Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

Library Miss Natalie Summer Lin
coin was elected to active membership.
and Mrs EmmeIine Whitcomb of Cali
fornia was made an honorary member.
The annual reports were presented and
the following officers were elected:
President, Miss Jessie \. Grswold;
first vice president, Miss Ruth Mae
Norcross; second vice president. Mrs,
Della Hine Mertz; corresponding sec
rotary. Mrs. Gertrude B.' Thomas; as
sistant corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Theodore Tiller; recording secretary,
Miss Mary -. Carter; treasurer. Mrs.
Theodore Cunningham librarian. Mrs.
Emma NJ. v Triepel: historian. Mrs.
Virginia King Frye. and auditor, Mrs.
Mary johnson Claxton.
Mrs Mary NJ North and Miss Bertha
w Wolf were elected additional
delegates to the biennial convention of
the General Federation of Women
Clubs. which will meet in New York
The following state and other repre-
sentatives We're elected: Alabama. Mrs.
Evelyn NJ. Sheriff. and Mrs. Rosa NJ.
Mumma; Alaska, Mrs. Cornelia Tenn
pleton Hatcher; Arizona. Mrs. Bette
White; Arkansas, Mrs. Bernie Bah
cock; California. Mrs. Nellie Blessing
Eyster Mrs. Florence Haines-Reed and
J'Stplilllt martin. 'OloTduO, :.
Anna 5. Hamilton: Connecticut. Miss
Agnes Vance md Miss Elizabeth Todd
Nash; District of Columbia, Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, Mrs. J. e. Estabrook and
Mrs. Lewis B. Stafford; Georgia. Miss
Eusenia Estill; Hawaii. Mrs. Rather
Inc NJ. Yates: Illinois. Mrs. Eleanor
Everest Freer: Indiana, Miss Gail H.
Calmerton; Iowa. Miss Emile B. Stapp;
Kentucky. Mrs. Zylla Moore Cardin ana
Mrs. Anna E Raison; Louisiana. Mrs.
byron Holley: Maryland. Mrs. c. r.
Miller and Mrs. f. \. Gage: Maine,
Mrs. Myra NJ. Metcalf: Massachusetts.
Mrs. Alice II. Christopher; Michigan,
Mrs. E. Cora Du Puy; Minnesota, Mile
Anna Dreyfus and Miss Mary B.
Statham: Missouri. Miss Catherine T.
Clemens: Nebraska. Mrs Amanda l..
Zander and Miss Grace Sorenson: New
hampshire. Miss Homozelle Mason
New Jersey. Miss Mary NJ. Wynn and
Miss Agnes V. Luther; New York Mrs
Grace Gallatine Seton and Mrs. Maria
rrInk. ohio, Mrs. Virginia Saffel Mer-
Ger and Mrs. T. l.. johnson: Oklahoma
Mrs. Matte Hamilton Flick and Mrs
Ahnette b. Ehler: oregon. Mrs. Jen-
H'e NJ. Kemp. Pennsylvania, Mrs Dora
Harvey tevclin and Mrs. Mary Tenn
pie Jamison: Philippine Islands, Mrs
ptH Everett Beck: South Dakota. Mrs
~ + Wilson. Tennessee Mrs Kath-
ia = Haden and Mrs. Ida clyde
IKE, Texas, Mrs. Henrie G. l.. Cor
~ y ana Mrs; Pearl e. Jackson: Yer
J. - MIR lucy Atkinson Dudley and
49, Mary NJ. North Washington Mrs
u L a own Smith and Mrs. Susan
; "a ; II. Wyoming, Mrs. Viva 4 Il.
HS'de; son, az large. Mrs, CristIne W
- bertha Lincoln Heus-
It's, 10 England. Mrs. Belle Harpster
a'tness. [" India. Mrs. Alice North
rup Evans
The retiring president, Mrs. Heustis.
who Will shortly take up her residence
IN california, delivered farewell ad-
aress. and speeches were made by
MISS Griswold and other newly elected
officers.
Patriots Memorial Chapter. ID. r.
Inc May meeting of Patriots Memorial
Chapter was held Tuesday evening AT
the home of Mrs. George T. Smallw-ood,
Especial interest attached to the oc-
casion, which was in celebration of the
fifth anniversary of the Organization
OF the chapter. The members were in
vited for clock. a which time re-
freshments were served on the spaci-
Gus porches of the colonial home At
O'Clock the regular meeting was
opened in the drawing room for the
transaction of the usual business the
regent, Mrs. George Plummer Conway.
presiding. Annual reports of officers
of the work of the year We're read, all
showing gratifying results in the vari-
our lines of the chapter activities
the year for Continental Hall, charity
and educational work.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year. as follows: Regent. Mrs. George
regent, Mrs. Paul r. Hickok ire elect
ed; second vice regent, Miss Lillian
y. Norton tre-electedD; recording
secretary. Mrs. Joel T Curry; cor
responding secretary, Miss Anna
Innis Slaughter: treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam r. Douglass tre-electedD; reg
81 istrar. Mrs. A. c: Twohy: historian,
and chaplain. Miss Caroline Smith ire
elected. The chapter congratulates it
self upon the work of its regent as
chairman of the committee on the pres
ovation of historic spots and records
and particularly the general interest
-tcused in the movement for the pres
or -ation of the District milestones.
N.-ncndnbra CIub.-The Abracadabra
Club met Wednesday evening with Mrs.
II u Lindsay. 1924 Madison street
northwest. with large number of
n.e.-ibers and guests in attendance In
RESPONSE To roll call the members re-
rr~~ed t. many inventions The paper
= he evening was by Mrs. n. p. Nc
if'Jpsh. who gave an account of the
-iy settlement of the northwest ter
-'tory. with special reference to In
ars. The paper was discussed by
y : Perham +. NJ. Burst. Judge J. W.
Thompson, Mrs Barber. DR.. and Mrs.
James Mckee. Or. e. W. Brown and
I'r- .. NJ. Brumbaugh. Mrs E L.
whitney read Aunt Susannah Con-
.ceutrates.' by Jennie Girton Warner. A
piano SOLO WAS played by Miss Hayes
An instrumental trio on the violin. cello
and piano was given by NJ. ". Lindsay
l'r- = - Abbott. and Rlfred- r. Lind
say. Ec"itations by Mrs. Grace Ross
Chamberlain closed the entertainment
after which refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Washington Rcaders-The Washing
ton Readers club met Tuesday even
Ing IN the Cofnstock studio An even
Ing Of discussion and illustration was
presented by the club, the subject be-
ing The Difference Between Story
Telling and Reading" 4 talk on the
subject was given by Rev. Earle Will
fey, after which followed illustrations
from Joel Chandler Harris. Robert
Louis Stevenson and other authors. by
DR. Whitley, Victor Hammer. Mrs Mary
Randolph Dickens. Alfred Falconer
Claude y Bennett, Prof. Edward Town
send. Mr. Barbour and others
The Womnn's Club of Chevy Chase-
n" WomaHS club met Wednesday
afternoon al the home of Mrs Horace
Al"Nandcr. on Fast Bradley lane After
foll call Mrs Eugene stevens the par
humanitarian, conducted a parliament
taty drtlL The two papers of the
afternoon were read by Miss Eliza
Harht ana Mrs. Bowen CrandalI both
dealing with the production and ex-
pprtati"u Of food products in South
America.
Mrs VIII GroyerJnan and Mrs. A.