The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
j. s. HOSP|CE IN
HOLY LAND IS
PROPOSED
Mrs. K. K. Antonius, Traveller,
Tells Nonsectarians OF
Plans for Project.
By SYLVIA SEDGEWICK.

CSSCo a AICCI1IlSo VI lLOlAoSStt'A AttAi7
held at the City Club, to discuss
the establishment of an American
Hospice, on Mount Carmel, Haifa.
Palestine, a site which Mrs. An
tonius has obtained free for the
erection ofNthe building.
A corporation was formed yester-
day to make the movement nation
wide, and plans are being made to
erect a hotel for which no stock
will be sold, but which will be self
supporting.
Mrs. Antonius emphasized the
need for hospice where Americans
may meet to alleviate the lack of
hotel facilities in the Holy Land.
A luncheon will be given next
week by the board Of directors for
forming plans to raise funds for
the project. The members Of the
board Of directors are Rt. Rev.
Mgr. c. F. Thomas, the Rev. DR.
Jason Noble Pierce, Rear Admiral
w. S. Benson, Grand Master Charles
F. Roberts, of the Masonic Fra
ternity, DIR. Charles I. Griffith,
State deputy for this jurisdiction Of
the knights of Columbus; A. j. Bar.
rett, George A. Kicker, Senator F.
B. Willis, of Ohio; Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins, Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Edward
Douglas White and Mrs. Peter A.
Drury.
The Young Employed Group of
the Y. w. c. A. Girl Reserves will
hold a fashion show tonight at the
Twentieth and G streets recreation
center. The show is being put on
through the courtesy Of Hecht
Brothers store.
Fifteen young foreign business
girls from the legations and en-
bassies will meet tonight at the st.
Mihiel, in the home Of Mrs. William
Adams Slade, chairman Of the Y. w.
c. A. world fellowship committee, to
discuss the early colonial settle
ments as pictured in Mary John
ston's romance, ITO Have and to
Hold"
The Semper Paratae Club will be
hostess to the Y. w. C. A. Girl Re-
serve clubs at association headquar-
tiers, GA E street, tomorrow night,
and will entertain them at supper.
The Bon Secour Friendship Club
will entertain the mothers of the
club members at HOO M street to-
morrow. A committee has been ar
ranged to receive, pour tea and en-
terrain
The March meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Library Association
will be held at the Grace Dodge
Hotel Friday evening. DIR. Harold
G. Moulton, director Of the Institute
of Economics. will discuss 1.-THE
Work Of the Institute of Eco
nomics." Miss Josephine A. Rath4
bone, director of the Pratt Institute
of Library Science, will be guest
Of honor.
A program of Fine Arts will
feature the meeting Of the Takoma
Park Civic Study Club, at the Ia
koma Park Theater, next Tuesday
afternoon. DR.. Gertrude Brigham,
professor of art of George Washing
ton University, will address the
meeting.
Mrs. J. l.. Sylvester will present
q paper on negro music, and will
be assisted in rendering interpre-
tative music by Mrs. Ben Y. Nor
rtson.
Mrs. II. E. Day, president of the
Y. w. c. A. will outline the work
Of her organization.
The Bible section will meet this
afternoon in the Takoma Park
Library.
The nature section of the Chevy
Chase Woman's Club met at the
home of Mrs. E. T. Wherry, 1881
Stephenson place today for a walk
in the woods and study of birds
and wild flowers. Mrs. Bowen
Crandall is the leader of this sec.
ton.
A dramatic section has been
formed with Mrs. William G. Den
mis- as chairman pro tenn.
An election of officers will take
place at the May meeting of the
club. Following are the members
elected to serve on the nominating
committee: Chairman, Mrs. A. M.
C Ashley; Mrs. Winslow II. Hers
cEel, Mrs. William B. Greeley, Mrs.
Jere Crane and Mrs. Joseph Fl. De
Vean. Names for candidates can
be sent in by card or telephone to
the chairman, Mrs. Ashley.
The art committee of the Pet.
worth Woman's Club will meet in
the Methodist Church at Grant
circle this afternoon.
The chairman of the book COM
mittee, Mrs. j. Herbert Robinson
shower for the tuberculosis Hos
pital and will receive bIoks at her
home on 4207 New Hampshire ave-
nue..
Miss Frances Margaret Fox, of
the Rand McNally Publishing Com
pany, will speak on "Story Writing
for Children" Miss Loretta Lowen-
stein will speak on Commercial
Art" and Mrs. Daisy Krier, will
give some experiences of a dramatic
critic at the supper given by the
commercial group of the American
Pen Women's League. under the
leadership of Miss Grace Hudson,
tonight at 6 o'clock.
A musical program will follow,
under the direction of Miss Willard
Howe. The program win consist
Of songs by Mrs. Marylyse Ross
Manly, who will sing her own COM
positions and play her own accom-
paniments; Mrs. Miriam Hilton, re.
Gently returned from abroad, will
give shC,t talk on the Conserva-
tory of Music at Fontainebleau,
France. Talbert Haslett, accom-.
panied by H. Leroy Lewis, will
sing a group of songs composed by
Miss Julia Rogers, member Of the
League. Miss Mary Helen Howe
accompanied by Mrs. Mary Howe
Spur, will give a group of old
French songs in costume. The
evening will close with readings by
Miss Brace Bromley.
Mrs. Dorothy Debut Watson. first
vice president of the League, will