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officers. Jennie r. 'rhotnpsas, depart
ment president. Jennie custa.. depart
menf senior vice president; Mary O.
Narrower. department junior ybse pres
| dent; Isabelle V. Bah, coupsefer, and
NJ. Buckles, press CORRESPONDENTS We're
Fl Thomas 6, a. X. Post. with a
collation. after its inspection ces&mo
nies- held Friday evening. ;:
The West End. W. e.;.T.:V.. held its
I'anilual meeting Monday evening at the
home of the president. Mrs. Elsie w
: ChPesman. with an attendance of twen
Four. Reports from officers and su
| perintendents of the ui,inYr show dStha'
much work is being done. sbys this
| branch. To the regret of the mnon,
| Mrs. Cheesman retired from thetpres-
| idency. which position she has held
for eight years. The union voiced its
Miss Leola Adams was elected to take
| the place of Mrs. Cheesu,an. Other
! officers elected were as follows: Vice
| president, Mrs. Elsie W. Cheesman;
recording secretary, Mrs. Carrie NJ,
| Fernandez; treasurer. Mrs. Susie Irwin:
assistant treasurer, Mrs. Mar. '.
7 Noerr Superintendents: Christian
| citizenship. Mrs. A. s. Taylor; evan
! gelistic. Mrs Emma L. Berry; flow er
/ mission, Miss Grace Durnbaugh: legis
lation and petition. Mrs. a. S. Taylor;
i literature, Mrs. A. l.. Seaton; moth
! CLUB Mrs. a. NJ. Cooper: scientific tenn
| Fernafdez: Sunday school. Mrs Carrie M
Fernandez; white ribbon. recruits, Mrs,
| +. J. Booth Delegates 3. were also
| elected to attend the annual coaven-
eloh. 49,.
| The Sunshine Society.-The Hospital
Branch held its first meeting of the
! season recently at the home of Mrs
| Frederick Drew. 1885 Harvard street.
Cutting. presided. The next meeting
will he held November 10 at the home
of the society's president. Mrs. Sanford
A. Taylor.
Dupont Chapter. V. W. G.. A.. met
Monday afternoon at the residence OF
Mrs. Henry r. Saunders, 1904 21st
street. for the first time this season.
The Capitol Hill Literary society met
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs James g. Kent. 1926 North
| Carolina avenue. The president, Mrs.
+ keeping with the evenings subject
american Heroes and Heroines," Mr.
Kent read paper on the Life and
Character of Dolly Madison" Other
sneakers included Capt. J. e. Hart, J.
W. Davis w. G. Hunter, Mrs. l.. B.
Lawson. Miss- Marie McElroy and Mrs.
A. c. Kent. Mrs. Kent. Mrs. Lawson.
Mrs. B. F. Lindas and Mrs Clara Karl
strom contributed a musical program
and Mrs. Rosa Townsend gave humor-
Gus recitations. Mrs. NJ. f. Steele was
admitted TO membership. ::
Northwest. Branch. c-4N. c. T. T.. met.
,rhursday. afternoon at the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. Mrs. NJ j.
Hull, the retiring president. was pre-
sented with a. cameo pin, given by the
union in-token of its appreciation of
her leadership for the last fourteen
years. The election of officers was as
follows: President, DIR. Loretta Kress;
vice president, s.-Wessler; record
ing secretary, Mrs. w. ID. Henry; cor.
responding secretary. Mrs a. J. Henry;
treasurer. Mrs. Sara Smith. reelected
for the 'tweHtyfrsttine; financial sec
retary.i Mrs. Cope land, press reporter,
Mrs. +, R..Bfpdtqp.'- Mrs, a y. UriscoH.
superintendent of scientific temperance
Instruction. gaNe report of tha
branch of work and also of the Lincoln
Loyal Temperance Legion, of which
there are SiXty-four memberS, Annual
reports. were given by supernIrepdents-
of various departments. and ,Mfs.-fIay-
ton E. Emie,- District superintendent
of gifts aud bequests, announced that
the.'union had paid to have Mrs Hulrs
photograph and sketch of her life en-
tered in the book of remembrance at
the District headquarters W. G. r U.
The money goes toward an endowment
fund.
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The Social Club of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged will hold it's first semi
monthly dance and entertainment to-
night at AS NJ street northwest.
k;ektAg ten. WI. TT. met Tuesday
e1eniHe at TIE home ef Mrs. Martha
Adams. IL Street northwest, with
thirty-fve members, and one visitorl
present Mrs. N A. Pollock president,
presided. Reports given by superfn--
tendents of various departments show
ed the work to he progressing along
each line. Mrs. Martha Adams. chair
man; Mrs. J. w.. Allison. Mrs Charles
Butts, Mrs. F.>sN. alexander. Mrs.
Brush and Mrs. R..,F.s.t. Barber were
in charge or the; meeting. Mrs Enlig
District snpsrFns efldept of gifts and.
Miss Kramer gave a.. piaso selection,
Miss Ida Seyboth sang. and little Miss
Ida May Lang recited. Refreshments
were serxed -
The New York state Woman's Club
gave its annual banquet Monday even
ing AT the Raleigh. The company ad-
Journed to the club parlor, where "A
paper was presented by Miss Margaret
Sanltnons- whiet bad been written from
day to day by ker;brot her, Thomas NJ
Samfnons. consul general to Japan.
while on. the Gnfted States TRANSPORT
Saerfuan- MUSIC vas rendered by Mrs
Ray Garrett Of Utica, n. Y. Mrs G. r.
Simmons of a;a1.a ndaigua. Miss Jennie
Wilcox OF Camden and Mrs. Ray Gar
retf of Utica were guests of the club
ANON e the IN embers- present were:
Mrs Mary. .Carpenter Chase, president ;.
Miss Mary n. Black, vice president j
Miss. Ella E-:.Purdy, secretary; Miss.
Mabel Dorris.' treasurer; Miss Nellie G.
Brown, Mrs. Anna Sanborn Hamilton
past president Miss Blanch f.. Lang
( ford, Miss Emily &. Morrison. Miss
Margaret Sammons and Miss Stella NJ
I Wilson.
Columbia Chapter. ID. A. r., met
: Tuesday ayceve,jfng- ~ the oak room Of
the Raleigh. Mrs. plherst w Barber. !
the ne1s- Tegent. presieledS THE resigna :;
ton of Miss Myrfler'> Aoufton, as re-
cor61ng score tary. Was. .a4noInced Miss
MoultePi has~eone to Los Angeles, Cal
where she willemake heI- f,ente. Miss
Laura Virginia Walker was appofnted-
secretary pro temp0re. Mr.s Charles s..
flyer tHet new treasurer, read her re-:
port. which showed the chapter to be
in good financial condition. Mrs. Fene
ION b. Brock made motion to the eff
rect that; the, District Commissioners
ana the park commissioner be renuest
ed TO conHert the ground around the
boundary stone at the District line
near the Chain. Bridge. into a park
Ceremonies were held about the above
mentioned stone by Columbia -Chapter
IN j uiE' 1919, and 1t is now hclosed
with an iron fence
Mrs. Alexander NJ German. the state
historian. read a paper on "a Study of
the Potomac River" Mrs. Samuel Bur.
lefSh Milton sang two of her oy n com
POSITIONS. TO one of which she accom-