Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
:, Among the Clubs 5:

at the annual District d. A. r. meet
ing March s. and told Of features Of
| this conference, including the presenta
ton by her at this time Of q gift to thu
in the name Of Miss Aveline Ingersol
| Flagg, charter member Of the chap
ter. The gift consisted of a set of orig
tnal manuscript sermons written ant
ancestor Of the donor. the Rev. Ebe
at Chester. N. II. The announcement
was made of the coming marriage o.
Miss Flagg March 20 at her home IL
Fairfax county, Va. The secretary
Mrs. Jonas. read letters from her adopt
ed godson, a French soldier at the
constitution Of the National Society. te
| be acted upon at the coming D. A K
congress in April. were discussed Re
| freshments were served. Mrs: Lisit
| Lipscomb, regent of the Ann Hill Chap
ter. presided at the coffee urn. The
chapter will meet April 1 at Pm with
Mrs Scribnor at the Beacon apartments
| College WomenH Club-The tea to-
morrow at the clubhouse will be in
charge of the members of section s. DR.
/ Ada r. Thomas, chairman. DR.. Esther
Lovejoy will speak on her experience
| in Red Cross work in France. This
more Bryn Mawr. Dickinson. Irving
University of Pennsylvania, Wilson
Women's Medical College-and has for
its membership those who will act as
hostesses as follows: Mrs 7; Janney
Coale. Miss Althe Coons. Mrs Claude
Gilbert, Mrs. d. Roberts Harper. Sd:
Miss Myra T. Hilman. Mary Z. Pan
coast, Miss Mary W. Pierce. Mrs. Fred
erick B. Pyle. Miss Alberta Wilson. Mrs,
r
Z. B. Rosa, Mrs James /. steele. Miss
Adelaide Davis, Miss Achsah Lippin-
colt, Mrs. Samuel B. Mitchell, Miss Belle
Worth Bagley. Mrs. John r. Weyrich,
Miss Esther Baldwin. Mrs. Joseph A.
Breckons and Miss Maude Z. Wilson.
At the annual supper, which was given
Tuesday night, the stunts developed
such talent that, it is anticipated. a
dramatic section may be formed in the
NEAR future.
The New England Women Of Wash
inxton held their recent meeting at the
residence of Mrs. James b johnson.
320S 18th street, with, an attendance
The president Mrs. Charlotte Emerson
Main. was in the chair. and the regular
order Of business was followed. The
president congratulated the members
upon their sustained activities in war
relief work and spoke of various con-
both in money and in wool She asked
for contributions of odds and ends of
worsteds and yarns to be used in max
ing separate squares for blankets. Mrs.
of the New Hampshire D. A. R., de-
scribed the heel. elbow and knee rests
or rings for hospital use made by her
branch Of the Red Cross. A social hour
followed, when refreshments were
served by the hostess and her daughter.
MrC
bury, Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Strong, Mrs.
Beach, Mrs. Merwin, Miss Botsford,
Mrs. Jack. Mrs. Sawyer. Mrs. Girty, Mrs.
Dewey, Mrs. Fouse. Mrs. Whitney, Mrs.
Perry Brown and Miss Main. The guests
were Mrs. Barrett, Miss Crane and Miss
Flora Johnson.
The Legion of Loyal women-A
photograph of the legion was taken
wednesday morning at the home of
its president. Mrs. Tucker, 1896 Euclid
street, by the division Of women's war
work. which will be preserved in the
archives of the War Department and
be used in the history being prepared
of women's war work during the pres
emit war. In this society there Is to-
day a member who was a nurse dur
ing the civil war-Mrs. E. s. Brinton-
and there are two members whose hus-
bands were in the Mexican war-Nrs.
l.
The dean of the order is Mrs. Mary
s. Lockwood, one of the founders of
the D. A. r. Nearly every members
father or husband was veteran Of
Mrs. Thomas Calver, whose husband
was in the civil war. was president
of the legion when the Spanish war
was fought and was instrumental in
passing through Washington. which
was maintained for months by the
Legion of Loyal Women. Mrs. AL
bertha Odell, past president. suggest
ed the Clara Barton memorial, which
work is now one of the 1abors of this
organization. Mrs. Sara Berry is well
known as chairman Of the civil relief
work being done by the society. Mrs.
| NJ. A. Knapp and Mrs. Olive johnson.
hospital special lin of relief; Mrs.
Helen Engle is identified with District
| D. A. R. work. Mrs. Ada H. Weiss
was president for several years, and
| last year, when the legion did such
, fine work for the American Ambulance
| Hospital. was chairman Of the pillow
| committee.
The legion is shipping every two
| weeks pillows to the hospitals in the
pillows. which were taken in the photo
| graph to show the special line of work
| done by the Legion of Loyal Women
in this war. Legion members were
l
| mortal window to the Union veterans
| in the Congregational Church. and II
| is to them the movement for the fund
! Is largely due.
/ A successful musical and dance was
! given Saturday evening to 200 men
from Camp Meigs by the society at
headquarters The musical program con-
| sisted Of numbers BY Walter T. Holt
and Mr.. Coleman, mandolin and guitar;
Nelen Josephine johnson. in her own
| composition songs. Miss Elizabeth
Wilson; recitation. Miss Ruth Hoffman
songs and Hawaiian dances. The pro-
gram was arranged by Mrs. E. E.
Donahue. chairman of the entertain
The Cultus Club met recently at the
residence of Mrs. Augustus Taylor in