The Washington herald., 1919-11-16

concert by the Philadelphia orchestra.
Mrs. ID. X. Este Fisher, Miss Cora b.
Powell and Miss Grace Fisher. officers
of tse Baltimore branch, viii be the
guests OF honor; and Mrs. whitman
Cross viii speak OF the work on the
Washington Asylum.
The Nsedlework Guild OF America
was founded thirty -five years ago. and
has for Its object the distribution OF
new garments TO meet the needs af
hospitals. homes and other charities,
each member giving two or more new
garments yearly. II has branches Ii
20 CLUES ana towns In all parts OF the
country ana - diiieds with work In
GLASGOW, Montreal, Paris. Lyons and
81 quentin. where much relief work
mas Deen and is being done. Last year
tsl,M garments and ss,&sli , were
given. an Increase OF q. .ooo garments
and S.0oo over 1917
OF these Ans garments and a, s5
were collected by the District OF Co.
lumbla branch. and with them thirty
hospitals and Institutions were aided,
besides 2to private cases. Among those
receiving aid were the Eplscobal
Home FOR Children, Stoddard Baptist
Home for Aged CoIored, swartxeil
Methodist Home for Children, United
Hebrew Charities. Bruen Home. Asso-
cinted Charities, City Missionary. Cos
pei Mission. Childreh's HospItal. In.
structlve Visiting Nurse, Columbia
Hospital and Washington Diet Kitch-
en- Association. Every charity i'm the
city approved by the Charities I'm :
dorsernent Committee can receive ala
and for some OF these institutions me
Needlework Guild Is their only outside
source OF garment supply.
The work viii be larger than ever
this year for there are f,fteen new
section presidents. and each one Is
responsible FOR iio garments. Many
Of these new section presidents are
the heads of the community centers.
The ofSicers OF the District branch
are : Mrs. lArz Anderson, honorary
president; Miss Eleanor @. DuPuy.
president: Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood.
Miss Anna r. Abbott. Miss Mabel T.
Boardman and Mrs. A. F. Hassan,
vice presidents: Mrs. @. Thomas
Dunlop. treasurer: and Mrs. Reeve
Lewis. secretary. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt Is the national honorary
president and Mrs. Truman II. New
berry the national president.
Mr.. ana Mrs W. 8. BSars OF Iry-
ing street have returned from Paris.
France: while there the former was
with the Supreme War Council and
later the Peace Conference.
The November meeting OF the
Washington Wellesley Club is called
for next Wednesday at $50 at the
College woBen's Club. l622 I street.
DR.. Louise Tayior-Jones. who worked
with the Wellesley reconstruction
unit last summer In the neighborhood
OF Chateau Thierry. will tell of her
French experiences. Following the
meeting a buffet supper will be
served.
The floor committee for the hall for
benefit OF Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital to be held at the
Willard Wednesday. November 2S. be-
ginning at 10 pm. is composed of
Commander Theodore Jarrett. L. s NJ,
chairman. assisted by Mr.. Arthur
Bradley Campbell. Mr.! Robert Stead.
jr.. Mr.. David Edward Finley. Mr..
Sydney Ballou, Mr. Marion Johnston.
jr.. Mr.. Sylvanus Stokes. jr. Mr.. An
thony Addison. Mr.. Byron s. Adams
and Mr.. II. II. Diebert
The list Is not yet completed. but q
number Of prominent men. in official
life have promised to assist at the
coming event.
When the Prince OF Wales passed
through the Presidents room in the
Union station. last Tuesday. and
thrice saluted a little band Of can
teen workers in Ped Cross uniform,
he did not realize that they repre-
sented all who were left of the most
remarka BILE women's organization in
Washington during the war