Evening star., 1917-03-18

freshments were served. The next meet
ing, April Q. will be the occasion of the
chapters seventh birthday anniversary
and will be guest meeting with spe-
cial program.
The sixteenth street Heights Sewing
Club was entertained Friday by Mrs. J.
w. Staggers. assisted bv her guest.
Mrs. Ansel Void. The names of two
new members, Mrs. Warner and Mrs.
Vreman, were enrolled. A donation of
one dozen table napkins and also gar
ments will be presented to the Friend
ship House cause. Before adjourninS
refreshments were served. Mrs. B. f.
Scott of Alaska avenue will be the
hostess at the next meeting.
The Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter,
ID. A. r.. met Monday evening with Miss
Dorothy Hardy on 1st street. The busi-
ness meeting was in charge of the
regent, Mrs. Emig. The treasurer, Mrs.
Gauss. reported that the recent ball
given by the chapter at the Raleigh
eially. The chapter contributed to the
fund for St. Mary's College in memory
of Mrs. Donald Mclean. Miss Gladys
Crump gave several interpretive
dances" and Miss Margaret Wright
furnished piano solos. Invited guests
of the chapter included Miss Lucille Pc
louze of Richmond, Miss Virginia
Moran, Miss Bertha Moore. Miss Elsie
Moore, Miss Gladys Pugh and Messrs.
Gauss. Doing and Vaughn. The meet
ing was followed by dancing.
Junior Gov. Thomas WelIes Society.
G. A. R-Thomas McGuigan Parks of
Hobart street entertained the Junior
Gov. Thomas Welles Society. c. A. r..
for the March meeting. The vice presi-
dent. Malvern Nettleton. presided. Mrs.
Edith Town addressed the children and
commended them on their parliament
&n~ los ~ l..
tions of the new District of Colum bia
flag law were noted by these observing e
little patriots on March 5. Philin Gore
was received into membership. Letters
Minneapolis and from knight Avis
brook of Mont Clair, n. J., who is or
ganizing new C. A. r. society in his
home city. Mottez Cunningham gave a
recitation and Prentiss Taylor read a
paper on the life of President James
Monroe. Refreshments We're served by
Mrs. Parks and Miss Parks
Senior Gov. Thomas WelIes Society.
G. A. R-Thirty members and friends
OF the Senior Gov Thomas Welles So
ciety were the guests Of Miss Margaret
Dubois at the Cairo Friday evening
The president. Mrs. Emig. was in
charge. Miss Sarah Anderson, Miss
Winifred De Voc and william Doing
were received into membership. Trans
fers to the D. A. r. were granted Miss
Helen Johnson, Miss Priscilla Slaughter
Miss Marjorie Brown and Miss Mar
garet Denham.
Howell Windle read paper on the
life of ST. Patrick Musical numbers
were furnished by Miss Wilhelmina
Spanhoofd. Miss Alice Padgett. Miss
freshments were served hv the hostess,
and an informal dance followed.
The Mount Pleasant Branch. w. G. It.
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Of Mrs. NJ. w. Lewis. 1916 Mount Pleas
ant street. The president. Mrs James
A. Edgar, presided, and Miss Elizabeth
Reiss acted as secretary in the absence
the superintendent of drinking foun-
tains the president spoke of the sue
cess which this department has had in
collecting funds for the erection of a
memorial fountain to be placed at one
of the business corners of the city
Mrs. Lewis. superintendent of the de-
partment of franchise, made plea in
behalf Of the Congressional Union. and
several articles were read showing the
progress of woman suffrage.
Following her report, Mrs. Lewis pre-
sented to the president of the union,
on behalf Of Constitution Chapter Of
the D. A. R.. a gavel made from wood
known as washington Inn. the last
house built by George Washington. The
gift was accepted with appropriate re-
marks. The president spoke of the dis
tribution of temperance literature, and
stated that she had given out more
than 2,400 pages of literature since the
last meeting. Miss Eleanor Walker, su-
perintendent of the flower mission de-
partment. asked for contributions of
old magazines for the almshouse. Miss
Reis suggested that the children of the
Loyal Temperance Legion be taken in a
body to view the temperance exhibit
now being held at 1883 New York ave-
nua The president said that she would