Evening star., 1928-10-28

n. y. II. MCINltt, MTS. CIOyu heCk MdI =
vim, Miss Irene Pistorio Mrs. D. Ker-
foot Shute and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
The Wheel of Progress will meet to-
| morrow at $50 in the Washington
Hotel, where headquarters have been
| established
Julius I. Peyser will be the speaker of
| the evening
members of the Wheel have been and
still are busy in their endeavor to i'm
press upon all those with whom they
come in contact the thought that the
master menace to the Republic is the
indifference of the citizens to their
privilege of participating in the elec-
tion of local and national officials and
that the only way to insure the safety
and stability of governmental institu-
tions is by an enlightened citizenship
and the use Of the franchise.
All persons interested in this work
are invited to attend.
| The Business WOmen's Council cele-
| brated it's tenth anniversary Tuesday
evening at its annual get together
banquet, which was attended by about
200 members. An enjoyable program
was in charge of the music and recrea-
! tion committees, the chairmen being
| Miss Fannie Buck and Miss Florence
Hendershott. The council was organized
| by Mrs. Virginia Asher during the Billy
| Sunday campaign in this city, and its
| personnel is composed of members of
nearly all denominations, its primary
purpose being that of Bible study. Miss
Ethel Bagley, its president, has held
| that Office continuously since the or
ganization of the council.
The HuguenOt Society of Washing
tOn.-A large number of members and
| guests attended the reception held this
week by the society for the Huguenot
| bishops and delegates to the General
| Convention at Hotel La Fayette. DR..
Florian j. G. Vurpillot chaplain of the
society," made an addres on THE Revo-
| cation of the Edict of Nantes in 1856" p"
! Among the guests who addressed the
meeting were Dr. Guinard of Charles
| ton, one of the delegates to the General
! Convention; Rev. DR.. Porcher OF Ben
nettsville. So widespread has the in
| terest in the Huguenot Society become
that members came from West Vlr-
ginia, Kentucky and Ohio especially to
attend the opening meeting of the sea-
| son. Several new members entered ap-
plications for membership. The presi-
| dent of the National League of Hugue-
| not Societies. John Leonard Merrill,
was detained by illness. However DR..
| Merrill will be present at the November
meeting, which will commemorate the
! PRONUNCIATION of the edict of tolera-
ton in 1889. DR.. Merrill will make the
presentation of Huguenot flag at the
meeting to be held November IL at
Hotel La Fayette. The president of the
society is Henry Latane Lewis. John
Cabell Wilkinson is secretary and the
| Fo1I IyiN
various adjacent States: District of
Columbia, Samuel Herrick; Virginia,
Tench Tilghman Marye Maryland, DR..
! Nicholas L. Dashiell; Delaware, j.
Frank Biggs. The treasurer is Thomas
r. CharShee, registrar Mrs. Enoch O..
johnson. and chaplain, Rev. DR.. Florian
j. c. Vurpillot.
u. s. Grant Circle, No. 1, Ladies Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, met
| Tuesday evening to hear echoes of the
recent national convention of the order
at Denver and for social evening.
! The president, Mrs. Hilda M. Nc
Clure, presided and the patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Olive c. Johnson, opened
the meeting by leading in the pledge
] to the Flag" and the singing of the
| "Star Spangled Banner" Mrs. john
son then presented to the circle very
| fine steel engraving of Gen. u. s..
! Grant, framed appropriately and do
mated by Mrs. Lillian Staddes, an
| adopted daughter of Civil War vet
eran.
Miss Emma F. Hayward. the dele
| gate to the national convention, made
her report of the proceedings and told
of wonderful rides up into the noun
| tains both from Denver and from Colo
] = -i,~rr1 T1I1 v1yI@n a1C
went to Denver, told of some of her
enjoyable trips in and about Denver.
| Mrs. Mcclure exhibited the beautiful
piece of tapestry made by Mrs. Anna
| M. Benton and donated by her to the
circle, also the house dress donated by
Mrs. Emma Hempler, both articles to
| be disposed of for the benefit of the
relief fund.
After the singing Of America" the
committee served refreshments.
Among those present were Miss
Marie Sellers, Mrs. Alice M. Burke,
Mrs Josephine Barbour. Mrs Hattie
Richenbacker, Miss Dolly Sellers, Mrs.
Annie L. Powers and Mr.. William
Lackey
At the next regular meeting, on No
vember IS, the circle will prepare for
the annual inspection.
Florence CrittentOn Baby Lovers
Circle, No. 1.-The first meeting for
the season was held recently at the
Crittenton Home, on Conduit road A
| letter from Mrs Persis Mcconnell, now
absent from the city, expressing her
interest and intention to work for Crit
| tenton, was read.
A luncheon was served by the girls,
which was followed by an enlightening
talk by Miss Cole, superintendent of
the home. Mrs. H. c. Simpson of the
membership committee reported the
names of new members.
A tour of the home and hospital was
made by the following ladies: Mrs.
A. B. McManus, president of the Baby
Lovers Circle, No. /; Mrs. A. Craig,
son, Mrs. G. E. Miles, Mrs w. C.
Wyatt, Mrs. Annie Keller, Mrs. w,
Randolph, Mrs. w. j. Schutrumpf, Mrs.
Carl Bond, Mrs. Edward Widmayer,
Mrs William j. Peters, Mrs. Frank
| Wurzbacher, Mrs. Raymond Schmidt,
Mrs. j. A. McAneny and Mrs. Fred
erick G. Umhau.
The next meeting of the circle will
be at the home of Mrs. Umhau on
November %, at which time all men,
bers and friends of the circle are urged
to bring or send jellies, preserves,
pickle or canned vegetables and fruits,
etc, as a Thanksgiving donation to
the home.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
met at the home of Mrs. o. H. Benson
in Edgemoor, Md. at l pm, Tuesday.
After luncheon was served the presi-
dent, Mrs r. c. Potts, presided at a
short business meeting. The guests of
| the day were Mrs. George Farrell and
Mrs. Carl Stuhler.
ZOnta CIub.-Clifford K. Bergman OF
The Evening Star gave an interesting
| Illustrated talk at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the club, portraying past
elections with we'll known cartoons,
completing with the famous Teddy Bear
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