Evening star., 1922-02-19
fAn notices for this department should be
IN The Star ofHce not later than Thursday. 8
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can notices for this department should be
pm. Important meetings that occur later will
Be published, II space permits.)
women's City Club-Mrs. William
e Van Week is hostess at tea this
afternoon from to $50. Women's
City Club.
Mr.. John c. Klein. assisted by
Misses Elizabeth Lackey, Katherine
Peacock. Mae Norwood. Mrs Harry
Shacklett, William Shanahan and Albert
r. Hinkel. will give a musical program
on Monday. February 20. at $3.50 pm.
On February 81. following an In.
formal dinner, which will be neto AZ
$50 pm. Maj, Julia 6: Stimson niSa OF taiS sne
before members and guests.
Washington's Birthday will be Gel
ebrated by a dinner at 6:So pm,
ruary %. During the evening pror
gram of songs will be rendered Wy
Miss Mabel owen. soprano, anu AL
thur L. Murray, baritone.
The civic section has arranged Ior
series of forums upon the public schooi
situation in the District, Represents.
tive Millspaugh of the joint Dlstrlct
committee: discussing TN the co%9mittee 9ueitte
on February 8, showed an understand. :. .
ing and appreciation of the needs OF
the schools and expressed the nope
that the means may be devised LOT
meeting them.
DIR. Ballou, superintendent OF the
public schools, gave an analysis OF the
school situation and discussed IN de-
tail the necessity for the appropria-
tion asked for by the board OF edu,
cation to provide proper educational
~. .srA ~ n
On Thursday. February 23, at
Pm, Senator King will address the
civic forum. continuing the discussion
Of the public school situation IN tne
District. The civic section Is support
ing measures now before Congress for
the improvement of the public school
situation in the District. and is espe.
cially interested in the enactment OF
legislation providing for compulsory
school attendance. Increased salaries
for teachers and free text pooks.
Other measures that have received the
Endorsement of the civic section are
bills for the regulation of the quailty
of the milk brought into the District'
for the suppression of vice and 1or
home for the feeble-minded.
The District Federation Of Woman's
Clubs will meet February u, when
the program of the afternoon session
will be in charge of the department
Logan is chairman The 100 women of
this department are organized IN
groups. which work in subdepart-
ments under the following chairmen:
Division of child welfare, Mrs. Henry
Femme Sawtelle; division of public
health, DR.. Amy Rule: division of in
dustrial and social conditions, MRS.
Flournoy Menefee; anti-tuberculosls
committee, Mrs. c. n. Chipman; social
hygiene committee, DR.. D. r.. DucomD;
pa1o
Ethel Bagley; institutional relations
DR.. Edith Coale; vital statistics, MIS-
Josephine Rich.
Each month these chairmen make
definite reports of their work at the
public welfare meeting held at the
home of Mrs. Logan. The program of
work planned by Mrs. Logan COM
priseS a twelve-month club year. Dur
ing the past six weeks this depart.
ment has tnaugurated a campaign OF
safety for the school child which IS
being followed with great deal OF
interest by clubwomen of other cities
Mrs. Logan has organized more tnan
a hundred women into q voluntary
in the capacity of traffic officers at
dangerous street crossings near pub
lie schools. So far this pioneer work
has afforded protection on the streets
to the children of twenty-five schools
at the meeting of the federation to
be held on the 9th Mrs. John Stahl,
chairman of the division OF music
will provide a program.
The American Women's Legion as a
whole is expanding in its service to
the disabled and needy men wlo
served in the great war. AS time goes
on this opens many avenues OF WEI
fare work. The legion co-operates
closely with the Red Cross and au-
thorized leaders at the public health,
military and naval hospitals.
The George Baldwin Mccoy Unit
continues its work at Mount Alto
Hospital, where it's members have
number of men. This unit also went
on record as conducting the. sale of
articles made by the ex-service men.
realizing over $1,000. which was
turned over to the proper authorities
classes.
Alexander K. Anderson Unit is iden-
titled with service to the men. in
Walter Reed. in cooperation with
Miss Lower. Red Cross field director
there. Every week the members of
this unit are there, and from time to
time they take up any new work that
may be needed while continuing their
routine activities. Also this unit CO.
operates with the Washington branch
of Russian refugee relief. under Mrs.
Robert Lansing, and includes in its
activities promotion of patriotic edu-
cation.
Tho Argonne Unit has been helpful
in giving cheer to the soldiers in
various hospitals. and it is planning
to erect at Arlington a monument to
all heroes whose bodies remain in
France. This is to stand on the field
where overseas graves are, some-
where near the site cf the old Red
Cross rest house. and will be a beau
tiful reminder Of those lover there"