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chairman. will be in charge of the
Sunday teas for the month of March.
The junior section of the Woman's
City Club. Miss Grace McVey, chair
man. and the following members: Miss
Judith Barbaux, Miss Josephine Ran
kin, Miss Elsie Schultze and Miss Selma
Schulze, will be hostesses at the tea
to be given in the clubhouse this
afternoon from 4:30 to o'clock.
There will be no supper served in
the grill this evening owing to
change in the house management.
The entertainment committee, Mrs.
Mary c, D. Johnson, chairman, Will
give dance tomorrow, beginning at
$40 pm. Arrangements for refresh
ments may be made with the house
manager Cards may be obtained at
the clubhouse.
The monthly business meeting VIII
be held Wednesday at pm.
The entertainment committee VIII
give its monthly card party March 3.
at pm. There will be tables for
bridge and 500. Refreshments may
be had on request to house manager.
The business and professional wom-
ans section will give a subscription
dinner, March II, at $50 pm. Cliff
ford X. Bergman will tell his eX-
periences as a cartoonist, and give IL
lustrations of cartoons in the max
ing DIR. Edith Seville Coale will pre-
side. Reservations limited to 100.
The entertainment committee an
nounces as its program for March 16,
a scenic trip. "On Trails That Lure,
an illustrated talk presented through
the courtesy of Miss Florence Ward.
Miss Clara McQuown will be the
speaker at the meeting of the cur
rent events section, to be held March
~ at 4:45 pm. THE Inter-Allied
Debts Up to Date will be her sub
ject Mrs William L. Chamberlin,
chairman, will preside.
The house furnishings committee,
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt and Mrs.
Laura A. Bradley, joint chairmen, will
give four card parties in the club
house, March Is and 1s, at pm. in
the afternoon and at s o'clock in the
evening. There will be tables for
bridge and 500. Refreshments will be
included. The proceeds will benefit
the house furnishings fund.
District Federation of Women's
Clubs met at Hotel Roosevelt, Tues
day. the president, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, presiding.
The morning session was opened
with the usual patriotic and devo-
tional exercises, followed by the re-
ports Of officers.
The resolutions committee, Mrs.
Otto Verhoff, chairman, submitted d
detailed report of action contemplated
on tho resolution of the Takoma Park
Civic Club, which was prese ented at
the December meeting, in regard to
racehorse tipping.
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, chairman
OF legislation, submitted a resolution
regarding the licensing OF dance halls
and dancing teachers, which will be
acted on at the March meeting of the
federation.
Joshua Evans, jr., who was the
guest of honor and the speaker at
the morning session, gave an address
on What Club Women Can Do to
Help Washin gton." Mr.. Evans. who
is past president of the District
Bankers Association, said that wom-
en- spent IS per cent of the earned
money of the United States and
warmly praised their wise judgment t
in the carrying on OF the work or
the home, and that the injection of
women in the Police Bureau had un-
doubtedly raised the standard of that
department. Mr.. Evans also advo-
Gated the community chest
Mrs Jason Waterman, chairman of
revision COMMITTEES, asked that all
proposed changes to the bylaws be
submitted in writing TO her commit
toe Immediately, in order that they
may be Incorporated in the bylaws
before the May meeting of the fed
Grafton.
Mrs Josephine Rich, chairman of
vital statistics, submitted a report on
the necessity of having vital statis-
dcs, which she illustrated with charts.
showing statistics regarding the prev
Elenoe Of cancer, tuberculosis and
other diseases, also the number of
automobile accidents, and expressed
hope that by 1880 every State would
publish the vital statistics of that
State.
On resuming business after lunch
con- Mrs Ruby Smith Stah1, chair
man OF music, presented Mrs. Wayn g
y. Wheeler in songs, Mrs. Arthur
seaton accompanying her.
The program for the afternoon was
IN charge of the department of art,
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman, and the
division of painting and sculpture.
Miss Ada Rainey chairman, the
speakers being Eben Comings and
Horace Peaslee.
Mr.. Comings told of the proposed
plans for the establishment of a Ma
tional Gallery of Fine Art in this
city and said that thousands of dol
lars worth of valuable pictures were
now stored in the National Museum
because there is no adequate place
10 hang them. There is no doubt
that Washington will have a National
Gallery" said Mr.. Comings, for the
plans have already been drawn, and
are on exhibition at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. You people in
Washington do not brag half enough.
for here you have the most wonderful
monument in the world-the Wash
ington Monument-it should be call
ed The Monument, for there is no
other like IL in the world
Mr.. Peaslee made plea for more
care In the planning of yards and said
that too often we had Queen Ann"
front yards and Mary Ann" back
yards. Mr.. Peaslee said there was no
reason why the back yards should
not be the beauty spots of the city if
n little time were given to the care
OF them and to the planting of plants
and MOWERS TO hide the hideous line
fences and other eye sores
Mrs. Ernest Daniel. chairman of
division of education, called attention
to the need of library instruction in
the lower grades of the public schools
Mrs Fsber Stevenson, chairman of
division of moving pictures, asked
the president of each club to appoint
q member OF that club TO serve on this
committee
Mrs. John B. F'rizzell. chairman of
the department of better homes,
spoke of the work being planned by
her committee and said that it had
been divided into eight sections
Mrs. W. A. Winkelhaus, chairman
of public welfare, spoke of the great
need of abolishing alley houses, and
also of investigating taxicab fares
Mrs. Speel announced the appoint
ment of Mrs. B. F. Saul as chairman
of press and publicity and Mrs. Ger
trude Bishof as chairman of the di-