The Washington herald., 1915-05-23
In Club Circles

The hnal meeting of the year of the
Lucy Holcomb Chapter D. A. R.. was
held on Tuesday night at the home Of
Mrs. Edwin Hill. 2246 Cathedral ave-
nue.. with the regent, Mrs. F. A. Cum
bingham. presiding All officers and
chafrmen of committees made reports
for the year. The chapter voted a con-
tribution toward the fund for an am
bulance for the French Red Cross So
ciety. to be given in memory of Wash
ington and Lafayette. The annual
Decoration Day ceremony of placing a
wreath on some national monument
will be waived this year and the money
devoted to buying hospital garments
for the Serbians.
The following officers were elected
FOR next year: Regent, Mrs ]. D. Hud-
die; vice regent. Miss Alice Short: seq
rotary. Mrs. ]. e. Dalgleish; recording
secretary. Miss Alice Sanger: treasurer
MISS L. Hazelton: historian, Mrs. Ed
win Hill; registrar. Mrs Thomson:
chaplain, Mrs. A. S. Hazelton.
The District of Columbia branch of the
National Congress Of Mothers held its
Tuesday, May IS, at the Raleigh Hotel
at o'clock. Mrs. Giles S. Rafter pre-
sided. At the close Of the reports and
routine of business Mrs. Moores, captain
OF the Sixth Troop Of Girl Scouts of
Takoma Park, gave a talk to mothers on
the great value OF this movement to
growing girls, explaining how it fitted in
with church, home and school training
ana supplied certain beneficent elements
not given by any of the other three.
Mrs E. c. Towne. parliamentarian of
the organization, gave a brief address
on parliamentary law, using Mrs.
Nanette Pau's valuable chart to illustrate
her remarks.
The Congress adjourned until next
october. when il is expected that Mrs.
Frederick School. national president of
the Congress of Mothers. will speak.
The Wendell Wolfe Chapter of the D.
A. r. met on May 10. at the home Of
Mrs. William r. Metz. III Massachusetts
avenue northeast. with Mrs Metz and
Mrs. w. H. Lentz hostesses. and the
regent. Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, pre-
siding. 1t was the evening for the an
nual election of officers and Miss Wolfe
who has been regent since the organiza-
ton of the chapter. was unanimously re-
elected. The other officers. who were also
elected unanimously We're: Vice regent.
Mrs. Charles F. Robbins; recording sec
rotary, Miss Eva Elizabeth Luke; cor
responding secretary. Mrs. H. c. Ober-
holser; treasurer. Miss Winifred L. Stock
''''' icSislidi' NUN barnard Pdrk-
er; historian, Mrs. L. B. Slime: chaplain.
Mrs. Thomas G. Homiller: welfare work.
er, Miss Elizabeth Malott Barnes; or
ganist. Miss Thelma Payne Mrs George
Thacher Guernsey. of INDEPENDENCE,
Kan. State regent of Kansas, was elect
ed to honorary membership. and her cam
didacy for president general in 1917
unanimously indorsed
Four new members were elected. Mrs
Ralph Wilton, Miss Louise Wilton, Miss
Mary Lucille Bottorf, and Mrs Norman
p. Taylor. The roll-call was Southern
Mountaineers'' and was answered with
interesting bits of information concern
ing the history. manners and customs Of
TO continue its study of the history of
Washington next year and will again do
welfare work and patriotic educational
work. The musical part of the program
consisted of three solos. My Laddie"
Mighty LAX Rose" and Some
where a Voice is Calling" sung by Mrs.
r. W. Isdell She was accompanied BY
Miss Emily Topper. An informal social
hour with refreshments closed the meet
ing. The house was beautifully decorated
in the national colors and pink roses.
The Tuesday Evening Ladies' Club of
the Elks gave its first entertainment last
Tuesday evening. The president Miss
Wood. delivered an address and Mr. Rich !
ards spoke briefly A musical program
was given by Miss Sadie Julia Gonters.
soloist; Miss Botsh, violinist, and Miss !