Evening star., 1924-04-20

president of the auxiliary. will throw the
first shovelful Of soil.
A letter from Walter D. Roney, COM
| mander of Federal Post, No 824, Vet
| Grams OF Foreign Wars, asking the War
Mothers to assist in the sale Of poppies
on Memorial day was read by President
Mrs. Seibold.
a resolution presented by Mrs. r. L.
Oatley to the effect that the War
Mothers call upon all citizens to COM
street memorial trse for Lenin, the
Russian dictator, was unanimously
adopted
Mrs. w. Simmons announced the sale
| OF carnations to be held May 10. Tickets
are now on sale for the annual concert
which will be held in the willard room
! Of the New Willard Hotel, April %,
| :15 pm.
The meeting was followed by a social
hour. which was in charge Of Miss
| Theodosia Seibold. who entertained in
honor OF her mother birthday. Prof.
Herbert E. Adrich sang, accompanied by
| Mrs. Aldrich. Mrs. S. A. Jones also
sang. accompanied by Mrs. Gladys Thrift
a bouquet of red and white carnations
was presented to Mrs. Seibold.
Phil Sheridan Corps was unusually
honored at it's meeting Tuesday. Early
nations colors and to the strains of
music, the national president of the
Women's Relief Corps, Mrs. Belle
Bliss of Wisconsin, and the national
| secretary. Mrs. Eliza Brown Daggett
! Of New York, were formally received
by Mrs. Charlotte Cary, president of
| the local corps. and introduced to
the assembly. The department pres
ident, Elizabeth Shaw, and Miss Jen-
ME Hamilton and Mrs. North and Mrs.
past department presidents, and Phil
Sheridan Post Commander Grumley
and Chaplain Brown were also receiv-
ed with the colors and introduced.
General orders of the department
| president were read, in which the
names of her various committees for
| the year were published. and the date
| for her forthcoming official visit to
| each corps of the District was
given, that of Phil Sheridan Corps
being May 6. A sum was appropriat-
| ed for presentation TO the Salvation
Army In recognition of it's splendid
relief work. A letter OF appreciation
| frc.n Mrs. Woodrow Wilson for flow
ers sent on the occasion of the death
lof ex-President Wilson was read. Mrs
Bradt gave her thanks to the mem
| bers who remembered her wedding
anniversary with a beautiful brooch.
Miss Hamilton. p. ID. p. announced
a card party to be held April "a at
g. A r. hall by the department. the
proceeds to go to the flower fund of
| the Grand Army for Memorial day.
and the corps voted to take tickets to
the amount OF $40 and destroy them
The national president, Mrs. Bliss,
made an address. On account of her
| travel WEAKNESS and anxiety over ILL
ness in her Immediate family, Mrs
Bliss delegated most of the speaking
| 20 her able lieutenant and secretary,
Mrs. Eliza Brown Daggett, who was
at one time national president, and
| VINO has held many other national
Offices in the w. r. c. Mrs. Dasgett
emphasized the value of cooperation
with harmony. and gave the words
For God, for country and for human
| fty, as worthy motto Flowers
were presented to Mrs. Bliss and Mrs.
Daggett on behalf of the corps by Mrs.
| Cary, president. Addresses were made
by Commander Grumley, Department
| president Elizabeth Shaw. Past De-
! partment presidents Hamilton. F'auth
and North. Mrs. Shaw announced that
an informal reception would be held
| tne following evening in honor of
the two national officers Mrs. Belle
| Bliss and Mrs. Eliza Brown Daggett.
| The meeting adjourned until May g..
The Park View Woman,s cIub met
| tuesday evening at Park View
School. with Mrs. Perkins presiding
| committee reports were made.
| The welfare committee met at the
| nome of Mrs. Faris. The chairman
outlined a plan for future work. and
It has been decided to place a cir
! GUAR in every home in Park View
urging householders to keep their
yards attractive and thus help to
/ maintain the reputation of being the
/ most progressive section in the CITY.
Mrs. McMaugh, chairman Of the
philanthropic committee, asked for
| the contribution of more magazines
to be sent to the tuberculosis
| hospital
A card party was lately given at
! the home of Mrs. George Evans, and
| owing to its success the treasurer.
Mrs. FELTON,, gave very satisfactory
| report.
Mrs. Rowe is in charge of the pur-
| fhase or club pins A choice was
| made at this meeting and Mrs. Rowe
was commissioned to order two
dozen, the money to be supplied
from the treasury.
Plans are on foot for a banquet to
be given late in May or early in
June and Mrs FELTON, Is in charge
| of the arrangements.
Miss Devans of Washington's DO
| licewoman bureau gave d talk, de-
| scribing in detail the work done by
| that body of women.
81. Patrick's Alumnae Association
Preparations are being made ly the
members for card party and dance
70 be given at the Willard May .
| Miss Genevieve Finlon is chairman
and has assisting her the Misses Mar
| OBrien, Alice a. Wolfe, Kathleen
Woman,s Club of KenSnr,w, Md