Evening star., 1915-06-20

L. A. P. w.
The League of American Penwomen
held its last meeting for the season
Monday evening at the Public Library
Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis. president,
presided. Among newly elected omcers
present were Miss Jessie A Grlswolo'
first vice president; Miss Ruth Nor
cross. second vice president; Mrs. Anna
Sanborn Hamilton, recording secretary;
Mrs. Della Hines Mertz. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Theodore Cunningham.
treasurer; Mrs. Virginia King Frye.
historian: Mrs. ]. Estabrook, represen-
tative for the District. The follow
ing new members were elected: Miss
Mabel T Harding, Mrs Claudia Hazen
White. Mrs. Bessie White, Mrs Mary
f. Bryan. Houston, Tex: Mrs. Nellie
Fealy, Mrs. Carrie Stone Freeman Of
Los Angeles. Cal. and Mrs. Lucia Faxon
Addition. Portland.
Plans were discussed for next seasons
program. which is left with the two
vice presidents Mrs. Cunningham was
given full charge of getting out and
editing the League Yearbook and
Bulletin. Mrs. Virginia King Frye is
TO visit California with the National
Editorial Association and carry the fra
ternal greetings of the league to the
meeting in Los Angeles. California
members are coming into their own.
Mrs. Estelle Lawton Lindsay has been
recently elected to the city council of
Los Angeles: Mrs. Florence Haines
Reed, also of Los Angeles, has just had
a successful production of her war
drama, and Valerie Bergere is using a
sketch of Mrs. Reeds in vaudeville.
Letters were read from Mrs. Alexander
of Dallas, Tex; Mrs. Reed Of Los An
geles: Mrs. Beaton of Washington. d.
G.; Mrs. Addition of Portland. Greg;
Mrs. L. H. Wilder, Mclean, Va; Mrs.
Nellie Blessing Eyster. Berkeley. Cal,
and many others.
GOV. THOS. WELLES SOCIETY, c. A. r.
The members of the Gov. Thomas
Welles Society of Children of the
American Revolution. of this city, or
ganized by Mrs. Clayton E. Emig in
April. 1903, and now having the largest
membership in the United States, pre-
sented beautiful silver plate, hand
somely engraved, to Mrs. Emig as
token of their friendship and apprecia-
ton of her efforts in their behalf The
gift was presented by a committee Sc
lected by the children, consisting of
Mrs. F. E. Cunningham, Mrs Elliott
Thompson. Mrs. H. B. Denham, Mrs.
G. D. Ellsworth and Miss Belle Van
Ness. In presenting the gift Mrs. Cum
ningham referred to the many acts of
kindness and charity the society has
bestowed upon those less fortunate:
the many flags given to institutions
by the children of this society, among
which is the flag accepted and used
by Judge Latimer in the Juvenile Court
Of the District, and to the silver loving
cups won by the society for special
work from the national society. Refer
ence was also made to the many chill
dren who had been graduated from the
children's society into the new chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution organized by Mrs Emig,
end the love of country and patriotism
which had been instilled in them since
their membership in this organization.
Mrs. William Howard Taft, who named
The society after her colonial ancestor,
Gov Thomas Welles. took a deep in
terest in the society. and on several
occasions received the society in the
White House.
1t was this society which enlisted the
interest of Mrs. Carrie Enslow. and
Fhich led to her philanthropic work
IN this city, and to her present work in
Brooklyn, n. Y, as charity officer of
The national organization of the Daugh-
tsrs of the American Revolution.