The Washington herald., 1917-11-25


P. Bicknell. president of the club,
who is now in Havre. France. she
says: Il was told in shop in Paris
where articles for the French wound
ed are distributed to hospitals, that
warm pajamas and warm sweaters
are needed more than anything else
To help supply these things as
quickly as possible, members and their
| friends are asked to attend the sew
! ing circle tomorrow afternoon at 1:SO
O'Clock in the woTkroom at Hubbard
Hall. National Geographic Society
Building, Sixteenth and NJ streets.
Anthony League.
At the Anthony Leagues lat home.
A., Wednesday at the home of the presi-
dent. Mrs. Anna E. Hendley. 2OO7 Co.
lumbia road. Miss Anna f. Lee spoke
to a large gathering on Food Values"
after which tea was served in the do
nestle science department of the Paul
! Institute.
On Wednesday, November 2S. at 4
p. m. Mrs. Lucina Irish, of Chicago.
who is in Washington for a short time
representing the new banking system.
will speak on the New Bank Service
for Women
Mrs. Pauls free classes in parlia-
mentary law TOMORROW at 7:3O o'clock
at the Wilson Normal School, and at
the same hour on Tuesdays at the
Paul Institute. are open to the public.
Junior League.
The Junior League at its meeting
in Flynn's Hall made final arrange
ments for the patriotic Thanksgiving
/ dance in Elk's Hall. The general
! dance committee is composed of the
following: William Goldberg, chair
| man; Misses Sara Lillian Becker,
Mary Kapnack. Blance Kritt, Anna
Sherr, Lillian Wolf and Dave Fink,
Sam Friedman, Sam Lazarow, Will
lam NitOwitz, Herbert Solomon. A
special meeting will be held tonight
at the home of Miss Lillian Wolf,
626 T>wenty-second. street northwest.
Marcia Burns Chapter, D. A. R.,
met at the home of Mrs. Frank Fuller,
1850 Girard street, Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. c. Z. Hesse, vice regent,
! presided. Mrs. John Farnsworth,
| chaplain, opened the meeting with
prayer. A REPORT was made by Mrs.
H w. Foght; custodian of the liberty
loan fund. Readings were given by
Mrs. Fuller. and Mrs w. l. Gutelius
| read interesting letters written by
Donald L. Gutelius, serving in France
in the U. S. Ambulance Corps. On
the third Wednesday in-December the
chapter will meet with Mrs. Caroline
K. Stewart Rice, 14S1 Columbia road.
The Columbian Women of George
Washington University held their
| monthly meeting Tuesday at 2O27 G
| street northwest, Mrs. George P. Mer-
rin, the retiring president, was host
ess- A talk on Red Cross nursing
/ was given by Miss Jane A. DeIano,
chairman of the national committee
| on Red Cross nurses. She was fol-
lowed by Charles ]. Brand. chief of
the United States Bureau of Markets
and Supplies. He talked on food dis
tribution. (
Society of .MayfIOwer Descendants.
The Society of Mayflower Descendants
in the District held its annual meet
ing with election of officers and board
of assistants Wednesday evening at
the Washington Club.> The governor,
A Howard Clark, addressed the So
ciety on the subject of the compact,
which was signed 297 years ago and
was the foundation OF the democratic
system of our government Mrs. A,
Howard Clark. member of the wom-
ans liberty loan committee, reported
that 100000 had been subscribed
among the 5000 members in the coun-
try, making this society proportion
ately the largest contributor among the
patriotic societies. Former Gov. Gen.
Thomas S. Hopkins read paper on
The Glacial Period of North Amer
lea- Miss Isabel Pechin, a descen-
dant of John and Priscilla Alden, gave
character sketches.
Former Gov. Gen. Hopkins intro
duced a resolution, which was adopt-
ed. to the effect that every member in
each State society should support the
government and help in each plan and
project to win the war.
At the conclusion of the program
refreshments were served. Mrs. A.
Howard Clark and Mrs. A.. A. Aspin-
wall presiding in the dining-room.
The officers elected were: Governor.
A Howard Clark; deputy governor.
Senator Carroll s. Page; captain.
Capt Frederick w. Mitchell; cid 1r.
Rev. James Henry Taylor; secretary.