Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-23
Among the Clubs

The ID. C. Federation of Clubs will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at 2oo'
Columbia road. Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins, president, will preside, and
Mrs. Nanette Paul will be the hostess.
Daughters of Founders and Patriots
OF Americn.-The executive commit
tee met recently at the home of the
recording secretary. Mrs. Thaddeus
NJ. Jones. The registrar presented
twenty-three names for the first time
and thirteen new members were
elected, their names having been
previously considered By invitation
it was decided to hold meetings at
the home of the vice president, Mrs.
Myers. Stoneleigh Court
The District Congress of Mothers .
and Parent-Teachers' Associations
met Tuesday afternoon in the teach
ers' clubrooms.
4 tea will be held in the clothes
conversation room belonging to the
organization, December l, from to
;, to which the members of all the
parent-teachers' associations, school
officials and the presidents of all
woman's clubs in the city are to be
invited.
Mrs Hayes chairman of the legis- |
lation department., made report on
bills pertaining to education now be-
fore Congress.
The following organizations made |
reports on their activities: The Brent, |
Edmonds, Wallach-Towers. Peabody
Brightwood Park. Monroe, Johnson |
Powell, West, Toner Grant-W eight |
man, Franklin Thomson Jackson,
Hubbard Brightwood. Congress
Heights and ST Paurs Methodist
Church. |
The Monroe Home and School A.,
ISOLATION will meet at the schooi !
Tuesday. November %. at s pm. X. H. |
Haycock. supervising principal OF the
third division, will speak. !
The short story Club held its open
ing meeting for the season Tuesday |
evening at the club parlors, 522 9TH !
street northwest, with Robert S. Moore |
presiding and Mrs. Virginia King Frye !
piano solo was rendered by Mrs. H. h.
Fulton. The STORY of the evening, "A
Current Event" was read by its author,
Mrs. V. X. Frye. A humorous sketch;
Sectional Animosity," was contributed
by r. ]. Austin. President Moore read
the opening chapter of the seasons com
posite serial story. Behind the White
Stone,' in which he got murder mys-
terry well under way for the members 10
work out in succeeding chapters. The
program closed with poem entitled
''Our Old Fireplace written by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wolcott and read by the lat
ter.
officers and committees for the sea-
son are: President. Robert S. Moore:
vice president, Miss Nettie Riggs; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. NJ: NJ. Metca1:
lah: treasurer. Mrs. Wolcott: press re-
porter, Mrs G. z. Mackenzie: program
committee, H W. Selah, Mrs. V. K.
Frye, Mrs. H. J. Hofiiger and Miss
tin Thomas. Mrs. H. ]. Hofliger and
Mrs. Rosa Townshend; reception. H.
W. Selah. L. J. Shidy, Mrs. Blanche
Sanborn and Mrs. John Wolcott: ere
dentials. Mrs. L. P. Shidy, Mrs. NJ NJ.
Metcalf and Mrs. Riggs.
Friendship Nursery Aid Club met
Monday at the home of Mrs. Melville
Lindsay: The president, Mrs. Edward
Friendship House and distributed copies
of a report made by Miss Lydia A. II.
Burklin, who is head worker at Friend !
ship House. Mrs. Harris Gould. chair
man of last years sewing committee. ,
reported the sending Of 255 garments to ,
Friendship House by this club. Mrs. |
Carlton Ball, chairman of this years
sewing committee. distributed num-
her of small garments to be made. Mrs.
Walter Cliff, chairman, and Mrs. Q. NJ. I
Mcpherson were appointed a member
ship committee. Mrs. s. S. Gannett and
Mrs. Charles McMullen were elected
TO membership. Miss Grace Thompson :
gave a talk on community work in
other cities. |!
Independence Bell Chapter. d. A. r..
met Thursday evening at the home ,
of the regent, Mrs Henry Churchill
Cook, in Calvert street Mrs. Mary A
McComb related her experience as =
a Red Cross canteen worker in !
France, and Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY !
spoke.
The Goucher College Alumnae Club
will meet tomorrow at pm. with Miss
z. l.. Stone, 1913 Rhode Island avenue.
The Cultus Club met Tuesday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. ]. E. ,
Dyer, 1903 Lamont street. Mrs. Dyer
was assisted in receiving by Mrs. ]. !,
the club was called to order by the
president. Mrs. Augustus Taylor. I'M
portant subjects were discussed, and
a talk on the New Club for women was 1
given.
Mrs. William Knowles Cooper read
a paper entitled THE Heroic Age OF {
the Netherlands" followed by an es-
say on Queen Elizabeth" read by
man gave a reading from Spencers
"F'aerie Queene." The next meeting will 4
be held December at the home of {
Mrs. Samuel Lewis. II
Polly Anna Club. No. 1. met at the I
home of Mrs. Butler Thursday even {
ing. The treasurer reported an ex ,
cellent financial condition. which will {
enable the club to carry on relief
work for the winter. Mrs. Anna C. :
Quinn was reelected president; Mrs. !
Emily Frisbie, vice president. re-
elected; Mrs Charles Robinson, treas
urer, reelected; Mrs. I. Hammil, sec
rotary for the ensuing year. A rising 7
vote of thanks was extended Mrs. E.
she managed the dinner and dance
for the returned soldiers.
The Legion Of Loyal Women. Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker, president, sig
nalized the twenty-seventh anniver-
sary of the organization with a dinner
TO the members Thursday evening at
the New Ebbitt. Mrs. Lizzie W. Cal
yer acted as toastmistress. Flowers
were sent to Mrs. Ada H. Weiss, past
president, who is i'll.
The Abracadabra Club met Wednes-; :.
day evening with Mrs. J. d. Croissant.
DR.. James Mckee read paper and re-
marks were made by members. A mu-
steal program was given.
The Hilary A. Herbert Chapter OF the
United Daughters of the Confederacy 4
was organized November IS at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Benjamin Micou, 2400 18th
street. Mrs. Micou, daughter of the late
Col. Herbert, was unanimously elected
the first president of this chapter.
Others elected were: Mrs. James f.
MuIcare, first vice president: Mrs. John
4. Lejeune, second vice president; Miss
Roberta HOdgkinS. recording secretary: