Evening star., 1927-10-23
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Shea chairman, Miss shea. toast
mistress, presented the guests Airs.
Canister gave short talk Miss White.
supreme secretary. also spoke
The Political Study Club inaugural.
ed it's club year October Is at It's
meeting at the Washington club The
members OF the organization rose as
a greeting to the neW president. Mrs.
Frank Morrison, who presided for tn"
first time. Mrs. Frederick Young
presented Mrs. Morrison with Il buncn
of yellow ChrYSanthcmums on behalf
of the club. Mrs. CLYDE Il AitchiSon.
the retiring president. feliCitated Mrs.
Morrison and bespoke the co-opera-
ton of the organization in all affairs
of the new administration. 4 letter
from Mrs. Cordelia Odenheimer. for
mer president, also expressed best
wishes for the success of the present
regime.
Mrs. Alma saul, vice chairman Of
The membership committee. presented
the names of Mrs Joseph l., Billiard.
Mrs John w. bennett. Mrs Rurt l.,
Barlow. Mrs, Charles Clay BailN, Miss
Alma Cunningham. Mrs Cecil Il.
Chittcndcu. Mrs t. A. IlcImick, Mrs.
Clvde Kelly. Mrs William X. Iadu",
Miss .Ada SuiCan and Miss Ca:h"rn"
T.. polkiuhorn for membership ReSo-
mtionS prepared by Mrs. Aitchison on
the death of Mrs. James Monro. who
had served the organization as chair
man Of important committees. were
ordered sent to the members of Mrs.
Monro's family.
Miss Mary Apple. accompanied by
II, Dickson. sang. Huston Thompson
spoke ON public welfare in govern
mental affairs. lie advocated the es
tahliShmcnt ot a fact Ct-tinding bureau
nr commission. which should procure
and make available all facts regard
Ing cost of production in various in
iuStrirS. He cited the public good
which came in the past from the
Roman tribunal having the power tc
Set facts from the Roman Senate in
order Ia sive them to the public. Mn
Thompson stated that the sherman
act. the greatest law on the statute
books today needed to he more
strictly enforced and given back its
former strength. At the tea which
followed the meeting Mrs. Thompson
was guest of honor and the hostesSes
were Mrs. Charles LefeVer. Mrs.
Richard Yates. Mrs. Rose. Yates For
rcSter. Mrs. Sidney Talaferro. Mrs.
Wallace Streater, Mrs n Ladd Dun
lop and Mrs. J.. B. Thompson.
The Housekeepers' AIiiance.-The
first Fall meeting of the alliance, pre-
coded by board meeting and lunch
con. was held recently at 2400 Six
tecnth street 1t was decided that
future meetings will be held on the
first Friday Of each month. A motion
was adopted to accept the allotment
of booth offered by the Better Homes
and Business Bureau Exhibit, which
opens at the Auditorium week of Oc
tober "A to 90. The alliance has ap
pointed a committee Of three to act
as judges for the awarding Of prizes
in the cake contest open to the pupils
of the public schools. which cakes are
to he presented at the alliance booth.
The alliance indorsed the stand Of the
park commissioners against the
Great Falls projected electrical devel.
opment, and reaffirmed it's stand of
last year in favor of park development.
OF the upper Potomac. Miss Alice
L. Edwards. executive secretary of
the American Home Economics Asso-
ciation. was the speaker of the after
noon. her subject being The Trained
Economic Worker and the Home"
Mrs. William f. Chamberlin, presi
dent, presided
The WOman's Club of Chevy Chase.
Nd, met Wednesday in the assembly
room of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. when reports were made by
committee chairmen and section lead
ers, with the president, Mrs. Alexan-
der McC Ashley, presiding. The
chairman Of the new printing commit
tee. Mrs. William Lawrence Fulton,
distributed the year book for 1928.
which is .33 pa ges. containing the lists