Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

Circle of the Florence Crittentor
Home met at the Raleigh Hotel Jan
| uary 10. Mrs. v. A. Sisler was elected
| president and Mrs. Blanche Carol
secretary, both for two-year terms.
The annual card party OF the circle
will be held at the Carlton Hote
February at 2 pm.
The Dahlgren Circle Of the Flor
ence Crittenfon Home was the guest
of Mrs. Clarence FogIe and Mrs
John Diviney recently at the new
| street, Chevy Chase. A luncheon
| was followed by the regular bust
ness of the club and plans were made
| for a progressive lunch to be held
February 4.
Mrs. Edward Weber entertained
the circle with piano selections.
The Argyle Study Club will meet
with Mrs. Paul Scharf. 1909 Arkan
sas avenue tomorrow at pm. Mrs
Frank Burger will read A paper on
Jefferson and Monticello" and at Z
supper will he served, with the club
husbands as guests. Paul Scharf
will act as spokesman for the
evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Herald
Harbor Volunteer Fire Department
held dance January 81 in the North
east Masonic Temple. Proceeds will
go to the building fund for the cree
ton of an engine house at Herald
| Harbor. The volunteer firemen and
the members of the auxiliary are do
ing their utmost to raise sufficient
money to purchase an apparatus and
start building early in the Spring to
insure adequate fire protection fol-
the people at Herald Harbor.
PhilO Classics.-Mrs. r. NJ. Rouda
bush received the members In hei
home, 4735 Thirteenth street. on the
afternoon of January 81. In the bust
ness session the subject of next years
program was discussed. resulting in
a decision to continue the reading OF
Shakespeare s works. Mrs. r. Bruce
Bare, president. appointed the fol
lowing TO constitute the committee or
the yearbook: Mrs. II. j. Harris, Mrs
Augustus Knight, Mrs. G. l.. Peck
ham, Mrs. +. G.. Brinley and Mrs
Leroy Palmer. Much interest was
shown in regard to the arberetun
and the tablets for the trees. 1t viii
be the privilege Of the club to put q
plate on tree in rhe memory of the
departed members who are not indi
vidualy marked. Mrs. Knight gave
an excerpt from her diary of 1907
Roll call found many absent on &C
count of sickness. The study of 1.-Two
Gentlemen of Verona" was begun
with Mrs. Brinley as leader. The
paper for the afternoon was given by
Mrs. Peckham, her subject being The
Cities of the Play"
Tau Sigma Pi.--The new officers
are as follows: Miss Frances Hurley
president; Miss Ethel F'iaherty, vice
president; Miss Virginia Shook, re
cording secretary; Miss Dorothes
Hennessy. corresponding secretary
Miss Mabel Zimmerman, treasurer
and Miss Peggy Clark, marshal.
The Reba Barrett Crittenton Circle
Takoma Park held it's January meet
ing on the 10th, at the home of Mrs
Quincy l.. Hunt, 662S First street
Money was appropriated to assist In
the purchase of garments for the chill
dren In the home. Election of officers
for the ensuing year resulted as fol
lows, most of them being reflections
President Mrs. Horace w. Whitaker
first vice president, Mrs. William stu
Griffith; third vice president Mrs
Arthur Gordon; recording secretary
Mrs. Peter Remsen; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Charles Mills; treas
urer. Mrs. Frederick De Mol.
The William ID. Gushing s. u. v.
Auxiliary, No. 4, met Friday. pm
in the Pythian Temple, Mable ID. b
Gates, president, presiding. In the alb
sence of the secretary, the president
appointed Mrs. j. Paul Schrieves to
fill the vacancy. Reading of the
minutes, national and division general
orders, letter from Mrs. Catherine
Curry, department president, u. r. c.,
and reports of committees covering
the activities of the auxiliary were in.
teresting, especially relief reports. Two
cases were reported, and as investiga
ton proved them to be worthy, the
committee was instructed to relieve
their distress Immediately with finan
cial aid
Tribute was paid to a decea sec
member Clara Van Orsdale, by Pas,
President Rosalie Shelton and Pasl
Division President Sadie p. Woltz;
then the impressive service Of drap.
ing the charter for 80 days. Past
President Helen Downing requested
all ineIlDeFS VINO pieQRe0 FUNDS fOl
the G. A. r. monument to be erected
in the District to make returns to hei
before the close of the first quarter.
Secretary Edith b. Bateman was
reported sick. Chaplain Elizabeth p
Norris, chairman of the sick commit
tee, was requested to visit Mrs. Bate
man and to notify her committee tt
| do likewise.
The honor guest of the evening wa.
Mrs, Schrieves, who is a member o.
Ohio Auxiliary.
Past Comdr. Stark of Harding CamI
| was present and rendered an invita-
| ton to the auxiliary to attend the in
stallation of officers of Harding Caml
on February 2. Past Comdrs. Rut
/ ledge and Rosser of Cushing Cam,
were present. also Percy Parker, color
bearer of Cushing Camp.
| On February IL, from to 3 pm.
| the Sons and Auxiliary of Cushins
Camp will hold joint services at the
| Lincoln Memorial Past Division
Comdr. Rutledge will have charge OF
| arrangements. There will be severa
prominent speakers and Past Division
President Rose Rutledge will recite
| Lincoln's address. The Sons and Aux
! iliary Of Cushing Camp extend an In