Evening star., 1931-12-20

assisting were Miss Margaret Meal
lister. Miss Alice G. Kelly, Miss Mar
garet Chamberlain, Miss Josephine Hor-
rigan, Miss Katherine T. Doherty, Miss
Bridget ONeil, Miss Minnie Mailer,
Miss Anna Grady, Miss Mary Agnes Peck
and Miss Grace Kelly. Mrs May Isaacs,
Miss Helen Tally and Miss Lillian
Acker presided at the tea tables Mu-
sic was furnished by string orchestra,
with Miss Rose Mccormick as the
SoloiSt
The club will hold a Christmas party
at the club house, At street. December
% at BIS pm. and will be for the
members and their guests All of those
attending are requested to bring some
article of food. This will go to make up
Christmas baskets which will be dis
tributed to needy families.
The Wesley Heights Circle of the
Florence Crittenton Home met Monday
for luncheon at the home of Mrs. Otto
Englehart, on Hawthorne street. The
hostess was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. J. c. Freeland, Mrs Homer DaW-
son and Mrs. Harris Baldwin. Mrs.
Karl Loss and Mrs James Craig Pea
COCK Joined the circle at this meeting
The January meeting will be held at
the home Of Mrs Clarence Lane. on
Forest lane. Assisting hoStesSes will be
Mrs. Howard G. Nichols Mrs. Paul
Shorb and Mrs. LIE Roy Shoemaker.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, recently held annual inspec-
ton. Mrs. Edna E. Proctor and Lillian
Toothzman were elected to membership
and initiated Mrs. Marie Bricker was
elected to honorary membership.
The tent elected the following officers
President, Mrs. Nan Slattery; senior
vice, Mrs. Charlotte M. Cary; junior
vice, Miss Florence Tearnnow; chaplain,
Mrs Edith Bugbee; treasurer, Mrs
Katherine Rain; first, second and third
| member of council, Mrs. May Parker,
Mrs Rebecca Blaine and Mrs. Grim
stead. The forty-siXth anniversary of
the organization of the national aSso-
citation of the order at Massillon, Ohio,
was observed with plate dinner given
by Mrs. Anna Hage McElroy, Katherine
Rain an Nan Slattery for the benefit
of the building fund at the home of
Mrs. McElroy.
| Mrs. Bricker, Comrades Wheeler and
Kunzmans of Lincoln Post, G. A. R,
have presented the building fund with
| checks.
The tent will observe its Christmas
tree party December 90 at pm, 808
street.
Federation of Women's Clubs.-Vir-
ginia Rand, student Of radio work in
the Syracuse N. Y, University, will
| be heard on the program sponsored by
! the federation tomorrow morning at
1890 o'clock over Station WJSV
Christmas carols will be sung by Mrs.
Ethel Martin, soprano, and Mrs. Ger
trude Smith. contralto, with Mrs. Marie
Little as accompanist.
Mrs. Earl w Chafee, acting chair
man Of the House Committee of the
general federation headquarters, 1874 N
street, and vice president of the Mary
land Federation of Women'S Clubs, will be
/ the speaker on the Among Women"
program, sponsored by the federation
over Station WMAL Tuesday morning at
1870 o'clock The Nations Club
Home will be the subject of the talk
Mrs. H M. Hunter, radio program di-
rector, will announce both programs.
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, chairman of
the division of art, announces the first
of series of trips to art centers was
taken by a party of 80 who visited the
COrcoran Art Gallery, where John NJ.
Z " SOIlllOI COlluGCleu lIlt LOuI. MtlllDtl y
of all federated clubs are invited to Join
future tours. Mrs. Frederick Pratt, vice
chairman of the division, assisted in ar
rangements for the program.
At the regular meeting December %,
Mrs. Biddle will speak on The Penny
Art Fund"
XI Chapter of the Beta Chi Sorority
initiated the following members at the
HayAdams House Tuesday evening
Miss Helen Staples, Miss Marie Ellcutt,
Miss Margaret Griffen, Miss Helen
Shore and Mrs. Neil E. OBrien.
Presiding officers were the president,
Miss Helen Hummer; vice president,
! Miss Edna Hager, and the secretary,
Miss Inez HaiSlip.
The first meeting which the new
members will attend will be a social
December % at the home of Miss Louise
Schulz.
Katie Morrison Memorial Chapter
War Mothers, gave Christmas party
to the boys at the Naval Hospital last
Monday evening. Refreshments were
served. Mrs. K Perkins and Mrs. E
Fuge were chairmen of the party, anc
Mrs. Freer, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Theile
Mrs. Hood. Mrs Manther, Mrs Pauline
Thelle and Mrs. Bess Theile assisted ir
entertaining. Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
played the piano.
Kit karsOn WOElan's Relief Corps met
at the Soldier, Sailor and Marine Clut
House, the president, Miss Eta P
Moore. presiding. Officers were electee
and will be installed in January. Dele
gates elected to the department conven
ton are: Mrs. Anna j. Kirkley, Mrs
Edith Bugbee, Mrs. Minnie C. Oxley
Mrs. May Steele Howle, Mrs. Anna j
Marks and Mrs. Maude G. Neill.
The Victory Committee of the De.
partment of the Potomac, Woman's Re
lief Corps. entertained the veterans a
Mount Alto Hospital with moving pic
lures and lecture on the United State!