Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

and social meeting at Hotel Hamilton
MAY %. Mrs. Anna Schmidt, Mrs.
M. Searle, Mrs. NJ. Stevens and Mrs.
Laura Lucas were received. Mrs.
Margaret Warfield and Mrs. Joseph
Phillips, past president, were also well
coined by the chapter. In commend.
ration of Memorial day, this chapter
participated with the Grand Army of
the Republic. Many of the mothers
made large peoples to help decorate
the graves of the soldier dead. The
chairman wishes to thank all others
who helped, and feels their efforts were
not in vain could they have witnessed
the peoples. row on row." in the
elsewhere. Mrs. Charles c.. Haig
sang, accompanied by Mrs. Bessie
Wilkerson at the piano.
The Quota Luncheon was held Tues
day at the clubhouse of the American
Association of University Women,
| 1884 street. Clifford Brooke, director
of the National Theater Players and
Miss Leona Powers. leading lady.
| were guests. Mrs. Hume Is chairman
of the committee in charge of ar.
rangements for the Quota Club The
alter party to be held June 20. at the
National Theater. for the benefit of
girls service work. conducted by the
| local Quota Club. The Quota Club.
International, will hold it's annual con.
vention at the Southern Hotel. Balti-
more, June 16, II. and IS. Mrs. Pick
EFT and Miss Marie Werman were
elected delegates. Mrs. Lila T. Capers
and Miss Frieda Kenyon were elected
alternates. Miss Alvina Jacobson is
| to take the part of America Liberty in
| the pageant arranged for the Quota
banquet. Miss Eleanor Eckhardt is
chairman of the poster committee for
the exhibition Of posters depicting
Quota members activities. Washing
ton has been assigned structural engi.
neering and plans also to have a poster
Of the Mississippi disaster and Red
| Cross aid.
Greetings of welcome have been
sent to recent Quota clubs organized
in Denver, Boston and Norfolk. Miss
May T. Bigelow, lawyer: DR.. Frances
G.. Brownell, chiropractor: Miss Mary
Anderson of the Department of Labor.
and Miss Ruth Gloves, owner Of
Cleves Cafeteria. were recently admit
ted to membership in the club.
Prince Georges County Federation
Of WOmen's Clubs.-The annual meet
ing was held May 81, at the Presbyte-
rian Church. Berwyn. Nd. the Wom-
ems Community Club Of Berwyn act
ing as the hostess club. The morning
session was formally opened with
singing of America" and invocation
delivered by Rev. B. A. Matzen. Mrs.
r. p. Hueper. president Of the Berwyn
Club, made the address of welcome. to
which the county president, Mrs. j..
EnoS Ray. responded, a corsage bou-
quet of sweet peas being handed her
as token of welcome and esteem
from Berwyn women. The singing of
Our Pledge" followed.
The regular order OF business was
followed. each club presenting three.
minute report. The Federation Cho-
rus. under the direction of Mrs. Homer
G. House, made it's debut at this meet
ing, singing several selections which
were much enjoyed prior to luncheon.
Mrs. Rays report for the past year
outlined conciSely all the work under
taken in the various departments:
1.-The sixth district is closing it's elev-
enth year of organization. The record
of work accomplished shows a steady
increase in activity and interest in the
branches of work sponsored by the
State and National Federations. 1t
has been an exceedingly busy year
and, because of that, a very happy one.
The president has been most fortunate
in securing the services of women as
chairmen of departments of work who
are inspired by high ideals and gifted
with abundant ability. Each club
president, likewise. has been splen.
did leader of her group and constant
support to the district president in
every request she has made. 1t is
therefore pleasure to report the fol.
lowing work done in each department:
THE department of American citi-
zenship, under the leadership of Mrs.
g.. r. Bickford, Berwyn, started its
work early in October by securing the
Information requested by the State
| chairman from the various candidates
for office at the general election held
In November. 1925. A complete pam.
phlet on the government of the
county, which was published by the
County League of Women Voters, has
been distributed to the clubs and is
being used as text book for the study
of county government. Many clubs
are giving this a regular place on their
programs at each meeting.
THE department of the American
home, with Mrs. T. E. Woodward,
Beltsville, as chairman. has empha.
sized the study of nutrition. A series
of lectures, held at the Office of the
county home demonstration agent.
have been attended by large groups of
women, having their climax in
Achievement day. which was held at
the Masonic Hall. Hyattsville. with a
splendid attendance. At this time
prizes in a menu contest were awarded
and the clubs furnished an exhibit on
cir Hal1 ne To- - l.
proper and improper diet, etc. Sew.
eral of the clubs are also planning spe.
cial programs for the observance of
Better Homes week.
THE department of education, un.
der the craftsmanship of Mrs. w. Allen
Griffith, and Mrs. Thomas Miller, vice
chairman. of Berwyn, has felt the need
of stressing two points-one the beau.
LITIGATION Of school grounds with care
full, permanent planting, and the other
to secure stop signs placed at the en-.
trance of all arterial highways. A
contest among the schools has been
started, prizes to be awarded in the
Fall for the school showing the great
est improvement. A resolution has
been sent the county commissioners
| requesting support in securing the
signs for the roadways.
THE Prince Georges County FEEDER.
| alton is supporting two scholarship
funds-a gift of $500 made in 1926 to
! girl student entering the University
| of Maryland in September. 1925. The
Harriet 7. Brown memorial loan schol
arship fund was started a year age
| and one student has availed herself of
this help and is attending Towson
| Normal School. We have a total of
| $410 in this fund, which has been es