Evening star., 1925-03-29

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burn; director to the District of Co
lumbia Federation, Mrs. C. D. Glass,
| and press representative, Mrs. A. H.
Williams.
Burnside Corps, No. 4, met Wednes-
| day with Mrs. Rosalie Mckee Shelton
presiding. Financial reports read by
| the treasurer, Mrs. Grace M. Carter,
| showed quite a substantial sum
| realized from the recent card party
| given by Burnside. After the busi-
ness of the corps. the charter was
| draped by Mrs. Mary M. North, pa
| triotic instructor, in memory OF Emma
| Stark Hampton, senior past president
| of the National Woman's Reiief Corps,
| who died February %. She had been
one Of the most enthusiastic members
| of the Washington Relief Corps and
| during her many years of activities
| assisted in framing the ritual, as
well as the rules and regulations of
| the order She was of the valiant
| revolutionary Stark fame and her
husband was Civil War veteran.
| Their son is a member of the Sons
| of the Veterans.
| The Womnn's Community Club of
Kensington held it's annual business
| meeting Monday afternoon at the nome
! of Mrs. Lewis Merriam. Some matters OF
, civic interest were brought up and lett
| with the club for proper consideration IN
the near future. An appropriation was
| voted for a clock for the school, good
! 30-day clock which has been needed for
| some time. The club was glad to supply
| this need.
| There were some amendments to the
| bylaws added and a proposed amend
| ment to the constitution submitted for
consideration next meeting. A letter
! from Mrs. Sippel was read asking that
| the club enter the State federation, and
/ it was voted that this be done.
The election resulted in the following
| President, Mrs. B. w. Kumler; first vice
| president, Mrs. Frederick Coldwell sec
| ond vice president, Mrs. Walter Pratt; g;
recording secretary. Mrs. John Trader;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. l.. G. Van
| Fossen; treasurer Mrs. John T. Lewis
| auditor, Mrs c. w. Broomall. Pending
the adoption of the proposed amend
| ment a parliamentarian and historian
| will be elected at the next meeting.
All annual reports show a good.
| healthy growth and live interest. The
| social hour, as usual, was much en-
| joyed.
! On March 90 this club was enter
| tanned by the Woman's Club of kensing-
! ton in the Presbyterian Sunday school
| house. which was attractively decorated
the woman's bureau gave an address,
! Mrs. Ernest Hartshorn played piano
solos and Mrs. Roy Graves sang
The North Capitol Union of w. c. T.
L. met Wednesday in the Methodist
Church, at Rhode Island avenue and
! First street. First on the program
was an appetizing luncheon. served
| by the Ladies' Guild, supervised by
Mrs. Harry Straughn. Mrs. Lineback,
president, introduced Mrs Emma s
| shelton, the District president, who
! spoke OF the newly appointed judges
/ of the District Court as being in line
| with progressive ". c. T. L. prin-
| ciples. Rev. James II. Straughn, pastor
| of the church, gave some happy re-
! marks about women and their work.
! Joseph Jacques spoke from the view
point of business man.
Mrs. Bulls. accompanied by Mrs
| c. G. Fener led the singing of tenn
| perance songs, Mrs. William Ness
| sang two solos. The secretary and
treasurer gave encouraging reports.
| The District offices were represent
ed by Mrs. n. n. Pollock, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Theresa Williams. corre-
| spending secretary: Mrs. Helen B.
| Hall, superintendent of Americaniza-
| ton work; Mrs. George Rpse, assist
ant recording secretary and District
| superintendent of scientific temper
| ance work.
The following were guests: Mrs.
| Revere. president of Porto Rico
| Union: Mrs. d. NJ. Brown. wife of the
| former pastor of St. Pauls NJ. f.
| Church, but now of Cumberland, Md:
| Miss Mary Pick and Miss Hall,
deaconesses from Rust Hall: Mrs. c.
A. Collins. deaconess from Pente-
| costal Church. and number of presi-
dents from the different unions of
| the District.
Georgetown w. G. It. u. met Wednes-
| day at the home Of Mrs. Walter b.
| Symonds, 2547 Phirty-seventh street,
| Mrs. Robert Hoage, president, pre-
| siding.
Devotionals were conducted by
members giving Bible verses, follow
| ed by prayers by Miss Smith and
Mrs. Bailey. Treasurer's report ap-
proved.
Miss Smith, in charge of child well
fare work of the Methodist Church.
gave a talk of her work among the
homes formerly affected by the use
of alcohol and now made happier
| by the prohibition of the open saloon.
and also asked every ones co-opera-
tion in making firm crusade against
by the youth of today.
An unusual feature was the bunga-
low apron made of Union signals,
| presented by Mrs. Johnson and Miss
Guilford.
Mrs. Symonds read an original
poem, paraphrasing Abou Ben Ad-
hem's vision.
Mrs. Ross gave talk on work
in the schools, and urged more pub
licity of work be put in papers.
Mrs. Stabler, chairman of welfare
work, spoke of Red Cross and hos
pital work, and gave report of
visits to sick and delicacies sent out
during the month.
Soroptimists had Miss Janet
Richards, lecturer on current events,
as guest of honor and speaker at it's
luncheon Wednesday at the Lefayette
Hotel Miss Richards spoke of the
opportunity offered by membership in
such organizations as the Soroptimist
Club to assist the girls and women
lower down on the rungs of the
ladder of industrial and professional
development. She called attention to
the International Council of Women.
which will hold it's convention in
ashington. May Ala. Forty eight
nations will be represented by the 500
delegates expected to attend.
Mrs. Sadie Newell, chairman of the
music committee, furnished piano
selections.
Mrs. Ethel knight Pollard, presi-
dent of the club. announced the in
stallation of a Soroptimist Club in
Philadelphia.
Soroptimists attended the industrial
exposition being held under the
auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce. Arrangements were in charge
of Mrs. Ella Lewis. Mrs Mary
Catherine Lewis of the Lewis Hotel