Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-02

ton Of Women's Clubs started its
club year by holding the first meet
! ing of the winter Monday afternoon
in the boardroom of the District
| building. Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
the new president. was given a cordial
! welcome upon occupying the chair.
Other officers of the new admfnistra-
! ton include Mrs. Sidney R. Jacobs.
/ first vice president; Miss O'Toole,
second vice president; Mrs. Leonard
R. Cramner. corresponding secretary:
| Mrs. Grant S. Barnhart, treasurer;
Mrs Jason Waterman, auditor; Miss
NJ. L. Williamson, general federation
Knsht senera
Much business incident to organtEa-
ton was transacted at this meeting
and the 1chaifmen OF committees were
Peekham; civics. Mrs Mary wright
Johnson; Fairgrounds. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes: civil service. Mrs. r. R.
McKahan: conservation Mrs; L. b.
son; fuels and soils. Mrs. J: Mills
o'Keefe: education. Miss Elizabeth
Reiss; child welfare, Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter: biblical literature, Mrs
T. Scott; political science. Mrs. Jes-
sic l.. Lane; vocational training, Mrs
Walter Howard: home economics,
Miss Ellen Marshall Rnsg; eonserva-
conservation of food. Mrs Mary r.
Stetson; birds. Mrs. George Shull: in
dustria and social conditions. Mrs:
Grace Porter Hopkins: literature and
Library n; mrs Mrs
Locher; music, Mrs. J. Harry Cunning
ham; patriotism. Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker: public health. Dr.; Ella OPP
F. Keyser: social hygiene. DR.. Amy J.
Rule; vital statistics. Mrs. Josephine
Rich; temperance. Mrs. s. w. Morris;
drama, Mrs. Albert Sydney Burleson;
anea,asereaiosi: Mr MISS C. e
revision, Mrs. w. E. Andrews; ways
and means. Mrs. Will Collins; lesis-
lation. Mrs: Court Wood: member
ship, Miss NJ. L. williamson; press,
Mrs. Faber Stevenson. and folklore,
Mrs. w. J. Frizzell.
The Twentieth Century Club.-rhe
monthly meeting of the club will be
held Thursday at the Cosmos Club,
and at that time Federal Trade Com
missioner Victor Murdoch Will discuss
the relations of food, cfothing and
shelter as they apply to the problem
of the high cost of living.The hour
of his address will be II O'Clock noon.
Frank Ansel. the Belgian poet, who
accompanied the royal party as its
historian, was the guest of Mrs. John
Van Schaick, leader of the French sec
ton Of the club, at her home on Mas
sachusetts avenue, last Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Ansel and Mrs. Van
Schaick were associated in war work
in Belgium. 1t was because of their
personal relations that the French
section: at a special meeting, had the
privilege of listening to an address
by him.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. presi-
dent of the club, announces that club
members will be given an oppor-
tunity to renew their membership in
the Red Cross at Thursdays meeting.
and at that time volunteers will be
asked for to carry on plan OF
active participation in the coming
Red Cross drive.
"Americanization' is to be brought
before the club at Thursdays meet
ing, and Mrs. Theodore Lee Cole,
chairman of the educational section.
will present q proposal that eacn
member Of the club commit herself to-
effect the Americanisation OF at least
Leaders of various sections OF the
club have active schedules for civic
and social work in progress. :
Beginning with the December meet
ing Of the club the principal feature:
which is an address by the guest OF
for 1880 am, instead of at noon, as
Guest cards fer the meetings may
be procured by members of the CLUB
by applying to Mrs. Frank r. Rutter.
chairman Of the hospitality commit
tee.
ID. A. R-The executive committee
in the District held its first meeting
for the season last Saturday evening
at the Washington Club. the state re-
gent, Miss Hilda Fletcher. in this
chair. Messages of sympathy were
sent to Mrs. Mary Lawrence Martin
and Mrs Margaret NJ. Berry. chapter
regents, who had been seriously ill
during the summer. and also to Mrs.
John S. Bukey. chapter regent. on the
loss of her husband. The state re-
plished during the summer and de-
scribed in detail the part assigned to
the "Daughters'' in the rehabilitation
of Tilleloi, as told to the national
board earlier in the week by the
president general. Mrs. Guernsey
ture of over one thousand dollars
during the summer for patriotic
| work, 1929 Of this amount being for
Tilleloi. The rest was expended for
number Of worthy objects. seven
chapters having adopted French or
phans, two scholarships for noun
tain whites.~one. for a child in the
School 70 rthe Blind, and another hav-
ing screened Friendship House from
garnet to cellar; the usual medals
were given to the George Washington
University for the best essays on =
given historical subject. and nag to
| the company of Boy Scouts selling the
greatest number Of victory bonds.
New work along the general lines
| OF patriotic education and American
txation were laid out by the chairmen
of the two committees and q discus
sion ensued, each chapter regent Wy
| ing with the others in enthusiastic
adoption Of the proposed plans. and
with the promise to carry the word
back to the respective chapters the
meeting disbanded.
Victory Chapter, ID. A. r., Mrs L. A.
Abbot, regent, met at the home Of
Mrs. Samuel L. Rogers. 1910 Macomb
| street, Monday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph
| Stewart, Mrs. James l.. Owens and
Mrs Charles w. Floyd were assisting
| hostesses. Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher,
! organizing secretary general. was
elected an honorary member. Mrs.
! James L. Owens was elected treasurer
| in place Of Mrs. Edward R. Harvey.
| who has moved from the city. Sew
year book, as arranged by the pro.
gram committee. provides for q series
| of meetings, at which &the subject
will be one Of the five countries from
| which we get the greater part Of our
eni1rant noDulatfOn These will h0