Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1930, Page 63

NEWS OF THE CLUBS ‘Women's City Club.—Several women ©of prominence will be guests of honor at tea this afterncon in the club house, * 22 Jackson place, from 4:30 to 6 o'clock. All club members are invited. Guest privileges. Present membership cards. Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin, chair- man of the current events section, an- nounces a Midwinter dinner to be given Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Guest speakers will be Dr. Nolan, D, C. Lewis, u)‘;sychlltrut in at Elizabeth’s Hospital, author and lec- turer, who will speak on “Present Day Trends in Psychiatry,” and Ray T. ‘Tucker, Washington correspondent for the New York Evening Telegram, whose ;ub)ect will be “What Is Happening To- ay.” Members unable to secure dinner places are invited to come in for the after- dinner talks, Members of the American Merchant Marine Library Association will sisted in the annual campaign for books and magazines for enlisted men Friday, club day, when, at the base of the drive, 1364 Connecticut avenue, the following members will serve: Mrs. William Lee Corbin, Miss Elaine Eppley, Mrs. Good- win Graham, Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, Mrs. Frances D. Merchant, Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss, Mrs. John Allen Mun- son, Miss Grace Lincoln Temple, Mrs. J. H. Toms and Mrs. Edward Quintard. Mrs. Edgar T. Brown is chairman of the Community Chest committee and will have assisting her Miss Grace Os- good, Mrs. Fred Repetti, Mrs. L. C. Steward, Mrs. Meta Cole, Mrs. John Moore, Mrs. Edith Sears, Mrs. L Dodson, Mrs. Frances Willlams, Marle Gilman, Miss V. S. Mrs. John S. Harwood, Mrs. Willia Peyton Wright, Miss Regina Drowne, Mrs. Mary Golden and Mrs. C. H. Curl. The thimble section, Mrs. J. A. Mun- son, chairman, reports several garments completed at the meeting Wednesday, which were sent to a needy family of small children. An aviation section has recently been formed and approved by the board of directors at the meeting Tuesday. Mrs. Edgar T. Brown is chairman. Members Tegistering are Mrs. Wymond Bradbury, Mrs, Laura A, Bradley, Mrs. Merritt O. Chance, Mrs. Willlam E. Chamberlin, Miss Anais Guteriez, Mrs. Frances D. Merchant, Miss C. Virginia Diedel, Judge Mary O'Toole and Mrs. Cecelia Ward. Mr, C. L. Ofenstein, consulting aeronautical engineer, will arrange visits to Hoover Field with & guide. A course of lectures will be given, with ultimate “flying” as the goal. All interested are invited to join. An organization meet- ing was held Friday at the club house. Mr. Charles Moore will be the guest of honor and will give an illustrated after-dinner lecture at the second of & series of District history dinner talks. Reservations limited to 100 are now being made. Guest privileges. Mrs, Geofxa Chase led the score in contract bridge in December and Mrs. T. H. Dawson was second. In auction Mrs. L. C. Steward was first and Mrs. George D. Horning second. At the meeting of the Monday auction and contract bridge section tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock duplicate bridge will be played. Twelve tables play regularly. Miss S. Pearle Jencks is hostess for the Tuesday evening free and easy auc- tion section, Mrs. Mable Whitmarsh, as- sisting. Guests Tuesday were Gladys Jackson, Etta Zimpleman, Lucy Graves, Mary Bagnell, Mina Smith, Flavia M. Judd, Marguerite Evans and Irma Clough. Ameri Association of University ‘Women.—Mrs, William Van Vieck will be hostess at the Monday tea, when a | Darn musical program will be given by Mr. Robert Ruckman, pianist. The book review section, under the leadership of Mrs. Maris Proffitt, will meet on Thurs- day at 11 o'clock in the lounge. Mrs. ‘Adams will review “The Tragic Claude G. Bowers. Miss Ruth Kentzler will review “The Library of Entertain- ment,” by John L. Stoddard. Mrs. H. A. Whitney will be hostess at the lu: eon following. On Friday evening at 8 o'clock the third meeting of the discussion group, under the leadership of Edward Linder- man of the New York School of Social ‘Work, will be held. On Saturday the monthly _informal group will meet at 8 o'clock. Reservations should be made by Saturday noon. on Saturday there will be an international dinner at 7 o'clock. Dr. Charles K. Webster, professor of international re- lations at the University of Wales, will speak on “Problems of the Pacific.” Mrs, Raymond B. Morgan will preside. Reservations must be made before 9 p.m. Friday. Study group meetings for the week are as follows: Monday, preschool edu- cation (advanced group) at 2 p.m.; leader, Nell Boyd Taylor; Thursday (beginning group) at 8 p.m. Both these groups meet at the Washington Child Research Center, 1825 Columbia road. The following groups meet at the clubhouse, 1834 I street: Pre- adolescent group, Wednesday morning at 9:45, under leadership of Dr. Kath- Tyn McHale, educational secretary. The morning international relations group, under leadership of Dr. Esther Caukin, will meet on Tuesday at 11_o'clock. ‘The evening class, with Mrs. Edith B. Cameron, will be at 8 pm. The group studying “The Legal Status of Women— Past, Present and Future,” with Miss Elizabeth Harris, professor of law, as leader, will also meet on Tuesday eve- ning. Miss Carhart’s French classes are, as usual, on both Tuesday and Fri- day at 2:30 pm. The regular monthly branch meeting was held on Monday, Mrs. Karl Fen- ning, the president, presiding. Mrs. Howe announced that the education committee had arranged for a dinner on February 1, at which Dr. Robert Harvey Gault, professor of psychology at Northwestern University, will speak on “Soviet Russia as I Saw It.” Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, chairman of the finance committee, announced that a theater benefit would be given to raise funds for the $40,000 international fel- lowship recently pledged. Upon the suggestion of Mrs. Herrick the choice of the play was left to the club. The play selected was “Journey’s End.” Mrs. Burchard, chairman of the house committee, called attention to the loan to the club of Encyclopedia Brittanica; also two pictures and some statuary by Miss Vinton. Mrs. George Roth, chair- man of membership, reported 15 new members for the month of December. Miss Julia McCord, chairman of the circulating library, announced that 20 books had already been purchased and that great interest in this new project was being shown. She asked for sug- gestions concerning the choice of books to be purchased later. The elections committee, consisting of seven mem- bers, was voted upon, after which Miss BSibyl Baker spoke briefly on community center work in Washington. Voteless D. C. League of Women Vot- ers.—The study group on international relations, in co-operation with the A. A U.W.and Y. W, C. A, has been organized. Discussion meetings will be held Tuesday at the A. A. U. W. Club House, with Dr. Caukin as leader, at 11 am. and Mrs, H. F. Cameron at 7:30. International Association of Art and Letters will have its midseason salon on Thursday evening at Plerce Hall, All Souls’ Unitarian Church, Sixteenth mnd Harvard streets northwest. It will take the form of an Oriental program, musical and dramatic. A short address on “Modern Arabia” as given by Ameen Rihani, who, although of Arab or % is an American citizen and who been able by his double association to gain the most complete information of the suler, Ibn Sa'oud, will introduce the Oriental atmosphere which the enter- tainment suggests. This will be followed by musical selections arranged by Eva ‘Whitford Lovette, who will be at the no accompanying Nellle Barber rooks, lyric soprano. The drama that will be played was written by a member of the assoclation, Miss Helen Ruth ‘Williams. “Dsughter of Allah” has its scene laid in Arabia in & rare old art of Mulair Ton Ali Dulma. In the are Miss Lulu G. Adams, as Ayi- shah; Miss Ada Louise Townsend, as Zomieur, the handmaiden; Mr. Willlam . Bryant, as Mulair Ibn All Dulma, the Reservations are limited to 100. | of gram MB' district president, Era,” by | thy greatest living Arab, the present| Mrs, grandfather; Mr. Leslie D. Waudby, as Ayishah's father; Mr. Eldridge Monroe, as Sir Godfrey, her suitor; Mr. Thomas M. Cahill, as Boonei, Muliar’s servant; Miss Esther Marshman, as the beggar. ‘The usual complimentary cards of invi- tation have been issued to the members of the association, to the diplomats who are honorary members and to friends of the association’s aim, that of an ac- tive interchange of the literatures of St. | the world. District _of Columbia League of American Pen Women.—At the meet- ing of the students group this afternoon at the studio at 3 o'clock, Felix Ma- honey, director of the National School f Fine and Allied Arts, will speak on “Posters and Color.” Following the talk a musical program will be given by Miss Ivalee Newell, violinist, accom- pll'fi,ed at the piano by Mrs. F. A. eihe. . 1 be as- Wi Several new members have joined the student group recently: Miss Robin Boyle (poetry), Miss Frances Phillips (music), Miss Estelle Embry (short story) and Miss Elizabeth Quirk (short story). Membership in the group is ogen to young women writers between the ages of 15 and 25 who wish to develop their writing talent. Credentials may be submitted to the president, Miss Elizabeth McKelvy, 3946 Légation street northwest. On Tuesday evening the poetry group, Mrs. Florence Barnes, chairman, will entertain at a reception and pro- at the studio in honor of the Mrs. E. Richard Gasch. A meeting of the round table will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock under the direction of Miss Alice Heaven. On Wednesday evening the monthly book review program will be given, when the chairman. Mrs. Lily R. Hunt, will present the following program: “Where the Wind Listeth” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON D. O, JANUARY 19, 1930—PART FOUR. with moving pictures was given at the City Club last Tuesday evening by Mr. Randall Jones on the National Park of Southwestern Utah and Grand Canyen of the National Park of Arizona, assist- ed by Miss Mary Apple in three vocal selections, for the Women's Auxillary. ‘A card party will be given Tuesday eve- ning, February 11, at 8 o'clock, at the City Club, by the auxiliary. Sixteenth Street Heights Club.—The January meeting of the club was held last Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. K. Hobart, Chestuut street and Blair road, Takoma Park. Mrs. Edwin E. Roberts presided. After the usual business meeting and luncheon the club was addressed by Mr. H. D. Hubbard of the Bureau of Standards, his subject being “The Advance in Science.” ‘The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Clarence Reed, 109 Chestnut street, Takoma Park, Jan- uary 28. The guests of the club were Mrs. William Leavitt, Mrs. C. W. Koller and Mrs. Vivian Wilson, Soroptimist Club—Mary Catherine Lewis, vice president of the Lewis Hotel Training School and director of the Lewis Tea Room Institute, was present- ed with a gavel of the club by Mrs. Harriett Hawley Locher, the retiring president, last Wednesday at the eighth installation dinner held at the Carlton Hotel. The distinction of assisting in creating the first school of hotel train- ing in the world belongs to Mary Cath- erine Lewis, whose efforts to achieve a “place in the sun for the woman hotel worker has resulted in worth-while Jjobs for hundreds of ambitious girls and women,” says a recent Women's €lub Magazine, in an editorial on women’s achievements. Mrs. Lewis is an active member of the National League of American Pen Women and of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce. Other officers installed include Miss Nora B. Hoffman, first vice president; Mrs. Ado M. Klein Peter, second vice president; Mrs. Agnes I. Kinnear, prin- {cipal Columbia Junjor High, correspond- ing secretary; Miss Gene C. Bearmore, auditor-recording secretary; Miss Rosa by Bonnie Busch, reviewed by Mrs. Elizabeth Collister; “A Girl From Lon- don” by Rachel M. Varble, reviewed by Miss Lora Kelly. In addition to the reviews, Miss Mary Holmes, a student of the Anne Tillery Renshaw School, will give several readings. Mme, Garzia will meet her French class on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 and on Priday evening the monthly board meeting will be held. Next Sunday afternoon the monthly musical tea will be held by the music group of which Mrs. Dawson Olmstead is chair- man. The following hostesses will serve at_ the studio this week: Mrs, Harriet Hawley Locher, Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton, Mrs. Edith Mason Armstrong, Miss Jennie Hedrick, Mrs. Evelyn Sherill, and Mrs. Alice Heaven. Executive Board of the Montgomery County Federation of Women’s Clubs held one of the most interesting meet- ings of the present administration last Friday morning in the Woodside Methodist Church. Twenty-two clubs answered the roll call and twenty-five officers and chairmen. Miss Estelle T. Moore presided as usual and Mrs. Geor{; W. Young, recording secretary, read the minutes. The new correspond- ing secretary, Mrs. James A. Councilor, who is filling out the term of office for Mrs. Walter Mack Clark, resigned. The Current Comment Club of Wood- side was the hostess club. In her report Miss Moore announced that the State annual meeting would be held at Salisbury, May 6, 7 and 8, and that the county annual meeting would be held at Silver Spring, May 16. The next executive board meeting will be at Darnestown, about March 14, the Woman’s Clubs of Dawsonville and estown entertaining. ‘W. Moore, the treasurer, gave a comprehensive report. Mrs. Earl W. Chafee, chairman of the scholarship committee, reported that four girls are being benefited by e Bennett Hartshorn Memorial Fund this year, Mrs. George T. Pariseau, chairman of education, asked for the names of edu- cation chairmen who will be invited to will speak. Mrs. Berlin Brann, chairman of mo- tion pictures, requested that club women_send fan letters to Mrs, Alice Ames Winter, 5504 Hollywood Boule- vard, Hollywood, Calif. Mrs. J. Darby Bowman, soclal ice chairman, asked the clubs to hold benefits this Spi for the league, as $2,000 must be rai before the end of the year. Mrs. Edward 1. Stacy, chairman of the public welfare committee, asked that all public welfare chairmen visit the schools in their vicinity and in- vestigate the health conditions. She also invited all club members to visit the county home. Mrs, W. J. Peters, drama chairman, announced that the week of February 9 to 15 will be Drama week and asked that she be informed of any dramatic activities of the clubs. Miss Annie M. Wilson, chairman of fine arts, reported on the work of her department. Mrs. Lavinia H, Engle, chairman of literature, suggested the study of county government be in- cluded in the club programs next year. . George A. Chadwick, chairman of the American home committee, asked that chairmen give parties for their lubs. Other chairmen repor were Mrs, Josiah W. Jones for legislation, Mrs. Archibald Small for resolutions: Mrs. H.B. Humrhrey, for club extension, and Mrs. Pri M. Hoadley for press and pubucn;. The following ladies were appointed by the board to serve on the nominat- ing committee, representing the dis. tricts indicated: Mrs. J. Darby Bow- man, Darnestown, Rockville, Gaithers- burg, Dickerson and Dawsonville; Mrs. H. H. Howlett, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Woodside and Takoma Park; Mrs. Robert J. Service for Chevy Chase, Ken- sington and Garrett Park; Mrs. Berlin Brann, Bethesda, Cabin John, Somerset and Friendship, and Mrs. Robert Coul- ter, for Sandy Spring district. The board indorsed the efforts being made for attractive entrances to Wash- ington on all roads leading into the Dis- trict of Columbia, both east and west of Rock Creek. It was further decided that the federation would not have an exhibit at the Rockville fai rin August, leaving the matter entirely to the dis- cretion of the individual clubs. An ef- fort is to be made to secure one of the new State Almshouses for Montgomery County, as at present there are no State institutions in the county. Upon motion of Mrs. Fred Keplinger of Bethesda the board adopted reso- lutions recommending that the State Federation urge upon its branches throughout the State a program looking toward the establishment of kindergar- tens in all of the counties of Maryland. At present it is understood that Mont- gomery County is the only one having kindergartens, of which there are seven. Another matter of interest to every resident of the county is the proposed milk ordnance, introduced by Mrs, Stacy of the public welfare committee. This new ordnance will provide regulations for the sale and care of milk and cream throughout the county. A copy of the new proposed law is being fur- nished each club in the county, and Mrs. Stacy will be glad to visit clubs and explain it, if Tequested to do so. Lincoln Woman’s Relief Corps In- stalled its new officers in the G. A. R. Hall on Monday. Mrs. Lizzie, installa- tion officer, confirmed the following oup: Mrs, Virginia B. Sheetz, presi- ent; Mrs, Carrie Calvin, senior vice president; Mrs. Ethel Grimes, secre- tary; Mrs. Benjamin Bowen, treasurer; , Anna Horn, conductor; Mrs. Ma. rian Lewis, chaplain; Mrs. Ella Orr, patriotic nstructor; Mrs. Dice, guard, and the four color bearers, Miss Ruth Scott, Mrs, Annie Dommitt, Mrs. Kath- Place, manufacturer of medicine, treas- urer, and Mrs, Jennie M. Ryan and Miss Katherine R. Pike, head of the legal division of the U. 8. Customs Bureau, directors. Among the out-of-town guests were Miss Cora Davis of New York, refion!l director of the North Atlantic District of Soroptimist Clubs; Miss Temple Balley, the well known novelist from Annapolis, and Mrs. Katherine Cohen, president of the Business and Profes- sional Wome Club of Arlington County, Va., and & up of 20 Sorop- timists from Philadelphia, led by their president, Mrs. Anna Schlorer Smith, and Miss Mildred Duncan, formerly of ‘Washington. Miss Anna Schlorer Smith, who, as president of the Philadelphia club, will be hostess at the National Federation of Soroptimist Clubs, to be held in that city June 2, 1930, addressed the assem- ly. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and well known lecturer, told of the rev- erence of En?llnd for age-old traditions. Mrs. Kathleen Reed Coontz gave sev- eral anecdotes from her personal expe- rience as a_magazine writer. Misses Arlen and Wirt, radio artists, enter- tained on the piano and violin. Ex-Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross, now vice chairman of the National Democratic committee, made an address in which she declared that the Rruent status of women has been brought about through industrial changes and that woman fun- damentally is no different today than before she left the fireside for the type- writer and executive's desk. The committee on arrangements in- cluded Miss Marjorie Webster, chair- man; Miss Nora Huffman, Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch, Miss Grace Goodpasture, Mrs. Edith Hawes, Mrs. Nell Hysong, Miss_Alice Thomas, Mrs. Eva Turner and Mrs. Ethel Knight Pollard. The next meeting of the club will be held Wednesday, January 22, at the Lafayette Hotel at which Miss Mamlm Baxter of London, England, will be guest of honor and speaker. Columbia Floral Cirele will meet to- morrow, 1 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Eppelsheimer, 3227 Hiatt place northwest. Mrs. Laura Wight and Mrs. Lyman Kebler are hostesses. Washington League for the Hard of Hearing v‘l‘l?l meet each Monday at 8 .m. in the club rooms on H street for p-reading practice. ‘Thursday afternoons the members meet for ds and lip- reading practice. Visitol re COort ly invited. The president, Miss Florence P. Spof- ford, wil serve tea on Fridays, 4 to 6, and will be glad to welcome visitors at this time. There will be a benefit card party Saturday, January 25, in the club rooms, to which the public will be welcomed. Takoma Park Branch, American Red Cross—The first work of the branch was done by the hostess, hospital and recreation corps. This corps has been divided into two groups. Mrs. George Pryor, who was chairman of the entire corps last year has charge of the hos- pital group, and Mrs. E. T. Boylen, the recreation group: “The hospital group was very active at Christmas time, Mrs, George Pryor, sisted by girls from Scout Troop 61, collected sufficient. homemade candy and cake to fill 95 Christmas boxes. These boxes, in their gay wrappings of red and white paper, dotted by many Christmas seals, were distributed among the patients in wards 14 and 15 at Walter Reed Hospital by girls from the Scout troop, while two of the girls dis- tributed popcorn balls from a pretty basket, filled to overflowing. The girls from Troop 61 have been a great help to the Takoma Red Cross branch during the past year, and the members of the branch are very grate- ful to them for their ready and effl- cient help. Abracadabra Club met on Wednes- day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Y. Casanova. The presi- dent, John M. Sylvester, was in the chair, The responses to roll call were concerning the life and time of James Buchanou. Mrs, Catherin Elliott Brum- baugh, the speaker of the evening, read a paper, “Sullivan’s Trip ‘Through Pennsylvania.” Mr. Frank H. Smith gave a reading. The next meeting of the club will be on the occasioa of thelr annual banquet. The Prince Georges County Federa- tion of Women's Clubs.—The second of the serles of four plays sponsored by the drama division of the federation, will be given J-nuary 31, at the Uni- versity of Maryland "Auditorium. The ‘Women’s Community Club of Berwyn, Mrs. 8. H. Moyer, president, and the Women's Community Club of Beltsville, Mrs, T. W. Woodward, president, will jointly produce “Befo’ de War" (colored minstrel), while the Lanham Study Club, Mrs, W. L. Goss, president, will present Booth Tarkington's one- act play, “The Traveler.” The cast for series III is already being selected. Proceeds from the four productions will, it is hoped, liquidate 1 liabilities in the budget of the ways and means committee with a good sur- lus. P Committee of the Women's Club of Little Falls, N. J., has expressed appreci- ation by letter, for permission to use our pageant, “The Spirit of Woman in the Home,” which they scheduled for February 28. ‘This pageant was written, staged and produced by Prince Georges women and presented at the State meeting in College Park in 1927. The Progress Club of College Park.— This club held its January meeting ot the home of Mrs. 8. S. Steinberg. Mrs. C. P. Close, the president, conducted the meeting. Thirty-seven members were present. It was decided to give the annual and evenings erine Scott and Mrs. Clara Swayne. A gold bar pin and flowers were pre- sented to the president following the installation ceremonies. Mrs. Ethel Grimes made the presentation for the president’s husband, donor of the gifts. Gifts were also given to the outgoing resident, Mrs. :orpl ln'& the post. ‘Women' Dental Soclety of the District of bia~—A lecture 's Auxiliary, Colum! this privil Horn, from the tasedils banquet for the members on Monday, March 17. Miss Mount and Miss Mc- Naughten announced that the members would be given the opportunity of spe- cial classes in home economics at the University, if em;ulh raf;r{nbeu desired gual g _response d the claiees Will Degtn u;l% in February. e program consisted of a lecture on Ibsen, the great dramatist, given by Prof. A. E. Tucker of the University of Maryland. A’ reading club sponsored by the Progress Club and organized by Mrs, H. House holds meetings once a month to discuss the newer books, both fiction and non-fiction. This club is open to any woman interested and Is is growing rapidly, the members finding much of interest and profit in these discussions. Woman's Guild of American Univer- sity.—Miss Zuey Fowler, who is in charge of the decorations for the “din- ner in a garden” which will be held at the women's residence hall on the cam- pus of American University Friday, Feb- ruary 7, will meet her committee and any other members who can help on this Friday to complete the decorations. Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw, who is in charge of the program, which will be in the nature of a procession of book reviews, announces the following as- sistants: Bible books, . George B. Woods and Mrs. H. B. Moulton; Vic- torian books, Mrs. D. O. Kinsman; musical books, Mrs. Dawson Olmstead; children’s books, Mrs. George S. Jami- son and Mrs. Ellery Stowell; modern books, Mrs. P. M. Anderson and Mrs. Harold Moulton. This is the annual dinner which the Woman's Guild of American University sponsors, and the Eene;l-l chairman is Mrs. Lucius C. lark. The Clover Club—The meeting this Thursday will be held at the home of Mrs, Harry V. Schnabel, with Mrs. God- frey L. Munter as hostess. The speaker of the evening will be Mrs. Mark Lans- L\}mh. ‘who will talk on “The Creative e January 9 a double baby shower was given in honor of Mrs. Harry V. Schna- bel and Mrs, David E. White. On motion, it was that the Clover Club’s birthday anniversary party be postponed until Spring. A committee of three, in the peérsons of Mrs. Mark Lansburgh, Mrs, Vernon B. Lowrey and Mrs. Lucien H. Mercier, was appointed to give book reviews at the District Federation of Book Review of February 8. A pleasant évening of bridge was spent and party refreshments enjoyed. Ladies’ Auxiliary of the District of Columbia Fire Department held its first meeting of the new year Friday, Janu- ary 10, in the board room at the Dis- trict Building. Installation of new offi- cers took place at_this meeting, as fol- lows: President, Mrs. Rose Virnstein; senior vice president, Mrs. Grace Weit- zel; junior vice president, Mrs. Pearl ‘hay , Mrs. Ella Newton, has held since the treas- ‘The Chapman; secretary, which position she organizing of the auxiliary; urer, Mrs, Agnes Jasinowskl. president appointed Mrs. Emily Hayes, Mrs, Marie Thomas and Mrs. Madeline Baber chaplain, color bearer and guard, respectively. Mrs, Virnstein also ap- pointed executive and standing com- mittees to care for the activities which the organization expects to participate in through the coming year. ‘The annual banquet came up for dis- cussion, and it was motioned and car- ried that it be held January 21 at 7:30 o'clock at the Dodge Hotel. 1 mem- bers are requested to attend. Capt. O'Connor, president of the Dis- trict of Columbia Fire Fighters’ Asso- ciation, honored the auxiliary with his presence and addressed the members on subjects of much interest to them. The next regular meeting will be held at the usual time and place January 27. St. Paul Mothers’ Club held its Jan- uary meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Briggs. The president, Mrs. Tillie Dean, presided. The assisting hostesses were the officers of the club. Encouraging reports were made by all committees. A year book committee was appointed to report at the February meeting. In- stead of the usual speaker, the business meeting was followed by a reception to the fathers, which is the annual custom at the January meeting. A program of music and humorous readings was en- joyed. The February meeting, which is the birthday meeting, will be held at the home of Mrs. Helen Hall, 86 V street. ‘Women’s Alliance of All Soul's Uni- tarian Church will meet Priday eve- ning, January 24, at 8 o'clock in Pierce Hall, Pifteenth and Harvard streets, ‘The choir of the First Congregational Church, under the leadership of Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, will render two groups of songs. Mrs. Edward Wilson will play several of her own composi- tions on the plano. Miss Lucy Street, musical director of the Y. W. C. A, will sing, accompanied by Miss Dorothy Coggeshall. A social hour will follow, Mrs. Van Laurence, hostess. ‘The Excelsior Literary Club.—On January 7 a large attendance of the Excelsior Club assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Whiting. Mrs. Emily Jarboe, president, was = and the senior vice president, Mrs, Matite J. Ewing, acted in her stead. The club was opened with the singing oL"Amerlu," Mrs. Royal Brasel at the piano. In the absence of the recording sec- retary, Mrs. E. V. Carr, the minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. Julia W. Webb. 5 The club voted to send flowers to Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook, who is ill. ‘The subject of the evening was Harry Lauder. Several readings were given by Mrs. Ewing. Mrs. Whiting's niece, Miss Edna Moreland, sang several solos. 'There were three visitors pres- ent, Miss Maud Moreland, Miss Edna Moreland and Mrs. Kohler. Our next meeting will be with Mrs. Carrie D. Langley, 1318 R street north- west, January 21, when we all anticl- pate a large attendance and hope all will come with thoughts of the rugged cliffs, verdant vales and lonely moors of Switzerland. Semper-Fidelis Club of Xenmore Couneil, No. 23, Daughters of America, were the guests of Mrs. Rose Myle, past councilor, for the January meeting, with a large gathering of members and friends present. . This being the first meeting of the new year, was presided over by their new president, Mrs. Renna Correy. Other officers elected for this year will include: Mrs. Bertie Purdy, vice president; Mrs. lara A. Rock, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Dora Wood, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bowings, chaplain, and Mrs. Dora Wood, chairman of the flower committee. Guests were Mrs. Vesta Biggs, junior past councilor, and G. A. Cohill, press representative. - A very interest- ing meeting was held, after which a hearts social was indulged in. Fortunes also were told. A piano solo was ren- dered by Mrs. Etta L. Gladden. ‘The time and place of the next meet- ing of the officers’ club has not yet been determined, the date of which will be announced later. Miss Beulah Myles and her sister assisted the hostess. Florence Crittenton Board of Man- agers met Friday, January 10, at the home, 4759 Condult road. The meet- ing was called to order with prayer by Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson, president. ‘The superintendent of the home, Miss Jean Cole, thanked the board and circle representatives for their co-opera- tion in making the Christmas season such a happy one for the girls and workers. Mrs. Frederick H. Kerby gave a report of her extension work for the monm She had visited 11 circles, and the work was continuing in an en- thusiastic way. Other chairmen of committees giving reports were Mrs. John Boyle, jr., Mrs. Robert Rausch, Mrs. George Price, Mrs. Earl English, Mrs. John Beck and Mrs. Johi E. Chase. o The board had as their guest speaker Miss Mary B. Ervin, fleld secretary of the W. C.'T. U. in promoting education. ‘The board is entering the second year with the Community Chest and pledges its support to this organization, League of Republican Women at its luncheon Thursday, January 16, at the Washington Club, for members and in- vited guests, was privileged in being addressed by Mrs, Mary L. Harris, su- perintendent of the Federal and In- dustrial Institution for Women at Alder~ son, Va. 8She is also president of the American Prison Association and is red Iud' ‘t‘h one ?‘f’ '-l'llal leading penologists of the world. Her topic resented interesting of these rwo great institutions. International Federation of Catholic | Alumnae Activities. — The ' following schools have each become a patron for the federation: Holy Cross Academy, Immaculat Immaculate Conception, 8t. Patrick’s, St. Paul's, Sacred Heart of Mary, rgetown, Holy Trinity, Georgetown Visitation and St. Anthony's. =~ Other patronesses are Mrs. John Fitzgerald, Mrs. Charles Semmes, Miss Grace Fowler, Mrs. Frederic W. Seibold, Miss M. Loulse Darr, Mrs. James Colliflower, Miss Regina Biggs, Mrs. Alfred C. Whitton and Miss Edna Sheehy. Twentieth Century Club.—At the art section, Mrs. O. L. Veerhoff, leader, which meets tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., at the Y. W. C. A, Seventeenth and K streets, Dr. Charles Moore of the Fine Arts Commission will speak on “The Architecture and Sculpture of the Dis- trict of Columbia.” Mrs. William Applegate will speak on “The Story of My Garden,” and Mrs. John H. Dynes on “Winter—Then Spring,” at the garden section, which will meet on Tuesday, January 21, at 2 p.m., at the Y. W. C. A. The chairman, Mrs. Benjamin E. Smith, requests a full meeting for the transaction of im- portant section business. . ‘The chairman of the committee which has been chosen for the collec- tion of funds for the Community- Chest in the Twentieth Century Club is Mrs. Charles Thomas Watson. Her assist- ants are Mrs. R. Thomas West, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. H. C. New- comer, Mrs. Will C. Barnes, Mrs. Fran- cis M. Goodwin, Mrs. Truman Abbe, Mrs. Daniel K. Shute, Mrs. Donna P. Bonner, Mrs. J. B. Campbell and Mrs. Samuel Herrick, On the waiting list are Mrs. Roble M. Evans, Miss Jane Randolph Young and Mrs. 8. J. Mauchly. About 60 members of the civic section, Mrs, Charles T. Watson, leader, attended the lecture of Dr. Willlam White at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. His talk on the lunacy committment law, now in com- mittee of the House, was illuminating to his listeners, who were later taken in attended Dr. White's opening lecture, on “Psychology,” to his students and then went to a tea given by Mrs. White to the club. Among the members present were Mrs, ‘Watson and the officers of the club, Mrs. George F. Bowerman, president; Mrs. W. W. Husband, Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, Mrs. Sidney H. Thompson and Miss Jane R. Young. In addition there were Mrs, P. 8. Smith, Mrs, A. H. Brooks, Miss Grace Willls, Mrs. J. G. Statham, Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Francis M. Good- win, Mrs. W, Bry; Mrs. Samuel T. Blythe, Mrs. C. Newcomer, Mrs. R. ‘Thomas West, Mrs. J. E. Jones, Mrs. Charles H. Merwin, Mrs. O. I. Veerhoff and others, The study class of the French section will meet at Mrs. Charles J. Brand's residence, 1661 Crescent place, tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock. ‘The nature section will go on its usual outing on ‘Wednesday morning. ‘Woman’s Club of Bethesda.—Follow~ ing a strong plea by Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore, conservation chairman, the club voted at Tuesday's meeting to indorse the Cramton bill, now before Congress. ‘This bill provides for the development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to Great Falls. Mrs. Elmore announced the per- sonnel of her committee as follows: Mrs. George F. Hane, Mrs. Mina Church Brann and Mrs, Charles Leonard ‘Chambers. ‘The president, Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, congratulated the club on the success of the two big activities of the holiday season, the Christmas pa- geant and the New Year reception. The members listened with intense interest to the address of the Rev. Moses R. Lovell on the work of the Washington Life Adjustment Center. Fine Arts Chairman Mrs. R. 8. Mar- shall presented Mrs. Lee Wilson, who sang two numbers with much spirit and charm. She was -ccommnlur by Miss Helen Walburn at the piano. Mrs. Harden B. Arledge headed the ho;tess group at tea, WO committees reported meetin; during the past week. On 'mend-‘; Mrs. Elisha Hanson entertained the| house committee at luncheon at her home, when plans were formulated for- the responsible work of caring for the club home and looking after rentals.: There have been a great many reserva- tlons for January and February. The house committee includes, besides Mrs. gngumn. Mrs. Charles I. Corby, Mrs. . Willis, Mrs. Mina Church Brann, E. Cassey, Mrs. E. W. Schultze, Mrs. L. L. Nicholson, jr,, Mrs. John A. Holmes, Mrs. John Reeside, :‘:: “);l"lrwgi.n'?erry, Mrs. J. V. Mor- , Mrs. Walter Johnso: G?{x& o, n and Mrs. e meeting of the press and - licity department on M;:mdly a ’ufig- committee on posters was appointed, consisting of Mrs. C. L. Chambers, Mrs. E. H. Etz and Mrs. E. B. Morris. Gen- eral problems pertaining to club pub- licity were discussed. The press chair- man, Mrs. J. W. Green, reported on the growing efficlency of the new plan for handling club publicity—that is, by a committee composed of representatives from all the other departments and committees of the club, who serve not only as reporters, but in an advisory capacity to the chairman and the vice chairman, Mrs. Samuel A. Syme, Just Sew Club.—Mrs. James Coun- cilor and Mrs. Carey Hodgson w!xe?e hostesses to the club at its regular ‘work meeting” held Thursday at the home of Mrs. Councilor. Mrs. Fred Sells, the president, presided at a short ?.u;]l;u:e wm;enng.b guflnc which the ed on baby dr l"lorenc!:‘ cfl’mnmn }%om:.“el in of officers and c were given, the mm-pond;::‘msletgfig tary reading various communications from associate members, and the work s:‘rlr:x:lllltfil ;ep:;’tln[ w:-?:x urchase of maf ln;% %nenu. s urteen members were present. Howard W. Claire of Tientain, Chine: 8 house guest of Mrs. Counciior, and Mrs. Landrus were guests of the club, Luncheon was served by the hottese. " Woman’s Community Club of K en- sington.—Mrs. George C. Shinn, presi- dent, presided at the January meeting of the Woman's Community Club held in the Masonic Hall. Luncheon WAaSs served by a committee composed of Mrs. B. W. Kumler, Mrs. Laura Brad- ley, Mrs. Ralph Burdette, Mrs. A. T McPherson, Mrs. M. K. Barroll, Miss Mary McJones, Mrs. Harlan Fisk, Mrs, George Davis, Mrs. Herbert Elder, Mrs. Ernest Ingersoll and Mrs, Elva ‘Wright. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs. J. H. Taylor and accepted, and the treasurer’s report was é(ven by Mrs. H. O. Trowbridge. Favorite recipes were yequested by Mrs. H. M. Milburn for publication in the Maryland Woman's Club paper in Bal- | P timore. Mrs. C. J. Gitth WAS & member of the club, n"mmunce’c’lug;. Mrs. Harry Corrick. Mrs, C, E. Hough- ton told of an opportunity to secure a technical high school for Kensington. Upon motion of Mrs, Harry W. Wanner of Capitol View, it was decided to in- struct the del tes to the meeting of the County Civics Federation to in- quire into this matter. As the time for election is near at hand, Mrs, Jack Scrivener called at- tention to the fact that such ballots, according to the present ruling, must be posted at the February meeting. Mrs. A. B. Bowle announced that the activities of the Garden Club will be resumed in February. Mrs. Barn Hammond announced that Commis- sloner Benjamin C. Perry had assured her the road into Kensington from the Rockville pike would be marked soon. Mrs, Edward Singleton announced a meeting of the dramatic section, to be held tomorrow at the home of Mrs. C. E. Houghton on Warner street. ‘The grognm for the day was given under the auspices of the literature de- partment, Mrs. B. W. Kumler chair- man. Mrs. David Grossnickle, rano, Sang a group of songs, accompanied by Mrs. Roberts Cogswell. Miss Cissell of the A ‘Tillery Renshaw School of Expression gave two dramatic read- ings. = Mrs. Robert Merritt reviewed ‘Old Pybus.” % Ohlo Girls’ Club held their monthly meeting Wednesday at the Thomas Cir- cle Club, at which time plans were formulated for a dance to be held Sat- urday night at the Colonial Hotel, Miss Dorothy M. Hennessy and Mrs. Roberta H. Lentz gave a number of interesting readings during the evening. At the close of the business session games were played. Miss Janice Kelly gave a number of piano selections, Mrs. S. J. Hess, president of the club, will give a tea Sunday, January 26, from 4 to 8, in honor of the club spon- sor, Mrs, Frank B. Willis of Delaware, Ohio, wife of former Senator Willls, who will arrive in Washington Thurs- day. All club members are cordially invited to this tea. Zonta Club.--An unusually large num- ber of members attended the weekly luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel to hear the international president of the Con- federation of Zonta Clubs, who was the guest of honor. This office is held by Mrs. Olivia Johnson of St. Paul, Minn. Mrs, Johnson is & lgeclnl representative of the Great Northern Railway. She told the club of her visits to the va- rious Zonta clubs throughout the coun- try, and reported on the work of the various clubs and the large number of new clubs which have joined during the past year. Among the guests in at- tendance were: Dr. Ella May Enlows, formerly of the United States Public Health Service; Miss Blanche Bowen, registrar of onal Mortgage & In- vestment Corporation; Mrs. Robert Bardwell of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Frederick Dillon of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Thomas Rinaker of Carlinsville, Ill.; Mrs. Anna Roberts of Washing- ton, D. Mrs. William F. Gude of f Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Joseph Con- ‘way Mason of Chicago, Iil.; Miss Agnes terson, _assistant director of the ‘Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor; Mrs. Edith Elliott er, sec- retary of the Division of Biology and griculture of the National Research Council, and Mrs. Homer Guenny. There were several out-of-town Zon- tians, among them being Mrs. Helen Innis of New York City and Miss Ella Newton, president of the Annapolis Zonta Club, The speaker at next week’s meeting Rockies. Burnside Corps, No. 4, Woman's Re- liet Corps, held its installation of officers recently at the G. A. R. Hall jointly with Burnside Post, No. 8. Quartermaster Godfrey installed the following officers for the post: Com- mander, J. H. ey; senior vice com- mander, Darwin Weaver; junior vice commander, J. H. Henry; quartermas- ter, Convis Parker; surgeon, H. F. Dunbar, and chaplain, Wi ‘Tindall, After the installation of the com- rades of the post the then president of Burnside Corps, Mrs. Delia L. O’Brien, called the meeting to order for the installation of the officers of Burnside Corps, No. 4. ‘The department installing officer in- stalled the following officers for the insuing year: President, Mrs. Cora B. Davis; senior vice president, Mrs. Alice Meade; junior vice president, Mrs. Clara True; treasurer, Mrs. Delia L. O'Brien; chaplain, Miss Sarah McMonigle; con- Miss Lucy Sullivan; Adelia Foreste: Rosalie Shelton, Mrs. Mrs. Grace Carter and Miss Mary Howarth; secretary, Miss Jennie Ham- ilton; patriotic instructor, Mrs. Alice Stein; press correspondent, Mrs. Alice Burke; musician, Miss Adelaide Foater. Mrs. Marion Parker, installing officer of the department, conducted the stallation ceremonies. ‘The corps presented the retiring pres- ident, Mrs. O'Brien, with a gold badge, the insignia of the order. Mrs. Alice Meade also presented her with a won- derful centerpiece, her own handi- work. Miss Jennie Hamilton likewise presented the past president with a token of esteem. Many other comrades of the G. A. R. were present besides those who were installed, includ- ing Past Comdr. of the G. A. R. Hosea B. Moulton and Past Post Comdr. Shepard. All the comrades made brief uddresses. The department president, Mrs. Charlotte Cary, and her staff also were present, including Mrs. Caroline 'Gury, Mrs. Addie Hickman, Mrs, Tillie Entrikin, Miss Adelaide Foster, Mrs. Marion Parker, Mrs, Mary Wingate, Miss Jennie Hamilton and Mrs. Alice Meade, each one making a congratu- latory address. The retiring president presented gifts to all her past officers. “Chapter B, P. E. O. Sisterhood, met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Worthy P. Sterns, about 30 members being present. Assisting hostesses were Mrs, Lucia N. Corey, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs. F. B, Curtls and Miss Fannie L. Naylor, ‘The president, Mrs. Worthy P. Sterns, presided over the business meeting when the officers and committee chair- men gave their reports. Mrs. LeRoy L. Palmer reported that ald was given to two meedy families at Christmas. An interesting paper on “Women in American History” was given by Miss Ethel Blake. Out-of-town guests pres- ent were Mrs. Porter, Chapter H, Albla, Iowa, and Mrs. R. M. Calloway, Chap- ter K, Wyoming. ‘The next meeting of Chapter B will be held on Tuesday, January 28, at the home of Mrs. J. T. Spicknall, 9 Shep- herd street, Chevy Chase, Md. Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md.— “Use of leisure time determines what kind of citizens we are or may become,” sald Mrs. John D. Sherman, past presi- dent of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, addressing the mem- bers of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase at its meeting on Wednesday. “Children's habits of life,” continued Mrs. Sherman, “are entirely fixed at the age of 4.” Referring to the recent sur- vey of working conditions in the homes of the women of the United States made under her direction she sald that 92 per cent of the women do their own housework and in the present census for the first time women are to be classified as “homemakers,” and not “no occupation.” There is no profes- sion which takes the place of home- meking. Mrs. R. Harvey Sargent presided. Mrs. Edward C. Wynne and Mrs. Robert Preston Shealey were elected to membership. Mrs. Willilam C. Dennis, who was president of the club last year, but is now living in Richmond, Ind, was made an honorary member of the club. ‘The following chairmen made reports: Mrs, Jesse Swigart for membership; Mrs. Prank M. Hoadley for publicity and printing; Mrs. George F. Mikkelson for the building fund and also for the social section; Mrs. Charles D. Curtis for civics, Mrs. George S. Jamieson for literature, Mrs. George W. M. Vinal for international relations, Mrs. E. Hutson Russell for music, Mrs. Harold G. Moul- ton for nature, Mrs. Leifur Magnusson | for art, Mrs. George A. Finch for the Juniors, and the director, Mrs. Orville 8. eters. Mrs. Betty Gray, soprano, sang, ac- companied by Mrs. 8. Jay McCathran. Mrs. McCathran also accompanied a group of members of the music section, who sang & new song dedicated to the club, the music and words of which were written by Herndon Morsell, musical director of the section. Miss Estelle T. Moore of Sandy Spring, president of the Montgomery County Federation of Women’s Clubs, was one of the honor guests of the day. ‘The chairman of the committee serving the luncheon was Mrs. Benja- min E. Jones. ‘The art section, Mrs. Leifur Magnus- son leader, met on Tuesday at the home ey | of Mrs. Walter Miles on Jocelyn street. In spite of the inclement weather there were g number of members present to hear the guest speaker, Miss Helen Mc- Coollam, who talked on “Interiar Deco- rating.” The announcement was made that members of the section would go to Baltimore on January 31 with mem- bers of the art section of the - tieth Century Club to visit the inter- national art exhibit. ‘Tomorrow the international relations section will meet with the leader, Mrs. George W. M. Vinal, 3810 Jenifer street, at 2 o'clock. Reports and map study of South America will be given by Mrs, Charles W. Pimper and Mrs. Arthur Palmer, Mrs. J. H. Dellinger, who ac- companied Dr. Dellinger to the Inter- national Radio Conference in Holland recently, will tell of her trip. ‘Tuesday the French section will have a luncheon, followed by bridge, Village Ing on Connecticut avenue, Organized Reserves Congressional hearings recently con- cluded contain the most comprehensive statement that the House appropriations committee has had presented to it| touching the Organized Reserves in & | number of years. A real effort is being | made to develop this valuable adjunct to it into the war plans as to personnel with proper regard for distribution in grades and branches. The 1931 estimate calls for an aj propriation of $6,542,302, to be supple- mented by an unexpended balance of 1930 funds estimated at $500,000. For the present year $6,110,602 was appro- priated and authority granted to ex- pend, in addition, $224,750 of purchase~ of-discharge funds. In direct Iflpl’ priations, therefore, while there a; increase of $431,760, in available funds the increase is $707,010. The 1931 estimates contemplate giv- ing training to but 151 more Reserve officers than the appropriations for the current fiscal year. e estimates for 1931 will provide training for 14-day camps for 20,151 Reserve officers, and to 586 others for longer periods, includ- ing 322 on extended details with the Army Air Corps; also for a total of 22,- 170 hours of flying by Reserve officer pllots, on both active and inactive duty training, apart from the" flying per- formed by the officers serving with the Army Alr Cor,x‘ For the current year the appropriations provide 14-day train- ing for 20,000 Reserve officers, extended training for 454 and for approximately 15,000 hours of flying. Onmgm&llfing training for 20,151 Reserve officers at the 14-day camps 1931 will be vigorously opposed by the Reserve Officers Association, the na- tional organization of the Reserve offi- cers of the country. At the last na- tional convention ‘of the association, held at Indianapolis, Ind., the first item on the list of essential legislation adopt- ed by the convention called for appro- priations with which to train not less than 25,000 Reserve officers during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931. h ‘With respect to the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, from which source a re today being obtained, there was appropriated for the present year the sum of $2,756,917, and there was avail- able from the preceding year $423,427, or a’ total available fund of $1,180,- 344. The estimate and the bill carry $4,008,900, or an increase of $828,556. The revised estimated expenditures for 1930 are $80,100 below the sum avail- able, so that the actual increase for 1930 “becomes $908,656. Provision is also made, under the 1931 estimates, for the completion of the two-year project adopted last year to furnish a well made woolen olive-drab uniform to all basic Reserve Officers’. Training Corps students at Institutions not having a distinctive uniform. This uniform will cost $17.28 for dismounted students and $19.27 for mounted students. Field Artillery Reserve Officers will meet at the Fort Myer riding hall to- day at 9 o'clock for instruction in equi- tation, under the direction of Maj. John M. McDowell. Tomorrow evening at local Reserve headquarters, in the Ox- ford Hotel Building, the 428th Infan- try, Lieut. Col. West A. Hamilton, com- manding, will hold 'a conference, the subject of ‘which will be outposts. There also will be a map and sandtable prob- lem. This conference will be conducted by Maj. Andres Lopaz. These same subjects will be taken up by the 320th Infantry, under the direction of Maj. Lopaz Tuesday evening at Reserve headquarters. The 343d Engineers, Col. John Stewart commanding, will meet in the board room of the District Building in | Wednesday evening. Maj. Layson E Atkins will conduct this conference, at which will be taken up construction in war. First Lieut. Alva G. Nye, Engineer Reserve, 3416 Oliver street, has been promoted to captain. his present assign- ment to the 305th Engineers remaining in effect. Capt. Chatles Carey, Ordnance Reserve, 1426 Taylor street, is assigned to the 305th Ordnance Company. Maj. William J. Manning, Medical Reserve, 3220 Connecticut avenue, is_relieved considerable number of Reserve officers from assignment to the 320th Infantry. D. C. Naval Reserve In preparation for the annual in: - tion to be conducted by a board of regular naval officers assigned by the Navy Department, the first battalion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbia, last night was put through a rehearsal. The purpose of this special inspection, which was conducted by lar Navy and Marine officers, under direction of Lieut. Comdr. R. 8. Field, inspector-instructor of the battalion, and commanding of- ficer of the United States destroyer Abel P. Upshur, training ship of the local citizen sailor organization, was for the purpose of ascertaining what the Reservists were deficient in, so that steps might be started now to have them corrected. ‘The battalion was temporarily under the command of Lieut. Samuel W. Stinemetz, executive officer, because of the absence from the city of Lieut. Comdr. Finney Bascom Smith. The organization was guided through the various phases of the inspection by Lieut. Stinemetz, with the assistance of the fleet division officers. In addition to Comdr. Pleld, the of- ficers_who conducted the, were Lieut. Comdr. Leonard H. Medical Corps; Lieut. Robert M. Smith, stationed at the Naval Research Lab- oratory at Bellevue, D. C.; Lieut. B. J. Dayton, executive officer of the de- stroyer Upshur, and Lieut. Robert C. Orrison, United States Marine Corps. Lieut. Orrison gave the division officers and the platoon leaders a short talk on the steps they might take to correct some of the defects found in the In- fantry drill, which was the particular phase of the activities inspected by this officer. The men were put through a gun- loading drill, displayed their efficiency in knotting and splicing of lines; class room truction was examined; first ald activities looked at and signaling displayed. While it was said that Comdr. Field did not make any remarks indicating just what he found, he, it is under- stood, found a number of things in which material improvement might be made. However, it was indicated that conversation to be entirely in French. Reservations may be made by phoning Mrs. Chester Morrill, The music section will hold its reg- ularly scheduled rehearsal on Wednes- day morning at the Chevy Chase Com- munity Center, E. V. Brown School. District of Columbia Chapter, Ameri- can War Mothers, held the January business meeting at the Hamilton Hotel following the executive board meeting at the home of the president, Mrs. Katie Morrison, who presided at both meetings. Since the adoption by the District Chapter of the ritual, recom- mended by the National Chapter, all regular meetings are opened and closed with the form prescribed. Reports were given by the treasurer and by the presi- dent in the absence of the chairman of the relief committee, Mrs. Joseph Phil- lips. Letters of thanks were read from those who had been remembered by the chapter at Christmas time. All indebt- edness of the chapter had been paid by the report of the treasurer, Mrs. M. C. O'Neill, who announced a benefit cafeteria luncheon and bridge party at her home Monday afternoon. e fol-' lowing officers announced benefits for February, rch and April: Mrs, Katle Gross, February; Mrs. Katie Morrison, March; Mrs, Aliene Anthony, April. May always brings the “Carnation Sale,” which provides running expenses for the Gold Star Memorial Home at Aurora, Colo.,, just outside the gates of the hospital where so many of the World War Veterans are battling to re- gain health shattered in 1918. The proceeds which remain in the treasury of the District Chapter provides for the entertainments sponsored by the chap- ter at the various hospitals in the Dis- trict and relief work among stranded “Buddles” or their needy families. A card party will be held at Mount Alto Hospital Monday, January 20, at 7 p.m. and at the Naval Hospital Mon- day, Janual 27. The annual pre- conference dinner will be held at the Hamilton Hotel Tuesday, January 28, 7 .m., in honor of Mrs. Virgil McClure, national president. Other honor guests will be Past National Presidents Mrs. H. H. McCluer of Kansas City, Mo,, and Mrs. Thomas Spence of Milwaukee, Wis. The list of delegates to the patriotic conference was completed and creden- tials sent to the 22 who will represent the American War Mothers from this district. Mrs. Ida G. Smith was ap- pointed to have charge of the national colors for the remainder of the year. The office of fourth vice president will be filled by election at the business meeting in February. Several new members will be admitted at the next meeting. Stonewall Jackson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, held its regular monthly meeting at the Confed- erate Memorial Home, 1322 Vermont avenue, Monday evening, January 13. ‘The newly elected officers are the fol- lowing: President, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Fred; first vice president, Mrs, Edward C. Shields; second vice president, Mrs. Edward_ A. Mrs, Helen I. Smith; Miss Frances Shirley; secretary, Miss Blanche Cooksey; regis- trar, Mrs. H. Gordon Clay; parliamen- tarian, Mrs. Frank Morrison; chaplain, Mrs. N. D. Hawkins; custodian, Mrs. Fairfax Moncure; historian, Miss Maude he would prepare and furnish the bat- talion commander with a full and com- plete detail report, so that officer may start ‘his plans of training to correct them before the inspection board ar- rives in the Spring. This was the particular reason for this preliminary inspection. Both ;fl:emd l;ln'l:‘su;l '.re':m will be expecte ediately to per- fect themselves for the annual inspec- tion, and the deficiencies found will be matters of intensive training activity for the remainder of the drill year. It is the hope of the members of the bat- talion that. they will be able to correct all of the deficiencies to the end that they might pass such a rigid inspection as to warrant them in being awarded at least one of the two trophies donated by the United States Naval Reserve Of- ficers’ Association, one of which is awarded the battalion having the high- est figure of merit as shown by the an- nual inspection and the other to the fleet division attaining the highest fig- ure .of merit. The training will be di- rected to the purpose of placing the local organization considerably higher in the list of reserve battalions of the country than it has ever reached. Lieut. Stinemetz said that the organ- ization had the’ greatest attendance in its history for .this preliminary inspec- tion, having 152 men on the floor. As ‘a matter of fact the attendance was so very large that the fact was strongly impressed upon those present that the armory in the Washington Navy Yard is entirely too small for the local or- ganization. Some of the drills require méterial spreading out of the com- panies, When‘one of these was execut- ed, the men could not carry out the because of the contacts. The drill hall of the local Reserve armory is a scrt of lean-to constructed on an old building during the war, and it is a makeshift armory at its best. It served its pu when the or- ganization was small, but with the rapid strides in strength and continued large attendance, it is difficult, most of the time, for the organization to efficiently perform its duties indoors. Plans have been discussed. by the officers for sev- eral years for a nmew building for the reservists, but nothing definite has ever come of the discussions. It was pointed out that an armory should be provided somewhere on the local water front, where there could be constructed a dock to which the training destroyer could be tied up. At the present time the train- ing ship is berthed several blocks from the armory and much valuable time is lost in going between the armory and ship for drills. The organization for- merly occupied an armory on the Wash- ington channel water front which was used by the pre-war Naval Militia when that organization was a part of the Natipnal Guard. However, when the Guard began its post-war expansion, the militia officials demanded that the armory be given up by the reservists and it was turned over to the Coast Artillery. Lieut. John F. Moore, commanding the 2d Fleet Division of the battalion, will be handed his commission as lieu- tenant by Comdr Smith, when the bat- talion forms for drill tomorrow night. Ensign George Sullivan was sworn in as an officer of the Volunteer Reserve last Monday night. Sullivan, according to Lieut. Stinemetz, recently resigned from the Naval Academy. It is understod that he will take an avtive part in the drills with the local fleet divisions, with a view to obtaining a transfer to the Fleet Reserve when & vacancy occurs. All divisions of the battalion will put through an infantry drill tomorrow night for a short period, after which the deck ratings will be instructed in the knotting and splicing of lines and the engineer ratings will be told what the recent examinations of some of them showed to the examining officers. In expressing opposition to training reservists out of the regular cruising sea- son, the Bureau of Navigation says that where the business of an individual is such as to interfere with his training as a Naval Reservist, continuously year after year, it is felt that some other man should be in the Reserve in his place. However, it was added that where one, for good and sufficient reason, could not take sea training in a particu- lar year, he would be excused for that year, In cases where the date set for the cruise of an entire fleet division is such as to interfere with the usual sea- sonal activities of the locality, it is felt that another cruising date might profit- ably be set, provided cruising facilities on some other date can be made avail- able. This, it was pointed out, will be possible in certain instances where the cruising vessels are assigned permanent- ly to the Naval Reserve, but impractica- ble in other instances where the re- serve orrn!utlon has to depend on a vessel of the Regular Navy for ecruls- ing factlities. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE. n| DL m{x)mim] 17 ¢ | EITINY EEEE i N n Sim miciO] Snead; auditor, Mrs. Frank Long; di~ rectress of children, Mrs. Marx Kahn, Committees—Chairman publicity, Mrs, Joseph Graham; chairman extension, Mrs, Clinton W. Grew; chairman visit- ing, Mrs. Ella Heming. next meeting will be held at the ‘The business meeting will be lowed by an interesting program. members are urged to be present, et =i lola g [Flels)| 17 NG| mEE S| e ANIIEST] ENTEeNTENGAL] S7oel Es s m|