Evening star., 1924-01-13


the Thrift week campaign which will
open here Thursday. While only few
may take an active part in the de-
liberations of the general Thrift week
committee, every member of the fedora
tion will do her utmost to make the
campaign an unqualified success.
Federation members We're active
participants in the campaign of year
ago, and did valuable service. This
was recognized by the then executive
committee, members of which passed
on the good word to the new officers
with the suggestion that they, too, fol-
low out the suggestions of the women.
Howard Moran Of the American
Fleming of the y. NJ. c. A., general
chairman and secretary respectively OF
the general committee, accepted the
advice. Each extended a cordial inyi-
tation for the federation members to
attend the meetings of the general
that the federation members be as
signed to active work. Both sug-
gestions were adopted.
Mrs Catherine Morse made a de-
cided impression in the last campaign
with her work on the budget COM
mittee, and she is doing the same work
this year
Mrs l.. B. Swormstedt devoted much
time in arranging school meetings and
organizing the school work last year.
She will assist Mrs. Baldwin, who has
this work well under way for this
campaign.
Mrs. Gertrude Bischoff is assisting
s. r. Takes. chairman of the speakers
has been active in sending out letters
to the women of the city and securing
their cooperation.
Thrift is an important factor point
ing toward the attainment OF success
and happiness" is the thought which
sways the members of the federation,
and it is the sentiment which has
cemented the cooperative spirit of the
members. Thrift week, they argue, is
TOO big and important a project for
makeshft handling, they are work
ing as one unit to make the coming
Thrift week campaign the most sue
&c. sful in the history of Washington,
The department of painting and
met Saturday afternoon. Miss Leila
Mechln gave an instructive talk on the
current exhibit at the Corcoran Gal
leTy of Art.
The board of directions of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
and the executive board of the District
Of Columbia Federation of Womens
Clubs enjoyed a get together meeting
Thursday evening at 1874 n street.
District of Columbia Chapter. Daugh-
tcrs OF Founders and Patriots Of
America. held its January meeting at
the home of the president, Mrs. Irving
Frickey, the Gladstone, the assisting
hostess being Mrs. Aitchson. 1t was
voted to indorse the movement to
erect a memorial to President Hard
Ing and to send d contribution from
the chapter for that purpose. Miss
EN,.fD tt<a, ,fu frH
Wharton's book Colonial Days and
DANES" After adjournment. a social
hour with refreshments followed.
liamentary law section will meet to-
morrow, II am, at 1884 I street.
There will be a review conducted by
the chairman. Mrs. William II. Her
ron. Mrs. Marius Campbell will pre-
side. The section of education will
leader, Mrs. Sidwell, 1901 Wisconsin
avenue. at IL am. Mrs. Avery Coon
ley will speak on The N.w Educa
tion from the Parents Poin. of View.
Mrs. Coonley has been responsible
for fifteen years or more for several
schools in the suburbs of Chicago
that have had a valuable influence
and growing power.
Women's Overseas Service League
District building to discuss plans for
the entertainment to be given Febru-
AIRY for the benefit OF disabled for
ner service women and men. Miss
Helen Fraser of London will speak.
and .he committee expects to an
nounce in the near future that
noted musician will play. Gen. Le-
jeune has given the services of the
Marine Band for the evening. The
entertainment will be held in Me-
mortal Continental Hall. Miss Lena
II. Hitchcock, president of the unit.
also national vice president, I'd Corps
Area, of the Women's Overseas Service
League, has just returned from Phila-
delphia, where she was a guest of honor
oi the Philadelphia unit of the WomenS
Overseas Service League.
The District League of Women
Voters will give a dinner Wednesday
at pm. at the Women's City Club.
The Rev. Henry A. Atkinson, secre-
tary of the Church Peace Union, will
speak on The World Court" and the
fullest discussion will follow his talk.
board meeting of the District
League has been called for the same
evening, January 16. at 6 pm. at
the headquarters of the National
League of Women Voters, $50 18th
street. Miss Eastman. president of
the District League. will preside.
Tuesday at 10 am at the residence
of Maj. and Mrs. j. j. Burleigh, on
Ridge road. Approximately every
lady in the community was in attend
ance.
In keeping with the rules of the
Garden Club of America in limiting
the membership in it's various units,
the ladies of the Battery Park Gar.
den Club in order that as many per-
sons possible may enjoy the lee
lures with them, voted to extend to
it's members the privilege of inviting
AS guests friends and those interested
in the work.
The honorary president, Prof David
Iumsden of the federal horticultural
hoard, introduced the lecturer of the
morning, Prof. Peter Bisset, plant
introducer of the bureau of foreign
plant and seed introduction. United
States Department of Agriculture.
Prof. Bisset. by means of colored
slides, illustrated his lecture. Roses
for Washington" from the minutest
detail of rose culture through the
various stages to the grand climax
of an expert rose garden in full
bloom. He stressed particularly the
preparation of the soil as 1t exists
locally, also budding. grating, prun
ing, crossing and the mildew prob
lem. Many varieties of beautiful
roses of foreign origin We're pictured
that can now be successfully grown
in Washington. Some new specimens.
exquisite in color and of beautiful
form, were shown.
The Battery Park Garden Club
meets the second Tuesday of each
month at 10 o'clock am. The method
of making a circuit in alpha abetical
order of the various homes as place
of meeting has been employed. The
ladies are all domiciled in new quar-
ters, thus each event savers of the
nature of house warming, which
has had an added interest to the
club work.
Mrs E. f. Holman, who with Mr..