Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
Among the Clubs

| Friendship Branch. Sunshine Society
| The silver tea and donation party OF
| toys held at the home of Mrs. John King
was very successful. Seventy toys each
| with a stocking of candy were distrib-
(! uted deserving families. The usual
Christmas donations We're made to the
Old Ladies' Home in Georgetown and
to Friendship House. Four dollars was
donated to one of the opportunities at
The Evening Star. Jelly was sent to
Walter Reed Hospital.
The next meeting of Friendship Branch
viii be January %, with Mrs John
Lewis. 1874 Irving street.
of the stress of other conservation
work the talk on the Lincoln Highway,
which was announced in the Year Book
for January will be given later in
the season. The Christmas exhibit at
the Public Library. OF which Mrs. Will
liam H. Heron has had charge, will be
replaced by one showing various meth
DDS of using corn meal as substitute
for wheat flour. This exhibit viii be
installed at 3 o'clock Wednesday by
Mrs. Sarah X. Lamb. assisted by the
| chairnen of the conservation subcom-
mittees, and during January Will be in
charge of Mrs. Lamb. who has devoted
much time to the study of foods and
food values and who will be ready to
| give information to the public regard
ing these subjects.
The Daughters of Union Veteran
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Muxxey Tent. No. l.,
viii receive New Year day at G. A. r.
Hall from / o'clock until 4. All men
in uniform are invited
Division No. =, Ladies', Auxiliary. A. o.
, H.. at its December meeting held an
election of officers for the coming yea.
as follows: President, Miss Mary c.
Flanagan: vice president, Miss Crowley:
financial secretary. Mrs. Clements: re-
cording secretary, Miss Annie i. MUIR
ply; treasurer. Miss Bessie .McGinniss;
sergeant at-arms. Mrs Margaret Suui-
ers: sentinel Miss Sue Malone, and Mrs.
Nelson. chairman committee on sick.
The auxiliary will give its annual dance
Thursday at Carroll Hall on street.
Sarah Franklin Chapter. ID. A. r.. held
its treasurer. Mrs. T. Frank Morgan.
The regent Mrs. Edmund Wolfe. pre-
sided. 1t was Lees-McRae day in the
chapter sketch of the school and
ecfoes from the Pinnacles, q paper
published by the school was read. A
letter written by Mrs. Martha Gielow.
telling of her work in the mountains.
was read. Little silk socks attached
to a card reading For the Sarah
Franklin scholarship in the Lees-Mc-
Rae Institute" which had been distrib-
uted at the November meeting, were
hung upon Christmas tree erected by
the hostess. The money thus collected
amounted to over $50
The Woman's Evening Clinie.-At the
December meeting of the executive
committee of the clinic. held at the
home of the president, Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. plans were adopted for war
service work. Prior to this the Wom-
ans Evening Clinic had been enrolled
with the women's committee of the
National Council of Defense for the
free medical care. at. TO 18th street
northwest. of the womenfolk and chill
dren of men whose income had been
reduced by their RESPONSE to the can
10 the colors. The use of the clinic
rooms and it's excellent equipment was
also rendered for forenoons for the
trea t4,ient of convalescent soldiers and
sailors when the need comes.
At the November meeting of the
board it was decided to enlarge the
work of the clinic so as to give some
attention to outwork among needy
families of soldiers and sailors. A
woman physician has been employed
who will devote three hours daily to
special war service work. She will !
respond to calls from the committee
on civilian relief of thef Red Cross