The Washington times., 1915-01-25
News Items and Notes
of Club Activities

Mrs. Ellis Logan. president Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs, will be at home informally
today from to 8 o'clock. Club mein-
bers are cordially invited.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
District Of Columbia Federation Of
Women's Clubs will be held in the oak
room of the Raleigh Hotel at o'clock
Saturday. The executive committee will
be called upon to elect members Of the
club house committee and endowment
fund committee. and also to vote on ad-
mission of new clubs and consider
resolutions.
Reports Will be heard from the fol-
lowing clubs: Congeriials, Mrs. p. Edwin
Dye. president; Congress Of Mothers Of
the District Of Columbia, Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. president; District of
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
Mrs. Emma Shelton, president; District
Of Columbia's Suffrage Association.
Miss Louisa white, president; Evermay
Club. Mrs. John d. Smoot, presiden I;
Excelsior Literary Club, Mrs. J. Edison
Briggs. president.
A meeting of the Penal Servitude 9
Branch, Sunshine and Community So
ciety, the president Of which IL Mrs,
M. A. Zinkhan. was held at Superin-
| tendent's House. Nineteenth and c
streets southeast: A room at the home
Of 1.-The Association for the Blind" to
be used for blind children of the Dis
trict. has been obtained, 1t was re-
ported.
Working plans having been com
pleted. all were invited into the din
ing room for refreshments.
Those present were Mrs. Ella q.
Knight. Mrs. e. r. Gasch. Mrs. Anton
s. Heilmuller. Mrs. c. Albert White.
Miss Elisabeth Heilmuller. Mrs. San
fGrS fg,S.,;n Taylor, DR.. and N Mrs; d, Percy
Mrs. w. J. Ethel. Mrs. J. II. Hannen.
DR.. G. v. p. Davis. Mrs. p. v. Roundy
MIS-. Ephraim Cornman, Mrs. Minnie
Budesheim, and Miss Olive Gearing,
A luncheon and dinner will be given
at the old Masonic Temple on February
10 for the purpose of raising funds for
Women's clubs. Mrs. Court F. Wood is
chairman and Mrs. Josephus Jacobs
| vice chairman Of the committee Of ar
rangements.
The Emily Nelson Chapter. d. A. r..
| met at the home Of the regent. Mrs.
George G. Martin. at the Wyoming
Resolutions Of sympathy were adopted
for the death OF Mrs. Emma Sawyer
Newell. a charter member Of the chap
report Of the treasurer, Mrs. F. J.
has ; been sent to he National Red
Gross AssGsistion Glsti large boy noX hsi
member has contributed to the Cont.
mental Hall fund. The historian. Mrs
Malcolm Price. read several papefs or
early American history. and one upor
l hn ttxr ~ A,,,A rtn
The chapter will give card party IL
the near future.
The College Women's Club will lister
| to Mrs. William II. Holmes on Colo
in the Home" this afternoon at tn
mrs" Mrs. william II. Heron will b
hostess. assisted by the following mem
bers of section four: Mrs. George H
Baker, Mrs. John Barber. Miss Merth'
Bailey. Mrs. L. c. Bauer. Miss Angi
Beckwith. Mrs. E: B. Behrend. Mrs
g. +. Bowerman. Miss Eloise Brainerd
ton. TONS Mrs. Mss Karl z: coriey: Miss Eliza
Miss Miss FANNY i II. FisKe. Miss M. E. Ford
Miss Ella Given, Miss NJ. A. Hartwell
Miss julia c; Lathrop, Miss M: A. Mat
Patterson. Mrs. James r. Scott, Mrs
|C. f. siebenthal. Miss H. X. Starr
Mrs. l.. T. Vernon, Syss r. c. Vinton
Mrs. Max West. Mrs. David White an
Mrs. G. A. Steele.
The Anthony League will hold 1t
regular "at home at $3.50 Tuesday aft
ernoon at apartment &75. the Portnel
Mrs. Anna Hendley will discuss the III
of Miss Susan B. Anthony.
The league listened to q lecture by Dl
10. Il. Hanish on Omar khayyam" o
Thursday.