Evening star., 1917-10-07

guests, and during the social hour the
hostess was assisted by Mr.. Barnhart,
Mrs. Bulla. Mrs Tracy and Mrs. Webb.
The club will be entertained Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. J. L. McCreery and
daughters.
Hopewel Young Peoples Branch. w.
c. T. U. was hostess Tuesday evening
to about fifty soldiers, sailors and ma
rines at the recreation rooms, 141S
Pennsylvania avenue, which is being
conducted under the auspices of the W.
c. T. U. Mrs. Edna Harvey Taylor,
District SECRETARY Of the branches, was
in charge. assisted by Mrs. l. II. Wind
sor and Misses Emma Grigsby, Edith
Cooke and Daisy Fridley. Vocal solos
were given by Mrs. L. H. Windsor. Re-
freshments Were served. Mount Pleas
ant Y. p. B. will have charge the third
Tuesday of October.
The Peabody Mothers' Club held its
first fall meeting Tuesday at 2:30
o'clock in kindergarten room. Miss
Cecil Norton. general secretary for COM
muntty center work, gave a talk along
her line of work: also DR.. jackson. one
Of the promoters Of community center
organizations, explained the benefits
derived from these distributing cen
ters. A committee of three was ap-
pointed by the president, Mrs. Joel n.
Morris, to investigate the possibility
Of forming community center at the
Peabody School. thereby carrying out
President Wilson's recent appeal to the
schools in regard to food conservat ton.
At the close of the meeting light re-
freshments were served to the large
audience. that fingered in social
way to discuss new ideas presented to
them by the speakers.
The W0man's Club of sixteenth Street
Highlands held it's first meeting Of the
season Wednesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs: NJ. Z. Porter, 1923
read paper on Spanish Discoveries
and Settlements" and Mrs. Harry E.
Claflin followed with one on The
Origin of Our Four Military Depart
ments." Mrs. Melville D. Lindsay,
Mrs. George o. Watson and Master
Clarence H Porter rendered musical
selections.
Mrs. Porter was assisted by Mrs. C.
H. Spencer of Takoma Park. D. c.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held
the first meeting OF the season Thursday
at the home of the president. Mrs. S. A
Wolhaupter After a few words of greet
ing from the president, the regular bust
ness of the club was taken up. Under
the topic, Summer "reminiscences,
members told of various pleasures and &C
tivities during the past summer. The
club was particularly interested in the
account Miss c. II. Hill gave of her trip
to Alaska and through the Glacier Ma
tional Park. Mrs. J. Finney Engle added
to the pleasure of the afternoon by read
ing 1.-The Gramophone of Fond-du-Lac.''
| by Robert W. Service.
The study topic of the year will be
South America" Thursday: at the Pan
American building. Mrs. William A. Reid
| will give a map talk before the club.
Mrs. N. B. Tewksbury, Mrs. III. L.
Frazier and Miss Josephine Wolhaupter
were present as guests. The members
ney Engle, Mrs. S. Russell Bowen. Mrs.
| William l.. Clarke. Mrs. John d. Crois-
SAINT. Mrs. ]. W. Frizzell. Mrs. Fred D.
Heisler. Miss Cornelia Heartt Hill, Mrs.
ard, Mrs. Amy J. Leeds. Mrs. James Nc
Kee. Mrs. Faber Stevenson. Mrs. A P.
Tasker. Mrs. A. Roger Tracy. Mrs. Sarah
A. Wolhaupter and Mrs. James D. Yoe-
mans.
The New England Women of Wash
ingtOn held special meeting recently
at the home Of the president. Mrs
ton. with an attendance of eighteen
members and one guest. That the
members had been busy during the
summer was shown by the very large
Cross use, and for the organization. un-
der the direction of Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt. it was voted unanimously
to continue the work of knitting
through the winter.
A feature of the meeting was the
reading of a letter from the little ia
therless French girl. the care of whom
for year. the society voted to assume
at it's meeting in May. 1t was voted to
continue this care for two years, also
to send her a Chistmas box.
The president reported with sorrow
the death during the summer of one OF
the members. Miss Ida c. Tulloch, and
the corresponding secretary was in
structed to send message of SYM
pathy to her brother.
1t was voted that refreshments should
not be served at the afternoon meet
ings.