Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18


included>the national officers. Mrs. Kirk;
Mrs. Hanay. Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Pealer ano
councillors representing the states OF
Connecticut, New York and PennsyiVana
and the District of Columbia The Amen:
ca first campaign. part OF the nationai
campaign organized by tie bureau OF ecu.
cation. was Endorsed by the council ana
each member agreed to preach the DOC
trine Five hundred dollars has been con-
tributed from the patriotic fund OF the so
ciety to the American hospital at NeuHiy
and a second $500 is well under way ana
will be sent when sufficient CONTRIBUTORS
have been received. The banner state IN
donation to this object so far is Connecti-
cut, having sent SITS. The president
urged that each state society Keep
record OF the names and numbers OF each
family who is represented at the front
The society voted to defer printing its
lineage book for this year that more FUNDS
might be available for relief work. Three
new members at large were admitted. one
new member from Missouri, seven from
Connecticut and one, Mrs. C. b. Cobb,
from the District.
The Twentieth Century Club-Miss
Julia C. Lathrop. chief of the children's
bureau, will speak tomorrow afternoon
from . to o'clock in the lecture hall
of the Public Library. In connection
with the educational exhibit on food
conservation which is being maintained
BY the conservation section of the club,
under the leadership of Mrs. Marius
Campbell. This will be the first OF
series of lectures arranged by the sec
tion, which will be given every week
Monday. Wednesday and Friday. On
the other days this week talks will be
given by two of Miss Lathrop's assist
ants.
The sewing department of the Red
Cross section will meet tomorrow AFTER
noon at the workroom in Hubbard Hall
of the National Geographic Society
building, 18th and NJ streets. under the
Mrs, Caleb Miller. for the purpose of
reorganizing the department and to sew
on hospital garments. Mrs. Frederick
V CoviIle has resigned the chairman
ship of the sewing committee, In order
to devote her time to the civic section,
the leadership of which she has aSSum-
ed. in place of Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
now the president of the club. Mem
bers and their friends are asked to be
at the workroon at 80 o'clock, to pre-
pare the garments for sewing and also
to sew on the several machines already
Installed 1t is the intention to have a
sewing bee" every Monday afternoon.
the four succeeding afternoons and the
mornings being taken up with surgical
dressing work A company of twenty
three members is being formed in the
ting and three in the surgical dressings.
Other companies In every department
will be formed whenever a sufficient
number of workers can qualify for
invited to work with the club members.
Information concerning the work can
be obtained any day from those in
charge of the information desk.
number of members of the club
were active in the campaign for the
community war camp recreation fund
IN the teams headed by Mrs. Grosvenor
and Mrs Sidwen. These teams are still
further contributions. Forty-fve mem
berS of the club have volunteered to
help the District food administration
in ats pledge card campaign this week.
the food exhibit at the Public Library
are being made by the conservation
section OF the Twentieth Century Club.
which has undertaken to maintain this
exhibit as its winters work Talks
Will be given in the lecture hall of the
Library every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday afternoon from to O'Clock,
beginning this week The first talk
VIII be made by Miss Julia C. Lathrop.
chief of the children's bureau, who will
srfak tomorrow. Two other members
from her department will give talks
Wednesday and Friday.
a children's story hour at o'clock,
Saturday afternoons, will be conducted
by Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw, q mem.
Der of the club. who will show how
even chlldren can help to win the war
MISS =. s Jacobs, director of domes-
tic science teaching in the public
schools of the city. visited the exhibit,
accompanied by all of her teachers. As
an outgrowth of this visit, plans are
peing made to take. all the domestic
science classes in the public schools
from time to time to see the exhibit.
Private schools are also taking ad-
vantage of this educational opportu-
nifty A special time will be arranged
Tor each school, SO that pupils NAV have
the full benefit of the explanations The
entire Colonial School visited the ex.
hioit last Monday, and the domestic
science department Of the Bristol
In addition to the exhibit established
In October by Miss Guerrfer Of the
1909 administration. there has been in
staIieo recently collection of models
TI 1000 mace OF wax or papier mache.
d1nerent articles of food in common
everyday use. each of the exact size
needed to contain 100 calories. or heat
units.a "a meat
The whole exhibit is simply arranged
go that the average school child NAV
make from 1t a study of nutrition
member of the club will be on hand
every afternoon to explain all features
Or especial interest to housewives I.
the card catalogue of war recipes wi,,cb
San san be found at the main desk in the
library. Daily news from the food a.
ninistration can be seen on the 49,
lar library bulletin board, where aIso
VIII be found notices Of special taii.s
and new features that will be addsd
from time to time.
The Washington Branch OF the Asac.
cation OF Collegiate Alumnae will meet
WEDNESDAY afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the College Women's Club, 1922 street
Ars Lois X. Mathews. dean of women
or the University of Wisconsin, national
president OF the association. will be the
guest OF the branch, and after an in
FORMAL reception will speak, promptly
AT $40. on "Woman'S Part in the War"
All members of the College Women's
Club and all University of Wisconsin
women are especially invited College
women in Washington who would like
TO unite with the Washington branch
OF the association are requested to COM
municate with Miss Mabel Colcord, SEQ.
Rotary, 26Z2 18th street They will be
welcome at the meeting. Other oficers
OF the branch are Mrs Raymond B.
Morgan. president; Mrs. William D.
dore L. Cole. councillor.
Dolly Madison Chapter. ID. A. r., met
tuesday evening at the residence of
Mrs Burke. 30es w street Mrs E. p,
Mertz. the regent, presided Plans
made include wartime work and con.
servation. The chapter decided to give
up refreshments at their meetings for
the season in order to use the funds
to assist in the many added calls for
peneVolence caused by the war. Mrs
Howard and Miss Jacobs, guests Of the
evening, rendered several musical Sc
lections. including Joan of Arc" sung
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