Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

w Otueu = LILY (luD-MrS. j. Tar
field Riley. president. met with the
chairmen of the various sections and
committees. and g busilr engaged in
outlining the program OF the clubs
activities for the coming season
The charter members are to be
guests Of honor at a series of teas
which viii be given each day at the
club. beginning Monday. September
20, from to pm. Mrs. Edgar r.
Brown VII be hostess. and assisting
will be Miss Virginia S. Benja min
Mrs. Frank F.. Mack, Mrs. Anna
Brown. Mr. W. j., La. Ware, Mrs
John Allen Munson. Mrs .Elma Saul
and Mrs; Grattan Kerans
Many of the members who attend
the free and easy auction section reg
ularly on Tuesday evenings, who
were vacationinS. have returned and
were among the players of last week
Playing for the first time this season
were Miss Julia E. Coonan. Miss
Josephine Q. Willis and Mrs. S. S.
Martin.
Mrs, Gertrude Lyons. chairman of
the music section. has. in the course
or preparation program to be given
in October. and Mrs. Patrick Gale
CHER is assignin. parts for a play to
The Coffee Shop has been redec.
GRATED. and club members are max
ing use OF this attractive rendezvous
to meet each other and their friends
Prince Georges County Federation
OF WOmens ub,-rhe initial meet
ing OF thesi9o6 term Of the executive
board of the fe leration was called by
the president. Mrs. J. E.nos RAY. for
1880 am. September 9. AT her home
in Chillum, Md. and about ~ mem
ber@ responded tn this call. \ lunch.
con was served by Mrs. Ray at the
conclusion of the meeting:
The d stricts 10 date which have
representation on this board are Ard
more, Beltsvi!le. Eerwyn. Brandy
wine. Brentwood, Cheverly- Tuxedo.
Chillum. College ParE Cottage City.
Decatur Heights. Hyattsville. Laurel.
I.anham. Marlboro. Riverdale. Seat
Pleasant.
Mrs. Ray announced the dates of
future meetings to be as follows:
October 90. Semi-annual meeting:
December 10. January IS. 1927: Feb
ruary II, April 20, and May -. annual
meeting. -'
A formal invitation was extended
by the Hecht Co.. Washington. to
the federation to use their tower
room" for meetings or other club
purposes.
The president named special com
mitteeS and the chairman Of each TO
date:
American home. Miss Blanche Clark.
county home demonstration agent
fine arts. Mrs. Paul Mcfarland. Uni
Nersitv Of Marytand International re-
lations. Mrs. George NJ. Harris, Deca-
tur Heights: public welfare. Mrs.
\. r. Lee. Decatur Heights: resolu-
press and publicity. Mrs. r. :. Allen.
College Park; scholarship. Mrs. J.
Enos Ray: extension service. Mrs. r.
a. Bennett. RiverdaIe.
1t is proposed to start work at once
on the wear book" which. when com.
piled. will present an interesting
story of the individual clubs-the oh.
ject for which they We're formed. their
history, dates and place OF meetings.
officers. etc.
The chairman on publicity an.
nounces a meeting of representatives
from each club for 1890 am. Sep
tember 20. the tower ROOM. the
Hecht Coin order to combine all
efforts and formulate plans for com
piline and printing this booklet
Prince Georges County may justly
be proud of the success Of the 1925
exhibit. staged in exhibit hall, at the
Southern Maryland agricultural fair,
which is being beld at Upper Marl.
boro Nd. September 1918. inclusive. !,
and the Federated Clubs which par
ticipated deserve unstinted praise for
u-hich thnN
erected and the earnest work which
such handiwork entailed.
The prizes which were awarded in
this class follow:
First prize. $75.00-Decatur Heights
Club. Mrs. W. r, Beat
tie. president: second prize, 5000
Woman's Club Of Melwood. Mrs.
Henry Morris. president; third prize.
S25.00--Suitland Camp Springs Al.
lentown Club Mrs. J. r. Allen, presi-
dent: fourth prize. s1500-Landover
Civic Club. Mrs. Earnest Parker,
president; fifth prize. SHORTHAND
over Community Club. Mrs. Frank
Fitzhugh, president; honorable men
tion-Woman's Club OF Cottage City.
Mrs. Edna f. Proctor, president.
Under the class Of special exhibits
by Federated Clubs not listed the fol
iOWlnS prizes were dWdIuru
Chillum Study Club. first prize,
$1,000, department applied EDUCATION
Lanham Study Club. second prize.
$500, department American home;
w. G.. r. T.. third prize. $1,000.
II might be interesting to know
that these three exhibits are really
pioneer work Of the clubs to illustrate
the activities Of the federation and
what it is actually doing through its
various departments. The Chillum
Study Club. through the courtesy Of
Woodward & Lothrop. placed A. model
library on View. while the Lanham
Study Club. cooperating with the Pc
tomac Electric Power CO.. showed
kitchen equipped with all the labor
"a wing devices. electrically operated
which are making the American home
the happ:es; on earth. The w. {. T.
t.. by appropriate posters and litera.
ture. displayed the aims Of that Or
sanization to promote better citizen
ship.
The judges who served in awarding
prizes were Mrs. Linthicum, home
demonstration agent. Anne Arundel
County: Miss Cowsill, United States
Department Of Agriculture, and Miss
McPheeters, University Of Maryland
extension service.
1t IS sincerely hoped that all the
clubs which participated in this years