Evening star., 1923-05-26

The first order of business Will be tne
election of second vice president. Fol-
lowing are the candidates: Miss Cor
nelia Hill, proposed by the Columbia
Heights Art Club; Mrs. Redwood Van
dergrift, proposed by the Association Tor
the Blind; Mrs. Beggs, proposed by
the Civic Club, and Mrs. Faber Steven
son. proposed by Mrs. Ellis Logan. The
voting body of the annual meeting will
be the voting body at this deferred cleo
ton. ---
The bylaws will be revised. and regu-
lar business attended to. Mrs Frank
Fuller has charge of arranging for the
luncheon Afternoon session viii con-
vene at 2 pm. Mrs. Frizzell, the pres
ident. will preside at both morning and
afternoon sessions. Mrs keySer will
have charge of the balloting. Deferred
resolutions will be considered.
wemen's City Ciub.-Mrs. John AL
len Munson will be hostess at the tea
to be given Sunday afternoon from 4 to
5. Assisting Mrs. Munson will be Miss
Aida Henriques, Mrs. James F. Call
breath and Miss Agnes Winn. Immedi-
ately following the tea Dr. Sigmund
Spaeth, musical critic and lecturer, will
illustrate at the piano his lecture en-
titled Old Tunes for New"
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors held May 10, the following new
members were elected Mrs. James II.
Henry J. Robb, Mrs. Anne Jackson, Miss
Alice Jones. Mrs. Huston Thompson,
Mrs. H. Moffatt Bradley, Mrs. Elliot H.
Haag. Mrs. D. Meekison, Mrs. Margaret
Mrs. Stella D. Prantz, Miss Eva NJ.
Bickerton, Miss May Robertson. Miss
Maude Osborne, Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Armor, Mrs. James ]. Hogan. Miss
Christine w: Johnson, Mrs. Thomas
Graham and Mrs. Powell Fauntleroy.
The dramatic section will meet Thurs
day at 80 pm. Miss Adelaide 4.
Borah, director, will give readings from
Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The evening class of the French sec
ton will meet Tuesday. The diners at
the French table in the grill at ., and
the members of the Causerie at pm
The morning class will meet Wednesday
from IL to IL. These classes are free
10 club members.
The Bible study class, DR.. o. Josephine
Baird, leader, will meet Thursday at
1870 pm.
Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs held its eighteenth
annual convention Wednesday in the
auditorium of Washington Grove,
with the Gaithersburg Women's Club
as hostess. Mrs. James r. Jones
of Rockville, president of the fedora
ton, invited the members to unite
in the singing America, the Beauti-
full" which has been adopted by the
General Federation as it's song.
After an invocation by Rev. &. H.
Corcoran the meeting got under way
in an address of welcome by Mrs
George A. Chadwick, president of the
hostess club, which, though only two
years in the federation. is old in the
ways of cordial hospitality and
friendliness. Roll call showed a Vot-
ing body present Of eight-three out
of a total of 124 and every one of the
twenty-nine clubs represented by
some member or members. The total
membership of the federation is now
over 1900.
On the platform with the officers
were the chairmen of standing COM
mitteeS, past presidents and seven
members of the board of the Mary
land State Federation, including the
president, Mrs Sippel, who had mo-
tored over from Baltimore to mani
fest their interest in our federation.
The treaSurerS report showed
total of S4,461.S1 handled during the
past year, of which S1,S49 was turned
in for the work of the County Social
Service League, considerable in
crease over last year. Other county
interests served by the federation
treasury are: Contributions to the
fund for maintaining a scholarship
at the State University for better Eng
lish prizes, poster contests, war or
DhanS, f6eU NIOSS, tue IltlluS III SSh
School well, maintenance of two girls
at the State Normal School and much
local civic aid. Nineteen of the
thirty-nine clubs reported 100 per
cent membership in the Social Service
League.
The presidents report told of her
visits to nearly all the clubs and at
tendance at all the meetings OF the
state federation board of which she
is a member, one meeting of this state
hna rd hei hold in ROcEVillp for the
first time in it's history outside of
Baltimore. This was notable COM
pliment to the Importance and activ-
ity of the county federation.
Mrs. Sippel, state president, made
an address in which she outlined tse
plans of the general federation as set
forth in the recent council meeting
in Atlanta. The main efforts of the
federation are to be directed toward
law enforcement and the fight against
narcotics. She made a strong appeal
to the county clubs to affiliate with
the state organization for their mu
tual benefit. Only twelve county clubs
are i'll the state federation.
Mrs. Rogers. state chairman of edu-
cation. urged interest in general edu-
cation as well as in local schools, and
warned that the county still has 1,60O
illiterates. a problem which the state
federation department of education
can assist in solving.
Mrs. Johnson, state chairman of
moving pictures, DeSOugnI CluD
women to make sure of their facts
before attacking institutions or con-
ditions. and cited several instances
of troubles caused by the quoting of
opinions as facts. She believes the
menace of the movies to morals is
greatly exaggerated. but desires that
club women send her the names of
any films judged to be offensive in
charcter.
The morning session was conclud-
aH a address the nnrir SVStam
of Maryland by Oliver c. Short. state
employment commissioner of Mary
land.
During the recess for luncheon, the
GaitherSburg club served coffee to all,
and the officers, guests, and commit
tee chairmen were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Lacey.
The afternoon session opened with
an address by Frederick j. Libby,
secretary of the national council for
the prevention of war.
Mrs Lyles Offutt. newly appointed
chairman of social service, intro
duced the new social service nurse,
who comes to the county with rec
ord of accomplishment elsewhere, AID
who outlined the Immediate needs
and cases under her care. DR.. Win
diate of Kensington. president of the
County Social Service League, spo>
briefly and invited members to attend
the annual meeting of the league
Monday in Poolesville. Mrs Josiah
II. Jones Of Olney. chairman of legis-
lation, recounted the pending bills
which the clubs are asked to study
and report on-the uniform marriage
and divorce bill, the child labor bill.
parks and Fairgrounds, anti-flled
milk and the Towner-Sterling bill.
all Endorsed by the board of the gem
eral federation.
The chairman of education. Mrs.
w Graa1au nf Chew Chase