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News of Local Clubs
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sioner Melvin G. Hazen, Charles E.
Schrom, chief engineer of the Fire
Department; Fire Marshal LAUDER,
Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, president of the
d. c. Federation of Women's Clubs:
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, honorary
member of the auxiliary; Miss Matte
Gibson, superintendent of Children'S
Hospital and her co-workers, Mrs. M.
Tabb. Mrs. Berlin Brann and Miss G..
Watson and Mr.. A. J. Driscoll of the
Midcity Citizens Association and cit
liens association editor Of the Wash
ington Times, are few of the invited
guests.
Invitations have been extended to
the officers and members Of volun-
teer fire department auxiliaries Of
nearby Maryland and Virginia. Mrs.
John Virnstein will act as mistress OF
ceremonies.
Members of the auxiliary and their
friends will attend a cooking demon
stration Tuesday at the General Bak-
ing Co. auditorium.
The Society Of Mayhower Descend
ants in the District of Columbia held
its annual meeting at the Sons OF
the American Revolution national
headquarters Tuesday. State Gov.
Frank B. Steele gave brief sketch
of the business and social activities OF
the fourteenth congress Of the Cen
eral Society of Mayf1ower Descend
ants in Plymouth last month. Miss
Margaret I. Fraser, delegate from the
General Society to the American
Coalition of Patriotic, Civic and Fra
ternal Societies, gave q resume oil the
recent activities of the coalition TO
the congress.
Maurice M. Thatcher. former MEM
ber of Congress, gave a travel talk.
The following officers were elected:
Governor. Frank B. Steele; deputy
governor. Harold r. Smalley; captain,
Robert F. Wood; elder, Mrs. Harry
Smith; secretary, Mrs. Brinkiey 4.
Callicott; assistant secretary, Miss
Frances Henckels; treasurer, c. Leon
ard Brown; historian, Mrs. GaIus M.
Brumbaugh; librarian, Miss M. Sarah
Sutherland; assistants, Mrs. Warren
E. Emley. Miss Margaret I. Fraser.
Mrs. Edith Gray. Mrs H. G. NC
Conaughy, F. M. Newbury, MRS.
Bertha e. Robertson and Miss Myrtle
N. Schellenger.
A meeting of the Board of Assist
ants will be held November 4.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the home OF Mrs. Ray
mond v. Root, with Mrs. Jason Water
man assistant hostess. A paper on
Wales was read by Mrs. Austin and
one on King Edward VIII by Mrs.
Mover. Roll call was quotations from
Shakespeare.
Guests were Miss Graham, from
Pittsburgh, and Mrs. ]. G. Berkam OF
Wisconsin. Next meeting will be with
Mrs. Foltz, Cherrydale, Va, with Mrs.
Elliot assisting.
william b. Cushing Auxiliary, No.
4, Sons Of Union Veterans Of the Civil
War, met at the Washington Loan q
Trust Building. The president, Mrs.
Sophie Bergner, presided.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Carolyn Lille; vice
president, Mrs. Solt; chaplain, Miss
Emily Lille; guide, Miss Margaret
Rhodes; assistant guide, Miss Eulalia
Solt; patriotic instructor, Miss Helen
Gates; first color bearer, Mrs. Resale
Shelton; second color bearer, Mrs.
Gretchen Cadwallader; inside guard.
Mrs. Jennie Aleider; outside guard,
Mrs. Mary Holt; treasurer, Mrs. Mabel
Gates; press correspondent, Mrs. B. M.
Macleod; counsel members, Mrs.
Sophie Bergner, Mrs. May Watts, Miss
Helen Downing.
The officers will be installed No
vember 6 at the Washington Loan d
Trust Building.
The Skylights Of History, Junior
Club, No. l, sponsored by the Womans
Relief Corps, Department Of Potomac.
met at the home of Miss Virginia
Burgess, captain of the colors, 1918
Twenty-ninth street, October 16.
President Mary Adelaide Everett pre-
sided, assisted by the director, Miss
Mary A. Howarth, and the adviser,
Mrs. B. Brown.
Miss Linda Lou Burgess, q new
member, was introduced.
During the convention meeting OF
the Woman's Relief Corps this club
was presented with white satin en-
broidered banner with the name OF
the club and Washington, d. c., on 1t,
given by Miss Howarth, and q large
silk nag for the captain Of the colors,
given by Mrs. Belle Freer. Each MEM
Der was given . silk American nag.
Plans were made for the meeting
November 20 ut 500 Thirty-ninth