Evening star., 1925-06-21

noon in the woods Of Miss Gertrude
Van Hoesen at Chevy Chase. Mem
bers met at o'clock at Dupont
Circle, where automobiles conveyed
them to the place.
Miss May Meyers, chairman OF the
1927 convention committee. announced
chairmen for eight teams of club
| fray the cost Of the convention to be
held here.
New members recently received into
the club are Misses Melinda Havey
and Miss Julia d. Conner.
Miss Elizabeth Harms presided. AS
chairman Of the permanent work
fund. the loaning of funds to women
who wish to start a business of their
own. or prepare for profession. she
now be received for a loan, some funds
! being available.
The Board of the Southern Relief
Home met Tuesday at THE Home,
| 2403 Pennsylvania avenue. The fol-
| lowing officers were elected for the
coming year: Mrs. Jeter C. Pritchard
president Of the board; first vice presi.
dent, Mrs. G. Lawton Morgan; second
| vice president. Mrs. A. B. Graham;
| recording secretary. Mrs. Tyler G.
I u, y
| Mrs. William A. King.
Woman's Club of Bethesda-The
annual election and business meeting
was held at the residence of Mrs.
Gilbert H. Grosvenor Thursday, June
| IL. The following officers were elect
ed to serve for one year: President,
Mrs. Earl G. Chafee; first vice presi.
dent, Mrs. Eleanor T. Cronin; second
| vice president, Mrs. e. Percival vii.
son; recording secretary, Nine. Illarion
Vishtowt; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Edwin Bateman Morris: treas
| Humanitarian, Mrs. Henry c. Karr
| historian, Mrs. oliver Owen Kuhn
auditor, Mrs Edwin c. Bandenburg
| directors, Mrs. James R. Ellis, Mrs
| William NJ. Gamble and Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith.
Mrs. Henry c. Karr. the retiring
| president, paid a tribute to the help
and sympathy given by her executive
board. who had given unstintingly OF
| their time to further the work OF
the club and carry out the policies
| Of the president, and commended most
| highly the dramatic section. which
| gave its initial performance at a gar
| den fete in the charming garden OF
Mrs. L. Gibbon White.
The treasurer. Mrs. L. Gibbor
| White. reported that over $500 had
| been given for civic work in the com
munity. Mrs. Charles 1. Corby. chair
| man of social service committee, re
| ported $151 had been donated to the
| social service: Mrs. William NJ
Gamble that S129 had been donated
| for educational work, including a sum
| for the furnishing of the new public
school gymnasium; Mrs. Z. Percival
! Wilson, chairman of the hospital com
mittee, that a large collection Of linen
| three electric bed lamps, bed re-
! strainer and 500 in cash had been
sent to the Montgomery General Hos
! pital.
Among the we'll known speakers
| heard at the meetings during the
| wear wer DR.. Clyde w. Warburton
extension work, United States De
partment of Agriculture; Miss Carrie
Watkins, supervisor of kindergartens
of the Washington public schools; Mrs
John Sippel, president Of the Maryland
Federation of Women's Clubs; Miss
Mabel Dill. short story writer; Mrs
Archibald A. Small, president of the
Montgomery County Federation OF
| Women'S Clubs; Capt. Victor Sadd OF
the British Aviation Corps; DR.. Charles
F. Bixler of the Tariff Commission
/ I1SIlEy w w ltS, MI D L -
GetZendanner, a former president of
the Montgomery County Federation OF
| Women's Clubs; Miss Marion T
Batchelder. field secretary of the
Maryland Library Advisory Commits
sion; Miss Mary Stevens, Washington
| soprano; Miss Beatrice Goodwin, di
rector of St. Adams Choir; Mrs. Anne
liza Olmstead, president of the Chevy
Chase School Of Music, and Mrs. John
| n nS he
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs Edwin c. Bra andenburg chair.