Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

4Ae District Fedefation Of Women's
GuAs viii hold its monthly meeting to-
morrow at pm. in the board room of
ne District building. when the war
victory commission of the general fed
GRAFTON will be discussed. and plans
made for District representation at the
ne1t biennial convention of the G. F.
". C. The latter will be distinctly a
war service conference. Every topic
considered will be presented as related
to efficiency in the present national
crisis.
Speakers are being listed and already
include Julia Lathrop, Jeanette RAN
kin and Richard Dana.
Mrs Augustus knight, director TOR
the District, will address the meeting
Monday on the war victory commits !:
Raymond Fosdick. chairman of the
training camp activities commission,
win tell Of recent experiences, ; aod0a IA
the plan of the G. F. w. c. victory COM
mission.
Mrs. Charles E. steinmeyer. club
woman of Maryland. also recently re-
turned from a trip to France. where
she went to establish a recreation home
for American soldiers in the chateau OF
Some Personal Impressions of the Bat
tIeground."
Miss Grace Pierce the recording sec
rotary elected at the last meeting to
will be indicted into Office. and reports
presented by Mrs. William E. Andrews,
chairman CT the legislative committee.
and Miss Ellen Rugg. chairman of the
educational committee.
The Woman's Dfvision of the United
States Employment Service, Depart
ment Of Labor, with which the D. c.
II n sn fry,rP f1p<N1 t1o
Woman's Federated Council of Employ
ment, reports having directed more than
1900 women and girls to positions dur
ing February. OF this number 1.122 are
known to have received employment.
Others are in training for the great army
of woman'S efficiency
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey. wife of the rep
resentative from Illinois. as chairman of
vocational training in the Federated
Council on Employment, cooperating with
the woman and girls division of the Unit
ed States employment service, has issued
the first call for registrations for this
~woman's army OF efficiency. and in
recent conference with Mrs. Hilda Muhl-
hauser Richards. chief of the new wonl-
ans division in the Department of Labor,
it was decided to ask volunteers to reg
lister with the local woman's committee of
the Council of National Defense, 1914 n
street. Paid workers to register. as usual.
at the new headquarters of the women
and girls division. United States enplay-
ment service. 141o Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss Maude E Minor, social service
worker. loaned to the training camp ac-
tivities commission by the New York Pro-
tective Association and only woman MEM
Der Of the New York state probation com
mission. Is expected to speak at the next
meeting Of the Wonan's Federated Coun-
Gil on Employment, to be held in the
boardroom in the District building. April
5. at pm. Mrs. William Hitz, chairman,
win preside.
Miss Minor Is one Of the few women in
vited to address the forty-ffth national
conference Of social work. to be held in
Kansas City, May 1872, and Washington
women are fortunate in having this op-
portunity to hear her speak on Girls
and Khaki: Some Practical Measures of
Protection for Young Women in Time of
War"
Richard Arnold Chapter. ID. A. r.. ce1e-
brated the anniversary of the organi-
ration of the chapter Tuesday evening
at the home of the founder and first
regent, Mrs. Mary St Clair Blackburn.
The hostess and her assistants had ar
ranged an elaborate program for the
entertainment of the guests. who num-
bered about 100, among them being
Col Leahy and Maj. LIE Seuer of the
English high commission, CAPT BRA
Lieut. Elaise of the French high COM
mission. The singing of the national
anthem by the assembled guests was
followed by vocal solos rendered by
Mrs. s. B. Milton and Miss Estrel1a
Amores- Mrs. Mary Lockwood. one of
the founders of the society. made an
address, sketching the reasons for it's
organization. its Accomplishments and
war. Col. Leahy. Maj. LIE Seuer and
Capt. Biraben, who have all had ex-
tended service on the various fronts,
gave interesting talks on their personal
ho ha a
remarkab1y fine voice. sang The Mar
seIlaise" and several other selections
Maj. Wescott. who introduced the
speakers, also addressed the meeting on
the subject Of the German propaganda,
and the attention of the society was
called to. methods of combating it. Re-
freshrnents were served by the MEM
bers of the chapter. Among the guests,
other than the officers of the French
and English high commissions. were:
Maj Holton, Capt. Tyree. Capt. Yoe-
man, Capt. Majors. Lieut.. Burgess and
several other officers of the United
States Army, and many distinguished
members of the D. A. R.
it's current meeting at the home of its
regent. Mrs Frank Foster Greenawalt
The treasurer, Miss Matthews, reported
the chapter IN excellent financial condi-
made IN answer to many calls for as
distance in patriotic work. The largest
1onafSon TO q District committee was
ne. toward the purchase of the Red
Croes ambulance One hundred and
eaghty-six dollars and twenty-five cents
vas donated to Memorial Continental
Han in the past fiscal year. The regent
addressed the chapter on the subject Of
the war work Of the National Society
and spoke Of the proposed restoration
Of the French village Of Tilloloy ct a
cost Of $4,000, and the buying, in the
name Of the National Society, OF a $780,
900 liberty bond of the third issue,
ita for members of the N. g. D. A r.
The regent also read her report of
chapter work for the fiscal year, given