Evening star., 1921-05-15
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

saroen party at her home. Wisconsin
avenue and Newark street.
Our Flag Chapter. ID. A. r.. held its
annual meeting Tuesday at the home
of Miss Mary L. Whitan. in Chevy
Chase, The following officers were
man; vice regent. Miss Mary L.
Whitall; recording secretary. MISS
Josephine L. Prather: correspondins
secretary. Miss Lucretia Jackson:
treasurer, Miss Laura c. oHare'
registrar Mrs. T Malcolm Price; his,
torian. Mrs. Albert NJ walker. and
chaplain. Mrs. G. w. Trowbridse.
Contributions We're announced tor
the memorial fountain at plymouth.
the picture for France. the Near East
in the Chapter House Remembrance
Book was engaged by the chapter
for biography of Mrs. \. G. Wllkln-
son. founder and first regent or the
chapter.
Mrs. Edward NJ. Weeks and Mrs.
Grattan kerens were elected to menu
bershir.
The state historian. Mrs Louis A.
Abbot. gave an address on the Meek
lenhurg Declaration, and Mrs. Jas"i,
Waterman spoke on the proposed
d. \. Il. chapter house.
The Takomn Park Civic Study Clrh
held its annual business meeting
Tuesday. in the Takoma Park branch
library building when the following
were elected as officers for the en-.
suing year: Mrs. Otto l.. NeerhoH,
president; Mrs. V. C. Barrows. hrst
vice president; Mrs. Ira g. Hersey.
second vice president; Mrs. ~. ).
Pearce. recording secretary; Mrs
u. T. Johnston. corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs Walter G. Trey, Mrs. II. n.
Hobart and Mrs. Waters. directors;
Annual reports were read ana Mls
Vernon Kellogg was elected to non
orary membership.
Tho women's Club of Bethesda. held
its current meeting with MRS. T.; -.
stock of Bradley Hills. At the close
of the business session lheie was
musical program.
The District Chapter. National So
ciety. Daughters of American C"t"nts's'
has elected the following officers: he-
gent. Maud Burr Morris: vice regent
Mary r. St. Clair; recording secre-
tary. Margaret +. De Wolf; CORE
sponding secretary, Anne Wade Sher
! iff: treasurer. Sara F. Lansburen' ;
registrar. Grace NJ. Meeks; historian
Mary c. Oursler: auditor. Natale X.
Fernald; color-bearer Miriam g.
At the New willard. April 25, the
| National Society was incorporated py
| Sarah Z. Guernsey. Hattie wilson
High. Ida NJ. schaaf. Jessie Mcc; cas- s,
anova. Kate d. Bergman. Bertha H.
Talbot, Marc E. st. Clair. Lillian "A.
| Norton and Maud Burr Morris. who
also comprise the national ohcers
! for the first year. The requirements
! for eligibility are practically the
same as for the Colonial Danes. and
; the new society. under the leadership
of Mrs. Guernsey. president: starts our
auspiciously with a membership OF
several hundred. The oak trees mas
| been adopted as the emblem, and a
handsome insignia has been designed.
The District chapter admitted over
twenty new members at its recent
meeting.
The District War Mothers gave re-
ception in honor of forty-one visiting
war Mothers from New Jersey We'd
nesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Warfield. 1447 Massachu-
setts avenue. The visitors were head
ed by Mrs. M. Cline, state war moth
er. of Union Hill. and included the
. first and second vice war mothers,
Mrs. Julia L. Evans. state historian,
of Bergen, and members of the six
New Jersey chapters. Mrs. G. II:
Schulze. Mrs. Charles B. Donch and
Miss Brooks sang, the latter accom- =
President and Mrs. Harding received
| the visitors at the White House. and
later they went in a body to Airing
ton. to attend the burial of son OF
New Jersey who died overseas.
Thursday evening the Washington
War Mothers entertained them with a
| movie party. and on Friday evening
they attended the meeting Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. chapter.
The Shakespeare Society will hold
it's closing meeting of the season Fri
day at s o'clock. at the Y. w. c. A.
1888 T street. when the members will
have an opportunity to meet Mr..
Hanford and other players. The
evening will be devoted to social and
business matters. A report will be
made Of the recent succe ssful produc-
ton of Much Ado About Nothing
and plans for the coming season will
be discussed.
Mount Pleasant w. C. r. U. met
Monday at the home of Mrs. A. o.
Tingley. The president, Mrs. L. D.
Clark, presided. Miss Martha Hooper
gave a talk on Trees of Washington"
and a silver platter was presented in
! the name of the union to Mrs. Helen
Edgar Lancaster, recent bride of
the organization.
The Excelsior Literary Club met re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. l.. Warner
officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: For president,
| Mrs. J. w. Bulla: vice president Mrs.
Emma Grayett: second vice president