Evening star., 1917-02-18

Modes of Dress Used by the Colonists
in New England" Music was provided
by Miss Taylor. Miss Denham and Mics
Emig.
Miss Alice Taylor. Miss Alice Har-
baugh. Frederick Harbaugh and How
ard Criswell were received into mene
bershp.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter. ID. A. r.. met
Tuesday evening. with Mrs. T. C. Ho-
miller. 131 Taylor street northwest. as
hostess. Assisting Mrs. Homiller was
her sister, Mrs. G. c. Burton and Misses
Evans. Garlick and Banner
The regent. Miss Bertha Frances
ollie. presided. Mrs Norman Ives,
formerly regent of the Rebecca Park
associate member. and the following
We're Endorsed for election at the COM
ing Continental Congress: Mrs. Wood
bury C. Pulsifer of Washington. d. c..
OF Columbia, for the office of CORE
spending secretary general; Mrs
George Kuhn Clarke of Cambridge.
Mass. ex-regent of the Paul Revere
,hapter. Boston, for historian gen
eral: Miss Emma Lydia crowell state
regent of Pennsylvania, for recording
secretary general: Mrs. Robert J. John
ston. former state regent of Iowa. for
treasurer general.
The election of delegates and alter
mates for Wendell Wolfe Chapter to
continental Congress resulted as fob
lows; Delegates, by reason of Office the
regent. Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, and
the vice regent. Mrs. Ii. c. Oberholser:
aiternates, Mrs. Joseph Allen, jr.; Mrs
L. :. Stine, Mrs. ii. w. Belnap, Mrs X.
A.. Dellett. Miss Margaret L. Dellett,
MISS Elizabeth b. Stryker. Mrs. Mary
Gordon Bailey. Miss Thelma Mill.
Payne. Miss Elizabeth N. Barnes and
Miss Ellen Church
The chapter is a member Of the Asso-
cation for the Blind and the annual
contribution was voted maid Roll call
vas answered with current events and
the paper of the evening was read By
MISS Mary l. Bottorff. subject. Georgia
rogers Clark and His Conquest" Miss
Sottorf is "A native of Louisville XIV
where Gen. George Rogers Clark lies
buried in Cave Hill cemetery with only
a simple headstone to mark the grave
Many efforts have been made to raise
FUNDS to erect a suitable monument rs
the memory of the man who conquered
SO much territory for the United States,
but all these efforts have failed Miss
bottorn's paper contained valuable in
formation. social hour included re-
treshments The March meeting WIFI
be held with Mrs. H. c. Oberholser. 1444
Fairmont street.
The Anthony League held its weekly
AT nome Tuesday and Miss Myrtle
Stinson gave the suffrage lesson relae.
ing to women's property rights. "A
round table discussion followed. in
which Mrs. Henry Mott of New York
and Miss King, representative of tre
Argentine women, took part.
The birthday anniversary of Susan b.
Anthony was celebrated Thursday
evening at the National Suffrage head
quarters, 1926 Rhode Island avenue.
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper gave mNny
touching incidents of her close con-
nection with Miss Anthony. Mrs Wall
ter McNab Miller and Mrs. Carrie F,
Kent and others also gave personal
"reminiscences. Prof. W. C. Arnett, 4
friend of Miss Anthony. after paying
glowing tribute to her memory, gave a
lecture on the Revelations of the
Telescope" Roy Glider. accompanied
by Miss Frommel. rendered several ap-
propriate selections. Mrs. Anna E.
Hendley, president and organizer of the
league. presided and Mrs. Nanette B.
Paul made the closing address.
Mount Pleasant Players Cuban
auction box party was given recently
at the old Naval Hospital by a few
meribers of the club in honor of the
president. George De Franxeau. The
colored papers and given to the highest
bidder. The rest of the evening was
spent in dancing.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
Tuesday a the home of Mrs. G. W. Az
kinson. 1898 New Hampshire avenue.
with the president, Mrs. W. Grace NJ
Daish. in the chair. and twenty-one
members present. The club decided
that the topic of study for the coming
year shall be The Wonders of North
America Mrs. Addie w. Foster urged
the Importance of more attention to vi
tai conservation. Mrs. d. L. Norris
Life and Works" Mrs. N. N. Gordon on
gave a paper on the National Parks
of the United States" and pictures OF
the beautiful scenery were shown. The
club will meet Tuesday at the w. c. T.
U. parlors, 522 6th street, with Mrs.
Sallfe Price Ferren and Lydia A. WIZ
liams as hostesses. 20
Chaplin Union. w. c. T. L.. met we1-
nesday afternoon at headquarters,
522 9Th street. the president, Mrs. Franz
els st. Clair. presiding. Mrs Emma
Sanford Shelton. District president.
gave a short talk on the temperance
bills now before Congress. Mrs. w. r:
Loney. District superintendent Of
Mothers Club. spoke of the work of
that department and invited those
present to attend the Martha Washing
ton social to be given at 522 9Th street.
where a demonstration of the work of
the Mothers Club will be presented.
Mrs. John r. Hineman, state organizer
OF Arkansas. spoke of the work in her
state. Mrs. William Gibbs, district suu
perintendent for circulation of official
organs, was a guest. At the close of
the meeting a plea SAINT half hour was
spent with the hostesses, Mrs. Moxfn
and Mrs. Crowley.
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District ID. A. E.-Members have been
urged by Mrs. fiaius NJ. Brumbaugh
District regent. to register for the
Red Cross worx x with the Womap's
Section of the Na$vy League. SO as to be
ready to aid the'country in the event
of war. Registration will be taken at.
the headquarters of the woman's sec
tion at the Mason house 16u6 Goth.
street northwest. -,
The aims and needs of the Woman's
Section of the Navy League were ex-
planned by Miss Poe at recent meet
ing of the District D. A. r., at the Ra.
leigh Hotel. Mrs. Brumbaugh also an.
nounced at this meeting that all.
Daughters Of the American Revolution
have been invited by the Sons of the
Revolution to attend the patriotic ex-
ercises Sunday afternoon at ) o'clock at
st. Johns y. f. Church.
Mrs. c. c. McCulloch. corresponding.
secretary. read numerous letters and
announcements pertaining to various
kinds of appeals. Miss Helen Stout
chairman of the Children of the Revo-
luton, spoke of the great growth and
increase in membership and the good
work the children had accomplished.
Mrs. Alexander NJ. German. chairman
a plea that the District chapters pro-
vide her with a steel safe to preserve
the historic papers of various chapters,,-
The request met with approval
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey read
paper for the chairman of the JIyenitz-