Evening star., 1922-06-18

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Edith Phelps: recording secretary, Mrs
F. b. LeFever; corresponding secretary.
| Mrs. E. B. Russ: treasurer, Mrs. L. T.
Jones; civic committee. Mrs. Jay Smith /;
art. Mrs. Carrie Defapdorf; literary.
Lingle; education, Mrs. William F.
Boyd; philanthropic. Mrs. J. Herbert
Robinson; home. Mrs. Oscar Nelson;
hospitality. Mrs. c. Lewis Gable; pub
licity. Mrs. Frank Schaeffer. Mrs. r. j.
| F. McElroy was reappointed custodian.
| Mrs. Russ and Mrs. Gaskins were ap-
pointed chairmen Of the year book and
| fall festival committees
w. A. d. ID. DAT a dinner and
I business meeting held at the Grace
Dodge Hotel Saturday evening Wash
| ington Alliance of Delta Delta Delta
Sorority elected the following OFF,
| GERS: President. Mrs. Amos A. Steele;
vice president. Miss Edith Rea: cor
responding secretary, Miss Edith
| Dawson; treasurer. Miss Maude Dun
| lop: Trident correspondent, Miss Ida
Blake.
Miss Philippi Harding, secretary to
represent the alliance at the biennial
convention of Delta Delta Delta to be
held at Cornell University the latter
| part of June.
At its sixty-third annual commence
| ment. June IA, Elmira College, Elmira.
N. Y. welcomed as it's honored guest
| and speaker Senator Burton of Ohio.
| who addressed large audience in
historic Park Church. At last years
also favored in having speaker
| from Washington. ST. Auckland
Geddes, British ambassador. At the
commencement in 1920 Bainbridge
Colby was the speaker for the college
| in which his mother was student.
| Elmira COlleQa iS tho lima mater Of
| Representative Alice NJ. Robertson of
| Oklahoma. whose career typifies. in
\ spirit, the educational ideal of this
old but progressive institution-"edu
! alumnae who returned to Elmira for
reunions at this commencement is
Mrs. Paul B. Dunbar of Chevy Chase.
| prominent in social and scientific
circles and in civic movements in
| Washington for a number of years
for her class. 1902. at the annual
luncheon of the alumnae association
on June 10.
Miss Nancy NJ French of 1893 18th
street Is member of this years
| graduating class.
Burnside RelieY Corps. auxiliary to
| Burnside Post. G. A. r.. met Wednes-
day night in G. A. r. Hall. 1t was de-
cided to meet only on the second
Wednesday night of each month until
| October. when regular sessions will
be resumed. Under good of the order.
1t being Flag day. Mrs. Anna S. Ham
ilton read Story of the American
| Flag. written by her nearly thirty
years ago. on order of a Pittsburgh
paper. and for which she received a
| substantial check. The author stated
it to be the first illustrated flag article
| with detail of authority for use of our
flags. The story was approved by the
l of
of the Department of the Potomac. in
| 1895. Mrs. Hamilton appointed Mrs
| kibbie. Mrs. Naylor and Mrs. North
as patriotic instructors. and. through
| corps influence. a bill was enacted by
Senate and House appropriating
$1,000 for the purchase of United
States flags to be floated ever every
| schoolhouse in the District on school
days and during school hours. To this
| day a new flag can be obtained when
ever needed by school in the Dis
trict.
! Capt. Snyder. past department COM
mander. spoke appreciatively of the
corps members and their work.
The Landover I. Community Club
held it's June meeting at the home of
Mrs. Mary Mott.
I The club has as guests Mrs. Theone
| Coils. president of the Federated
Clubs of Prince Georges county: Miss
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| Mrs. F. n. kemptOn of the Lanham
| Study Club.
| Miss Lagenfeld will hold her first
pre- school class June 81 at the home
81 Mrs. George McMayn and all
| mothers are invited to attend with
| their infants and young children
The Christian Endeavor of the
! Christian Church recently gave a din
| ner at the schoolhouse which proved
dinner was donated by Mrs Holmes.
A play entitled The New Minister
| was given at the schoolhouse June
| 10 by the Christian Endeavor of the
| Mount Rainier Christian Church 1t
reflected great credit to those who
took part.
(, Women's City Club Washington
women elected to membership in the
i, Women's City Club at the meeting of
the board of directors on Monday in
cluded Mrs. Frank l. Engler. Mrs. Ono
! Healy. Mrs. Mabel l.. Whitmarsh, Miss
| Mamie Ridgely Kemp. Miss Grace
Sprague Behymer and Miss Nell B.
! Greenup.
! A resolution condemning the selec-
ton of site Al Blue Plains for the in
| stitution for the feeble minded was
| unanimously passed by the board, which
| then indorsed the plan for the purchase
| by the federal government of land near
| BOWIE Mu, upon WHICH 10 erect Dultu-
| ings to house this institution. The club
| members are actively interested in all
! civic affairs.
/ This afternoon Miss Florence F. Stiles
| will be hostess at the regular afternoon
tea, with Mrs Ada c. Mills Payne at
| the tea table. and Mrs. C. B. Newman,
! Miss Laura Berrien. Mrs. Arthur Stein
berg and Mrs C. ]. Blanchard will as
| sist in receiving the club members and
| their guests.
| The French section will have it's
! weekly dinner each Tuesday. which will
| be served in the grill with a French
| leader, at pm. The circle will meet
| Immediately afterward in the garden or
tea room. Members who speak French
| are asked to communicate with Miss
| Arnold at the clubhouse.
| A card party will be given at the
clubhouse June Is at pm. Reserva-
tions for tables should be made through
the Office or resident manager.
| The forum luncheon will be held on
| Saturday at 1 pm. The principal
speaker will be Patrick Gallagher. the
| lecturer.
The American Women's Legion had
a full attendance at its open air
benefit performance of Rex Ingra-.
hams production of 1.-THE Prisoner of
barracks. Through the courtesy OF
/ Maj. Gen. Lejeune the arrangements
were perfect: marines acting as
ushers and taking tickets at the gate
| The Marine Band gave a program
until the lights were extinguished ed
and after the picture. in the hall for
! dancing. The legion feels much graf
flied by the cooperation given and
wishes to express. again. the graft