Evening star., 1922-03-12

tion Wednesday night, the out
, going board having officiated the two
terms allowable. The new board
| members. taking Office in May. are:
COBB bsan kns xse
Smith: Mrs. A. S. Hamilton. Robert
Goldsmith. Miss A. A. Bristol. Miss
Dick Root; treasurer, J. w. HOFFMAN; !;
assistant treasurer, Capt. H. s. Abel; !;
auditor, Victor Russell; resording
secretary. Dr.. Alexander Henneman;
C. Redfern: assistant corresponding
secretary, Mrs. NJ v. Smith, librarian,
| Mrs. Annie Wilder; historian. MIS-
Ida d. Peters; council. DIR. G. Al
phonso Smith. Prof. Leonard Wilder
Col. Samuel B. Milton. DR.. e. v. Will
s. Wallis: parliamentarian. M. Hugh
Irish. Mrs. Florence Jackson Stod-
| dard, who organized the association
| and has been it's first president, was
! nominated founder and member OF
the executive board. After the cleo
! embassy continued the series of talks
! he has been giving on the Russian
! drama. Mrs. Stoddard announced
! that a drama section will be formed
| to take up the serious study of and
| the writing Of dramas. rhe after
! entertainment committee will be re-
! sumed and informal dances for Fri
| day nights will continue.
The Anthony League met Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of the
president, Mrs. Anna F.. Hendley.
2O07 Columbia road. Mrs. J. E. Lam
bic gave an account of her recent
| trip to Mount Everest, the highest
| mountain in the world, with photo
graphs for illustration. Mrs. May ID.
Duvall, matron of the District Jail,
introduced by Mrs. Evelyn c. Widney.
chairman of the prison reform com-
mittee, gave the members and friends
present a better knowledge of the
duties Of her position, and something
of the help by sympathetis under
standing that can be given to those
unfortunate enough to be sent there.
Mrs. Mary Rice. mother OF the boy John
McHenry, whose life Is to be forfeited
for murder. was present. hoping that
something might be done 10 stay the
appealed to all. and served to make
the league more earnest in its eff
fort to abolish the practice of killing
by the government IS penalty for any
| crime. Miss Elizabeth Lackey sang.
| accompanied by Mrs Herman Grand
| honor and Mrs. J. f. Quinn acted as
| hostess. Wednesday evening at 3
| O'Clock the regular monthly busi-
| ness meeting will be held, at which
| all members are urged to be present.
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett wall give a
| tea to members and friends of the
Anthony League March 81. from to
5, in her home, in Alexandria.
The women'x Overseas Service
| League will give its bi-monthly party
| at Mount Alto Hospital hut tomorrow
at p. m. All members of the league
are invited to attend and join in the
| games.
| Members who have not already sent
their registration slips for helping
obtain the passage of the bill for
a congressional charter for the
league. are requested to do so at once
| to Miss Emily Dinwiddie. the Cairo.
| The benefit concert given by Mr..
| and Mrs. Frances Rogers in the New
Willard ballroom for the service
work of the league was a decided
| success. both from an artistic and
! financial point Of view. The league
| is very grateful to Mr.. and Mrs.
! Rogers. They also entertained in
| several Of the wards at Walter Reed
| the next day.
] The Shakespeare Society will meet
| Wednesday, at Sis pm. at the
! George Washington Law School. 1885
| X street. Mr.. S. S. Ashbaugh will
/! talk on the history plays, particularly
| the Henrys, and Mrs. Wilcox will have
/; King Henry ". parts l and 2, con-
| The president. DR.. E. V. Wilcox
| er.ya talk IN ShakeSneare as a