Evening star., 1925-06-07
esses, Mrs. Plymale and Mrs. Leech,
served refreshments.


ter read paper on 1.-The First Legis.
lative Assembly in America" and
Harold f. Warner read "A Fight
With a Whale The vocal numbers,
20 du mein holder Abendstern'
tNagner) and the negro spirituals'
GO Down, Moses" and sinner
Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass. :
We're given by Benjamin Y. MORRISON
with Mrs. Sylvester at the piano
Refreshments were served.
Park View WOmens Club held its
banquet at the Park View School
Tuesday evening. The occasion
marked the second anniversary of the
organization.
The program of the evening opened
with an invocation by Mrs. Edward T..
Perkins. retiring president. who has
been the successful leader of the club
since its small beginning two years
ago.
Mrs. Ellis Logan. in talk. dwelt
particularly upon the influence that
club life has upon the woman of to
day.
A selection from the opera 'Tosca
was sung by Mrs. Paul Russell, with
Miss Dorothy Russell at the piano.
Mrs. Renshawe gave a series OF
limitations of different characters Wis
listing photogra piers. followed by an
equally amusing number entitled THE
Village Gossip"
Miss Gladys Price sang and Mrs.
Bessie Baker Price gave a rendition
or Alfred Noyes' poem The High
wayman."
Mrs. Hardeback, Mrs Keiser and
Mrs. Russell were the stars in the
pretty ceremony of the birthday cake.
Each cut the cake at the same time,
reciting an appropriate verse.
Mrs. Faris, the new president. ex-
pressed her appreciation of the honor
conferred upon her and announced the
new officers as follows: First vice
president, Mrs. George -Dalwick; sec
ond vice president. Mrs MacMaugh
third vice president. Mrs. George
Evans: treasurer, Mrs. l.. l.. FELTON,:
recording secretary, Mrs. Fred
Walker; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
L. l.. Murray; parliamentarian. Mrs.
L. T. Perkins.
AS token of regard and apprecia- :
ton the club gave Mrs. Perkins
beautiful pin. The speech of presen-
tation was made by Mrs. Kiser. Mrs.
thanks 10 all. The program closed
with a song led by Mrs. Hardeback.
Lincoln. Grant. Beck and Mckinley
LduftS VI TIC VI. "A. WSlc
entertained by Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Richard L. Hoxie Wednesday evening
with a reception in honor of Comdr.
Hosea Moulton of the G.. A. r. and
Mrs. Moulton and Miss Augusta Pal
mer. department president OF the
Women's Relief Corps, and Mrs. r. ID.
Shaw, post commander of the w. r. e.
Miss Beatrice Deeds. president OF
Lincoln Circle, presided over an in
formal program which included
solo by Mrs. f. Z. Sloss, an ad.
dress by Comdr.. .Moulton. a song, Our
Country's Flag" written by Mrs. Mary
Sitz Parker, sung by Mrs. Frank
Lyon, accompanied by the composer;
The Star-Spangled Banner" sung by
Mrs. Lyon: brief addresses by Judge
Leavitt. Miss Palmer and Mrs. Wiliam
Beck. president of Beck Circle.
Mrs. o. Johnson. president of Grant
Circle. presented the hostess with a
bouquet in the name of her circle
with a graceful impromptu speech.
Mrs. Shaw gave a charming little
toast to the comrades of the 6. A r.
Miss Rose kier presided at the re.
freshmen table. assisted by Misses
Beatrice, Dorothy and Francis Deeds
The Prince Georges County Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs.-The ninth
annual convention of the Prince
Georges County Federation of
Women's Clubs was held May IS at
the Presbyterian Church in Riverdale.
with the Current Topics Club and the
Women's Club of Riverdale as
hostesses. The president, Mrs. r. A
Bennett. was in the chair and $50
women were present, repre- Sc nting Is
clubs.
The reports, read by club directors,
showed much progress being made by
the various organizations. Depart
ment reports were read by the follow
ing: Mrs. Frank Wells, legislation:
Mrs. +. s. Johnston, international re-
lations; Mrs. Isabelle Ray, applied edu.
cation: Mrs. George n. Wells, public
welfare, and Mrs. w. A, Bobb, pub
licity
Mrs. A. r. Lee gave a report of the
State convention held in Baltimore re-
Gently.
Mrs. Sippei. president of the Mary
land State federation. and several
other State officers were present, and
were heard from during the afternoon
The speaker of the day was Mr. j.
Enos Ray, who talked on The State
Tax Commission"
A hospital for Prince Georges Coun-
ty was discussed The matter was
posed Of the county federation presi-
dent and the president OF each club.
which, il is hoped, will have q working
plan ready TO present at the next
meeting of the federation.
The NewcOmb Club paid tribute to
the birds of the vicinity, May %
when the lawn of Mrs. BENJAMIN T.
Elmore, of Alta Vista, served as ma
ture's own auditorium for the study
of their feathered neiGhbors by mem
bers and friends of the club. Mrs
George Hane, president of the club
turned the meeting over to the host
els, who opened the program with OBJ
servations of the birds around her
home. illustrated by nests, pictures
and a chart Miss Ellen Hardness
gave an account of how she had built
box for bluebirds and how they
had to fight English sparrows to keep
1t. Mrs. Henry Brown told a humor-
Gus bit of story of "a triangular affair
in which three wrens played the vari-
Gus roles in domestic serio-comedy. -
Others who contributed interesting
discoveries Of bird life around the
home, were little Helen Brown, Miss
Bessie Dumbris and little Miss
Harriet Hartnett.
Miss Ellen Hardness, Catherine
Bean, Goldie Musgrove, Mary Me
meyer, Bessie Dumbris and Eleanor
Chambers assisted the hostess as
ushers. Mrs. Henry Brown and Mrs.
Harry Rozelle were assistant host
esses.
An exhibition of bird boxes was
held. 20 in number, made by the
schoolboys. A popular vote was
taken, and Gather Musgrove, third
grade, won the special prize of gold
piece offered by Mrs. Elmore. Many
of the houses were sold at the close of
the entertainment.
To the more than 100 guests pres
ent were given uniuue souvenirs in the