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society at her home in Hyattsville. Mo.
The president. Mrs. Emig. presided.
ciety has offered several lots on Six
teenth Street Heights to the City Gar
dens Association for the use Of some
deserving families. Miss Bella Van
with a suitably engraved pin and in
sigma of the C. A. r. The children
have undertaken some practical Red
Cross work for the vacation months.
bers Mary stanpsr. asesR'es sdish Il G" Bissop.
Margaret Harrison, Constance Wise
well. Laura O. Shepherd. Eugene Haw-
ley, Harry Candee and Dorothy Squires.
lows: President. Mrs. Clayton e.
Emig; first vice president, Miss Bella
Van Ness; second vice president, Will
liam Hipkins; recording secretary,
Thomas NJ Parks; corresponding sec
retary, Motter Cunningham; treasurer,
Edna Wells: historian, Edwardina
Warren; registrar. Christiana Jones.
and color bearers, Annie Laurie Hamil-
ton and Prentiss Taylor.
Lucy Holcombe Chapter. ID. A. r.. met
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Edwin A.
Hill, 2246 Cathedral avenue. Election
of officers for the coming year was held
as follows: Mrs. James E. Dalgleish, re-
gent; Mrs. Frank E. Cunningham, vice
regent; Miss Alice Sanger, recording
secretary; Miss Alice Short, correspond
ing secretary; Miss Hazleton, treasurer:
Mrs. Haz1eton. chaplain; Mrs. Eliot H.
Thomson, registrar: Mrs. Edwin A. Hill,
historian. A rising vote of thanks was
given Mrs. John T. Huddle, the retir-
Ing regent, for the efficient way she
had presided for the past two years.
Mrs. Ernest made fine report of Red
Cross work accomplished by members
OF the unit Of which she is chairman.
Dolly Madison Chapter, d. A. r., at
meeting held Tuesday, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Regent.
Mrs. Edward P. Mertz; vice regent, Mrs.
Richard E. Claughton: recording secre-
tary, Mrs John M Beavers: correspond
Treasurer: e % MS CHARLES d % F. Nesbit; d. regis.
trar. Mrs. E. A. Varela; historian. Mrs.
James McNabb; board OF management.
Mrs; Charles B. Bailey Miss Catherine
Charles Du Bois. Miss Margaret Gilbert,
Mrs, A w. Spanhoofd. Miss Eliza c. Tul-
loch.
Delegate. Miss Flora l. P. johnson.
stonewan jackson Chapter, No. 20.
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
viii meet tomorrow evening at 1880
O'clock at the Confederate Memorial
Home, 1922 Vermont avenue. Following
the business session of the chapter
there will be dance under the aus
pices OF the entertainment committee Of
which Mrs. Elizabeth Fredti the chair
D.
Katherine Raymond Eslin. president Of
the chapter, and by Mrs. Frank Morri-
son. Mrs. Opal Tracewell, Mrs. Bayles
and Mrs. Robert Williams.
Montgomery County #. w. C-The
DickersOn Round Table met recently at
the home of Mrs. and the Misses Belt.
Instead of the customary afternoon
program. the evening was spent with
progressive FIVE hundred. Nearly all
the members with their husbands and
friends were present.
The Newcomb Club Of Bethesda cele-
brated the club temperance day, May
rooms on 9Th street, Washington. with
Mrs. Jed Cuttings as hostess and Miss
Florence Miller presiding. The speaker.
A. E. Shoemaker. attorney for the Anti
Gladys Price sang, and refreshments
were served.
The W0man's Club Of Bethesda met
w. Offutt on Wisconsin avenue. After
the business of the club Mr. Gibson
of the Agricultural Department gave
an informal talk on gardening and an
swered many questions on the subject.
The Woman's Club of Rockville met
May 10. with Mrs. ]. W. Jones Of Olney.
Responses to roll call were Spring"
After the business meeting talks were
given by Mrs: Ghanaief nasl.ioa ana Mrs; ~ Small NAL
Frank LIE Moyne Of Baltimore, on pub
lie Health Nursing" Music was rem
dered by Mrs. Harry Dawson, accom-
panied by Miss Lee Dorsey: and BY Mrs.
Somerville Dawson and Miss Choate,
accompanied by Miss Almoney.
Chapter A, r. e. o.. met Wednesday
at the home Of Miss Clara Milligan.
After the business meeting, J. P. S. Ne
lieh of Neighborhood House gave talk
the many kinds Of clay found in the
United States, some of which is ex-
ported and used in the finer makes OF
pottery in Europe. Mr.. Neigh described
decorations and the development of
different makes of ware of later years.
and explained the three ways OF max
ing pottery and the several glazes.
Miss Nettie Herrick told OF the pro,
ductions of the Weller pottery. located
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. said to be the
largest factory of its kind in the world.
There was an excellent exhibit, con-
sIsting of dishes and vases brought by
Of Oregon, Rockingham. Bellock. Rook-
wood. Paul Revere, Weller ana other
kinds of ware.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter, d. A. r., held
the home Of Mrs. W. R. Metz, TIT Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast. Assisting
Mrs Metz as hostesses were Mrs. Kel-
cher and Mrs. Lenz, Misses Keleher and
Harvey. The regent, Miss Bertha Fran
ces Wolfe, presided, and there was q
large attendance Of members. The
guests were Mrs. Emmett Turner Of Our
Flag Chapter, Miss Ella Read Henly.
Miss Pearl Edison, Miss Mabel Wheelock.
Miss Estelle P. Wild, Mrs. Bessie N.
Wild and Mrs. Norman Ives, the latter a
recently elected associate member.
During the business session donation
was voted to the Juvenile Protective AS
sociation. and the regent urged all mem
bers who could to give assistance to the
war relief committee. A number of the
members are now taking Red Cross first
Cross activities. Tho annual reports of
officers showed a year Of successful
work. The election resulted as follows:
Regent, Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe:
vice regent, Mrs. Harry c. Oberholser;
recording secretary, Miss v. Eugenia
Shipley; corresponding secretary, Miss
Elizabeth Bigger Stryker; treasurer, Mrs. |
Joseph Allen. jr.: registrar. Miss Ella M.
historian, Mrs. R. A. Dellett;
chaplain, Miss Carrie Hartman Ship1ey;
Miss Thelma Mills Payne;
welfare worker. Miss Elizabeth Malott
Barnes. The chapter has been honored |
In having its regent, Miss Wolfe. ap-
pointed by the president general as vice
chairman of the finance committee of
the national society. and also appointed
by the state regent as chairman OF the
D. A. r. |
Preceding the program q short unemo- |
rial service was held in memory Of Mrs. |
Charles F. Robbins, former vice regent, |