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NEWS OF THE CLUBS
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r. L. Howard, Mrs. Frederic Farming
ton, Mrs. l.. b. Swormstedt, Mrs.
Tracy Walker, Mrs. Will Barnes, Mrs.
W. W. Husband. Mrs. Washburn, Mrs.
II. G. Smith, Mrs. stephen Capp Mrs.
\. c. Collamar, Mrs. j. f, Roberts,
Miss Martha Hooper and Mrs. A. n
Prentice.
Il. +. o. SisterhoOd.-The pres
ident. Mrs. Worthy =. Sterns, re-
ceived Chapter B in her home, 1888
Lamont street, Tuesday evening At
ter the business session, the meeting
VS. an open one. as this was guest
night. The hostesses, composed of the
officers Of the chapter. received in
the narlors. Proceeding with the pro-
gram for the year, Seeing America
Through the Short Story and Music,
Mrs. ID. o. Kinsman gave the book
review. She selected Little Fraulein
and the Big World" The assisting
hostesses, Miss Jessie o. Elting. Mrs.
w. II. Snider, Miss Emma +. Sir
rine, Mrs. J. w. Crabtree, Mrs ]. w.
Thompson and Mrs. Robert Young
dispensed hospitality.
iIG GA
ecutive committee met with Miss Lou
i3e Kingsley at 2122 Decatur street
November 8, to plan program for
the coming year. The officers of the
club are: President, Miss Louise Kings
ley: vice president, Mrs. r. II. Skel-
ton, University Park, Md; secretary.
Mrs. II. F. Cameron. Hyattsville, Md,
and treasurer, DR.. A. NJ. Ketcham,
$50 Massachusetts, avenue.
The District Society of the Danes
of the Loyal Legion held its November
meeting at the residence of Mrs. Nir-
Sinia Speel. 1856 n street, Miss May
5. Clark, president, in the chair. Mrs.
Warner b. Rayley. who was chairman
of the Navy day COMMITTEES, reported
on the exercises held at the memorial
fountain to Rear Admiral Francis du
Pont in Dupont Circle under auspices
of the organization, when an address
was made by Lieut.. w. w. Bayley.
L. S. n, who praised the late Admira
du Pont as foremost naval officer of
his time" and reeeunted the part
played by him in the Mexican and
Civil Wars. Two houndred school
children sang patriotic songs. Ihe
ceremony was opened with invocation
by zComdr. E. L. Ackiss of the Chap
lains Corps, L. S. Navy. ColorS were
presented by Mrs. katherine Alvord,
official eolor-bearer, assisted by Mrs.
Gladys Louise Alyord. floral an
chor was placed on the memorial by
the president of the society.
A letter was read from the national
president, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
calling attention to various important
phases of patriotic work she desired
State societies to stress the coming
year, asking particularly that commit
tees be formed to cooperate with the
national defense program and that
women with the fighting spirit be put
on these committees.
She further said that "men had
fought far American ideals and now
we must assist in the fight to per-
petuate them" A committee was
formed, with Mrs. jerome j. Light
foot as chairman. assisted by Mrs.
Speel and Miss Borchardt. Mrs. Har-
riet Vaughn RiSdon of Richmond,
Ind, and member of the Indiana
Society of the Danes of the Loyal
Legion, gave a brief talk on the SUBJ
iect of national defense, pointing out
the necessity of every member to be
on guard to denounce and fight lnflu-
ences abroad TO undermine the institu-
tions of America.
1t was announced that a sale of
and Crafts Department of the Lincoin
Memorial University, Harrogate,
Tenn, would take place in the ball
room of the Roosevelt Hotel Decem-
ber Z.
Three proposed amendments to the
constitution of the national society
caused much discussion. The compile
ton of the enIellnent of the members
as living flag was announced.
NJ / h -
written-by his daughter, Mrs. Louise
Morgan SILL a member of the Danes
now living in Paris. France, and who
is spending the Winter with her
sister Mrs. E.. s.. Alvord, at Cedar
stone, gBrookville, Md, was read by
Mrs. Alvord, also a daughter of Gen.
Smith.
Mrs Sill in her paper said that Gen.
Sherman wrote of Morgan l.. Smith:
"In the many battles in which we
were engaged his force always bore
a prominent part" and Gen Grant
spoke of him as my favorite, Gen..
Morgan l.. Smith,
The society welcomed back from the
Philippines Mrs. Hugh .Carnes Smith,
a former president, and also welcomed
into the society Mrs. Theoderic
Porter.
After the business meeting the
society was entertained at tea by the
hostess. Mrs. SpeeL Miss Hitchcock
poured tea.
The PhiIo- Classics met in the home
of Mrs. Sarah A. Wolhaupter, 1886
Macomb street, November 4 at 2 pm.
The president, Mrs. r. Bruce Bare,
presided. After a short business seS-
sion the paper for the afternoon was
read by Mrs. J. w. FriZZel. Her sub
iect, cleopatra, the Enchantress."
Mrs. Leroy A. Palmer, as leader Of
the play, assigned characters. and the
reading, in act 3 of Antony. arid
Cleopatra" was continued. Mrs.
Wolhaupter's granddaughter Mrs. f.
8. Frazier, and her great-grand-
daughter, little Miss Sarah Frances
Frazier. served refreshments. Other
members present were: Mrs. S. \.
Forbes, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs H.
j. Harris. Mrs. Theodore Waters New
burn, Nrs. Leroy A. Palmer, Mrs.
George l.. Peckham, Mrs. Eugene II.
Pitcher. Mrs. o. l.. Thompson and
Mrs. Alfred Hopkins Williams
The Zonta Club held it's weekly
luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel Wed
nesday, with a large attendance of
members and guests. Miss Elizabeth
Harris, president, presented Roe
Fulkersop, first president Of the
Washington KiWanis Club, who spoke
of the aim Of the various classified
clubs, service to others, and their
value to their own membership and
to their communities,
Miss Harris appointed a commit
tee. composed of the past presidents Of
the Washington Zonta Club. to formu-
late plans for this years project
a 81 900 service fund; and announced
the coming Nationwide Zonta broad
casting from many radio stations ON
November u, as Il feature Of orSani-