Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

Club, at which time a number of new
| members were present. William j.
| Boyd, chairman of the entertainment
| committee. was In charge, assisted by
J Misses Gretchen Baden, Monica
Gordon, Anna and Genevieve Wall
and Messrs. Harry Candee and Rich
ard Stewart.
The club held a successful card
| party and dance at the Hotel Raleigh
on February IS. Many beautiful and
useful favors were awarded the card
| players. The proceeds from this func-
! ton will be used for Archbishop
Curley's scholarship fund
| Attention of members is invited to
the fact that the next regular meeting
will be held on March 8, at the Gordon
| Hotel, at which time class Of new
members will he initiated. After the
| business meeting and initiation,
on Rome. Members of the club and
! their friends are extended a cordial
! invitation to be present at this lecture.
The Argyle Study Club will meet at
| the home of Mrs. Cox, 4S07 Iowa ave
nue., tomorrow. Mrs. Burger will read
a paper on jefferson"
Friendship House Nursery and Club.
The February meeting was held
Monday at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Hayes, 1898 Sixteenth street, with
Mrs. Hannah E. Overstreet. president,
presiding Several members who have
been i'll this Winter attended, among
| them being Mrs. Grace Ross Chamber
lain, Mrs. Webster Ruckman. Mrs.
i Harry Austin, Mrs. David II. Oertley
and Mrs. Louise Meyers.
Mrs. James Cliff read Ella Wheeler
| EtrinY1H The
speaker of the afternoon was Mrs. r.
Thomas West chairman child welfare
committee of Voteless D. G. League of
| Women Voters, who discussed various
| bills Of Importance to the District now
pending in Congress, stressing the fact
| that Congress had appropriated $4,000
additional for the promotion of pub
lie health in this District. Mrs.
Charles E. Haupt, jr.. concluded the
program by playing Wedding Day,
| by Greig, and Waltz, in A Flat" by
Brahm. The hostess served refresh
ments, assisted by Mrs. o. NJ. McPher-
son. Miss Mary Mann. Mrs. Louis
Movers. Miss Mabel Peabody and Mrs
| G. l.. Parker.
| The next meeting will be held March
| 81 at the home of Mrs. Charles r.
Haupt. jr.. 1929 p street. who will
be assisted by Mrs. Charles Consa ul
Mrs. K. e. Parks. Mrs. Jason n.
Pierce. Mrs. Henry II. Meyers. Mrs.
Mary Storey and Mrs. George keenan,
| The Study Club of Lanham at it's
| February meeting was entertained by
Mrs. John Howser. assisted by Mrs
| Jeppesen and Mrs. Charles Stanoliff
| The meeting was we'll attended. as
most of the members were present.
which speaks well for the interest in
| a club in the country at a Winters
| meeting. Splendid cooperation has
! been given to the church committee
whose efforts have been to solicit
pledges for the church debt. The club
has raised 1915. This amount together
with that contributed by the members
of the church will erase 81, 900 from
the church debt. Mrs. Guy S. Meloy
read a short paper on The Beginning
of the Home" and then presented Miss
Regain, county home demonstration
agent, who continued to talk of the
home and her work in connection with
1t.
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Herald Har.
Dor Volunteer Fire department held a
special meeting at the home of Mrs.
Harry Wells, February Is.
One year from this date the auxil-
the one year has grown to about So
After the meeting the ladies were in
vited to the dining room. where Mrs.
Wells had a surprise in store in the
form of a small party celebrating a
first anniversary. A large birthday
cake Of white and pink, holding one
candle, was the center attraction of
the table Refreshments were served
and the evening enjoyed by all. who
look, forward to a larger orga nization
for the coming year.
The Columbia Heights Art Club
met with Mrs. Walter Howard
February II, Mrs. Augustus knight
attendance. The guests were Mrs.
Henry G. Cardeley of New York and
Mrs. Smith of Michigan. The
meeting opened with the singing of
two verses Of America" and Amer
lea the Beautiful Mrs. J. w.
Frizzell presided. The usual al
ports of officers followed. The pro-
gram opened with a paper on Sir
Edwin Landseer. 1802-1S73." The
Animal Painters" abundantly illus
trated, was given by Miss c. RI. Hill.
The other topic on English Land
scape Painters" was given by Mrs.
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eliciting much discussion. Roll call
was responded to in connection with
the study topics. After a social hour
adjournment followed, to meet at 1884
n street the Iron Gate Inn. March
3. Mrs. Anton Heitmuller and Mrs.
j. Yoemans, hostesses.
WOman's Relief C0rps-Mrs. Caro-
line M. Curry entertained at luncheon
at the Raleigh Hotel in honor of
the national president of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps. Mrs. Edith Mason
Christie of Oberlin. Ohio. Mrs.
Gury's staff, past department pres
idents and Mrs. Mamie Curry. Mrs.
Beulah Capper and Mrs. K. Griffin
were luncheon guests. Following
luncheon the national president went
to Grand Army Hall to attend the
opening Of the encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs.
Christie brought greetings from
nearly zoo. 1000 women to this encamp-
ment. Brief addresses were also
made by Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd. Mrs.
Mamie Palmer Dorsey and Mrs. f..
d. Shaw. The national president
spent an evening in the Woman's
Relief Corps convention when Mrs.
Curry read her address showing the
work done by her during the year.
Mrs Christie also attended the
banquet given by the G. A. r. at
the sRaleigh Hotel and was one of