Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

and after q little Introductory aoQreSs
commented on the educational advan-
I tages derived from the years topic.
Venetian Art" and the happy gather
ings of the club members throughout
the year Miss Hill. delegate to the
Federation of Women's Clubs. gave a
report on the work of that organiza-
| ton. Mrs. Augustus Knight and Mrs.
Faber Stevenson also gave detailed re-
ports of the two-day session OF the
| federation The consideration of the
4 new topic for the year book was dis.
| cussed The members of the creden-
tiaIs committee for the ensuing. year
are Mrs. Hardy. Mrs. Yoeman and Mrs.
| Hamilton.
In addition to the twenty members,
| Mrs. o. l.. Fassett, Mrs. Fred Young.
| Mrs. Warner, Mrs. johnson and Mrs
Briggs were guests of the club Dur
ing the social period of the program
| Mrs. Tracy showed her guests her nu-
merous lighthouses. her guests know
ing her interest in bird conservation.
The club will meet again the first
| week in October.
| The Paramount Dramatic Club met
! Thursday evening at its temporary
| quarters. 44+ X street northwest. The
I committee on securing permanent quar-
terS reported progress, and the COM
mittee on membership favorably re-
| ported the applications of several MEM
bers. NJ. Ehrlick was admitted to mem
| bership. Future activities of the club
|
Messrs. Coran. Ehrlick and Director
| Marcus. Two of the members. Miss
Rose Savage and Miss Minnie HUT.
have Joined the naval reserve and are
| now on duty at the War department..
| The club has received from President
| Wilson an acknowledgment OF It's
! pledge of loyalty. mailed to him after
the members had adopted resolutions
| indorsing his action in the present
crisis.
The Colonial Daughters of America
| Recently a number of women interest
ed met at the residence of Miss Ethel
! ]. Il. G. Noyes and organized the Dis
trict society of the Colonial Daugh-
tiers of America" an organization which
has been in existence for ten years.
will be the seventh state society
formed up to the present time. the
others being kentucky. New York.
Virginia. Ohio. Missouri and Arkansas.
stands are to perpetuate the ideals
and achievements of the colonial
period of our history. from the settle
ment of Virginia in 1907 to the battle
and preservation Of historic spots.
homes and relics to encourage the
study of the early history of this
country: and to promote patriotism
Those who were present at the pre-
! liminary meeting and who will constf-
tute the charter members of the Dis
| trict society were Miss Ethel ]. r. c.
ident general. Mrs. John Barry Taylor
of Newport. ky.). Mrs. Kate d. Berry
man. Miss Florence Bergman. Mrs. Z:
W. Brown. Mrs. Ruth g. Brown OF
baugh. Mrs. Natalie r. Fernald. Mrs.
George Thatcher Guernsey. Mrs. Edith
N. Ingraham. Mrs. Sarah Lounsbury.
Mrs. Bessie Hancox Ludwig of Connec-
lot MrS
Grace F. Meeks. Miss Maud Burr Nor
ris. Miss Mary c. Oursler. Mrs. Cornelia
Ross Potts. Mrs. Ann Wood Sheriff and
Mrs. Mary St: Clair. Admission to
membership will be by invitation only.
and no member will be allowed to in
wife more than two persons during
any one year. During the summer
months plans for the coming season
work to be undertaken will be mapped
out.
The Mothers Club. Peabody school.
held its annual May entertainment Fri
day at o'clock pm. A large crowd
was entertained by the Rebew Orches-
ira. instrumental solos by Miss Maude
Stewart and Miss B. Lee Robinson.
vocal solos by Paul Hines and Mrs. d.
L. Richmond. monologues by Miss l..
V. Nichol. and a duet by Miss Helen
Black and Miss Margaret Daley. Re-
freshments We're served and a social
teachers mingled to discuss the good
results of the cooperation of club and
school.
Patriots Memorial Chapter. ID. A. r.,
dedicated it's District mile stone. near
Chevy Chase Circle. April %. Mrs.
George p. Conway, chairman OF the his
toric spots committee. also regent of
Patriots Memorial Chapter. had charge
of the ceremonies. The program was
as follows: Song. America: invoca-
ton by Rev. DIR. Herbert Scott Smith :
salute to the flag: unveiling OF the in
| little daughters of Mrs. w. S. Corby:
cornet solo. The Red. White and
Blue: solo, Your Flag and My Flag"
by Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis: "A
Charge to Daughters Of Members" by
Mrs. G. p. Conway. regent: address,
Responsibility of Daughters" by Mrs.
G. NJ Braumbaugh. state regent:
Guernsey. president general N. s. D.
A. r.: address. Unity and Friendship"
by Vice President General Mrs. G.
Wallace w. Hanger. The grafton Of
the occasion was made by Mrs; George
T. Smallwood: subject. The Spirit of
the Stone: remarks were made by
Fred Woodward: song. Star Spangled
the Anna Hawkes. Chapter, c. 4. R..
the way grandmother danced the
| minuet"; Boy Scout salute to the
Daughters; solo. by Mrs Clyde b.
| A1ch1SOn, greetings Dy inc
Mrs Redwood Vandergriff. Mrs. V. S.
Barber. Mrs. Vida Clementson: bene-
diction by Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott
| Smith.
Montgomery County r. w. C.-The
Ladies' Cooperative Improvement So
cIety of Silver Spring met at the hall
| April L. with the president. Mrs. Will
| liam Newman. in the chair. Reports
| from various committees were received.
| The members voted to talk up active
| war relief work. The election of officers
| resulted as follows: President. Mrs.
J.. c. Warren: first vice president. Mrs.
| Francis McNally: second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. William Jouvenal; recording
secretary, Mrs. H. L. Millspaugh: cor
responding secretary, Mrs Clifton
Adams: treasurer, Mrs. A. f. Harwood.
and parliamentarian, Mrs. Newman.
The woman'~ Club of Jamestown
| met with Mrs. Bea1e April 25. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs. E. II
| nth: second vice president. Mrs James
Offutt; secretary. Mrs. Willard Rice;
| treasurer. Mrs. James Winter: his
ttorian. Mrs. James Bea1e. Miss Crit
| fifth read a report from the meeting OF
| the executive board of the country fed
GRAFTON. The historians report was
read by Mrs. Charles Nourse. The new
calendars for the year were given out.
The woman's Club of Rockville held
an open meeting April Is at the Mont
eomery Country Club. Miss Annie
| "Woman's Woman" Mrs. Somerville
| Dawson and Miss Choate gave several
vocal selections.
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