Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
NEWS OF THE CLUBS


announces that they will be continued
during the winter. Mrs. Susan H.
Walker will act as chairman Satur-
day. The circulating library, under
the direction of Miss Myrtle l.. Bum,
will begin to function Saturday. and
thereafter will be open each Tuesday
and Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6
o'clock. Openings on other days will
! be announced on the bulletin board
from time to time.
The organization of the class In
Gaelic will be completed this week.
Those desiring to take up the study
should send their names at once to
Miss Bessie l.. Wollard at the club.
AS soon as the list is completed DR..
Joseph Dunn, professor of Celtic at
the Catholic University. will meet
with the class and arrange time
suitable to the majority DR.. Dunn
is contributing his services, and only
a fee sufficient to carry the expenses
will be charged
OF Mothers and Parent-Tcaeher AsaO-
cintfons.-At the recent session Of the
executive board a large attendance
was present to decide on the pro-
gram for the meeting to be held next
Teusday and to perfect plans for the
luncheon in honor of the principals
OF the public schools of the city. Mrs.
| Arthur Watkins, national executive
secretary, spoke on the Sheppard
Iowner bill and urged mothers.
influence in behalf of the measure
during the early days of the next
session OF Congress. Miss Ellen Lom-
card gave talk on the reading
course for parents conducted by the
bureau of education.
| The report on replies to a circular
letter recently sent to school princ-
pals concerning the benefits of
parent teacher organizations will be
presented Tuesday and there also will
De a roll call of all clubs now or
Eanlzed in the schools. Members of
the Bradley School Association will
act as hostesses
League OF American PenwOmen-
Inc professional opportunity service, the
new department of the league, was the
| Topic or discussion at the business meet
ing last week. Mrs. Crete Hutchinson.
director of the department, outlined a
plan which combines an occupational di-
vision for the placing of trained women
IN positions that call for such training
and the marketing of manuscripts and
music compositions. Mrs. Frances
Parkinson Keyes. business manager of
| the Zen woman, called to mind the
magazines field in establishing and
maintaining the new venture.
Fifteen new active members were add
| cd to the league. An auxiliary recently
| organized in >Connecticut was incorpor-
ated into the national organization.
At the regular tea Wednesday after
noon Robert Silvercruys of the Bel
gan embassy, young poet of Bel
GUM, gave selections from the poems
of Emele Verrarin. Belgtums poet of
| the people. and noted socialist. The day
for the teas at the league has been
definitely changed from Friday to
Wednesday.
District ID. A. R.-A recent meeting
of the patriotic education and Ameri-
canization committee of the District
/ ID. A. r.. Mrs. l.. H. Roome chairman
4 was held recently at the Thomson
School. Mrs. A. c. Torbert spoke OF
the work being done among the for
eigners Of Georgetown at the Curtis
School, thirty-fve being now enrolled
Mrs. Margarita Spalding Gerry spoke
of the work being carried on in Amer
icaniZati ton schools and read an origi
nal story pertaining to the naturaliza.
ton of an Italian. Mrs. Francis A
st. Clair, state regent, related Incl
dents of visit to the naturaliZatio or
court. Plans. were made to furthe,
the work of this committee and {
ways and means committee was ap.
pointed. 1t was announced. that No.
vember % there would be sixty gradu.
ates from the Americanization school
and. according to CUSTOM they de
sired to present each graduate with a
flag of the United States. At The
close of the meeting stranger in q
khaki shirt, who had drifted into the
meeting. handed the chairman So
! saying that he had once been pre-.
scented with an American flag, and il
was one of his most precious posses
sions. and he wished to contribute t
this fund.
The District D. A. r. will include
in it's celebration of the week of the
Mayfower tercentenary an illustrate
lecture on The Romantic History Of
the Mayfower Pilgrims" to be giver
the Franklin Square Hotel for tn.
benefit of it's work in history and ar
aid toward the Juvenile Protective
Association, Boy Scouts. Girl Scout
and the clubs for boys in the Y
NJ. c. A.
The Trinity College Literary SOciet,
met Tuesday evening to discuss Boot
Tarkington's works. Miss Pauline Case,
sketched the life of the author and wa
followed by the reading of TWENTY-FIVE,
criticisms OF his best known novels and
plays.
The Circle Francois met Wednesday
evening, when Nile Maple Beliard. on,
Of the French pupils at Trinity, study.
ing on French scholarships, gave a tall
on 'The Students Life at St Denis,
the school for daughters Of French Off.
GERS. who have won the legion of honor
A tea dance was given recently at the
Wardman Park Hotel, by the Washing
ton Chapter of the Trinity Alumnae
for the gym fund.
Livingston Manor Chapter. d. A. R,
met Wednesday at the home of Mrs
Bloomfield H. Howard. After the bust:
ness meeting the following program was
given: A book review of Leather
Stocking Tales" by Mrs. Mcintosh. anG
two vocal solos by Mrs. Melville Lind.
sey.
Friendship NuEsery Aid Club will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 1870, a,
the home of Miss Mary Pond. iSS;
Newton street. Miss Arcley Marshall
secretary of the Consumers League
Labor Problems" Assisting hostesses
will be: Mrs Ball. Mrs. William E
Chamberlin. Mrs. Loomis G. Day. Mrs
! George M. barrow, Mrs. H. p. Gould
Mrs. McMullen and Mrs. Warner
The club is planning to have it's Ee
cember meeting at Friendship Hous,
and to do a number of things for tn,
meeting held last month at the HON,
of the president, Mrs. F. l.. Towner.
The Southern Unit of the America,
WOmen's Legion will meet tomorrow
at 8 pm. at the home of Mrs. Benja
unit are: Mrs. Gantz, president; Mis-.
Marie Mcclure. vice president: Mrs
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