Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

20 q tea viii be held at the Barr Build.
ing from to 8 o'clock for members and
invited guests. !.
The Montgomery County Federation
Of Women's Clubs held its semi-annuaI
meeting in Grace M. z. Church South
at Gaithersburg November Is. The
guest of honor, Mrs. John L. Alcock
president of the Maryland Federation
Of Women's Clubs, made short ad-
dress, urging the clubs to cooperate In
Forest" and make It Statewide prof.
ect. Mrs. Alcock also asked that more
choruses be organized in the clubs and
that they enter the music contest to be
held at the State meeting In the Spring
Mrs. H. Margaret Whitcomb, National
Red Cross field representative fol-
Maryland and Delaware, guest, stated
that $4,000 had been raised In the
county for the tornado in the early
call, Mrs. Whitcomb said that this
money is used entirely for relief work
and no part Of it goes to the mainte-
nance Of national headquarters build
ings. which are kept up by endowment
fund. She commended the splendid
work Of the women of Maryland. Miss
EStelle T. Moore, president, made a
short report. Twenty-three Of the &c
clubs Of the federation responded to the
roll call, each clubs representative
reading q report Of the work done dur
ing the past year. The two new in
terestS Of the county. books for the
more, and the purchase of acreage in
the Get Together Forest" have brought
response from many Of the clubs.
Mrs. Earl w. Chaffee, chairman of
the Eliza Bennett HartShorn Memorial
Fund, made a plea for more contribu-
tons to the fund. Ms. J. Harry Cum
ningham, chairman of the committee
on music, again reqUe sted the name of
q representative from each club to
serve on her committee and that she
be furnished information as to what
the clubs are doing. The chairman Of
public welfare, Mrs. j. Darby Bowman,
asked that q collection of toys be made
for use of tile Social Service League.
She distributed the list of the Christmas
Of the league. Mrs. James
N. Barnsley. representing the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Montgomery County
Hospital, thanked the clubs for the
help given the hospital.
The Washington Unit OF the Women's
Overseas Service League will give q card
party for the benefit of their service
fund December at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Mrs. John Mitchell Waters is chairman
OF the committee on arrangements.
Last Monday the monthly card party
for the men In the Naval Hospital was
given under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
H. r. Daniels in the Red Cross hut,
where the unit has for some time CO.
operated with Miss Varble, recreation
The ex-service woman patients
at st. Elizabeth's are taken to the the
alter every other week. Entertainments
are given them at the hospital also.
Programs of music are furnished through
efforts Of the league for the Sunday
evening service each week at Fort Myer.
A trust fund is maintained by the unit
with which to assist any member who
Is i'll or otherwise in need of help, and
this fund is constantly in use. Tickets
may be obtained from Mrs. Waters at
S1l0 Forty fifth street.
SorOptimist Club.-The weekly lunch
con was held at the Lafayette Hotel at
pm. November 20, Mrs. Harriet Haw-
ley Locher, president Of the club, pre-
siding. The honorary guests at the
speakers table were Edith Keely Of the
New York Soroptimist Club, who Is
identified with the Onto
London" movement of the Soroptonist
convention which will
take place in June, 1880, and Mrs. Will
liam Wolf Smith, who has recently been
appointed as advisor to the Chicago City
Club. and who spoke to the
club on Days in the Byways of Old
London and It's Environs." Miss Mar
jorte Webster, chairman Of the social
Is formulating plans for a
dinner at the Lafayette Hotel at $50
pm. Wednesday, November ~. which
viii take the form of q Thanksgiving
party.
lie CercIe Francois de Washington,
Les Precieuses Ridicules,' was received
on Wednesday evening by Nine. Bessie
Edison at her home, 1924 Sixteenth
street, the meeting being opened by the
president, M. william J. Wallis, after
which the minutes Of the preceding
were read by the social secre-
tary, NJ. Charles H. Probert. This was
by the election Of the follow
Ing to membership: M. and Mime.
Pierre de Chauny, NJ. William J. Far
rell and Nine. CASTOR de Bouy.
AS the first number on the program,
Mime. Caroline Bean Of Boston, former
ly a member Of the cercle, gave piano
solo. The program was continued by
reading by Nine. Camille Htndmarsh,
lie Cigale ct la Fourmi," by A. Mar
que. This was followed by vocal solo
by Mime. Edison. the accompaniment be-
ing played by Nine. william j. Wallis.
M. Arthur Lebel, the former president,
then gave reading. The program was
clinaxed by a comedy, in the form Of q
dialogue by M. and Mime. Wallis, en-
titled Dams au Ascenseur" French
conversation closed the program.
Woman's Climb of Bethesda,-Miss
Estelle Moore, president Of the Mont
gomery Courty Federation Of Woman'S
Clubs, will speak on committee day,
Tuesday, at pm, at the Womans
Club of Bethesda, the hour usually
given over to the literature section for
book reviews. Miss Moore will speak
on the proposed foundation or endow-
ment fund for the General Federation
Of Womanis Clubs, and explain its re-
lation to the Etate endowment fund, to
which the club has subscribed its quota.
The American home department. Mrs.
Ford z. Young, chairman, is In charge
of the other features for this months
committee day, which are demonstra-
ton Of tie dyeing by Mrs. Oliver owen
Kuhn at 1880 am. and talk on THE
Market Basket" at 2 o'clock by Miss
Frances Wolfe, nutrition specialist of
the washington Dairy Council. A Dutch
luncheon will be held at 1890 o'clock
as usual william M. Gamble, first vice
president, will be the presiding of1icer
during the meeting.
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps
met Tuesday night, with Mrs. E. Helen
Temple presiding. The absent ofsicers'
chairs were filled by Mrs. Isabel Bontz,
Miss Eleanor Marston, Mrs. Caroline
Burrows, Mrs. Marion B. Parker and
Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd, substituting, re-
spectively, for the first, second, fourth
color-bearers, patriotic instructor and
assistant guard. The following appli-
cants were elected to membership: