Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26

picnic luncheon at the homo Of Mrs
were present eighteen members and
| two visitors, Mrs. William l.. Nelson
| of Missouri. guest of Mrs. Whaley, and
| Miss Powell, guest of Mrs. Dague. The
| club voted the restoration of its as
| sociate membership roll and placed
thereon the name of Mrs. J. C. Wei
den. The president announced four
| entertainment committees and a visit
| ing committee. The first number on
the days program was paper by
After the War" Mrs. Wilson read one
on Life Of the Queen of the Bel
| gians" At roll call extracts from Kip
| ling were quoted.
Capitol Hill Literary Society met
| Monday evening at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Frear. 223 9Th
| street northeast. An address. over
| the Rhine" was given by Maj Her,
bert j. Bryson. who recently returned
| after serving for nearly two years IN
| continuous field service in France,
Belgium and Germany, and Is now
stationed at Walter Reed Hospital
Capt Meredith Murray. also OF the
army of occupation. and now statloh-
ed at Walter Reed Hospital, gave a
brief, talk on conditions W. ,,
Miss Cecile Sale, accompanied by MISS
Louise Wood: Rotations were given
by Mrs. Saidee Slime, who also gave
| two soprano solos. accompanied ny
Miss Lillian Cleveland; several vlolln
solos were played oy MI Mics rie SIev We.
land: by request, Miss WOOD playe9
two piano solos; Mrs. Marston reiateo
an amusing experience on ~,
car. and short talks were gwen ny
Messrs. Bernhard, Doney ana eeiah'
The Richard Arnold Chapter. ID. A.
r. met Tuesday evening at the nome
of its regent, Mrs. George Eo"a az
Chadsey, 27O1 Cathedral avenue: u .
ficers presented satisfactory repoa ns
and plans for the winters work were
announced. Active interest will De
taken in the injured boys at the navai
and marine hospitals and in the smell
shock patients at st. Elizabeths. MISS
Anne NJ. Lane. a recent hlgn scn my
principal of ST. Paul. MINI, was We.
coined into the chapter Two honorea
guests were Mrs. Mary s. LOCKWOOD
honorary chaplain general. D. A: r..
and Miss Grace NJ. Pierce registrar
general Mrs. Lockwood spoke OF
"Woman's Place in History. ana MISS
of the D. A. r. of Today" The AMER
canization movement work OF the SO,
ciety in relation to the wives ana
daughters of naturalized foreigners
was described and also plans Tor tne
installing of the American water sys<
France with the money contributed Dy
the society Of the d. A. X Apprecla-
ton was expressed for the sum OF
over ninety million dollars from Varieo
sources to the war work of the d. A n
and mention made of the successful
Guernsey. president general of the ma
tional society. Both speakers are non,
orary members of Richard Arnold
CHAPTER. Duos for violin and piano
were rendered by the Misses Doll.
The District Of Columbia Congress
nj Mothers and Parent-Teachers' Az
.ociatfons held the first meeting or
the season Tuesday at the Teachers
Club AS the work of this organization
is done almost entirely in the puollc
schools. it has long been the custom
to Emphasize the cordial relations ex-
listing between the school authorities
and the association by having one OF
the school officials speak at the Octo-
her meeting. Tuesday there were two
speakers, Miss Cecil Norton, head OF
the community center work In the
schools, and DR.. J. A. Murphy, chief
medical inspector in the schools.
Miss Norton spoke of the great need
for a neighborhood clubhouse in the
downtown district. Besides the numer-
Gus activities now going on In the
eighteen community centerS, they are
about to launch three new projects
day nurseries, relief to mothers in the
evenings by having "minders' sent
from the community center to care
for the small children, and course
of training for normal orn1a .a ana "sh
DR.. Murphy's talk concerned the
many physical defects in the chill
dren attending our public schools.
The children suffer mostly from all
sorts of dental defects. diseased ton
sils. adenoids, defective hearing and
n. alnutrition. The chief obstacle to
effective medical work in the schools
is the Indifference of the parents to
defects in the children. and there is
grave need for more doctors and
nurses. The organization voted tc
contribute S. to the Edith Cavell me-
mortal fund.
1t was decided to have a series of
luncheons during the winter to the
school teachers in order that the
teachers and the organization should
, become better acquainted. The first
the principals of all the schools as
the invited guests. Mrs. E. H. Dan
iel was made chairman, with the
executive board as the luncheon COM
mittee.
Anthony Le0&ue.-Ine various com
| mittees of the league are resuming
their work where it was interrupted
! for the summer months. The suf-
frage committee will cooperate with
the large committee now forming to
further the progress of the project
| of suffrage for the District. The
| Crittenton Home-committee is assist
| ing in the drive for funds which was
| inaugurated by the board of the
| home. Mrs. Charles w. Fits presi-
dent, and chairman of the leagues
| committee. A new committee on
| thrift is forming which will work
| with the same committee in the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
| w. r. C.-M. Alice Slime, depart
ment president, has returned from
| Ohio. where she attended the G. A. R.
| encampment. and is ready to take UP
| the duties which come to her now that
| her successful administration is
| nearing its close. The president has
| asked the members Of the various
| corps to assist at the rummage sale
| to be held shortly for the benefit OF
| the philanthropic work of the corps
The Press Club at its Thursday
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