The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

and Mrs. Engie, of the Elizabeth Jack
son Chapter. The regent, Miss wolre.
lcontributed reading In dialect. The
musical part of the program consisted
of songs by Mrs. Thomas C. Mcconnell,
accompanied by Mrs. f. A. Carpenter,
somewhere q Voice Is Calling" MY
Love Is Wild Wild Rose" and "Ab-
sent" and two piano solos, by Mrs. J..
Harry Cunningham, Twas a Lover
! and His Lass" by Nevins and a waltz
/ by Chopin. Refreshments were served
by the hostesses during which an en-
joyable social hour was spent.
Ladies' of the G. A. n.
Mrs. Catherine De Lacey Roche, of
Scranton, Pa, national president of
the ladies of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. was the guest OF u. S. Grant
| Circle, No. /, Ladies' of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Tuesday even
ing and installed the ofhcers-elect Of
| the circle for the ensuing year.
Miss Rose M. Seton (re-elected).
president; Mrs. Mary f. Salkeld. senior
vice president: Mrs Anna Powers.
| junior vice president; Mrs Caroline
Hockemeyer, chaplain; Mrs. Alice Bur-
| CESS, secretary; Mrs. Dora J. b. Hen
| dirk, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Emma
Hempler conductor; Mrs. Josephine
| o'Meara, assistant conductor; Mrs.
| Mary Miller, guard: Mrs. Henrietta
| Shelley, assistant guard, and Miss Vio-
let Lawrence, pianist.
/ Mrs. Roche made a stirring patriotic
| address and was presented with a
huge bouquet of red carnations and
roses by Miss Seton in the name of
the circle. . .t-r-
Mrs. Ida Lawrence. past president
Of the circle, presented Miss Seton.
who was elected for the fourth time
president of the circle with a bou-
quet of pink roses on behalf Of the
circle and Mrs. Laura J. Lemon, past
president, presented Miss Seton, in
the name of the circle, with a hand
some dressing case, Mrs. Dora J. B.
Hendrix, who was installed as pa
trtotic instructor of the circle is ma
tional Junior vice president of the
| ladies OF the G. A. r.
The hall was beautifully decorated
in large American flags. Refreshments
were served by committee. Miss Vio-
let Lawrence was the pianist OF the
evening.
The installation of the newly elect
ed officers of Lincoln Circle, No. 8,
took place Tuesday evening. January
4. at the home of the president, Mrs.
Jeannie II. Street, with Mrs. Mida Pea
body. past president, in charge assist
ed by Miss Foster as guide. The re-
tiring president presented her secre-
tary, Miss Glennan. and treasurer, Miss
Coldazier. also Mrs. Peabody with
beautiful gifts as a token of appre-
ciation for their faithful service dur
ing the past five years. Dainty re-
freshments were served. This meeting
brought to close the year 1915 with
many acts well performed for the
order by the retiring president, Mrs.
street.
A dance was held by the members
of the Happy Helping Hand" Club
at the New Moose Hall on Wednesday.
Last Sunday the semi-annual elec-
tion of officers was held at the Alpine
"A. and P. club room The following
were elected unanimously: President
Joseph Kisseleff; vice president. Miss
Rose Blum; recording secretary. Miss
L. Karmel: financial secretary, Harry
Bush; treasurer, B. Cohen; auditor, E.
c. Blumberg; sergeant-at-arms, Mr.. S.
Karmel
The executive committee is COM
posed of: Miss r. Blum, chairman;
Miss NJ. Hutt, Miss Ida Sswi; Messrs.
J. NJ. Gensberg, w. Oshinsky, and B.
S. Cohen.
The Rose Society of Brookland, D.
c., held its first meeting of the sea-
son on Saturday evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. NJ B. Downing in Law
renee street Consideration of the new
constitution and bylaws, the report
of officers and the annual election of
officers engaged attention during the
entire evening. and many interesting
and important points were adjusted.
or these, the resolution to ask the
school board for the use of the
Brookland school house for further
meetings of the society was unani-
mously adopted. The society has out
grown the hospitality OF the private
homes and the frequency with which
lovers of the rose, not members of
the organization ask to attend the
meetings led to the change. A COM
mittee of which Miss Carrie Harrison
is chairman. Franklin T. Howe, E. H.
Etz, and Miss Mary Eastlack are
members was appointed to arrange
these meetings.
The committee on rules and reg
ulations OF which Dr. William Turner
is chairman made a lengthy report,
and submitted the new constitution
which was adopted by unanimous
vote. No effort has yet been made to
appoint a time for the annual rose
eNhiDltlon, out consideration OF this
will engage the society at the Feb
ruary meeting which presumably will
be held in the Brookland Public
School. A resolution of sympathy over
the loss of DR.. Edward Lee Greene,
the distinguished botanist, who was
a member of the society were passed
and sent to relatives and to the Uni
versity Of Notre Dame in which DR..
Greene was a professor. DR.. Alphonso
Patten was elected president of the
society. and will serve during the next
year, DR.. Robert W. F. Frischkorn,
vice president: Mrs. NJ. B. Downing,
reelected secretary; DR.. ]. B. Parker,
treasurer. and Charles F. Tansill,
president for three years, was made
historian. The executive board elected
consisted of the fivs officers and Miss
Herman and Miss Ella Reese as addi-
tional members. The next meeting
will be held February IL.
The Social Club H. H. A. a society
composed of Jewish young men and
women, organized little over a year
ago with only a very few members
has steadily increased its membership
to more than a hundred. This clubs
efforts are entirely devoted in the
efforts are entirely devoted to the
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