Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05

hengrin." written by Mrs. E. L. CHS
well and read by Mrs. Jones Hoyle.
BY mu uiis f feGm rhe
next meeting of the club Will De at
Rock Hail. March 81
The Ladies Cooperative Society of
Silver Spring met February II at the
home of Mrs. Roy Heller Mrs Fran
els McNally. chairman of the commit
tee having in charge the valentine IN
card party and dance. was given a r1s-
ing vote of thanks for her efforts
which we're crowned with sueh ,e sqer
from the Silver Spring volunteer fire
company. stating that the engine house
is completed and offering it as a meet
ing place for the society. The offer
was accepted with thanks. The cleo
trio street lights recently installed are
a great satisfaction to the community
and a benefit will be given at Poli's
| Theater to add to the electric street
lighting fund.
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
The Twentieth Century Club held its
annual business meeting Thursday at
1890 o'clock at All Souls Church. the
annual reports Of the officers. commit
tees and sections of study preceding
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The election resulted in the
unanimous reelection of the presi-
dent, Mrs. F.. B. Clarke. The other Of
| ticers will be as follows: Vice presi
dent. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor; recording
secretary, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt;
Rutter; treasurer. Miss Joy Webster.
and the following new members of the
board of directors: Mrs. Ernest Bick
nell. Mrs Marius Campbell. Mrs. Frank
iG. Wilkins, Mrs. A. W. Spanhoofd and
| Mrs. Benjamin Smith
The report of the finance committee
showed donations to local philan-
thropies of $3.50. and the report of the
ton. Mrs. Ernest Bicknell chairman.
showed collection of S1.103.S5 from
the maisonette banks for the furnish
ing of the houses for the sufferers in
the Marine region a final collection
of these banks will be made at Easter
when it is expected to largely add to
this sum The new members elected
We're Mrs. Asa Ford. Mrs o. A. kneip,
Mrs. Chase Palmer. Mrs. Jesse Gun
bingham and lIrs. G. r. Putnam. An
appropriation of SIS TO the fund of
| the baby week campaign was voted
The delegates to the biennial conven-
ton of the National Federation of
Woman's Clubs We're appointed. as fol-
lows: Mrs. E. e. Clarke, with Miss
Elizabeth Carhart as alternate. and
Mrs f: II. Town. with Mrs Ernest
| Blcknell as alternate.
\ resolution protesting the location of
| the proposed power plant was unani-
mously adopted, was the resolution
based on the bill of Representative Lin
thlcum Tor the Improvement of the milk
| supply OF the country The milk b1lle-
| tlns showing the archaeological analysis
| OF the milk supply by all the dealers of
the District of Columbia. and which are
published by the civics section every
F, otner month. We're distributed
! The club now numbers PAP active mem
| hers and three honorary members a gain
| of thirty-eight for the year
Inc art section of the club will meet
with its leader. Mrs. Dalton Ward
Thursday at 3 O'Clock. Subject. The
n. +, Stone. cordial invitation is ex-
tended to members of the club who NAV
be interested in this subject.
WHEEL CLUB
The ladies of the Florence Crittenton
Wheel Club enjoyed an old fashioned
| quilting bee and basket luncheon at
800 Z street Thursday. While fingers
were busy Mrs. NJ. W. Story. president
of the clu3. read aloud the CHAPTER
Her Album Quilts" from the book
Aunt Jane of Kentucky" At lunch
con guest from Ohio gladdened the
( ciur members by the unexpected gift
of S25 for the Crittenton work The
annual conference of Crittentop work
ers will be held tomorrow at the home
2Is Sd street
Tuesday afternoon. in celebration of
baby welfare week, Mrs. w. T. Corby
lshpeming. at the circle, for an hour
OF story telling by Mrs Catherine
Wright of Nashville. Tenn, and Iul-
iaey songs by local talent A silver Of
iering Evil will be received; Wednesday
and Thursday there will be a baby
show at some downtown store to be
| decided later. and Friday all baby
lovers are invited to Shower at the
| home. us Cd street.
4! PETWORTH WOMAN'S CLUB.
! The Petworth Woman's Club will meet
tomorrow night at o'clock in the Pet
, worth NJ. f. Church. Prof Wilbur n
Norcross will give lecture.
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! The College Womens CIut, will hold
its regular tea tomorrow afternoon.
from to s O'Clock The htstesses
FOR the afternoon will be representa-
t1Ves OF certain western universities
| among them being California Colorado
Minnesota. Nebraska. North and South
Dakota. oregon. stanford University
Carleton College. Doane College and
| Kansas state Agricultural College.
Miss NJ. Alice Matthews Will act as
chat
\ musical program viii be given by
Miss Florence Steffens and Harry Nc
Calmont.
| KATE GORDON CHAPTER
Kate Gordon Chapter, Southern
States Womans Suffrage Conference.
will meet Al :" o'clock this afternoon
in IN" white parlor OF the F.bbtt
House. The speakers WIN he Joseph
Tapgart Of Kansas. s. Willard Reak"s
Of Michigan and Mrs. Francis Hewlett
| Wright of New York. The meeting
Will he public and those interested are
invited to attend.
WCMANS CLUB OF CHEVY CHASE.
| The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
met Wednesday at the home Of Mrs.
| Winslow II. Herschel on Florida street.
Miss Katharine A. Pritchett, state
agent domestic science bureau, United
States Department of Agriculture. gave
Il lucid talk on what the federal gov
ernment is doing. where the counties
throughout the country viii cooperate
with them through county agent, to
give the rural population "A practical
demonstration of the best way. at a
minimum cost. of DONG everything
thar comes under the head of domestic
science or social uplift. The club en-
joysd selections on the victrOa, In
| Guiding the national airs of Brazil and
| the Argentine.
| Mrs, Joseph Etirkart gave a brief
sketch Of IN" leading composers of
I.atlH America and Of their conserve
| II