Evening star., 1919-11-16

ward D. Hardy, Miss c. H. Hill. Mrs
Walter Howard, Mrs. Augustus
knight. Mrs r. Cotton Lewis, Mrs
James Mckee. Mrs. G.. L. Peckham
Mrs. E. G. Russell: Mrs. Sarah A
| Wolhaupter, Mrs. James D. Yeomans
Guests present were Mrs. ]. C. Mon
ohm. Mrs. James D. Yeomans. jr
Mrs. c. X. Hoover rendered several
| vocal selections. The next meeting
/ will be held at the home of Mrs. E
! G. Russell. 1446 Harvard street.
Anthony League.-Mrs. Walter S. Uf-
4 ford was the principal speaker at the
J Wednesday meeting of the league
held at $3.50 o'clock at the home OF
the president. Mrs. Anna T.. Hendley
2oo7 Columbia road Mrs. Ufford
spoke particularly of the work done
/ by the committee of the league for
! the home service of the Red Cross
She also presented the immediate need
| of a colony for the feeble minded in
the District. After her address the
league voted to indorse the bill now
| pending in Congress providing for
| such a colony.
Mrs. George 3. Taylor was appoint
i ed captain for the coming sale OF
! Red Cross Christmas seals. Dr. Du-
comb was made chairman of the ba-
zaar committee. and also was ap-
! pointed chairman to represent the
! league on the membership committee
! of the Woman's City Club. Comdr
, A. V. Wadhams and Prof. George X
George were made honorary members
| of the league.
! A report from the delegate to the
social hygiene convention held in
! New York city was read by Miss
Mary r. Heyler. Miss Myrtle Stinson,
just returned from France. where
| she was in service for a year and a
half and who now wears wound
| stripe. Will tell of her experiences
| Wednesday afternoon at the same
| hour and the same place Mrs Mel
son Tweed Miller will speak on the
Big Sister Movement" and what il
mas done for the boys at the Walter
to the public.
| Mrs Norris of California was among
| the out-of-town guests.
! I. ID. C.-The organization of the
tenth chapter Of the United Daugh-
ters @ OF the Confederacy in the Distric,
VIII take place Tuesday evening a,
! the residence of Mrs. Benjamin Micou
24OO 18th street The chapter is or
ganlzed as memorial to Col. Hilary
A. Herbert whose name it will bear
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. division
, president. Will occupy the chair un-
| til the election of officers.
w. ,C. r. ia meeting was held
Wednesday evening at headquarte ers
when monthly reports were read
Mrs. Francis st. Clair. president, read
greetings from the District president
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, who is
attending the national convention in
St. Louis.
DR.. Helen Perkins gave a report on
the health department and it's work
Mrs. Edna Taylor spoke of the Young
Peoples BRANCH Of the W. c. T. U
| membership in the union. Twenty
members enrolled for the year Of 1920
for the Red Cross. The business meet
ing was followed by social hour
The following acted as hostess: Miss
Oldfield, Miss Maggie Gettenger, Miss
Nichols and Miss Clokey.
Woman's Relief Corps held a coun-
Gil meeting Thursday at department
headquarters, NJ. Alice Stine, presid-
ing. Plans were completed for the an
nual New Year reception to be ten
dered the Grand Army of the Republic
by the w. r. c., at the G. A. r. Hall
The financial results Of a recent rum
mage sale under the auspices of the
Department of the Potomac, w. r. c..
were most satisfactory.
Friendship Club of Takoma Park
The members entertained their hus-
bands Saturday night, the main fea-
ture being an oyster roast held in the
cellar of the home of the president
Of the club Mrs. w. NJ. Leavitt, 528
Cedar street. The guests were seated
at temporary tables and the cellar
was decorated with autumn leaves.
After the supper a program of songs
and toasts was rendered Those re-
spending to toasts were Mrs. L. B.
Burdette, Mrs. William C. Beck, Sam
uel Scrivener, c. H. Spencer and Ira
G. Hersey of Maine. Music was fur
nished by a quintette of singers
Messrs. w. c. Beck, O. L. Veerhoff, L.
B. Burdette. H. c! Metcaf and A. G.
Thomas. with Mrs. Veerhoff accom-