Evening star., 1928-03-25

p. r. q. SisterhOOd. Mrs. Sidney r.
Jacobs and Miss Jessie 0. Elting enter
tained the members of Chapter B, the
evening OF March 13, in the home of
the former. 1873 Harvard street. The
president was in the chair.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected With the exception of two,
all were reelected The retiring cor
responding secretary. Miss Emma r.
Shrine. had held that Office for three
term Mrs, John W. Crabtree, because
OF other important obligations, resigned
as treasurer of the chapter. The officers
for the year are: President, Mrs Worthy
p, Sterns; vice president. Miss Jessie
o. Elting; recording secretary. Mrs
william H, Snider; treasurer, Mrs E.
Q. Woodruff: corresponding secretary,
Mrs. John F. Putnam: chaplain, Mrs.
Joseph w. Thompson: guard, Mrs.
Robert Young. The delegate elected to
represent Chapter b on the P. E. o.
Sisterhood Cooperative Board of the
District is Mrs Alfred Hopkins williams.
The ceremony of installation of the
newly elected officers was presided over
by Mrs Leroy Palmer. past president
of the chapter After adjournment, the
hostess served refreshments. No guests
were present. Members attending we're
Miss Ethel Blake, Mrs. John w Crab
tree. Mrs. A. G. FesSenden, Mrs. Frank
Fuller. Mrs. Percy W. Gibbon. Mrs A.
w. Hines, Mrs. r. L. Lynch. Mrs Leroy
Palmer, Mrs. George l.. Peckham Mrs.
Eugene II. Pitcher, Mrs. John F. Put
nam, Mrs. r. A. Pyles. Mrs. Otis j.
Rogers. Mrs. E. G. Siggers, Miss Emma
r. Shrine, Mrs. William H. Snider. Mrs.
Worthy p. Sterns. Mrs. Alfred Hopkins
Williams and Mrs. Robert Young
The Political Study Club met March
II at the Washington Club, with Mrs.
Frank Morrison. president presiding
William B. Wilson. former Secretary of
Labor gave full talk on THE Coal
Situation" He stressed the fact that
the contest between employer and en-
ploye has been going on for generations
Mining is a basic industry, and the
greatest element in cost at the mines
is the labor. Representatives of en-
ployers and employees from every coaling
section have met at different times in
the hope OF deciding on a wage rate
that would be practical and satisfactory
to both parties. and agreements have
been drawn up. only to be broken. un-
=
Overproduction. unScientifically regu-
lated freight rates, the breaking of con-
tracts between employer and employe,
because such contracts cannot be en-
forced by law. and the power of large
coal companies establishing and oper-
ating a mining section to evict, with
but 5 or 10 days notice an entire COM
munity OF miners. whose individual
wage rate averages $i08 per ton for
coal mined, are some OF the reasons for
the present acute coal situation. Every
fight for the past eight years has been
waged against lower wage rates and the
consequent lower standard of living.
Miss Adelaide Borah held her audi
ence by her recitation to music played
BY Mrs Paul Bleyden. The Lady of
Shalott." Mrs. J. Jerome Lightfoot
read q paper on Law Enforcement. :"
urging that as an evidence of good
citizenship all laws be respected and
upheld. and criticisms voiced only when
remedy could be suggested.
The Housekeepers' Alliance met Fri
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Ruth
II. Snodgrass. the corresponding Secre-
tary. 3706 Thirteenth street, with the
president Mrs. william E. Chamberlin,
in the chair. After the luncheon board
meeting practical program was pre-
Sented. r. p. White of the Electro-Lux
Co. gave demonstration of "the COM
plete home cleaning unit" and this was
followed by a demonstration of the
Chambers Fireless Gas Range by c.
ID. Adams assisted by Mrs John r.
BuSsard. who treated the members and
their guests to samples of food cooked
on the range. a roast. vegetables and
biscuit
The alliance will give card party at
the Oyster Auditorium on April 20. with
the following committee in charge
Mrs. Kondrup. Mrs williams. Mrs. Van
Week. Mrs. TaSSin. Mrs. Cross, Mrs.
Dillingham;. Mrs. Fernald. Mrs. Bur-
bank, Mrs Moss. Mrs. Mercer. Mrs
Kennedy. Mrs. Rutley Mrs. SnodgraSs
and Or. Denton and Miss Johnson.