The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

~NNf iOaus was oL uhdStai
interest. DR.. Laura S. Brennon gave
most informing talk on. home life
In the Panama Canal Zone, Mrs. Buck
Ter gave reading on the Brother
hood of Man" These Tuesday recep-
tions are becoming very popular. on
next Tuesday, January is, the presi-
dent viii hold the usual reception and
will give review of the suffrage
work done at the recent convention
held at the New willard. She will also
give part of DR.. Anna Shaw's no.
table address. On the first Thursday
in February the regular monthly busi-
ness meeting of the league will be
called.
A report OF the Florence Critten-
ton Home committee will be made.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, of national
fame, will be the speaker Under the
auspices of the league Mr.. Nanette
B. Paul gives every Monday evening
course in parliamentary law in
structton at the Wilson Normal
| School. These classes number about
nifty students.
Seven new members have Joined the
| Anthony League.
The joint committee of the Associa-
ton of Collegiate Alumnae and the
College women's Club on the Trade
Sewing School at Neighborhood House,
met on Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock at Neighborhood House, with
the chairman. Miss Vinton. in the
chair, and the following ladies pres
emit: Mrs. Graves, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs.
Palmer, Mrs. Hardy. Mrs. Bolten. Mrs.
Chamberlin. Mrs. Neigh, Mrs. Smith,
Miss Taylor. Miss Nagel, and Miss Vim
ton. Mrs. Neigh gave a little talk
upon the need for the school and
urged the ladies to continue to work
for 1t. Miss Nagel, a Wellesley grad
uate, with a wide sewing and dress
making experience. is in charge of the
son they had made already 27s ar
ticles, ranging from tea towels and
undergarments to maids aprons and
dresses. children's dresses. negligees
and elaborate waists. In detail, the
articles were thirty-three aprona
nineteen children's dresses, seven
maids dresses. forty-three pieces of
lingerie. fifteen holders, thirty towels.
twenty-six articles, waists, kimonos,
bloomers, curtains, bureau scaTfs, nap
kins. tablecloths. boys suits, dust caps.
smocks. dress covers, Russian .blouses,
and so on. The school has been max
ing a speciality of shocking. and has
turned out some very beautiful speci-
mems of that art. A Christmas sale
was held by the school at Neighbor-
hood Touse, and some of its articles
were displayed for sale at suffrage
headquarters during the convention.
as well as some having been displayed
at one of the teas of the College
Women's Club.
The school was established to help
fill the need of a vocational school
for girls, to supplement the work that
the public schools have started for
girls who cannot go, or who do not
wish to go to the high school, but
who want to learn some trade. ana
to prepare them to go into the
dressmaking rooms ready to work
wages, and not as apprentices. After
the girls have advanced far enough
so that the work they do can be sold
from the school they are paid in pro-
portion to the value of their work
Articles and clothing for sale can be
seen at the school at any time, and
models are on exhibition for gar
ments to be made to order.
1t was moved to have a publicity
committee to see the school super
visors. principals. and the teachers
who come in direct contact with the
girls who would be apt to be inter-
ested in the school. and to otherwise
advertise ii. of which Mrs. Chamber
lin was made chairman, others mem
bers being Mrs. Hardy. Mrs. Palmer,
Mrs. Gates. Miss Vinton. Miss Neigh.
Mrs. Bolten. and Miss Burklin, of
Friendship House.
A committee on dressmakers was
also proposed and authorized to find
out about the requirements necessary
for girls In dressmakers establish
ments and the wages paid.
There are a certain number of
scholarships which will be given to
girls who need them.
In ID. A. r.. Circles.
The Col. James Mccall Chapter. d.
A. r.. met at the parlors of the Bell
vue Hotel Monday. January 10, the re-
Mrs, Bull read an interesting sketch
of the life of the revolutionary hero.
Col. James Mccall, for whom the
chapter is named.
Among the members present were
Mrs. Anna s. Hamilton, Mrs. Maud
Pescott. Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Wuttke,
Mrs. Williams, Miss Rousseau, Miss
Ward, Miss Kerley, and Miss John
ston.
Dolly Madison Chapter. Daughters OF
the American Revolution. was delight
fully entertained on Tuesday evening,
January IL, at the home of their sec
retary, Mrs. e. A. Varela.
In the social hour that followed the
routine business OF the evening, Mr..
Fulton Lewis rendered some charming
vocal selections from Haydn, accom-
panied on the piano by Mr.. Varela.
A sketch of the life of James Nc
Neil Whistler, prepared by Mrs. Cath
crime B. Seip was read by the chapter
historian, Mrs. Call, Mrs. Seip not
being able to be present.
Mr.. Dion Birney recited some orig
ihal poems which were received with
much enthusiasm. After the singing
of America" refreshments were
served and the meeting was adjourn
ed.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter, D. A. r..
held its January meeting on Monday
evening, January 10. at the home of
Mrs. W. r. Metz, III Massachusetts
avenue northeast, with the Misses
Carrie and Eugenia Shipley, and Mrs.
Lyman F. Kebler, assisting hostesses.
The regent. Miss Wolfe. presided, ana
the following guests were present:
Mrs. Elizabeth Maclay Candee, Mrs.
Helen A. Engle, Mrs. F. A. Carpenter,
Mrs. Thomas c. Mcconnell, and Miss
J. E. Richardson.
The candidacy of the chapters vice