
| mander Langham.
G. H. T. SEWING CIRCLE.
The second and third sewing circles
meetings of G. H. Thomas, w. r. c.,
were held with Mrs. York, assisted by
Mrs. McCay. and by Mrs. Grose, as
| sisted by Miss Lewis
| Mrs. York served luncheon to twenty
hVe members and Mrs. Grose to
both meetings. Sewing baskets reveal
| ed much work accomplished.
SOCIAL CLUB. H. H. A.
The Social Club, H. H. A.. gave it's
f1rst annual dance Tuesday evening at
the Old Masonic Temple. A large
| measure of the success of the enter
tainment was due to the arrangement
committee, A. Goldberg. chairman,
which had the affair in charge.
GONZAGA COUNCIL, c. w. B. l..
Gonzaga Council, No. 1SS. c. W. B. L.,
held it's annual Identification meeting
Wednesday evening in the hall Of the
! st. Aloysius clubhouse. At the close of
| the order of business. Supreme Trustee
Miss NJ H. Mccarthy appealed for an
| increase of membership. financial
statement of the standing of the c. w.
| B. L. showed the organization to be
in fiourishing condition. An increase
| of so per cent in applications was made
last year. An excellent musical pro-
served in the library of the club The
president. Miss e. McAllister. and her
assistants, Mrs. M. Darling, Mrs. E.
s;usrue and Mrs. A. Downey, were COM
plimented for their excellent arrange
| nent of the affair.
CIRCLE DEs PREc1EUsEs RIDI-
CULES.
The forty-third birthday anniversary
of the. Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
Nine. Becker's, when the election of
officers for the coming year resulted as
follows: President. NJ Becker: vice
presidents, Mile. Prudhomme, DR.. H. w
tance; manager. Mile. Becker; treas
urer, NJ. Belfort; assistant treasurer,
Mile. Dorian; secretary, Mile. stow;
charge of receptions, Mile Shaw Nine
"L'originalite.' and Nine. Bean. piano
solo. La valse Suite" (Coleridge-
Taylor). The meetings of the cercle
will be continued regularly during the
season.
SOUTHEAST w. C. T. L.
The W c. T L. of Southeast Wash
ington met Tuesday at o'clock in
Trinity NJ E. Church. the president,
Mrs. L. F. Pickering, presiding. Items
concerning the progress made against
the licensed saloon were given in re-
n
bers were present. Refreshments were
served.
s. ST. CLAIR CHAPTER, d. A. r.
Sarah st. Clair Chapter, D. A. r, met
Monday evening at the home Of Mrs.
Caroline A. Kingsley and Mrs. stephen
y. Murphy, 1882 18th street northwest.
The chapter accepted an invitation
from the Mary Washington Chapter to
g meeting at the Washington Club
Tuesday afternoon.
Plans were outlined for the years
work. Twenty dollars was given to
school work among the mountain
whites, and sums to the Florence Crit
tenton Home and Friendship House:
The business meeting was followed by
the usual social hour. when refresh
ments were served by the hostesses.
LINCOLN w. r. c.
The annual inspection of Lincoln
Corps. No. 6. W. r. c., was held Mon
day evening at G. A. r. Hall. There
was a large attendance of members,
visitors from the several corps of the
department and veterans from num-
ber of G. A. r. posts. Mrs. Mamie P.
Dorsey and staff were present. Mrs.
Marian Lewis and other officers of the
corps were complimented for their eff
cheney in the ritualistic work of the
order by the inspector. Mrs. Van Ness.
WHEELING CLUB.
The Wheeling Club, composed of past
councillors of Daughters of America,
was organized recently at BIG Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. The following
officers were elected: President. Mrs E.
Viola Thompson: treasurer, Mrs. Ella
Scott; recording secretary, Mrs. Hattie
Rupert; financial secretary, Mrs. Mamie
Howell; press representative, Mrs
Grace Woodward.
D. C. CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
The District of Columbia Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teachers' associa-
tions will meet Tuesday, at pm, in
the oak room of the Raleigh Hotel.
Nine. Won Unschuld will give a recital,
and an address will include Hints and
Advice to Mothers Concerning the Mu-
Miss Pritchard of the home economics
department of the Department of Agri-
culture will make an address on state
Organization of Mothers Clubs" Miss
Pritchard has been engaged upon this
organization work throughout the state
of Maryland, and has wealth of ex-
perience from which to draw for the
benefit of the members of the congress
at this meeting. The two addresses will
follow the regular routine of business.
The parliamentary law section of the
District Congress of Mothers and the
executive board were guests of the
president of the organization, Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter, Wednesday at lunch
con. at the Home Club. The luncheon
followed the session of the law class
and preceded the meeting of the ex-
ecutive board, making a pleasant brea k
in otherwise long day for members
who belonged to both of these sections
of the congress. The executive board
has mapped out an ambitious program
of work for the coming winter. The