Evening star., 1925-03-08
assisted at the piano by Mrs. Fren

they may find preferable, and urged
that as many members as possible
| join some committee. Mrs. George
Dalwick has become a member of the
clubhouse corporation of the Dis
trict and was appointed secretary Of
the same. She gave an account of
the last meeting attended and an out
line of the aims and purposes of the
committee.
Acting as treasurer, in the absence
of Mrs. FELTON,, Mrs. Hutchison made
a report showing a large balance on
hand. The card party given at the
home of Mrs. Dalwick was a great
success. Mrs. Hutchison requested
that a discussion be held on the ad
stability of holding one large card
party in March in place of the small
card parties which have been held
heretofore. Owing to the Lenten sea-
son 1t was finally decided to postpone
the card party until after Easter.
I'm her report Mrs. McMaugh. phil
anthropic chairman, called attention
! to the Bible Talks" being given at
the Hotel Roosevelt every fourth
Thursday from IL o'clock until noon.
All are invited to attend.
Mrs. Perkins announced that
meeting of the dramatic club will be
held at her home Friday evening.
The literary chairman, Mrs. Dali
wick. reported an evening spent by
| her committee the second Friday OF
| last month. Twenty members were
| present and an interesting program
! given followed by refreshments. The
| next meeting of the literary commit
| tee will be held al the home or MRS.
| Keiser Friday evening.
Mrs. Duffy announced that the next
meeting of the art committee will be
held at the home of Mrs. Lngen-
| fielder, 3300 Warder street, the after
| noon of March 20. Luncheon will be
| served.
| A motion was carried to the effect
| that a letter of sympathy be sent
Mrs Hardibeck, the first vice presi-
dent. who has recently lost her
mother
The banquet given last June by the
| club having been a great success,
motion was also carried to the effect
| that the banquet be repeated this
! coming June and committee was
| appointed to look after preliminary
arrangements. 1t was also decided to
hold a Fourth of July parade and
named.
Mrs. williams and Miss Martha
Dunham were two new members re-
| ceived into the club at this meeting.
Phil Sheridan woman's Relief Corps,
O.
| of the Republic, met Tuesday night.
! The newly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. presi-
! dent, Miss Augusta b. Palmer, was
present with the following members
| of her staff: Mrs. Caroline NJ Curry,
| senior vice president: Mrs. Mary Van
Ness Fauth. junior vice president;
Mrs. Mamie Palmer Dorsey, counselor,
and Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball, patriotic
| Instructor Mrs Ball is Potomac's
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| the Woman's Relief Corps. Many
| members from other corps in this
department were present, s well as
| out-of-town members. Mrs. Harriet
Jones of Lisbon, y. Oak, chairman of
| child welfare, gave an interesting
| talk on her work with crippled chill
| dren. This is Mrs. Jones first trip to
Washington and she is to visit the
| Capitol, where her father was door
| keeper of the House of Representa-
! tives during President Lincoln's ad-
| ministration. Miss Jennie s. Lincoln
and Miss Bessie B. Lincoln, both of
Long Beach Corps, Los Angeles,
/ Calf, and Mrs Mary A Snyder of
! Stanton Corps, Los Angeles, were
welcome visitors, coming from the
| national presidents home town. Mrs.
| Tillie D. Entrikin, Mrs. Mary NJ.
| North, Mrs. Ursula Shirley, past de-
| partment presidents. and Mrs. Anna
| Horn, president of Lincoln Corps;
Mrs. E. Quinn and Miss Eta Moore
| contributed to the evenings enjoy
| ment. The comrades present were:
| Past Comdr. Samuel G. Mawson, Past
Department comdr. Entrikin and
| Quartermaster of Burnside Corps
Convis Parker
Four new silk flags were used at
the meeting for the first time, and it
| was voted to present a flag to Kings
| man School, Fourteenth and E streets
| northeast, for assembly hall use
| The new password was commune
Gated. The corps patriotic instructor.
Mrs. Clara E. Kalstrom, referred to
March IT as the date of the next
meeting and suggested that songs of
| st. Patrick be sung and that the
| comrades be invited to the meeting.
| The department musician furnished
delightful music Mrs Stewart an
| nounced that Miss Bessie Lincoln of
| Los Angeles would play the opening
| ode.
| Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Cary is a capable
president and has a pleasant way of
| introducing her visitors to the corps
members.
| Crfttenton Wheel CIub.-Mrs. Har-
rfet G. Straw, 1924 Ninth street was
the Wheel Club hostess at a luncheon
February 81. Guests of the club were
! Mrs. Gilbert Potter of Brooklyn, N Y,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Colliday. The
! former has spent the past two years
! count of the life of Mussolini.
Plans were discussed for increas-
ing the finances of the club, and to
that end st. Patrick day luncheon
| Will be served by section of the
club at 1719 Thirteenth street.
Mrs. John Herfurth, 1880 Park
road, will be the club hostess
| Thursday.
/ The District Branch of the National
Womnn's Party will have a meeting at
4:30 this afternoon. Alice Beal Par
sons of New York will speak on The
Modern Woman and the Peace Move
/ ment."
! Mary Gertrude Fendall of Balti-
more, will talk on the Woman's Party
campaign All are invited.
] Montgomery County Federation of
Women's CIubs.-At a conference
with the chairman of the committee
on the Rockville fair, Mrs. G. NJ.
| Hunter of Rockville, Mrs. Small was
encouraged to feel that prospects are
/ good for having a building entirely
! for exhibits of women and 20 be ex-
clusively used as this committee. may
direct. With such a building at its
disposal the federation should be able
] to render more effective service in
| the future than has been the case in
the past, especially in its display of
art
| Another committee which is func-
tioning well is that of education This
committee is constantly mindful of
| the federation program for improving
conditions in the elementary schools,