Evening star., 1922-05-07

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wcmen's City Clsb.-The newly
elected officers and directors, will be
hostesses at tea this afternoon from
4:s0 to 8. The following oficers have
been elected to office for the ensuing
year: President. Mrs Lyman b.
Swormstedt: arst, vice president, Mrs.
George W. Eastment;. second Vice
president, Mrs. Laura Bradley: cor
responding secretary, Miss Mabel
!, Owen recording secretary. Mrs. Caro-
line Stephens; treasurer, Miss Sarah
Bealf; dirctors. Mrs. William f. Cham
berlin. DR.. A. Frances Foye. Miss
Myrtle Bum. Mrs. Elliott Woods, Mrs.
Mary. Deshiell Johnson. Miss Natalie
, s. Lincoln. Miss Myra Hendley,
Wednesday at $50 pm. there will
be subscription dinner. following
| which Clarence A. Philips will lee
ture on Washington the Beautiful
Illustrated with lantern slides, in nat
ural-color photography.
The last of the years open forums
under the auspices of the civic Sec
tion-swill. be. held Thursday, pm.
missioner. win be the leader. Henry
II. Classic will speak on THE Ball
Rent Actr and Mrs. Eli Helmick on
How Washington's Housing Survey
Is being Conducted"
At the board meeting held April "a.
ra1 atoh lac ,oF{
with the following clubs: Business
and Professional Women's Club. New
Haven. Conn.,: American Women's S
Club, Toronto. Canada; Enterprise
Club. London, England.
Judge Mary O'Toole. chairman of
the bazaar committee. Is enthusias-
| tic over the activity of her subcom-
mittees. Every saIable article is ac-
ceptable. and will be sent to the ap-
propriate table. In sending in dona-
tions to the club. address Judge Mary
OToole. chairman. There will be a
bags. boudoir caps. choice towels and
household linens. Surprise, in parcel
post packages. and the Heart and
Arrow will delight everybody. The
well equipped refreshment room will
be under the house committee. and
and jellies will be on. sale The Old
Curiosity Shop wants everything it
can get The fancy table and the apron
table want donations, and Frenchy
girls Will beg you to buy their wares.
The future will be revealed as never
before by group Of seers.
The library committee Announces a
library. Miss Ellen E. Newton Is in
change Of hours in the circulating
charge from II to 3, and Miss Mary
Mason from 8 until s. as usual. Cur
! rent magazines. in good condition,
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reading of French novels is coming
into its own since the formation OF
French section. 80.
American .Women's .Lesion-The
several units Of the legion are busily
tionat work Through their assist
ance the Americanization schools
have been kept open until the new
congressional appropriation Is avail
able to carry on that much-needed
work. The executive board of officers
of the legion are preparing to give
| benefit. details of which will be
published shortly. .sa
The Alexander N. Anderson Unit ha6
| very satisfactory card party benefi,
at the Washington Club last Satur-
T, day, when a good sum was realized
This unit Is continuing, its regular
| work at Walter Reed, and has charge
Of the essay prize to be given to
Eastern High School.
The George Baldwin Mccoy Uni,
held its monthly meeting on the 5th,
in the hall of the Church of the
Covenant. when arrangements were
completed for the garden party, to be
given the last week in. May. -.
The District of columbia Federation
Of Woman's Clubs will hold its annual
! meeting Tuesday and Wednesday,,
May and 10. at Grace Dodge Hotel.
Mrs. John w. Frizzell. president of
the orga anization. will call the. morn
II o'clock. After 1 o'clock luncheon
the afternoon sessions wiH commence
at 2 pm. Reports of federation Of
fleers and those of the 'chairmen of
departments. committees and d.
visions will be heard Tuesday. The
thirty-one presidents of the affiliated
clubs will report on the, years activi-
ties of their organisations on Wednes-
day. The election Of director to the
General Federation also will be held
on Wednesday.
On May. 1. the committee of for
estry. composed of Mrs. J. Mills
O'keefe. Mrs. Bulla, Mrs. s. w. Webb.
DR.. NJ. Huddleston. Mrs. Faber Stew
enson -and' Mrs. L. B. Stine. chairman.
celebrated Arbor day by planting an
elm. tree near the Lincoln Memorial
in the name, of the District Fedora
tion. 1t Is doubtful if any tree plant
ed about the city has ever had a
more beautiful setting. Addresses
were made by Col. Charles G. Kellar,
Engineer Commissioner, of the Dis
trict;. Edward A. Sherman, associate
forester, Department of Agriculture.
and Russell T. Edwards of the Ameri-
can Forestry Association. Music was
furnished by the Washington Boys
Independent Band, under the direc-
tion Of Mr.. Kidwell: A poem, com
posed by late president Of the fed
Grafton, Mrs. Carrie Kent, was re-
cited BY Mrs. Sarah Deeds, chairman
Of the drama committee. Mrs. John
W. FrizzelI gave a short talk on the
Importance of tree planting. Many
representative clubwomen were pres
ent to assist in placing the soil
about the tree, using the 5trowel
which has been used by Mrs. Harding
and Secretary Hughes in other Arbor
day celebrations. .-.
The Business W0men's Council met
Friday evening at the Church Of the
Covenant Mrs. 'Selden p. Spencer,
leading the Bible class, took up the
study of the Book of Acts. Follow
inR the reports and announcements,
Senorita Gabrielle Mandujame, dele
gate from Chile to the pan-American
conference in Baltimore, addressed
the meeting on the women of Chile,
their interests. their progress and
the work: of the Y. W. c. A. in her
country.
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