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Nell Price, Mrs. nrs. J. Garfield Riley.
Gertrude Lyons,
Mrs. Virgil Miller and Mrs. Peter
Drury are the new directors.
The Spanish section will hold its
initial semi-monthly dinner in the cof-
fee room Tuesday evening.
The subscription dinner of the bust
ness and professional section will take
place Wednesday evening Miss
Bertha Henderson Will speak on MY
Experiences in the Division of Land
Economics. United state Department
of Agriculture. Other women repre-
senting interesting projects in the
department of Agriculture viii speak
briefly Of their work. Mrs. William
NJ Jardine will be the guesT Of honor.
Miss Florence r. WARD Will preside.
The District of Columbia Fedora
ti0n of WOmen's Clubs held its an
nual meeting at the Hotel Roosevelt
Wednesday and Thursday. The fol
lowing officers were elected for a
term Of two years: President. Mrs.
Virginia White Speel; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt; second
vice president, Mrs. George o. Gilling-
ham; recording secretary. Mrs. Wal
lace Streater; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. L. c. Perkins: treasurer.
Mrs. Tamar +. Rorke; auditor. Mrs.
John Boyle. jr.; generald federation
director Mrs. Eugene Pitcher.
At the first days session reports
OF officers and department chairmen
were given. The names of Mrs. Kate
Waller Barret Miss Helen Gardner
and Mrs. Court Wood were sent to
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs to be included in the memorial
services at the biennial convention
to be held in Atlantic City this month
as the outstanding club women of
the District who have died since the
last convention of the general fedora
ton.
Reports of the federated clubs were
given by the presidents on the morn
ing of the second days session. Miss
Mary Apple, contralto, sang at the
afternoons session. Miss Vera
Bloom. daughter of Representative
Bloom of New York, was the speaker
at the meeting and told of the life,
character and exploits of Mussolini.
A resolution was passed to indorse
the District Memorial to the World
War heroes and a contribution Of
S25 will be subscribed.
In view of the fact that the date
of the regular monthly meeting in
May will occur during the biennial in
Atlantic City, when number of the
District of Columbia officers and
members will attend, it was decided
to postpone the last meeting of the
season until June IA. This meeting
will take place at the Hotel Roosevelt.
The National Memorial Foundation
met Wednesday at the society head
quarters, 1916 G street, The president
of the foundation, Mrs. James B.
Burbank, is now at her Summer
home at Pittsfield Mass, where the
work of the society will be carried
on all Summer in cooperation with
Headquarters here.
At the last meeting Mrs. Eli
Helmick was nominated. and since
then has become, a vice president of
the society.
Memorial contributions in memory
of the following have recently been
received: Mrs. w. F. Hubbard. George
Hyde Page. Henry D. Page, Blanca
GuiteraS Hoskins, Gen. Arthur
Murray and Lieut.. Col. Sherman a.
White.
The National Memorial Foundation
is now approaching its day of days,
Memorial day This is the day chos-
en- by the society as the fitting time
for all contributions to its fund TO be
garnered Having as slogan "A
Million Dimes on Memorial Day" the
goal of this society Is that eventually,
on this day, every man. woman and
little child in this country shall do
tribute to our patriot dead by pre-
senting an offering. however small,
to aid those for whom they them
selves can no longer care. The foun-
.l.k t,znI Ia sof
of the United States soldier, sailor.
marine and his dependents when in
want. hardships or misfortune in
peace or war"
The Twentieth Century Club held
its annual meeting Thursday at the
Cosmos Club, Mrs. Eugene Z. Ste
vens, president, in the chair. The fol-
lowing members were elected to serve
for the next year: President. Mrs.
Philip S. Smith; first vice presi ent.
Mrs. Alfred II. Brooks; second vice
president, Mrs. Will G. Barnes; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Harvey W.
Wiley; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Ellwood p. Morey; treasurer, Miss
Myra NJ. Hendley; assistant treasurer,
Mrs. Glenn S. Smith; directors, Mrs.
Eugene l.. Stevens. Mrs. w. w. Hus-
band. Mrs. Lyman Is. Swormstedt.
Mrs. Edward B. Clark and Miss Agnes
Miller.
Annual reports were read by COM
mittee chairmen and leaders Of sec
tions, after which Mrs. Stevens, the
outgoing president. gave her annual
address. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. chair
man of the music section, with Mrs.
Frederic E. Harrington, gave a short
music program consisting of the sing
ing of familiar songs by the club
membership. Mrs. George w. Cogges-
hall accompanied the pianist on the
violin. After the induction into Of
fee of the new president the meeting
adjourned and luncheon was served.
The nature section will meet at
the Great Falls Station, Rosslyn, Va.
Wednesday at 9:55 am, for trip
to Great Falls.
The literature section plans to fin
ish an interesting year with an orig
inal picnic. This is to take place
on May 20 i'll Edgemoor at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Charles Willard Hayes,
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