Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23

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Miss Hester E. McNelly. Mrs. n. Walton
Edwards, Mrs. E. Worcester Briggs
Miss Vivian w. Taylor. Mrs. Adolph
Bowler, Mrs Iienstien. Mrs; smith
and Miss Waldorf. Miss Burklin gave
a talk on the work of Friendship
House. Music was rendered by Mrs
Hamilton, and Mrs. Brightwell poured
tea. assisted by Miss Waldorf.
Columbia Heights Art Club.-The Co
lumbia Heights Art Club met Thurs
day with the president, Mrs. Sarah A.
| Wolhaupter. Mrs. Henry LOOMS, for
forty years a resident of Japan. gave
a talk on the customs of that country.
Her daughter. Miss Clara LOOMS. is
at the head of a mission school for girls
in Yokohama. Mrs. NJ. A. Winter fol-
lowed with Descriptive Travel in
America Today" Refreshm ents were
served.
Continental Chapter. d. A. R.-Con-
| tinental Chapter, d. A. R., held it's April
| meeting at the residence of the record
| ing secretary. Miss Edith L. Kelsey.
800 p street who presided for the re-
| gent, Mrs. John Doyle Carmody. In
| formation of interest to the chapter
| was announced
Mission Club of First Congregational
Church met Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Fisher, 500 NJ street
northwest. The president, Miss Jessie
! Branerd, presided. and the hostess was
| assisted by Miss l.. &. holbrook. Mrs.
| A, G. Russell and Miss H. NJ. Soule.
After devotional exercises conducted by
| the president and the reading of re-
ports by the secretary and the treas
| urer, the discussion of the study-book,
| The Rising Churches in Non-Christia n
F! Lands. by Rev. Arthur j. Brown, was
| continued. Miss Marian Smith speaking
upon "Self-Support' and Mrs. c. R. Ball
upon Social Service and "Self-Gov-
| eminent" Miss l.. r. Holbrook gave a
| talk upon current missionary events.
| An appreciation of the life of Miss Har-
| riet NJ. Terry. member of the club
| who died recently, was given by Mrs.
| f. V. Griggs. At the close Of the
| meeting refreshments were served by
! the hostess.
| Excelsior CIub.-The Excelsior Club
was entertained Tuesday by Mrs. Mar
| tin Rarringer, at her home. 1888 Q
| street, with the president, Mrs. d. l..
Norris presiding; The following mem
bers were elected to represent the club
at the annual meeting of the District
of Columbia Federation of Women s
Clubs. May 3: Member of nominating
committee, Mrs, Mary Ramsey: presi-
dent. Mrs. d. l.. Norris; delegates, Mrs.
Grace NJ. Daish. Mrs Emma A. Hawkes..
Mrs. Sallie Price Ferren and Miss
Flora J. Mccreery; alternates, Mrs.
Julia W. Webb, Mrs. Matte Queen
Ewing, Mrs. l.. Warner. Mrs. Webb
! read a paper on New Caledonia" Mrs.
i. NJ. Holmes gave paper New
Hebrides' and the work of the mis-
| Sionaries there. Mrs. McCreery gave a
| reading. Refreshments were served by
the hostess assisted by Mrs. Robert
Barringer and her little daugh ters.
Visitors We're: Mrs. Robert Barringer.
Mrs Fernendez, Mrs. a. F. Sperry, Mrs.
! Swanton.
Anthony Lengue.-At the Anthony
| Leagues "at home" Tuesday afternoon
| Mrs. William Miller spoke the High
Lights i'm Art. Raphael" Tuesday. at 4
of Leonardo da Winch" A motion was
made by Mrs Helen r. TindaIl. against
| the erection of a power plant where it
| would destroy the beauty of the parks.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
| Mrs. Nanette 3. Paul and Mrs. Anna f.
| Hendley entertained the Political Study
| Club Friday afternoon and Mrs. Miller
! spoke on the Hollis-Jo hnson, Nolan
and Juvenile Court bills. now pending
! in Congress. The following delegates
| have been elected to attend the annual
meeting of the District of Colum bia
| Federation of Women's Clubs: Mrs
| Anna +. Hendley, president; Mrs,
Charles w. Fits. director: Mrs Nellie
| W. Perkins, Mrs. Claudias Stone. Mrs.
| Estelie Steele delegates: Mrs l. s
! Woodruff. Mrs. John n. Speel, Mrs. f.
! Dunlop. Miss Evelyn Sherman Logan
and Miss f. S. Snyder, alternates. At
| the next monthly meeting, May 4. at 8
| pm. Miss MAY Eleanore Smith will
| speak on The Theory of Music fol-
| lowed by a musical and literary pro-
| gram, in charge of Mrs. Sarah NJ Deeds
and Miss Ciarne McCarty A rum
| mage sale, in charge of Miss Mary
! DToole, for the purpose of raising $50
| for the National American Woman Suf-
! fraee Association. will be held in May
! Members and friends are requested to
send their rummage to Miss O'Toole,
! Hibbs building. Mrs. Hester NJ. Poole
! will lead the class in the study Of
! christian Mysticism" this evening at
IS o'clock. The subject will be THE
Three Days in the Tomb" Everybody
| welcome.
| Congress. of Motherx.-The annual
! state convention of the District of Co
| lumbia Congress of Mothers will be
| held Saturday at the Raleigh Hotel.
| This will be an all-day meeting. begin
ming at 10 am. The first order of bust
! ness of the morning session will be
nominations for officers. whose cleo
| ton will take place during the after
| noon session.
| A program has been arranged which
| includes addresses various phases of
| child welfare by speakers of note. The
| musical program is in the hands of Nine.
| Won tnSchuld. Mrs. Rafter president
| of the congress, being chairman of the
campaign work in the District for baby
| week, there will be a most instructive
(! baby week exhibit. Mrs. S. X. Lamb is
| chairman of committee on child by
| giene exhibits which promises even to
| exceed the exhibit of last year. Sew
| eral of the junior clubs formed by diff
! ferent mothers clubs and parent-tea CHI
| er associations re also to be repre-
| scented by exhibits. One of these, the
| Monroe Girls Club. is to show some of
| the hats II has made in the brief time
F.. it has been organized. These hats
promise to be quite an innovation.
| They were made under the direction
of Miss Cole of the Monroe School for
| this purpose
| The convention committee is actively
at work preparing to make of this Il
| red letter day for mothers. teachers
and fathers also of the city and the en-
| virons. The committee consists of the
following members:
Mrs Giles Scott Rafter. chairman;
| Mrs. J. Leyden White, vice chairman
Mrs W. h. Rayles. hospitality; Mrs. s.
| X Lamb, child hygiene exhibits; Mrs.
Il. r. Brodton, printing; Mrs. n +.
lIutz. parcnt-teacher work; Mrs. Full
ton Lewis, refreshments. Mrs Charles
Molster ushers; Mrs. II. S. Mckinley,
registration; Mrs. NJ h. Nicol, maya
| zines: Mrs. j \. Saunders. literature:
Mrs Norman y. Hill. information; Mrs.
Henry r Rainey. legislation: Mrs. II
A. Colman. publicity; Nine. Marie Won
I-nschuld, music and Mrs Cameron, ar
engagements
The present officers of the congress
are: Mrs. q. S. Rafter, president; Miss
| Elizabeth Timlow, first vice president
Mrs James Lansburgh. second vice
president: Mrs Bertha Lincoln Heustis,
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