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Evening star., 1943-05-16
DIR. LIE Clerc
Is Entertained

One OF Takoma Parks most PROM
inent residents, DR.. j. A. LIE Clerc,
was feted during the past week at
two buffet dinner parties at his home
in celebration of his 10th birthday
anniversary. The parties were ar
ranged by Mrs. LIE Clerc as a sur
prise to him, and the first dinner was
given Monday night when more than
100 men were guests. Tuesday eve
ming about 60, mostly women of the
community, were invited.
The guests Monday included a
number of professional associates of
the honor guest, who is a senior
executive in the Department of Agri-
culture. DR.. LIE Clerc was presented
with handsome wardrobe trunk at
the party, which also was in the
nature of a farewell, as he will leave
the Department of Agriculture June
to become a senior chemist and a
member OF the Board of Directors
OF the Soybean Association of Amer
lea. Toasts were given by Mayor
o. w. Youngblood in behalf of the
town of Takoma Park, where DR.. LIE
Clerc has lived for 40 years. DR..
l.. H. Bailey and DR.. James David
son of the Department of Agricul-
ture, Acting Postmaster Dyke Cul-
lum of Silver Spring and many
others.
Assisting at the parties were Mrs.
Clarence Reed. Mrs. Virgil Chapman
and her daughters, the Misses Jean
and Doris Chapman, Mrs. James
Condor, Mrs. E. E. Evans, Mrs.
Minnie jenkins and Mrs. Peggy
Overholser.
Mr.. LIE Clerc is president of the
Brotherhood of the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church, treasurer of
the Takoma Park Community
League and was active in the char
tor y,oOvoroey,f
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National President
OF, Legion Auxiliary
To Visit District
Mrs. Alfred J. Muthebot
Due Here Saturday;
Other News of Units

Mrs. Alfred j. Mathebat, national
president OF the American Legion
Auxiliary, will arrive here next Sat.
urday morning to pay an oficial
visit to the District department.
She will be honor guest at an
informal dinner, followed by an Ex.
ecutive Board meeting at 8 pm, at
the American Legion clubhouse. Thu
program will include reports of the
work OF the department for the
current year, an address by Mrs,
Mathebat and a short motion bic.
ture. Members Of the various units
are invited and urged to attend.
Mrs. Mathebat, who Is from Ala.
media, Calf, has been serving the
auxiliary for many years In i'm
portant State and national ofiices.
At the time of her election to the
presidency she was National Re-
habilitation Committee chairman
and director of activities for the war
disabled.
She was national vice president
for the Western Division In 1910 and
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Masonic News

The Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite Masons will confer the
Thirtieth Degree upon the members
of the Arthur Badley Hayes class at
the temple, 1900 Sixteenth street
NV. on Tuesday evening.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will
meet preceding the conferring of
the degree.
Blue lodge meetings this week are:
Monday-Mount Pleasant busi-
ness. followed by flrst-aid Demon
stration by Past Master BARLEY
and moving pictures.
Tuesday-National, F. c.; King
David, E. A.
Observation-Disclosures, special, F..
c.; East Gate, E. A.
Thursday-William r. Singleton,
M. M. Degree by Association of Wor-
shipful Masters Of 1913; La Fayette,
F. c.; Hiram, business; Naval, M. M.
Friday-Jcseph H. Milans, E. A.;
Justice, M. M.
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Ruth Chapter will entertain the
past matrons and past patrons to-
morrow evening. Entertainment and
refreshments.
Esther Chapter, on May 20. will
honor Associate Matron Grace L.
Costinett and Associate Patron
Wynne Hepner. Special guests will
be the associate grand matron, as
sociate grand patron, associate ma
irons and associate patrons of this
Jurisdiction.
A card party of the Ways and
Means Committee will be held at
the home of Past Matron Eta w.
Davis May % at pm. Winnie P.
Brannon will be co-hostess.
The Home Board will meet May 27
at the home of Past Matron Elsie
Babcock, with Margaret Peck assist
ing
The Woman's Eastern Star Club,
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, elected the following officers:
President, Nellie Carter; vice presi-
dent, Bertha Brown. secretary. Mary
Horner; treasurer, Chloe Meader.
The date of installa ton and the ap-
pointative officers will be named
later.
Cathedral Chapters Ways and
Means Committee will meet tomor-
row night at 1913 Livingston street
NV.
The Wednesday Night Card Club
will meet Wednesday night at 24O5
Wilson boulevard, Arlington, Va.
Past matrons and patrons of
Bethany Chapter will initiate a class
of four next Friday April and May
birthdays will be honored. The Sum-
shine Committee will meet with Mrs.
Ella Hasson next Thursday, lunch
con at 1890. The Boosters will meet
May 25 with Mrs. Edith Jones and
Mrs. Mabel Test. Cards will follow
business meeting.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter
will celebrate its 17th anniversary
Thursday evening. The grand ma
tron and grand patron and the 1943
matrons and patrons will be special
guests-refreshments. The chapter
is sponsoring Miss Frances Clark
for queen Of THE Night OF Thrills"
The Afternoon Bridge Club will
meet with Mrs. Lena M. Elder on
Tuesday. An evening OF games May
"a at the home of Mrs. Esther v.
Cross.
Mizpah Chapter will have initia-
ton Tuesday evening.
A rummage sale will be held May
"a. If you have rummage contact
Mrs. Lula Klinge.
The Tuesday Night Card Club of
Chevy Chase Chapter will meet May
18 at the home of Mrs. Clara Wright.
The Thursday Afternoon Card Club
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Gene
We've Meese on May 20.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter viii a.
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Mrs. E. NJ. Snowden
Is at Fort Mver

Mrs. Ernest M. Snowden has ar
rived in Fort Myer. Va. to be the
guest of her father and mother, Gen.
Henry H. Arnold, chief of the Army
Air Forces, and Mrs. Arnold while
her husband, 1t. Comdr. Snowden is
on sea duty.
Later in the month Mrs. Arnold
and Mrs. Snowden will go to West
Point to attend the graduation exer-
cises at the United States Military
Academy June /.
Cadet William Bruce Arnold, the
son of Gen. and Mrs. Arnold, is a
member of the graduating class at
the academy.
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Miss Eileen Wilson
Guest at Shower

Mrs Edwin r. Brown and her
daughter, Miss Marilyn Brown, en-
tertained at their home in Takoma
Park Friday evening at a miscellan-
eous shower in honor of Miss Eileen
Wilson of Takoma Park, whose mar
riage to Midshipman Robert A. Bird
will take place June following his
graduation from the United States
Naval Academy.
Guests at the party included men,
bers of the Takoma Park American
Legion Auxiliary, of which Mrs.
Brown and the bride-elect's mother,
Mrs. Joseph D. Wilson, are mem
bers, and group of friends of Miss
Wilson and of Miss Brown. who is
to be an attendant at her wedding.
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Ben Hur News

United Court will entertain in
Pythian Temple on Friday members
from other jurisdictions who are
in the city. 1t will be a stag affair.
The principal speakers will be Rep
resentative Melvin D. Newland, Dis
trict No. Is; Richard A. Walker.
president Maryland-District Of CO.
lumhia Congress; Samuel Trupp,
chairman D. G. Executive Board:
Louis M. Merryman, chief United
Court, and Calvin s. Orth, special
deputy.
Meetings In Pythian Temple are:
Monday. Potomac: Tuesday. McKin-
ley. On Wednesday Congressional
Court will meet at the home OF
Elmer johnson.
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The District of Columbia Depart =
ment, the American Legion, won a
silver loving cup from the Depart
ment OF Virginia in a competitive
membership campaign which closed
May /. 1t was presented to Depart
ment Comdr. Patrick j. Fitzgibbons
at a conference of department COM
manders and their adjutants at In
dianapolis, Ind, last week.
John P. Lester, Department Con-
vention Committee chairman, an
nounced last week that the conven-
ton will be held at the Mayfiower
Hotel on August S, 6 and 7. War
Power Commissioner McNutt, past
national commander of the Legion,
will give the principal address.
Members Of the department will
attend the Il Am an American Day.
exercises this evening at the Labor
Department Auditorium.
The national guard of honor, un-
der the direction of Capt. Clark,
will advance and retire the colors.
Mrs. Edward w. Howard, depart
ment chairman of the Americanism
Committee of the auxiliary, will
lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag"
On May %, there will be a mass
ing of colors at the National Cathe-
dral. All posts and auxiliaries will
present their colors.
Under the direction Of the Joint
Committee on Citizenship Day OBJ
servance the third annual commu-
nifty observance of Citizenship Day
will be held in the stadium of Roose-
velt High School today at pm.
The committee is composed of Jo-
seph A. Walker, commander of Fort
Stevens Post, the American Legion,
chairman; E. F. Henry of Petworth
Citizens Association, r. F.. Thomp-
son, Hampshire Heights; w. E.
Stoutemyer, Sixteenth Street High
lands; w. V. Reed, Brightwood, and
Frank H. Gauss, Georgia Avenue
Business Mems Association.
Music will be furnished by Loew's
Capitol Theater Cadet Band. The
program will open with the massing
of the colors by the color guards of
Fort Stevens Post, Columbia Post,
Washington Post, Jewish War Vet
Grams, their sons organization
cadets of the 5th and 7th Regiments,
High School Cadets, Paul and Mac
farland Junior High Schools, and
several troops of Boy Scouts, and
will be in charge of Vice Comdr.
Luck Goldberg. 1t. Col. Robert
Haines and Don Herndon will lead
in the pledge of allegiance. The
invocation will be pronounced by
the Rev. Charles Pickar and the
benediction by the Rev. James Rod
gers. The Rev. Charles Pickar, the
Rev. Henry Manken and Rabbi
Henry Segal will speak briefly.
The principal address will be de-
livered by Thomas j. Owen, national
historian of the American Legion.
The exercises will be held in the
oSilooA BY ALL Vic CpSllL VI
inclement weather.
Active cooperation Of the 1850
posts of the Legion in the observ-
ance of annual Shut-Ins Day on
June 6 has been recommended by
National Comdr. Roane Waring.
The event will be observed under
the sponsorship of the Shut-In's
Day Association, international.
Burton Bernard, II, OF Granite
City, Ill, was the winner of the
1943 national high school oratorical
contest sponsored by the American
Legion. More than 100000 students
in a States participated in the
contest.
Young Bernard won the national
championship with its $4,000 college
scholarship at the final held in New
Orleans, La.
Arrangements are being completed
by the members of George WASH
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Knights of St. John Ladies'
Auxiliary

The Easter mass for members in
District No. will be solemnized May
% at am. at the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception.
At the quarterly District meeting
Miss Mary Ellen Arendes was named
to head the Good of the Order.
Initiation ceremonies for new
members usually held in May have
been indefinitely postponed.
Holy Name Auxiliary is now meet
ing at No. z Fourth street NE. on the
first and third Thursdays of each
month.
st. Josephs Auxiliary will meet
tomorrow.
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Memorial Services
Planned by VFW.
Posi- on May "a
Exercises to Be Held
At Atonement Lutheran:
AuxiIiuries' News

Arrangements are being completed
by Front Line Post of the District
of Columbia Department., Veterans
of Foreign Wars, for memorial
service to be held on May "a at
$3.50 pm. at the Lutheran Church
of the Atonement, North Capitol
street and Rhode Island avenue
NE. The Rev. Howard E. Snyder
will officiate. The public is invited.
At meeting Monday night, with
Comdr Garnett N. Mattingly pre-
siding, the following were elected
to represent the post at the depart
ment incampment June 20 at 935 G
street NV. Delegates-Glenn Starr,
Daniel R. Forno, Clyde w. Kiern,
Edward T. Spadden. Frank Bene-
detto, Eward A. McGreevy and
James w. Sims. ANernates- -Almon
Redmon. A. j. Polinsky, Harold w.
klern, Eli Busade, William N. Hale,
Robert F. Siebert, Joseph Salamons
and Elliot B. Jones.
William B. Tucker, U. S. N. sec
ond-class seamen, stationed in North
Ireland. age II years, and Corpls.
Alvin Ward, Almon j. Redmond,
U. S. Marines, who served in Asiatic
Pacific Ocean, and Jessie Russell,
hrst-class seamen, U. s. N, were ad-
mitted to membership.
Chief Specialist Frank SyIer.
U. S. Coast Guard, and Thomas w.
Dixon, commander National Capital
Post, spoke.
Auxiliaries.
The department encampment Of
the Ladies Auxiliary will be held
June 20 at 808 street NV. at $50
am. Mrs. Ethel Sendlak is general
chairman. A banquet will be given
IN honor OF the outgoing officers.
National Capital Auxiliary met at
the Thomas Circle Club, with Mrs.
Ethel Orme presiding Mrs. Laura
Weaver was presented with a cor
sage OF War stamps by Mrs. Sendlak
In behalf of Mrs. Maud Wright for
her work for the auxiliary. A special
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Mildred Carter, 734 Quebec
place NV, on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Grace Dixon, wife of the COM
mander of National Capital Post
was Initiated. The commander ex-
tended an invitation to the mem
bers to participate in memorial
service to be held at METROPOLITAN
Baptist Church at pm. on May 80.
The Firecracker Cootiette Club
will give a hospital party at Forest
Glenn Hospital tomorrow. Rubie
Heronlmus is chairman. with Sarah
Johns, Helen Phillips, Eola Wright,
Donna Gilbert and Eva Fletcher on
he committee. Homemade cookies
and ice cream will be served to the
patients. Rudy Albrecht will be
master OF ceremonies. Ralph Dali
verne will sing. Pupils from the
Mary Elizabeth Orr School of Dance
will also furnish entertainment. The
Red Cross Motor Corp will furnish
transportation for those who wish to
go to the hospital. Meet at Dupont
Circle at pm. On May % at 935
G place NV. at pm. will be the
initiation and party. Members of
T. N. T. are invited.
Federal Auxiliary will hold a Joint
memorial service with the post to-
morrow evening at the Thomas Cir
Gle Club. Naval Gun Factory Auxil-
larry voted to indorse Mrs. Irene
Norton for the Office of department
junior vice president. The auxiliary
will hold a special meeting May II.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

Fleet Reserve Association.
Branch No. will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow at Pythian Temple, 1912
Ninth street NV. Those eligible for
membership are invited. There will
be refreshments.
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Order of the Eastern Star

Ruth Chapter will entertain the
past matrons and past patrons to-
morrow evening. Entertainment and
refreshments.
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Arrangements are being completed
by the members of George Wash
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Federal Auxiliary will hold Joint
memorial service with the post to-
morrow evening at the Thomas Cir
Gle Club. Naval Gun Factory Auxil-
iary voted to indorse Mrs. Irene
Norton for the Office of department
Junior vice president. The auxiliary
will hold a special meeting May II.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

Congress Lodge Chapter will OBJ
serve It's 18th anniversary tomorrow
night
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The Tuesday Night Card Club of
Chevy Chase Chapter will meet May
18 at the home of Mrs. Clara Wright.
The Thursday Afternoon Gard Club
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Gene
We've Meese on May 20.
st. Johns Lodge ChaptAr viii at.
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st. Johns Lodge Chapter viii a.
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On May %, there will be a mass
ing of colors at the National Cathe-
dral. All posts and auxiliaries will
present their colors.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

Run Restaurants.
Expanding its activities from the
clubhouse in Oran. which is now
equipped with every comfort from
running hot water to moving
Evening star., 1943-04-02
War Work of Women Seen
Boktering Postwar Status

where can fit in. What shall
We do?" These questions being
asked by many American women
TO-DAY reflect their confusion as
they try to find their work in this
war. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair told
members of the District of Colum-
bia Home Economics Association last
night.
How to draw all women into one
great common war effort is a diff
flcult problem which has not yet
been solved. Mrs. Blair asserted.
The speaker, who is chief of the
women's interest section of the Bu-
reau of Public Relations, War De-
partment. pointed out that no over
all plan for the utilization of wom-
ems energies has been devised. 1T
has been up to each individual wom-
an to find her place." she ex-
planned.
Must Experiment.
This is not said in criticism, ="
the speaker declared. In a war
OAA cuSil S(Alc, 81 Qu1cICTlL III us
pattern from that of any previous
war, so contrary to our preconcep-
tions of war. as well as our peace
values and standards, the wartime
program, of necessity, must be de-
signed and even the war Waged
largely by the experimental meth
Cd"
Mrs. Blair pointed out that in the
last war there was one central gov
ernment organization of women S
volunteer work. the Women Com
mittee Of the Council of National
Defense. Its work was correlated
with the work done by other Gov
eminent agencies. such as the Wom-
ans Liberty Loan Drive Commit
tee. the Food Conservation, the work
of the Labor Departments Woman's
Bureau and the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Extension.
Il do not say that this should be
the method today" Mrs. Blair de-
clared. "Womens place in the pub
-ic and economic scheme has
changed. Women are working in
this war not as women but as men.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

They are replacing men or assist
ing men in the various war en-
deavors rather than being segregat-
ed In a woman's group as women
were in the last war. -
Women Not Segregated.
Total war does not segregate
women into a separate group-does
not protect and safeguard them as
women. And in the end this al
most total participation of women
in war may prove of great advantage
in putting women more and more
upon an equal footing with men in
the joint endeavors of the postwar
world.
That organization in the last
war, however, did make it easier
for vast numbers of women to find
their place in war work" she con-
tinued. 1T also provided official
channels for reaching and utiliz-
ing the home staying women-and
there are still huge numbers Of
them. They make up, in fact, our
reservoir of womanpower."
As it happens, Mrs. Blair de-
clared, this war catches women
when they are "half-and-h half" +"
One half, or a large part do oper-
ate. and want to operate, in the
economic businessmans world" she
explained. Another half-or even
more-operate and want to oper-
ate in the home field. Such outside
work as they do is on volunteer
basis or in response to great So
cial need such as the war places
upon them"
Situation Will Alter.
AS women are needed more and
more in industry to replace men,
she declared. there must be-and
will be a great crossing from the
last group to the first. The prob
lem, however, she said, is not only
to effect this crossing but to draw
all women together in one great
common effort Women. them
selves, she added. must make a con-
tribution to that solution.
Mrs. Blair spoke at dinner meet
ing of the Home Economics Associ-
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Federation Plans =
Food for Freedom
Drive This Summer
INNER

Clubs in the General Federation
OF Women's Clubs are being urged
to continue their meetings during
the summer months in order to
carry out food for freedom" CAM
paign being launched by the fedora
ton, Mrs. John l.. WhitehurSt, pres
ident, announced today.
Mrs. Whitehurst is requesting the
2.500, 600 members of the fedora
ton to:
Appoint an agriculture recruit-
ment committee-to recruit women
and young people for farm duty and
victory garden activities
Appoint a child welfare chair
man-to recruit women to take care
of children during the day while
younger women work on farms.
Sponsor a club victory garden
where members may work at least
one day each week
Appoint an agriculture or food
chairman-unless one is already
serving
Start food canning classes in every
club-using clubhouses and meet
ing places for such classes. securing
teachers from nearby universities,
and inviting non-club members to
attend.
Do their personal canning in the
club center as club project, and
can surplus foods for distribution
where needed next winter.
The lack of certain food ele-
ments will have a deleterious effect
on the health and thinking of fight
ing men and people at home" SAYS
| Mrs. WhitehurSt Therefore the
food campaign must be facilitated
by the millions of women who are
not yet utilizing their greatest effort
for the war program"
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Parties for Officers
To Be Continued
By Jewish Women

The series of informal social
parties for officers of the armed
forces given by the Junior Council
of the National Council of Jewish
Women have proved to be so sue
cessful that the entertainments are
being extended.
The parties are held on Sunday
evenings in the club studio of the
Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts
avenue NV. Officers are admitted
without charge. In response to re-
quests the hour has been changed
to 8 o'clock.
Representative Kefauver, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee will be the guest
of honor next Sunday.
The volunteer camp show unit of
the Department of Recreation for
the District co-operstes by provid-
ing varied program of entertain
ment each week.
Miss Sally Lipchitz and Miss Rose
Stern are co-chairmen of the Com
mittee on Arrangements and are
handling inquiries by telephone at
Hobart 1000, Branch 1876.
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Delegates to Attend
n. Y. Convention

A delegation from the Washing
ton Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society of
Denver will attend the annual con-
vention of the society which will be
held over the week end at the Astor
Hotel in New York. Mrs. Lew Whall
and Mrs. A. C. Sells have been
chosen as representatives for their
outstanding work during the past
year.
The group also will include Mrs.
Maurice L. Bernstein. president;
Mrs. Martin Mendelsohn. treasurer
of national council of auxiliaries:
Mrs. Joseph Millenson. national
membership chairman; Mrs. Louis
Mintz, vice president; Mrs Edward
Klein, financial secretary: Mrs.
Louis Dinowitz and many others.
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10th Century Club Hears Talk
On Red Cross Work in Africa

picture theater. the Red Cross has
provided club houses and clubrooms
throughout the entire North African
area for the American troops, the
speaker reported.
I'VE had not expected to run res
taurants," he smiled. but native
eating places were forbidden the
men as they could not fulfill the
sanitary requirements Consequent
ly. men were only allowed a three
hour pass to assure eating their
meals in camp. So We established
two restaurants for enlisted men
and now the men are permitted an
All-day pass"
The speaker told how the Red
Cross also organized a musical re-
vue composed of talented refugees,
which toured every camp and de-
tachment in North Africa.
The club mobiles are now carry
ing pictures and doughnuts to the
men over the entire 'front.'" he add
ed AT first it was difIicult for our
girls to make doughnuts out of the
French -four. but one who had a
little experience with cooking soon
worked out a formula and now they
have doughnuts that are quite &C
ceptable"
Morale Very High.
The morale of the American fight
ing men is very high, Mr.. Allen de-
clared, and the Red Cross efforts
have done much to keep it so. This
thing isn't just something nice to
do" he asserted. 'It is work that
not only should 60 on but should
be expanded"
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs Cloyd Heck Marvin, club presi-
dent. Preceding Mr. Aliens address
short talk on the work now un-
derway to beautify the grounds at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital was given
by Ed Rowan, who is supervising the
work
Shrubs. plants, flowers and
pigeon house are to be placed around
the grounds with the hope that
mental patients recently arrived
from the war zones may be bene-
fitted.
Some early association-the fra
GRANGE of lilac or the taste of
blueberry-from the bushes to be
planted, may help revive a memory
which may start a patient on the
road to recovery, Mr.. Rowan ex-
planned.
New members elected included
Mrs. Frederick Brown Harris, Mrs.
Eugene H. Pitcher and Mrs. Guy
Mason. Mrs. Virginia White Speel
was re-instated to membership.