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The General Federation of Women's Clubs will hold its twentieth biennial convention June 5-14, in Denver, Colo., the president, Mrs. John F. Sippel, pre- siding. Approximately 5,000 clubwomen, Tepresenting every State in the Union and many foreign countries, are ex- pected to attend. . “Woman's Service as Citizen” is the | Kkeynote of the convention, around which is being built a program with special reference to women's work in American citizenship, American home, education, fine arts, international relations, legis- lation, ‘press and publicity and public welfare. the eight major departments of work in the general federation, through which more than 125 separate activities are carried on. Mrs. Wil- liam N. Harder of Marion, Ohio, chair- man of the program committee, an- nounces that a score or more of women and men of national reputation will be included among the speakers. Election of officers will take place Tuesday morning, June 10. Officers are elected for two-year terms and with the single exception of the treasurer, the present officers were electd two yars ago at San Antonio, however, the custom is to give officers two terms, hence, as there are no other candidates to date, it is expected that the follow- ing incimbents will be re-elected: President, Mrs. John F. Sippel, Balti- more; first vice president, Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, Brockton, Mass.; sec- ond vice president, Mrs. Eugene B. Law- son, Tulsa, Okla.; recording secretary, Mrs. Henry C. Taylor, Bloomfield, Towa. The treasurer of the federation, Mrs. H. G. Reynolds of Paducah, Ky., hav- ing served two two-year terms, is not eligible for re-election. The only an- nounced candidate for this office is Mrs, | Edward Hammett of Sheboygan, Wis. The Rowac Club met at the home of Mrs. Paul Hutchins, Miss Margaret Williamson _played selections on the piano and Miss Harriett Cremer gave a talk on children’s literature. The next meeting will be held April 30 at the home of Mrs. De Witt Smith in Edgemoor, Md. The Huguenot Society had Dr. A. J. Barnouw ‘of Columbia_University, New York, as the guest at their March meet- ing. He gave an account of the interest of the Dutch and French, especially through the interchange of college stu- dents and professors as well as in ar- tistic channels and commerce. The service in commemoration of the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes will be held today at 4 pm. in St. Johr’s Church, Lafayette Square, and Dr. Charles L.’ Carhart will make the address, while the service will be con- ducted by the chaplain of the society, Rev. Florian J. C. Vurpillot. The an- nual meeting will be held April 26. | Women's City Club.—Miss Janet | Richards will be guest of honor at the | tea in the club house today from 4:30 | to_6 o'clock. Mrs. J. Edwin Reid, chairman of the Monday contract and auction bridge section, announces there will be no meeting tomorrow. An Easter party is being arranged for Agril 21, with a luncheon. Adjournmer/. for the Sum- mer will follow the meeting Monday, | May 19, when a breakfast bridge will | be_given. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes is chairman of program in the annual tree-planting ceremony, Thursde;' at 3 o'clock, on the Virginia _ avenue playgrounds. Dr. Barnes, director of music in the public schools, will furnish the music. Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, chairman of the aviation section, announces mem- | bers of the club interested in aviation will be the guests of the Washington | Airport next Saturday at 2 o'clock. Dr. Ada Wahlen, chairman of the dance section, announces a dance April | 26 at 9 o'clock. Miss Meda Ann Martin will be hostess | i, at the Tuesday evening free-and-easy auction bridge section during April. Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin, cha.r- man of the current events section, is planning the annual dinner April 30, | when Miss Janet Richards will be the | guest of honor and speaker. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, director of the | educational music section, is arranging the annual concert, to be given in May. Candidates for the three offices to be | filled at the election May 7 are: Mrs. | William Lee Corbin and Miss Nelle In- gels, for president; Miss Fay Bentley, | Mrs. Grattan Kerans and Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, first vice piesident; Miss Julia | D. Connor and Miss Elizabeth Wal- decker, recording secretary. Seven di- rectors are to be elected from these candidates: Mme. Marie Bouley-An- derson, Mrs. Jennie O. Berliner, Miss Laura Berrien, Mrs. Edgar T. Brown. | Miss Alvina Carroll, Mrs. William E. | Chamberlin, Mrs. Merritt O. Chance, Dr. A. Frances Foye, Mrs. Acheson Has- san, Miss Elva McNamara, Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss, Mrs. Caroline B. Ste- phen and Miss Florence Ward. Dele- gates and alternates to the D. C. Fed- eration of Clubs will be elected from these candidates: Mrs. Lyman B, Keb- ler, Mrs. John Allen Munson, Mrs. Edith Penn, Mrs. Frank Hiram Snell, Mrs. Luther Steward, Mrs. Agnes H. Stewart and Miss Roberta Tull. Miss Susan Baker, chairman of the French section, announces the annual dinner April 2. ‘The District Sunshine and Commu- mity Society met Monday at the home of Mrs. Miles C. Trowbridge, 11 Aspen street, Chevy Chase, Md. Assisting ses were Mrs. James Underwood, | h Bernard, Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. Beahm gave a report of the proceedings of the last meeting of the District Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Johns, chairman of the school committee, made an appeal for clothing and shoes for school children betwgen the ages of 10 and 12. Mrs. Parker Cook, gospel mission chairman, reported a piano had been delivered to the mission. An Easter party will be given by the kindergarten children at the mission next Saturday. ‘The annual meeting and breakfast will be given May 5 at the Carlton Hotel. Mrs. Gude extended an invitation to members to attend open house at the Gude conservatories on Palm Sunday. A picnic luncheon will be held at the home of Mrs. Myers, on Hesketh street, some time during May. Mrs. Under- wood was elected a delegate to meet with the nominating committee of the District of Columbia Federation. Dele- gates to the annual meeting of the fed- eration were Mrs. Ernest Gude, Mrs. Parker Cook, Mrs. Danforth, and alter- nates were Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Littell and Mrs. Harris. The nominating committee appointed by the president follows: Mrs. Charles Grandfield, Mrs. John King, Mrs. Gus- tafson, Mrs. Nevis and Miss Saunders. Miss Maude Aiton made an address. Miss_Elinor Hulburt gave piano solos and Mrs. Sparrow sang. The Excelsior Literary Club held its last meeting at the home of Mrs. Mattie Q. Ewing. Changes in the con- stitution and by-laws were suggested by Mrs. Julia Webb and Mrs. Lessie ‘Whiting, and were presented for action thereon after the required two weeks. Mrs. Walter Asmuth was made chair- man of the committee on the year book for 1931. ‘The proposed bill for the abolition of vivisection on animals' for experimental _purposes was favored. Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle gave a survey of the work of various patriotic societies in combating communism among school children. A short mo- tive poem was read by Mrs. Lessie ‘Whiting, the author. A paper by Mrs. Marie M. O’'Keefe was read. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Charlotte Beaver the afternoon of April 15, Purdy and Mrs, The Woman's Relief Co of the Departent of the Potomac held exer- cises last Sunday at the statue of Ben- jamin Franklin' Stephenson, Sevench street and Pennsylvania avenue, under the direction of the department patri- otic instructor, Mrs. E. Helen Temple. A wreath was placed in behalf of the | Allendale place, Forest Hills. Mrs. R. | the French section Lincoln_and Cushing Camps, Sons of Union Veterans. e commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Capt. F. J. Young, also_was present. The Reba Barrett Crittenton Circle held its March meeting at the home of Mrs. J. C. McKenney. The next meeting, April 17, will be held at the Florence Crittenton Home, on Conduit road. Transportation will be furnished. Automobiles will leave the Takoma Li- brary at 11 o'clock. Communicate with Mrs. J. E. Fowler, chairman transpor- tation committee, 901 Rittenhouse street. Lunch will be served at noon, to be followed by the business meeting. The Park View Woman's Club met April 8 at the home of Mrs. Hutchin- son, 3118 Warder street, Mrs. Felto: presiding. Mrs. George Evans gave report of the card party held March 21 at the home of Mrs. Clarke, The literary section will meet April 22 at the home of Mrs. Walker, 760 Rock Creek Church road. The art section will meet with Mrs. Robbins, 431 Luray place, April 24. Notify hostess. The Card Club will meet April 18 at ta.e ktwme of Mrs. Koob, 3114 Warder street. Officers will be elected at the next meeting. lings were given by Miss Felton and Miss Swain. The American War Mothers and the Co nal Club will present their sixth annual Mothers' day ceremonies at the amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery, May 11. Mrs. Virgil McClure of Kentuckyand Mrs. Porter H. Dale of New Hampshire, representing the American War Mothers and the Congressional Club, are arrang- ing the program. MiISS MILDRED G. ABELL, ‘Who was elected president of the Sigma Beta Phi Sorority at the annual meeting and banquet Thursday evening at the Ambassador Hotel. Other officers elected were: Margaret Harper, vice president; Neva Butler, secretary; Florence Owings, treasurer: Frances Skinner, sergeant - at - arms: Frances Gerth, historian; Lily Pedler, custodian of property. Mary Betts was toastmaster. the tea Monday. 5 o'clock. The last of the series of lactures on Branch meeting at Curley Club.—At the regular meeting of the club April 3 in the Gordon Hotel arrangements were completed for the annual communion mass in St. Martin's Church May 4 at 8 o'clock. Rev. Fran- cis X. Cavanaugh, assistant pastor of the church and spiritual director of the club, will celebrate the mass. At the conclusion of the mass the members of the club will be entertained at break- fast in the school hall by Father Cava- naugh. ~Miss Monica Gordon, chair- man of the entertainment committee, announced that plans had been com- pleted for the banquet and reception to be tendered Most Rev. Michael J. Cur- ley, Archbishop of Baltimore, at the Mayflower May 8. A card party was given at the home of Miss Bessie Ruppert, 407 Sixth street northeast, Monday evening for the ben- efit of the club. Miss Ruppert was as- sisted by Miss Julia Navin. A card party will be held in St. Peter’s Hall, Second and C streets southeast, April 25 for the benefit of the scholarship fund. A bowling match between mem- bers of the Curley Club and Holy Com- forter will be held April 22 in Holy Comforter Hall, Fifteenth and East Capitol streets. Twentieth Century Club. — “What Women Should Know About Real Es- tate” will be the subject of a talk by John A. Petty, executive secretary of the Washington Real Estate Board, be- fore the members of the business sec- tion tomorrow at the Y. W. C. A. at p.m. Spring Flowering Shrubs and Lilies” will be the subject of Julian Chisholm's talk before the garden section Tuesday at 2 pm. at the home of the vice chairman, Mrs. John A. Johnson, 2842 H. Higgins is in charge of the plant- ing, assisted by Mrs. David Pfeiffer and Mrs. A. T. Fowler. Mrs. John H. Dynes and M:s. S. J. Mauchly are making an old-fashioned herb garden and Mrs. Frederick V. Coville is pruning and con- dmg]n ng the trees and shrubs already ace. Wednesday_at 9:50 am. at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, the nature section will take a trip to Mount Vernon and Miller. Wednesday at 3 pm., at the residence of Mrs. Kath- erine Birney Seip, 1604 Lanier place, will meet, and :Igi be @ reading of & modérn Freneh “The Board of Education—Its Per- sonnel and Its Problems” will be the subject of Mrs. Philip Sydney Smith's talk before the section of education at Doon at the Y. W. C. A Mrs George . Bowerman will talk of books on education. o ey rill in parliamentary proced; :gnch;du;tfg for the pam"amem:?y oY tiday at ' | Seon Kilday 11 o'clock at the | Thé new members admitte i club at the last meeting weee P W. T. Duvel, Miss Lizzie Warman, Mrs, L. H. Macomber, Mrs. Charles W. Pimper and Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. = A resolution by Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley }’55“{% that (‘:eg‘t;(er Market be held open e nex| mor by#:e pex nths was adopted e study class of the French secti will meet tomorrow ' 05 California street. L T \ — Abraham Lincoln Circle, Ladies of G. A. R., met April 7 at the wm::; Hotel, with its president, Mrs, Media Bergren, in the chair. Mr. Gues poem entitled “William Howard Taft" Wwas read by Mrs. Sarah Deeds in respect to the passing of our late ex-President, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker was initiated and told of her childhood reminiscences spent with Gen. U. 8. Grant and in his ome. This was related in connection with the observance of Appomatox day and Gen. Grant's birthday. The circle accepted Mrs. Tucker's invitation to be | present with its colors and banner at the exercises to be held Saturday after- noon at Iowa Circle in the changing of its present name to that of her father, Gen. Logan. Mrs. Media G. Bergren was elected to represent the circle on the nominating committee of the an- nual meeting of the District ‘Federation of Women’s Clubs and the following as voting delegates: Mrs. Media G. Berg. ren, Mrs. May D. Lightfoot and Mrs. Sarah A. Deeds, with Mrs. Mita Pea- body, Mrs. Edith King and Mrs, Lillian Weber as alternates. A letter from Almyra Aldridge, in the G. A, R. Home etopied by The Cietne He mer oo y the circle as read by Mrs. Kate Perking, "o "2 Mrs. Ellen Spencer Musse; Daughters of Un?:: Veterans, ¥ne3 7:;6 | bia federation in May are as follows: the “Changing Social Orde:” will be held Tuesday evening at the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Chester Watts will be the hostess Wednesday at a bridge luncheon, Sat- urday evening, at 8 o'clock, informal card party. Study group meetings — Monday, French luncheon, followed by French conversation class, at 2 pm.; interna- tional relations group at 2 p.m. Tues- day at the club house; Women and the Law, at 8 pm. Tuesday, in the lounge; I;re adolescent group, Wednesday at am. P. E. O. Sisterhood.—Chapter B met ‘Tuesday at the home of Mrs. G. L. Peckham, 3177 Eighteenth street, with the president, Miss Jessie O. Elting, presiding. Mrs. J. W. Crab- tree, delegate to the co-operative com- mitfee, gave a report of the meeting of that committee and the plans being | made to emtertain the members of the ) P. E. O. Sisterhood who will attend the Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution during the coming week. Mrs. R. M. Wolfe and Mrs. Maude Loomis were admitted to mem- ! bership. Mrs. J. W. Thompson was| elected director to the District of Co- lumbia_Federation of Women's Clubs ' vice Mrs. Leroy Palmer, resigned. Mrs. ! . W. Stockberger was appointed on the nomihating committee of the fed- eration, meeting at the Hotel Roose- velt, April 25. Delegates to the annual meeting of | the federation are. Miss Jessie Elting, | Mrs. P. W. Gibbon, Mrs. E. O. Woodrufl, | Mrs. J. W. Thompson and Mrs. H. H.! McKeever. Alternates, Mrs. G. B. Corey, | Mrs. Fannie M. Foster, Mrs. J. F. Put- nam, Mrs. N. B. Williams and Mrs. L. | H. Paulger. ! Mrs. Worthy P. Sterns announced # | reception will be given at her home, | 1833 Lamont stroet, next Tuesday eve- ning from 8 to 11 o'clock by the Dis- trict chapters of the P. E. O. in, honor | of Mrs. Edith Markham Wallace of Se- attle, Wash,, president of Supreme Chapter. Mrs. George U. Rose, jr., made an_address. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Jessie O. Elting, 1473 Harvard street, April 22, at 5:30 o'clock. Petworth Woman's Club.—A business | meeting was held April 7 at the Pet- | worth School, the president, Mrs. L.| ‘T. Jones, in the chair. Mrs. Edith Tincher gave a report of the last meet- ing of the District Federation aug- mented by remarks made by several other members who were present at the meeting. It was decided to hold a banquet at Meridian Mansions June 2. Mrs. Jones appointed as a banquet committee Mrs. J. R. Gaskins, man; Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Mrs. E. J. Murphy and Mrs. W. B. Wood and Mrs, A. N. Jones and Mrs. A. C. Norcross | a committee for entertainment. The nominating committee for the annual election of officers in May is Mrs. G. I. Jackson, chairman: Mrs, C. M. Ballard and Mrs. Horace Phelps. Serving as delegates from the club| to the annual meeting of the District | Federation are Mrs. H. R. Norton, Mrs. A. L. Jennings, Mrs. R. E. Holm, Mrs. E. P. Lecaw, Mrs. A. N. Jones, Mrs. Otto Hammerlund and the club repre- sentative to the meeting of the federa- tion nominating committee. Mrs. John Mee. The musiq section was in charge of the entertainment: Chorus by the sec- tion with Mrs. Cary at the piano, solos by Harlan Randall, accompanied by Mrs. Randall, and 'selections on_two violins and the piano by the three daughters of Mrs. Fred Cowsill. The Capitol Hill History Club met April 2 at the home of Mrs. J. H. Cun- ningham, with Mrs. Clayton Willard assisting hostess. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. H. F. Patter- son, the president. A paper on “Re- ligion of Northern Races,” mythic age, was presented by Mrs. Charles E. Fer- guson. Officers elected are Mrs, Ed- ward M. Wallace, president; Mrs. S. H. Beasley, vice president; Mrs. Daniel Shook, secretary: Mrs. Clayton Wil- lard, treasurer; director to the District of Columbia federation, Mrs. J. C. Hemphill. Delegates and alternates to the an- nual meeting of the District of Colum- | Delegates, Mrs. S. H. Beasley, Mrs. R. V. Root, Mrs. J. P. Hunnicutt. Alter- nates—Mrs. M. B. Granger, Mrs. D. L. Pitcher, Mrs. Philip Martin, Mrs. Clay- ton Willard, Mrs. F. W. Ranno. Mrs. ‘Wallace, chairman of the program com- mittee, submitted the outline of work for the ensuing year, which was in- dorsed. Sunday afternoon at the tomb Civil War dead at Arlington tz‘ fl; tribute to those unknown heroes buried there. A wreath was placed on the tomb by Mrs. Helen Temple. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Mrs. Edythe Bugbee. President Mrs. Anna Horn led the pledge. Comrade . Young of the Grand Army made an address. At 1 o'clock Sunday at the G. A. R. monument at Seventh and Pennsylvania avenue a service was held and a wreath placed by Mrs. Anna Horn for the Dt met e tent met Monday evening at 1! Fourteenth street. Mryu Clmnlfnetnfxgz rows and Miss Ida Houltz were initiated. It was decided that the tent would be represented at the “massing of the col- ors” May 25 at Washington Cathedral with the other military and religious ng:‘?ifiuom. The next meeting will be The Women’s Home Club of North Bl?od" Md., met Tuesday evening at Mrs, . A luncheon was served at the home of Mrs. Cas- sasa Thursday for the The members of the house. are working to make the cottage at- tractive. District of Columbia Chapter, Daugh- Patriots of Amer- ters of Founders and ica, was entertained at the April meet- ing by Miss May Arnold Huested at her home, in Chevy Chase. Mrs, Jessie Porter Wood, . Neal Bailey, Mrs. Sophie Casey and Mrs. Wagner were proposed for membership. American - Association of Universit; Women .- 3 ‘Woman's Relief Corps by the president of the department, Mrs. Delia L. O'Brisn. One also was placed by the president of the Daughters of Union Veterans, Mrs. Anna- Hornf”as well-as supper, secretary of Wi - iversity, will be ‘the hostess' at - | of Lisner Hall, The next meeting will be with Mrs. Charles M. Jones, April 23. The Columbian Women last Tuesday | turned over to the scholarship fund an additional $500, making a total of $1,000 | for the year. This money will be pre- sented to the board of trustees of the George Washington University at its next meeting through Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., of the board and Miss Eliza- beth Peet, chairman of the scholarship committee. N Mme. de Tellez, doyenne of the diplo- matic corps, will be the guest of honor at the annual banquet at the Chevy Chase Club April 29. Mrs. Evans, chairman of the alumni relations committee, announced that the garden section of the Twentieth Cen- tury Club had undertaken the land- ?pln‘ of the grounds of the Home iconomics Building of the university. A unanimous vote of thanks was ex- tended to tbe club for its generous action in carrying this project into execution. Mrs. Evans also announced used for foundation planting in the building which M Lisner gave the university some years ago. Mrs. g:befl F. Griggs reported upon the work of the newcomers’ committee. Mrs. James H. Taylor, speaking for the newcomers, ssked that this group be continued as a separate body within the Columbian Women. The suggestion Thke following new e elected: Mrs. Margaret Mann Fuller, Miss Sarah Lerch, Miss Alberta R. Col- lins, Migs Marguerite Atchison and Miss Nan Sullivan, Dr. Cloyd Heck erv\n.n?ruldent of the George Washington University, de- livered an address. The District of the W.- 0. N. A R. B embers _ were ter of . et Aot | Grand Army day. 15 at the Woman's City Club. Mrs. Wymond H. Bradbury, Mrs. Biggs, Mrs. Fred B. Campbell and Mrs. Eugepe C. Brokmeyer, hostesses for the occasion. The club will elect officers. ‘The Prince Georges County Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs.—A " three-act comedy was well presented by members of the Brandywine Grange in the audi- torium of the University of Maryland ‘Tuesday evening. Those in_the cast were Jerome Townsend; J. B, Edelkamp, Felix Marden, D. Burroughs, Mr. Smith, A. Wolfe, Alexander Pittifer, Mason, Jimmy Spangler, J. E. Hogue, Marguerite Marr, Mrs. C. J. Outten, Lillian Wendale, Mrs. J. E. Hogue, Pansy Purple, Elizabeth Burroughs. Amelia Buzby, Mrs. A. Swanson, Mrs. Pettifer, Mrs. W. Lusby and Mrs. J. B. Blandford. ‘The Woma: Club of Mellwood District held its annual meeting April 1 at the home of Mrs, Henry Lee Morris. Officers elected were: President, Mrs. Frank P. Scrivener; vice president, Mrs. John H. Traband; recording secretary, Mrs, William 8. Hill; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Frank Small; treasurer, Mrs. Helen M. Rector, and director, Mrs. Henry Lee Morris. A gift of flat silver was presented to the retiring president, Mrs. Helen F. Ober. Mrs, C. F. Maguire was appointed & delegate to the convention of the State Federation of Women's Clubs at Salisbury, Md., May 6, 7 and 8. The Woman's Community Club of Oxon Hill, Md.,, met in the club room of the Oxon Hill School March 26. The president, Mrs. C. E. Janes, announced the annual meeting of the county federation would be held May 21 in the parish hall, at Bladensburg, Md. The dance has been changed from April 26 to April 24. Miss Regan gave a lesson on “Curtains in the Home.” The next meeting will be April 23. Le Cercle Francais de Washington | (Les Precieuses Ridicules) was received Wednesday evening at the Institute of | Musical Art, Eighteenth and I sticets, by Miles. Edith Beah Austin and Mar- garet Wait and M. Albert T. Clark. A reading was given by Mile, Margaret ‘Windom, piano solo by M. Frank Gebest, Mme. Ross Johnson sang, the piano acoompaniment being played by Mme. Plerre de Chauny; Mme. de Chauny then gave readings, Mile. Margaret Windom gave two eighteenth century bergerettes, playing her own accom- paniment; Mme. Berthe Romero fol- lowed with a causerie, and Mme. Ross Johnson, a song. Voteless D. C. League of Women Voters.—Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle presided at a meeting of the executive board, April 4. Mrs. Swormstedt, chait- man of the memorial committee, re- ported responses in behalf of this testimonial to the District of Columbia’s outstanding woman, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. Miss Helen Gardner's name as another woman who had accomplished much for women was added and favor- ably considered. Mrs. H. F. Cameron announced plans for a dinner, sponsored by ihe com- mittee on international ¢)-operation to prevent war, was under way. The poard voted in favor of asking for an appro- priation from Congress, fo. matrons for all public schools in the District. Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps | will meet April 15 at 8 pm., in Grand Army Hall, for initiation service. A luncheon was served April 4 by the pres- ident, Mrs. Cora L. Manoly, and the chairman of the executive committee, Mrs. Addie W. Hickman, The com- mander of Phil Sheridan Post expressed appreciation of the corps’ hospitality. | Many members of the corps took part | n the department service of the Wom- an's Relief Corps, April 6, at the Ste- | phenson Monument, Seventh street and Pennsylvania_avenue, commemorating The patriotic instruc- | tor of the department. Mrs. E. Helen | Temple, had charge of the exercises. | Included in the program was a song | composed by Mrs. Temple, entitled “The | G. A. R. Forever.” The Woman's Club of Bethesda, during the past week, besides the regu- lar business and program meeting Tues- day. had two committee activities of im- porfance. Monday the hospital com- mittee met at the home of the chair- man, Mrs. C. Willard Hayes, in Edge- moor. and prepared surgical dressing for the Montgomery County General Hos- pital. Friday evening the postponed | program arranged originally for Jan- uary by the conservation committee, Mrs. B. T. Elmore, chairman, was pre- sented at the club house. The feature | was a motion picture of wild flower life in America, shown by Dr. P. L. Ricker, | president of the Wild Flower Preserva- | tion Society of America. The guest speaker, Mrs. James Luney, | discussed prison and reformatory condi- tions in the United States, last Tuesday. The ways and means chairman, Mrs. | Oliver Owen Kuhn, announced that an | Easter dance will be given at the club | house, April 25. On May 1 this com- | mittee plans to give another dinner. Hostesses at tea were Mrs. L. Gibbon | White, Mrs. Oliver Owen Kuhn, Mrs. | Campbell Oliphant, Mrs. Adolph Gude, Mrs. N. F. Rabner, Mrs. James Rowe, | Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, Mrs. W. R. | Tuckerman, Mrs, Ada Ailes Wilson, Mrs. E. T. Cronin and Mrs, E. P. Abbe. Mrs. ‘M. C. Brann reported on the new code of ethics for motion pictures. The Woman's Community Club of | Kensington met Monday at the Ma- | sonic Hall, under the auspices of the arts and science department, Mrs. George H. Snyder, chairman. There was a display of the work done by this section of the club. Miss Annie Wilson, a former director of art in th. District public schools, gave a talk on “Color.” ~ A music pro- gram was given by W. T. Holt and Miss A E. Hill. Delegates were elected to the State and county meetings. The State meet- ing will be held in Salisbury, Md., May 5,6 and 7. Delegates to this meeting are: Mrs. George C. Shinn, Mrs. Edgar W. Moore and_Miss Annie Wilson: al- ternates, Mrs. B. L. Vipond, Mrs. Harry K. Carrick and Mrs, George A. Davis. Those elected to attend the annual Spring. meeting of the County Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, to_be held at Silver Spring, Md., are Mrs. B. W. Kum- Peggy Ann Alez- ngzrvand“flm" Scanlon of American Sound Pictures. Their beautiful hair :;aw.r the effects of proper care Prepare them NOW for vigorous ha REMEMBBl the old adage about “‘an ‘ounce of preveation, " and teach your oy or girl proper care of the hair, NOW. The casiest way to care for a child’s hair properly, is with Danderine. Puta little on the brush each time the hair is arranged. Then as you draw it through the strands, it supplies the natural oils removed from hair and scalp by ‘washing with soap and water. ““Train"'a child's hair with Danderine. See how this keeps it orderly, lustrous, clean. The natural curl is accentuated. Waves “set” with it, lasc lonxer Took more nacural. And | for publicity and printing, Mrs. Lou's | control of garden insects, illustrated by | Van Winkle. Felix Herbert, Frederick | Walter Young, Fietcher Hale, Dr. Stan- ir at THIRTY Danderine ler, Mrs, Robert McMillan, Mrs. Charles . | Houghton, Mrs. George H. Snyder and Mrs. Herbert Wright; alternates, Mrs, George W. Ashworth, Mrs. Harry K. Carrick, Mrs. Spencer Bean, Mrs. Ed- ward Singleton and Mrs. Herman Mc~ Kay. B%l’rl, ‘W. C. Buell was elected to mem- bership. The benefit card party for the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department will be given the afternoon of April 30, n the school auditorium. The annual club breakfast will be held at the Manor Club, May 19. The General J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, met April 2 at the home of Mrs. Lewis Painter Clephane on Ontario place, with the president, Mrs. George H. Alexan- der, in the chair. After a brief busi- ness meeting the chapter was enter- tained by the hostess, Mrs. Clephane, assisted by her mother, Mrs. Julia O. Alld!;lond. and sister, Mrs. Fred Wind- ridge. The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md.—The executive board met April 2 at the home of Mrs. George A. Pinch on West Virgilia street. Affer lunch- eon, presided over by Mrs. Finch, as- sisted by Mrs. P. M. Anderson and Mrs, Leifur Magnusson, the president, Mrs. R. Harvey Sargent, called the meeting to_order. Mrs. Stanley L. Wolfe, chairman of the nominating committee, presented the following slate: President, Mrs. R. Harvey Sargent; tary, Mrs. Hubert R. Snoke; correspon ing secretary, Mrs. H. De C. Adams treasurer, Miss Emma Hays Heck; as- sistant treasurer, Mrs. Eugene Merritt. The following chairmen and s:ction leaders also gave reports: Mrs. Jesse E. Swigart for membership, Mrs. Edward L. Smead for resolutions and legisla- tion, Mrs. Douglas Griesemer for ap- plied education, Mrs. Willlam F. Henry L. Bockhoff for public welfars, Mrs. George S. Jamieson for literature, Mrs. George W. M. Vinal for international relations, Mrs. Leifur Magnusson for art, Mrs. George A. Finch for juniore, Mrs. Charles D. Curtiss for civics. The nature section will meet Tuesday at 10 am. at Chevy Chase Circle for a trip. Members are requested to bring their luncheon. At 2:30 o'clock the French section will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Le Fevre on West Thorn- apple street. Mrs. Fred N. Oliver will have charge of the program. The club meeting Wednesday will be held in the assembly room of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. The music section will render a musical program and the nature section will hold a plant sale. Dr. William Lee Corbin, librarian of the Smithsonian Institution and pro- fessor of English at the American Uni- versity, will be the speaker. His sub- Ject will be “Barrie, the Dramatist.” The Chevy Chase, D. C., Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. A. C. Fisher, 3843 Garrison street, Chevy Chase, D. C., assisted by Mrs. C. H. Cross. Mrs. F. Baker Weaver, president, presided. Miss Mary A. Davis, first vice president, gave a report of the last meeting of the Federation of Garden Clubs. An invi- | tation from the National Grange of the | Patrons of Husbandry to attend William | Saunders day, at 8 o'clock, April 30, in Pierce Hall of All Souls’ Church, in | Washington, was presented by Miss Da- | vis. Mrs. Weaver invited tae members | to attend a flower fair, at the home of | Mrs. Southgate, on Chevy Chase Circle, | from 2 to 8, May 10. | William Middleton gave a talk on the lantern slides. Mrs. Weaver called a special meeting of the club in her home, 5324 Thirty- ninth street, last Tuesday afternoon. The League of Republican Wornen | held its annual meeting at the Wash- ington Club April 7. The president, Mrs. Edward A. Harriman, in the chair, Mrs. Edward Keys, Mrs. Hayes and | Mrs, Robert McNeil were elected offi- | cers and Mrs. Marian_Butler, Mrs. Henry Alberts, Miss Edna Patten, Mrs. Frank Crowther and Miss Clara McQuown to serve on the board of di- rectors. The fourth Republican school of politics, which opened April 7 and closed April 12 under the auspices of | the league, was successful. Mrs, Vir- ginia White Speel, national_committee- woman for the District of Columb was chairman of the school, and Mrs. | Harry K. Daugherty director. Mrs. Ed- | ward A. Harriman, president of the | League of Republican Women, pre- | sented greetings to those present on be- | half of the league. At the opening | session, Mrs. Louise Dodson, director of women’s division of Republican national committee, spoke on “The Value of Women in Politics.” The speakers were Strickland Gilliland, Lieut. Minna Davenport, Wilbur Forrest, D. G. . William Boyd Carpenter, ley K. Hornbeck, Shortridge, William tive Louis McFadden, worth, Mrs. Harvey Ruby ' Smith Stahl, L | Merle Thorpe. J. C. Royle, Edward F. | Colladay, national committeeman for | the District of Columbia; Leo Rover, ! Ernest L. Lewis, Arthur M. Hyde, Secre- | tary of Agriculture; Mrs. Bessie Parker | Brueggeman, Seth Richardson, Mrs. | | | Senator ~ Samuel Hull, Representa- | Cora Wilson Stewart, Gen, B. Frank Cheatham, Henry E. Hull. Senator Guy D. Goff, Walter E. Hope, Representative Clyde Kelly, John W. Pole. At the meeting on Thursday a recep- tion was given in honor of Vice Presi- dent Curtis and Mrs. Gann. At the final session of the school of politics on Saturday, Mrs. Virginia White Speel distributed certificates to those who had earned them at the school. Soroptimist Club.—Mrs. Mary Cath- erine Lewis and Mrs. Helena D. Reed were elected delegates and Mrs. Jane Ryan and Miss Nora Huffman alter- nates to the convention of the Ameri- can Federaticn of Soroptimist Clubs in ! Philadelphia, June 1 to 6, at a business meeting last Wednesday at the La Fayette Hotel. Mrs. Lewis is president | of the local club and Mrs. Reed was | the first vice president of the American | Federation. Mrs. Ethel Knight Pol-i When the use of Danderine becomes & daily habitin your home, longer, thicket, more abundant hair is surc to follow— for every member, Danderine helps stop falling hair; dis- solves every particle of dandruff crust; keeps the hai and scalp clean and healthy; changes dull, brittle, lifcless hair into hair that is sparkling, vigorous, easy to manage. Five million bottles used a year proves Danderine’s effectivencss. Danderine_isn'c sticky Jlhe One Minute Hair Beautifier Jor oily; doesa’t show. 'AT ALL DRUG STORES = THIRTY FIVE CENTS lard wiil represent the Midwestern and South Atlantic district as regional di- rector. Dr. Lulu I JWaters was ap- pointed assistant general chairman of the convention committee. Following the Philadelphia meeting the delegates, including Mrs. Ruby Minar of ‘Washin, , Mrs, Jenine land, Calif., and Bertha Seattle, will go to London ternational conclave. The Zonta Club was addressed by Miss Elizabeth M. Haney at the lunch- eon at the Raleigh Hotel Wednesday, in connection with the annual conven- tion at Seattle in June. guests introduced were Miss Martha Van Renssler of Cornell University and a member of the Ithaca Zonta Clul hgfi Bliss, Mrs. Brosius and Mrs. Sharp- Next Tuesday the Washington Club will go to Frederick, Md, when the charter will be presented to that club. Gov. Thomas Welles Society, Chil- dren o fthe American Revolution, cele- brated the thirty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the national soclety April 5 at the home of Mrs. Walter Metz. The business session was in charge of Robert Wilson, vice president. ‘The registrar, Natalie Schneider, re- ported papers filed for Mary T. Hanlon and requested transfer for Maxine Duvel and Frances Kendall Brooks to the D. A. R. Delegates and alternates to the Na- tional C. A. R. convention in the Red Cross Bullding April 15 to 19 were elected as follows: Robert Wilson, Gaines_Gough, Josephine Davis, Re- becca Fouts, Adelaide Beard, Maxine Duvet and Stuart Fries. ‘Those who contributed to the pro- gram outlining the lifework and spe- cial messages of Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, founder of thg C. A. R., were: Ruth Howe, Josephine Davis, Barbara Fries, Gaines Gough, Marion Cox, Virginia Jones, Rebecca Fouts and Mrs. Emig Mrs. Ralph Wilson sang. Mrs. Fred T Dubols gave a talk on a visit to the | home of Mrs. Lothrop in Concord, Mass. | z of for an in- The Political Study Club executive meeting was held Tucsday at the Hotel | We Will Give You This Windsor Chair Todd of Oak- K. Landes of o Mayflower. Mrs. Bruce Baird, the pres- ident of the club, was in the chair. Miss Janet Richards will address the club at its next meeting. " Mrs, Frank M. Shortall reported on the annual breskfast. Mrs. Virgil Miller submitted the following applications for member- p: Mrs. Theodore J. Morgan, Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs. Percy Edwards Quin, Mrs. Willlam Gower, Mrs. Edison W. Briggs, jr.; Mrs. Josephus C. Trimble, . W. R. Hoefer, Mrs. George J. jr.; Mrs, D, J. Callahan, Mrs. ‘Warner J. O'Leary, Miss Anne Kraft, Mrs, Frank Kimmel, Mrs. Nathaniel T. Ames, Mrs. Thomas J. Sheridan, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Barney, Mrs, Alice T. Offterdinger, Mrs. Jack Hagerty, Miss Florence C. Miller, Mrs. E. F. Sells, Senora de Luis C. Bethart, Mrs. Sarah Pepper, Miss E. A. Heaney, Miss Julla C. Bannigan, Mrs. Nicholas J. Sinnott, Mrs. Don C. Johnson, Mrs. Winterute D. Sloane, Mrs. Francis D. Merchant, Mrs. Verne Simmons, Mrs. Lucy N Copeland. Mrs. Walter Lee Phares, Mrs. Kenneth 8. Patten, Mrs. Ethel G. Car- penter, Mrs. Rosemond C. Nunan, Mrs. Willard Hart and Mrs. Thomas P. Lit- tlepage. y The Daughters of the American Colo- nists met on Monday at the home of Mrs. John Franklin Little, national reg- istrar, 1510 Varnum street. Those assisting the hostess were Miss Annie Alexander, Mrs. Catherine E. Nagle, Mrs. Clement W. Sheriff, Mrs. Predes ick K. Sparrow, Mrs. William H. Wag- ner and Mrs. Henry L. West. The meet- ing was called to order by the State regent, Mrs. Catherine E. Nagle. A gavel, bearing the following inscription, 1815 Madison to Coolidge 1927. Lumber removed from roof of White House after more than a century of historical use, was presented by Mrs. Casanova. A contribution of $25 was made to the memorial in honor of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, a life member of this chapter. & Officers were elected as follows: Re- gent, Mrs. Pedro Canpo-Rodriquez; first vice' regent, Mrs. Frederick K. Spar- | row; second vice regent, Mrs. Grant F. Chas Meek: third vice regent, Mrs. Grace F. ecording secretary, Mrs. George Lansburgh; registrar, Mrs. Henr: est; :fi:fifl:nf Mrs. Clement W . lain, Mrs, . Miss Elsié Schulze,” ascon Mrs. Walter W. Hicks, ry L. . Sher= Kistler, accompanied by sang. American Gold Star Mothers American Gold Star Mothers will meet in regular session at the Hamilton Hotel next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, with the president, Mrs. Selbold, pre siding. Visiting Gold Star Mothers will be welcomed and new members will be received. Communications will be read from the Gold Star Mothers of San Fran- clsco, Daughters of the American Revos lution, ~ United Daughters of 1812, G. A.'R. Memorial Corporation, United States Leprosarium at Carville, La.; the American Battle Monuments 'Commise sion, Military Order of the World War, Gold Star Mothers of Michigan and New York, Women's Relief Corps and American Legion Auxiliary. 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