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Dress
and Columbia Heights her appreciation
of their generous response to her call
for contributions to the Red Cross
melting pot, which has been in the
window Of Suder's stationery store for
the past few weeks. The material has
been packed in barrels to be sent to
the melter. More than 200 articles IN
-silverware, jewelry, etc. were received.
and two-thirds of large barrel of tin
foil and leadfoil. besides two very large
pieces of zincfoil.
I'VE regret that we were unable to
get the names of all the donors. bat
large contributions of tirfoil and sill
nell. Mr.. Dickey, Miss Mitchell. Mrs.
Gladmar. Mrs. Bowman. Mr.. Evans, Mr..
Suder. Mr.. Irwin. the A & p. stores and
many others"
large silver ice pitcher and stand. sill
yer gobfets and bowl. caster with en-
graved plate. knives, forks and spoons.
watches (gold and silver). clocks. four
silver serving trays. fern dishes, coins,
rings. engraved copper plates. collec-
tion of old stamps and several rare
Confederate bills and many other arti-
cles too numerous to mention. The
contributions closed Thanksgiving day.
ColOnial Daughters Of America.-The
District Society met Tuesday evening
at the residence of Mrs. Clifford K
Bergman. in Euclid street. with an in
creased attendance. The proceedings
included reports of officers and COM
mittees. amendment to the bylaws and
balloting for three new members. Miss
Ethel ]. r. c. Noyes, regent, read
paper on the subject of EARLY Postal
Methods in Colonial Days" and Miss
Mary c. Oursler's paper described Gen.
Braddock's last march and his death at
49, L..
Florence Bergman entertained with
, piano selections. aftef which the host
esses served light refreshments.
Those present were Mrs Bach, Miss
Mrs. Crane. Mrs. Curtis. Mrs. Fernald.
Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Lansburgh. Mrs
Meeks. Miss Morris, Mrs. Pealer, Mrs.
Sheriff and Mrs. st. Clair.
The next meeting will be held -Janu-.
ary 2 at the home of Mrs. Sol Lans-
burgh. in Chevy Chase, and will be in
the nature of reception and musical,
with an exhibition of colonial relics.
Twentieth Century CIub-The arch
Biological section will meet Tuesday at
$3.50 o'clock at the home of its leader
Mrs John Lowe. 2622 Woodley place.
The subject will be Early Rome and
the Forum" treated by Mrs. C. H. Mer-
win. All members who are interested
will be welcome. The French section,
Mrs. Chase Palmer, leader. will meet
Wednesday. at 3 o'clock, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Benjamin Micou, $500
18th street. Mime. Blanche Bimont will
speak of her work in France for the
French orphans. The art section will
meet Thursday at o'clock at the resi-
dence of its leader. Mrs. Dayton Ward,
1853 Columbia road The subject for
the afternoon "Ths Medieval Mind"
will be treated by Mrs. Dwight Marsh
cordial invitation is extended to all
m az nf he oI,
subject. The civic section, Mrs. F. "
Coville. leader, will meet Thursday
morning at IL o'clock in the Sunday
school room of All Souls Church,
George F. Bowerman will speak on
suffrage for the District The war re-
lief section. Mrs. Edward B. Clark,
leader. will meet tomorrow afternoon
at 2 O'Clock in the lecture room of All
Souls Church DR.. William Earl Clark,
who has just returned from a Ave
month stay in France at the American
Hospital in Neuilly, win tell of his ex-
perience and answer questions relating
TO his work
report on the work already accom-
plished by the Red Cross section will
be made and instructions given on the \
work which is to be done during the
next month A call has come from
France for large number of surgical
dressings and hospital garments. Mrs.
Frank H. Briggs will give instructions
concerning the knitting of which she
is In char1e- Mrs. Lyman B. SWORN
stedt. in charge Of the surgical dress
ings, will tell of the new dressings
which are to be made at the workroom
In Hubbard Hall of the National
Geographic Society building, a6th and
N streets. Mrs Joseph Stewart who is
at the head of the sewing department,
VIII have something to say regarding
her work The public is invited to at
tend.
The club furnished forty-five. work
ers ito the food pledfe campaign, but
one of the most effective contributions
was the playlet given under the
auspices of the club Saturday at the
woodward Lothrop auditorium. 1t
was preceded by short talk on the
Interpretation OF Conservation" by
Miss Bsvier. formerly director of
household science in the University Of
llifnofs- The play was written by a
washington woman, Mrs Sidney Paige
and entitled Mrs. Ivory Bean Declines
TO Sign, being an account of the con-
version of the heroine from a scoffer
into an active worker for conservation
II was received with enthusiasm by an
audience OF over 500. conservation
literature was distributed and numer-
Gus pledge card signatures obtained.
The play was produced under the df-
fectfon Of Bertram Bloch, director of
the Drama League players. Mrs. Henry
" ferguson acted as stage manager
The cast follows: Mrs. Ivory Bean.
MIS- Walter c. Mendenhall; Gloris. Miss
Marie Saunders; Trotter, Mrs. James
Madison Hill: Hooverita. Miss Ludias
STUART Hooverina. Miss Marian Rich
ards: Hoovetta, Miss Helen Hodges.
doovel!a. Miss Keen. The ushers were
Mrs. Hiram d. McCaskey. Mrs. Dom
nell F. Hewett, Miss Elizabeth BRYAN
and Miss Dorothy Graves
The Anthony League helu it's month
" meeting Thursday evening at the
~. A. w. s. A headquarters, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue. The president Mrs.
Anna z. Hendley. spoke of the work the
league Is doing through it's committees
on war relief. Crittenton Home, child
welfare. labor. education, Bible study
ana suffrage. The meeting was then
turned over to the chairman of the suf-
1rage committee. Miss Mary O'TooIe,
attorney-at-law, and member of the
Chamoer OF Commerce. Miss O'Toole
introduced Albert Schulteis and T.. T.
Moran OF the Chamber of Commerce,
VINO gave addresses on suffrage for the
District to large audience Mrs Jo-
seph Jefferson Mansfield and daughter
gave violin and piano selections. At
the weekly "at home" Wednesday. Mrs.
Archibald Fahnestock gave talk on
How We Can Help Win the War"
Tea and war bread was served by Miss
Lee. director of domestic science in the
Paul Institute On account of the con-
vention of the N A. w. S. A next week,
the Wednesday lat home" will be
omitted.