The Washington times., 1915-03-29
News Items and Notes of Club
Activities in Washington

The Parents League of the third
division held it's regular meeting last
Tuesday.
The league is greatly interested in
the movement on foot to better the
class of motion pictures shown the
public. Mrs. L. Il. Smith reported a
hopeful outlook on this subject. as
the proprietors Of some theaters have
already expressed themselves as en-
tirely willing to respond to any public
demand for improvement. However.
it is necessary for the public to make
that demand and to show its approval
of pictures of the type desired.
Miss Emma Jacobs gave most IN :
teresting address on the plan or using
teach the girls housekeeping; TWO
such home schools have already been
established by the Board of Educa =
tion and it is much desired that one
be established in the northwest sec
ton. Here the girls of the seventh
and eighth grades could have prac
branches of housekeeping, from bed
making to cleaning and beautifying
the yard The league earnestly in
dorses this movement.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes gave talk
on domestic science, with special RET, E,
erence to the Importance OF special
food for school children. lunches in
particular. Mrs, Rhodes said they
nourishing.
Burnside Post, w. r. c.. held a meet
ing Wednesday evening. Five new
members were admitted and report
made Of the homecoming evening.
when members of the post and thelr
wives and Gushing Camp. Sons OF Vet.
Miss Brookfield and Mrs. Warner lit
erary and musical program was ren.
dered Wednesday, the birthday OF
Commander Parker. of Burnside Post,
the corps sent committee comprising
Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Andrews,
and Mrs. Newton to carry greetings and
flowers from the corps, ~
Mrs Mary Noerr was given SILK
flag as a mark of appreciation from
the corps on her birthday. Contripu-
e, p. Watson, Mrs. NJ. B. Tew. Mrs. j.
A. Dony, Mrs. A. C. Quinn, Mrs. Carrie
King, Mrs. A. S. Hamilton, Mrs. NJ. M.
North, Mrs. E. Emo and others
The Kolumbia Esperanto Unuigo met
on the night of March %. at 2Ol4 f
street. The minutes of the previous
meeting, and of the address by Miss A.
c. Leavitt at Business Hlgn School'
were read and approved. Published no
tees were read. After the readlng OF
the seventh chapter of the FaraoHo the
Union played q game OF making up
sentences from words chosen by lot.
Stories were told by Mrs. Anna Fuchs,
Miss j. Hoffman, A. Mayer ana otners
The Wednesday night class was held
at 20 Randolph place. and the SIX stu
dents are studying the single declensIon
of nouns that Esperanto possesses. The
next meeting will be held on April IL
at the same place.
Mrs. William Lowe. chairman Of the
District House Committee. Memorial
Continental Hall, and Mrs. William
" allace. vice chairman. announce that
at the meeting of the District Daught-
ers at Memorial. Continental Han or
April 7 luncheon will be served, the pro,
ceeds to be given to the building fund
debt.
The GEORGETOWN Womeu's Christian
Temperance Union celebrated its twenty
first anniversary at a meeting held al
3Ol7 Cambridge place last Thursday.
Among the guests were Mrs. Emma
Shelton, president of the District w. C
T. T., and DR.. Martin, pastor OF Dunn
barton NJ. f. Church, both of whom
gave talks. Mrs. Anderson. superintend'
ent of l.. T. L. work. reported thirty
bers at her meetings. A report was
made Of an EpwCrth League meeting
on ...arch ! at Calvary NJ. L. Church
South. under the leadership of Mrs
Anderson. with Mrs. Don Blaine and
DR.. Augustus Stabler as speakers That
same evening Mrs. Blaine made an ad'
dress at Dumbalton NJ. +. Church.
A social hour followed the business
meeting.
A matrons' silver medal contest viii
bs held under the auspices of the W. c