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Mussey will address the meeting.
Every local chapter is invited to send
representatives.


representatives.
The League Of American Penwomen
entertained the assistant secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Gordon Woodbury.
as guests of honor Wednesday after
noon at the clubhouse, Mr.. Woodbury.
addressing the assembly Informally
on the subject of the United States
Navy and it's ventions of vital inter-
est Mrs. Florence Parbury of Lon
don spoke of London clubs for the
penwomen. Mrs. Henry Wilder Reyes
presided at the meeting. A reception
will be given at the clubhouse
Wednesday evening at $3.50 O'Clock.
with Miss Jane Manner. dramatic
reader of New York, as honor guest.
Saturday evening of this week the
league will give the first of the Sat
urday evening at homes, when the
club will be turned over for members
and their friends to meet for cards.
games and dancing. if requested. The
headquarters will be open every Sat-
urday evening hereafter.
Mary Washington Chapter. ID. A.
r.. met Tuesday at thu Washington
Club. A large number of chapter
members were present Miss Janet
Richards. historian, made a short ad-
dress. The election of delegates and
alternates resulted as follows: Mrs.
Eugene Gibson Herndon, regent; Miss
Janet Richards. delegate: alternates.
Miss Aline Solomons, vice regent,
regent alternate; Mrs Morris D.
whickersham, Miss Dorinda Rogers,
Mrs. David F. Ward. Mrs. Samuel G.
Cornwell, Mrs. Ethen o. Thompson.
Mrs. Frederick F. johnson and Miss
E. JosSelyn Giffin.
The chapter will give reception
to the president general and national
officers. as well as celebrate its TWEEN
ty-ninth birthday anniversary in Feb
ruary. The date will be announced
later.
Miss Janet Richards will give a
morning lecture shortly for the bene-
fit of the Continental Hall library
fund, which the chapter is working
for. The chapters next PATRIOTIC
card party will be given January ~
at 2:3O o'clock.
The chapter has lost by death
within a week two old and useful
members. Mrs. Sanders Johnson, aged
eighty-two, and widow of Gen. San
ders Johnson. She was the first
D. A R.. and gave many years of her
life to this work, having compiled
twenty-five volumes on this subject.
She was buried by the side of her
husband in Arlington. The American
flag draped the casket, with flowers
from the National Society. as well
as from her chapter. of which she
was a charter member. The death of
Miss Nettie Louisa White came as a
surprise to the chapter. Miss White
was for many years chairman for the
prevention Of the dissertation of the
nag. Her casket also was draped
with the American flag she had so
long defended, and flowers from the
chapter were sent.
The American Liberty Chapter, D.
A. r.. met Saturday at the home of
Mrs E. H. Jackson, when Mrs. James c.
Lombard presided. Money was donated
to the national society for the Ameri-
canization fund for Georgetown School
for Foreigners. Miss Eliza beth Jackson,
Miss Mary Parks Clements and Mrs.
Justine c. Clements contributed a must
cal program.
The Capitol Hill Club met Monday
evening at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. W. Davis, with the president, Mrs. A.
n. Frear, presiding. The author chosen
for discussion was Thomas Dixon" The
principal talk was given by ]. W. Davis.
The first chapter of the composite story
was read by Mrs. Blanche Tyler Beaton,
the title being THE Mystery Of the Mid
night Express" The musical numbers
were as follows: Vocal solos by Miss
Huff; rotations by Miss Shelley: read