The Washington herald., 1919-05-06

adopted and the following officers
we're elected: President, Prof.
Henry qrattan Doyle: vice presi-
dent, RepsShSamson. in charge of
modern languages in the high
schools of the District of Columbia;
secretary. Miss Ruth Wilson, of
the Military Intelligence Bureau,
War Department: treasurer. Miss
Mary r. Grams, teacher of Spanish.
Central High School. The commit
tee on constitution consisted of Ce-
ell Knight Jones, of the Library of
Congress; Miss Ruth Wilson and
Miss Mary B. Grams. and the nomi-
mating committee was headed by
DR.. Guillermo A. Sherwell. of the
International High Commission.
president of the New York chapter
of the association, who was in
strumental in establishing the local
chapter. After the meeting Senor
Juan B. Saldana gave a delightful
reading from the works of a num-
ber of Mexican poets-Gutierrez Ne
jera, Acuna and others. Previous
meetings had been addressed by
DR.. Sherwell and Senior Cayetano
Serrano. of the Mexican Embassy.
Mr.. Lawrence A. wilkins, national
president of the association (now
over 1000 strong). sent an inspir-
, ing letter to the local chapter
| urging all teachers of Spanish and
| friends of Spanish culture general
! ly. whether teachers or not. to join
the association. membership includ-
ing a subscription to Hispania, a
splendid magazine. official organ of
the association.
The new president of the local
1 Hat
romance languages in George
! Washington University, and is a
member of the editorial staff of the
Journal of Education. Boston, Mass,
betore coming to Washington three
years ago he had been for three
years an instructor in Harvard
lUniVCr"ity.
The Ball of the Patriots. 1TB-1eIS,
which VIII take place at the Willard
tonight, will have the following Young
ladies' committee. as announced by
the regent of the Major William over
ton Callos Chapter. u. A. r., Mrs.
Margaret NJ Berry:
| Miss Helen Blodgett. chairman: Miss
Ada Birmingham. Miss Edith Richter.
Miss Elaine Laznro. Miss Marie
Louise Owens. vice chairmen; Misses
! Estrella Amorcs. Madeline Austin.
Calra Birmingham. Florence 8. Berry
man. Marcia Brown. Emily Brown,
Grace Bradneck. katherine Brook.
Santa Clairmont. Mary Chew. Ethel
Catlin. Louise CatIin, Alice Carrnodv.
Helen ClaSto. Camelia Clark, Mrs
Ncyle Colquitt. Misses Hazel Davis
Freda Depra. Elizabeth Edes. Phoebe
Fleming. Hodesea Fleming, Q. Good
rich, Mary Duncan Gibson. Estella
Hellman, Mrs. Hague, Mrs. T.. Flavell
Koss. Misses Sarah Latimer. Elaine
Lazaro. Heloise Lazaro, Winifred
Lane, Cecil Peggy Lane. Grace Maud
Morgan, Harriet McQuillan, Laura
McBirn. Florence Oliver. Meta Peter
son. Miss O'Sulivan. Anne Richter.
Margaret Richardson, Mary Richard
son. Dora l.. Simpkins. Virginia Suth-
erland. Marie Sisman. Bertha Thom-
asson. Margherita Tillman, Senorita
| Maria NataIia Torres, Misses Virginia
| Taylor. Miriam Cotton Vance. Mildred
Warwick. Frances Washington, Marie
Henry Young.
! The floor committee. headed by Col
! Robert Harper. chairman: Mr.. Claude
Rennett. DR.. ]. c. r.. Rulloch and
MIR. William 6. Parks. vice Chairmen,
is as follows:
! Mrs. Alexander Sharp. sr.. who
was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
J. Rucker. at Charlottesville. Va,
for about ten days, has returned TO
| Washington.
Capt. F. p. Antonovitch. Mr.. Eu-
gene Arnold Mr.. II. X. Alden. DR..
Fenton Bradford. Lieut.. J. S. Butler,
+. A. Blalock. Col. Elliott G. Brack-
ett. Maj. Francis NJ. Burrows. Hon.
Carlos Bee. DR.. J. Mott Buck, DR..
| Jasper NJ Baker. Mr.. Walter c.
Brandes. Mr.. Clarence Brandes,
Lieut.. Alfred l.. Carr. Col. De Laney,
! Col Duncan. NJ. C. U. S. A, Mr..