The Washington times., 1917-01-22
PAST AND FUTURE
CLUB ACTIVITIES
Meetings Held and Plans For
mulated in the Club
World.

The board OF directors OF the Tween
tieth Century Club will hold its
monthly meeting next Tuesday morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock In the parlor of
All Souls Church. The day of the
meeting has been changed this month
in order to enable the president, Mrs.
Edward B. Clark, to go to. New York
the latter pat of this week.
The archaeology section will meet
the leader, Mrs. John Lowe, 1922
anthropological expert at the Nation
al Museum, will speak on THE Or
igin of the American Indian"
The French section, of which Mrs.
Ernest p. Bicknell is the leader, will
meet on Wednesday at 3 p. m, at the
home of Mrs. william F. Ham, 1921
Woodley place. Mrs. Ham and Mrs.
r. B. Marshall will act as hostesses.
The program will be an illustrated
talk on France, by Mademoiselle de
Willhorst.
The art section will meet on Thursday
at 8 p. m, at the residence of its
leader, Mrs. Dayton Ward, 1863 Col
umbia road. The subject for this meet
ing, Leonardo. the Full Expression
OF the Renaissance" treated by Mrs.
c. Dwisht Marsh, is of such general
interest that an invitation is extend
ed to any member OF the club who
may care to attend.
An auction bridge party for the
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under the auspices OF the club on
Thursday at 2:3O o'clock, at 1925 Con-
necticut avenue. The hall and four
hundred cards have been donated and
indications point to a large and sue
cesful party. Tickets at one dollar
each may be obtained from Mrs. VIII
liam F. Ham, 2621 Woodley place.
ID. A. r.
Independence Bell Chapter COM
menced plans for an active benefit to
be held the first week In February. at
their monthly meeting held at the
home of Miss NJ. Esther Mayher on
Thursday evening.
The regent, Mrs. Henry Churchill
Cook, presided, and named several
committees to look into various Ques-
lions before the chapter to be report
ed on at the next meeting. Mrs. Sal
lie Grant Gates filled the chair OF
recording secretary in the absence OF
Mrs. Daisie II. Bowden. Much inter
est was shown in the chapters scrap
book, kept by the historian, Mrs.
Helen Nelson DOGGY.
Mrs. Cook announced that at the
next meeting the delegates and alter
mates would be elected to the national
congress to be held in April. One
new member was elected to the chap
ter, ms. Herman Biddle Massey.
After adjournment of the business
meeting a program of vocal, piano,
and guitar music was given by Mrs.
Samuel Burleigh Milton. Mrs. Fred;
the founders OF Marcia Burns chap
ter, read an interesting paper on the
early life of Marcia Burns.
The hostess, Miss Esther Mayher,
was assisted in the dining room by
Miss Camilla Diggs, Miss Mamie Gall.
and Miss Jessie Lane. The guests
were Mrs. Frederick l. VollRrd.
treasurer of Sarah FARMLAND Chap
ter; Mrs. Ashton Todd, Miss Grace
Diggs, and DR.. Helen Perkins.
Capitol Chapter, D. A. r., held its
regular monthly meeting on TUESDAY
evening, January 16. at the home Of
Miss Dorothy Phillips. 1910 !Girard
street northwest. The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: Regent, Mrs. Catherine Maggie:
vice regent, Miss Laura H. McCaus-
land: recording sec. etary. Miss olea
Wood; corresponding secretary, Miss
Elsie Moore: treasurer, Miss Florence
NJ. Dickinson; registrar, Miss Dor
othy Phillips; historian, Miss Rittie
st. John; auditor. Mrs. John Lehman /;
chaplain, Mrs. Henry H. Ranck. Two
numbers on the program were q song
by Miss Marie Koontz, and a paper
on "Women OF the Revolution" by
Miss Laura McCausland.