Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
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nesday at O'Clock at the home OF Mrs
Ned HOLSTER, 1919 Ontario place.
The Friendship Circle Of the FIorenc,
CFittent0n Home was entertained b.
Mrs. Humpherson, 1906 Hamlin stree
northeast, Monday evening. Discussion
centered largely around the Communit.
Chest and It's relation to the home anG
the circles. Some members told OF theiI
experience in soliciting for the chest
The circle voted TO make donation
DO the board of the home for use ir
the entertainment of delegates to thu
convention to be held in Washington
In May. Decorations and refresh.
ments appropriate to the Valentine sea-
son were enjoyed.
Washington Chapter, No. 4, w. o. N
A. r. D., will meet at the Thomas Circle
Club, Wednesday. The club is doing
considerable charity work. although II
is more of social organization. Mrs
Gass and Mrs, w. Paul Briggs became
members at the last meeting. Mrs
Burdine, the president, has several new
applicants for membership.
The Good VIII Club, instead of the
regular meeting on January 81, at
tended luncheon held at st. Marks
Parish Hall. The next meeting of the
club will be held Thursday at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Clark, 800 Twelfth street
southeast.
The Thimble Club of Washington
Council held an interesting meeting at
the home of Mrs. Jane Jones, Wednes-
day. This was the call for a quilting
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Thimble Club. It was voted to meet
again at Mrs. Jones, 80 Linden avenue
Cherrydale, Va, Wednesday, to finish
the quilt. Members can get the bus or
street cars at the Key Bridge, which
take them within a square of Mrs
Jones house.
Woman's Club of Bethesda.--Ar-
engagements have been completed by the
art committee, under the Craftsmanship
of Mrs. Edwin E. Etz, for the art ex-
h1bit at the clubhouse from February
% to rs, inclusive. A reception to the
artists on Saturday afternoon will open
the exhibition Representative work of
a large number of local artists will be
on display. The exhibit will be open
to the general public on February a.,
Is and 26. On Monday, through the
efforts of the chairman of applied edu-
cation, Mrs George E. PariSeau, mem
bers OF the art classes in the Bethesda
School will make an excursion to the
exhibit.
Mrs william M. Bride was chairman
OF the hostess group at Tuesdays club
meeting, when George Boncesco, COM
mercial counselor of the Rumanian le-
CATION, was the guest speaker, and the
Princess Sturdza sang a group OF Ru-
manian folk songs.
Two community benefits have oecu-
pied the attention of club members this
week. Friday afternoon and evening a
motion picture benefit was sponsored
by the social service committee. Miss
Mona Gill. Mrs. H. Latane Lewis, Mrs.
Errett Wallace, Mrs. Edwin Morris, Mrs.
John Reside, Mrs. j. Barley Reeside
and Mrs. Morris Edwards were in charge
OF arrangements for this affair. pro-
ceeds of which will go to the milk fund
In the Bethesda school.
The hospital committee, Mrs. w. J.
Peters, chairman, gave a subscription
dance for the benefit of the Mont
gomery County General Hospital Friday
evening.
The Seroptimist Club.-The regular
monthly business meeting was held We'd
fesday at the La Fayette Hotel, Harriet
Hawley Locher, president, presiding.
The following new members were in
stalled: Miss Isabelle Baker, director
home hygiene, American Red Cross;
Miss Katherine Pike, chief OF legal divi-
sion Of Bureau of Customs; Mrs. Edna
Gasch, electrical supplies. and Miss
Agnes /. Kinnear, principal Of the Coz
himbia Junior High School.
The club accepted the invitation to
meet with the Washington Ad Club
Tuesday at luncheon in the National
Press Building at 1880 pm, and has
Cancelled its own luncheon on We'd
nesday at the Hotel La Fayette.
An invitation to attend the Phila-
delphia Soroptimist Club friendship
dinner on March 10 was accepted.
Issue of the Bulletin, the regular
publication Of the Serpptimist Club,
has been postponed until after the in
auguratlon ceremonies in order to give
recognition to out-of-town Sproptimists.
The office OF the president in the
Earle Theater Building, which Is now
the headquarters OF the club, win be
open for the reception of visiting and
local soroptimists during Inauguration.
The CurIey Club.-The regular meet
ing was held in the Gordon Hotel
Thursday evening. After the meeting
much amusement was afforded by a
playlet, "A Mock Marriage" in which
all the roles were taken by male menu
bers of the club.
Aloysius McGarvey, one-time presl-
DENT. Is now on his wedding trip.
The ID. @. Chapter of American war
Mothers has busy week before 1t, be-
ginning with cafeteria luncheon and
CARDS at the home Of Mrs. M. @. O'Neill,
3ls v street northeast, at noon tomor-
row. Members are invited to bring
friends, In the evening the chapter
VIII attend the mass meeting of the
American Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary, to be held in D. A. r. Hall
ut o'clock.
On Wednesday evening the Kenneth
Nash Post has invited the chapter to
come as its guests to the Hamilton
Hotel chantilly room. Exercises COM
memorating the birth of George WASH
ington will be held at Polls at II am.
FEBRUARY y. and at Epiphany Church
81 4 pm. February "a. The chapter
VAL - represented at these services.
This enree chairmen who have UNDER
taken The work of visiting hospitals
have been busy. Mrs. Bessie williamson
at Mount Alto, Mrs. Eudora Hheellan
at Walter Reed and Mrs Lucy Camp
bell at ST. Elizabeths all reported nu-
merous calls made and parties for the
patients.
On February IL the mothers attended
the services held at the Lincoln Me-
mortal In honor of the birthday of the
Great Emancipator. Mrs Mary T.
Shanahan, president. appointed Mrs.
Lucy b. Cash, gold star mother and sec
ond vice president. to place the wreath
for the chapter. Mrs. William II.
Marshall and Mrs. Jackson of Philadel-
phia attended the hearing on the gold
star pilgrimage bill on February IL.
The st. Paul Mothers Club met Feb.
ruary IA at the home of Mrs. Edna
Howard, IL U street. Mrs. Howard was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Fair
banks, Mrs. Grummell, Mrs. Howard.
ST.; Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Josephine
Mott. Encouraging reports were made