Evening star., 1926-02-21
District of Columbia Federation Of


American citizenship of the federation
under the leadership of Mrs. May u.
Iightfoot has made extensive plans
for AN Evening Dedicated to Patriot |
ism" to be held in Continental Hall
neXt Thursday evening at clock
Monday evening Mrs Lightfoot
broadcast through station WCAP, |
foreword of the meeting TO be held III
Continental Hall. She suggested that. |
after honoring the individuals whose
birthdays fall in the month OF Feoru-
ary it is fitting that the last meeting
"f the period should he dedicated to
patriotism. She has addressed large |
number of neighborhood club meetings
recently in regard to the work of the
department of American citizenship |
and the Continental Hall meeting.
At the meeting Thursday evening |
in Continental Hall, addresses will be
delivered by Representative Henry K. !
Rathbone of Illinois and Solicitor The. |
odoru G.. Risley of the Department of I
Labor The Washington Quartet and
The Navy Band will furnish music for |
the occasion.
The federation will hold its Febru- |
AIRY meeting Tuesday at Hotel Roose- |
welt. the session convening at II am |
The program will be under the aus I
pces of the division of Indian welfare,
of which Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham
is chairman and Mrs. Charles NJ. |
Jones vice chairman.
The Bible Study Club will meet
Thursday morning at IL o'clock. at
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Rev. James II. Taylor of the
Central Presbyterian Church will |
speak on What is Prayer" All club
women are invited TO attend these
Lentem services.
Women's City Club.-The tea this
afternoon will have Mrs. Nymond
Bradbury as hostess. Mrs. Bradbury
will be assisted by Miss Myrtle Bum
and Miss Alvina Carroll. The guests
of honor will be Mrs. Henrik Ship:
stead Mrs Frank Ballou. Mrs. Lyman
kcbler and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter.
Mrs Harvey w. Wiley and Miss Lou
BalIenger will preside at the tea tables.
All departmental and National Educa-
ton Association visitors are especially
invited
on Saturday at 4:45 pm. the liter
arv lectures committee will have DR..
Nelson Antrim Crawford as its guest
and speaker. DR.. Crawford will speak
on contemporary Poetry" Mrs.
Susan Hunter Walker will be hostess.
At the meeting of the board last
week Mrs. Gertrude Lyons was elected
TO fill the vacancy created on the
board through the election OF Miss
Stiles as treasurer.
The finance committee is sponsoring
a benefit for the club to be given at
Wardman Park Theater the entire
week of March |, including saturday
matinee. Theater parties are being
arranged by various members of the
club "Dulcy." the play which had
such a successful run in New York, is
booked by the Wardman Park Players
FOR that week.
At the meeting of the Monday
bridge section. Mrs. James Carmet
and Mrs A. +. Arnold We're elected to
membership. Mrs. Charles Cecil an.
nounced that six more players could
be accommodated and that thereafter
there would be a waiting list. Mrs.
s c. Gwynne presided at the tea
table At the meeting of February 10
Mrs l.. NJ. Hedrick was elected to
membership. The fifth Monday
Guest dav." will again appear in the I.
month of March, and the members
voted to have luncheon on that date.
Mrs Grattan kerans presided at the
tea table during the social hour.
Twentieth Century Club. - The
archaeological section will meet with
Mrs Lowe. 2622 Woodley place. at
245 pm. Tuesday. The paper by
Mrs. Jenney willfbe upon Carthage
and the Buried Cities of the Desert.
The French section will hold its
monthly conversational. luncheon on
Wednesday at ! pm, at 1854 L street.
The 1872 Society. District of Column
bia, met in the Fairfax room at the
Willard Hotel. February IA, at 2:30
pm The president, Mrs Frances A
St Clair presided. After prayer and
the salute to the flag. reports were
given by the following officers: Mrs
Redwood Vandergrift. Mrs. j. Frank
Wilson. Mrs. 4. G.. Touhy. Mrs. r. L.
whitney. Mrs. Albert +. Olsen. Mrs.
g. W. Sheriff Mrs. Samuel Polkin-
horn and Miss Estelle j. Richardson
A letter was read for Mr.. Hines
thanking the District Society, DauSh-
ters of 1872. for indorsing military
training in the public schools.
The resolution adopted by the Ma
lional Board. Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, for loyalty and patrl-
otism in the public schools was unani-
mously indorsed.
Mrs. Henry f. Bolton was elected
10 membership in the society. The
following names were proposed for
membership: Mrs. NJ. NJ. Barnard
Mrs Mary II. Stone, Miss Annie
Mitchell Alexander and Mrs. John +.
Fowler.
Invitations We're read from the Sons
of the American Revolution and the
Daughters of the American Revolu- ,
Ton ceremonies on February %.
A real daughter, Mrs. George +.
Sibley. was welcomed into the society,
Mrs Sibley is the daughter of an
1912 soldier. DR.. L. French, and his
third wife. Margaret Cromwell. The
illness of real daughter, Mrs. John
Dowling. Was reported. After reports
from chairmen of committees. Mrs.
Schwad was introduced and gave a
very stirring address on the Constitu- ;
tion and patriotism. !,
The next meeting Will be held at the
New Willard, March Il. {
The Washington Wellesley Club
will have an uff-campus rally and
buffet supper at the WomenS City
club Wednesday at pm, when the
guests of honor will be Dean Edith
Souther Tufts and Dean Frances
Knapp and other alumnae and faculty
members who will be- in Washington
for the National Education Associ-
alton conference.
This group will include a former
officer of the Washington Wellesley
t'lub, Miss Margaret Merrill. now of
New York. Miss Merrill is a candi-
date for the office of alumna trustee
which will become vacant this Spring
with the expiration of the term of
Office of Miss Jessie Claire Mcdonald
uf Washington.
Former students of Wellesley from
Maryland and Virginia have been ]:
urged to attend, as it is expected that
Dean Tufts and Dean Knapp will be
able to give last minute news Of the
college.