Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

the convention committee, is on the
RAYMOND Whitcomb Around South
America Cruise" She will return in
time for the final preparations for the
annual convention Of the Zonta Club,
to be held in Washington.
Mrs. Amelia Guide Thomas reported
her team as over the top Ior us quota
Of convention expenses
Miss Julia d. Conner announced
concert and party to be given March
at the Hendley- kaspar Studio for the
benefit of her team.
card party will be given the eve
ming of March rs at the Garden Rouse
of the Grace Dodge Hotel at . O'CLOCK
for the benefit of the team OF Whlcn
Mrs Alice Buchanan is chairman. AT
tractiye favors are 20 be given.
The club will meet in closed ousl.
moss session Wednesday at the Hotel
Raleigh at l pm.
The District OF columbia Chapter,
Anne. can War Mothers. had busy
week acting as hostess TO out-of.toWn
members who were in the city attend
ing the National Defense Conference.
Monday evening the national presl-
dent. Mrs. II. ii. McCluer of Kansas
CITY Mo; second vice president, Mrs.
Thomas Spence, Milwaukee, Wis;
third vice president. Mrs. Anna Shana- f!
han. Jersey City. n. j.; fourth vice
president. Mrs Mary Bennett Little,
Wadesboro. \. c.: Mrs. Arthur Schop-
nor president of the Kansas CITY
Chapter. and Mrs. Vesse Russell. |
president of the Gold Star Department
of Boulder. Colo. with number or
the local chapter members. were guests
OF the Allied Veterans committee at
the relief ball given at the City Cup,
Tuesday was given over to sight |
seeing, visiting the various hospitals.
attending sessions OF Congress ana
committee meetings.
"Wednesday evening was spent at the |
opening meeting of the conference.
Thursday evening a dinner at the |
Hamilton Hotel, given by the local |
chapter in honor of the national presi- |
dent, was attended by Mrs. Fl. H. Nc
CIuer. Mrs. Schopper, Kansas City,
Mo; Mrs f. Martin T. Spence, Mil |
waukee, Wis; Mrs. w. r. Painter. |
Carrolton, Mo-; Mrs. V. Russell. Boul. |
der, Colo; Mrs. NJ. B. Little. Wades- |
boro, \. c.. Mrs. A. Shanahan, Jersey |
City. n. j.; Mrs. c. Haas, Mrs. NJ. |
Goodwin. Mrs. A. c: Rafferty,. Mrs: A. |
j. Malone, Mrs. NJ. Essenwanger. New |
York; Mrs. A G. Howell, Mrs. A. |
Park. Mrs. w. H. Marshall, Mrs. w. |
Plunkett, Mrs. n. Bixler. Mrs. w. D. |
Rock, Pennsylvania. Other guests |
were Gen. Amos Fries. department |
commander of the American Legion, |
and Mrs. Fries, Col. Ryan of the r. o. |
c., Representative John c. Schafer OF |
Wisconsin, DIR. Barry of the United |
States Veterans Bureau and Mrs. |
Barry and Mr.. Kilgore of the Vet |
Grams Bureau.
Following the. dinner a patriotic |
Sfoc af tho NQxN National l
Museum. A splendid musical program. |
arranged by Capt. William j. Stan |
nard of the United States Army Band. |
with two flute solo numbers by Sergt. |
Alexander LutkiewitZwas. under the |
leadership of Sergt. Hubner. was |
given. Vocal numbers were rendered |
by Miss Phyllis Price and Mr.. Robert 1
Davidson, with Mrs. Carl Chinbloom |
at the piano.
A flag exercise and the dramatiZa. |
ton of the signing of the Declaration |
of Independence by pupils of the Park
View Platoon School, directed by Miss |
Grace Meyer, followed, and was a |
most enjoyable feature of the eve.
ning's entertainment. Miss Myrtle
Posey, who won the oratorical contest |
last Spring. gave her GRAFTON. for the
benefit of the out-of-town guests. Col.
James A. Moss spoke on 1.-THE Human
Flag" Mrs H. II. McCluer on PA
triotism" and Chaplain Milton Beebe
Of the United States Army gave the
invocation and the benediction.
Friday evening the visitors and local
chapter met in the blue room OF the
Hamilton, where they listened to an
address by United States Senator Rice
w. Means of Colorado. an eloquent |
speaker and a soldier of two wars. |
Mr.. Means was introduced by Mrs. II. |
L. Oatley, organizer of the District
chapter.
National Society Daughters Of
Founders and Patriots OF America
The executive committee met In an |
all-day session at headquarters In the
club Of the Colonial Danes. on K |
street, on Monday. 1890 am, with the |
following II members present: Ma |
tional officers-President. Mrs. John |
I.aidlaw Buel; vice president, Mrs. |
Thaddeus NJ Jones; corresponding |
secretary, Miss Ella Whilldin; record. |
ing secretary, Mrs. Drury c. Ludlow;
treasurer, Mrs. William M. Hannay: |
registrar, Mrs. Gains NJ. Brumbaugh; |
historian. Mrs. Henry B. JOY Of
Michigan; national councillors. Mrs. |
William V. Cox, Mrs. N. N. Potts. !
Mrs. Quincy Gates, Mrs. Albert N.
Baggs, Mrs. Samuel G. Cornwell: |
presidents of chapters, Connecticut. |
Miss Mary S. Whittlesey: New Jer. |
sey, Mrs. Robert S. Stocton; District |
of Columbia, Mrs. Francis A. st. Clair: |
vice presidents. Maryland, Mrs. AL |
bert Olson; District of Columbia. Mrs. |
Redwood Vandegrift. |
The meeting was opened with usual |
exercises and was followed by the |
presidents report. Reports of other |
officers and nr1iffaa n
received.
Mrs. Jones reported on arrange |
ments for general court" to be held |
in April, giving also an interesting |
report on the conference recently held |
in Memorial Continental Hall. Chap |
ters have just been formed In Maine, |
New Hampshire, Vermont and State
Of Washington. Many letters had
been received and written to mem
ed balance of S1,736.43 after pay.
ment of all bills. Forty new mem
bers were elected and many names
presented for the first time. The twenty
ninth general court will convene Wed |
nesday, pm, April 10, at Raleigh
Hotel. where all sessions will be held.
Reports of chapters will be given by
their presidents Wednesday night:
an all-day session on Thursday and.
Al AACNCSodIy AFTERNOON. a
luncheon will be given on Thursday
at the Raleigh Hotel. A meeting OF
the executive committee will be held
Wednesday forenoon, April 10, at
headquarters.
The Curley Club met February 8 at
the Hotel Gordon, with the president,
Augustus A. McGarvey. presiding.
Business transactions were followed by
dancing. During the meeting reports
were given by the following commit
tees: Athletic. auditing, entertainment.
executive, initiation membership, pub
llcilE, reception and welfare