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

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pm. Reports will be siven from the
county captain for the food pledge card
drive. will be present, with her lieu
tenants and recruiting officers for the
different election districts, and full
report of the campaign will be given.
These meetings are open to all women
interested in wartime work and cor
dial invitation IL extended.
Catholic AIumnae-The war relief
committee. Miss Edna Sheehy. presi-
dent. will give q dance to the nom
commissioned officers at Camp Meade
Saturday evening, s:15. at Carroll Hall.
Tickets may be obtained from Miss
Sheehy.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
Thursday with Mrs. John D. Croissant
at 1717 Q street. Mrs. August knight,
presiding. Mrs. Russell Bowen in the
and Lake Titicaca situated high among
the Peruvian Andes. Pictures OF the
ruins and lake were passed and dis
cussion followed. The paper on the
Cornelia H. Hill. furnished an interest
ing topic for discussion. Roll call was
responded to by Mrs. s. A. Wolhaupter.
Mrs. Knight. Mrs. w. L. Clark, Mrs ].
D. Yeomans, Mrs. Bowen. Mrs. A. J.
Leeds Miss Hill, Mrs. NJ A. Winter.
! Mrs. q. Baker. Mrs. A. R. Tracy. Mrs
J. Mckee. Mrs. F. D. Heisler. Mrs. E. D.
Hardy. Mrs. c. R. Cranmer. Mrs. R. B.
Bare. Mrs. Croissant, Mrs. J. F. Engle
and Mrs: F. M. Hopkins. The guests
We're Mrs. D. Croissant. Mrs. G. S.
Davis. Miss leila Wooster. Mrs. E. g.
Russell, Mrs. H. A. Harding, Mrs. NJ. J.
Griffith and Mrs. F. E. Scott. Amer
lea" was sung The club will meet
Thursday with Miss Cornelia H Hill.
The District of Columbia. d. F. p. A..
met recently at the home of Mrs.
kinsley and Mrs. Murphy. There were no
| reports The president asked the mem
bers to save all pieces of tin and lead
foil and old cotton cloth. no matter
Cross. She also reported that $500 had
been sent by the National D. F. P. A.
to the American hospital at Neuilly.
card from Livingston Manor Chap
ter was read announcing the candi-
dacy of Mrs. Brumbaugh as vice presi-
Mrs. Carrie Cuxton Cobb was elected
to membership. In the absence of two
who were to have taken part in the
program. articles clipped from news
papers and brought by a member were
given out and read. as follows: John
Jay" Mrs. Murphy: 'washington's Lit
tie White House, Built In 1929" Mrs.
Pealer. and HE Obeyed ORDERS" Mrs.
Frickey. Mrs st. Clair told about the
old dining room at the Willard place,
18th and P streets. bought in England
by John Jay for his friend, Mr. King
man, who lived there early in 1900.
Tho Civic Study Club of Takomn Park
net recently in the library. Mrs.
MRS or1 the Rsesd d.
| the Federation of Clubs In Montgomery
county. Mrs. Seal was appointed chair
man OF the committee to make scrap
books for the soldiers at the Walter Reed
Hospital. Miss Elizabeth Kelly of the
food administration gave talk. Mrs. c.
O. Townsend invited all members Of the
Giun , to Join the citizens, association,
dues waived Mrs. Jerome Hubbard read
current events Four new members were
admitted to the club-Mrs. Charles Ayers,
MIS- p H Tomson. Mrs. C. S. stuhler
The Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter.
d. A. r.. was entertained for its No
vember meeting at the home Of Miss
marie Parks. on Hobart street. The re-
gent. Mrs. c. e. Emig. presided. During
the business session the members were
busily engaged with their knitting.
Misses Irene Coburn and Priscilla
slaughter were received into the chap
The members voted to forego the an
nual dance and will raise its money
for war relief work by a series of sat
homes with cards"
The invited guests were Mrs. Wood
bury Pulsifer. Miss Hall, Miss Carroll
and Mrs. Haig.
The Arsyle Study Club held its fort
nightly meeting Monday afternoon at
the residence Of Mrs. H. w. Foght,
1900 Emerson street. and continued its
program OF america Papers were
read by Mrs. Horace Smithy on ..The
Coming of the English by Mrs. Paul
Scharf. on Colonial Industries and
customs: by Mrs. l. A. Sadler, on RE
Iigion and Education" and by Mrs. o.
D.. buchanan on Colonial Government
and Laws" Refreshments were served
after roll call and current events. The
club Will continue its Red Cross work
throughout the winter.
Mount Pleasant Auxiliary Of the w. G.
q. U. met recently in the home OF Mrs
M. T. McPherson. Plans were made to
meet the white ribbon special coming
TO the national convention November 80.
Loyal Temperance Legion was an
nounced to meet In the ]. o. Wilson
Normal School on each first ana third
Inuesday afternoon. with Mrs. s. f.
Haden In charge. Mrs. Melville Davis.
district superintendent of Red Letter
days. had charge of a program in honor
Or the birthday Of Frances E. Willard.
MRS. Wayne B. Wheeler and Miss Helen
Edgar sang Victory Bells" Miss Marv
=. harding and Mrs. G. D. Ellsworth
were introduced as new members The
nostess was assisted by her daughter
| IN serving refreshments