Evening star., 1920-03-14

SOclety Will meet tO1nOTTO" at IL oc
am in the Washington Club. 1901 *
street. Officers for the coming year
will be elected. and business for COM
mittees discussed. Mrs. George NJ
Sternberg. the president, will preside.
Takoma Park Fricndship Club
The March meeting was held at the
home of Miss Burwell. on Cedar street.
Luncheon was served at l o'clock,
the entertaining committee being
Miss Burwell. Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Car
roll, Mrs. Deffenbaugh and Mrs. Beck
The recently elected officers assumed,
their duties, the vice president pr.
siding in the absence of the president
The officers are: President, Mrs. o. l.
Veerhoff; vice president, Mrs. S. II.
McCrory; secretary. Mrs. William G
Beck, and treasurer, Mrs. c. c. Car
roll.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter. ID.
A. r.. held it's March meeting at the
residence of Miss Alice Padgett. 1888
Park road.
A detailed report was presented by
the committee on the America nization
work undertaken by the chapter. in
Shott's alley. Northeast Washington
house has been rented and is being
fitted out as teaching and civic cen
ter When furnished. it will be placed
at the disposal of the Americaniza-
ton teacher of the District of Colum-
bia board of education, the play
grounds instructor and representa-
tives of other social settlement or
eanizations engaged in activities in
the Italian colony. 1t is hoped to b,
able to open the new civic center
within ten days.
Total net proceeds from the chapter
ball given at the Washington Club
in January amounted to nearly 1880
part of which funds were devoted to
the Shotts alley work.
Participation of the chapter in the
flag presentation at the tenth ami
versary exercises of the Boy Scouts
was reported by the regent Mrs. Har-
ry 3. Gauss.
Sixteen names were presented for
m membership in the chapter, and in ad-
dition three application papers were
prepared for submission. Miss Helen
Clark. Mildred Draper. Virginia War
rem and Susan Ransome were elected
to membership, and Miss Soder and Mrs
Viola Fellows admitted to associated
membership. Music was contributed by
Miss Taylor, Mrs Benjamin Soule anC
Mrs. and the Misses Mansfield
The Warrington Cultus Club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Augustus
Taylor. A paper on "The British Col
onies," read by Mrs. William K. kir-
man: one on Modern Greece" by Mrs
w. ]. Dyer. and conversation on
Ruken Rosetti Morris, by Mrs. William
Knowles Cooper, completed the program
The Janet Montgomery Chapter, ID
A. r., met Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Lewis Jackson. 1927 o street,
with the regent, Mrs. J. H. Lough-
borough. in the chair. Mrs. Frank P.
Stone read poem by Joyce kilmer
Mrs. E. J. Hartshorn spoke of tho
important work done by means OF
chemicals during the war and Mrs
Stella P. Weaver read an article on
the "First Glass Factory in Amer
Miss Eva S. Lewis were elected men,
bers. pending their acceptance by
the National Society. It was decided
to hold the April meeting at the home
Of Mrs. J. H. Adams and the May
meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Frank
Wilson.
The Home Club. composed of of
ficials and clerks of the Interior De-
partment, will give a St. Patrick's
day entertainment in the Wilson Nor
NAL School. the program to include
Irish songs and Rotations. and
dance in costumes characteristic OF
the day. The vaudeville held at the
school March s was attended by 400
guests. The entertainment committee
is arranging to provide such amuse
ments as tennis, target practice. base
ball. hikes, picnics and chlldrens
parties for the spring season. The
Blanchard, president; Charles w.
Floyd, vice president; Miss Victoria
G. Peacock. secretary, and George w.
Evans, treasurer.
Audubon Society-The spring bird
class will meet Tuesday at >4:45 at
the Thomson School. Bird skins will
be ready for examination at o'clock.
There will be no charges.
College woman's Club.-Miss Cath
crime Custis, assisted by the pro-
gram committee, will be hostess at
the College Woman's Club tomorrow
house on I street. DR.. George w. Nc
Coy. director of the hygienic labora-
tory, United States public health serv-
ice and international authority on
leprosv and plaques, will speak on
1.-The Contribution of the Animals to
Medical Research
On the evening of March 2S the an
nual club banquet will be held a.
Rauscher'S.
The District OF Columbia Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' As
sociations held an executive board
meeting Tuesday in it's child welfare
room in old Central. The most impor-
tant matter discussed was the organf-
zation drive which is to be started
immedi ately. 1t is the purpose OF this
campaign to have every woman IN
Washington who is interested in child
welfare join the Congress Of Mothers
through the ParentTeacher Assocla-
ton in the school nearest to her. The
Congress of Mothers is the parent or
ganization of all the school clubs, and
every member Of any kind of a school
organization is therefore a member OF
the District Of Columbia Congress OF
Mothers and parent-teacher associa-
tions. The questionnaire compiled by
the special committee appointed by
the council of presidents was indorsed
by the board. 1t will be ready for
circulation at the meeting to take
place Tuesday at 2 o'clock IN the
Teachers Club. COZ 11th street. The
posters on dress reform. which are
being made by Miss Griggs. drawing