Evening star., 1920-03-07
Among the Clubs

nan will be hostess at the reception
this afternoon. to O'Clock. Assist
ing her will be Mrs. Charles X. Shell
ton. Mrs. Flora G. Heath. Mrs. f. b
Olney and Mrs. Wilson-Grcene.
At S n'clock this evening Mrs
Charles v. Fairfax will give pro
gram of Russian music, and tomorrow
evening Mrs. John J. White Will tel
OF the conference at Zurich
At the Wednesday night meeting
Miss Jane .;':>rnou nlink of Cali
Isrnia. who has successfully run q
laundry. viii give talk on Iht
Challenge of the Impossible.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett VIII SPEAK
Thursday evening of the work don.
by the Crittend.n Home: music and
songs af,erward. This is the regular
cub day. and members are already
hooking reserva Ions at the restaurant
and tea room for parties. AZ a sp'
cal board meeting last "f'f MISE
-NIidi HeariuucS was elected men,
brr of the board IN place of NJ l. j.
Brennan. resigned
Not included in the March program
l. an illustrated lcctur" on III" ''Ir'a'
Northwest" 10y Frank Branch RIieS
on the "Jt
The Cen Charles 4. Doycn. I. - VI
g.. rnit of the. American Womens Ic-
Eion of the Great War. held lS hrst
regular meeting Monday evening a,
The residence Of Mrs. Whiicomb. NJ"
-.orth Carolina avenue southeast. VI
r,,rS elected were Mrs. George Bar
f.r, Il if. of tien. Barnett. honorary
president: Mrs Martha r.. W Nhitcomp'
president: Mrs. Lydia Nj. Baptista'
VIce president: Mrs. Marie r. HaZes'
secretary: Mrs. Hattie Waldo: treas
rrer. and Mrs Nettic G.. Kruger
press correspondent. Mrs. Baptista
residence. Sc 9Th street southeast
viii be the meeting place. April =.
v.rcia Burn-' Chapter. ID. =. r.. met
r.CentIX with Mrs. Albert I. mort
and Miss Virginia T. Gates. as h"st
,sscs DELEGATES were elected TO tht
coming congress and there were com
rnittee reports on AinerlcaniZa'ioil.
Mrs w l.. ,;utelius. S0i Taylor street
viii entertain the chapter March Il.
The Ladies' cooperative Improve
n,-nt society Of silver Spring. Nd
was entertained recently by its sec
retary. Mrs. Langley.
Miss Carolyn Wells will be the guest
of honor at tn edirectors' Sunday art
ernoon reception at Womens CITY
Club.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter, d. A. R..
met Tuesday night, with Miss Luke,
J12 F. street southeast. Assisting the
hostess were Mrs. Paul V. Roundy,
Miss Anna Edwards and Miss Lucy NJ
Cardwell The regent. Miss Bertha
Frances Wolfe. presided. A sum was
voted toward the support Of the Flor
ence Crittenden Home. and it was de-
cided to present the second volume
of W. B. Bryan's book. THE His
tory Of the National Capital" to
the library at Continental Memorial
Hall. The regent gave report OF the
flag presentation to the Boy Scouts
the one to Troop No. 55. Arthur E.
Holder. member of the Federal Board
for Vocational Education. spoke OF
: Characterization" The regent gave q
were Miss Herrick Of the Federal
City Chapter and Miss Ryland. The
observance Of the chapters tenth
birthday anniversary will be held
April Is at the College Women's Club.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. Natienal Cap
itol Post. III. Veterans of Foreign
Wars. will give . dance at Pythian
Temple March II. All veterans and
their friends are invited.
The District q Columbia Fedora
tiso Of Wonsen's Clubs met in the Lit
tie Theater Of the Post once Depart
mont Monday afternoon. Mrs. How
ard l. Hodgkins. president Of the or
ganization, called for reports. and
S.sss 81 ss1 Mr
Eugene a. Pitcher. chairman Of en-
doWment committee; Mrs. James A.
Edgar. for the Bible study committee:
Mrs. c. N. Chipman. anti-tuberculosis
committee; Mrs. Court =. Wood. legis-
L. ID ho fH.
man Of vocational training and guild
ance committee. A resolution pre-
sented BY Miss Ellen NJ RugG. chair
man Of the home economies commit
tee. urging the federation to aid in
the tight against high prices by the
1uxuries was indorsed. A request
from the Department Of Justice for
volunteer workers in the campaign
against the high cost Of living was
chairman OF the committee Of indus
trial and social conditions.
An expression Of sympathy was sent
to the parents Of Maj. Raymond w.
Pullman. who was one OF the speak
ers at the January meeting Of the or,
a resolution Of sympathy upon the
death OF Mrs. Ada n. Weiss. former
vice president. Mrs. Jason Waterman
announced that the year books were
ready for distribution. Mrs. A. s.
Burleson spoke Of the recreation and
cultural force Of the drama. Miss
Alton explained the work being done
by the public schools in teaching
american ideas to foreigners. In the
address given by Mr.. Bowerman. the
were given to show that although
Washington is a widely Intelligent
center. the work Of the Public Library
must be contracted rather than ex-
panded because Of insufficient con-
gressional appropriations. The fed
Grafton Endorsed plea to Congress
Tor material increase in the appro-
Iriation for the work Of the Public
Library and for that Of Americaniza-
ton.
The District of Columbia Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' As
sOrtatlOns has completed the plans for
membership drive which will be
launched at the next meeting. The
special committee appointed at the
council of presidents met Thursday
afternoon and drew up the first draft
for the questionable which is to be
distributed through the schools Mrs.
w. b. Bell. president of the Bright
wood Parent-Teacher Association.
read a report regarding the actual
condition of the Brightwood School.
" hich she had inspected. and which
she claims can be converted into a
school which will be credit to the
community.
. inc organization has been trying
Tor Two years to establish a hot lunch
IN each school building and the mat
ter has been tried in the johnson
School for the past two weeks under
the auspices of the Johnson Powell
: others Club. The scheme has been
SO successful that it is hoped that
other parent teacher clubs will in
stitute the custom.
NJ the recent commencement ey-
erctses of the AmericaniZation classes