The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

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Ramseyer Of Iowa, Mrs. Raker Of Cali
fornia. Mrs. Peters of Maine, Mrs.
Craygo Of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Hughes
Of New Jersey. Miss Abbie Page Of
Vermont and Mrs. Morrison of Indi-
ana. will assist in entertaining.
The initial business meeting Of the
Congressional Club was held in the
club house on New Hampshire avenue
Wednesday morning, with Mrs. Tow
ner in the chair. A large number of
Representatives and Senator'S wives
attended. The work of the ensuing
year was discussed and special empha-
sis was placed upon the war service
activities. The club house will be
made the center of vigorous efforts in
J all war relief departments, with Mrs.
Samuel E. Winslow of Massachusetts,
as the chairman. While informal So
cial entertainments will continue,
| large part of the members time will
be devoted to the many necessary and
pressing duties pertaining to the war.
A number Of prominent women will
act as patronesses for the lecture to
be given by Sergt. Empey tomorrow
afternoon at Polls at 3 o'clock in aid
of the Y. W. C. A. war work.
Among them are: Mrs. Marshall,
Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. j. w. Wadsworth,
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs1John Hays
1 Hammond, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes.
Miss Boardman. the Misses Patten.
Mrs. Henry Marquand, Mrs. William
Crozier, Mrs. Frederic Atherton and
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller Collier,
I of Auburn, N. Y, will pass the win
ter in Washington. They have taken
rooms at the New Willard, where
they passed the last two years. They
will arrive in the first week Of jan
uary. Mr.. Collier, who was Minister
to Spain under President Roosevelt.
and who for many years has been
special lecturer on international law
and diplomacy in the George Wash
ington University, will give his usual
course in that institution during the
winter.
The College EcHal Suffrage League
. luncheon to be held in connection
with the convention Of the National
College Suffrage League will take
place Saturday, December Is. at
: o'clock at the Ebbitt. DR.. T. Carey
Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr
will be toastmistress. Tickets. $50
may be obtained at Polls Theater
Thursday and Friday. December /;
= and IA. or from Mrs. w. C. Van Week
) the Victoria. president of the loca
? leag6e. Ticket sale closes Friday
night, December II. All college wom'
en- are invited to attend.
r Three Washington theaters. the Ma
n tional, the Belasco and B. F. Keith's
will take part in the nation widt
. theatrical benefit to be given this al
Y ternoon for the American Red Cross
A number Of women prominent 1r
the work of the local Red Cross chap
ter will sell programs at the three
theaters, the proceeds to be used fol
the Christmas entertainment which
the chapter will provide for the sol
l diers and marines in and about Wash
3 ington. The supply service womeI
will have charge Of the work at thu
National, the clerical service a
= Keith's and the motor corps at thu
Belasco. The women will wear thei
distinctive Red Cross uniforms on thi!
occasion.
The Missouri Society will hold thu
first of its monthly meetings for th'
, season at the New Ebbitt Hotel to
: morrow evening. beginning at
o'clock. An excellent program of en-
2 tertainment has been provided. Form
! er Governor Dockery, Third Assistan
. Postmaster General, will deliver al
: address. All Missourians are cor
4 daily invited. Congressman Thoma
L. Rubey is president of the society
hAID
The exhibition of British and Amer
lean posters which are being show
at Mrs. Charles W. Richardson's resi-
dence, 1917 Connecticut avenue, unde
9 the auspices Of the board Of man
!, ayers of the House Of Mercy, will
> close tomorrow. This afternoon Mrs
2 Robert NJ. Thompson will be hostes
4 at the exhibit, and tomorrow Mrs
: Julian James will receive.
: The weekly knitting tea Of th'
I \ League of American Pen Women will
: be held this afternoon from to
o'clock at the headquarters. 1923
street. Mrs. Isaac Pearson, presi
: dent Of the organization, will receive
II assisted by Mrs. Florence Willar'
IS Day, Mrs. Ida Clyde Clark and Mrs
!. Florence j. Stoddard. The guests o
( honor will be Mrs. Cornelia Hatcher
n Of Alaska, and Mrs. Lucius Saxol
!. Addington, of Portland. Ore, mem
: bers of the league, who are her
= to attend the W. C. T. U. convention
= The National School Of Domesti
J. Art and Science has invitations ou
: for a tea and exhibit tomorrow af
;, ternoon, from 8 to $50 o'clock, a
ESQ Wisconsin avenue.
e At the next meeting Of the Co
n lumbar Women of the George Wash
}. ington- University. ON December i