Evening star., 1925-10-18
Continued from Twelfth Page0

t1OHtlHueu lIplll NelIln i dEe.i
Tuesday. October 20, ut SD pm. in
Pierce Hall. All Souls Unitarian
Church. Fifteenth and Harvard streets
northwest. DIR. ENner. who is director
of the associations department of ed
ucational measures, will speak on
The Modern Trend in Family Life. >
and Dr. Parker. director of the depart
ment of protective social measures, on
Better Homes The public is in
vited.
Park View Womans Club. The lit
erary committee met October 9. at
the home of the chairman. Mrs.
George +. Dalwick. The president,
Mrs. Thomas Faris, and eXPreSident
Mrs. L. T. Perkins were present.
The topic under consideration was
Home Economics The meeting
opened with a piano solo by Mrs.
Walter SommerS, followed by the Gus
tomary report on current events by
Mrs. Frank Bernard. Miss Katherine
Ienroot. assistant director of the
thildren's Bureau, was the first
speaker She gave Il valuable talk
on the work her bureau is doing for
. the welfare of children. She de
scribed the publications offered for the
help of mothers on various subjects,
such as child government.
A second talk was given by Miss
! Ruth Van Deman. specialist of the
Bureau of Home Economics. She told
of the work being done to help the
housewife who desires to make the
most OF the means at her command
in purchasing and preparing the vari-
Gus articles of food, clothing and
equipment for the home. Miss Van
Deman furnished queStionnaires
which members were requested to fill
out and send to the Division of Tex
tiles and Clothing, the results to be
used in planning the clothing work
of the bureau. At the end of the
program, the hostess. assisted bv Mrs
Viola L. Hollett and Mrs. w. J. VIII
son, served New England pumpkin pie.
tiny doughnuts and coffee. Madame
Astra" told fortunes and mystified
those who did not recognize Mrs.
L. l.. FELTON, in her gypsy costume
and mask.
The November meeting will he held
November 13, s pm. hostess. Mrs.
Harry c. Ragsdale, 515 Lamont street.
The subject. New England Authors. .
will be in charge of Mrs. Eta Covell,
assisted by Mrs. l.. Z. Murray.
Patriots Ensemble The Patriots
Ensemble. Mrs. Joseph Wheat, presi
dent held the first meeting of the sea
son recently at the home of Mrs.
Charles W. Allen. Luncheon was
served, followed by bridge.
The club plans to interest itself in
c. A. r. activities and TO take several
trips of historic interest throughout
the year.
The members of the club are Mrs.
Joseph Wheat Mrs. owen Stout. Miss
Helen Stout, Mrs. Charles W. Allen.
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, Mrs. Edmond
SymOnds. Mrs. Delaney Gill, Mrs.
Frederic Knoop, Mrs Leslie Watson.
Mrs. NackailI. Mrs. w. w. Sloan. Mrs.
Tonnis Holzberg and Mrs. Earl Il.
Fuller.
Sixteenth Street Heights CIub-Mrs.
II. L. Allanson was hostess Tuesday
at her home, III Maple avenue, Ia
koma Park. The president presided
for a business session, at which many
social activities were planned. Mrs.
Cecil c. Thomas and Mrs. |. y. Knapp
were guests. \ farewell party was
~'ven October s at the home of Mrs.
H X Hobart for Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl.
Wilcox, who will make their future
home at Champaign III.
The next meeting will be held Octo-
Der 81 at the home of Mrs. r. C. Potts.
210 Maple avenue. Takoma Park. This
will be program meeting. With Mrs.
Nina Van Winkle as the speaker.
The Woman'S Community Club of
kenSinStOn held its first meeting after
the Summer recess Monday with Mrs.
l.. i. Ernest. Meeting opened with
singing America the Beautiful"
The president commended the cal
endar committee for the attractive cal
endar it had prepared and the house
and hospital committees for their help
in getting up such a good program.
She laughingly remarked that even
the color Of the program cover was
very appropriate for a club so young.
Mrs Lewis Merriam gave n report
from the County Federation which
was brimful of helpful suggestions.
The program for the day, vacation
notes by different members. was be-
gun by Mrs. Armstrong, who told in
an entertaining way of a motor trip
to Plymouth and the bits Of scenery
enjoyed along the way. Mrs. Ash
G&-Z an account of her trip.
winch vas very similar, but taken on
"A different trail. Both talks were rich
in historic interest.
Mrs. Linton told of a restful vaca-
ton spent cruising on the lower Poto-
mac and Eastern Shore. She related
many amusing incidents of the trip
and of the meeting with the friends
who joined them to share in the
cruise. She stressed the beauties of
the Potomac and the Eastern Shore.
Mrs. Taylor read an account of Mrs.
Schivener's trip to Eaglesmere. Pa,
and then told of her own trip to her
old home in Pennsylvania. advising all
to be sure and have trip along the