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evening. o'clock, at Mount Pleasant
Ilprary. The program included a
humorous story, entitled Hooked"
by Jean Monk and an article prepared
py raul Ackler on recommendation in
Literature" plan for studying at
Iuture meetings the truly great short
storles published in recent years was
discussed and adopted. Miss Laura
bartholmaeus. chairman. presided.
Others present We're: Mrs. Weber.
Miss Green, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs
Badollet, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Baylies,
Miss Ruth Fishel, Mr.. Thurber, Mr..
mclaughlin. Miss Leila Green re-
ported the sale of a short story dur
Ing the week.
The Abracadabra Club met Wednes-
DAY evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mis-. Oliver II. Hillman, 1914 Narnum
street The roll call was responded
10 by quotations from the poems of
siA wars. The paper was by Frank
d. Metcalf, who described number
OF Association Books This was
do!iowed by short story. entitled,
We Visit the French Army" one of
Z the tales of the A. +. F., by Haywood
Broun, read by Harold +. Warner.
Music was provided by Miss Mary
DAILY. pianist, and Miss Alice Barnes,
vocalist. Resolutions were read by
Or. james Mckee. following the an
rOIncement of the death of one of
fsa members, Newton W. Preston,
since the last meeting.
The Forest Glen Reading Club cele-
brated its fifteenth birthday Thurs
daH at the rectory at Forest Glen,
Mrs X. l.. Sweeney hostess After
the business meeting, Miss B. A. Cor
n
gave several sewing demonstrations,
which were helpful. She also ex-
planned some of her work in the
county. Delicious refreshments We're
served guests seated at small tables
The decorations We're yellow and
white. A Arge birthday cake prettily
decorated and lighted with candles
sTaS on the table where the charter
members and the president sat. Mrs
Mary r. CheSley, founder of the club
gave It's history. A short poem on
the club was composed and read by
Mrs. William Henderson.
Mrs. Charles White made witty
speech when she presented the presi-
dent with a gavel. bought by the club
members. The president, Mrs
weston, responded. Before adjourn
ment the club sang a verse of song
composed by one of the members
intermediate Christian Endeavor
Union held Thanksgiving meeting
November 13 at Luther Memorial
Church. During the business meet
ing it was resolved TO furnish
Thanksgiving dinners to two GER
tain families, and the various So
cieties OF the Union agreed to fur
nish the food. Following the business
meeting there We're talks on the sub
' Ject of the evening, ''Thanksgiving."
The principal address was by Chap
lain Scott, U. S. n.
Southwest Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance CniOn.-The November meet
Ing was held at the home of Mrs.
Annie Segar, Ala Ninth street south
west, Monday evening.
Mrs. Eliff led devotional exercises
Mrs. Fannie Yeatman gave report
concerning the treasury. Members
are urged TO pay their dues. Money
was voted for the Anna Gordon fund
and for the Mrs. Allenson memorial.
Mrs. Owen Peed, superintendent of
literature. reported a large lot of tenn
perance papers distributed during the
month. Owing to the absence of Mrs.
Wagner, there was but a brief report
of the flower committee. Most of the
superintendents Of the Union were
present mad made reports.
[alleI lIiS SoSSlOIi, were
served by the hostess and a social
hour was filled with plans for future
work.
The Mount Pleasant Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union were host
esseS at a luncheon held in the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church Tues
day. After Rev. Walter A. Morgan
had asked the blessing, repast
was served by ladies' of the church.
Mrs. Wayne 3. Wheeler sang a
group of songs for which Mrs. Ches-
ter Adair had composed the music
and Mrs. Edwin Slosson had written
the words. Mrs. Lindley D. Clark
referred TO the motto of the W. G.
T. L., For God and Home and Every
Land" in introducing Mrs. W. w.
Husband, chairman of Americaniza
tion work in the D. A. r. Mrs Hus-
band stated that to Americanize is
10 stamp with American ideals. and
, old Of the valuable work being done
in the District of Columbia through
the Americanization Schools Associa-
ton.
Mrs. William E. Chamberlain read
p group of poems by Anna Hemp
stead Branch. Mrs. J. NJ. Doran in
troduced DR.. Wayne B. Wheeler, who
spoke of several problems, affirming
his belief that a successful solution
would be found He said THE Am
erican people intend that the laws
shall be enforced and the Constitu-
ton upheld"
Mrs. Edgar Rogers rendered a vocal
selection The next meeting of the
Mount Pleasant w. c. T. T., at the
home of Mrs. r. Z. Cook, was an
nounced Several new members were
enrolled, and after the benediCtion had
been pronounced by Rev. Murray S.
Kenworthy the audience was dis
missed.
The Wheel of Progress met recently
in the jefferson room of the May
flower Hotel Theodore CT. RiSley
solicitor for the Department of Labor
spoke on immigration and the neces-
sity for restricting the flow of undesir
ables, paupers. cheap laborers and the
part the American women could play
welcoming those that are admitted
and helping to Americanize them.
Miss Violet w. Pierson gave a reading
on the influence of Theodore RooSe-
welt on the life of a boy.
The guests of honor We're Richard
Yates. former Governor of Illinois.
and Mrs. McCabe, prominent club
woman of Little Rock Ark
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
No. |. and Lincoln Camp. No. -. Sons
and Daughters of Union Veterans of
the Civil War. were cratified to have
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