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road. m Wednesday. Mrs. -'Gs Nanetse B.
| Paul presided at the tea table. assisted
by Mrs. E. A. Anderson. Miss Maud Al
| ley and Miss Alice Heaven. Mrs. Julia
Taft had charge of the fancy article
table, Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Lord and
Miss Reynolds. the literature table The
students OF the Paul Institute filled
Xmas stockings for the league to send
| to the Crittenton Home. Bruen Home
and Day Nursery. Mrs. Evelyn Chat.
! tree and presents.
l The next "at home" OF the league will
, be Wednesday. January 3. from $3.50 70 70
$50. Miss May Eleanor Smith VIII
/ Music" The next monthly meeting will
be held at N. A. w. S. headquarters,
/ 1926 Rhode Island avenue. January s, AZ
! s pm. Gen. Isaac Sherwood, represent
ative from Ohio, will De the speaker.
The Legion OF Loyal Women recently
held its annual meeting in the Public
Library, when Mrs. Mary Logan Tuck
er was elected president: Miss Mary l..
Beyerle, vice president: Mrs. Helen A
Engle, corresponding secretary; MISS
| Cora c. Curry. financial secretary;
| Miss Mary Smith. treasurer: Mrs; Mary
Houghton. chaplain. Mrs K Giiiett,
/ warder: Mrs. Florence Donohue. pian-
| ist: Mrs. Olive johnson. herald, and
| Mrs. Marsh, historian. Mrs. John A.
Logan rendered the use OF her house,
Calumet place. for the New Year recep-
tion. which will be given in honor OF
! the newly elected officers. Department
| Commander A. J. Freer. staff. and all
i veterans of the G. A. Il. and the Span
! ish war. from pm. to I'm. Mrs. Ada
! II. Weiss. the retiring president, has
, done fine work. Her pillow committee for
! the Washington ward in the American
LSvn Irc
about two hundred pillows. and within
the next ten days the final shipment
will be made OF several hundred addl-
tional pillows which have been com
over 1900 pounds of feathers have been
gathered by this organization. and the
members have made the ticks and all
the white cases, each pillow having
two.
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. c. d. Rice, 1881 Columbia road,
with the regent, Mrs. F. w. Won Da
chenhausen. in the chair. Reports were
tees. Two original recitations were
given by Mrs. Frank Fuller. followed
by social hour. The next meeting. in
January. will be held at the home of
Mrs. C. e. Hesse, 710 A street south
east.
Children of the American Revolution.
Following the Christmas vacation, Miss
Helen Stout. state director. will resume
her war relief work with the children
children's room. Continental Hall. Home
work will be given out in future by
Mrs. Andrew Stewart. 1442 Clifton
street. every Thursday afternoon.
tanned Wednesday evening by Mrs.
Euphemia c. Baker at 1900 @ street
De Witt C. Croissant. professor Of Eng
lish literature at George Washington
University. read a paper on English
Spelling" outlining the sources from
which many OF the peculiarities Of our
orthography have been introduced. Ad-
ditionai facts were cited by A. Y. Casa
nova. A. 8. Perham and Frank ]. Met
calf. Mrs. Lemuel Warner read VIII
Carleton's poem. "Betsey and I Are
Out" and humorous description of
The Setting Of the Hen" For the pur-
pose OF recording an important event
in current history unanimous vote
was adopted approving the passage by
both houses OF Congress of a resolu-
tion to submit the question OF national
prohibition to the Legislatures Of the
states. Mrs. Harold Warner was elect
ed to membership in the club.
The League Of American Pen Women.
De Puy. chairman OF the war
service publicity committee, acts az
publicity agent for the league in con-
nection with the District war service
commission. The work accomplished
by the league through her direction
has been commended by the heads of
the commission, and her committee
now ranks with other standing COM
mittees OF this commission. The god
mother service commission has also
contributed important service in carry
ing on correspondence with Belgian
and French soldiers. under the supervi-
sion of Mrs. Sarah Clemons. There has
been a request from Clara Scars Tay
lor, director OF the womans war work
division of the office OF public informa-
tion. for report OF tho League of
American Pen Women's activities to be
filed as permanent record. Mrs. Vir-
ginia King Frye, league representa-
tive on the woman's federal council,
coming to Washington to take UP gov
eminent positions. inviting them to
take advantage of welcome afforded
them at the League Of American Pen
Women headquarters on H street.
AT recent meeting several new
members were enrolled. including Mrs.
Madeline b. Colvin, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs.
Anne K. Boone. Mobile. Ala: Mrs. Mar
jory Stoneman Douglas. Miami, Fla,
and Mrs. Matthew I. Scott, Washing
ton.
A novel feature inaugurated this fall
for the promotion OF friendly associa-
ton is the series of afternoon teas
given on Friday afternoons at the
league headquarters. The hostesses
have been: Miss Marie Redfern, chair
man. hospitality committee; Mrs. Helen
DOGGY. Mrs. j. y. Estabrook. Mrs. Clark
and Mrs. Hoxie. Those assisting were:
Mrs. Mertz. Mrs. Paul. Mrs. Beck. Mrs.
Blackburn. Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Day. Mrs
Frye and Mrs. Rhodes Miss VIII Allen
Dromgoole. the first literary woman TO
serve as yeoman. U. S. n. r.; Mrs. Cor
| nelia T. Hatcher of Alaska, Mrs. Lucia
F. Addition. Portland, Ore. and Mrs.
Elizabeth Dessez OF New York city
have each addressed the league In able
presentation of patriotic endeavor.
Mrs. Helen Howar,h Lemnel OF New
York, Miss sylvia Metcalf. Miss Briggs
and Miss Burkhoider have delighted
the guests with music.
| Representatives of the league in va
rious states are taking UP war service
/ work IN their own communities in the
name of the league, thus widening the
! leagues scope of activity into ma
ttional organization OF great effective
! ness.
! Capitol Chapter. d. A. r.. had its an
/ nual Midwinter Guest night Tuesday at