Evening star., 1917-11-11
AMONG THE CLUBS

1As war conservation committee
under the auspices of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. will continue
to meet Tuesdays at 1880 am until
November 81 In the auditorium OF
Woodward & Lothrop. The committee
Of which Mrs. Della Graeme Small
wood Is District chairman. is making a
big drive" for cotton. linen and other
war relief needs to be offered as a
Thanksgiving donation to the Red
Cross. The committee members are:
Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY. recording
secretary. and the following vice re-
gents: Mrs Harry Guss. Mrs. Thomas
]. Kempt. Miss Priscilla Kent. Mrs
Isaac Pearson. Mrs. w. H. Carter. Miss
Laura H. McCausland. Mrs. Thomas H
Cobb. Miss Emma Strider. Mrs. Maud
Prescott. Mrs. D. W. Classic. Mrs. Mar
tha e. Best. Mrs. Goodwin d. Els
worth. Mrs. ]. Mcdonald, Mrs. E. K.
Fox. Miss Grace Curtis. Mrs. Charles
W. Richardson. Mrs. Richard E.
ClauEhton. Miss Margaret Beall. Mrs.
Frank H. Elmore. Mrs. Lulu Francis,
Mrs. Ashley NJ. Gould. Mrs. Harry c.
Byrd. Mrs. James P. Stafford, Mrs. F. ].
James w. DOGGY, Mrs Mary E. aGtch-
ell. Mrs. Mathew Trimble. Miss Jane A.
Delano. Miss Esther NJ. Mayher. Mrs.
Cyrus W. Backus. Mrs. Hattie S. Green,
land. Mrs. Horace P. Mcintosh, Miss
Agnes NJ Arnold, Mrs. Frank E. Cum
ningham, Mrs c. Hill. Mrs. Claude NJ.
Bennett. Mrs. Isabella 7. Smith. Mrs.
c. E. Hesse. Mrs Azel Ford. Mrs. Gus
tavus werber, Mrs. Hugh NJ. Adams.
Mrs. Marcus Wright. Mrs. Frank r.
Barclay. Mrs. H. b. Polkinhorn, Mrs.
Nellie II. Barrett. Mrs. James Webb.
Mrs. George Tarplitt Sharp, Mrs. James
NJ. Fisher. Miss Mildred Saunders. Mrs.
Miss Nina @. BrowneIl, Mrs. Charles
Henry Merwin. Miss Mary L. Conrad,
Mrs. Jessie B. Acker. Mrs. Harry C.
Oberholser and Miss Helen Stout.
chapters. and contributions asked for
include fabrics such as old counter
panes. sheets. pillowcases. towels
napery, quilts. ANY clean pieces of any
dimensions whatever" bits of old Jew
elry Of gold and precious or semi-prec-
ious stones. silver-plated ware, cop
per. brass and tinfoil The best mate
rial Will be made into napkins. tray
cloths. hospital handkerchiefs, etc
Material suitable for surgical dress
inEs unit: small pieces will be used
for fracture pillows. There is a con-
stant call from hospitals in France for
clean. white rags.
Dimensions for small articles:
Washcloths, 10 inches square. made
rom Turkish towels, counterpanes, etc
Traycloths. 1ex22 hemmed. from old
table linen or Indian head.
Napkins, - inches square. hemmed,
from table linen or Indian head.
Handkerchiefs, about is inches. hem
med or unhemmed, from thinner mate
rial
The John Hall Chapter. d. A. r., has
placed q melting pot in the window of
Mr.. Luder's stationery store on the
corner Of 18th and Girard streets. for
the convenience of the citizens of CO.
lumbia Heights and Mount Pleasant.
who have any old 1ewelry. gold, sill
yer. copper or brass that they wish
70 contribute for the Red Cross work
Tho entire collection is to be sent
through the d. A. r. conservation COM
mittee to the larger melting pot. A
large amount of tinfoil has already
oeen contributing. amounting to be-
tween thirty and forty pounds, by the
Following: Mr.. Luder. Richard j. Erwin
the Atlantic and Pacific tea store.
Mr.. Evans. and one Of the members
OF the chapter. also some old teaspeens.
knives. forks etc. A tiny gold ring
was contributed by a baby
II Is hoped that q large collection Of
all kinds Of metal, broken or useless
TO the donor. will be placed in this pot,
Also old coins At the meeting of the
chapter Tuesday at the home Of the
regent she reported the activity OF the
chapter in all lines of war relief work.
Twenty-eight knitted garments have
beon sent In during the summer, and
contributions to the ambulance given
oy the District chapters. tickets sold
xor war RELIEF concert. and large sub
sertption by the members to the
liberty loan bonds and a contribution
to the French orphan fund
One OF the members gave her serv-
ices as volunteer worker. in training a
class in homo dietetics, in a course OF
fifteen lectures. She is also giving in
structtons on tie conservation Of fats
and the making of war bread The
chapter members are all actively
working in cooperation with the food
conservation. Red Cross work and in
every way possible for the welfare of
"our country" in this hour Of great
need for womens work.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter, ID. A, r.. met
Tuesday at the home Of Mrs. L. B. Stine,
the assisting hostesses being Mrs Bel
nap. Miss Cardwell and Miss Ellen
Church. The regent. Miss Wolfe. pre-
ossS>es
guest. Three new members were re-
oeived-Eli1abeth Corl Settle (Mrs. j.
W). Cleveland, Ohio. Q descendant of
Capt George Wendell Wolfe: Miss Nan
ME T. Daniel and Miss Mabel wheelock.
AZ the opening Ct the year. the chapter
received a gratifying report of the
young woman student In a college in
the North Carolina mountains, whose
educat1on 10 being financed by Wendell
Wolfe. The needs of the local Florence
Crtttenton Home were presented and a
Etft Of IS was voted to that mission.
Members are requested to send to Mrs.
Oberholser any discarded articles Of
gold. silver or other metals which may
be used by the conservation committee.
Pocket Testaments, new or second hand,
much needed for the soldiers, should
be sent to Mrs. Payne. At all chapter
meetings members are invited to have
their knitting.
The candidacy Of Mrs Brumbaugh,
state regent. for the ONCE Of vice
president general was Endorsed. Miss
Harner read the war paper of the
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