Evening star., 1922-11-12

Of Mrs. Kadie. A paper on Child
Welfare" was given by Mrs. Jones,
ana some fifty lantern slides under
the title Infant and Child Welfare"
were shown. These slides were loan
ed by the children's bureau Of the
United States Department Of Labor.
Recess was omitted and the club ad-
journed to attend q meeting OF the
Montgomery County League Of Woman
Voters at the Betesda School
Richard Arnold Chapter, ID. A. r.,
held its current meeting at the nome
,, Of Mrs. Neyle ColQuitt, in Edgemoor.
Nd The chapter voted unanimous In
dorsement of Mrs. G. Wallace Han
ger for president general, D. A. r.,
and. following the business session.
discussed the Americanization work
carried on by the D. A. r.
The Montgomery County Federation
Of WOmen's Clubs will hold its semi
annual meeting in Rockville the las1
week in November. Reports.. OF
twenty-nine clubs will be heard and
plans for future activities decided.
Nearly two thousand women are IN
cluded in this organization and are
united in welfare work for their
county and communities.
The District Branch Of the Needle
work Guifd of America will hold Its
annual meeting in the lecture room
of the Church Of the Covenant. Tues
day. November 81, at ESQ pm. Mrs
Truman Newberry is national presi-
dent and Mrs. Dunlop 10 president OF
the District branch. Four thousand
garments were distributed last year
to orphanages and other charitable
institutions. az
The District League Of Woman
Voters will hold the second OF Its
series Of forums Tuesday. 7:4s pm
at the Women's City Club. Henry l.:
West will speak on THE Duties OF
the Commissioners and Lieut.. Nina
Van Wrinkle will talk Of woman 70
lice" Mrs Kate Trenholm Abrams
viii preside. Those not at the dinner
at pm. are welcome to attend the
speaking, which will begin at 7:45.
Columbia Chapter. ID. A. r.. met
Miss Nellie Grant Ross. 1889 Park
road with Mrs. George T. stormont
as assisting hostess. The regent. Mrs:
!C. c. Coombs, presided. Reports of
I progress were made by ofncers. the
Endorsement Of the nomination OF Mrs.
I
eral NJ 8 D. A. R.. was unanimous
and a sum toward expenses OF her
campaign was appropriated. paper
of historic value to the District was
read by the historian, Miss Charlotte
Van Doren. A card party was recent.
Mrs. c. H. Rowland. 2412 Pennsyl-
lvania avenue. the proceeds from
which will be subscribed to the Dis
trict Of Columbia Chapter House. A
program. consisting OF vocal solos by
Miss Lucia Maxwell and piano solos
by Miss Wilmuth Gary and Mrs.
/ Elizabeth Collision Hill, was given.
The District Sunshine Society will
hold an open meeting at St Stephens
3 pm. The hospital branch will have
charge OF the program. Mrs. Edna K.
Bushee Of the Juvenile Protective As
sociation will speak and there Will be
a musical program. All interested In
Sunshine philanthropy invited. There
Of the society relating to their va
rtous activities. Mrs. Charles P. Key
ser is District president. Mrs. Ella S.
| Knight founder and past president
and Mrs. Sanford Taylor is president
Of the hospital branch.
| Twentieth Century Club members
| have been invited by Mrs. Joseph
! Letter to attend a meeting at her
home on Dupont circle. under the
auspices OF the cancer campaign, to-
morrow. 4:30 pm.
| The nature section will meet We'd
nesday at 10 am. at Dupont Circle.
for a walk along the canal in the
vicinity of Cabin John bridge. The
education section will meet Thurs
day. IL am. at the home OF Mrs.
l Thomas W. Sidwell. 1901 Wisconsin
avenue. A bus will leave Dupont cir
Gle and Massachusetts avenue at 10:45
| q. m. to convey members to the meet
| ing Miss Sybil Baker will give talk
on "Dramatics in the High Schools"
Luncheon will be served.
| At recent talk before the club
Mrs Edna K. Bushee Of the Juvenile
Protective Association stated that
every child saved from institutional
care means a saving Of money to the
community, in that 1t costs less to
give a child a big brother or q big
sister. or otherwise supervise 1t in its
own home for one year than to sup
port it for ten days in an Industrial
or reform school.
Mrs Lyman B. Swormstedt COM
mented on the fact that a prize Of
81, 900 is being offered by the Pictorial
Review for the best result accom-
plished by any club belonging to the
General Federation and suggested
that competing clubs support such
work as is being done by the Juvenile
Protective Association.