Evening star., 1917-05-20

Ine IoloWlng members were present:
Mrs. Atkinson. Mrs. Beach, Mrs. Berry
man, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Brumbaugh,
Mrs Bukey, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Dill, Mrs.
Dove, Mrs. Draper. Mrs. Fernald, Mrs.
Henry. Mrs. Hodgkins, Mrs. Howard,
Mrs. keyes. Mrs. Lansburgh. Mrs. Mat
teson, Mrs. Meeks, Mrs. Polkinhorn,
Mrs. Potts. Mrs. Quicksall, Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. Stands. Mrs. Sheriff. Mrs. st. Clair.
Mrs. TRULY, Mrs. Tuohy, Mrs. Vande-
grift and Mrs. Wickham and Misses
Morris, Noyes, Richardson. Sikken,
Stallings and White.
The Sarah st. Clair Chapter, ID. A. r..
met recently at the home of the vice
regent. Mrs. Bella M. TRULY, 2040
street northwest: The regent, Mrs.
were perfected for war relief work
in connection with the Red Cross. The
chapter has organized first-aid class
and is being instructed by DR.. Francis
A. st. Clair; The following officers
Mrs Francis A. st. Clair; vice regent,
Mrs, Bella NJ. TRULY; recording secre-
tary. Mrs. Edward Tarring; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. Holland W. Jenks;
treasurer, Mrs. S. J. Murphy: regis
trar. Mrs w. H. Goodman; historian,
Miss Anna S. Walton, and chaplain,
Mrs Caroline A. kinsley. The business
meeting was followed by a social hour
during which refreshments were served.
Martha Washington Chapter. d. A. r.,
heid Its last meeting for the season
tuesday evening at the Raleigh
Hotel. Annual reports of officers were
read and accepted. The chapter appro-
priated its quota to help defray the
expense of establishing a bed in one of
the base hospitals, circulars from the
Navy League of the United Etates, H.
lustrating knitted articles needed by
the soldiers at the front, were taken
nd h1ov 1rr
National Society Of the D. "A. r. desig-
mating the special line of service for
which each is best fitted Is to be filed
with the proper committee
Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Regent Mrs. William B. Hardy:
first vice regent, Mrs. Augustus wer-
ner: second vice regent, Mrs. Blanche
Tyler Reaton; recording secretary. Mrs.
Roscoe l.. Oatley; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Charles j. Newhard; treas
nrer' Mrs. James W. Mathers: regis
.rar Mrs. a. E. NJ. Johnson; historian,
Mrs. I. A. Milligan; chaplain, Mrs c.
owen Abbott. The members of the
local board in addition to the above
named officers are Mrs. Clarence E.
curtis. Mrs, Nathan B. Williams. Miss
ISABELLA Hill, Mrs. Emma v. Barnard
and Mrs. Sarah J. Dosh
The Excelsior Literary Club met
tuesday afternoon at the home of
mrs; Anson Rogers Tracy, Franklin
Of members and guests were present.
Mrs. l., Warner led the singing of
America for the opening of the pro-
gram. The president. Mrs. w. Grace
NJ. Da1sh. presided. and Miss Flora J.
retary pro tenn. Mrs. Matte Queen
Ewing was elected second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Bena A. Barnhart, third vice
president. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson,
rnTIa ffr,cr
from Mrs. Hattie E. Abbott. Mrs. Jeanne
FrlZbie and Mrs. NJ. o. Swanton were
read. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Frear sang
several songs and Mrs Eva s. Love re-
cited "The Buds Convention" ard "a
Negro Lecture on Apples" Mrs. A.
Augusta Cooke read the last of
series of papers on Music of All Ma
tions." Mrs Frances Hewlett Wright,
William ii. Webb and A. ]. Frear. who
were guests. made brief talks. Mrs.
and Mrs. Webb contributed miscella-
neous sketches for roll call. Mrs. Mary
M. Norris will entertain the club Tues
day, at her home, 5T14 18th street.
Our Flag Chapter. ID. A. r., presented
five silk flags at the closing exercises
Of the night classes of the Strong John
"our Flag" In the graded Classes M
they were won by Isabel Reid, John
Donnelly and Walter Busey; in the
foreign classes by Abraham Laphoff. a
Russian Jew who has been in this
country three and a half years, and by
William Primmino, an Italian who will
next month take out his final naturali-
cation papers. The flags were pre-
sonating Liberty. The state patriotic
education committee. D. A. r., pre-
sented a watch fob to the pupil who
had been mast regular in attendance
and made the greatest progress during
Cafe and the Louise Adams Chapter
presented gold medal for the best
essay on Patriotism" In this contest
pupils from the foreign classes Of all
the night schools competed. and the
medal was won by G. Ugel of the JEFF
ferson School. The exercises, held in
the lecture hall of the Thomson build
ing. were under the direction Of the
principal. Miss Stanley, and Of Miss
Duncanson, chairman patriotic educa-
ton committee of Our Flag Chapter.
The program was interesting to both
tributed to the program were Mrs. G.
Wallace Hanger, vice president gen.
eral; Mrs. Brumbaugh. state regent:
and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey and
Raymond Crist. deputy commissioner
of immigration. Mr.. Patterson, super
vising principal, gave the certificates
of promotion A musical program was
rendered by the school orchestra, >.
Sensiorgio, conductor. Mrs. S. G. Han
nav presented to the leader a baton
mounted in silver The orchestra is
something new in the school and Is
pleasi addition.
The stanton Suffrage Club at its meet.
ing Thursday night expressed itseir
as opposed to any suspension OF the
child labor law during the war pc
riod when above all other times the
health and strength of the childhood
of the nation should be conserved.
Senator Chamberlain, who has intro
duced a resolution for suffrage for the
District, will be urged by the club to
amend his resolution to provide that
women as well as men be allowed to
exercise the right of suffrage. The
The Washington Literary and Social
Club recently held its installation of
officers in Moose Hall. Mr.. Grossman
of the Georgetown Law School in
stalled the following officers: Simon
Hirshman. president: H. Brodie, vice
president: B. Becker, treasurer; Miss
Lena Gratz, secretary; Miss Louise
Belin, financial secretary, and William
Hyman, sergeant-at-arms. Mr.. Cross
man delivered an address on The OBJ
jects of a Literary and Social Club.
Mr. Hirshman spoke on "Co-Operation."
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, ID. A.
R.-The May meeting of the chapter
was held at the home of Miss Josephine
Golden, on Newton street. The reports
of work for the year were gratifying.
The regent, Mrs. Clayton E. Emig, pre-
vice regent; Miss Marie Parks, cor
responding secretary; Miss Rebecca
Campbell, recording secretary; Miss
Elizabeth Campbell, treasurer; Mrs.