The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
Local Societies.

The last meeting OF the Friendship
Nursery Aid Club was held at Friend
ship House on Monday afternoon, with
the president, Mrs. William f. Chamber
lin, in the chair. At the business meet
ing the following committees were an
nOunced Constitution, Mrs. Bradbury,
chairman: Mrs. Beach, Miss Johnson
Mrs. Ball Mrs. Gift; music, Mrs. Smith,
chairman; Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs. Shore,
Mrs. Salin, Mrs. Anderson; speakers,
Mrs. Waterman, chairman; Mrs. Holmes,
Mrs. Chamberlin; membership, Mrs.
Brewer, chairman; Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Sa-
bin, Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Bourne; sewing
committee, Mrs. Gilbert, chairman; Mrs.
Browning, Mrs. Campbell Mrs. A. B.
Chatfield, Mrs. FishbaCk; ways and
means. Mrs Cooke, chairman; Mrs.
Garden, Mrs. Dempster. Mrs. Grove,
Mrs. Haley. Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. Rae,
Mrs. Maultby, Mrs. J. Lindsay Mrs.
Barnes. Mrs. Claiin, Mrs. Gehr Mrs.
Thomas, Mrs. H. F. Chatfield, Mrs. Par
nell. 1t was voted to have an Easter tea
and sale at the home of Mrs. Garden,
with the following ladies as a committee
of management: Mrs. Garden, chairman;
Mrs. Atkinson, in charge of candy; Mrs.
Lindsay, in charge OF entertainment. and
Mrs. Sabin, Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. Brewer
Mrs. Washburn, Mrs. Shore, Mrs. Cooke,
Mrs. Chamberlin, Mrs. Dempster. Mrs.
Holmes gave a most interesting and in
structive talk on the origin and develop
ment OF settlement house work, begin
ming with Toynbee Hall, in the White
chapel district OF London, founded by
people from Oxford, at the instigatiOn
of DIR. Barton, which was started thirty
one years ago, and the University Settle
ment in New York City, which was
founded two years later and continuing
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such houses in the United States alone.
After the talk, piano solos were render
ed by Mrs. Gilbert, and soprano solos.
appropriate to Christmas. given by Mrs.
Lindsay, while Mrs. Anderson read Sc
lections from Dickens "Christmas
Carol" About thirty members were
present, including two new ones, Mrs.
Fisher and Mrs. Shield, and one guest,
Mrs. Dunckel The club as individuals
furnished a Christmas dinner for the
Friendship House children and a dona-
ton of SO was given from the club treas
ury as a Christmas gift to she house
After tea had been served by the host
esses for the day. Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Ander-
son, Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Sabin and Mrs
Campbell, opportunity was given the
members of the club 20 go over the
house. During the meeting many of
the ladies busted themselves in helping
available where there are many children
The next meeting will be on January II,
at the home of Mrs. MCPHERSON 1916 Ho-
bart street, when Mrs. Mcpherson will
be assisted by Mrs. johnson and Miss
johnson. Mrs. Beach and Mrs. A. B.
Chatfeld.
Robert f. Lee Chapter, No 644, L. D.
C., held its monthly meeting December
8 at the Confederate Memorial Home.
Following the regular order of business,
Mrs. Wallace Streater, chapter historian
presented many interesting facts con-
cerning the great leader, Robert E. Lee.
Music and refreshments were also en-
joyed. The chapter is planning a recep-
ton to be given the local veterans, to be
held in the latter part of the month.
The League of American Pen Women
held its usual business meeting at the
Public Library Monday evening, January
., the president, Mrs Bertha Lincoln
Heustis, presiding.
Mrs. Frona Eunice Wait CoIburn. of
San Francisco, Cal, was elected to mem
bership and Mrs. McCracken, veteran
newspaper woman of Santa Cruz, Cal,
was made an honorary member. Mrs.
Heustis gave a brief report of the spe-
cial league days at the Panama Pacific
and Panama-California expositions At
San Francisco a special bronze COM
memorative medal was presented to Mrs
Heustis as president of the league.
The next meeting will be for the men,
bers and their friends at the Hotel Raj
eigh on Wednesday evening, January 49,
at o'clock. The program is in charge
OF the second vice president, Miss Ruth