Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

magazines were given py MTS. Ocoi &C
S. Jameson and Mrs. Victor Whitlock.
The junior members of the club
gave a benefit card party for the jul
Nor dramatic section on March Is,
at the home of Mrs. stephen /. Tabor,
on Chevy Chase Parkway.
CrittentOn Home BOard.-Thirty-
four girl mothers and Al babies were
cared for at the Florence Crittenton
Home during the past month, accord
ing to a report made by Miss Jean >.
Cole, superintendent, to the monthly
meeting of the board of managers,
held at the home, 4759 Conduit road,
on March 10.
Mrs. Thomas +. Robertson, presi-
dent of the board, and Miss Cole were
chosen as delegates TO the forty-fourth
National Florence Crittenton Confer
ence, to be held at Nashville, Tenn,
May 1.3.
At the board meeting reports were
received from the chairman of the va
rfous committees. Mrs. j. b. Gregg
Custis reported everything in readl-
ness for the rummage sale to ne held
at 1915 f street March 80 and 81 and
April for the benefit of the home.
Luncheon was served to the board
members by the girls at the home.
Friendship House Nursery Aid Club
will hold it's monthly meeting tomor-
row. 1870 pm, at the home of Mrs.
Charles Haupt, jr.. 1929 T street. A
report of the recent card party given
at the Mayflower Hotel for the beneflt
of Friendship House will be MADE at
this meeting. The speaker, Miss Ger
trude H. Bowling, executive secretary,
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society,
will have as her subject THE Visiting
Nurse-a Community Servant" Mrs.
Haupt. chairman of the music com
mittee, will present Mrs. Joanna Best
Russell in a number of Songs. Inc
hostess will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles Consul, Mrs. X. f. Parks,
Mrs. Jason n. Pierce, Mrs. II. h.
Myers, Mrs. Mary Story and MRS.
Charles Keenan,. The April meeting
will be held at the home OF Mrs. w.
w. Gilbert, 1884 Eleventh street
General Beck Circle, No. 4, Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
met Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Curtiss, 1923 Fifteenth
street. The president, Mrs. Mary Sitz-
Parker, presided. Opening exercises
as usual-prayer, salute to the flag
and singing of America. The mem
bers were urged to stand together 10
combat organized forces ranged
against this country. The circle also
Endorsed action taken by the Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs asking the dis
missal of any teacher Of public schools
of Washington who gives public express
sion to unpatriotic ideas. After rou-
tine business was discussed Miss Flea
nor Adams Gillies sang.
(I...y.-. (u.-L A. Al
Gordon March s, with the president,
Aloysius A. McGarvey, presiding. Dur
ing the meeting, which covered a pc
riod of As minutes, reports We're rem
dered by the following committees:
Auditing, entertainment, executive, in
itiation, membership and publicity.
Upon the conclusion of the business
meeting the members of the club and
their friends were entertained by Miss
Lucille Duffey, with violin selections.
Miss Duffey was accompanied by Miss
Marietta Dawson.
Following the musical numbers those
present were entertained with a lee
ture on "a Pilgrimage to Rome" de-
livered by Sir Knight Patrick j. Haiti
gan, reading clerk of the House of
Representatives. Mr.. Hatigan's talk
covered his visit to Rome during the
holy year. 1925, and was exceedingly
interesting.
Initiation, which was announced for
March 8, was postponed on account of
the lecture. Due to more urgent mat
ters, initiation has been called off un-
til Fall.
At the present time the members of
the entertainment committee are work
ing out plans for an entertainment and
reception on May 2, when Archbishop
Curiey of Baltimore will visit the Cur.
ley Club. Members are urged to keep
this date in mind and be present, in
order to make May big Curley Club
night.
The next club meeting will be held
March %. at the Hotel Gordon, S:15
pm. The committee has surprise en-
tertainment scheduled to take place
after the business meeting.
The Mount HoIyoke Alumnae Asso-
citation will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Mary Hewitt Myers, 1920 S street.
Saturday, at 2:30 pm.
The Just Sew" Circle, Florence
CrittentOn Board, met March 10 at
the home of Mrs. j. Fl. Underwood,
II Aspen street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Mrs. Underwood was assisted by Mrs
Miles Trowbridge, Mrs. Beverly Smith,
Mrs. White and Mrs. Fonken. After
luncheon bridge was played.
Arrangements were made to hold a
benefit card party April &c, pm. at
Wardman Park Hotel. The committee
consists of Mrs. Miles Trowbridge,
chairman; Mrs. Beverly Smith. vice
chairman; Mrs. George Mccullough,
Mrs. Frank Sells, Mrs. James III. I'm
n paI
Frank Huntington and Mrs. ]. A.
Councillor
The VOteless District of Columbia
League of Woman Voters has elected
Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlain as can
didate for Advisory Council of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
to represent the league. At the board
meeting, held March a. Mrs. Edward
Costigan and Mrs. Albert III. Putney
were elected to represent the Voteless
District OF Columbia, League of Won.
an Voters at the meeting Of the ma
tional council, to be held April $3.50.
Soroptimist Uub.--St. Patrick's day
was celebrated at the weekly club
luncheon Wednesday at the La Fay.
cite, Helena Reed, president, presid-
ing. DR. Peter Guilday, Phi. LII. D.,
professor of church history at the
Catholic University. was speaker and
honor guest. Miss Hazel Arth, accom-
panied at the piano by her sister, Miss
Emma Arth, sang Until" by Sander
son; The Bells of st. Mary's," by
Adams, and Just a Cottage Small. :"
by Handley. Marjorie Webster OF the
Marjorie Webster School Of EXPIRES
sion gave two readings-one est. Pat
rick Birthday" and another mono
logue of her own composition.
Club songs, arranged by Kay Pierce,
led by Peg Coney, assisted by Agnes
Winn, Marjorie Webster, Elizaheth
Ellis and Ruby Lee Minar, were sung.
Irene Juno was accompanist.
The luncheon was in charge of So
cial. program and luncheon commit
tees, Jane Ryan. Helen Barnhart and
De Raird. chairman resnectiyelY