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to Washington to appear before the
American Per Women and other edu-
cational organizations.
At the November meeting of the
local club last Monday nie ut, Leopold
V. Freudberg, member of the Federal
Housing Commission, and Miss Ger
trude H. Bowling, executive director
of the Instructive Visiting Nurses
Association. made addresses.
The next meeting will be Christ
mas party at the La Fayette Hotel,
the evening of December II.
New members introduced at the
last meeting were Katherine A. Al
len, Pearle Cooper. Gertrude E. Coyle,
Florence Diebler, May Huck, Edith j.
Rieger. Esther K. Thompson and
Marie L. White.
Chapter B. p. f. o. met at the
home of Mrs. Will B. Hammond, 1929
Thirty-Seventh street, November 81.
Assisting hosteSses were Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins, Mrs. j. Harry Cunning
ham. Mrs E. G Siggers, G. A. Davies
and Mrs. r H. Wolfe The president,
Mrs. Warner W. Stockberger, pre-
sided.
The first Thanksgiving proclama-
ton was read by Mrs. Hammond.
Mrs. E. T. Lomas. delegates to Co.
operative Committee. announced the
next cooperative luncheon at the
Hotel Harrington. December 3, at
1890, to which all affiliated and non
affiliated P. E. O.'s are invited.
Mrs. A. H. Williams was elected
chaplain to fill the unexpired term
of Mrs. E. G. Jeffreys. resigned. She
was installed by Mrs. Worthy P.
SternS, past president.
Tentative plans we're made for dis
tributing Christmas baskets to the
needy, in charge of the Philanthropic
Committee.
Mrs. j. W. Crabtree of the Hospi-
tality Committee presented the fol-
lowing guests: Mrs. Max Hostetler
Chapter BI, Shelton, Neb.; Mrs
Maud Colvin Chit, Chapter S, Fort
Morgan, Colo. and Miss Mary Alice
Hammond, Chapter F, Washington,
D. C.
DR.. G.. M. Gewehr of American
University gave lecture on the World
War, having for his subject The
Causes of the World War and VINO
Won It."
The next meeting will be held at
the nome of Mrs. Leo II. Paulger,
1886 Chesapeake street, December II,
at o'clock.
Soroptinist Club.-The Columbia
Hospital library presented to the ia
Guilty by the club Wednesday, was
dedicated by Mrs. John S. Bennett
regional director of the South Atlantic
region of the International Soropti-
mist Clubs. Mrs Sidney Taliaferro
president of the Women's Board of
the hospital, introduced the speakers
Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch, president
of the Washington club; Joseph H
Hines, one of the directors of the
board at Columbia Hospital, who ac-
cepted the library. Pendleton Hogan
who was among the guests, contrib
uted his latest novel, Dark Comes
Early"
Mrs. Anthony Hyde and Miss
Frances Hill, members of the local
Red Cross chapter, we're among those
who assisted in the dedication exer-
ciSeS.
After the dedication, tea was served
in the Board of Directors room at the
hospital. Among the guests were
Col. M. w. Ashburn, superintendent
of the hospital. with Mrs. Ashburn;
Gen. Merritt Ireland, president of the
Board of Directors; Gen. Frank S
Keefer, chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors, and Mrs Daniel E. Roper
wife Of the Secretary of Commerce
The Peirce Guilds, auxiliary to the
Washington Home for Foundlings
annual meeting, which was postponed
on account of the death of Mrs
James M. Green, a charter member
and the illness of the president, Mrs.
Wendell P. Stafford. will be held De-
cember IA. when Mrs. Paul A. Blain
of Chevy Chase will be the hostess.
The Zonta Club met Wednesday at
the Y w. c. A. DR.. Mildred Dicker
son presided. Announcement was
made of the awarding of the scholar
ship in the Temple Business School
An intercity dinner was given al
Olney Inn. Members of the Zonta
Clubs of Frederick, Md; Philadelphia
Pa. and Annapolis, Md, attended the
dinner Guests of honor we're DR.
Geneva Groth and Mrs. Claire Gala
han of Philadelphia, Miss Nancy Pew
of Frederick Mrs Gasch, president of
the Soroptomist Club, and Miss Alice
Webster, president of the Quota Club
Short skits were given by the diff
ferent clubs, followed by program
given by Mrs. Buckley and Mrs. Col
bert.
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