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mote the social interests OF the league
as well as TO benefit the treasury. The
Membership Committee is making ad-
Gitional effort this month to interest
hard of hearing persons to become in
terested in the organization.
The Writer'S League of Washington
at its annual meeting reelected the
following officers: President. M. Hugh
Irish; vice president MIS-. Helen Orr
Watson; secretary treasurer, Miss Kath-
ryn HOpSOn, assistant secretary, Clark
Palmer Cole. Miss Corinne Hay pre-
sented to the league gavel made from
q cherry tree that grew on Washington
estate.
The founder and first president. DR.
N. Bryllon Fagin, now at the head OF
the Drama Department Of Johns Hop
ktns University. spoke.
The next meeting will be February
IS at the Thomson Community Center
The postponed program will be given
including stories presented for criticism
and verse.
The Argyle Study Club will meet
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Stewart
Carpenter. 36O6 Fulton street. Lunch
con Will be served at l o'clock Mrs
William O. Tufts will review "Poto-
The Garden Department of the Ia
kOma Park WOman's Cab met at the
home of Mrs. William II. Burk, 7417
Blair road, last Monday. Mrs. Merritt
P Caskey, who IS making a collection
Of the legends of State flowers, read
this history.
Mrs. Norman E. McIndoo enter
tanned the members of the executive
board in her home on Blair road Feb
ruaIy 10 at luncheon. Assisting
hoStesses were Mrs. wilbur H. Youngs-
mor and Mrs. Ethel Lamond.
The Homemakers Department will
r.cot with Mrs. r. T. Cotton, 10 Mont
e0!nery avenue, February % at
o'clock for dessert. Mrs. Myrta Cor
ncr Of the washington Sanitarium will
give a demonstration talk on "Vege-
table Dinners"
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps met
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, with its president, Miss Mary
Eowarth. in the chair.
The president announced the COM
mitJees for the ensuing year. The
Entertainment Committee made tenta-
tive plans for card party about
Auril l.
At the memorial exercises February
u at the Lincoln Memorial the presl-
dent placed a wreath in memory OF
Lincoln. Mrs. Della L. O'Brien car
ried the colors and Miss Adelaide Fos-
ter also attended
The same evening Burnsides colorS
we're represented at the memorial exer-
cises held in the Congregational Church
under the auspices of the Sons of Union
Veterans and sponsored by the Grand
Army of the Republic. Those carry
ing the colors that evening were Miss
Mary Howarth. Miss Frleda Frederick,
Mrs. Katie Jones, Miss Adelaide Foster
and Mrs. Rosalie Shelton.
Mrs. Katie S. Jones was installed as
junior vice president. The charter was
dyapei in memory of Miss Christine
Carro.hecs who died recently.
The Washington Quota Club held a
dinner meeting Thursday at the Won,-
ems City Club il the Colonial motif as
an appropriate gesture to follow the
presentation to Ms. Hoover at noon by
Miss Catherine Olnev, president of
Quota International, Of one of the
Martha Washington plates which Quota
has had reproduced as Its bit toward
the Bicentennial celebration. Miss
Betty Shorey and Miss Anna Jayne, In
Colonial costume, acted as hostasSeS
Miss Olney was the chief speaker OF
the evening, with Miss Mabel Board
man, honorary member, and Mrs. Eliza
beth White, secretary of Quota Inter
national, making short addresses.
The Baltimore Quota Club and the
Montgomery County Quota Club were
represented.
katherine Riggs played two groups OF
numbers on the harp and Mrs. Alma
Barton. in Colonial costume, sang, ac-
companied on the piano by Mrs. Louise
f'reitag.
Washington Quota Club, presided.
The Excelsior Literary Club met Tues
daY afternoon at the home Of Mrs. E
V. Carr. 923 Decatur street, with the
,guident, Mrs Charlotte Beaver. in the
chair. The program subject was
Italian Excavations in Italy, given by
Mrs. William Trauty.
The next meeting will be held March
1 at 2 o'clock at the home OF Mrs
Harry Newman, 1904 TWenty-seVenth
street.
Hilary A. Herbert Chapter. Daughters
Of the Confederacy. was entertained by
Mrs Mary K. Nalle February 10 at her
residence in Hampton Courts Apart
ments assisted by her daughter MISS
Kathleen Nalle, and Miss Edna Mundeli
Mrs. Eugenia T. Rollins, president
presided. Charitable features connected
with the work of the chapter were dls-
cussed and a scholarship for noun
tain boy or girl decided upon. MRS
Wallace Streater was elected to repre-.
sent the chapter on the Educatlona!
Committee of the District.
The Columbia Chapter of the Ma
tional Delphian Society met at the
Hamilton Hotel last Thursday. Mrs. II
B. Linton was the leader. The Del
rhian Traveller" was given by Mrs
Arma E Rush and the following topics
were discussed: Poets of the Simple
Life" Virgil" Court Poet in Praise OF
Country Life" Mrs. Robert Mancill;
"Arcadian Shepherds Eckologue "
Mrs. James Yaden: The Seasons OF the
Farm" MS William S. Graham; "On
Bee Keeping" Mrs. George Lewis, and
Deeds CT Augustts' Ancestors,' Ms. H
Huntington.
Women's Guild of American Uni
versity.-Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, ac-
companied BY Miss Wulf, sang solos at
the meeting at the Residence Hall last
Tuesday. Plans were discussed for a
reception to college and high school
students March 1. Mrs. George b
Woods introduced the following new
members: Mrs Z. II. Erickson, Mrs
Fred O. Coe ard Mrs Isabelle Far
rington. Mrs. P. NJ. Anderson presided
The Susan p. Anthony Foundation
on Monday evening honored the memory
of Susan B. Anthony on her 1l2th
birthday anniversary at the headquar
ters of the American Association OF
University Women with banquet at
which Mrs. Bertha Yoder Werthner
president, gave the address of welcome
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley was toastmistress
introducing the distinguished guests
Miss Jeanette Rankin, first Congress
woman; Miss Janet Richards and Mrs
Emma Maddox F'unck of Baltimore
Md, each of whom spoke.
The following spoke briefy-amone
whom were those who knew Miss An
tho~,, Mr. 10