Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10
AMONG THE CLUBS

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/ The Distxict>ef C0lunhia Feaefat5oa
OF Womsa,s Clubs met Monday In the
District building assembly hail. a
week later than usual, owing to the
official ban on public meetings not
having been lifted in time for the
regular date-the last Monday In the
month.
In accordance with the General Fed
sr.tion program. the meeting was oe.
phases Of the subject being discussed
by Prof. Ernest L Thurston, supefin-
tendent Of public schools; Mr.. Ray
mond F. Crist, assistant commissioner
Of the bureau of naturalization. De-
partment Of Labor. and Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes. director Of Fairgrounds
in the District Of Columbia. Mrs. w.
O. Wade, clubwoman from Califor-
mia. told of the, Los Angeles plan
OF Americanization. and Miss ,Piehl.
w. c.. outlined her plan Of general
cooperation in the characterization
movement in Washington.
| The Department of Labor, co-operat-
ing with the United States bureau of
drst-iine trenches for this america
first" campaign:
i. An Americanization committee in
each club to assist In national and 10.
cal school campaigns.
young foreign-speaking women to
visit Immigrant homes and urge the
parents to attend adult classes.
3. Offer cooperation in national
and local evening school campaigns
to respective school authorities.
| PlAdDA zach mAmhAf t0 "IndilNA
one non-English-speak immigrant
woman to learn the language Of
| America"
s. Distribute "three months enlist
ment blanks" Of bureau Of education
among members.
6. Publish handbills and leaflets in
English and foreign languages. urg-
ing foreign-born women to attend
adult classes in English.
The meeting was open to the pub
lie.
Mrs. Augustus Knight. District OF
Columbia director In the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs and chair
man Of the war victory fund In the
District, is urging club members to
represent the local federation al
hostesses in the leave areas which
the French government has assigned
for use of the American army on FUR
Tough in France. This is in accord
|
Grafton council meeting held recently
in Chicago. The chosen candidates
will, be expected to leave the United
States soon after the holidays.
While planning for the boys lover
there" Mrs. Knight has not over
looked the woman war workers owe,
here. and is arranging for the enter
tainment of war workers in Washing.
ton. A feature Of this program will
be lectures. with illustrations. show
%n1 q
it is and as it will be when present
official plans for making 1t the Ma
tional City Beautiful are an accom-
. plished fact. Washington's relation te
the country at large, and the formers
responsibility to the latter. will also
be featured in addresses by men and
women of note, whom Mrs. KntEh,
will invite to entertain the strangers
within our gates"
The Kappa BETA Pr Legal Serorit,
recently held its annual fail meeting
) at the La Fayette for the installation
of the officers for the coming year
Owing to the resignation of the dean.
to iii the vacancy. The following Of
flcers, in addition to the dean. were
installed: Miss Lydia Hendrickson
} associate dean: Miss Julia Banks
treasurer. Miss Lydia Hendriekson
delegate to the annual convention In
Chicago. reported that Miss Halpenn.
Of the local chapter had been elected
grand dean Of the national organiza-
would be held in this city. The SO.
rority also voted to adopt two French
war orphans.
The Cultua Club met Tuesday at thu
residence of Mrs. c. K. Bergman
with eighteen members and one guest
Mrs. John Walker. present. The frs,
paper. "Babylonia, the Birthplace o.
civilization" was BY Mrs kf g. w. ha r.
Judah" by Miss L. Heiberger: the
third, Hebrew Kings" by Mrs. Oscar
wilkinson. The conversation on He:
brew religion and literature was lee
The program was concluded BY .
reading from Ruth" by Mrs. Ram
say hewitt.
Colonial Daughters Of America-Th'
esdence 'o 81 Mrs met nsen
1.-The regent. who, presided. Routins
business was disosed OF. the new
iyear book distributed and the names
Of two new members presented: Mrs
Harvey NJ. Friend and Miss Bertha
tGray, both of this city. The follow;
ling papers were read: "colonia
Poetry, Writer'S and Artists" pre-
pared by Mrs. Clyde Bruce Aitchisor
ana rSdQ Dy MIS- oEuIuO0u6h III LAX
absence Of the author, and selections
from Anne Holllngsworth Whar'on'.
! i"American Women" read by Mrs
Casanova. Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins
gave a short talk on The Fatherless
Children of France" and exhibited az
illustrated book issued by the French
government, containing letters ant
photographs of some Of the French
orphans who have been adopted BY
. various organizations throughout the
United States. The society has taker
(steps toward the adoption Of an or.
lphan between the ages of eleven an6
Thirteen years. Music and light re-
freshments were furnished by thu
hostess and the evening closed with
the presentation of silk nag by the
regent. Those present were Mrs
Johnson, Mrs. LansburEh, Mrs. St
Clair. Mrs. Casanova, Mrs. Brum.
baugh, Mrs. Whitney. Mrs. Curtis
beach, Mrs. Sheriff. Mrs. Meeks. Mrs
iCrane, Miss Blinn and Miss Morris
1.-THE guests included MRS. Hodgkins
Mrs. Graham and the Misses Blinn OF
Canada.