Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-23
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

will be admitted by showing their
cards of the current year. On the re-
ceiving line will be the president, DR..
Clarence J. Owens; the founder. Mrs.
Florence jackson Stodda I'd: Nine. NJ.
de o. Lima. Mrs, J. w. Hoffman and
Mrs B. 1. Perkins. Or. Henneman is
in charge OF the music. and NJ. Hugh
irish and Maj. Ferris will he masters
of ceremonies. The evening Will be
the introduction to the Winter work
Of the association, which will en-
phasize the literary musical and ar
tistic relations between the Americas.
Mrs. Stoddard VIII push forward
these interests.
ID. e. Chapter National American
War Mothers held its November bust
ness meeting with n large attendance.
Satisfactory reports were read by Mrs.
NJ. G. ONeill, chairman at st. Eliza
b+th's. Mrs. J. Sonnerman, chairman at
Walter Reed, and by Mrs. c. f. Wagner,
general chairman of hospitals, who an
neunced that card party and refresh
meHts fer the hoys at Mount Alto would
be given on the opening of the new
home.
d. Othen reports from Mrs William
Shanahan. Mrs. w. Walter. Mrs. f.
Lewis and Mrs. L. w. Edmonston were
also read. The substantial sum realized
from the recent bazaar Is duo to the ef-
fective work Of Mrs w Simmons and
reward to the members who had la
bored SO faithfully during the hot SUM
mer months and WHOSE interest and
substantial support made II a success.
The women of the organization TAX
ing an active part in the forgotten
hnr afrr 2
Cash. Mrs Dorethea Krams and Mrs. L.
J. Deeds.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented by Mrs. e. J. Deeds and unani-
mously adopted:
Divorce-As citizens of the United
States and War Mothers we deplore the
growth Of divorce as destructive of the
home and dangerous TO society. Law
and erder--We deeply depiore, and we
believe that all worthy citizens deplore.
the repeated outbreaks and the sinister
Vaccinations against law and order
which have been SO prevalent of late
throughout the country, Education
We reiterate our faith in the principle
OF the school system. Support of the
CoHstitution--The War Mothers In meet
ing assembled oppose the tendency to
depart from the fundamental framework
OF our Government. divided as II Is into
executive and judicial
New members were proposed and
Mrs. Dorethea Krams was admitted to
membership.
The College Women's Club at its tea
tomorrow, to pm, will have as its
speaker DIR. Frank L. Bunker former
executive secretary Of the Pan-Pacific
Union. He will discuss conditions In the
Far East, from which he has recently
returned. Miss Jane Bartlett and the
members of section 10 will be hostesses
at the tea, and DR. and Mrs. Bunker
will be the guests of honor. Mrs Henry
Grattan Doyle and Miss Grace Temple
will assist In the dining room.
The American Association Of Uni.
versfty Women will hold its first
regular meeting of the book review
class, which was formed two weeks
ago, at pm. 1t will be preceded by
luncheon at l tomorrow for those de-
string IT. This session will include
suggestions regarding books as
christmas presents. Mrs Ernest
Smith will preside
Mrs. Julian Dowell will be hostess
at the tea Wednesday afternoon at
the clubhouse. There will be no
speaker, the tea being a purely social
function.
On Thanksgiving day, a special
dinner Will be attractively served at
the club for members. family groups
and parties. a.
The second OF the series Of talks on
Latin America, arranged by DIR.
Frances G. Davenport. will take place
Friday. pm. While these lectures
are scheduled for the second and
fourth Thursdays in each month, this
change was made because Thursday
falls on Thanksgiving day.
DIR. Dana G. Munro, assistant chief
of the Latin American division of the
Department Of State will lecture on
The Physical Geography and Natural
Resources of South America"
DR.. Lois Hayden Meek. educational
secretary of the A. A. u. W.; outlined
a program at the Organization meet
Ing Friday for the conferences on
the pre-school child. DR.. Meek is a
specialist In pre-school education,
having recently completed her work
for the doctorate at Columbia Univer-
sity. This meeting was for the
purpose Of organising experimental
parent study groups, which will
deal with such matters as health
problems, mental hygiene, character
problems, etc, of the pre-school
child. According to the plan pro-
posed there will be two meetings In
each month, at one OF which Dr.
Meek will meet with the group. The
work which Is being done by the as
ISOLATION in the formation OF the
parent study groups In other cities
was discussed. There are approx
mately so branches now engaged in
this work, some branches having as
many as or 10 parent study groups.
Among the notable women who
have been stopping at the club this
past week are: Miss E. Bailey Of
Peterborough. England. who Is In
America visiting secondary schools;
President Cora Helen Coolidge. presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania College Of
Pittsburgh: President Marion Park,
president Of Bryn Mawr College and
of the Department, of Industrial
Studies Of Russell Sage Foundation In
New York.
Susan b. Anthony FOundation-
Richard Pearson Hobson will speak
under the auspices of the foundation
on December 6. The Susan B. An
thony Foundation will be at home
every Saturday afternoon from 3 to s
pm, at it's headquarters in the new
club home of the League of Ameri
can Pen Women, 1903 HI street.
Various hostesses will preside. The
public IL invited.
The CultuS Club was entertained
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Charles
Demonet. on Cathedral avenue. In
the absence Of the president, Mrs.
william Knowles Cooper presided.
Two interesting and Instructive pa
pers, one on The Fam" read by
Mpc YoAa1 LAWS and nthAP
on ARTS and Crafts of tho Orient"
presented by Mrs. william Myers.
comprised the program for the aft
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