Evening star., 1920-03-21
Among the Clubs

Mrs. Rose Gouveneur Hoes: vice
presidents. Mrs. Henry b. r. Mac1ar
land, Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs. Louis
Brownlow. Mrs. Henry T. halneyI re-
mar; corresponding secretary. ME-. MS
Ellen A. Vinton; treasurer. Mrs. Iru-
man Abbey; directors, Mrs. Matthe"
T. Scott, Mrs. Marcus BENJAMIN. mrs
Augustine j. Todd, Mrs o. Il. stew
art and Mrs. John w. Connolly; chair
man of publicity, Mrs. Grace Porter
Hopkins; ways and means. Mrs. X X
Hoes. ex-offlcio; employment, mrs.
Henry b. F. Macfarland; suDcommlt-
tees under employment-ad1
Mrs Wesley NJ. Stoner; compensatlon'
Mrs. Cato Sells; Investigation. Mrs.
Giles S. Rafter; membership. Mrs. w.
f. Chamberlin: legislative. Mrs. Louis
Rrownlow and Mrs. e. I. Costlga ,
organization cooperation, MRS. r. L.
Ransome: cooperative buying, etc,
school, Mrs w. D. Bigelow; schedules
Miss Georgia Robertson, and plan.
Mrs Albert Sidney Burleson.
Potomac Chapter, ID. A. r., held its
March meeting at the home Of Miss
s25 had been contributed to patrlotlc
and charitable work throughout the
year The business session was sue
ceeded by a musical and social even
Ing.
The Louisa Adams Chapter Of the
ID. A. r., Mrs Charles H. Bowker. re-
gent, has featured Americanizatlon
work in the District among Its ac-
tivities this year. and In order to help
in the deficit caused by the lack or
official government appropriation TO
continue the foreign night schools
open after March I. the chapter viii
give a card party at the home Of Mrs.
Randolph D. Hopkins. on the evening
of April IA All Daughters and their
friends are cordially invited to get
into the game" for personal enjoy
ment and the ultimate good to the
CITY. through the education or the
foreign-born future citizens.
Pntriots Memorial Chapter, ID. A. r..
was entertained Tuesday evening.
with Mrs. Conway and Mrs. Douglass
Iene Smith, presided. After the busi-
ness session the chapter was given an
exhibition by Boy Scouts of Troop DO,
to which a large flag had been pre-
viously presented. Many guests were
present
The District of Columbia ConEres.
Of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' As
sociatiOns met Tuesday afternoon In
the teachers clubroomS. The aSSocia-
ton voted to indorse the infancy
and maternity bill" before Congress.
1t was decided to have a permanent
shoe and rubber fund contributed by
the different parent-teachers associa-
tions and kept by the treasurer OF the
associations as a special fund to be
used for the purpose OF supplying
school children with proper footwear
when necessary. Mrs. G. S. Fraser,
who has charge Of the sewing classes
for foreign women, announced that
professional '.cptter" had offered her
services and Is now assisting In
teaching the proper methods of eco
nomical cutting and fitting. These
classes are held in cooperation with
the Americanization school every
Monday night in the child welfare
room maintained by the organization
in old Central. The Questionnaire
which has been prepared by the spe-
cial committee appointed by the
council. of presidents was read and
explained. AS soon as the board OF
education gives the necessary per-
mission these questionnaires will be
placed in the hands Of a corps of work
ers, who will visit each school and
obtain absolute facts regarding, the
physical condition of the buildings
their lives. The organization is about
to start a strenuous campaign drive,
the object of which is to have every
woman in Washington who Is inter-
ested in child welfare become a mem-
Der of the parent-teacher associa-
tion in the school nearest to her, and
in this way become member OF the
Congress of Mothers, which is COM
posed of the school clubs. The speak