Evening star., 1924-04-13

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| stand in silent prayer of sympathy
| for a number who in the past two
| months have been in great trouble
| through illness or death.
Reports were heard from officers S
| and committee chairmen. The hos
| pitality committee has been espe-
| cially active of late, calling on new
| members and visiting and sending
flowers to the sick.
The committee on the JLne banqu ct
| announced that Mrs. Horace j.
Phelps has been made general chair
man for this event, Mrs. Schwartz
being unable to continue in that ca
pacity- Subchairmen will be an
nounced later.
The committee on program for the
next year of the literary commit ee,
with Mrs. NJ W. knowlton, chairman,
met with Mrs. Alfred Norcross
"Wednesday evening and arranged
tentative programs for consideration
at the meeting tomorrow, when the
vice president, Mrs. w. S. Ryon, 1928
Decatur street, will entertain.
A committee was appointed TO rep
resent the Petworth Club at the home
of Mrs. Breckenridge Long, on 10th
street, Thursday afternoon, when
cancer control will be the subject of
addresses by DR.. Sinclair Bowen and
Mrs. Virginia White Speel
Mrs. J. X. Gaskins reported an IL
Illustrated talk by representatives Of
a silk hosiery company at the last
meeting of the art committee
At the close of the business meet
ing Mrs. Doscoe l. Oauey: chairman
of the music committee, with the as
sistance of Mrs. Arthur ]. Dennison,
Mrs Harry Test and Mrs. Agnes Nc
Elroy, took charge OF the entertain
menE for the evening. Mrs. McElroy,
who is secretary of the Petworth
Community Center, gave screen views
of illustrated popular old songs and
Mrs Dennison led the chorus singing.
Mrs. Oatley read an amusing sketch
which she had written after trip
through Virginia in her much-loVed
elizabeth Ford" There were joys
and troubles. laughs and frowns on
that trip. hut Lizzie" brought them
through all, and still lives to try
again.
At the next meeting of the club,
May D. officers will be elected.
Robert T.. Lee Chapter. United
Daughters of tho Confedc cracy, held its
April meeting at Confederate Memo
forthcoming bike ball Were pre-
sented. The chapter president, Mrs.
Aaude Howell Smith, appointed a
committee 10 draft resolutions of sor-
row on the death a few days ago of
a much loved member-MiSs Marie
Louise owens. daughter of Or. Clar-
ence j. Owens. \ large number of
new members were elected to mem
berShip.
Following the business hour Miss
Maude f.. Alton. principal of .Amcri-
caniZation schools of the District,
gave an address on the work of these
schools, how the idea for their de-
Nelopment came about, how the work
is conducted, the great value of the
instruction to the home-bound for
eign mothers, and several instances
of how materially these schools has
aided young men anxious to succeed
in the country of their adoption. but
who had previously lacked necessary
Miss Marie HalaSi. who has been in
the schools only about a year, but
who was Il living proof of what had
, been told of the interest students
soon exhibit in their work.
The evening concluded with songs
by Miss Jean Herbert, accompa MED
by Miss Dau ugherty.
The PhiIo-CIassic~ held its annual
meeting for election of officers April
at the home of Mrs. o. It. Thompson.
| The preside mt, Mrs. Augustus Knight,
presided. Annual reports of various
officers Were given. The report of
the year book was accepted and the
program for next years work adopt
ed. The following officers were
elected to serve for the coming year:
President. Mrs. +. c. Brtnley; vice
president, Mrs Fl, J. Harris: secre-
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Mrs. S. A. Wolhaupter; press corre-
spondcnt, Mrs. 4. II. Williams; direC-
tor, Mrs. G. d. Glass. Delegates and
their alternates were chosen to rep
resent the club at the May meetings
Of the District Of Columbia Fedora
| tion of Women's Clubs.
The business Women's Council met
! Friday at the Church of the Cove
| nant. Supper was served from to s
~ 4 l. W, n
der direction of Miss Annabel Gran
dali. reviewed outstanding events of
the previous week, after which the
usual sing was held. DR.. Isaac
Ward led the devotional service and
spoke at some length on the history
of the Jewish people and the move
ment now under way for their return
to Palestine. The regular business
NEE ting of the council followed, with
reports by the chairmen of the vari-
Gus committees, after which the en-
tertainment feature of the evening
took place. Among those paTticipat-
ing were Mrs. David II. Kincheloe.
who sang, whistled and gave several
readings. Mrs. Charles A. McNullen
also gave several readings, which
were followed by piano solos by Mrs.
J. a. Chamberlain. Miss Fannie Buck,
| a member of the council, clo~cd the
program with solos.
The. National Woman's Party will
have as its speaker this afternoon at
ia o'clock F'rauleiu Lida Gustava Hey =
mann of Munich, Germany, at its
headquarters, 1st and A streets north
east.
Fraulein Heymann is one OF the
first delegates to arrive in this country
to attend the Woman's international
League conference. which is to be held
in this city May IL at the Washing
ton Hotel. She is vice president OF
the Women's International League.
She has been one of the leading spir-
Its hack of the radical woman's move
ment in Germany since it's existence.
and brings to this country her wealth
of knowledge regarding the economic
and social status of women in Ger
many, the subject of which she will
dwell on in her talk.
District of Columbia Chapter,
Daughters of Founders and Patriotx
of America, held it's April meeting at
the home of Mrs. Sol Lansburgh, 4S05
Bla gden avenue, the assisting hos
tesses being Mrs. Grace F. Meeks and
Mrs Ellsworth A. Corbett. The presi-
dent, Mrs Irving F'rickey, presided
Mrs Francis A st. Clair was unani-
mously indorSed for the office of ma
tional president of the society. DR.
Laura B. Hawkins was elected dele
gate to the general court April 10
! a nd Mrs I4ansburgh, Mrs. Thomas
| Smythe Wallis and Miss May Arnold
| Hustled were elected a1ternates. AT
! account of a Florida. trip was relat
ed by Mrs. Wallis. The business meet
/ ing was followed by a social hour
! with refreshments
Columbia Heights Art Club held its
| annual business meeting Thursday al
! 3212 Garfield street: Mrs. Robert II
| McNeill and Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter
! hostesses. rs
! The following officers were elected
! for the coming year: President. Mrs
! Charles p. Grandfield; vice president
Mrs. Z. G. Russell; recording secre-