Evening star., 1925-05-24
Y. w. c. A. NEWS

one hundred women, representing
the board of directors, committees and
chapters of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association, Will enjoy an all-day
outing at kamp kahlert, on West
River, Maryland, Wednesday. Busses
will leave 614 L street at 10 am, on
the return trip leaving the camp at
pm. After a picnic lunch. a tour of
the property will be made for inspec.
ton of the new wharf, Is new bath
houses and the addition to the sleep
ing porch on the senior cottage Spe-
cial interest is being shown in the
garden, now under cultivation which
will supply the camp with fresh vege-
tables and fruit throughout the Sum
mer. Mrs. Harold +. Doyle, chairman
of the Kamp kahlert committee, to-
gether with Miss Elsa Peterson, Mrs
Albert II. Putney, Mrs. Herbert L.
Davis and Mrs. l.. T. Jones, members
of the committee. will act as hostesses
The Booklovers' Club, under the di-
rect1on of Miss Alice Hutchins Drake
will give its fifth annual benefit pro
gram for the Louis Hamilton Bayly
fund Wednesday at 8 pm. in the gold
room at the Shoreham Hotel. The
proceeds will be devoted to the Louis
Hamilton Bayly Fund which is named
In honor of the late Lieut.. L. H. Bayly,
A. Il. F.. son of Mrs. William Hamil-
ton. Bayly, formerly president of the
Y. w. G. A.
A destitute Washington boy has
been supported in memory of Lieut.
Bayly since the time of his death in
France in March, 1919. Mrs Wayne
b. Wheeler will sing, dressed in an
Indian costume, for one group of
songs: Mrs. Raymond Dickey will play
the violin, some numbers being of her
own composition, and Mrs. Chester
Adair will be the accompanist
Tomorrow, 3 pm. the alumnae Of
Mount Vernon Seminary will present
! TO the \. W. c. a. residence. 1104 NJ
| street. a picture of Mrs Elizabeth
| Somers, for whom the residence was
! named. In 1917 the property Of the
| Elizabeth Somers. then the Mount
vernon Seminary, was acquired by the
! y. W. c. A. Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer
| chairman of the Elizabeth Somers
| committee. will preside.
| The Premiere Club Of the Young
! Business and Professional Women s
! Department, together with the school
| council of the Y. w. G. A, is spend
ing this week end at Vacation Lodge.
| Cherrydale, Va. Miss Laura Adlard
| president of the Premiere Club, and
| Miss Alberta Collins. president Of the
| school council, are hostesses.
J Mrs. Mary Slough, member of the
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| the national board to act as chairman
| of the committee of business and pro
J fessional women for the program Of
| the council hour at the Eastern com
| munity conference. TO be held at Silver
| Bay, \. Y, July 14-24.
| The May fete of the business and
! professional womens department will
| be held at the Blue Triangle Hut
| Twentieth and B streets, May 2S
| Dinner will be served al pm, which
| will be followed by a varied program
| of entertainment. William Schmucker
music director. will lead the business
| girls in a sing" and string music
| will be furnished by the Business
| Girls Orchestra. Other features on
| the program are a reading by Mrs
| Alice Sigworth Morse and solo dance
| by Miss Thelma Scott. All business
| girls are invited.
At the May business meeting of the
| Greek Mutual Aid Society of the Y
| w. c. A. the following officers were
| elected to serve for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Victor Kissel, president; Mrs. C.
| Zoonis. vice president; Mrs. Rose
| Papachristi, secretary, and Mrs Paul
| inc James, treasurer. A reception for
| the retiring officers will be held at the
! Y. w. c. A. Thursday evening.
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| To date Australia has spent $3.50.
| 100000 on repatriating her returned