Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

| Welsh SOCiety.-Washingt of
Welsh descent will gather for their
| second annual banquet on ''St. David $
| day" tomorrow, $50 pm, at the Ho-
| tel Roosevelt Plans are in charge of
| the St David's Society of Washington.
| Visitors from out of town are expected
| to participate. The program will in
clude an address by former Gov ID. w.
| Davis of Idaho, and other prominent
citizens of Welsh origin. Interesting
| musical numbers are planned. The
| Secretary of Labor, James j. Davis,
| will be a guest of honor, also Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Cooper of Ohio.
| All Welsh people will be especially
welcomed.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet Tuesday, at pm, in the par
lors of the League of American Pen
Women, 1909 II street. Business meet
ing at $50.
Program-Subject Ambition" Mrs
Willis presiding. A half hour of sight
reading. Debate: Resolved, That more
evil has been done in the world by
ambition than by hate" Affirmative,
Mr.. William L. Bryant, Miss Alice
Whitcomb; negative, Mrs. S. NJ. Smith,
Prof. E. c. Townsend. Judges. Mrs.
Chamberlain, Mrs. Hunt. Miss Ostran-
der.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. S. d.
Grove, 8 Sycamore avenue, Takoma
Park, Nd. During luncheon, which
preceded the meeting, the hostess was
assisted by her auntS, Mrs. +. NJ
Stowell and Miss Hattie Van Tuyl
Mrs. j. c. Marquis, president. pre-
sided and introduced the guest-speaker
of the afternoon, Mrs. Sarah E, Sum
ner, manager of the Government Ho-
tells, who gave talk on the Govern
ment Hotels Here and in Yellowstone
Park"
Several additional guests were pres
ent. including Mrs. r. II. Higgins,
Mrs. II. 3. Hendricll, Mrs. Margaret
Moore, Mrs. T. S. Troy and Mrs. c. A.
Reed
The next meeting will be at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. J. S. Lay, 1925 Georgia
avenue, on March g.
Women's Christian Temperance
CniOn.-The February executive meet
ing of the union was held at it's build
ing, 500 Sixth street, Wednesday. Mrs.
Emma Sanford Shelton, president of
the District Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union, presided. She intro
duced Mrs. Z. c. Dinwiddie, who read
the Shepherd Psalm and offered
prayer.
After the usual reports of officers,
Mrs. Walter Howard. flower mission
director of the NVomen's Christian
Temperance Union. and chairman of
the evangelistic department of the
Federation of Women'S Clubs of the
District, stated that the federation
was to plant trees on Lincoln high
I1Non1nria1 N
Women's Christian Temperance Union
to participate. The invitation was
accepted and two trees viii be planted,
one for the organization and one In
memory of Frances E. Willard.
1t was voted to assist in furnishing
room for delinquent girls at the
Juvenile Court.
Mrs. H. D. Kizer was nominated
for District director Of Sunday school
work, to take the place of the pres
ent director, who has moved from the
city.
Mrs. Lucy Swanton. director of
Christian citizenship, made a plea for
cooperation along all lines of citizen
ship.
The law enforcement conference of
900, to be held April lib at Hotel
Washington, was announced.
Mrs. Hodgkins. representing the Ma
tional and international Community
Bible Readers League, spoke of
Bible contest to begin in March.
Baby Lovers Circle No. , of the
Florence CrittentOn Home met We'd
Chester Caywood, Cathedral Mansions,
for a luncheon meeting.
PlaT:. were completed for the bene-
| fit card party to be held at the home
of Mrs. 0. F. Busby, and a food sale
to be held later was discussed.
Those present were Mrs. Olea W.
Coster, Mrs. E. F.. Mann. Mrs. c. c..
Caywood, Mrs. o. f. Busby. Mrs. Nor
ton o. Copper, Mrs. George w. Decker,
Myers, Mrs. Karl E. Parks, Mrs. John
T. Schram and Mrs. w. f. Hayes.
Florence Crittenton Baby Lovers
Circle No. Mrs. Albert Eccard and
Mrs. D. l.. Nunnally were hostesses
at a luncheon Thursday at Mrs.
| Eccards apartment, 1929 New Hamp-
shire avenue The business meeting
which followed was held in Mrs. Nun
nally's apartment, at the same adj
dress Mrs. A. B. McManus presided
! and reported that all suitable baby
clothes left from the annual bazaar
in her care had been sent to the home
! at Christmas time. Such other arti-
cles as remained had been sold from
| time to time and remittance made to
the treasurer. In the absence of Mrs.
A. l.. Craig, treasurer, due to illness,
the secretary, Mrs. A. NJ. Jones, col
| lected the dues.
A letter from Mrs. S. F. Kreglow,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Barrett in Florida. was read.
Plans for the card party to be held
| in the afternoon and evening of April
! ., at the E.lks' Hall, 919 Il street, were
discussed. Ii was deemed necessary
to hold a special meeting ,to make