Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-04
OTHER GO[DPR|zES
FORL0NGsERV|cE
How District Federation of
Women's Clubs WIN
Make Awards.
MORE CANDIDATES LISTED

Following the example set BY The
Evening Star in offering a first prize
of $40 in gold for the most faithful
long time servant in the National Cap
ital. at least three other prises in god
have been offered The home eco
nomics committee Of the District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs has decided
20 award the $40 gold piece offered by
The Star to the domestic emp oye-man
or oman-who has been longest IN
the service Of one family. A second
$40 gold piece Is to be awarded to the
servant longe~t with one mistre s.
The other two prizes thus far offered
are iive-dolIar gold piece, donated BY
Mrs. J. E.son Briggs, chairman Of the
home economics committee and 81 in
gold. contributed by Miss Frances
Graham French, former president of
the Dist. let Federation and OF the
the Women's National Press and now
chairman of the education committee
Of the federation.
Certificates in Demand.
The certificates of merit to be given
by the federation to all domestics In
service in one place for at least ffre
years are apparently in great demand,
and will be a feature of the campaign
to promote efficiency and to solve the
servant girl problem. These certificates
will state the length of service with
one mistress at time the diploma. 10 is
sued, and there will be q space provided
where future records can be made.
More than twenty new applicants for
today. One Of the most interesting let
tiers received by Mrs. Briggs was from
a granddaughter of the late Senator
Henry q. Davis. who wrote Ia COM
mendation of an old "mammy" who had
beer In their family for nearly half a
century.
Mrs. Henrietta Naylor Brightweu.
1905 Bfftmore street, sent In d strong
Endorsement OF her cook, who has been
name IL Louisa Watkins, and Mrs.
Brightwell writes that "she 10 known
to many as Nanny Lou She was q
slave OF the Old Baden family Of Mary
tered Mrs. Brfghtwelfs employment.
She IL a civil war widow and beloved
by all the family
Mrs. Clara 7. Callan Of the Rocking
ham, 1917 Rhode Island avenue. has en-
Douglas, who has been In the family
for forty-three years. She speaks of
her as "a most faithful friend and de-
voted servant"
=. Other Records Of Service.
With the family Of J. N. Walker. as B
street northeast, is Emily Gilbert, who
has been giving faithful service for eleven
years. She was previously with Mrs VIII
liam H. Barton for more than q quarter
Of a century.
Miss Jane T. Glazebrook 7o22 street
northwest, has sent In. the names of
three very faithful servantA" Her old
nanny. Alice Saunders, came to Miss
Glazebrooks mother in her teens and has
been with the mother and daughter for
more than forty-five years. Georgia Jacs-
son has been with. Miss GIazebrook for
eleven years and came to her on the death
OF Mrs. Harry Whitney, by whom she was
employed for more than twenty-five yeas.
. Irna Lightfoot has been Miss Glaze
brooks cook for eleven ar soh avs
hey are all efficient and untiring."
Miss Frances Graham French, Ward
man Courts, has entered Ii :
er own domestic, who has been faithful
and Jealous for her interests Tor more
Mrs Henry McCrea; widow Of Capt Nc
Crea u. S. NJ has proposed Tor q cerf. "a
cate the name Of her maid. Anne Jones,
on account OIL sixteen years contlnuouS
Mrs. Mary Van Rensselaer,. the Rocham-
'eau. has applied for certificate for Car
rie Howard, with her Tor Ga y.a.s.
Mrs M Ross Fishburn, s1os Mount
Pleasant street. has sent in the name
IF her cook. Eliza Thomas. who has
given twenty years tireless service
Mrs. Philip F. Larner. Flor.nce court.
as entered ner two servants, Bessie
Brown. who has been in her emp. oy-
Efyf ND sol
Carthy, who has be n dutifu1 for four
teen years. She speaks Of them with
deep gratitude and appreciation"
Terms Her 'sMost Faithful"
Mrs. Margaret B. Dodge III LIST street
northeast. considers her domestics
most faithful. She has entered in
the contest Edward Walker, her butler
for Twenty-Five years. and Bessie
Walker, with her for fourteen years.
Mrs Charles B. Strong. a47o Ontario
road, in speaking of Alice Lawson. her
maid. says "she has for twenty-five
years been most efficient. painstaking,
kind and absolutely Trustworthy"
Mrs. J. Henry Small. the Burlin yton,
has entered her maid, Rachel Ware,
who has given devoted service for
Ms Boafish. the Congressional. in
applying for a certificate for Gertrude
Diggs. sixteen years in her employ
ment, says some may have domestics
with longer service. but none more
faithful"
Mrs. William r Brown, 1913 31st
street, has entered Emily Barrett. with
a record of twenty-five years faithful
service.
Mrs S. C. V. Hayden, 1903 Kansas
avenue, has had as cook for Llore than
thirty years Frank Huntington. whom
certificate.
Mrs. w. T. Sampson. 1913 New Hamp-
shire avenue, has entered her two do
mestics both of whom have. been with
her for fourteen years-Emily Shipley,
as cook, and Rachel Morgan, as maid.
Mrs. Robert J. Walker. I'd, enters the
name of Annie Marshall, who has
served for twenty-five and one-half