Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-16
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

ings by. Miss Lawson and Mr.: selah !;
vocal solos by Miss Cecil Sale. Remarks
were made by Miss Anna MacLaren
Smith. ]. W. Davis will write the next
chapter of the composite story.
The Colonel John Donelson Chap
ter. ID. A. r.. met Tuesday at the
Dewey Hotel, at which time all regular
business of the society was transacted.
Several matters of special Importance
| came up for attention. among which
| was the resignation of Mrs. Robert p.
shealey as registrar Mrs. Edwin F.
Geyer was appointed to complete the
term. 1t was voted that each member
| contribute toward a chapter flag. the
balance, if any. to be taken from chapter
funds Donations toward the Hoover
Fund and for tickets to the Americana
cation ball were contributed by individ-
ual members. A delegate and several
alternateS were appointed to the con-
gress to be held in April. After ad-
journment a social hour was spent.
The District of Columbia COnEress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers A.
citation held it's annual Council OF
presidents of associated organizations
Tuesday at the Teachers Club. At the
morning session Mrs. William w. Smith
gave a report on the efforts OF her COM
mttee to secure better films for chill
dren. This was followed by an outline
of the membership drive to be conduct
ed under the direction of Mrs. l.. ID.
Smoot, chairman of the membership
committee. A general discussion about
school playground space. facilities and
equipment was held, in which presidents
of more than twenty schools partici-
pated.
After luncheon had been served. Miss
Mary Pond sang and the discussion on
Fairgrounds was concluded with re-
port by Mrs. ]. B. L. Beene. Mrs.
George Fraser read summary OF the
work done by the clothes conservation
committee, in which she stated that
seventeen complete outfits of clothes for
school children had been furnished and
112 garments made and distributed dur
ing the past two months.
The speaker of the afternoon was Rep
resentative Clyde Kelley of PennSylva-
mia, who strongly advocated suffrage for
the District and wider use for the
schoolhouses.
The following committee on school
Fairgrounds was appointed: Mrs. g. S.
Mrs. NJ. Ayers. Mrs. G. Fleming. Mrs.
Hellbach, Mrs. Frank Ballou. Mrs. j. w.
Mitchell, Mrs. L. D. Smoot, Mrs. j. N.
Saunders and Mrs. F. w. II. Weishaupt.
The regular meeting of the congress
will be held in the crystal room of the
Ebbitt Hotel Tuesday at pm. There
will be a talk on school sanitation.
The :" OmAn'S CluD OF Snevy SA0Ae
will meet Wednesday evening at the
Chevy Chase, Nd, school. Mrs. NJ V.
Ayers, an officer of the Progressive
Educational Association. will speak
of Progressive Education in the Pub
lie Schools" All interested in educa-
tional matters are invited to attend.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the aa@e of Mrs.
Charles Fisher. A paper on Trades
Unionism of Today" was read by Mrs.
F. F. Rorke. a former member. Mrs.
A. J. Mcmillan and Mrs. ]. B. Reed
were elected to membership The next
regular meeting will be held January
26, with Mrs. c. E. Stoddard, 632 E
street northeast.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Gale
DOMAIN Club installed its officers We'd
nesday night, as follows: President,
Miss Bessie Fraser; vice president.
Mrs. Jean Robertson; recording sec
rotary, Miss Margaret c. Maclean :;
financial secretary, Mrs. Mary Dun
can: treasurer, Mrs. Agnes McGinty;
CHAPLAIN, Mrs. Jane Maclean. and
guard, Mrs. Elizabeth Grant. The new
chief of the club, Hugh Reid, was in
stalling officer.
Owing to the sudden death Of the
vice chief, John Higgins, the planned
musical program was Cancelled. The
annual Burns supper will be held