Evening star., 1921-05-01
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
rict of Columbia Federation

The District of Columbia Federation
of WOmen's Clubs met Monday even
ing at the Graduate Nurses Associa-
ton, 1887 X street. Mrs. Howard L.
Hodskins. the president. presided. Ar
!, rangements We're made for holding
! the annual meeting at the Hadleigh
F., on May and 6. A dinner is to be CIV
| en- by the District of Columbia Fedora
ton at the Hadleigh on the evening
! of May 6. This dinner will be in
honor of Mrs; Thomas Thomas, 6; Iedsrniion MsIioT
of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Hodgklns
! and Mrs! Redwood Nandergrift were
! elected delegates to the General
! Council of the Federation to be held
! in Utah. June II. The federation eN-
pressed by a rising vote its apprecia :
I tion of Mrs. Hodgkins' work as presi-
dent during the past two years
and it's pleasure at her recent
election to the vice president
generalship of the d. A. r. and
board of education of this city. DIR.
G.. Brown Miller addressed the feder-
alton in the interest of the campaign
for funds for the Instructive Visiting
/ Nurses Association. Mrs. A. X. Wine
reported turning over $3.50 to the
card party recently given at the Ho-
! tel Harrington. A letter was read
from Mrs. NJ. w. Barry. general fed
Grafton chairman of home economies,
urging women to aid cotton growers
! by purchasing general supplies of
! cotton material. Among the depart
ment Chairmen who made reports
! during the evening were Mrs. j. j.
j Locher, Mrs sydney Jacobs. Mrs. Har-
Try Cunningham. Mrs. c. \. Chapman.
IN; Ire ~,
| Logan Tucker.
| Women's City Club.-Miss Mary
O'Toole, president, will be hostess 1T
! the directors reception this afternoon,
! 1870 to o'clock. The candidates for
! election will assist. Mrs. James r.
Colburn will preside at the tea table.
| Tuesday at 3 o'clock the civic COM
mittee will conduct its last round
table talk of the season. The polls
! for election of officers and directors
! for the coming fiscal year will open
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and
| remain open all day, in charge of the
/ tellers, until pm. The result of the
| election will be announced at the an
/ nual meeting at S o'clock Wednesday
| evening. A report will also be re-
! ceived from each officer and chairman
of committees detailing the work done
during the year. Mrs. Lyman B.
! Swormstedt is the only candidate for
| president; Mrs. William f. Chamber
! lin and DR.. Edith Sc Willie Coale are
J competitors for first vice president;
| Mrs. George EaStment for second vice
president; Miss Florence Fraser Stiles
and Miss Mary Jane Winfree are
! friendly rivals for treasurer; Mrs.
| Nina f. Allender and Miss Cora Lar
ri L
! cording secretary. Since Mrs. E. B.
Newman has withdrawn her name,
Miss Mabel owen will have a walk
i over for corresponding secretary.
! There are fifteen candidates for the
; six vacancies on the board of direct
! ors. namely: Miss Laura Marie Ber-
! rien. Miss Maud r. Cavanagh, Mrs.
William S. Corby. Mrs. Richard Dean.
Mrs. Isaac Cans, Miss Alice NJ
Heaven. Miss Myra NJ. Hendley, Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Mary
Dashiel Johnson. Miss Gertrude E.
Leonard. Mrs. Robert r. Nelson, Miss
Mary OToole. Mrs. Gurney S. Strong,
Mrs. Susan II. Walker and Mrs o. 1.
Woodley.
The tea given by the civic and en-
! tertainment committees for the Con-
gress of Mothers Tuesday last was
very popular, and the visiting ladies'
expressed themselves as delighted
ingS.
The Anthony League held its weekly
meeting at the home Of the president
Mrs. Anna +. Hendley, 2007 Columbia
road, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. O.
]. "oodley gave an address on The
City Beautiful" Mrs w. +. Chamber
!. lin read in sympathetic manner sew
era1 poems of Joyce kilmer. Miss
Golden gave piano selections. Mrs
Henry c. Stewart acted as hostess
assisted by several young ladies. She
was a personal friend of Joyce kiirner
and told Of touching incidents con-
nected with him. Members admitted
since the last meeting are Mrs Theo-
dore Noyes Mrs. O. /. Woodley, Mrs
W. +. Chamberlin and Mrs. Kate
Treuholme Abrams.
The annual meeting will be held
Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock,
when new officers will be elected for
the coming year. There will be read
ingS by Mrs. Augustus knight and
Miss Jean Wilson and musical pro-
gram under the direction of Mrs.
Dorothy De Muth Watson. The date
Of the house boat party has been set
for May %. All members and friends
Of the league are invited to attend
and have a day out of doors on the
water.
Victory Chapter, ID. A. R., enter
tanned guests Monday evening at
tho home of Mrs f. B. Littell. Re-
ports were given with speciaI pnep