Evening star., 1922-12-09

pianist: Mrs. &. 3 8. % Smith. Mrs. )
Frank Rice. Mrs. e. Clyde Shade
soloists. Donations of money. staple
foods and clothing were collected, as
is tho usual custom Of the club At
Chi GhTistmas ,s time; for some needy resi-
Reports Of two federation meetings
were heard.
The new civic section Of the club
was announced: Mrs. Walter Trey.
chairman: Miss Margaret Lancaster,
Mrs. J. w: Conman.
The Lanham Study Club held its
November meeting at the, home OF
Mr., Mr5 o. H; Cook. With Mrs; Guy n:
meeting was an article. "A Study Of
| Indian Life" prepared by H. Brazil
and read by the hostess whose collec-
tion Of Indian curios. rugs. beadwork
and ceramics added to the interest of
her subject A plea was made by
Near East Relief and the tubercular
health crusade.
A. social hour followed. during
which Mrs. v. Carlson and Mrs. N.
Tabler sang duet. :Dawning." and
Mrs. J. Kempton gave an instru-
| mental solo.
The Petw0rth Woman's Club met
Monday. with the president, Mrs. T.
, s. Tenoher. in the chair. Reports OF
| terest along the line of each. The
philanthroptc committee is especially
busy at this season. as besides its
sewing for orphanages 1t is planning
to receive donations Of all kinds for
distribution a. to needy families. Fifty
goodies. and the club. as a whole, ap.
propriated gift of money for four
local charities. Mr.. Rambau enter
beautiful views Of Yellowstone Park.
The education committee was In
! charge Of the evening.
The Home Interest Club met recent
iy at the residence Of Mrs. Helen
Thompson. The program was given
| by the Music Club of Rosemont. Mrs.
Drischlcr, president.
The Rockville woman's Club met
sponses to roll-call were Thanksgiv-
! ing thoughts. Brief reports were
given on the semi annual meeting of
the Montgomery County Federation
OF Women's Clubs at the Rockville
High School. Miss Mary Lee Cashell
| League in the county from its incep-
F.. tion in 1907 to the present time. Miss
| Sparmer gave a survey of some of
! her work as social service worker.
I'D. ca feature of the eighteenth
annual convention OF the District
Division. United Daughters of the
Confederacy. held at the Confederate
Memorial Hall Thursday. was the
awarding of gold medal to Mrs.
Dixie Chapter. for the best essay on
| THE Laurel Brigade and Its Leaders. y
It was the prize offering by Mrs.
Samuel Burleigh Milton as a memorial
to her father. Col. John Marshall Sey-
| mour, who was a member OF the
T, cavalry from Virginia during his four
years of service under its commander.
Cen Jeb Stuart Col. Seymour also
had six brothers who served from
| Virginia. all but one returning home
when the war closed. Mrs. Milton has
torian for the District of Columbia
Division. U. D. c.
| The Woman's Club Of SomeFset
gave poverty party Friday night at
| the home of DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Phil
lips. to which members of the club
| brought bundles of clothing for the
! use Of the Social Service League OF
Montgomery County. MARYLAND. Old
| fashioned games were played and q
spelling match was held. at which the
women were ranged against the men
| The program also included musical
numbers Christmas box was pre-
pared for the Montgomery county
almshouse.
American Association of University
w0men.-A feature OF the formal
opening Of the national headquarters
and club, Wednesday evening. was the
number Of representatives Of various
schools and colleges from all parts OF
the country. In addition to those who
came from out Of town especially to at
tend the reception. many representatives
living in Washington, were asked by
letter and telegram to represent their
alma matters or home branches. Miss
and president Of the A. A. U. w, was
most enthusiastic in her appreciation OF
the club and regretted that a pressing
engagement in New York made It nec-
essary for her to leave on the sleeper
! Immediately after the reception.
| Because Of the official opening of the
club on Wednesday. the regular Satur-
day lecture was omitted last night. We'd
nesday afternoon the hostesses of the
regular weekly tea. will be Mrs. Frank
Russell. Mrs. Ethel Towne Holmes. Miss
R. Louise Fitch. Miss Miriam Loughran
! Miss Frieda Kenyon and Miss Elizabeth
CAN'T.
At the meeting Of the Washington
branch at o'clock Friday evening
Miss Charl Williams. field secretary OF
the National Education Association. will
speak on Some Inequalities in American
Education Today" Miss Ruth French
! executive secretary, and Miss r. Louise
Fitch. editor Of the journal. will explain
l how the Washington branch can aid the
! work of the national secretaries.
mr. sno,< atnrx cunh met Tuesdav
at w. c. T. U. parlorS, 522 9Th street
with the president, J. l.. Moneyway
lin the chair. Owing to the illness oi
the recording secretary. Mrs. M. NJ
| Metcalf, the reading of the minutes
of the preceding meeting, always 8
pleasing feature Of the meetings, was
omitted.
! The program. in charge of Miss
/ Mary Farmer. was opened by paper
prepared by her and read by r. S
Moore, former president of the club
on the life and writings of Mrs. Mary
| wilkins Freeman, her sketch of New
EnGland character being depicted in
| "Hyacinthus," read by Mrs. A. Thorn
as. Thomas A. Cantwell, accompanied
songs. among which were "l'll Take
! Thee Home Again. Kathleen" Pass
| ing BY" and Smiling Through"
| The second chapter of the composite
story written by Miss Farmer was
read by Miss Gertrude Hoffman. and
| from the play "Thais" and recited RI
ley's poem, THAT Old Sweetheart OF
Mine"
The stosy Of the evening was COM
posed and read by Miss Farmer. en-
titled THE Home in the Hollow" and
Daley. sang an aria from tho opera Of
"I "A Rohame 1.-THE Answer" by Roh-