Evening star., 1919-05-04
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employment is. Every one OF the l5.-
100000 or 20.000.000 women in organi-
zatlons, every church member and at
! tendant, every mother-indeed every
woman in the United States. irrespec-
/ 1--WE OF race or creed, or color-is in
terested In re-employment of our SOL
dlerS and sailors Employment sunday
| (today) and Mothers day. on May IL,
offer unparalleled opportunity for
women to show their interest in Sc
curing positions for our demobilized
men"
| Mrs. William HitZ. wife of Justice
ftftz. is Chairman Of the local women s
council on employment: Mrs. Mary
! Wright johnson, representative OF
Women's organizations on the District
! of Columbia board for the re-employ
ment OF soldiers, sailors and marines
and Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins, su-
! perintendent of the District of Colum
bia womens division of the United
States employment service, throueh h
| which office the drive will be conduct
| ed May All.
Contesting teams, representing diff
ferent organizations and churches
under the leadership of a captain. are
being arranged at headquarters. lil0
Pennsylvania avenue, in ord e T
that Washington, the nations capital
city, may not go on record as neglect
ing to welcome back in the most pr2c-
teal way possible every one Of the
men it proudly saw march off to fight
for home and country.
The Monday Friendship Circle held
it's last meeting at the home Of Mrs.
G. F. Tolson. l47 Tennessee avenue
northeast. An outing was planned for
the children of Friendship House
about the last of May. The March
meeting was held at the home Of Mrs.
! - hn L. j,-fo "a i
tol street. when the following officers
We're elected Mrs. Nirnstein. presi-
dent; Mrs. Hinckley. vice president;
Mrs. BoWdler. secretary: Mrs. Bright
well. treasurer: Mrs. Edwin w. Dickle.
chairman of ways and means commit
tee: Mrs. G.. F. Tolson. chairman of
the sunshine committee: Mrs. Mudd,
chairman of the sewing committee; :;
Mrs Edison w. Briggs, press corre-
spondent. A heavy library chair was
presented to Friendship House by the
circle in memory of their late presi-
dent, Miss Vivian Taylor.
The Excelsior Literary Club.-Mrs.
IneZ Gravatt, GAS South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast. entertained the men,
bers of the club and their friends Fri
day The evening meeting was well
attended. Miss Flora McCreecy, chair
man of the year book committee, was
present with her committee for work
on the year book. Topic for next year
is Miscellaneous Subjects" Papers
and dates have already been planned
and taken, after which program
was given and refreshments served.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Warner, 914 Massachusetts avenue,
May 13. at pm, when an election of
officers will be held.
William Mckinley Circle. No. 2,
Ladies' of the G. A. R.-After the
meeting of the circle Monday night
at Grand Army Hall. a farewell re-
ception was rendered Mrs. Geneva L.
Thompson, the retiring president, who
will soon leave for her future resi-
dence in New York. Mrs. Thompson
was presented with beautifully
chased silver flower basket. a gift
from the ladies of the circle in ap-
probation of her services and as an
expression of the esteem in which
she is held. Her remarks in response
to the presentation speech of Laura
Tacey Hott were full of tender re-
CARDS. Mrs. Nellie F. V. Lyons. Mrs.
f. J. Deeds and Miss Susie Kunsman
rendered piano selections followed by
chorus singing by all the members,
The serving of refreshments COM
pleted the social program of the
evening.
The Petworth Woman's Club met
Monday at the home of it's president.
Mrs w. L. Gutelius for farewell re-
ception to Mrs. Sidney Thompson, a
former vice president of the club, who
is soon to leave to reside in New York
city. During the evening the follow
ing musical selections were given:
''Elegie," by Massenet. Miss Celia
Fioravanti and Miss Marie Menzel,
Cr1tQ
panying: violin solos, ''Valse" and
French Carolle." Miss Menzel; vocal
solos, "Ha banera' and gypsy song
from Carmen" Miss Fioravanti: