Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
AMONG THE CLUBS

The New England Women OF WASH
ington.-Tne Society of New England
Women held its annual meeting re-
Gently at the home of the vice presi-
dent. Mrs. David White. 2S12 Adams
Mill road. with the president. Mrs
Charlotte Emerson Main. in the chair.
Reports from the officers and chair
men of committees were read. in
which the work of the year was re-
viewed. The president announced
that the members had made about
500 garments for the Red Cross and
Navy League, and that for three years
il had sent annually the sum of
$3.50 toward the support of French
orphan. Mrs. Jack. chairman of the
committee on insignia. reported the
pins ready for distribution.
Upon notice the secretary was in
structed to cast the ballot for the
reelection of those officers whose
terms expired, and the result was
reported, as follows: President. Mrs.
Charlotte Emerson Main: vice presi-
dent. Mrs. David White: recording
secretary. Mrs. Francis A. St Clair;
corresponding secretary. Miss Har-
riet Edgar, and treasurer, Mrs. w. A.
Jack.
The District Of Columbia Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' As
aOct4ttOnS ana the ulHerenC animated
organizations have been concentrate
ing efforts to secure the passage of
the teachers retirement and the
teachers pension bills this session of
Congress With this end in view the
organization has. by special request.
decided to let the mothers pension bill
wait until next session.
The association has also been work
ing hard for the last ten days to have
all community centers considered as
being civic work in the District and to
receive special appropriation as
such. 1t is the belief of the Congress
of Mothers that all recreation for chill
dren should be under the board of
education and that the school build
ings should remain open as commu-
nifty centers during the summer vaca-
ton months.
A committee, mostly members of the
Congress of Mothers. met Monday with
Col. Harper, the chairman of the July
celebration, to complete arrange
ments for the human flag which is to
be composed of 5000 school children
of the District. Mrs. Rafter. the presi-
dent of the Congress of Mothers and
Association, who is
in charge of this part of the program.
IS anxious that every school in Wash
ington is represented in the flag and
hopes that any child over twelve
whose school did not receive notice
will communicate with her. The Moth
ers' Club If the Johnson-Powell
Schools is to furnish $50 children from
those buildings. who are to represent
the word peace"
The Edmonds Mothers Club held
successful lunch June to raise money
with which to purchase stereoscope
for the school.
burnside Relief Corps at its session
Wednesday night decided to hold
nnaefinCS an tho Sepnpd WpdnnSdQv
of July and August. and will resume
the two meetings per month in Sep
TENDER. Two new members were ad-
mitted-Miss Mccoy and Miss Ada
Thomas. Three others are candidates
for admission in July. Arrangements
are being made for the national con-
vention of relief corps to open Sep
TENDER s. in Columbus. Ohio. Burn
side Corps has several representa-
tives who have permanent votes in
quarters will be at the Deshler Hotel,
in Columbus.
The men from Burnside Post were
guests of the corps after business
was transacted at the recent meet
,Rf Mr ners marv N s5e5 pass
tional Junior vice president, giving q
history of the flag work done by the
corps. Mrs. North had served on the
FIRST committee on patriotic teaching
iiton, who was department president
at that time, called the first. Flag
day celebration, with an elaborate
program at DR.. Sunderland's church.
on AZ street. A bill was prepared
position. giving $4,000 yearly for new
fags for the schoolhouses Of the Dis
trict and the salute to the flag was
adopted. Mrs. North stated that the
great demonstration on Flag day last