The Washington herald., 1917-03-18

quarters, assisted by Mrs. Nanette p.
Paul, DR.. Laura q. Brennon. Mrs. d. A.
Anderson, Miss Maud Alley. Mrs. Charles
Doyle. Mrs Eleanor J. Bingham, Mrs.
Mary Stevens. Miss Mamreov. Mlie Ben
o'liel. Mrs. Irving woodruf. Mrs. Charles
w. Fits, Mrs. Bretz, Mrs. wahl. Mrs.
John n. speei. Mrs. Nellie W. Perkins.
MIRA Clara Avery and Mrs. Taft
The carstol I'm Literary society met
Monday evening at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs y. B. Hyatt. l25s New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest. with the president. Mrs.
Matte Queen-Ewing. In the chair. Amer
ican explorers were discussed. An inter-
esting paper was prepared and read BY
Mrs. Amelia G. Kent, after which the
topic was discussed IN general by Mr.
J. w. Davis. Mr.. James q. Kent, Mrs.
Laura B. Lawson. and Mrs J. B. Hy-
Another special feature connected with
the evening was musical program In
cluding the following numbers: Piano
solo. Mrs. 2. ". Carr; several vocal
solos by Miss Ethel Hummer; piano
duet, Mrs. A. H Frear and Mrs. f. v.
Carr. and recitation by Mrs. Matte
Queen-Ewing. The next meeting OF the
society will be held in the east study
room OF the Public Library on Monday
evening, March 26. at 7:3o O'Clock. Topic
will be American Inventors" The
twentieth anniversary Of the society will
be celebrated on Monday evening. April
The Rose Society Of Brookland held its
regular meeting on Saturday evening at
the residence OF Doctor and Mrs. John
b. Parker. in Lawrence street. Plans
for the annual Rose Exhibition the last
week Of May were discussed and a COM
mittee to confer with Doctor Flrmin Null
ford Of the National Rose Gardens was
appointed. with DR.. Parker, president of
the Society. chairman. and Miss Ella
Reese. DIR. A. Patton and Arthur A. Car
penter as members. This committee is
to endeavor to meet the wishes Of DR..
Mulford and the other judges in arrang-
ing Of competitive exhibits. SO far as is
possible under the constitution recently
adopted by the local society and which is
mainly founded on the exhibition rules
Of the National American Rose Society.
The proffer of a silver and bronze medal
offered by the American National So
ciety to be awarded under specified con-
ditions at the Brookland Rose Show was
also discussed. Mrs. Margaret 3. Down.
ing, Mrs. James F. McHugh, OF Whining
ton, Delaware, and Miss Ella Reese were
appointed delegates from the Brookland
Rose Society to attend the Annual Exhi-
bition OF the National American Rose So
ciety to be held In Philadelphia next
Tuesday and Wednesday and to report
the proceedings at the next meeting. DR..
Firmin Muford has been invited to ad-
dress the April meeting and to discuss the
change OF exhibition rules with the COM
mittee and the delegates to the American
Rose Show.
Mrs. Boyer. who has been acting a
chairman of the educational COMMITTEES
90 h. N1tnPa ol IL f,,
connection with the Wilson Normal
School. has left the city on a tour through
the Unitsd States and will secure infor-
nation along Community Center lines for
use upon her return
The conference work is growing In In
terest On March 20 Miss Anna B. Sloane
will talk at Wilson Normal School
On March q Mrs. Flora Mcdonald
Thompson will talk at 7:8o o'clock al
Wilson Normal School on Community
Housekeeping" and at $50 Mr.. Patton. OF