Evening star., 1924-05-04

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Music was furnished by Mrs.
Charles Lind, who gave several piano
numbers.
Mrs. Louis Z. Reed, Mrs. Samuel
Dantzig and Mrs. Thomas Marshall
were appointed delegates to the an
Mrs. Walter Emerson. Mrs. Roy Will
cox and Mrs. H. X. Hobart were ap4
pointed alternates.
Mrs. Louis E. Reed will. entertain
the club May 13 at the Federation Tea
House. 1874 N street
The Takomn Park Civic study Club
will meet Tuesday, 2 pm, in the Ia
koma Theater
A musical program, under the di-
rection OF. Mrs. e. Clyde Shade, and
the election of officers will follow
orler annual reports of officers.
The card party scheduled for May
has been cancelled.
MRS. Lloyd w. Biddle and Mrs. Wal
Ter Trey. as representatives of the
Maryland Federation of women's
Clubs held at Frederick last week
ana the law enforcement conference
held in Washington.
Mrs. j. Frank Rice of this club and
r. Dean Shure, another resident of
IaKoma Park. presented musical
program at the monthly meeting. of
the District of Columbia Federation
or W omen's Clubs on Monday last.
MIS-. Biddle was unanimously in
oorsed by the nominating committee
or the District Federation for the Of
fee Of second vice president of the
federation: Election of federation
officers will take place Wednesday
Thursday at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Wheel CIub.-Thursday's meeting
Of the club was with its, hub" Mrs.
M. w. Story. 3115 Mount Pleasant
street. After luncheon Mrs Wash
burn told OF life among the North
Carolina mountain whites. Mrs. Price
contributed an article on the customs
diversion Mrs. Preston was the win
ner. Reading was continued in the
closing chapters of "A Brother of
Girls. Mrs. Washburn, 706 street
southwest, will Be Thurday's hostess.
Tne conference of local Crittenton
circles will be held at Castle View
May %.
National American War Mothers.-
On the evening of April % Repre-
sentative William Upshaw greeted
the mothers and spoke on law en-
forcement. Interesting reports were
read by officers and chairman. The
report on the wOmen's national law
enforcement convention PROCEEDINGS
was read by President Mrs. George
Seibold
The outstanding feature of the
next meeting, Friday, will be
musical evening under the auspices
of the entertainment committee
522 9Th street. The artists appear
ing on the program will be Repre-
sentative Arthur NJ. Free of Cali
fornia, with his eldest son and two
pairs of twins. The social hour will
be In charge of Mrs. John Spengler
The Sigma Beta Sorority held its
iirst ante-Lenten dance at the garden
house of the Grace Dodge Hotel Fri
day evening. Among those present
Bodenhamer, Aida Hartranft. Mil.
dred Huth, Helen Ross, Harriett
Ross, Mary McDermott, Mary Graham
Hattie Bodenhamer. Grace Gibbs, Ann
Appel. Edna Ford. Alta Chaffee.
Margaret Sullivan, Ella Lloyd. Anna
belle Mattingly. Erdine Timberlake.
Madeline Vaughn. Elizabeth Welch,
Elizabeth Wines, Gladys Rollins. Mrs,
Walter l.. Ball and Mrs willard
Nails.
The Montgomery County Federation
of Women's C1ubs.-The speaking
contest for the elementary rural
schools was held at the Rockville
High School Friday at 80 pm. the
Judges being Miss Mary Reading
-Ni1hois' -li - Id MIS-, Ira
Whftacre. Rev. Stanley White. Mrs
Elisha Hanson and DR.. George III.
White
The elementary speaking contest of
the larger schools in the county was
held at the Rockville High School
April %. The following girls carried
off the honors in the contest:
First-Mary Slappey. Takoma Park
School, on How Salvador Won"
Second zabeth c. Jones. Dick
erson School, on The Raggedy Man"
Third-Marion Rueth, woodside
The following won the honors in
the boys speaking contest:
First-John Gott, Dickerson School
on "Antony's Speech from Julius
Second-Richard W. Mattoon, Ia
koma Park School, on Love Your
Farm"
Third-John Brewer. Rockville
School, on "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress"
The judges were Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith. Miss Jones and Mrs. F. E.
harrington.
Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson. chairman
of education Of the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's Clubs,
presented the prizes on behalf of the
medals for first prize and red and
yellow badges for second and third
place.
The certificates of awards in the
better English" poster contest in the
grammar school group of county.
schools were also presented to the
winpers, IS follows:
Grammar grades-Miss- Suzanne
Mullett, Woodside School, first prize:
Miss Elvi Renne, Takoma Park
School. second prize.
Primary grades-Miss Rose Will
1ioy Pnnly1-iI1o School fret nrizps
Miss Pauline Elkins. Poolesville
School second prize.
These contests are held under the
auspices of the Montgomery County
Federation of Women's Clubs.
The committee of applied education
ton of Women's Clubs met at the
residence of the chairman, Mrs. Enoch
c. johnson, Wednesday. After
luncheon business session was held
and the work of the year reviewed
and suggestions for the work for
the next year were made.
Frfendship Nursery Aid Club met
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Albert Coster.~ No. 1712 Corcoran
street. with Mrs. Frank Garden, the
presiding. Mrs. Edgar Mer-
ritt of the program committee intro
duced Miss Mary Stewart. director of
the junior division of the United
States employment service, Depart
ment of Labor. who spoke on the
placement offices conducted by her
twenty of which are at
tached TO schools in various parts of
the United States and are engaged in
finding proper locations in schools for
boys and girls under the age of four
teen whom they find out of school.
She stated that many of these chill
dren have been working to help sup
port the family, and the result of
placing them in school is that parents
seem to take greater interest In the
home and family. and feel greater
Accompanid by Mrs. E. d. Cum
~, tho miami Miss Mary Bond