Evening star., 1921-03-20
News of the Clubs

were given by the officers and
sum was donated out of the treasury
for the Associated Charities. Mrs.
n. NJ. Pollock. corresponding secre-
| tary. read communications from the
board of education. Rotary Ciup'
national headquarters and from the
Women's Bar Associations president
Miss Ida May Meyers. asking for
resolution to be adopted in favor
District for women to serve on
juries in the state. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Mrs. Louise II. Earll spoke of the
Bible contest to take place in the
daily papers.
Mrs. Shelton announced the annual
quarterly convention to be hcid
April 90 in Hamline Methodist
! Church. The board of trustees VIII
give twentieth anniversary tea
April Is. from until O'Clock. ~
was decided a reception would "
given in April in honor of the W. {.
7. L. state officers and other promi7
nent honor guests.
The District Of Columbia ConEr~s.
Of Mothers md Pnrent-Teachrr Asso-
Citations met at the New Ebbitt Tues
day The afternoon was devoted u"
reports of several chairmen. Mrs
Snoot conducted a roll cali OF clubs
about l.500 new members. Mra, T. J..
Daily urged members to present ~"
poster contest to tn" eighth grad"
and high school pupils TIL" posters
will be exhibited at the national con
vention to be held in Washington IN
April, and prizes will be awarded for
the best.
In report on moving picture cen
sorship Mrs. W. Wolfe Smith gave II
summary Of the proceedings at the
hirher moral standa rds for films.
The congress will give card party
at the Harrington Hotel April for
the benefit of child welfare work.
Richard Arnold Chapter. u. a. a..
held it's March meeting with Mrs. St
Clair Black burn, regent. Mrs. II
Oberholser spoke of the work OF her
chapter: Miss Eva Luke read an orig
inal article on the framing of the
Mrs. Howard l.. Hod~kins spoke in
formally of womens clubs Miss
Olivia Dunlop described her cduca-
tional work among Tennessee noun
taineers. The chapter gave its unani-
nous Endorsement of Mrs Hodgkins
for vice president general from the
District in the coming election at the
National D. A. r. Alternates from
the chapter to the congress were
| elected:
Mrs. Samuel I.uckett. Mrs. Alfred E.
Aldons. Mrs. Aaron Gottsall, Mrs.
Forest Myers. Mrs Walter B. Floyd,
Mrs. T. Sharpe and Mrs. Ncyle Colqnitt.
! Miss Edith Northrup was elected
chapter historian and Mrs. Neyle Col
quit. secretary. Donations were
made for AmericaniZation work, and
Mrs. Glenn Fay jerks received an en-
, thusiastic response to her outline of
! Russian refugee work.
n p. l.. I. l.. A.-The annual cleo
| tions of the National Pen League and
| International Literary Association hav-
ing been arranged. a t the time of in
| corporation to come in March. they
! were held last week. although the or
| ganization is but seven months old
| and officers then elected will not be
! inaugurated until October. The pres
| ident nominated for executive "A man
of international affiliations. but the
will of the organization almost
| unanimously reelected the entire
| board. A council was also elected to
| function with the board, which will
be as follows. President. Mrs. Flor
! ence Jackson Stoddar rd; vice pres-
| dents. in order named, Mr.. F. l.. Scrib-
! ner. DR.. +. V. Wilcox, Mr.. Alex Nc
Neil Mrs. Charles Wetmore Mrs X
J. Fenton. Miss A. A. Bristol: record
ing secretary. Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton
| corresponding secretary. Mrs. NJ. F..
/ Adams; assistant corresponding sec
retary, Miss label Shutters: treasurer
Mrs. Ellen S. Wallis; assistant treas
| urer. Miss f. Josslyn Giffin: auditor
Capt. II. e. Abel: librarian, Mrs. NJ A.
Mcneil: historian, Mrs. Annie Wilder.
The council is composed of Senator
; Joseph T.. RansdelI, Col. Z. c. Heron,
Prof. Leonard Wilder. Mrs. G. Ste
phenson Bixby, S. B. Milton and Miss
Byrd Mock.
The state historic committee. D. A.
r.. met Thursday at Y. w. c. a. Hall.
Mrs. Felma Barber. chairman old
trails committee. announced that the
13Oth anniversary of the laying of the
District southern corner boundary
stone at Jones point would be cele-
brated April Is. The following MEM
bers contributed snort papers: Mrs.
Robert Harrison. Special Facts on
the Lives of George and Martha
| Washington: Mrs. Albion Tuck,
Early Settlement of North and South
Carolina: Miss Olea Wood, Settle
! ment of Connecticut and Life of Israel
Putnam; Miss Kathrina Harvey.
Early Settlement of New Hamp-
shire; Miss NJ. A. Kaufman, The
Quakers of Early Pennsylvania. -
Mention was made of the day being
the 145th anniversary of the evacua-
tion of Boston by the British
The Capitol Hin Literary Society
met Monday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Don c. Johnson. The president.
a. H. Frear. presided. Joel Chandler
Harris was discussed by James G.
Kent and J. w. Davis The third
"compositive" story was read by Mrs.
Laura b. Lawson and the "Resur-
rectional," by Mrs. F. j. Dieudonne.
The Rialto Club met recently to
elect officers for the ensuing term,
and will give dance April at
Elks' Hail.
Independence Bell Chapter. ID. A. r..
held it's March meeting at the home of
Mrs. Frederick X. Sparrow. Mrs. Henry
Churchill Cook. regent, presided.
Reports by Mrs. Joseph Fl. Wheat.
! chairman of the chapter on historic
spots and Mrs. Mary Gardner Henry
chairman for AmericaniZation work,
were approved.
Appropriations were voted for the
near east and Americanization funds
and entertainment for the d. =. r.
The chapter unanimously indorsed
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkns of this city.
Mrs. William H. Walt. Ann Arbor,
Mich: Mrs. Moss. st. Louis, Mo-. for
vice president generals in the coming
congress, ID. A. Il. A very interesting
paper, The Home Life of George
Washington at Mount Vernon in 1885"
loaned to the chapter by State His
torian Mrs. Louis Abbott was read by
| Mrs. NJ. G. Henry
The hostess was assisted in the
dining room by Miss Brooks. Mrs
Engell Rogers and Miss Mary Rich
! ardson. Mrs. Samuel Willard Beakes
! of Ann Arbor, Mich, was the guest