Evening star., 1928-06-17
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER

Section officers who will serve for tht
coming year are; Textile section, chair
man. Mrs. Vera NJ. Spence; secretary
Miss Helen Monar: homcmakers. chair
man, Mrs. Maud Oakley johnson, secrc-
tary, Mrs. Nell Morrissey Ellis. Officers
Tor child study and nutrition section;
will be announced later. Miss Julia ID
Connor was appointed news gathercr.
The American Association of the Uni.
versity Women arc trying an innova-
ton for the Monday afternoon at
home" Mrs. H. A. Whitney. who is
hostess for the tea tomorrow. is planning
to have card tables arranged about Z
pm. and members may invite their tea
guests to come early and have a gene
OF bridge before the tea is served about
45o, Or members may drop in with
out guests and place will be found for
them at card table The tea will be
served at the usual time.
Shenandoah Chapter. No. 1893, United
Daughters of the Confcderacy, held its
annual meeting May % at Confederate
Memorial Home. Reports were given
by all officers present Mrs. Rabner.
v,
turned in an additional sum of S1o and
donation of 50 was also made toward
thlS fund. The members received with
interest reports of the delegates to the
District of Columbia Division Council
meeting. Many topics of interest were
introduced at the council and were
well received by the Shenandoah Chap
ter members.
The division president. Mrs. Albion
w Tuck, was guest of the chapter.
Mrs. Tuck informed the members that
joint celebration would be held this
year with the veterans in commemora-
ton Of the birthday of jefferson Davis
on June 3 at the Arlington Cemetery
and urged all members to attend
The chapter hereby closed a year Of
interesting work and each one holds
great anticipations for the ncw season.
A so:iai hour followed the adjournment.
AT which time the officers of the chap
ter served as hostesses.
Woman's Club of Bethesda. Tues
day the last meeting of the year was
held at ? pm. at the new clubhouse.
In making her annual report Mrs
Elisha Hanson, the retiring president
summed up the work of departments
ana committees. mentioned distinctions
achieved by members of the club and
stressed in particular the supreme ac-
complishment of the year, the compile
ton Of the clubhouse. mentioning the
honors that the club shares in the cleo
tion OF Mrs. E. w. Chafes to the vice
presidency OF the State federation: the
appointment of Mrs. NJ O. Brown as
chairman OF motion pictures and radio
IN the county federation the election of
M o%ly
retary OF the same body. and the recent
appointment of Mrs Thomas W. pyle
as county chairman of music.
Mrs. Hanson congratulated the club.
a strictly non-political organization on
having as members two women who
are delegates to the national conven-
tons, Mrs. John A. Holmes. In
attendance at the Republican conven-
ton as delegate at large from Mary
land. and Mrs. B. Ashby Leaven. who
is the only woman delegate TO the
Democratic convention from this State.
Detailed reports were gwen by all
committee and department chairmen,
that OF the membership chairman. Mrs.
Elenor Cronin, showing "a new mem
bers have come into the club during
the year, larger number than has
been added in any previous year
MRS. l.. Gordon White, IN her final
report on construction. showed the
business affairs of the club to be on
a sound financial basis. and Mrs. Oliver
Owen Kuhn, ways and means chair
man, brought in a highly satisfactory
report. Mrs Robert Sears, chairman
of applied education, stated that her
department had kept In touch with
tn, needs of the loca. school, supplied
number of speakers for club and
committee day meetings, and given the
usual financial support to the State
and county scholarships as well as the
clubs own loan scholarship fund Mrs.
Walter Perry. chairman Of public well
fare, reported speakers secured, dam
gerous and unsightiy conditions on
roadways reported 20 the police and