Evening star., 1927-12-04
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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Reading by Mrs Sarah S. Deeds,
past president of Lincoln Circle
Vocal solo. Mrs. Esther NJ. SIoss.
Reading. Mrs. Hildegarde Mcclure.
Vocal solo by Mrs. Beatrice Deeds
past president of Lincoln Circle, and
the singing Of The Star SpanGled
Banner" by the audience.
The fine wooden blanket donated by
Mrs. Lizzie c. Smith. who was present
was voiced off and Miss Emma r.
Hayward was the winner. Miss HAY
! ward gave 4 short sketch Of the con
vention ut Grand Rapids, Mich, which
she attended as a delegate from Grant
Circle.
Mrs. Hemper announced that rs all
of the containers had not been for
warded to her she could not announce
the amount of the Thanksgiving dona-
ton.
Others present We're Mrs. Edith A.
King, president of Lincoln Circle: Mrs.
Mary SitZ-Parker, president Of General
Beck Circle; Col. and Mrs. Q. II. Old
royd. DR.. Henry A. Johnson. Mr.. Ar
thur V Burst. Mrs. Mary f.. Hiring.
Mrs. Alva Hughes, Mrs. Lucy Cash
and Mrs. Matte c. O'Neil of the War
Mothers; Col Robb, Mrs. Annie l..
Powers. Mrs. Mary A. Moore, Mrs,
Rebecca Underwood and Mrs. Ella ).
Washburn. past presidents, Daughters
of L. Y. c. w.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to
| morrow. | pm. at the home of Mrs.
Mary f. EpneIsheimer. 1927 Hiatt
place. Mrs NJ. Mckee and Mrs. Jen,
ME Haigh hoSteSSeS.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. +. Churches of
Washington District held its monthly
executive meeting November % at the
Y W. c. A. Building. the presiding
officer being Mrs. Eugene w. Shaw
J Devotions were conducted by Mrs.
Lewis II. Russell of the Chevy Chase
| Presbyterian Church.
TWenty-three auXiliaries were rep
resented with a total attendance of
81 delegates and members.
Mrs. II. +. Woolever. president of
the Baltimore branch. and Mrs Evert
l.. Harvey and Miss Lulie p. Hooper,
secretaries of the Baltimore branch,
We're present.
Mrs. Lucious c. Clark gave a re-
port oe the general executive meeting
held in Minneapolis in October.
She stated that 2,465, ,623 were rails
ed by the w. f. NJ. S. during the past
year, a net gain of $75.S1S.
1t was decided to omit the executive
meeting in December, the district
quarterly meeting to be held January
6, 1928, in Waugh NJ. f. Church.
The meeting adjourned and the
members proceeded to a luncheon
given in honor of Mrs. Fl. B. Moulton.
retiring president. Miss n. 2. Fowler
| ol,o ST ba
| mittee.
Mrs Shaw presided, the dominant
note being Christian fellowship and
Christian service.
The following speakers were intro
duced; Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce, Miss
Lulie T. Hooper, Mrs. c. NJ. Lipp and
Judge Moulton. Mrs. Lipp spoke OF
the work accomplished by Mrs. Moul-
| ton in the past six years. Mrs. Moul.
| ton EXPRESSED thanks for the words of
| appreciation
The program was concluded with
prayer by Mrs. w. r. Mcdowell.
Mary TaJiaferro Thompson Chapter
of the Southern Memorial Association
held its regular meeting Friday after
noon at Hotel Hamilton. Mrs Nelson
| P. Webster the president. presided
| The chaplain. Mrs. Rose Mulcare, led
| in prayer. The recording secretary,
| Mrs. Merrill. read the minutes of the
| last meeting. Mrs. Henry c. Clay
gave a report of the work now going
on to restore the battlefields at
Manassas. Enthusiasm is being
shown by the chapter in assisting
Maj. Ewing. to carry out his project
of the restoration, and it is the wish
of all members to help in every way
with this movement.
The Housekeepers' AlIiance.-The
December meeting will be December
,. at 2:30 pm, at the home of Mrs.
c. H. Cross, 1903 Hobart street. DR..
NJ. c. Denton, professor of home eco
nomics a. George Washington Uni
versity, will speak on How to Make
a Despised Vegetable Attractive"
Her students will prepare specimen
dishes of vegetables so cooked as to
| preserve their nutrition value, ar
| ranged in an attractive manner. The
| board luncheon meeting, preceding the
afternoon session, will be held at the
Yellow Stone Tea Room, 1879 Colum-
bia road, at the usual hour.
Political School. On Wednesday
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana
| Political School, sponsored by the
Federation of Republican Women of
| Montgomery County, of which Mrs.
| Edward l.. Stock is president. He
| declared he was most emphatically
| in favor of tighter immigration laws
and higher tariff on manufactured
articles.
The afternoon session was ad-
| dressed by Col. Charles X. Wilson,
who recounted the various agencies
| at work in the country on national
defense. ''The Army" he said, sis
a machine working always for
peace" He urged adequate defense
! for the richest nation in the world.
Supper was served at the Pres
! byterian Community Hall by the
| Ladies' Aid. followed by the evening
| session, at which certificates of at
! tendance were presented to members
attending IS per cent and more of
| the lectures of the school, which has
| been held at intervals since June
last. William Tyler Page, Clerk of
the House of Representatives, pre-
sented the diplomas, which were
signed by the president, Mrs Edward
l.. Stock; the chairman of the school
committee, Miss Elizabeth Reiss,
and William Tyler Page, master Of
ceremonies.
Mrs. Jerome Lightfoot, chairman
Of the Republican headquarters of
the District, told of her work in
forming the efficient Republican fed
Grafton in Arlington County, Va, and
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president
OF the Republican Women of Wash
| ington, D. c.. gave a call for defense
of the Constitution against those who
would make of it but a scrap of
paper.
During the evening. Miss 1valee
| Newell played violin solos, accom-
panied by Miss Elizabeth Swenk.
Among those receiving certificates
were: Mrs. Edward l.. Stock, Mrs.
| Eva Z. G. Chase. Mrs. Sullivan ].