Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

reelected to serve for W..
The Glover Club.--Airs Giles Scott
Rafter, president OF the Parent
Teacher Association and also an
honorary member of the Glover Club
was hostess to it's members Thursda y
renine. Mrs. Ralph Lawrence
president of the club presided.
Elaborate plans are being made by
the birthday party committee com
posed OF Mrs. George Gillineham.
chairman: Mrs William Wheeler and
Mrs Godfrey Munter. for the dinner
dance To be held Wednesday at the
: Purple Iris.
After the business meeting Mrs.
Helen Steinberger. librarian at the
Mount Pleasant Library. gave talk
on France and showed some beautiful
prints. after which Mrs. Lawrence re
lated her experiences while in Spain
and Portugal.
The next meeting will be held Janu-
AIRY 20 M the home of Mrs. NJ. OBrien.
3934 lngomar street.
Mont somery County Federation of
NOmen'S CiubS.--The third executive
board meeting, which was held ut the
/ Battery Park Community House on
January :. was notable for its splendid
! attendance--every officer was present
/ and - clubs We're represented. With
the addition of the club presidents
who We're present on invitation, there
! was a total attendance of 10.
In her address OF welcome. Mrs. @.
c. Merrill. president said that she
had already visited all but eight OF
the federated clubs and had received
Invitations from two which she was
unable to accept.
Ita &
! Of chairmen We're heard. and Mrs.
Ivan Weld. chairman of applied educa'
ton. announced the appointment of
three suhchairmeD, as follows: Mrs.
! RYAN. school attendance; Mrs. Jones,
visual education. and Mrs. Farrell,
health; and she reported that after
! conferences with DR.. Pratt and Mr..
/ Broome. definite plans have been
made To establish health centers in
the county, although just where these
centers viii be located on how many
will be opened remains TO be worked
/ out.
In connection with this report, Mrs.
Dunbar of the Chevy Chase Club
said that her club had given $40 to
the Chevy Chase School to be used
for the purchase of films to add to
their film library for use in visual
education. She explained that this
film is to be used not only in that
school but in all schools throughout
the county in an attempt to establish
! a travelling film library.
The report OF the social service
chairman, Mrs. J. Darby Bowman, ex.
pressed her gratitude for the fine sup
port given by the clubs during the
holiday season which enabled them to
take care of "a families
nIn
fact that they We're encountering diff
culties in their child placing work,
due partly to lack of funds and partly
to lack of foster homes in which to
place children. During the last seven
months they received only eight appli.
cations for foster children. and the
need for free homes is very great.
AT this time the league has two very
attractive children a boy of seven
and q little blue-eyed blonde girl of
six, for adoption, the story of whom
| is contained in the Social Service
! Leagues December report, and a spe-
cial appeal is made for a very high
type of home for these two excep-
tional children.
Mrs. Harry B. Humphrey, chair
man of the American Home, Maid that
| the week of January IL had been
designated as Thrift week and that
Better Homes week would be held as
| usual during the month OF May She
announced the appointment Of Mrs.
Fred Keplinger as subchairman of
her committee, in charge OF the home
economic phase of the activities of
this committee, who reported on the
work already in progress.
Mrs. Frederick Weston, chairman
of resolutions. asked the clubs to send
resolutions to her, and Mrs. George
W. Norey, chairman of legislation, re
ported that she had just received the
State legislative program; but since
it was necessary for the majority of
the federated clubs to approve any
resolutions in order for them to be
sponsored by the federation. prompt
action would have to be taken by the
legislative chairmen throughout the
county on all material sent out.
Mrs. Lewis Call, chairman of H.
brary extension, was the first spea ker
after luncheon and the federation
unanimously Endorsed the effort of
her committee to get some concrete
action on her plans for travelling
| library
Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore. chairman
of conservation, told of ways of con-
serving wild growth. Mrs. Elrlore
Tree Association has offered prizes OF
$25, $50 and 500 for posters express
ing the need of roadside Identification.
Mrs. George NJ. Hunter, chairman
of the fair committee, said that the
club women had had Ave booths which
were OF exceptional interest and
value.
Mrs. Earl w. Chafee, chairman of
the State revisions committee, said
her committee would meet tomorrow
in Baltimore. Mrs. Ashley, president
or the Chevy Chase Club, extended an
invitation to all to be present at their
literary section meeting. January 81.
to hear Prof. David Robertson on
Contemporary English Poets
The rules for the administration of
the County Loan Scholarship Fund
as laid down by the Official Board,
were indorsed The Federation is
now ready to receive applications for
loans and is anxious to see this fund
III active use.
The committee responsible for the
hot luncheon served to members and
guests was composed OF Mrs. George
Pariseau, Mrs. l.. Fl. T1artnett, Mrs
Fl. Hathaway, Miss Mona Gill, Mrs
j. Fleming, Mrs. Frank Wallace, Mrs
Q. o. Kuhn, Mrs. f. E. Morris, Mrs
Wilbur Green, Mrs. r. p. Wilson and
Mrs. George Unmacht, chairman.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase.
Md.-At the monthly meeting of the
club to be held Wednesday in the
assembly room of the Presbyterian
Church, on the Circle, DIR. Frederick