Evening star., 1920-02-29
Women's City Club-Mrs. A. 6. Nc

The card club meets tomorrow after
noon. dancing in the evening. Miss
Seaton-Schmidt will give the second
of her art talks Tuesday evening. At
the business meeting Wednesday the
minimum wage will be discussed. fol-
lowing talk by Miss Jessie Haver.
The informal reception given by the
membership committee last week
proved SO popular that another will be
held March 1S, when Judge Jean H.
Of honor. Judge Norris will be the
guest of the Women's Bar Association
while in the city.
Mrs. G. G. Anderson gave lunch
con party Tuesday at the restaurant.
| Several reservations have been made
for ST. Patrick's day The recital
given by Miss Emma Messing Friday
| evening was enjoyed by a large au-
dience.
| Under the auspices Of the library
committee. Miss Alice Hutchins Drake
will give a talk on Gems of Litera-
| ture" Saturday afternoon, 4:45.
| Our Flag Chapter, ID. A. r., met
| Wednesday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer and Miss
The regent, Mrs. II. b. Polkinhorn,
! presided.
The flag committee reported the
presentation of flags to graduates of
| the AmericaniZation School Tuesday
evening. The committee, on thrift.
showed budgets kept and thrift
I stamps puchased. A song recital was
given by Mrs. Francesca Caspar Law
| son. accompanied by Mrs. Jesse Raw
| lings.
With guests present were: Mrs.
George Thacher Guernsey. Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott. Miss Barlow, Mrs. F. A.
ST. Clair. Mrs. Richard Claughton.
| Mrs. NJ. A. Winter, Mrs. Clayton E.
Emig, Mrs. Sylvanus Johnson. Mrs.
John W. Price. Mrs. and Miss Strider.
Mrs. III. B. Gauss. Mrs. J. w. Langley,
Miss Kincannon. Miss Rose and Mrs. j..
L. Gibson of New Hampshire.
American Liberty Chapter. ID. A. r..
held its current session with Miss
Lola Allan. s4o2 18th street. who was
Alternates chosen for the national
! meeting in April are: Mrs. Isaac
Pearson. Mrs. F. J. Bates. Mrs. Annie
r. Thomson, Mrs. H. S. Ridgley, Mrs
E. L. Harvey. Mrs. H. B. Leary and
Mrs. W. W. Lemmond.
worth of silverware to the tearoom
at Continental Hall, and other sums
! were donated to Piney Wood School. at
Braxton. Miss. and to the flag fund
for Boy Scouts.
The regent, Mrs. Edgar Allan. pre-
sented plantation horn, formerly the
property of her great-grandfather
Capt. John Morton, to be placed in
the museum at Continental Hall. Mr..
Thomson. son of a member. gave
talk on his recent European trip, and
music was furnished by Mrs. Dickin-
son and Miss Barber.
The Warrington Readers Club met
Tuesday evening at the College Wom-
ems Club. when the subject discussed
s@Trqpndv and PathOS" Those
taking part were Mrs. Eva Hurd Will
lis. Mrs Mary Randolph Dickens, Mrs.
Mabel Owens Wilcox. Mrs. Sarah Nor
rison Smith and Miss Emma L. Os-
trander. Three plays are in progress
for May 10.
The Petworth Women's Club. at it's
meeting tomorrow evening will re.
ceive the report of the chairman Of
the educational committee on the
literary committee. Mrs. Grace Knox.
chairman, will have charge of the
evenings entertainment.
day. with Mrs. L. A. Abbot. regent,
presiding, at the home of Mrs. F. B.
Littell, 1904 Porter street, Cleveland
Park. The assisting hostesses were
Mrs. T. ]. Kemp and Mrs. c. B. Watts.
twenty-ninth continental congress.
A ,gavel. the gift of Mrs. James l.
Owens. was presented to the chapter.
It was voted to give S36 for books
for books for Memorial Continental
Hall. Arrangements were made to
take part as a chapter in the recep-
ton to the Americanization class at
the old Central High School and Mrs.
Joseph Stewart was delegated to pre-
sent four pictures. namely. those of
Washington. Jefferson, Lincoln and
Roosevelt to the school
The program was the last of
series on five great European coun-
tries which contribute large numbers
yearly to our immigrant population.
The subject being Scandinavia, the
chapter was entertained with an ad-
dress by DR.. Edward u. Eaton. who
has lived in oNrway and Sweden.
This was followed by paper by Miss
Handicraft of Scandinavia" as an ex-
preston of national life.
The Col. John DoneI.on Chapter. d.
the home Of Mrs. J. H. Mackey. with
the regent. Miss Clara Boughton
Moore, in the chair. The historians
paper was entitled '"They Who Go
Down to the Sea in Ships" Alter
Continental congress as follows: MIS-
D. w. Classic, Mrs. Katherine Hadger
Donnell. Mrs. E. F. Geyer, Miss Mary
| Frances Hadger. Mrs. ]. II. Mackey,
Mrs. Bates Warren. Mrs. A E. John
Boyd Classic and Miss Elizabeth n.
Olmsted.
Frfendship Chapter. No. II. o. E. s.,
held the usual bimonthly meeting
| Tuesday, February "a. in the Masonic
Hall. Tenleytown. After the very in
teresting business meeting local tall
ent gave play entitled 1.-The Boston
Tea Party" Those taking part were
the Misses Brodt and the Misses Der
rick. Miss Simpson, Miss Giles, Miss
| Perna, Miss Burrows and Miss Nellie
! Walther; an address by Mr. Tommie
, Butts on the Parallel Achievements
f., Between Washington and Lincolnd,"
and character sketch by Mrs Eu-
genia A. Riley. entitled Aunt Je-
NINA"
! A series of card parties are to be
| held by the chapter for five successive
weeks at the homes of the members.
| Spencer Mussey Tent, No. 1. will meet
] tomorrow evening. There will be cleo
tion. installation and limitations.
| League of American Pen Women
Senator Sterling of South Dakota will
| speak on THE Literature of the Bar"
At the open forum at league head
quarters tomorrow at pm. Lawyers
and others interested in the profess
sion are invited, as an open discus
| sion will follow the address.
The league celebrated national
music week Friday, when it had as
it's guest of honor Mrs. Carrie Jacobs
| Bond. who gave a program Of her
| own compositions. Miss Jessie Nc
Bride gave talk on Music in Wash
ington." At a meeting held Monday
night plans were outlined for a book
! fair to be given by the league the
last part of March. Mrs. Isaac Pear