Evening star., 1925-09-13
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

WOmen's City Club viii celebrate
Constitution week Wednesday evening
with a dinner at $50. THE Consti.
tuition: Its History. Its Makers, the
Amendments" will he discussed bv
Mrs Edith B. Newman, Miss F,Il, I'm
derwood and Miss Stiles. A group of
songs will be given by Miss Mabel
owen. and Miss Laura Berrien will
preside.
The forum luncheonS will start the
second Saturday in October. under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Laura A. Brad
ley.
Free and easy auction each Tuesday
evening.
Members returning from vacations
are delighted with the improvements
made in the clubhouse by the house
committee during the Summer.
Guadalupe Club of 1848-At the
ceremonies held in commcmoration of
the birthday Of Gen. Lafayette the
club members. descendants of officers
of the Mexican War. were represented
by Miss Mary Alice Daingertield Rem
nOldS. daughter of Surg. Henry :.
Rennolds. L. s. NJ. who served with
Admiral Dupont on the Pacific coast
helping to raise the flag at Monterey
and Miss Josephine Miles Slingluff,
great-nieCe of Col. Trueman Cross. L.
s. A.. who was killed near Fort Brown
while with Gen. Zachary Taylor. Dur
ing the ceremonies Miss Rennolds car
ried the Stars and Stripes and Miss
Slingluft placed a wreath of laurel and
lilies tied with the national colors al
the base of the statue of Lafayette.
American War Between
two and three hundred members who
have been in attendance at the ma
tional convention of American War
Mothers at the Benjamin Franklin
Hotel in Philadelphia will reach
Washington today. The District of
Columbia Chapter of American War
Mothers will be hostess to the visiting
delegations while in this city.
Tomorrow evening at s pm. in the
George Washington Post headquar-
ters. American Legion. at 1929 |
street. the District OF Columbia Chap
ter Of War Mothers will hold a re-
Ception to the visiting mothers.
The out of town members will visit
Mount Vernon and Arlington. and
make sightseeing trip through
Washington. Mrs. +. &. Wagner is
general chairman Of arrangements.
League of American Pen Women
The hum of happy voices is being
heard at the headquarters. 1903 II
street. where the cIubrOOIlS nave Deen
entirely done over and redecorating
and refurnishing of the guest rooms
are under consideration.
The league anticipates entertaining
Lady Astor and the other woman dele
gates to the Intcrparliamentry Union
conference to be held here early in
October. and Is putting its house in
order for that event and for the years
activities.
Weekly bridge parties will be a new
departure. to which members will be
permitted to bring as many non-mem
ber guests as they wish to reserve ia
bles for. Monday afternoons have
been set aside for this purpose. be-
ginning on September IA.
The social and frivolous activities of
the league work. however. are merely
side issue. for the work outlined will
witness many worthy accomplish
mentS.
Other organizations will also reap
benefit from the conveniently located
headquarters. The Washington Read
ers' Club will have the use of the en-
tire first floor on the first Tuesday
evening of each month; the National
Society of Secretaries hopes to ar
range for Joint meetings of officials of