Evening star., 1924-03-23
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Gallatin street, entertained the club
at a luncheon on Thursday. Later,
letters were read from Mrs. Wood
bury of Cleveland. and Mrs. Hoehle
Mrs. Spray read Teapot Dome poem.
and Mrs. Ide, one on "A Boys
Thanksgiving" Mrs. Perham read
an original poem dedicated to the
hostess Mrs. Hillman reported re-
cent meeting OF welfare workers.
Mrs. Tucker. S02 Massachusetts
avenue northeast, will be hostess on
Thursday.
Crittenten Board.-The March meet
ing was held at Castle View. with
a large attendance, including DR..
Kate Waller Barrett, national presi-
dent of CrittentOn work, who was
about to sail for Norway and Sweden.
The board voiced its approval of CEN
tralized supervision of welfare
agencies
The chairman on purchase of a
much needed auto gave her report,
but no decision was made. Mrs. La
Mont Williams was made chairman
of grounds and garden activities and.
with the ample space At its disposal,
it is hoped that all the vegetables
needed by the large family may be
produced in the home garden.
A hennery has been installed.
The annual conference of circles
will occur on April %. Among glfts
recently received were hymnals from
the Rodehever Company.
The Excelsior Literary Club held
it's March meeting at the home OF MrS
II \. Pearce. with the president. MRS:
W. y. Trauty, in the chair. Report oil
District of Columbia Federation ae-
tivities was made by Mrs. Webb.
musical program followed. whlch
consisted of songs. by Mrs: Clara i>al-
Strom and Miss lean Molster; piano
selections, by Miss Carr and Miss
Pearre The book reviewed at this
meeting was Ghosts What Amt
following which Il short Sketch OF the
life of it's author was given. Mrs }.
W. Bulla gave resume or the fu-
liter prize novel for 1872, one or
Ours
Members responded to roll call by
each quoting IL proverb. The next
meoting will be at the home of Mrs.
Frederick Dobson Reynolds. 1870
street. April l.
The Legion Of Loyal Women met
Monday at the home of Mrs. l. W.
Calvcr oO1 \ street southeast. the
president. Mrs. II. y. Roach, presid-
ing Reports from committees and
officers were read. A vote was pass
ed to give a substantial donation TO
the Emergency and Casualty hoSpl-
tails. The legion will take leading
part in the drive for the widows and
Orphans Home of the Veterans Ol
United States Wars. Individual MEM
bers will take books of ten and TWEEN
ty bricks for sale at a dollar a er1Sh.
The drive will take place soon. The
business session being over. the
hostess served refreshments and
social hour followed.
The Chillum District study Club
held it's March meeting at the home
of the president, Mrs. Ella e. Nalley.
Newton street, Mount Rainier. Nd.
The business meeting was followed by
q program; Mrs, Killers topic was
Education as Applied to Child Life
in It's Rearing. Developing and Pilot
ing; Mounting the Ladder of Life.
Mrs Julia l. Drummond: Current
and the Discussing. of the Life Of a
Noted Woman" Mrs. Mabel Tip:
What is Education in Its Essentials.
Mrs Mary Al. Gooch: an address on
Education and Peace" was delivered
by Charles Cecil Calvert. giving an
outline of the responsibilities and
possibilities of womanhood.
Mrs. NJ. Virginia del c. Johnston. a
Washington artist, paid farewell
visit to the club before sailing for
weeks visiting her birthplace and
her father Col. Francisco a. del
Castillo. after which she will sail
through the Panama canal and up the
''The Golden Gate" where she expects.
to spend the next two years.
At a home economics meeting held
at the y W. c. A. on T. street We'd
nesday, Mrs. Charles +. Holmes pre-
siding. the club was represented by
Mrs. Lulu l.. Castle.
Miss Ellen L. Davis. home demon
stration agent for the county, notified
the Chillum District Club that the
millinery report of its local leader.
Mrs. Castle, was the best OF any club
in the county.
The washington Branch Women's
Auxiliary to the HALLWAY Mail Asso-
cintiOn met at odd Fellows Hail,
March Is. Mrs. J. Claude Meyers pre-
siding. Mrs. NJ. J. Dickinson and Mrs.
James w. Webb were admitted to
membership.
t-ommunics tions were read from
Edwin NJ. Shaw. secretary of the Boy
Scouts of America. expressing appre
citation of the associa tion's interest
in the work, and from Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson thanking the auxiliary for its
expression of sympathy.
The auxiliary went on record as m
dorsing the federal bread bill, H. r..
1898, submitted by Mr.. Brand of Ohio.
and ordered the purchase OF new
SCRAP book for the use of the his
torian. and a copy of Roberts rules
of order for the use of the club.
The report OF the revision committee
on the proposed amendments to the
constitution and bylaws was pre-
sented by the chairman. Mrs. William
Nj. Collins. Mrs. A. X Wine, in charge
of the card party given on February
%. reported the affair a success:
Roll call was answered with cur
rent events" after which the president
read a paper on Postal Service "l
Mexico and the Canal Zone.
AS usual. the auxiliary was joined by
the Railway Mail Association for the.
social hour The speaker of the even
ing was Miss Maude Alton. principal
of the America niZation schools OF the
district. who told Of the Importance
of the work from many angles. after
which she introduced three students
from the school and also members Of
the Americanization School Assocla-
tion who spoke for themselves Ihey
were Walter II. Lutz. editor OF the
Americanizat ton Bulletin; Max Kos
son, chairman. newspaper committee,
and Miss Marie Halasi, chairman.
recreation committee. Mrs. Samuel
Arnold entertained with piano selec-
tionS.
This closing the program the mem
bers and guests were invited to the
dining hall by the hostesses. Mrs.
Edward T.. Arnold and Mrs. A. h.
Wine.
Columbia W. &. II. u.-Miss Lenna
Lowe Yost addressed the March meet
ing of Columbia at the home of Mrs.
f.. L. Waring Miss Yost is the legis-
lative representative in Washington
of the National w. c. Il. L.
Mrs Jessie Cunningham, Ameri-
canization superintendent. spoke OF
the layettes that had been distributed
by her department. Mrs. A. German
reported the last meeting of the Fed
GRAFTON OF Clubs. An appeal was
made by Miss Emma Fowler. flower
mission SUPERINTENDENT, for flowers
and clothing, and especially blankets.
Mrs. E. s. Henry presented her de-
Dartment, that of scientific temper
ance instruction.
Mrs. Horace NJ. Dinwiddie spoke of
the law enforcement convention,