Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
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the Washington Orphan Asylum. The
recent dance given at the Cairo was so
/ successful that another is being
planned for early in January. The
honor roll of the Governor Thomas
. Welles Society, past and present mem
bers, now in war service includes
George v. Seibold, Herbert kimball, Al
len Wilmington, Dufour Brown, Albert
Gates, Charles P. Taft, Thomas Dobyns,
Reynolds Hit. w. Birch Hit. James
! Rogers, Stanton Henry, Mitchell Car
roll, Francis Mix, Alfred Ryan. Gladys
| Emig and Leila Emfg.
| Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, ID. A.
| r.. met Monday evening at the home OF
| the regent, Mrs Emig. Mrs. Gauss an
| nounced the success of the hrst OF
. series of card parties for hospital re-
lief work. Misses Grace Willis and Alice
Padgett were received into member
ship.
The ID. C. Federation of Womcn's
Clubs. of which Mrs. Court F. Wood is
president. will meet Tuesday in the
boardroom of the District building,
when matterst of Importance to club
life generally and that of the District
of Columbia in particular will be dis
cussed. 1t is also expected that num-
Der of prominent club women from
other state declarations who came TO
Washington for the suffrage conven-
ton. the annual meeting OF the Ma
tional Council of Women and the w
c. T. U. convention will remain Tor
the federated club meeting. Among
the leaders are Mrs. Percy 'Pennapack-
er of Texas. Mrs. Philip n Moore OF
Missouri and Mrs Grace Julian Clark
of Indiana. While here the latter was
the guest of her cousins. Capt. and Mrs.
White. at Florence Courts, and widely
entertained by friends.
The woman's Federated Council ON
Employment, cooperating with the
womens and girls division, United
States Department of Labor. under the
leadership of Mrs. William Hitz and
strong executive board, is giving vital
aid to the business world Of Washing
ton now that the government is max
ing such demands upon the clerlcai
force of the city. In addition to ef-
forts to furnish substitutes for the
clerks drawn from private firms by
the government need, the Federated
Council is interested in finding homes
for thousands Of newcomers in gov
eminent employ. and for this purpose
appeals to every patriotic household to
offer for rent every available room in
his or her home so that the capitals
record for hospitality may be main
tanned and the war work of the fed
eral government not be delayed
National Society. Daughters Of
Founders and Patriots OF America
The executive committee met Thursday
in the Public Library, with the national
president, Mrs. Noble, in the chair
Officers and councillors present were
Mrs. Myers. Mrs. Main, Mrs. Pealer. Mrs
Brown. Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Hansy and
Miss Noyes. A cordial letter from the
Red Cross Washington headquarters of
the Washington board of the American
Military Hospital at Neui1ly. France,
was read, which thanked the society
for the recent gift of $500 for this
work. The society is now collecting
funds for a second similar donation of
$500 to this cause. The names of six
applicants for membership were read
and nine new members were elected,
two of them, Mrs. F. e. Frisbee and
Mrs Champ Carter McCulloch, of the
District 1t was voted to postpone send
ing out the proposed amendments to
the constitution of the society for one
year, as this would be an opportunity
to save expense, that the funds might
be available for war relief work. The
next meeting of the executive com
mittee will be held at the same place
January IA. at 1890 am. No notices
will be sent out
Twentieth Century. CIub.--At the
meeting of the war relief section OF
the club Monday the personnel of the
two companies just formed under the
Red Cross committee was announced.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt is captain
of Company /, Mrs. Gilbert Fl. Gros-
yenor, first lieutenant; Mrs. George F.
Bowerman, second lieutenant, and mem
bers. Miss Mary T. Bright. Mrs Samuel
Blythe, Mrs. Albert Bushnell, Mrs.
Charles e. Cooke. Mrs. Fayette Dow,
Mrs. William F. Hillebrand, Mrs. Sarah
aida Merriam, Mrs. Chase Palmer,
Mrs. William L. Thayer, Mrs. S. S.
Voorhees,. Mrs. Albert Prentiss. Mrs.
William C. Woodward, Mrs. Robert S.
L. Webster, Mrs. Lawrence F. Schmeck-
ebier, Mrs George Utley and Miss
Anna Fletcher.
Mrs. Robert Bradford Marshall is
captain of Company 2. with Mrs.
Charles ]. Brand as first lieutenant and
and members. Mrs. Henry S. Graves,
Miss Mabel Pillsbury, Miss Georgia
Pillsbury. Mrs. Whitman Cross. Mrs.
Hiram D. Mccaskey. Mrs. William
G. B. Pierce. Mrs. Oscar Knipe, Mrs.
Willard West. Mrs. David White, Mrs.
Marius Campbell, Mrs. A. B. Baker,
Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson, Mrs. c. =.
Town. Mrs. d. Foster Hewett, Mrs. Ed
mund Parry, Mrs Margaret Bruce. Mrs.
Esper d. Larsen and Mrs. w. NJ. Scott.
The sewing circle will meet tomor-
row afternoon at the workroom in Hub
bard Hall of the National Geographic
Society building. Any one wishing to
make surgical dressings on that after
noon please notify Mrs. Edward B.
Clark, leader of the section. Every one
is urged to help make the quota as
signed to the auxiliary the order
for surgical dressings, which must be
made before January 1. Word has been
received from Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
in charge of all surgical dressings, that
the week preceding December 6 the
Twentieth Century Auxiliary made more
Hilary of the District of Columbia chap
ter. Those in charge hope to continue
the record.
Members of the club are asked to get
their memberships in this weeks Red
Cross drive and their service flags at
the club workroom or from the mem
bers of the Red Cross committee.
The Bruen Home committee of the
civic section, Of which Mrs. Hoyt Gale
is chairman, is making plans for the
usual Christmas celebration for the
children and would be glad of-donations
of any kind, whether of money, food
or toys Gifts of used piaythings will
be gladly received. Donations may be
left any day with the janitor at All
Souls Church.
Lucy Holcomb Chapter. ID. a. R-The
members of the chapter attended a
meeting Tuesday evening at the home
of Miss Short. A feature added to the
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