Evening star., 1923-04-14
News of the Clubs

tell Of the schools and recreation CEN
ters established in their mountain
! valleys, etc. DR.. Kate Waller Bar
| rett, an honorary member of the club;
Mrs. Francis Duehay and Mrs.
of honor Miss Rachel King is to pre-
side at>the tea table, assisted by Mrs.
Remington Kellogg.
There is to be a spring dance at
, the club on Saturday, from $3.50 to IL
| pm, which is to be informal, with
the girls wearing summer dresses.
Mrs. Dayton A. Gurney is chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
The Anthony League will meet at
| the headquarters of the General Fed
| Grafton Woman's Clubs. 1894 n street,
Wednesday at pm. Gertrude Rich
| ardson Brigham. professor of art and
| versity, will speak on Art and
Foreign Travel" Mrs. Mary Preston
Slossom will recite original poems.
| Mrs Wayne B. Wheeler, chairman of
MUSIC. will give sing. accompanied
will also give piano solos The
hostess for the afternoon will be
Mrs Mary D. Duvall. assisted by her
| daughter. Mrs. Gladys e. Herfurth.
At the last meeting of the league.
held April S. Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, assistant attorney gem
eral of the United States. spoke on
The Federal Prison Problem: Mrs.
Morse, superintendent National Ira in =
ing School for Girls, spoke on the
Delinquent Girl as an Individual"
and DR.. David r. Covell. rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, The Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Ourselves" The
| league voted an appropriation to the
Central Union Mission, the Gospel
Mission and to the Juvenile Protec-
tive Association. whose needs were
"a
| Mrs. Legare O'Bear and Mrs. Quinn.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
anti-narcotic legislation and the
! movement for federal prison for
| woman offenders. The musical pro-
grom was in charge of Mrs. Wayne
b. Wheeler, assisted by Mrs. Irene
Miller Chainey and Miss Josephine
Huber. w. " Quick gave solos. The
president of the league, Mrs. Anna
K. Hendley. presided.
LIE Cercle Francais De Washington,
Les Precfcuses Ridicules met Wednes-
| day at the home of Mrs. Augustus c.
Simpson.
The seance was we'll attended and
enthusiastic After the reading of
the minutes by Miss Julia Rogers, the
following program was given:
Piano solo by Mrs. c. Augustus
Simpson, "Nocturn" (Schumann). also
an encore. Mutt de Maj (Palmgren) ;
recitations by Nine. Blanche Remy,
(a) "Beruria' Porto-R Richie, (b) Les
Rubans": violoncello. by Dore Walten,
son. (a) "Pasquinade" fGabrieD, lb)
"Berseuse" (Schumann). (c) EN-
Route" tSchumann), (d) "Valse
Triste" (Sibelin), (e) La Chanson
d'Inde" (korsakoffD; recitations by
Mile. Georgette Marriott, (a) La
Brise" tZamacois). (b) LIE Jeune
Veuve" (de Lafontaine); comedy by
Nine. Blance Remy and Mile. Geor-
gette Marriott. first act of 'Gros
Chagrins" (Courteline).
Housekeepers' Alliance will meet
Tuesday at the Art Center, at 2
o'clock. Dr. Minna c. Denton of the
experimental food laboratory Of the
Department of Agriculture will talk
on Some Interesting Recent Results
From the Experimental Kitchen In Re
gard to Jelly Making and the Use OF
Pectin. Also in Regard to the Differ
ences in Fats in Cooking" This will be
a very timely meeting at this season
of the year, with the near approach or
the abundant fruit season, as DR..
Denton will give a demonstration In
jelly making before the audience.
showing how to make the more diff
cult jellies by using the numerically
prepared fruit pectin, and also how to
prepare pectin in the home.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
was entertained by Mrs James Dun
1851 Conduit road. Mrs. John w.
F'rizzell. president Of the District
Federation. was the guest of honor
and spoke briefly on the annual meet
Ing Of the federation to be held May
2, 3 and 4.
DR. l. l.. Lumsden. from the public
health service. spoke on Summer
Sanitation" DR.. Lumsden defined
sanitation as "the common-sense ap-
plication Of the principles Of cleanli-
ness"
Mrs. Lon Hewkins was elected to
represent the club on the nominating
committee for the annual election of
the District Federation. Mrs. George
f. Farrelle, Mrs. Harry X. Hobart
and Mrs. Stowell were appointed
delegates to the annual meeting and
Mrs. Roy Wilcox, Mrs. T. ]. McSpei-
den and Mrs. Samuel Dantzig alter
mates.