Evening star., 1921-12-04
NEWS OF THE CLUBS


ing Monday night at the Hadleigh.
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter. general fedora
tion president. made an address on the
development of the scope of woman's
club activities from the time of the
early Greeks to the present day. Mrs.
Robert Burdette. general federation
director of California. talked of the
work in which club women are en-
gagged and pointed out the local and
national benefit resulting from 1t.
Mrs. A. d. Thornton a representa-
tive of the federation of Atlanta, Ca,
told of the social service educational
work accomplished by club women In
that city. Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift
read her report as delegate to the
recent convention in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Mrs. Cantrill outlined the work
of the Political Study Club. which
has $40 members. Mrs. Smell spoke
of the work of the City Club, Miss
Ethel Bagby reported for the Busi-
ness Woman's Council with its mem
bership of a thousand. and Miss Eliza
beth Peet outlined the educationai
work accomplished by the Columbian
Women. Mrs. Clyde b. Aitchison sang
group of songs, accompanied Ds
Mrs. Paul BleSden. Mrs. Lucy swan
ton chairman of legislation, present.
ed resolution. which was indorsed'
supporting lne movement oh w. ~
establish a national athletic training
field in Washington. Mrs. Snyder.
chairman of home economies, an
nouuced that her department was as
sisting the unemployed througn iis
free employment bureau. Mrs. Earle
announced that the Bible contest
would be carried on as usual during
the winter.
Nearly five hundred club women at
tended the luncheon given on Monday
at the Raleigh Hotel to the women IN
the delegation in Washington for the
conference on disarmament. Ihe gem
eral and District federationS acted as
Joint hostesses. Mrs. j. w. FrlzZell,
District president. introduced Mrs.
Thomas G.. Winter as toastmistresS
and presented her with d bunch OF
pink roses from the club women OF
the city.
During the luncheon a musical pro-
gram. arranged by Mrs. F. NJ Shep-
hard. chairman of music, was render
ed by Mrs. F. Nj. Howard and EAR |
Clabauh. Mrs. William, A: Dupuy;:
American Pen Women. read poem
by Grace Geldert on Peace.
The guests of honor included Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs. Charles
Sumner Bird; Mrs Katherine T. ,s.r Eu-
Harold NJ Sewali. Mrs: J: Mayhew
Wainwright. Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Lady
Geddes. Lady Borden, Mrs. Christie
Mrs. Walkin. Mrs. Alfred 5 Sze. mrs.
Philip II. c. Tyan. Mrs. Ty Chen, Mrs
Flu Hwang, Nine. $. Saburi. Nine. H.
Arita Mile. Limoges, Mile. BataEne.
DIR. May Irwin. Miss Scanlon OF New
Zealand, Mile. Savuri, Mrs. Fall Mrs.
Davis, Mrs Wallace. Mrs. l.. l.. Blank
enburg. Mrs. Henry $. Lockwood: Mrs;
Helen Norris Cummings, Mrs. DAVID
Miller, Mrs. William \. Dupuy, Mrs.
Philip North Moore, Mrs. c. {. CAL
houn. Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, Mrs.
court F. Wood, Mrs Ellis Logan, Miss
LYDIA Hafford and Miss Lillian VIII
Hanson.
The Women's City Club will be at
home. informally. this afternoon from
4 TO $50 O'Clock. Tomorrow evening
at o'clock Wickham Stead. editor Oh
the London Times. will address the
club. During the evening music Will
be contributed by the Lyric Orchestra
and the Lotus Quartet. Members have
the privilege of bringing guests TO
this lecture, provided cards have been
obtained to present for admission. A
series of benefit performances Will
take place this week at the Shubert-
Relasco for the purchase of stereop-
tican and moving picture machine for
the club.
Mrs. William f. Chamberlin, chair
man of the welfare committee, has
offered the service of the club to the
Washington Tubercular Association.
Miss Alberta Seidel will be in charge
of the sale of Christmas seals at the !
the Commercial National Bank to- |
morrow until Saturday, inclusive, !
from to 3 pm. Volunteers who are
willing and can serve this great cause !
are asked to communicate with Mrs
Chamberlin. There will be the usual |
business meeting Wednesday at p. m.
Mrs George W. Eastment. chairman
of the membership committee, pre-
sented the names of fifty new MEM
bers who were voted upon at the
meeting of the board of directors
Monday.
The College Women's Club will
give tea this afternoon from to 6
o'clock. Speaker. Nine. Abiko. wife
of the Japanese newspaper man of
San Francisco and Japan and sister
of Miss Isuda, the educator. Hos
tess. section IL. Chairman Mrs.
Frank Wilkes Pyle, assisted by Mrs.
W. o. Isan. Miss Annabelle Matthews,
Hardy Mrs. Robert c. Howard Miss
Edna Stone, Mrs W. A. Reid, Mrs. W.
l.. Fulton, Mrs. r. 7. Wyche. Mrs
Avery c. Marks, jr.: Mrs: G. 7;
charles, Miss Frances Shirley and
Miss Elaine Ward. Mrs. Ross A. Col |
Inns will preside at the tea table. To-
morrow at s pm. the regular meeting
of executive board at clubhouse. 1s22
! street Luncheon. Saturday, 1880
pm. The guest of honor and speaker
D
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs and member of ad-
visory committee of the limitation of
armament conference. Mrs. Skipwith
Peyton Coole is chairman of the
luncheon committee, assisted by Mrs. ,
Baldwin, Miss Evans and Miss
Pierce.
The Frances Scott Chapter, ID. A. r.,
was entertained Tuesday evening by
the vice regent. Mrs. Alfred Ball
Garges. at her home. on kalorama
road. musical program was given
by Miss Helen Johnson, pianist; Miss
Ruth Peter and Mrs. Harry Lee
Parkinson. sopranos. Mrs. Louis Abb
bot state historian. gave talk on
the work being done by the HIS
torical Society of the d. \. r. Each
member of the chapter invited one
guest Mrs Edward b. Olney. re-
gent assisted the hostess.
The womeu's Joint Congressional
Committee will hold its annual meet
ing tomorrow at 1880 am. at the
Cosmos Club The meeting will be
followed by luncheon at 1880. This
completes the first year of this COM
mittee's work. \ report of the ac-
complishments of the year Will be
presented to the meeting.
The HOusekecperS' Alliance has re-
opened it's placement office at the EN-
ployment service. 1410 PennsylVanla
avenue, street floor, where the secre-
the members from 10 am. to ] pm.
daily 4 card party for the support
of this service will be given at the
Hadleigh tomorrow afternoon at