Evening star., 1921-04-17
AMONG THE CLUBS

Capitel Hill History Club.-Mrs., B.
! g. Yorks was elected president at
with Mrs. A. c. Clancy. Other Of
ficers chosen we're Mrs. Burrage Will
son, vice PRESIDENT; Mrs. c. Z, Will
lard. secretary; Mrs. M. B. Granger.
treasurer. and Mrs. 1. B. Stine. dele
gate to the Federation of Women's
Clubs. China was selected as the
subject Of next years. study.
The Cultus Club met Tuesday with
Mrs. Lucy N. Copeland. Papers were
read by Mrs. Augustus c: Taylor,
Mrs. Samuel E. Lewis and Mrs Will
liam A. kinnan. Miss Wallace was
a guest.
Constitution Chapter. d. A. r.. met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Charles P. keyser. the regent. Mrs.
r. r. Kahan, assisting hostess. Sums
for the memorial fund for MRS..
Ellen Foster. founder Of Constitution
Chapter. -
Paul Bleyden accompanied by Mrs.
Bleyden. gave groups OF songs: Vocal
numbers were also given by Mrs,
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith read and
Miss Alice Taylor played one Of her
compositions.
The speaker Of the evening was
Senator Spencer. Mrs. Spencer. the
chaplain general; Mrs. Howard l. Hodg-
kins. president of the federation. and
Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey spoke.
The National Shakespeare Federa-
ton held its annual business mee:-
School. Mrs. Charles OH. Craigie,
first vice president. presided, and, as
chairman of organization work. re-
ported great increase OF membership
Lduring the past year.
Continental Chapter. d. A. r.. met
Monday evening at the home Of Miss
Mabel Linton. who was assisted by
Mrs. Halstead. Miss Sawyer and Miss
Dana, who are here for the CONT
mental Congress. A subscription was
made to the Nine. Curie radium fund
and money subscribed for books for
the Memorial Continental Library.
Mother.' Congress.-Last plans for
the national convention of the Con-
-ress of Mothers and Parent Teacher
Associations were made at the exec
branch held Tuesday at the Ebbitt.
The following chairmen of commit
lees for the convention were appoint
ed under Mrs. G. s. Rafter, national
general chairman: Mrs. z. d. Blacki-
stone, decorations; Mrs. q. D. Daddy,
Percy Daniel. hospitality: Mrs. L. S.
. Doten, credentials: Mrs. c. L. Hutch
inson. child literature; Mrs. G: A..
hutchinson: En1 ah publicity; Mrs. Paul au
formation: Mrs. J. N. Saunders. ushers
and pages; Mrs. Spottswood, local
convention chairman.
At the meeting OF the Dis
trict congress Tuesday. at the Ebbitt
at o'clock. election of officers for
the ensuing year will take place Del
egates from all affiliated organiza-
1 tions are urged to attend. The Dis
trict membership is now 1900, and a
large attendance is expected.
The Wallach-Towers MotherH' Club
held a successful cake and candy sale
at the two schools Tuesday. Mrs. John
Doerr was chairman Of the commit
sisting her at the tables Mrs. Bowd-
ler Mrs. De Moll, Mrs. Graul, Mrs.
Moore. Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Hartman,
Mrs. Ford: Mrs. Buckler. Mrs. Faber
and Mrs. Sharp
Il About $75 was realized, and with it
Il will be purchased playground mate
riais and gardening equipment. Miss
i Julia Rawlings and the entire corps
of teachers of the two buildings CO.
operated heartily with the president
Il of the club. Mrs. G. A. Hutchinson. in
!: arranging the sale.
The Columbia Heights Art Club re
Il Gently held its annual. business meet :.
the founding Of the club, with Mrs
Anton Heitmuller, assisted by Mrs.
c, g. Abbott. All former officers were
re-elected-Miss Cornelia Hill. presi-
II dent; Mrs. J. Edison Briggs. vice
y president; Mrs. E. G. Russell, record
responding secretary. and Mrs. Will
liam Clarke. treasurer. Mrs. De Witt
c. Croissant was elected press re-
il porter, and Mrs. John Boyle. jr.. dele
Il gate to the Federation of Women's
Clubs. Members Of the executive
/; board were also re-eiected-Miss Cor
i ne1ia Hill, Mrs. Sarah A. Wohlhaup-
/ ter, Mrs. j. NJ. Frizzell. Mrs. William
I L. Clarke, Mrs. Faber Stevenson, Mrs
Anton Heitmuller and Mrs. A. r..
| sent the club at the federation meet
| ing in May were Mrs. William L.
| Clarke, Mrs. F. H. White and Mrs
| De Witt c. Croissant. the alternates
being Mrs. H. X. Fulton. Mrs. c. p.
| Grandneld, Mrs. T. G. Russell. Mrs.
A collection was taken for the Nine.
Curie radium fund. The club will
be the guest of Mrs Leeds at her
! summer home on Chesapeake bay the
! last Thursday in June. and will be
| the. guest Of Mrs. Worcester Briggs,
at 18TH and Webster streets, on May
S, when the annual 'frolic" will 'oc-s
| cur The next meeting will be at
! the home of Mrs. Bare. April 2l, at
826 A street southeast.
A John Burroughs Club has been or
| ganized by pupils of the Force
School for the study Of nature along
"the same line as thisS man did.
DIR. w. ID. Richardson OF Chicago
will give a free illustrated lecture on
''Birds and Flowers of the sand
Dunes" at Wilson Normal School,
Wednesday evening at o'clock. The
lecture will be under the auspices of
the Wild Flower Preservation and
Audubon Societies. 49,.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society
met Monday evening with Mrs. Laura
Il. Lawson, 206 18th street northeast.
James. Whitcomb Riley was the sub
ject Of a paper by Mrs. Dieudonne
and poems were read by Mrs. Blanche
! Tyler. Brief talks on the poet were
made by William G. Hunter. J. w.
Davis and Mrs. Lawson. The chap
ter on the society's composite story,
"The Midnight Express" was given
I by James G. Kent, president, and
Mrs. A. H. Frear will entertain at
the last meeting of the sesson. May
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