Evening star., 1919-12-07
Among the Clubs

the interest of the Consumers League
campaign.
lexington W. e.. T.. L. met Tuesday
night in the Methodist Protestant
Church. Mrs j. NJ Nickles reported
work done at Central Union Mission.
A gift of toys and other treats was
planned for the Emergency Home for
Children.
Livingston Manor Chapter. ID. A. r..
met Wednesday evening at the home
of the regent, Mrs. Charles Brown.
1t was voted to donate $50 to the
Anne ricanization committee and to
present to the memorial library the
list of Swiss emigrants.
Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules.-
The cercie was recently received by
the president. M. Becker. Chansons
were contributed by Nine. Edison tac-
companist. Mile. Becker): (a) "Elegie"
(MasseneD; (b) Isl mes Fers avaient
des Allies Nine Seip read LANA
lyse. d'Esther," by f. Geruzer. and a
scene from the third act of Esther"
was portrayed by Nine. Edison, Nine.
Hindmarsh and Mile. Becker.
The Board Of Lady Managers Of the
George Warrington University Hospi-
tai Board met Monday in the nurses
home. Mrs. Douglas Birnie pfeSidlng.
1t was shown that the tag day pro-
ceeds amounted to $1,S16. and an
nouncement made of the nine latest
members added to the membership.
The Takoma Park Home Interest
Club made Christmas donations to the
Girls Club at it's recent meeting at
the home of Mrs. Coale
Sarah Franklin Chapter. ID. A. r..
donated S. for the memorial hospital
to Edith Cavell to be erected in Bel
GUM and $3.50 toward the salary Of
a teacher for the Anerfcanization
school in the District at the recent
meeting of the chapter at the home
of Mrs. F. H. Barr and Mrs. Robert
Harrison THE ,ungest Soldier on
the Pay Roll in the Revolutionary
Army"-a boy of ten, TO whom Moth
er Washington gave So continental
bill. sacredly kept by his great
grandchildren-was the subject OF
paper read by the historian
Phil Sberidan's w. n. c. sent Thanks
giving baskets to wards of the corps.
and at it's meeting Tuesday at G. A.
r. Hall elected the following officers:
President. Mary Keeler; senior vice,
Eleanor Marstpn; Junior vice, Carrie
NJ Curry; chaplain, Jennie Cusick; /;
treasurer. Harriet Hill; conductor,
Isabel Bontz, and guard. Ida Stalker.
The Tnkoma Park Civic Study Club
met Tuesday with Mrs. William Stu
art Mrs. Charles o. Townsend de-
scribed THE Value of Music in Amer
icanization." The program included
other speakers, music and readings.
ID. A. R.-The state committee on
patriotic education, District D. A. r..
met Wednesday at Memorial Conti-
mental Hail. with the state chairman,
Miss Classic, presiding. The chair
man announced an increased number
of pledges to the George Washington
birthday gift fund for educational as
sistance to children of American SOL
diers. sailors and marines who were
killed or injured in the great war.
special fields of investigation of needs
in the city.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter, ID. A. R.,
held its November meeting with Miss
Alice M Carmody. Miss Eilda Fetch
er, state regent. made an address.
The Florence Crittenton Wheel Club
had it's meeting Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Byron J. Price. Mrs. Story,
president spoke of the Red Cross
Christmas seals. followed bysa pro-
gram ef stories poems and limericks.
The Twentieth Century Club met
Tuesday at the Cosmos Club. when
Mrs Lyman B. Swormstedt spoke of
Bread" William Mather Lewis. di-
rector of thrift. United States Treas
ury described The Present Orgie of
National Extravaganza" and Mrs.
Charles Hamlin spoke of the Girl