Evening star., 1936-09-06
MEETING IS HELD
BY MOTHERS CLUB
Memorial Dedicated to
Founder of Mira Mccoy
Andrews Day Nursery.

The Mira Mccoy Andrews Mothers
Club members and friends met last
Sunday at Camp Bennett, Md. and
dedicated a memorial, a log building,
to the founder of the Mira Mccoy
Andrews Day Nursery at 472 I street
southwest. Mrs. Daisy Mockabee,
president, presided.
Mrs. Julia Banagan, the first Sec
retary of the club, spoke. Mrs. Eliza
beth Kelliher paid tribute to Mrs.
Andrews and Mrs. John S. Bennett
responded A portrait of Mrs. Andrews
was presented by Mrs. Sidney r. ia
cobs, a past president.
In the memorial building, which
will be used as an infirmary, is gold
plaque with the inscription, Mira
Mccoy Andrews Memorial"
Superintendent Bennett described
the farm work and the crops and
stock. Former Representative w. E.
Andrews, of Nebraska, widower of
Mrs. Andrews, pronounced the bene-
diction.
The Business and Professional Sec
ton Of the Women's City Club will
have a dinner meeting Wednesday at
$50 o'clock. James M. Hepbron, di-
rector of the Baltimore Criminal JUS
tice Commission since 1925, will ex-
plain the work of the commission.
Reservations can be made at the club.
The Athens Club of Washington met
Monday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Barnes, 1900 M
street northeast. This club is COM
posed of former students of Tennes-
see Wesleyan College, at Athens, and
is subsidiary to the General Alumni
Association of that institution.
The following officers were elected:
President, A. Grover Earnest; vice
president, Mrs. Samuel H. Thompson;
secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Joseph
Barnes.
Department Of the Potomac Wo-
mems Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the
G. A. R., met at the home of depart
ment secretary. Mrs. Addie w. Hick-
man, August %, Mrs. Agnes Sibley,
presiding.
Arrangements have been completed
for the national convention of the
Grand Army the week of September
30, with headquarters at the May
flower Hotel. About 5000 delegates
are expected to attend.
Among the activities of the conven-
ton will be: Presentation of flag to
Children's Emergency Home Of Gen.
trail Union Mission, by the National
Junior Club; presentation of flag to
District Commissioner by Mrs. Della
O'Brien, senior vice president; dedi-
cation of trees at Lincoln Memorial;
presentation of bronze tablet in men,
ory of John A. Logan at Soldiers
Home; banquet Monday night in
honor of the Grand Army at May
flower Hotel. Regular session Tues
Gay, $50 am.
At the close of the meeting shower
Of gifts were presented the president,
Mrs. Agnes Sibley. in honor OF her
birthday anniversary.
The Chillum District Study Club
will meet September Is, at pm, at
the home of Mrs. Alta Madden, 26l5
Bunker Hill road northeast. Mrs.
Edna johnson will assist the hostess.
Mrs. Daisey La Coppidan, president,
will preside.
Other officers are: Miss Bernadine
HUNT, vice president; Mrs. Ruth E.
Martin, recording secretary, and Mrs.
Alta Madden, treasurer and corre-
spending secretary.
The program and various commit
tees will be assigned for the year.
The Curley Club will hold an out
ing tomorrow at South River Park.
Members will meet at the Continental
Hotel at 1:30 pm. James j. Corbett
is in charge of arrangements.
The Chronicle Committee met at
the home of Miss Mary Connolly, 1884
Grard street northeast, Monday
evening.
A meeting of the club will be held
In the Continental Hotel Thursday
at 8:15 pm. Dancing will follow.
Business W0menS Council meeting
Tuesday in the chapel Of the Coven-
ant-First Presbyterian Church at 8
pm. Vacation experiences will be
given by members, with Miss Ethel
Martin presiding.
Rev. James H. Miers will lead the
devotional period at GAS. this being
o continuation of his series Of talks
on the Bible during September.
American Association of University
Women-"The Fool Hath Said" by
Beverley Nichols, will be revived at
the morning book review section
Thursday at II O'Clock.
~ The poetry section. under the
leadership of Miss Ruth Henderson,
will meet for organization October l
at II O'Clock. The group will begin
the study Of modern world poetry
and will concentrate upon Germany,
France and Russia.
The first regular study program
will be held October 20 and the group
will meet every first and third Thurs
day thereafter until June.
The Junior group will continue in
charge of the Monday afternoon teas
through September. Tomorrow being
. holiday, there will be none. Mrs.
Earl A. Trager will be hostess Sep
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