The Washington times., 1915-02-22

The William r. Hunt Chapter. No. 1s,
held valentine social after the last
business meeting. About 500 valentines
we're sold to the members and their
friends, the price being the amount Of
postage on each package. On February
25 Hunt Chapter will entertain the
grand officers Of the order. Degree
| work will be shown and a short pro-
gram given.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
Thursday with Mrs. M. A. Winter.
| Mrs. Edward Hardy was chairman for
the day. Miss Clara Doris read a pa
per prepared by Mrs. John N. Doris
on the Erie Canal" Owing to the ILL
ness of Miss Hill, Mrs. James r. Engle
| gave In her stead an outline of the
| Missouri Compromise. Mrs. William
G. Foote read paper on Dolly Madi-
son." Dolly Madison's old home. now
the Cosmos Club, was known as the
little White House." There Dolly
Madison ruled when no longer mistress
OF the White House as q dowager~ FIRST
lady Of the land"
Those responding to the roll-call were
Mrs. Robert Bare, Mrs. Edward Gle.
ment. Mrs. John Doris. Mrs. ]. Finney
Engle, Mrs. Edward Hardy. Mrs. Angus.
tus Knight. Mrs. James Mckee. Mrs.
| John H. Stokes. Mrs. William Turpin.
{ Miss Elizabeth Warman. Mrs. NJ. A.
Winter. Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter. and
Mrs. James Yeomans. Refreshments
were served by the-hostess. assisted by
her daughter. The guests were Mrs. l..
S. Fuller. Miss Clara Doris. and Mrs
| Tewksberry.
| vott ~ ha n.
eracy are to be in charge Of u dance
at the Raleigh on Thursday evening
| for the benefit Of the Confederate Me-
mortal Home. Among those on the
committee are Mrs. Ernest r. Sasscer
Mrs. Arthur Haughton. and the Misses
Hattie Bowie, Nav Little. Lucy Norton
Caroline Flanner. Dorothy Denham
Helen Kimmel. Josephine Jones. Eliza.
beth Cullen. and Eleanor Teagne.
The District OF Columbia Branch O.
the National Congress of Mothers helC
a meeting at the Raleigh last Tuesday
In the routine of business the commit
tee gave reports. the most important o
which was that of the educational com
mittee dealing with the phases of voca
tional training In the grades. given b,
Mrs. Anna B. Sloan.
A resolution was unanimously passed
providing that the congress should holt
a state convention in the spring and th'
planned by the executive board.
Delegates from the parent teacher as
sociations reported great activity II
tEeir organizations. Mrs. Bayles. o
Carbe,y, reported on new plan fo
securing certain literature that th'
children want. Mrs. Burnside told o
the progress made In school gardens
and the postal savings plan In Brook
land and Monroe school sent In re
port Of completed ARRANGEMENTS for th'
diet school for mothers. The course o
twelve lectures will begin "Wednesday a
s H. m. at the Wilson Normal Schoo
and is to continue .on succeeding
Wednesdays until the course Is com
pleted.
Founders Day. which occurred on tn
day after the meeting, was commem
nOrated by an address by Mrs. a. A
Birney, secretary of the National Con
gress Of Mothers, former president o
the District branch and one OF tn
members Of the original board. tn
speaker gave anecdotes OF the early his
tory Of the organization. told OF tn
mother thought that prompted Mrs
Theodore Birney to call the mothers o
the country together In 1896 and empha
sized the interest of rms. Phoeb