Evening star., 1919-11-16

were: President. Mrs. NJ. G. Hayes;
vice president. Mrs. c. Duval: secre-
tary, Mrs. J. l.. Bixler; treasurer.
Mrs. E. B. Hughes. and delegate to
the Congress of Mothers, Mrs. Crouch.
The Wallach-TOwers Mothers Club
met Monday. Miss Rawlings principal
of the group. entertained the mothers
by reading The Vfsion of Sir Laun-
fall" and Mrs. G. S. Rafter spoke about
the great number of children who are
unable to attend school because Of the
lack of proper clothing. She aid that
the Congress of Mothers is trying to
relieve the situation by urging every
parent-teachers' association to help in
the sewing. The room was crowded
with mothers and teachers. who were
unanimous in their desire to help.
They will hold special meeting to-
morrow to sew.
The District of Colum hin Branch of
the Need1ewOrk Guild Of America will
! hold it's annual display of garments
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
| chapel of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. Mrs. d. X. Este
Fisher. Miss Cora B. Powell and Miss
Grace Fisher, officers of the Balti-
more branch will be the guests of
honor. and Mrs. Whitman Cross will
speak on the work of the Washington
Asylum.
IHe ->eeuleWOrk 'iulid OF america
was founded thirty-five years ago and
has for it's object the distribution of
new garments to meet the needs of
hospitals. homes and other charities
each member. giving two or more
new garments yearly. 1t has branches
IN 462 cities and towns in all parts
of the country. and is allied with
work in Glasgow. Montreal. Paris.
Lyon and st. Quentin. where much
reIief work has been and is being
! gone. Last year 161.361 garments and
SS.3s!.l1 were given. an increase of
z3.ooo garments and $4,000 over 1917.
or these 3.215 garments and se7 a,
i were collected by the District branch
| and with them thirty hospitals and
/ institutions were aided. besides oa0
private cases. Among those receivine @
aid were the Episcopal Home for
..nlIdren. mug stoddard Baptist Home for
Home for Children. United Hebrew
Charities Bruen Home, Associated
Charities. City Missionary. Gosnei
Mission. Children's Hospital. Instruc-
! tive Visiting Nurse. Columbia Hos
! pl.al ana washington Diet Kitchen
!fAssociation. Every charity in the CITY
approved by the charities indorse.
ment committee can receive aid. and
1or some of these institutions the
Needle Work Guild is their only out
SIDE source of garment supply
al e hIiccIi new section DroSl-
dents, and each is responsible for 10
garments. Many of these new section
presidents are the heads of the com
munity centers.
| The officers of the District branch
are: Mrs Larz Anderson. honorary
| president; Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood.
Miss Anna B. Abbot, Miss Mabel T.
Boardman and Mrs. A. F. Hassan
vice presidents: Mrs. G. Thomas Dun
! lop. treasurer. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis
secretary. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
and Mrs. Truman H. Newberry, the
national president.
Potomac Chapter, ID. A. R., met
Wednesday at the apartment of Mrs.
Drury c. Ludlow, in the Concord
Plans were made for the chapter's ac-
contribution of IS was voted to a
fund to employ a teacher for nine
months to teach in the Americaniza-
ton schools. During a social hour
refreshments were served by the
hostess. The chapter will meet with
Mrs. Thompson on December 10.
The Legion Of Loyal Women met re-
Gently at the New Ebbitt. where it's
future meetings will be held. A plan
for the further usefulness Of the
legion was discussed. IL was decided
to celebrate the twenty-seventh an
niversary Thursday with dinner at
the New Ebbitt, when only the men,
bers of the legion will enjoy the
birthday party together. Mrs. Tucker.
president, read a letter declining to
have her name used for reelection.
owing to increased demands upon her
time. The annual election will be held
at the next meeting.
The WashinGtOn Shakespeare So
ciety met Friday night at the resi-
dence of DR.. Wilcox, Southbrook
Courts. It was voted unanimously to