Evening star., 1925-11-29
Women's Auxiliary to the Railway

Women's Auxiliary to the Railway
Mall Association met at the Capitol
fark Hotel on the evening of Novem-
Der Il. BUSINESS of Importance was
transacted and great interest was
shown in the work for the coming
year, which is for the betterment OF
the railway mail service both 10 the
public and for the employees.
| Ihe entertainment feature of the
evening was a lecture upon Panama,
given by Mrs. w. NJ. Collins. The
| lecture was illustrated by colored
| slides. Mrs. II. N. Link was reelected
director to the Federation of Women's
! Clubs.
Florence CrittentOn Wheel Club
Mrs Abbie l.. Kendrick, 2417 North
Capitol street, entertained the club
at luncheon November 10. Mrs.
! Nervoort of Westf1eld, n. j., was a
guest.
After luncheon Mrs. Minnie Ide
read poem. Home Lights" Mrs
ID. II. Perham gave a monologue,
THE Revolt of Della" and Mrs. T..
| l.. Nashburn gave humorous ac-
count OF trip to Boston by sea,
| more humorous in the recital than in
the personal experience. Mrs Lena
WEBB bade the club goodbye, as she
was leaving for Winter in Florida
Mrs. NJ. f. Brashears, 1920 Gallatin
street, Will be the hostess December 3.
The WOman's Community Club of
henslngton had an open meeting Mon.
! day afternoon in the social rooms of
| the Methodist Church, which had been
| tastefully decorated by the hostess
| committee for the occasion. After the
business session the music section
( "a az, ~
Song" and a talk, Our European Ex-
| nerlences, was given by Miss Anna
] c. Reinhardt, principal of the school
| for little deaf children. At the close
! or her talk she stated that a band
| OF Europeans were waiting to pay
| the members a visit. so one by one
| from another room in came Il class
of children from her school and their
| teacher, Miss Peck. in costume of the
countries and peoples they repre-
sented. There was the Highlan nd
lassie, the maid of Normandy, the
| Swiss girl, the Paris chimney sweep.
| the little French girl asd other inter
esting characters, with Miss Peck i'm
| personating the typical young lady
| OF Alsace. This was a very enjoyable
| feature of the program. The music
| section gave another pleasing selec-
| ton and Mrs. Cogswell and Mrs Cold
we'll gave a piano duet.
A silver offering was taken to frame
some pictures for the public school
given by Miss Reinhardt. A rising
| vote OF thanks was given her and the
| meeting adjourned for the social hour
/ and the refreshments
George II. Thomas, w. X. C.-The
| annual inspection of George II
| Thomas Woman's Relief Corps, No
II, occurred Friday evening. the
corps president. Mary II. Wingate.
presiding. Mrs. Elizabeth d. Shaw.
| assistant department inspector, called
attention to valuable points of inter
est for instruction and the perfectlng
or the rltualiStic work of the order
| Past Department Commander B. T.
Entrikin paid a tribute of love and
respect to this corps. the faithful aux
! 1liary of George II. Thomas Post, for
| 80 years.
Thomas b. Crisp. post commander:
| commander; Byron w. Bonney of
Phil Sheridan Post. No. 6, and other
comrades spoke briefly.
| Miss Augusta B. Palmer and her
official staff were present
! Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd and Mrs
Mamie Palmer Dorsey. past national
junior vice presidents of the W. r. c.:
MIS- teorgldnna ID. Van Fleet, pa st
| member of the national executive
\ board. and Mrs. Tillie d. Entrikin.
Nora Atkinson Beatty and Miss
Jennie Hamilton, past department
presidents. gave words of encourage
! ment in the work.
Three new members We're initiated
and three applications for membership
| read.
NewcOmb Club.-Mrs f. Caywood
! was hostess TO the club November 20
at her home in Northwest Park.
The second vice president, Mrs.
Owens, occupied the chair in the alb
sence of the president.
The club voted to furnish Christ
| mas stockings for eight children for
social service.
Mrs. Seibold reported that 237 gar
| ments had been turned in TO the
Needlework Guild and more were
| coming-these were contributed to
social service. Mrs Seibel. Mrs.
Owens and Mrs. Holman had gone to
Rockville Women's Club and helped
| organize new branch of Needlework
Guild. This brings a banner with
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