Evening star., 1923-05-26


the department and In many offices
from 1890 to 1900. and with her hus-
band, Peter Balm, moved to New York
state.
The exercises closed with the usual
ceremony, and the corps attended the
exercises in the post room. DIR. Nit
chell being the speaker of the eve
ming.
The women's Overseas League will
close its season Friday. SIS p. M,
at Y. w. c. A. 1888 T. street. Final
convention plans will be discussed.
including arrangements for attend
ing the convention in Chicago. June
14-l7. The summer service work wNl
| also be outlined. During June week
! ly parties will be held at Mount Alto.
and bi-weekly dances at st. Eliza
beth's.
Miss Emily Dinwiddie will give a
| short account of the Social Workers
! Conference, just closed, it relates
| to work of eX-service men,
At the May meeting Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, member of the Washington
| unit, spoke informally on the Coop
Grafton of the Overseas Women with
| the Girl Scouts.
| All members are urged to be pres
! ent and consider the various plans for
! future work.
Red Triangle Outing CIub.-A fare
| we'll reception and dance was given
! by the club at the Grace Dodge hut
recently. The guests of honor were
Miss Viola Blanke, first vice presi-
dent. and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin p
| Mc.calf. Miss Blanke is leaving
shortly for Chicago to be married to
Arthur Hummer, formerly of this
! city. and Mr.. and Mrs. Metcalf are
sailing for China, where Mr.. Metcalt
| is to teach About fifty couples We're
! present. The music was furnished by
!
| Bills. leader. Miss Blanke was pre-
sented with some handsome pieces of
| silver, the gift of the members of the
club. The presentation speech was
made by J. O. Johnson, former presi-
dent of the club. who was introduced
by Jerome f. Cox, president.
| The following committee was in
charge of the dance: Miss Ada Taylor.
chairman: Miss Mabelle G. Taylor,
| Mrs. {. Courtland Parker. Miss Jane
Mills, Jerome r. Cox, William B.
Coulter and Walter J. Telma.
The lexington w. c. IT. L. met
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
Alvin Day, 2014 North Capitol street
The reports from superintendents and
committees showed excellent prog
ress. Miss Irwin, from Hillsboro, Ohio,
addressed the union.
Northwest Union w. C. IT. L. met
at TIE HOHlt OF MTS. lLuSDy, 14Ub NJ
street. Friday night After routine
business the following program was
given: Piano solo, Mrs. Macon Rice
! McArtor; duet, Miss Anna McAlwee
and Roy Miller: reading. Mr.. Burton ::
vocal solo. Mrs. McSpieden. Mrs.
Eienger, representing Americaniza-
tion work. and Mrs. Perkins. repre-
senting child welfare work, gave
| talks.
| WOmen's Club of Bethesda met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Charles BURGESS, Edgemoor, Md.
The Little Theater movement as APP
piled to various communities was dis
CuSsed by Marie Moore Forrest. Fur
ther plans were laid for the bridge
and musical to be given at the home
of Mrs. c. l. Corby on the Rockville
pike Monday afternoon. The card
party will begin at pm, to be fol-
lowed by musical numbers. Guests
may leave the street cars at Edison
lane, where autos will transport them
to the CorDy estate.
Mount Pleasant Chapter OF the Y.
w. {. A. met for the last time this
season Tuesday, when its members
assembled at Vacation Lodge. the as
soCiation'S summer home at Cherry
dale, Va, for Il picnic luncheon. Plans
were discussed for next years work,
and arrangements made to hold the
nrst meeting next fall at Vacation
Lodge in September
The Social Hygiene Society will
meet at Carroll Hall. G street near
speakers will be Rev. DR.. w. j.
kerby of the Catholic University, on
Social Influences and Social Hy-
giene. and DR.. Frank w. Ballou
| superintendent Of public schools, on
! The Program of Physical Education
, in the Schools" Mgr. G. T. Thomas
! will preside and the addresses will
| be followed by discussion from the
! floor. This is the third of IA series
| of meetings held under the auspices
of the churches. The first was held
in March, at the First congregational
! Church, and the second. in April at
| the Eighth Street Temple. The public
! is invited.
The PhilO-CIassics.-The last meet
! ing of the season was held Friday. May
| IS, with Mrs. f. Fl. Pitcher, the presi-
! dent, Mrs. Augustus Knight, presid-
| ing. 1t was planned to observe ap-
| propriately in October the twenty
fifth anniversary of the forming of
! the club. Other necessary business
was transacted. In the absence of a
| paper, parts were assigned and the
: last of "As You Like 1t" was read
Refreshments and a social were in
! du1ged in to celebrate the completion
! OF a very successful club year.
Wheel CIub.-Mrs. Sanie ]. Sever
| ance. charter member, entertained
! the club at luncheon and porch
party on Thursday. at the home of
Mrs. Oscar Eulks, 2o3 Raymond
street, Chevy Chase.
Mrs. w. A. Goddard of Tampa,
| Fla. and Mrs. G. w. Dunn of the
local Sunshine Circle were guests,
! The tire Ssurer reported $32S in bank.
This peing the last regular meet
ing for the season, the hub" Mrs
story, invited the club to a thinble
party at her home, June II, to work
for the next bazaar.
| Business Women's CounciI,-Miss
Mamie Burroughs of the National
Training School for Women and
Girls addressed the council May Is,
the growth of the training school
which represents the first organized
! effort for self-help among colored
women. After the address a group
of girls from the school delighted
the audience by singing negro
| by DR.. Diffenderfer of the Lutheran
| Place Memorial Church.
| Massachusetts Society.-The mem
| bers of the joint committee gathered
at the home of Chairman George L.
! Cain, in 18th street, Tuesday evening,
and as surprise presented him
| with a black leather travelling case
| Paul H. w. Hunter presented the
gift and expressed the sentiments Of
Mrs Henrietta Smith presented Mrs.
| Laura Wight, chairman of the ladies'
| committee, with a gold-top fountain
pen in behalf Of the members. Mrs
Cain and Mrs. Wight responded with
expressions of surprise and apprecia-
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