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e.. WILCOX and Mrs. r. NJ. Sutphen;
membership. Mrs. Katherine winslow
Fettis. Mrs. Grace Winslow Keen. and
Mrs. Esther b. Noble: program, Mrs.
social and visiting. Mrs. willard s.
Haynie, Miss Rose Nelson, Miss Helen
Mcfarland, and Miss Nell BrantIey.
Mrs. r. NJ. Sutphen, the chapters
treasurer, Is to serve on the House
committee and Miss Rose Nelson. the
recording secretary, in the capacity of
page at the coming national confer
ence. A social meeting Of the chapter
Will be held at the home OF Mrs. r.
NJ Sutphen tomorrow.
AT the conclusion of the meeting
Tuesday bridge and fivs hundred ta-
bles were made up and refreshments
Were served by the hostess, Mrs. Oh
ney. Prof. T. Henry Healy furnished
several musical selections, and Miss
Rose Nelson gave a reading. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniels and Prof. Heiay were
guests OF the evening.
Pen Women Meet.
The League of American PEN wom-
en- held it's regular business meeting
at the Public Library Monday evening.
the president Mrs. Bertha Lincoln
Heustis, presiding. Mrs. Theodore
Cunningham. treasurer, reported the
league to be in excellent financial
condition. Plans were formulated by
means of which State representatives
could be given more immediate su-
pervision over matters pertaining to
members residing in the different
States.
New members elected were Mrs. C..
V. s. Wilson. Sarasota, Fla, editor and
proprietor of the Sarasota Times;
Mrs. Mary Mcneil Fenolosa, Spring
Hill, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Fenolosa, un-
der the pen name. sidney Mccall" is
the author of Truth Dexter" and
other books.
The next social meeting will be held
at the Raleigh Hotel under the direc-
ton of Miss Mae Ruth Norcross, sec
ond vice president The subject.
Smiles and Tears" viii be a tribute
to the president. Mrs. Heustis, who.
after May /, will take up her perma-
nent residence IN Los Angeles.
The archaeology section Of the Twen-
tieth Century Club, will meet at the
woodley place, on Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock. The subject will be Oracular
Shrines. treated by Mrs. II. K. Fulton.
The literature section will meet with
the leader, Mrs. Henry Farquhar, at the
Parker, on Wednesday morning at 1880
o'clock A paper written by Miss Patrick
on ''s. W.. Crothers." will be read by
Miss Lord.
The French section will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, with
Mrs. Ernest p. BickneIl, the Dupont,
Twentieth and r streets. The leader
Of the section Is Miss Elizabeth N. Car
hart.
The art section will hold its last meet
Ing Of the season on Thursday, April 1s.
at o'clock at the home of its leader,
Mrs. Dayton Ward, 1853 Columbia road.
The subject for the afternoon will be a
resume of the work of the winter.
The mothers pension bill, which be-
came a law In Maryland during the
closing hours OF the session. originated
in the Takoma Park Civic Study Club.
1t was first presented to the legislature
two years ago and failed to pass. This
year the club accepted the invitation of
Miss Edna Annette Beveridge, OF Balti-
more, to unite In forming Statewide
committee Of 100 to present the bill. Mrs.
AFRO Cory, of Takoma Park, became
chairman OF the committee and Miss
Beveridge, its secretary.
The membership OF the organizations
indorsing the bill aggregated 10000, and
included the Maryland State Federation
of Labor, the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and other
VI Asdli1dNAOuc- r. -. -SclZctudIhci
president of the Montgomery County
Federation Of Women's Clubs. was ac-
tive in her support Of the bill Among
others from Montgomery County on the
committee OF 100 were B. II. Warner of
Chevy Chase; W. w. Dyer. Of Takoma
Park, and DR.. @. H Wright, Of Forest
Glen. The bill was introduced by Sen
ator Eugene Jones. Of Montgomery
County. The Takoma Park Civic Study
Club has been untiring in its work in
support Of the bin and during the last
two weeks has had representatives con-
stantly at the State House In Annapolis
| to assist Miss Beveridge, whose work
has been invaluable.
The officers of the Civic Study Club al
present are: President, Mrs. C. B.
Smith; first vice president, Mrs. W. C,
Gerdsen: second vice president. Mrs.
Daniel Rhodes; secretary, Mrs. William
c. Beck; corresponding secretary, Mrs
B. NJ. Connolly; treasurer, Mrs. W. r.
Kellar. The club has eighty-five MEM
bers.
The Anthony Leagues sat home" on
Tuesday afternoon. at ooo7 Columbia
road, was one of the largest in attend
ance this season. Mrs. William Miller
work which has had a practical work
ing out in South Bend, Ind, and which
proved an inspiration to those present to
work for the Hollis-Johnson bill now
pending in Congress.
On Thursday evening Judge Wilmer ].
Latirner spoke to a large audience on
the problem of the delinquent girl. This
meeting was in charge Of the Juvenile
Court committee, Mrs. Laura r. Omey.
chairman. Judge Latimer complimented
the league on its great work for the bet
terment and uplift of humanity. Dele
gates were elected to the annual meeting
of the District Federation of women's
Clubs and the Hollis-Johnson bill was
tndorsed.
On Wednesday Mrs. J. o. Berliner will
give an Illustrated lecture on the Canary
Islands at the Paul Institute 2107 S
! street northwest On Thursday, at 8
o'clock. at 2o07 Columbia road, Prof. VIM.
Macon Coleman will give the fourth of
his course on ideals Of Eastern and
Western Education" taking up the edu-
cational methods Of the Babylonians and
the Persians.
At the "st home next Tuesday Mrs.
Miller will continue her interesting talk
on community center work These talks