Evening star., 1926-11-14

Eugene Mcdowell. with Mrs. j. Show,
chairman. the emergency equipment
at North Beach.
At the close Of the meeting Mrs.
Van Doran gave character sketches.
Chaplin Union. w. c. T. u. held its
November meeting at headquarters.
The evangelistic directors. subject
was stewardship" Reports from de-
partments preceded an address by
District Director Mrs. Lucy r. Suan-
ton on christian Citizenship" Mrs.
James Tibbets of 3341 Eighteenth
street will entertain the union at her
home in December.
The Columbia Heights Art Club
met at the home OF Mrs. G. l.. Peck,
ham Thursday, with rs members and
one guest.
The president. Mrs. Arthur j. Sea-
ton, was present, with Mrs. A. Rog-
ers Tracy chairman for the day.
After the usual reports of officers,
the program opened with a paper on
Distinctive Features of English
Painting" given by Mrs. Fulton. The
second paper, "Sir Joshua Reynolds
Q723-1792), the Pride of British Art"
was treated by Mrs. Faber Stevenson:
Both were illustrated. Then followed
Mrs. Charles Abbotts talk on her re-
cent European tour. dwelling espe-
cially on her experiences in India.
Mrs. William Clark, in her report,
said that the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs doll
was the finest at the Sesquicentennial.
Mrs. Ellis Logan extended to the club
an invitation for Saturday afternoon
at the Freer Gallery, when the new
pictures would be explained. After
adjournment the hostess was assisted
at the tea table by Mrs. Ha1ly. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. E. G.
Russell. 1446 Harvard street. Mrs.
Clark assisting.
The District Society of the DANES
of the Loyal Legion met at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Willard Holbrook, 1870
Wyoming avenue, Thursday after
noon at $50. Miss May S. Clark,
president, in the chair. Reports were
read, .Vom the various officers. 1t
was voted to change the day for meet
ings from the first Wednesday in each
month to the first Thursday. It was
also voted that an award of $3S, to
be competed for, be offered a student
of the American University for the
best assay on Abraham Lincoln, this
prize to be presented at the annual
Lincoln breakfast of the society, Feb
ruary -. Three new members were
added to the society, Mrs. David J.
Rumbough, Mrs. Jerome j. Wilber
and Mrs. Morris. Brief biographies of
the officers, through whom they proved
their eligibility to the society, were
read by Mrs. Samuel Drury and Miss
May S. Clark. Lieut.. M. Fl. Plunkett,
fofh ~
Mrs. Drury, served under Admiral
Farragut, on board the U. S. ship
Harriet Lane, as chief engineer. Gen.
William Thomas Clark, father of Miss
Clark, was adjutant general of the
Army of the Tennessee. After the
business meeting Mrs. Holbrook was
hostess at tea, being assisted by Mrs.
David j. Rumbough and Mrs Thales
Ames, wife of Col. Ames, L. s. A.
The District of Columbia Home
Economics Association will have three
section meetings this week. The tex
tile section meets at pm. Novem-
ber Is, at the Bureau of Home
Economics. r. l.. Lewton, curator of
the Division of Textiles of the United
States National Museum, will discuss
| recent developments in the use of
| rayon. The nutrition section meets
at the auditorium of the American
! Red Cross Building at 8 pm, Novem-
ber Is. DR.. Hazel r. Munsell, spe-
! cialist in nutritional chamtstry Of the
| Bureau Of Home Economics, will de-
| scribe getting at the fact of nutrition
with the help of laboratory animals.
She will use pictures to illustrate her
| talk. The recently formed child study
| section, Of which c. Rowena Schmidt
| Is chairman, meets at pm, on No
| vember Is, at the Bureau Of Home
| Economics. Miss Anna Richardson,
| field worker in child care and parental
education for the American Home Eco
nomics Association, will speak on re-
! cent trends In pre-school education.
Miss Richardson was formerly dean of
home economics at Iowa State Agri-
cultural College, Ames. Iowa.
| The District Chapter, American
War Mothers, paid tribute on Armistice
! day at the Capitol, where the War
Mothers flag floated for the first time
under the flag of the United States
through the efforts Of Mrs. H. H. Nc
| Clure, national PRESIDENT; William
| Tyler Page, clerk Of the House; David
| Lynn, architect Of the Capitol; also
Capt Lowe of the War Department.
1t comnoemorated 4,693,O39 enlisted
veterans, showing 6O,672 who paid
the supreme sacrifice. The Mothers
attended exercises at Keith's Theater
under auspices Of the American
Legion. At the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier, Mrs. James III. Tibbitts, gold
| star mother, placed the chapters an
nual Offering. A special meeting will
! be held at the George Washington
Club house, 1929 I street, Novem-
| ber 18 at 8 pm, Addresses will be
| also by Mrs. Noble N. Potts; solo, Mrs.
Grace Linger, accompanied by Mrs.
Edwin Callow: violin solo, Morgan
| Kiley; baritone solo, William Quick,
| accompaniment. Adolph Torovsky;
reading, Mrs. Constance Goodman.
All mothers eligible are invited to
| attend.
Phil0. Classics - Mrs. Sarah VOL
haupter, $500 Macomb street. enter
| tanned the members of the club the
| afternoon Of November 5. Mrs. P.
Bruce Bare presented an interesting
| paper. her subject being ~'The Power
Of Stars on Human Destiny" Char
acters were assigned and the reading
of Act III Of king Lear" was
| finished.
| The ZOnta Club Of business and pro-
| fessional women held its weekly lunch
| con Wednesday at the Raleigh Hotel,
the president, Miss Jane Bartlett, pre-
| siding.
| Mrs. Rachel Wood introduced the
guest and principal speaker, Mrs.
Alice Van Leer Carrick of Hanover,
VT, authoress and collector of an
| tiques Mrs. Carrick gave q talk on
the joys of antique collecting and the
rewards, touching with much humor
on many of her experiences.
| Miss Jessie La Sale introduced the
new member, Miss Mildred Barthelow.
| Mr.. Schaefer Of the Cosmopolitan Club