Evening star., 1925-02-22
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

members of the c. A r. paid tribute
to the statesman, who will retire
from public life in March. Comrade
Richmond of Thomas Post also took
an active part in the tributes paid
Another pretty incident was the
presentation of bouquet to the com-
mander-in- chief by Miss Anna Hage,
president of the Daughters Of Neter-
2ns.
The following organizations par
ticipated in the tribute of the loving
cup to Gen. Sherwood: The Grand
Army of the Republic, the Womans
Relief Corps, the Sons of Veterans,
U. S. A; the Daughters Of Veterans
the Sons of Veterans, u. s. A, Aux
Hilary; the Ladies' of the Grand Army
the Loyal Legion of Women.
At the second session OF the con-
vention the following officers were
elected: Miss Augusta Il. Palmer.
president; Mrs. Caroline NJ Curry,
senior vice president; Mrs Mary Van
Ness Fauth, Junior vice president:
Mrs. Marion NJ. Lewis, chaplain; Mrs.
Myrtle NJ. Loebsack, chairman execu-
tive board; Mrs. Estelle Fuller, sec
ond member, executive board Mrs.
Mary Ball, third member, executive
board; Mrs. Anna Horn, fourth mem
| ber, executive board; Mrs. Charlotte
NJ. Cary, fifth member, executive
| board; Mrs. Myrtle Worrel1 Buckles,
delegate at large to the National Con-
vention; Mrs. Moulton, alternate at
| large; Mrs. Rose PenneH, delegate TO
| the National Convention; Mrs. Anna
| Taylor, alternate to the delegate to
| the National Convention
The Business WOmaHS Council met
| at the Church of the Covenant Fri
day evening. 1t has organized a
| chorus under the direction of Charles
| Wengerd. DIR. William A Eisen-
| berger started series of talks on
! the Book of Acts Mrs. Charles
| Wood gave a, talk on Our Summer in
the South Seas" illustrated with mo
tion pictures.
| The WOman's Club of Chevy Chase.
Mrs. John D. Sherman, president of
| the General Federation of Women's
| Clubs, in talk to the members Of the
| Chevy Chase Woman's Club gave an
! outline of the work of the federation,
! also its early history. An appeal was
| made for the clubs to organize the
| junior members, SO that they may be
| trained to carry on the club work in
! the future.
| The department of legislation in the
| federation is pressing the passage Of
the bill in Congress which will en-
| able the United States to enter the
| World Court
The February tea to be given by
| the social section for the new mem
bers and their sponsors has been
postponed from Tuesday to March 3.
1t will be held at the home Of Mrs.
| Karl Fenning. leader, from 4 to
| pm. Mrs. Fenning will be assisted
| by the following members of the sec
tion: Mrs. o. c. Merrill, Mrs T. Z.
Robertson, Mrs. ]. A. Burkhart. Mrs.
| F. W. Crocker. Mrs. Z. Z. Mueller.
Mrs. F. B. Stieg. Mrs. NJ. G. Lloyd and
Mrs. L. Magnusson.
Mrs. A. 3. Crane. leader of the dra-
! matte section, announced that there
! would be no meeting Of the section as
| planned. The section assisted the lit
erature section in its program Friday.
| The Washington Branch of the
AIumnae of the College for Women.
| Western Reserve University, was Or
ganiZed January % at the home OF
Mrs. Halbert Z. Payne, 1853 Connect
| cut avenue. The branch will meet for
luncheon Tuesday, 2:15 pm, at the
clubhouse of the American Associa-
| ton of University Women, 1884
|
ern Reserve now in Washington are
| asked to attend.
| The SOroptimist Club at its lunch
con at the Hotel Hamilton yester-
day unanimously adopted a resolution
proposed by Mrs. Ethel Ward, chair
man of the civic committee, indorsing
the work of the Womans Bureau of
the Metropolitan Police. and lauding
the service of its director, Lieut..
Nina c. Van Wrinkle. The passage OF
a bill now pending in the District
| committees of the Senate and the
House legalizing the existence of the
bureau will be urged by the club
Arthur Deerin Call, international
peace advocate, addressed Soropti-
mists on the fundamentals of bust
ness and professional success, which
he said comprised knowledge, ac-
| curacy, order and culture" Miss Eliz-
abeth Shepherd, winner of the booster
prize, spoke on the work and excel
lent equipment of Mrs. Nellie Hy-
song, funeral director, who donated
the prize.