Evening star., 1917-04-01

Jackson will be hostess for the club
members at the National American
| Womans Suffrage Association head
quarters at 1926 Rhode Island avenue
Tuesday afternoon from to 6 o'clock.
| when tea will be served. Assisting
Mrs. Jackson will be Mrs. william Hill
yer, Mrs. Millard West. Miss Elizabeth
Woodruff Miss Mary Bright. Mrs. John
Snyder, Mrs. Austin Clark, Mrs. w. Is.
Searle. Mrs. George Caldwell and MIS-
/ William Garland.
ID. \. R.-Miss Dorinda E. Rogers.
who has been appointed by the state
the District room in Continental Hall.
held a meeting of the committee Thurs
day afternoon at her home in the Ro-
chambeau. Various matters relating
to the work of the committee were
taken up. A social hour with refresh
ments followed. Miss Rogers is a candi-
date for the nomination for vice preSl-
dent general of the National Society.
The Federal City Chapter. ID. A. r..
held its March meeting at the resi-
dence of the regent. Mrs. Winter. Al
the close of routine business contri-
button was voted to the Juvenile Court
committee. Among those present were
Mrs. clyde Hamblin. Mrs. 4. w.
Woodward. Miss Nette Herrick, Miss
| Pearce and Miss Littlepage.
! Columbia Chapter. ID. A. r.. met
Tuesday at the Raleigh, with the
I regent, Mrs Amherst w, Barber, pre-
| siding. The salute to the nag was
| chaplain, Mrs. X. K. Reidel. Mrs. stella
Glenn McElhannon was voted member
| of the chapter. 1t was voted that Sl0
be paid on the Memorial Continenta!
Hall debt and that IS be given for
! Juvenile Court work. The meeting ad-
| iourlied and a reception was held IN
| the oak room in compliment 10 inc Oh
ficers of the District chapters and the
| candidates for office.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
| Thursday at the home of Mrs. Robert
| Bruce Bare. The president. Mrs. OIL
haupter, introduced Miss Cornelia II.
| Hill as chairman for the afternoon.
| Two we'll presented papers were given
I-"Gondolas and Gendoliers," by Mrs.
| Fred D. Heisler, and "Catarina corn
aro." by Mrs ]. D. Crossant After
| general discussion of the papers the
meeting adjourned to enjoy the hospi-
| tality of the hostess. who was assisted
in serving by her daughter. Miss Fare
| J. u. Croissaut, Mrs. Dewitt Croissant,
Mrs. J. f. Engle, Mrs Edward D.
Hardy, Mrs. Fred D. Holster, Miss Cor
nelia H Hill. Mrs. Augustus Knight,
Mrs. Sarah A. Wolhaupter, Mrs. James
| D. Yeomans and Mrs. Grandfleld The
| club viii meet Thursday with Mrs. j.
| Z. Briggs.
| The Sixteenth Street Heights Sewing
Club met Friday at the home of Mrs
! L. L. Scott, whose invited guests We're
| Mrs Gerbereck, Mrs. Clough and Mrs.
| Welden. Owing to their designations
as officers, Mrs. r. e. Heater and Mrs
| T. J. S. Williams were succeeded by
| Mrs. James Duncan and Mrs. Selble
| Grove as treasurer and secretary, re-
\
added to the membership. Sewing for
| Friendship House is in progress. Be
fore serving refreshments. benefit
| tea was suggested. Mrs. w. w. Dris-
kill was appointed chairman in charge
| of the tea by the committee. which met
| at the home of Mrs. Carl F. Stuhler.
president. Mrs. Stowen Will entertain
the club Friday at her home. 1922 Dog
| wood street.
| The Excelsior Literary Club met
! Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Henry
| Churchill Cook 1875 Calvert street,
with Mrs. Grace N. Da.sh, the presi-
! dent, in the chair. In spite of the rain
there were many present. After rou-
/ tine business Mrs. Cook gave paper
on Music" Mrs. Joseph Griffith told
of some OF her experiences in France
| during the first year of the war. also
some thing OF conditions at Monte Carlo.
closing with an appeal to mothers TO
see that young women going into hos
|
| the soldiers be warned of the many
! temptations before them. DR.. Stone of
Seattle spoke of politics and the liquor
| questions Of that city. a social hour
| followed in which refreshments We're
| served.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday evening in the Public Library
! with the president Mrs. Matte Queen
| Ewing. in the chair The topic of the
evening, American Inventions and In
ventors," was the subject Of an address
by Z. V. Carr, past president Of the So
orally by J. W. Davis. S. ]. MacFarren
| and Mrs. ]. b. Hyatt. Mrs. Ewing
spoke of the development Of the tele-
| phone. The society Will celebrate its
| twentieth anniversary the evening Of
| April at Ingram Memorial Church.
The Monday Friendship Circle met
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| Elsie p. Bowdler, who was elected
president, Miss Vivian Taylor vice
president, Mrs. Howard r. Wilson Sec
| retary and Mrs. ]. Vernstein treasurer.
| Mrs. Leon was elected chairman OF the
ways and means committee. Mrs. Rice
! chairman Of the membership commit
| tee and Mrs. Edison W. Briggs chair
man of the sunshine committee. Mrs.
Walter g. Hamilton was elected dele
gate TO the Monday Evening Club, Mrs.
! E W. Dickle delegate TO the Council
| Of the Employment Bureau, Mrs How
ard f. Wilson delegate to the board of
! Friendship House. Mrs. Edison W.
| Briggs press correspondent and Miss V.
| Taylor chairman OF the sewing com
! mittee The house was decorated with
| tulips and jonquils, which were after
ward distributed among the guests. Re-
| freshments were served. Music was
rendered by Mrs. W. c. Hamilton and
Miss Flora A. Briggs. The next meet
| ing will be held April % with Miss
| Irene Ludwig, 14s street northeast.
| Hospital branch, Sunshine Society
| The musical tea given by the society
! Thursday at the residence Of Mrs. Carl
| Loeffler was success both from i
| financial and artistic viewpoint. The
! entertainment committee consisted of
| Mrs William J. McGee, chairman. as
| sisted by Mrs. Conrad Hesse. Mrs. Ettie
| Perkins and Mrs. Esther Morrell.
| Among those who contributed to the
program were Miss Agnes Whelen,
1 dramatic soprano, accompanied by Miss
| Julia Huggins; Miss Marion Mccoy,
coptralto: Miss Flora Briggs, accom-
! panied by Mrs. Walter Hamilton; Miss
| Marion King, Mrs. Frank Loetf1er, ac
comp PIANIST: Miss Elizabeth Heitmuller,
Miss Edna Tucker, accompanist; Miss
I Margaret Paine. Mrs. Robert Stone.
, Miss McMillen, accompanist. and piano
solos by Miss Julia Huggins and Miss
( Eleanor Trout. a feature of the oc
! casion was the signing of the loyalty
| pledge By the members OF the society
| present 10 whom We're presented small
| American flags to be worn as badges.