The Washington times., 1920-01-18

Alss Gertrude lane, pTsslasAt. Aass
Miriam Loug ghran, .Sice president; Miss
Maude E Gaynor. secretary Miss
Catherine Boyle, treasurer.
Those assisting the officers on the
various committees are Mrs. Lenton
Bradford. Miss BernAdette Dore, Miss
Alice Mills, Mrs. Laurence V. Grosan,
Miss Kathleen Smith. Miss Florence
Burah, Miss Margaret Callahan, Miss
Alexandria Aceboni. Miss Florence
Leonard. Miss Mary Agnes Lane, Miss
Helen Riordan, Miss Bertha Trite,
and Miss Margaret sheehsn. o..
Miss Mabel Boardman announced
yesterday that the Secretary OF War
and Mrs. Baker, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels, Surg. Gen.
and Mrs. Merrite w. Ireland. OF the
army; Surg. Gen. and Mrs. w. c.
Braisted ofs the navy: Surg. Gen.
Rupert Blue. Public Health Service;
Miss Julia Stimson, superintendent OF
the army nurse corpsA Mrs. Lenah 3.
Higbee, superintendent OF the navy
nurse corps. and Miss Lucy Mime
gcrode. superintendent OF the Public
Health nursing corps, have been in
vited TO meet the Red Cross nurses OF
Washington at a reception to be held
in their honor at the District chap
ter of American Red Cross. l6 jack
son place northwest, tomorrow night,
January 10.
AS the majority OF these nurses
have served overseas and as II will
be their first reunion under the au-
spices OF the Red Cross since their
return from abroad, the event gives
every promise of being a memo rable
one. The reception will be held from
\ until 10 o'clock, the officers OF the
executive committee and the chapters
forming the reception committee.
Mrs. Cabot stevens entertained At
luncheon on Thursday for the heads
of Washington clubs and societies. 10
confer about the nationwide moN e.
ment to adopt Armenian and Syrian
orphans and rescue and pro est
Christian and Jewish girls now in
harems of Turks and Arabs. Miss
Mabel Boardman gave an earnest plea
for support OF the work. Miss Mary
O'Toole, who announced an illustrated
lecture January % at the Women's
CityNClub by DIR. Lincoln Writ, for the
benefit OF Near East Relief. Mrs.
Charles H. Richardson invited Mrs.
stevens to address the Mary Wash
ington Chapter, ID. A. Il.
Mrs. u. q. Il. Pierce stated Al
Souls Alliance had about 81 900 ito
contribute. Mrs. DE Forrest and MIS-.
Maud Howell Smith offered to pre-
pare a play.
Others who unanimously promised
help were: Mrs. James +. Byrnes,
Congressional Club; Mrs. James
Dudley Morgan, the Christ Chilli so.
ciety: Mrs. Howard Hodgkins, Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs; Mrs. WaI-
lace Radcliffe, Washington Club; Mrs.
Leon Adler, Jewish Women's Coun-
Gil; Miss Chickering, Y. W. c. A.;
Miss Ellen Vinton, A c. A; Mrs. vii.
liam l.. Chamberlin, College Wornen's
Club; Or. Evelyn Mitchell. Cornell
Club: Miss Catherine Goodwin, Junior
League: Miss Joy l.. Webster. Twen-
tieth Century Club; Mrs. Eastman,
Women's City Club, and Mrs. Charles
j. Bell. Mrs. Theodore Noyes, Mrs.
Victor Kaufman. Mrs. Mccarthy
Hanger. Mrs c. c. Williams, Mrs.
John Reed. Mrs. Ramsay. Mrs. Waldo
Leland. Mrs. Richard Fay Jack,"n.
Mrs +. i. Towner, and Mrs. Pearl
NJ. Gray. chairman women's commit
tee for public meeting at Liberty Hut
February =. At this meeting initiat-
| ing national drive will be presented
a program OF exceptional merit.
JEAN ELIOT.