The Washington herald., 1921-02-21
wOMEN'S CITY CLUB
TO BENEFIT TRAVELLERS.

The committee on public relief of
the women's City Club will inau-
gurate its activities by giving a
card party at the clubhouse on the
evening of February 26 at S o'clock
for the benefit of the Travellers Aid
Society of Washington. As the club
Is the recipient of many appeals
for help of various sorts this COM
mittee has been formed to handle
all such matters for the club. The
personnel of the committee Is, Mrs.
William E. Chamberlin. first vice
president of the club, chairman:
Miss Aida Henrigues and Mrs. r.
A. Dorsey. club representatives for
the Central European Relief Com
mittee; DR.. A. Frances Foye. repre-
sentative for the Tuberculosis AS
sociation; Miss Garlic Marsh, repre-
sentative for Friendship House;
Mrs. F. S. Bright. Mrs. A. L. SIN
clair, Mrs. Laura A. Bradley and
Mrs. Mary Wright johnson. who
are working for the Travellers Aid.
Miss Aline Solomons, Miss Adela
Heaven, Mrs. A. L. Gardner and
Miss Sarah woclley. In addition to
the committee itself the following
club members are assisting as a
special additional committee for the
card party: Mrs. Gurney S. Strong.
who is in charge OF the tickets;
Mrs. Jessie L. Webb. Mrs. William
Scott. the Misses Oberly. Miss
Alice Heaven, Miss Nellie Lichten-
stein, Mrs. George Eastment. Miss
Jane Bartlett. Mrs. F. G. Parks.
Mrs. G. P. Graham. Mrs. d. W.
Prentiss. Miss Sara Beall. Mrs.
James Irwin. Miss Susan E. Logan.
Mrs. Mabel Manuel. Miss Marie
English, Mrs. Richard Dean. Miss
Cornelia Lyme, Miss Ethel Bagley,
Mrs. Arthur Steinberg. Mrs. F.
Ollie. Mrs. K. T. Abrams. Mrs. John
L. Newbold and Miss Mary Perry
Brown.
Constitution Chapter. D. A. r..
was entertained at its regular Feb
ruary meeting by Mrs. /. NJ. Parker.
Mrs. Ella S. Knight and Mrs. f.
Richard Gasch at the latter's home
on r street. The regent. Mrs. Roy
McKahan. presided.
Representatives to the coming
national congress were elected as
follows: Mrs. Ella S. Knight. dele
gate; Mrs. VIM. c. Sanford. Mrs.
Charles P. Grandfeld, Mrs. George
Cook, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Harry
Taylor alternates to the regent;
Miss Belle Tanner, Mrs. Harry B.
Denham, Mrs. I. NJ. Parker, Mrs
Daniel C. Roper and Mrs. Jesse A.
Cunningham. alternates to the dele
gate.
A generous sum of money was
voted toward assisting Americani.
zation work in the District. The
chapter also revised its bylaws so
as to admit increased membership.
Quite, a delightful program fol-
lowed the business session. Mrs.
Margaretta Spalding Gerry gave a
reading Of her latest short story,
Indirect Lighting;" Mrs. Maud Lee
Hunt presented a couple of humor-
Gus monologues of her own compo-
sition and Miss Edna Maedel rem
.dered several vocal solos with re-
peated encores.
Among the invited guests were:
Mrs. Francis A. st. Clair, State re-
gent; Mrs. James NJ. Wiley, State
recording secretary. and Mrs. John
NJ. Beavers, State corresponding Sec
retary, each of whom was called
upoH dhN TCspOhucu Will lew
minutes talk, Other guests were:
Mics Emma L. Ostrander, Mrs ]. A.
Maedel, Mrs. Margaretta Spalding
Gerry, Mrs. Granville Hunt, Mrs.
Nettie Smith and Messrs. John Clip
per. L. Richard Gasch, George Cook,
r. r. McKahan and Charles p. Key
ser.
The house was profusely decorst-
ed with spring flowers and flags.
Buffet supper was served in the
dining room with the following
young ladies assisting: Miss Grace
Roper. Miss Dorothea Clipper. Mrs
George A, Cook. Mrs. Harry F.
White, Miss Alice Taylor, Miss Hazel
Phillips, Miss Mary Francis Keyser
and Mrs. w. A. Poole.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Friendship Nursery Aid Club,
Mrs. Frank L. Towner, president,
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Mary w. Story, 3115 Mt Pleasant
street, this afternoon at 1850. Miss
NJ. l. Williamson, Of the Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, will speak
on Social Service" after which