Evening star., 1925-11-08

evening, introduced the speaker, Mrs
Virginia White Speel. president Of the
! Federation of Women's Clubs OF the
District.
Mrs. Speel spoke of her deep af
fection for the Petworth Woman's
Club, saying: Il feel your spirit here
in this section of our beautiful city
should be emulated by other sections
| of Washington"
After Mrs. Speel's speech the ladies
were conducted to the second floor
of the school building, where refresh
ments were served buffet, Mrs
Norcross pouring. the hospitality
committee assisting at the table.
Phil Sheridan WOman's Relief
Corps met Tuesday night with Mrs
Charlotte NJ. Cary, president, in the
chair. Action was taken on two appli
cations for membership. Mrs. Ella
Washburn. Mrs. Addie Hickman and
Miss Etoile Albright were named as
national aides. Mrs. Cary presented
| the request of the Brentwood and
! Mount Rainier Schools for flags for
assembly use, and a motion car
ried to grant the request. Plans
were made for the observance Of
Armistice day. The visitors were
| Quartermaster Parker of Burnside
| Post and Mrs. Nellie Baxter of Lin
coin Corps. Mrs. Mary Van Ness
! Fauth and Mrs. Charlotte Nj. Cary
| pinned the tails so accurately on the
| donkey given by Miss Albright that
! Mrs. Shaw gave each a little award.
| The corps has pleasant ways of max
| ing money, one of which is the dop-
| key game.
The WOmen's Home Club of North
Beach, Nd. will meet at the home of
Mrs. Roselia B. Shaw, the Lurgan
apartment, Tuesday evening at 3.
At pm. Anthony NJ. Harebo will
give a lecture on THE New Method of
/ Cooking"
The Soroptimists had for their
speaker at their weekly luncheon
meeting Wednesday at the La Fayette
Hotel DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of the District schools Miss
Agnes Winn, president of the club,
presided. DIR. Ballou spoke on the
modern trends in education, emphasiz-
ing particularly the ada ptation of the
courses of study in the elementary
and secondary schools of today to the
needs of the boys and girls. He also
spoke of the February convention of
the department of superintendence to
be held here in Washington. which
will be attended by more than $4,000
educators.
The banquet committee. of which
Mrs. Marie Stair Lawyer is chairman,
announced that the annual banquet
will be held December 3, at Rausch-
er's. Invitations have been sent to all
other Soroptimist Clubs in this coun-
try as we'll as to those in London and
Paris The presidents of other local
civic organizations will be among the
guests of honor.
Election of officers will take place
at the annual business meeting of the
club Wednesday noon. The following
list, of candidates has been sent to
all members: Nina Van Wrinkle, Ella
Davis Lewis, president: Margaret Con-
ley, DIR. Elnora Folkmar. first vice
president; Grace Thompson, Annie
Ball, second vice president; Maude
Freeman, Marguerite l.. Sitgreaves,
secretary; Eva Turner, Sallie Dillard.
treasurer: Ethel Ward, Mary c. Lewis,
JEANNE Kafka, Ethel X. Pollard, di-
rectors.
Women's Alliance, All Souls Uni
tartan Church. Sixteenth and Har-
ward streets, will meet November l3.
IL am Mrs. L. q. B. Pierce Will
make an address. her subject being
The Alliance Manual" which is a
survey of the work of the Alliance
of Unitarian and other liberal Chris
tian women, local, national ana IN
ternational Luncheon at L pm.
Takoma Park Civic Study Club
The November meeting was held In
the ballroom of the Takoma Theater
Tuesday afternoon. with Mrs G.
Albert Scott, president, in charge.
Mrs. E. Clyde Shade, chairman of
the music committee, led in the
! singing of America, the Beautiful,
and Mrs. Arthur Gordon read the
"Woman's Collect"
Upon recommendation of Mrs.
Walter Trey, general federation d.
rector, a rising vote of Endorsement
was given to the nomination or Mrs.
Mary Sherman for president of the
General Federation of Womens clubs
by the Colorado federation.
Prof. G. J. Schulz of the University
of Maryland addressed the club on
american Political Ideals"
Mrs. Shade sang two selections,
Dawn and THE Battle Hymn Of
the Republic" accompanied by Mrs.
c. NJ. Young.
Gratitude was expressed by the
president in behalf of work done by
the purchasing committee-Mrs.
LeBlond Burdette and Mrs. Arthur
Gordon.
Mrs. w. A. Hooker made an appeal
for an emergency case in social serv-
ice work. The club Immediately re
sponded to the extent of $24.50 and
voted to furnish milk for a sick child
in this family. Various members of
the club donated articles of furniture
with which to furnish the rest room
of the new Takoma Park High
School.
Mrs. Walter Trey, who has served
as publicity chairman for period
Of five years, relinquished her work
to Mrs. n. E. McIndoo. first vice
president of the club.
Mrs. G.. Albert Scott, president of
the club, reported upon her attend
ance at the Congress of Presidents
at Rowland Park. Mrs. n. E. Nc
Indoo accompanied her. She urged
the members of the club to support
such bills as the child labor
amendment" and the creation of a
department of education with a
secretary in the Presidents cabinet"
The director to the Montgomery
County Federation, Mrs. Fred Pearce,
was instructed to inquire of the
"woman's pension bill" The club
requested last year that the law COW
cred by this bill be put into opera
ton in Montgomery County.
Six new members were added:
Mrs. William Stuart, chairman Of
refreshments, served the club with
tea and waters.
The executive board met at the
home of Mrs. Walter Trey. October
29 with IS members present.
Housekeepers' Alliance.-The Oc.
tober meeting was held October % at
the home of Mrs. Henry c. Brown on
Twentieth street. A luncheon gather
ing of the executive board preceded
the scheduled program of the after
noon. At the open meeting which