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three times q week throughout the
Winter-Monday and Thursday eve
nings at 8 o'clock and Wednesday at
$3.50.
The Junior group will give a party
next Friday evening.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
met with Mrs. Walter Emerson, 1916
Madison street, January 8. After
luncheon, Mrs. c. B. Lingamfelter ex-
hibited collection cf handmade
quilts.
The guests were Mrs. G. B. Lingam-
felter Of Chevy Chase, Mrs. Bessie
Farmer Of Nebraska and Mrs. Sam
Baer of Indiana.
George Washington Chapter, Del
phians, met at the Shoreham jan
uary 9. The subject was French
drama: "Corneille. The president
Mrs. Clarence West, gave the prelim-
mary survey. Mrs. Carolyn Rask
was leader.
Development Of Drama in France"
Mrs. Clyde De Binder; "Corneille's s
lie Cid'," Mrs. Alex H. Bell; Act ]
and II of LIE Cid" Mrs. w. L. Evans;
"Act Ill.," Mrs. John Freiot; "Act
w." Mrs. Harry Smith; "Act "" Mrs.
Eugene Brown, were the topics given.
The next meeting, at the Shore
ham, January %, at 10 o'clock, will
be under the leadership of Mrs. c.
H. Potter.
The Reta Barrett Circle. Crittenton
Mission, will meet January II at the
home of Mrs. Arthur F.. Gordon. IL
Philadelphia avenue, Takoma Park,
Md. Election of officers will be held
and a social will follow.
Alpha Epsilon Alpha Alumnae Chap
ter, Alpha Chi Omega, met Tuesday
at 1701 Twenty-first street. Dinner
was served.
Mrs. Marie Prouty Cravens, Mrs.
Rose G. Gayliss, Mrs. Sylvia H. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Marie Taylor Stinson and
Miss Nadine Russell were affiliated
with the chapter.
Plans were discussed for the ma
tional convention being held in Wash
ington in June. The chapters altru-
istic work for the second half of the
year will be a gift of sl00 to a girl
in college. A girl attending American
University was selected to receive
this gift.
Voteless d. c. League Of Women
Voters-Mrs. Roosevelt will be the
guest OF honor at luncheon at the
La Fayette Hotel, January l9. Other
prominent guests will be Mrs. Harold
Ickes and Mrs. Lucille Mcmillan, who
have recently joined the District
league; Mrs. Caroline O'Day and Miss
Josephine Roche. The guests will
speak on topics of public interest
dealing especially with matters of
interest to women.
Miss Alice S. Chaney. assistant di-
rector Of the Washington branch of
the International Labor Office. will
speak before the Committee on In
ternational Cooperation of the local
League of Women Voters at the home
OF the chairman, Mrs. Henry Chal-
mers, 5335 Forty-third street, at 2:30
pm. January Is.
Mrs. Jesse Adkins. chairman of the
Committee on Child Welfare, and
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg, chairman of
legislation. at a special meeting of
the executive board, explained the
provisions Of the proposed new Juve-
nile Court law for the District of
Columbia. The board adopted reso-
lutions providing for sponsoring the
bill and for taking the initiative in
organizing a Citizens Committee to
assist in securing its enactment into
law
Wilbur La Roe, chairman of the
Board of Parole, was given a vote
of confidence in resolution passed
by the executive board. The resolu-
tion also urged the Commissioners
and the chairman of the budget to
provide an appropriation of about
$3.50 with which to employ small
staff of trained workers and adequate
clerical help to insure proper carry
ing out of the Parole Boards work.
Soroptimist Club-At a meeting last
Wednesday at the Willard Hotel the
following chairmen of committees
were selected. with Miss Marjorie
Webster, president. presiding: Mem
bership and Classification. Helen
Barnhart. chairman; Mary Lewis,
vice chairman. Auditing, Mary
Chmylko, chairman; Sallie billiard,
vice chairman. Fellowship, Laura
Waters, chairman; Ruby Neal, vice
chairman. Guest Tickets, Eva Tur-
ner. Convention, All past presidents.
Project. Grace Goodpasture, chair
man, Caroline Stevens, vice chair
man. Luncheon. Julia Gray, chair
man; Mary L. Donohue, vice chair
man. Pianist, Betsy Fisher. Civics,
Edna Hoffman, chairman: Edna
Gasch. vice chairman. Attendance,
Nell Hysong, chairman; Sadie Trapp,
vice chairman. Finance, Edna Fussell,
chairman; Grace Thompson, vice
chairman. Social, Ruth Baker, chair
man: Charlotte La Fond. vice chair
man. Bylaws, Mary Katherine Lewis,
chairman: Helen Barnhart. vice
chairman. Vocational Guidance,
Matte Gibson, chairman; Daisy Reed,
vice chairman; Publicity, Ella Old
ham Howard, chairman: Lillian Cut
lip, vice chairman; in charge of scrap
book. Lulu Lybrand. Venture Club,
Mary Bourke, chairman. Program,
Gene Bearmore, chairman; Marie
Rogers, vice chairman. Hostess to
Visitors, Social Committee. Club
Contacts. Fellowship Committee. Par
liamentarian, Edna Knight Gasch,
and Cheer Leaders. Grace Goodpas-
ture, Ruby Neal, Polly Pollard, Gene
Bearmore and Charlotte La Fond.
The following group captains have
been appointed to take charge of the
monthly parties: January, Creina Ma
honey; February. DR.. Elizabeth
Sohon; March, Celia Stach; April,
Daisy Reed; May, Lulu Lybrand; Au-
gust, Sallie billiard; September, Ella
Howard; October, Betsy Fisher; No
vember, Grace Goodpasture, and De-
cember, Isabel Peterson.
Department of the Potomac, w.
r. C.-The annual reception was held
at the Thomas Circle Club to the De-
partment of Potomac, G. A. R., with
representatives from all patriotic
organizations present.
In the receiving line were the de-
partment junior vice commander,