Evening star., 1919-01-12

to the District D. A. r. the knitted
and other garments made by the
members to date. A contribution OF
81 was set aside for patriotic educa-
tion for the District D. A. R. The
tion of a girl in the Matthew T. Scott
School for Mountain Folk. in Ken
lucky. A letter from the mother OF
the fatherless French lad adopted by
feature of the meeting was the ad.
dress by Mai. westcott on What
Germany Should Pay for Crimes Com
mitted During the War: a reaaing
by Mrs. Burton on "A New Dennition
of Democracy" and an account OF
Pershing's estimate of United States
soldiers, by Miss Wheelock. followed
Mrs. Overholser, historian, announced
that the forty y-two revolutionary war
patriots whose graves are IN the DIS
pers delineating the life of each. Mrs.
Oberholser will write the life OF one
Of these patriots. Mrs. Charles Drake
Westcott, vice regent of Richard Ar
mold Chapter, gave word OF greet
ing.
The Columbian Women Of George
Washington University will meet
Tuesday at the College Womens
Club. 1922 I street At the sociai
meeting at o'clock. Mrs. T. malcolm
Price will be hostess, assisted by Mrs.
william H. Heron, Mrs. II. +: a.
Lemon and Mrs. William K. Butler
The business session is at $50 The
address is at 4:45. Mai. Fiorello II.
La Guardia, member of Congress from
New York. will speak on ms 1tailan
experiences in the war MAJ. La
Guardia was in the aviation service,
and won the Italian war cross. the
Italian order of merit of war and the
decoration of a chevalier of the crown
of Italy for gallantry in acton.
Friendship Branch Of the Sunshine
Society met Wednesday at the nome
of Miss J. L. Weber, when 1t was re-
ported that fifty toys had been dis
tributed to the children of worthy
moor families, and that the Aged
Women's Home in Georgetown,
Friendship House and other charities
were also remembered. Money was
collected for Red Cross work
N. 8. ID. r. r. A-The executive COM
mittee of the National Society of the
Daughters of Founders and Patriots
of America will meet at the home OF
the vice president. Mrs. John ).
Myers. at Stoneleigh Court tomorrow
at 1890 am.
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| the tea tomorrow evening at f:4o
O'Clock. there will be sing" under
| the direction of Miss Edna j. Sheehy
| The tea will be in charge of Section
| 7, Mrs Basil NJ. Manly. chairman, ana
will be especially interesting, as DIT;
| C. A. Prosser, director of the federal
| board for vocational education. Will
lecture on Vocational Education or
Disabled Soldiers" Mrs. Manly will
be assisted in receiving by DR.. and
Mrs. Prosser and Mrs. J. r;
Anet This section is composed
versities Of Oregon, California, Colo
rado, North Dakota. South Dakota,
Utah, Nebraska, Kansas. Denver.
Whitman and Stanford; Reed College.
Doan College, Kansas Agricultural
College. Kansas State Normal and IN,
Baker University. Men are especially
At the meeting of the executive
board of the club held Monday night
Mrs. Basil NJ. Manly was elected sec
ond vice president to fill the place
caused by the resignation OF the past
president. Mrs. w. F. Woolard. and
| the succe ssion of officers.
The club members are reminded that
the Red Cross section is still very
much engrossed in the work and will
welcome additional workers at the
club on Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
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walk Friday night. and all members
| who would like to go will meet at the
Mills building at f:45 and will go
through Potomac Park and back to
the clubhouse. Members may bring
friends
The Excelsior Literary Club was en-
tertained Tuesday by Mrs. E. A. Tib-
belts at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Fulton, the president, Mrs.
| Marie Mills oKeefe, presiding.
A paper on Women OF the Bible"
written by the late Mrs. Carrie E.
Kent, for many years a member of
the club, was read by Mrs. Grace NJ.
Daish. An article on Helping the
| Returning Soldiers" was given by
Mrs. Emma Gravatt.
| A social evening was arranged for
January 81, when the club members
will be the guests of Mrs. Henry
| Churchill Cook. The regular meet
| ing February is to be held at the
Public Library.
The hostess was assisted by her two
| daughters in serving refreshments.
| Mrs. Bulla and Mrs. Webb will re-
ceiye the club January Fl, at the
| Elkton apartments.
The Takoma Park Civic Study Club
met Tuesday afternoon at the Pub
| lie Library, Mrs. Robert A Ramsay
presiding.
Miss Margaret Brook. social work
er for the Montgomery County So
cial Service League, explained the
scope of it's work. Mrs. George H.
! Wright, a past president of the Coun-
| ty Federation of Women's Clubs was
a guest and briefly told of the growth
of the federation.
The League OF American Penwomen
will meet Monday at pm. at 1898
] II. street. Matters of special inn
portance will be discussed. The execu-
tive board will meet at 1880. After the
business session Mrs. Ida Cylde Clark,
who sails for South America on jan
nary %. for the Y. w. G. A, will
speak to the league, of which she is
a member.