Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
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as a delegate from the District. Miss
Sylvia Metcalf and Mrs George Met
calf gave a musical program. Miss
Gertrude Lyons sang america: set to
program Mrs. ST. Clair introduced the
social hour. The hostesses were: Mrs.
| King, Miss Nichols. Miss Oldheld, Miss
Chapman, Mrs. 'Truby and Mrs. Cattna.
Wheel CIub.-Undaunted by the rain
of Thursday the Florence Crittenton
Wheel Club picnicked at the new
bungalow of one of its members. Mrs.
Chase. After a luncheon, gathered
about an open fire in the big living
room. letters were read from absent
members and other friends, and music,
stories. conversation and fancy work
made the otherwise gloomy hours Of
the afternoon speed all too quickly.
| Good-byes were said, as this, its Sec
ond picnic, marked the scattering Of
the club till autumn.
Junior Helpers.-The Junior Helpers
of the Hebrew Home for the Aged, an
Organization formed to contribute to-
Sunday at its clubrooms. AIS NJ street
northwest. for the election of officers
as follows: President. Miss Jennie
Yudalevit: vice president, Abe Ka-
| y,
enberg; treasurer. Mr.. Ostrow. and SER
| geant-at arms Mr.. Rophel. The install
| lation of officers will be held next Sun
| day. A musical program will be given.
| The club is planning a moonlight ex-
| cursion to Indian Head.
| v. w. H. Club.-The Young Willing
| Helpers Club met Tuesday at its club
| rooms, Sth and streets northwest,
| when primary election of officers was
| held. Reports were heard from diff
| ferent committees and arrangements
| made for a moonlight excursion in the
near future. Hyman Garfinkle presided.
Columbia w. c. T. U.-Mrs G. W.
Schulz of Conduit road entertained CO.
| lumbia Union. w. c. T. u, at it's last
| bers and their friends were present. in
ending. the District president. Mrs
! Emma s. Shelton. The business meet
| ing. presided over by Mrs s. w. Morris,
was preceded by luncheon. served on
a rose-bowered porch. and followed by
a program. Mrs. Philander P. Claxton
| spoke of The Things for Which Wom-
en- Should Work. and Mrs. Court F.
wood, president of the District Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs. brought echoes
from the recent biennial of the gener-
al federation. held in New York.
Mrs: Giles Scott Rafter represented
knight the Sunshine and Community
Society and Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis
the department of legislation of the
National Society. w. c. T. U. Many
who are also white ribboners'' were
present, including Mrs. Sidney S. Phil
lips, regent of Constitution Chapter
and Mrs. Alexander NJ. German, state
historian.
At the close of the program the union
presented the hostess a cut glass bas-
ket as mark of appreciation and as
a souvenir of "a perfect day" spent in
the open. with flowers and birds and
Manor House Chapter. d. A. Rat
recent meeting of Manor House Chap
ter the following officers were elected:
Regent. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Tefft
FALLEN Smith: recording secretary,
Mrs. Isabella Smith Stewart; CORE
spending secretary. Miss Louisa HULL
treasurer. Miss Jennie H. Dwight
late Mrs Madison A. Ballinger, it's first
regent, in whose honor the chapter has
placed a memorial cabinet in the mu-
scum of Continental Hall. Among
the patriotic measures initiated by Mrs
Ballinger, which have been success
fully carried out since. was the removal
Of the remains of Maj. L'Enfant from
an obscure resting place to Arlington.
Mrs Ballinger was succeeded as regent
by Miss Mary Lee Goddard a descendent
of the Goldsboroughs of Maryland Mrs
Van Deusen, the present regent Is the
wife of Albert H. Van Deusen, promi-
nent member of the Sons of the Ameri-
can. Revolution and of the Holland So
ciety- She is Mayf1ower descendant
through her paternal ancestry, and
through her mother a descendant of
the Virginia family of Neales, to which
the mother of StonewalI Jackson be-
longed.
John Lindsay Chapter, ID. A. R.-Johp
Lindsay Chapter. Mrs. Ellis Logan. re-
gent, recently closed its seasons meet
Edison Briggs. Maple Square, Capitol
Hill. Thirty members and their fami
lies were present, among them Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wright Clarke, who were
Clarke: Mrs. Talbot, vice regent of the
state of Maryland: Mrs. Loughborough
Of Somerset, and Mrs Ballard, vice re-
gent of Janet Montgomery Chapter. D.
A. r.: Mrs. P. E. Dye of this city, Mr..
and MIS-. Culp of Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tracy of Franklin Park, Va: Miss Flor
ence Pyles, DR.. Mcmahon, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. Worcester Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
the chapter, Mrs. Carstarphen of New
York, with her mother. Mrs. Lowson.
The tables. spread on the porch and
lawn, were decorated with old-fash-
WindIe. Mrs. Bowling, Mrs. Fries, Mrs.
Sawtelle, Mrs. Symons and Mrs. Hamil-
ton, assisted by their husbands, served
supper
Our Flag Chapter. D. A R.. cele-
brated Flag day at the home of the
Misses O'Hare, on Rock Creek Church
road, near the Soldiers Home. The
principal speaker of the occasion was
Louis P. Shoemaker,
The program of exercises was as fol-
| lows:
Flag raising, by Masters Jack and
Tolson Brown; song. Red. White and
Blue" by children of WOODBURY. School,
under direction of Miss King. principal;
recitation. THE Old Flag by Phyllis
Reid; song, "Old Glory by children of
| the WOODBURY. School; recitation, The
Flag" by Heinine Zimmerman: Song
| of the Flag" by Helen Heiser and
| chorus; address, Louis =. Shoemaker,
| and song. star Spangled Banner" by
the children of WOODBURY. School.
Mr. Shoemaker said that he desired to
disabuse the minds of not only the
young people. but the older people as
well. of an impression which was per-
haps being formed that the flag of our
country stands alone for war as an
| emblem of our army and our navy. This
may be true in some respects, but he
sought in his address to inculclate the
/ idea that the flag of our Country stood
for peace. tranquility and happiness; for
| the honor. glory and integrity of Amer
| lean manhood and American woman
hood, of the development of the nation
and the advancement Of il by our peo-
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