Evening star., 1925-12-13

l'o9 l. street northwest. Among those
receiving viii be Miss Ruth Putnam,
Mrs. Elltn Spencer MuSsey, Mrs. +.
Y. toNilla ana Mrs Herbert -. Brown.
Vt the tea table Mrs. \. G. Muhse and
AIRS. David White will preside while
Miss Alice Du Rreuil and Mrs. IL. Ed
mond Bulls will pour chocolate Mrs.
6. b. Stephenson is chairman of the
committee in charge.
Miss Ruth Putnam. u former trustee
OF the university, who has just re-
turned from italy, will speak Miss
i'utnan has been decorated by the
Grand Duchess OF Luxembourg and
th" King of italy for her writings in
regard 70 these countries. Other fea-
lures of the program viii he songs by
Arle Fay Guilford, accompanied by
Gretchen Hood: readings of Joyce Kill
merS poems and q one-act play 10y
Maitland lie Grande Thompson, direc-
tor OF the dramatic department of the
Anne Tllley Rcnshaw School of En-
preston.
Mrs. Raymond ". Bell. chairman of
the hospitality committee. will be as
sisted by Misses Grace Anderson.
Clara Bailey, Faustine Dennis. Ruth
Peterson, Ahbie TiuGley, Mrs. Raleigh
Gilchrist, Mrs. Stephen Bray. Mrs. W
l.. Saunders, Mrs. w. r. Crawford
Mrs. George Stone. Mrs. Victor Lums-
dcn and Mrs. Harrison Dixon.
The National Genealogical Society
met Saturday night at the Methodist
Building. There was a good attend
ance of members and visitors inter
eStfd in history and genealogy, al
though the weather was most dis
agreeable outside. The president
Adams McAllister. called the meeting
10 order at pm. and after various
reports Of officers he read paper on
Virginia Prior TO 1924" This paper
is the result of careful search of
records and public documents and lists
to obtain the actual results of the
earlier settlement of Virginia and how
many We're left of the immigrants after
the Indian massacre of jamestown.
Mr.. McAllister'S paper gave names
and biographies of those who were
alive in Virginia in 1919 and the num-
Der OF ships that had landed immf-
grants and where they sailed from.
Another point OF interest related was
the meeting of the first House of Bur
gesSes and the amount of business
transacted in the five days session
The librarian, Miss Cora Curry.
stated that the society had just re-
ceived for its, library a set of all its
from the New York His
torical Society. a present to the society
here. The society hopes some day to
have a home here in Washington.
where this library can be open to stu
dents of history and genealogy. The
magazine, a copy of which goes to
each member, Is growing in impor-
tance under its editor. DIR. Brum-
baugh. Charles Shepherd. correspond
ing secretary. reported the interest
that members and the public gener-
ally are showing in the index of
names. With this index the society
is introducing TO each other those in
terested in the same lines of ancestry.
The herald. Mrs. Jesse Porter Wood
is preparing an index Of coats of arms
used In America and invites any one
using a coat of arms to register 1t in
the society's register. This can be
made a valuable source of information
regarding coats of arms used by
Americans. Meetings of the society
are open to all and visitors are invited
to attend them the first Saturday Of
inclusive.
The Battery Park Garden Club met
at the home of Col. and Mrs. Sherrard
Colman. on Wilson Lane, Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. Lieut.. Col. G. ..
Sheriff., who was to have addressed
the club, having been called out Of the
city. his place was filled by Maj. Carey
II. Brown. assistant director of public
parks and grounds. Maj. Brown dis
cussed comprehensively the plans of
the National Capitol Park Commits
sion, particularly as they affect the
linking up of the park system in the
District with proposed parks and bou-
levards in nearby Virginia and Mary
land. He stressed also the importance
OF early setting aside suitable grounds
for recreational purposes in all our
growing suburbs, and suggested the
desiraSility of clubwomen getting be-
hind such projects, or even initiating
them. The address closed with an ap-
peal TO those present to back with
their influences the arboretum bill and
the National Capitol Park Commits
sion's BILL both of which are to be
presented to Congress at this session.
At the January meeting election of
officers viii take place.
The Susan Il. Anthony Foundation
held q meeting of the executive COM
mittee Monday evening at the IIamil-
ton Hotel, at the close of the parlia-
mentary law class. and will hold
similar meeting tomorrow evening.
same time and place. AS the text
book of the Susan B. Anthony Wheels
has been received from the publishers,
the details OF the educational move
ment must be looked after Immediate
ly: and all members are urged to at
tend the meeting of the executive COM
mittee tomorrow evening or the regu-
lar weekly social meeting Tuesday
afternoon at the Shoreham Hotel,
from 4 to o'clock. Mrs. Harriet Jun
kins presented a copy of The Great
Woman Statesman" by Nanette B.
Paul. to the Public Library: and Miss
Maude Alton. did the same for the
Library of the America nization School,
of which she is principal.
The headquarters of the foundatio
at the Shoreham Hotel, are open every
day from 3 to 6 pm. where tickets
for the picture version OF The Fool"
by Claiming Pollock. to he shown at
the Rialto Theater the week of Jan
uary 3, may be secured The next
regular meeting of the foundation will
be held in the Shoreha m Hotel. Decem-
her %. Mrs. Verona Pollock Roach.
the mother of Charming Pollock. au
thor of The Fool" has becomes a
member of the foundation.
The Zonta Club held it's weekly
luncheon Tuesday. at the Raleigh. the
president, Jessie La Sale, presiding.
The guest of honor was Mrs. Leonor
Ebert Reed, who entertained the club
with a group of songs. She was as
sisted by Mrs. Marie Humphreys Little.
Among the other guests were Mrs. c.
4. Muddiman, Miss Cornelia Muddi-
man and Mrs. NJ. V. Thompson of
Florida and New Hampshire.
The new members welcomed into the
club were Mrs. Mary Phelps Mitchell.
Mrs. Rachel f'orbush Wood and
Mrs. Louise Stambaugh. Saturday
evening u. special New England turkey
dinner planned by some of the club
members was given at the Grace