Evening star., 1922-11-12
News of the Clubs

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women's City Club.-The activities
Of the business and professional wom-
ems section in aid of the cancer con-
troll committees campaign OF educa-
tion will be continued this week. DR..
Ada NJ Thomas will preside at
the showing OF the hlm 1.-THE
Reward OF Courage" at the
clubhouse tomorrow evening AT
$3.50. Instead Of :he usual meeting
Of this section at the club Wednes-
day evening, members are invited to
attend the meeting at the Medical
Society building, 17ls NJ street. Thurs
day evening. There will be illus
trated lectures and DR.. Foye. chair
man of the Cancer week committee.
will preside. Other members OF the
committee who will participate in
the meeting are DR.. Thomas, DR..
Edith Sc Vile Coale, DR.. Amy Rule.
Miss Laura NJ. Berrien, Judge Mary
O'Toole and Miss Florence F. Stiles:
Members are also invited to attend
the meetings at Mrs. Letters each
afternoon.
The monthly meeting Of the civics
section will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
The birthday banquet to celebrate
the third anniversary OF the founding
Of the club will be held at the Mems
City Club, 1920 G street. Saturday
| will preside and there will be speak
American Women's LeEion.-Tht
executive board held its first fall
meeting October 80 at the residence
2704 Ontario road. Nine units were
represented. the Anderson. Argonne
! Bassford. Chateau Thierry. Chaumont
| Doyen. Flanders Field. Mccoy and St
| Mihiel.
Many important business matter,
were dealt with and new work for
the immediate future discussed.
Through the courtesy Of the clergy
of st. Johns Church. 18th and II
| streets northwest. the legion will
hold Its executive meetings in the
parish hall OF that church. These
HlecliheS are uelu on Ine lASC mon
days Of each month at 4:30 pm.
Besides arranging for a wreath to
be laid on the tomb Of the unknown
dead yesterday, the president, Mrs
Finley. pledged the legion to assist
in the Red Cross drive and each unit
Will try to cooperate.
The Anderson Unit announced a
sale at Walter Reed Hospital voca-
tional workshops for November %
23 and "a. from 10 am. to 6 pm. Ar
ticles made by disabled veterans will
be on sale and the proceeds Of each
article goes directly to the maker
minus the price Of material used.
The Mccoy Unit will conduct a
similar sale for the patients of Mont
Alto. st. Elizabeths and other public
health hospitals at 18th and G streets
northwest. The articles offered for
sale there were made by men who
are specially deserving of encourage
ment.
The College women's Club.-The
social program for the week at the
College Women's Club includes a tea
tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Letter. 1900 New Hampshire avenue
where a film in connection with the
cancer conference will be shown, and
luncheon Saturday. at which the
guest of honor and speaker will be
Mrs. Louise NJ. Dodson. national di-
rector of organization Of the repub-
lican national committee. Mrs. Dod-
son will discuss 1.-THE Present and
Future Positions of Women in Pol
tics"
At the business meeting of the
executive board Monday night the
following were admitted to member
ship in the club: Miss Blanche Louise
Bryan. Miss Rebekah Ward Sayer.
Miss Evelyn r. Thompson. Miss Mil
dred H. Merrill. Miss Flora Dell
Staples, Miss Olive Hallock. Miss
Jessie Blair Edmondson. Miss Ethel
NJ. Champion. Miss Eleanor S. Pat
terson. Miss Zoda Greenlee, Miss Alice
NJ. Heagy and Mrs. c. B. Watt.
At the supper and informal meet
ing which preceded the regular bus
mess meeting Of the board the fol-
lowing members of the American As
sociation Of University Women were
guests: Mrs. F. Bernard. Miss Ruth
French. Miss A. Farr and Mrs Glen
L. Swiggett. After the supper a most
informal discussion was held as to
ways and means of promoting good
fellowship and spirit OF co-opera-
ton between the College Women's
Club and the American Association
Mrs. o. L. veerhoff. president Of
the club. has appointed Mrs. Howard
G. Nichols chairman of the member
ship drive committee. and Miss Hen
ryette Brumm as chairman Of the
committee on exchange privileges.
Tench TiIehman Chapter, ID. A. r.,
was organized at the clubhouse in
Rockville November 8. with forty
members. Mrs. Franklin Getzandan-
ner being the organizing regent, The
state regent, Mrs. Adam Deninead.
ed with prayer. followed by singing
"The Star Spangled Banner" and
Salute to the Flag" The organic
ing regent read to the chapter the
notification from the national board
Of her conformation as organizing
the officers. as follows: Mrs. James
H. Loughborough. vice regent: Mrs.
W. H. J. Brown. recording secretary;
Miss Nellie Allnut. corresponding Sec
retary: Miss Emma NJ. Dickens. treas
urer: Miss Virginia Crawley. regis
trar, Miss Mary Lyddane, historian.
oath of office. The name Of the new
chapter was announced by the state
regent A short sketch Of Lieut.. Col.
Tench Tilghman was read by Mrs.
Dickens. He came from an old Mary
land family and was commended for
He rode in haste to Philadelphia to
convey the glad tidings Of the sur
render of CORVALLIS and knocked
with such vehemence on the watch
mans door In the night that before
knowing his errand he was threat.
ened with arrest as a. disturber OF
the peace. After a short address by
the state regent congratulating the
new chapter upon entering the pa
triotic field the chapter adjourned
after singing america" and repeat
ing the Americans Creed" Refresh
ments were served.
ID. A. R-The state COMMITTEES on
magazine, District Of Columbia D. A.
R., Mrs, Walter Whittier Hicks. chair
man. announces that a prize Of SO will