Evening star., 1926-05-02
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

afternoon. The candidates for office
al the coming election Wednesday vii
be the guests of honor. They are a:
follows: Miss May T. Bigelow and Mrs
i. Garfield Riley. for the office of presi
dent; Mrs. Wymon Bradbury and Mis-:
Marie X Saunders. first vice presi
dent: Miss Myrtle Bum and DR.. Amy
J. Rule. second vice president; Mrs
Grattan keranS and Mrs. Frank Greg
Dry Stewart, corresponding secretary
Miss Loretta Barnes and Miss Nj
Alvina Carroll, recording secretary
Afiss Henrietta Olding and Miss May
Belle Raymond, second vice president
For the Board of DirectorS-Miss
Helen Brown. DIR. Edith Seville Coale
Mrs. Peter Drury. ST.. DR.. A. Frances
Eoye, Mrs. II. X Fulton, Mrs. Nadine
lane Gallagher, Miss Adele Heaven
Mrs Gertrude Lyons, Mrs. Virgil
Miller, Mrs. Ethel X. Pollard. Miss
Nell V. Price and Miss Laura Louise
7racy.
sp'The annual business meeting Will be
held Wednesday night when reports
OF the officers and of the tellers OF
election will he given.
Lon Thursday evening the inaugural
dinner will be held with the newly
elected officers as guests of honor and
speakers. The retiring president, DR..
u. Frances Foye, will preside. All
f7en,bers of the club who are unable
TO secure Iees,-'-ations are urged to
come in for the Si.carnr@
s.It has been discovered tr.ot the au-
thor of the one-act comedy "I'he Dis
trict Decides given by the Drama
Unit two weeks ago was the director
of the unit Mrs. Patrick Gallagher.
Mrs. Gallagher mas been receiving con-
fatulation from all those who We're
fortunate enough to be present on that
evening.
The Monday bridge section will hold
its last meeting of the season May 3.
The president of the section, Mrs.
Charles II. Cecil. requests the mem
bers to meet for luncheon and a busi-
ness session will be held at pm.
The regular hours of playing will be
observed. Mrs. ii. w. Packard, chair
man of the nominating committee has
presented the following names for con-
sideration as officers of the section for
next year: Mrs. Charles H. Cecil. presi-
dent; Mrs. George Eastment, first vice
president; Mrs. George Talbot. second
vice president; Mrs. Wymon Brad
bury, secretary: Mrs. O. l.. Hoffmire.
treasurer; Mrs. Virgil {. Miller. Mrs.
Maddox, and Mrs. George King, jr.,
directors. At the meeting on May 8
awards for the highest score of the
year will be presented, and for the
high scores of April. as we'll as the
scores of the afternoon.
District of Columbia Federation of
WOmen'S ClubS.-At the annual meet
ing of the Federation to be held at
4 II i
opening at 10 am, the
name of Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
present president of the District Fed
Grafton. will be placed in nomination
for election by the nominating com
mittee. Other names received by the
committee at its meeting last Wednes-
day included Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
for denomination as first vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Gertrude BiSchoff. for re-
as second vice president:
Mrs. Wallace Streater, for renomina-
ton s recording secretary: Mrs. John
Boyle. jr.. and Mrs. Marie ii. Heath
for auditor. and Mrs. Eugene Pitcher.
for general federation
director. The committee recessed
until 9:30 Wednesday morning at the
Hotel Roosevelt, at which time names
will be considered for nomination of
secretary and treasurer.
The Federation will hear nomina-
tons from the floor at the Wednes-
day session. The election will take
place the following day
Mrs. Horace j. Phelps is chairman
Of the committee on elections. Other
members of that committee are: Mrs.
). j. Dennis, Mrs. Jesse Lee Webb,
Mrs. c. d. Glass. Mrs. r.. c. Perkins,
Mrs. Amy Leeds, Mrs. John B. Reed,
Mrs. j. w. Crabtree. Mrs. II. W. Bar
mum, Mrs. Fred Heisler, Mrs. Grace
Norris. Mrs. William j. Tucker, Mrs.
F. c. Nelson. Mrs. NJ. x. Gregg, Mrs
Elizabeth Daniels and Mrs. II. ~
Link.
Dr.. John h. Tigert. United States
commissioner OF education. addressed
the session on Health Education."
Mrs. II. II. Burney Of Philadelphia had
For her subject. Modern t,duration."
Rabbi Simon spoke on the american
Home"
In honor of Mothers day. a song,
Mothers Song" composed by Mrs.
Iowa Caruthers Lozier, wife of Repre-
Lozier. was sung by Mrs.
Ruby Smith Stahl, chairman of the
division of music. Mrs. Lozier was
present.
The Federation indorsed the educa-
lion forum idea.
The Metropolitan Athletic Girls
lub. comprising so members was ad-
nitted to membership.
The following reports were received:
Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift, on library
Mrs. William NJ. Collins. on
'ivil service; Mrs. j. Jerome Lightfoot.
American citizenship.
Mrs. I. V. Walker. of the American
Legion Auxiliary. requested the Fed
sratlon cooperation in the forthcom--
ng poppy sale. 1t was granted.
RESOLUTIONS endorsing the findings of
ne recent women's conference on law
and recommending tenn
'erance instruction in the local schools
we're adopted at the Federation meet
ng April %.
Washington Animal Rescue
l-eague.-The annual meeting of the
organ nization was held in the gold
room of the Shoreham Hotel Wednes.
day morning. The annual report. a
document teeming with human inter-
est, was remarkable record of work
done IN behalf of mans dumb friends
friends that have no language with
which to make known their suffering
through pain. homelessness, hunger.
AS shown by the report, 2S,588 ami
mails were received at the league
quarters during the year-the strays
we're returned wherever the owner
could be located. the desirables were
placed in acceptable homes and the
aopelessly sick and manned were
reed from their sufferig. A further
result of the. work is that citizens are
no longer narrowed by the pitiable
spectacle of animals flltiIelv eOdaayor
nS to drag their skeletonized or
MANNED bodies about in a vain search
'or food. often to have the Pickering
spark of life crushed out by passing
,ehicleS.
This organization has achieved its
splendid results for man and beast
without assistance from the local or
he Federal Government, and deserves
he hearty Sunnnrt of every resident