Evening star., 1918-02-24
s.: Among the Clubs ):

| regular Wednesday evening dances OF
the club will hereafter be held at the
Maccabee Hall. Georgia avenue and
Longfellow street.
The Congress- of Mothers and PARENT
Teacher Association of the District met
Tuesday afternoon in the parlors
of the Rochambeau. with Mrs Giles S.
Rafter presiding. Mrs. Earle appealed
for funds toward the childrens COM
munity Eible fund, and Mrs. Il. Lewis
Dalby and others spoke of the work Of
the committee on the mothers pension
the care and feeding of infants and
children, and Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
described the part of the District Con-
gress OF Mothers in establishing the
United Service Club for enlisted men
at % jackson place She also referred
to the service clubs organized by the
Mothers Congress Associations of Chi
cago. Philadelphia and Baltimore. 1t
was voted to give $1,000 toward the
United Service Club. the amount to be
raised by 81 contributions from the
mothers of the District Mrs. Louise
Hoffman, Mrs. Mary Rafter and Mrs.
George B. Fleming were elected dele
gates to represent the congress at the
national meeting of the organization
to be held at Atlantic City February rs
to March /. Mrs Goodwin of Canada
spoke of the work the women are do
ing in the Canadian hospitals and of
the conditions of enlisted men in Pan
anna. Mrs. Joseph F. Randall was an
pointed chairman of the press and pub-
iicity committee and three candidates
were elected to membership.
Independence Bell Chapter, ID. a. r.
met Thursday evening at the home of
DR.. Helen Perkins. Mrs. DOGGY reported
the chapter gave Sc and thirty-three
pounds of linen to the war conservation
committee, and that the members had
turned in over twenty-five knitted ar
ticles and over 100 glasses of jelly,
pickle, preserves, etc, and had bought
over $4,000 of liberty bonds and 500
of thrift stamps>and that each member
gave 81 to the national society for the
100000 liberty bond and so cents for
rebuilding the French town TelIory.
The chapter unanimously indorsed
Mrs. Francis st. Clair for District re-
gent and Mrs. William E. Grimes as state
historian.
Mrs. DOGGY was elected delegate to
the state conference March and to
uel Burleigh Milton was elected dele
gate to the regent for the national
congress in April and the following al
ternates were elected: DR.. Helen Per-
kins Miss Marshall Brooke. Miss Mary
Newcomb, Miss Geneva Dillon. Mrs.
William Edward Gregg. Miss. Esther
Mayher. Miss Alice Stevens, Miss Grace
Diggs, Miss Gall and Miss Jessie Lane.
Mrs. Milton gave a musical program, ac-
companying herself on the guitar.
The hostess was assisted in the dining
room by Miss Marjorie Pottsberry of
England, Miss Alice Stevens and Miss
Mayher. The guests of the evening
were Mrs. r. B. Hewitt of Detroit. Mich;
Mrs. Ashton Todd, Miss Bessie Hall of
Ottumwa, Ia, and Mrs. George Beall.
Phil Sheridan Corps. No. IL. met Tues
day in G. A. r. Hall, Mrs. Clara Kali
strom, president, presiding. officers re-
ports were very encouraging, the treas
has afforded the corps the means to
aid many wards through the winter.
A theater party was discussed. to be
held in the near future. Mrs Bunyea
was installed as chapiain A short
program on Washingtons birthday fol-