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Hebrew Shelter and ImmigrantAid Society of AmericaDoing Good Work.

$3,750,000 FUND RAISEDFOR EUROPE'S SUFFERERS

War Trampled People of Russia.Galicia. Poland and Palestine

Being Cared For.

How news of lost relatives andfriends in the warring countries, suchas Poland. Austria and Russia, is bringobtained for Jewish people in thiscountry, and how the American Jewsare sending money to feed and clothesufferers of their faith, to build schools 1and rehabilitate the war-swept coun- ]try is told in an article written ex- Jclusively for the Survey press service.

J ne article is by itutn i-qcKcring. »The Survey is an organization whose (purpose is to investigate the facts of cliving and working conditions and to ^suggeset methods of social advance. JThe article shows that the Jews of 2this country already have contributed r*3.750,000 for the relief of sufferers in *

Russia. Galicia, Poland and Palestine. (The article follows: 1"Seek Chiam. the dark one, my brother.1 saw him last in the village of ^

Novaia." *"Learn for me of Mendel, my son. the *

man who limps. Ask the people in the *town of Kalach, in the south of Russia.They will know what has become of thim." A

Thousands Daily Seek News.With requests like these on their j

lips, thousands of East Side Jews aredaily climbing six flights of stairs at77 Delancey street. New York city, for ^in their first hurry to get a word of Jthose whom they had lost they broke Jthe elevator. IIn a small auditorium and a few ex- i

tra rooms at this address the Hebrew IShelter and Immigrant Aid Society of 1America is telling the Jews of this 3country what has become of their ^friends and relatives abroad. The un- fcdertaking was begun last fall, when rgan recital by Miss Maud Sewall,rganist of the Church of the Newerusalem, at which edifice the affairlas held. Miss Sewall was assisted byhe chorus of the club, which sang, unlerthe direction of Heinrich Hammer,The Bonds Are Fallen," from "The^gend of St. Elizabeth." by Liszt, andThe Lord is My Shepherd," by Schu»ert.the opening trio being rendered>y Mrs. Hugh Brown, Miss Marean andliss Bradley. A vocal duet. "In Hislands Are All the Corners of theCarth." by Mendelssohn, was given byliss Lucy Brickenstein, and Miss Ediards. The well rendered numbers byliss Sewall included "Toccata and'ugue in I> Minor." by Bach: "Capricio"and "Melodia." op. 52, Nos. 10 and1, by Max Reber; overture to "Jepha."by Haendel, and "Finale," by;esar Franck.

At the Mount Pleasant Congregational'hurch today the music, under directionf Claude Robeson, organist, will includet the morning service the organ prelude,Meditation," by Harker; anthem, "Fear^ot, O Israel," by Max Spicker; offertory,oprano solo, "Jerusalem, Thou That Kill-st the Prophets," from "St. Paul." byJendelssohn organ postlude, "Fiat Lux,"»y Dubois. At the evening service thenusic will be in charge of the MountJleasant Chorus, I>r. William R. Bu

hananconducting, and among thelufhbers will be the organ solo.Andantino." by Lemare; tenor solo.it was Tor .Me. oy mount, < naries

y. Church; anthem by the Mountfeasant Chorus; offertory quartet,'Heaven "Life," by Mozart-Cowell; organolo, "Postlude in H Flat," by Parker. ;

The Motet Choral Society, Otto Tor- \lev Simon conducting, will give its last joncert this season April 5 in Memorial'ontinental Hall. A program of Engish.Russian and Herman music will jnclude some trios for violin, cello and »>lano, in addition to the choral num- >>ers.

Rho Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon Soror- }ty, was entertained last Sunday after- jloon at a musical tea by one of its pa- (roness^s, Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels, at ,ler home in Brookland. Among those ,vho contributed musically to the pleas- jjre of the occasion were Miss Mar-i,raret Marean, soprano; Miss Agnes .fowling, pianist; Miss Elizabeth j*.eckie, mezzo-soprano; Miss Isabellej->rimm, pianist; Miss Margery Snyder,!iolinlst; Miss Frances Gutelius, pian-st; Mrs. Henrietta Flynn, contralto;diss Carrie Bruce and Miss Dorothy j,Snyder, accompanists.An audience whieh filled Crossman

I. E. Church at Falls Church, Va., Prl-1lay evening listened to a program ofinusual merit, the soloists being Mrs. jfuron Lawson, soprano; Miss RobertaGlen, violinist, and Glenn C. Gorrell,ianist, all of "Washington, and Miss ;"arrie Ball and Mrs. C. T. Greene, soranos; Miss Ruth Frances Payne,ianist, and Mrs. J. B. Gould, reader, of'alls Church. Mrs. Lawson gaveSwiss Echo Song," by Eckert; "Spring"rid "My Old Kentucky Home"; Mrs. <Jreene sang "A Gypsy Maiden I," by'arker; Miss Ball was heard in "Thebeautiful Band of Nod"; Mrs. Gould re-.'ited "Lisa's Wedding," and Mr. (lor- Iell played Chopin's "Scherzo in R*'lat," and the orchestral accompani-nent on a second piano to Beethoven's'Concerto in C Major" (first movenent),rendered by Miss Payne.At All Souls' I'nitarian Church thisnorning trie following musical numberswill be rendered by Charles T.rittmann. soloist and precentor, and. wis Corning Atwater, organist:longs, "In Memoriam," by Rossini, and'The Lord Is My Light," by Allitsen;>rgan numbers, "Prelude." by Chaminide;offertory, "Le Bois Sacre," byMassenet, and postlude, "Marche," byAmbrose Thomas.

The fifth public rehearsal of theItebew Orchestra took place Mondayvenmg at Keller Memorial Church,

li. W. Weber conducting, and in spite>f the unfavorable weather and lackof transportation facilities, was given,as usual, before a full house. The asill?s 11! I»1 s S U Mr Mivu Ivmrriu I 'n.hen. .soprano, who K4V« "Merrily 1Roam," by Schleiffarth, and "A MayMorning," by Denza; Mrs. James K.Wallace, contralto, who was heard inMascheroni's "Till Death" and "I DoubtIt." by Hosmer, and YY. 11, Davis, tenor,who contributed the selections, "Hearti»f Mine," by Leighter, and "I Know aLovely Harden," by D'llardelot. MissBessi*; Humphreys and Miss MargaretKing acted as accompanists and theorchestral numbers were "Loyal andTrue," by Rosekrans; overture, "TheBlack Queen." by While; waltz, "TheDebutante." by Santelmann; "Bells ofNormandy." by Planquette; idyll,"Sweet Repose," by Rockwell; "Affaird'Amour." by Puerner, and "LightsOut," by McCoy.The musical portions of the service

at the First Baptist Church this morningwill include the quartet, with basssolo. "All Hail to Thee in Light Arrayed," by Wagner; contralto solo, "HeShall Feed His Flock," and sopranosolo, "Come I nto Him," by Haendel.The quartet is composed of Mrs. FlorenceNoack Howard, soprano anddirector; Mrs. Arthur Whaley, con-jtralto; A. C. Pearson, tenor; Allen'

Lake. bass, with Mrs. Edmund Barry,organist.

Miss Mary A. Cryder has issued cardsfor a musical tea this afternoon at 4o'clock.

Miss Gertrude Brown, contralto soloistof the Church of the Incarnation,is spending the week end in Baltimore,and Miss Ruth Pope, who will substitutefor her this morning, will sing"The Prodigal Son," by Sullivan, at theoffertory.

iic national yuartet. consisting orElizabeth S. Maxwell, soprano; LillianPhenowith. contralto; William E.Barthawaite. tenor; Joseph K. Schofield,bass, with Ethel Garrett Johnston,pianist, furnished the music at the an-nual reception and banquet of the AshlarClub, the Master Mason's organizationof the State, War and Navy Departments,given Thursday evening atthe New Ebbitt, presenting the follow-ing program: "Auld Dang Syne," "Songof the Vikings," by Fanning; "Madri-gal," from "The Mikado"; "HeidelbergSong." from "The Prince of Pilsen";"The Shoogy Shoo." by Mayhew; "Trip,Trip." by Marzials; "Star of DescendingNight." by Emerson; "Star SpangledBanner." "America," and "Goodnight,Goodnight, Beloved," by Pinsuti.At the Church of the Covenant thisafternoon the music will be by thetriple quartet, and in the evening bythe chorus choir of 100 voices, bothservices being under direction of SydneyLloyd Wrightson, with HarveyMurray at the organ. The programfollows; Afternoon.Anthem, "Wearyof Earth and Laden With My Sin." byTozer, incidental solos. Miss Netta

Craig. Richard P. Backing and J. WallerHumphrey; tenor solo, "Fear NotYe, O Israel," by Buck, Mr. Backing;anthems, "Through the Day Thy LoveHas Spared Us," by Naylor, incidentalsolo. Mrs. Jewell Downs; "I Will LayMe Down in Peace," by Hiles, incidentalsolo. Mr. Backing; "Now as TwilightGathers," by Foss. Evening.Organprelude, "O Sanctissima," by Lux; anthem."Happy and Blest Are They,"from the oratorio "St. Paul," by Mendelssohn;bass solo. "Oh. for a Burstof Sonp." by Allitsen, Arthur Chester(iorbach; anthems, "Come Unto Him,"by Gounod, and "Abide With Me," byWagner-Schnecker. incidental solo. MissCraig; organ postlude, "Maestoso," byFaulkes.The following musical program for the

services today has been arranged by Dr.William Stansfield, organist and choirdirector of the First CongregationalChurch: Morning service, organ prelude,Cantabile, Loret; anthem, "The Wilderness."Goss; anthem, "I Will Arise."Marston; offertory, quartet, "There Is aGreen Hill," Marks; organ postlude.Finale, Symphony No. 4. Widor; andevening service, organ prelude. Preludein C Sharp minor Rachmaninoff: an-Ithem, "O Gladsome Light," Sullivan;offertory, soprano solo and chorus."Jerusalem, O Turn Thee to the LordThy God." Gounod. There will be ashort organ recital following the eveningservice, at which the following programwill be rendered: Concert piece in B.Parker; air composed for "HolsworthyChurch Bells and Varied," Wesley; preludeto "Lohengrin," Wagner; Chansonde Joie, Hailing, and Toccata and Fuguein D minor. Bach.The series of lecture recitals on"Song as an Art Form." given by NicholasDouty under the auspices of theWashington Society of Fine Arts, wasbrought to a close Monday evening inthe auditorium of the New NationalMuseum before an enthusiastic audienceof music lovers. "Modern Englishand American Songs" was thespecial subject of the final lecture. Mr.Douty having treated previously of"Early Songs to Beethoven." "The GermanRomanticists." and "Polish. Bohemian,Finnish. Russian and ScandinavianSongs." The lecture was profuselyillustrated by Mr. Douty, more partipularlvfrom t v. ~ -» *..v.... wwrtnn oi American

composers. Among the English songshe was especially happy in his interpretationof Cyril Scott's "Lullaby,"which he prefaced with an apology for"singing a woman's song." and "ThePipes of Pan," by Elgar, the most pretentiousnumber on the program. Ofthe American songs the most acceptablewere "April Rain," by. Schneider,sung by request, and which he wasobliged to repeat, as was Kevin's"'Twas April." the latter sung to hisown accompaniment. The lecturerdwelt at some length on the merits ofStephen Foster's works and sang his"Old Folks at Home" with greatpathos, accompanying himself at thepiano. His own song, "Auf Wiedersehen,"told a pretty story and was receivedwith tremendous applause.Amony his other numbers were theEnglish songs, "Now Sleeps the CrimsonPetal." by Roger Quilter: "O livelyS'ight," by Landon Ronald; "Snowlakes,"by Cowen, and the American-ongs, "Thy Beaming Eyes," by MacDoweil;"Allah," by Chadwick; "FearV f Not. O Israel,'* by Dudley Buck;"From the Land of the Sky Blue Water,":>y Cadman: "The Half-Ring Moon." byfiellner; "When 1 Bring You Coloredroys" and "Light, Light," by .JohnMden Carpenter. Miss Mary EyredacElree. the accompanist, was broughtforward by the artist to share in thehonors of the occasion, and at thelose Miss Leila Mechlin, secretary ofthe Fine Arts Society, asked for aising vote of thanks to Mr. Douty fornis splendid series, receiving a unani- 1nous and unqualified response from theiudience.

Miss Netta Craig. soprano; MissBeulah Harper, contralto; Richard P.Backing, tenor, and J. Walter Humphreys.bass, have been engaged tosustain the solo parts in "St. Paul." byMendelssohn, to be given by the WashingtonOratorio Society this spring.Unique among musical events of the

week was a recital by eight youngharpists Thursday afternoon. Amongthose contributing to the event wereMiss Vera Sweet, Miss Catherine Stark,Miss Agnes Ijong, Miss KatherineRiggs, Miss Jane Smith, Miss MazieBarnes. Miss Mary Former and MissHelen Clemans.

Frederick Hardrnan. baritone soloistDf Trinity Methodist .Episcopal Church,will sing this morning by request."How Beautiful Upon the Mountains,"by Flaxington Marker.The Mendelssohn Quartet has been reorganizedwith the following personnel:Miss Netta Craig, soprano; Miss

Beulah Harper, contralto: Richard P.Racking, tenor, and J. Walter Humphreys,bass.Miss Elizabeth Winston, pianist, of

this city, left Friday for a visit toher cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Flowerr»f New York. During her stay MissWinston will play for some musicalcelebrities, among them the pianist andcomposer, Leopold Godowsky.Mrs. Susanne Oldberg entertained at

a musical Tuesday evening at theWashington College of Music in honorof Mrs. F. S. Buckelew and Mrs. WalterGait. About forty guests enjoyed aprogram given by members of the Jfaculty, S. M. Fabian playing a numberof Chopin compositions and Harry!Campbell singing several numbers jwith Mrs. Oldberg accompanying. Mrs.!Buckelew and Mrs. Gait also contributedto the program. jThe Musurgia Quartet, composed of

Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprand;Airs. William T. Reed, contralto; RichardP. Backing, tenor, and Edwin Callow,bass and reader, with HarryWheaton Howard, pianist, gave a programof both solo and ensemble numbersat the annual banquet of theWashington office of the Mutual RenefitLife Insurance Company, held recentlyat the Hotel Lafayette.Miss Marguerite O'Toole. harpist, was

one of the soloists contributing to themusical of the Washington Club lastweek, when she gave Hasselmarfs"Menuet," MLe Rouet," by Zabel; "FattuagllaSpagnuola," by Tedeschi, andImpromptu." by Pierene, forencoreher own arrangement of Nevin's

"Mighty Lak' a Rose." Mrs. RalphBarnard, contralto, was heard in twogroups of songs and in "The Cycle ofLife." by Landon Ronald, Miss Brickensteinaccompanying.Student events of the week must in-

elude the recital given Wednesdayevening at The Playhouse by MissFrances Scherger. soprano; Mrs. MiltonC. White, contralto; Paul Htnes, tenor,and Milton C. White, bass. Trios and

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quartets varied the program of sonumbers, the young singers givinggood account of themselves throughoithe affair. The program opened witthe waltz song "Carmena," by LarWilson, arranged as a quartet, anclosed with 'The Merry Miller," fro:"Rob Rob." and "May Gentle Sleep FaO'er Thee," from "Martha." Mrs. SiBurows Jennings assisted at the piarwith sympathy and skill, and Williaide I.uca, flutist, playecU»the obiigato 1"Thou Brilliant Bird." from "The Peaof Brazil," sung by Miss Scherger.Miss Charlotte Klein, organist of th

city, was heard in recital last Sundaafternoon at the Peabody InstituteBaltimore, giving "Grand Choeur." tRogers; "Pierce," by Borowski; "Prelude Moderne," by Mansfield; "Sonatin D Minor," by Harold Phillips; "1Paradisium," by Dubois, and "MarcRusse," by Oscar Schminke.Oscar Franklin Comstock has sent oi

invitations for his lOiith recital. HemSmart's cantata for women's voice"The Fishermaidens," will be the priicipal number of the program, andgroup of piano compositions will Igiven by Miss Ella Sargent of Boston

^Mrs. Helen^ Donohue Halter was i

v* asn ingi on 101* a uay or iwo ine nutdie of the week, returning to her hornin New York Thursday. Mr. and MrHalter were entertained at a tea Morday afternoon by another formeWashington musician, Arthur ClydLeonard, other guests, formerly of thNational Capital, being Mrs. Gilmore. fone time contralto soloist of St. Pa1rick's Church, and Joseph Mathieu, whwas for several years tenor soloist £the New- York Avenue Church and firstenor of the Madrigal Quartet.Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw- Gawler contribul

ed to the progam of the Shrove Tuesdaentertainment at Caroll Hall, winninenthusiastic applause for her interprctation of "Spring Waking," by Sarderson. and Mayhew's "Shoogy Shoeand giving, for encore, "Violets," bHuntington Woodman.The first of this season's Lenten 01

gan recitals at Old St. John's Churcwas given yesterday afternoon by H. JFreeman, organist and choirmaster <the church. Mr. Freeman was assisteby Edith Marmiori Brosius, harpiswho gave Hasselman's "Priere" an"Barcarole," by Offenbach, with orgaaccompaniment, and by Walter Soxrell. who sang "Lead, Kindly Light,by Hawley. Mr. Freeman played Merdelssohn's "Second Sonata" (inminor), "Cradle Song," by Delbrucfc"Andante," by Smart; "Cantabile" (minor), by Loret; "Adagio" and "Allgro," from the Orchestral Symphon:by Haydn, arranged for organ byWodehouse; "Melodie," by West; "Capriccio," by Callaerts, and "PastoralFantastique" (new), by Mansfield.Miss Florence Steffens, contralto so

loist of the Vermont Avenue t'hristiaChurch, gave a program of songs Monday afternoon before the College Wornen's Club, assisted by Harry McCalmont, flutist. Miss Emilie MargareWhite assisted as accompanist anamong the numbers were the song;"Hoffnung," by Keichhardt; "Haidenroeslein," by Schubert; "Sonntag," bBrahms; "Ave Maria," by Luzzi, anthe aria. "Che Faro sen za Euridir»oby Gluck; flute solos. "Dances," fror"Henry VIII," by German: "Minuet,by Beethoven, and some old melodieof the Irish harpers.

Girl Scout Notes.Troop 1.Mrs. G. S. Rafter, CaptairTroop 1 met at the Jefferson Scho<

Wednesday under the direction of UeuMiss Dorothy Putzki, Capt. Mrs. G. !Rafter being absent from the city.At the conclusion of the regular routin

Mrs. Henry T. Rainey, president of thGirl Scouts of the District of Columbi;presented the following scouts with theitenderfoot badges: Emily Davis. Josephine v_niius, neien wuuanis, j^ouise vviiliams and Edith Pearson. Mrs. ltainethen talked to the girls on some of thscout laws and the great importance cunderstanding just what their scoupromise and their motto meant.This meeting was part o? a dcmonstra

tion of scout work given with Troopof Petworth to illustrate the address othe Girl Scout movement by Mrs. H. AColman. field commissioner, before thHome and School Association of thischool.

In the demonstration Troop 6 joined ithe first aid work of Troop 1, by demoistrajing the stretcher drill, in whicthey are especially proficient. They alsgave a short exhibition in semaphoreScout Evelyn Milliard, Troop 1, wacalled upon to explain the use of thtourniquet. Scout Eleanor Putski cTroop 1 told the meaning of each of hten proficiency badges and Scout RutColman of Troop 1 recited the little poerWhat Girl Scout Means," written b

Scout Thelma Foglit of Troop 22. MrMooers, captain of Troop t». and cornsponding secretary of the Captains' AsSOCUltlOU, Hiao S|)OKe.Representatives of three groups of gir

who plan to organize into troops inmediately were present to gather infoimation from the addresses and the dencastrations. One of these expects to sta:its scout career with thirty-two menbers.Troop 1 will hold its next meeting j

the Home of the Instructive Vis|tirNurses.

Troop 4, Noel House.Miss MargareTreat, Captain.

The scouts of Troop 4 met FridayNoel House and after they had fliislied the regular routine they weipresented with the tenderfoot badg<for which they took their tests a feweeks ago. They mapped out theplans for good deeds and then attemed a party given by their captainhonor of the troop passing the tendefoot tests.

Troop 7.Mrs. Chester Pyles, Ca]tain.The entertainment given last Sa

urday night was a success. Mrs. Ricard Wainwright's address and MjSpringsteen's demonstration on tldrum as well as the other contrlbtions to the program and the son,

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lo were well received. Several prizes were Oa distributed to the girls who scored high C<it in ticket selling. Laura Merrill having V\h disposed of forty-four got the first f«e prize, a Red Cross first aid outfit. Scid Rixie Tapcill and Mazie Fries each soldm twenty-two. The two prizes were a fa.11 handkerchief and a pouch. The choice taie was left to the girls, Mazie Fries se10lecting the pouch and the handkerchief111 falling to Rixie Tancill. The troop ap- I*

predated the donations received fromrl several of the national officers. A nurn- JJJber of the scouts of this troop took the

tenderfoot test at the home of their *-.Jia captain last week, when ail out two y;

got 90 per cent.In v\»y Troop 11, Tenleytown.Mrs. Nor^man Jones, Captain. J.rrh The last meeting of Troop 11 Friday V

night was held as usual at the home of ^jt the captain. The attendance was smally owing to an entertainment in which p?s- several members of the troop particaipated. One of the scouts being ill. a>e potted plant was voted to be sent to si;. her as a token of love and sympathy.

The captain read a lesson on first aid sun in the home, questioning the girls on grI- what they had heard and reviewing Ir,e them on what they had already learns-ed of first aid work in general. P£

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Troop 8, Petworth.Mrs. S. A. a*'® Mooers, Captain. ta

arTroop 6 has been deeply grieved over A:

the bereavement of two of its members,it Rita and Miriam Eastburn. whose

father died. The girls have expressed Retheir sympathy by sending flowers. tb

ty Troop 18.Mrs. Julia Kelly, Capg Ntain. piw

The Lily of the Valley Troop gave its pty attention at the last meeting to the Ui

different bandages and their uses. pA visitor. Miss Mabel Summer, ex- jj

h pressed the desire to become a member smj of Troop 18, and probably will join in

a month. ^^ Troop 19.Mrs. H. J. Stailey, Cap- '(l"n tain- T.

Troop 19 and Yellow Daisy Troop scj_ met at the home of Helen Dennlson ^q last week. Elervia Jones passed Vj

her tenderfoot examination and was orinitiated into Troop 19. The other °rgirls expect to be ready by next meetlying. which is to be held at the home

J. of Helen Dennison.L- 1e Troop 20, Daisy Troop.Mrs. Leon an

Arnold, Captain. p1^n The troop met at its headquartersi- Thursday and discussed the entertain- tnj~ ment and dance to be given April 26. j!t Troop 20 continued its good deeds as naa a wnoic iroop ana iook len nine cnll- 10s. dren from Friendship House to a (

moving picture theater last Saturday. 1^y Tuesday evening the captain, lieuten-d ant and several of the scouts attendeda play given by the dramatic society of *,IS

n Christ Church. The play is to be given *'Hby the troop later on. 1

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Troop 21.Mrs. Gertrude M. Craig, 'hi <Captain. i

daTroop 21 met Tuesday afternoon, i

March 7, after school at the home of brthe captain. When the three patrols *

l* lined up for inspection, they were redIported perfect. The girls then took ^Iit. turns in telling of their week's record /i. of good deeds. Qt

Mrs. Craig then talked to them onthe third scout law. Plans were discussedfor the celebration of the troop's thl

a ic .1 . i« u iiiua » , niiiv.il 10 matt nig near, UVj going on a picnic. This idea met with * "',' approval and arrangements were dis- *ir cussed. At the suggestion of the fr<- captain, the girls also planned to have oni. a troop library. I

di«y Troop 10.Mrs. F. P. Wilcox, Cap- 19e C,f tain. di<it Last Thursday Troop 10 met at the

home of its captain, and four girls tooki- their tenderfoot examination. Wyatt 16 Franks gave the troop its first lesson tein in telegraphy, going through the alpha- . Lowell, from themtucky to marine barracks, Pensa- 1la. Fla. j

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FRENCH CHILDRENGET GARMENTS

Articles Are Sent by Women ofWashington to

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.Nearly j.ooo garments nave ocushipped by the civic section war reliefcommittee of the Twentieth Century ,Club for the use of war orphans nadrefugee children in France, accordingto a statement just issued by officialsof the section. Of these, nearly 600garments have been made by membersof the section and interested friends,the remainder being bought and donatedto the section for shipment tothe suffering children in France. Withcash donated by the various groups ofthe section nearly 500 garments of variouskinds, including shoes, have beenpurchased for'shipment abroad, and inaddition the section has sent $100 cashto the Paris committee. A statementshowing the results of work of the variousgroups of the section follows:Mrs. Willis Applegate's group, $12

cash, 61 garments; Mrs. Alfred Brooks'group, $31.37 cash. 205 garments; Mrs.Claude E. Clifton's group. $1S cash, 1Sgarments; Mrs. F. W. Fitzpatrick'sgroup. $1 cash. 60 garments; Mrs.Henry F. Craves atid Mrs. George Putnam'sgroup. $31.50 cash. 15 garmentsjMrs. Richard Fay Jackson's group. $17cash. 4 8 garments; Mrs. Robert B.Marshall's group. $28 cash. 59 garments;Miss Elizabeth MoMasters*group, $22.50 cash, 61 garments; Mrs.Guion Miller's group. 36 garments< tills group purchased its own mate-rials): Miss Mabel Pillsburv's group.!$58, 12 garments, in addition to 120.gowns bought by Miss Pillsbury andher sister. Besides these the sectionreceived four garments from Mrs. Sam-uel BIythe. five dresses from Mrs. Hen-nen Jennings, and seven garments amia large number of pillow slips and pillowsfrom Mrs. Frank Baker, vicechairman of the committee.

Consignment to Belgium Also.In addition to the clothing, etc.. sent

to the Paris committee for refugeechildren in and near Paris, severalboxes of garments have been sent torefugee children outside of Paris, and alarge box containing shoes, stockingsand unmade materials has been sent toBelgium.Seven boxes of clothing have been

sent for the relief of sufferers in Poland.but the committee has been informedthat no further shipments ofthe kind can be sent to that country.The section has received much materialsuitable for use ir» the hospitals,

and these articles have been sent tothe American distributing station inParis to be sent to hospitals needingthe supplies.Further contributions of money,

material or clothing are desired by thesection, and such contributions will beforwarded as promptly as possible tothe needy ones for whom they aredestined. Shoes and stockings, clothingand underclothing of all kinds, andmaterials for making such garments,are especially desired. Contributionsmay be sent to Mrs. Frank Baker. 1901Biltmore street. Further information asto the work of the section may be obtainedif t the alumni chapter, acted as toast- Inistress. Dancing followed the ban-juet.Addresses were delivered by Adelineiradburne. Irene Douglas, Eleanor'ariner. Hazel Wells. Katherine L.lutchinson and Edna Wilson, presidentf the active chapter. j

* * * afcLewis A. F. Bond and Francis If.Iradv are announced to have stoodrat and second in the class of 1917.or the month of February, at thelonzaga College High School. i

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To celebrate the tercentenary ofhakespeare, the Gonzaga Alumni As-

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Among recent visitors to Gonzaga tere Rev. Joseph M. Woods, S. J., pro»ssorof ecclesiastical history. WoodtockCollege, and .Rev. Hector Papi,

J., professor of banon law at the pime institution.

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In honor of Miss E. F. Wilson, for nhas been transferred to anotheruilding.

* * * , pHealth lectures on the topics. "Prepntionof Disease" and "Light andir" were delivered by Dr. William gWilson and Dr. H. J. Williams at f

le William Lloyd Garrison School at tmeeting held under auspices of the aome and School Association recently, b

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Congressional Union Move?ment for Bringing Pressure

to Bear on Congress.To bring pressure to bear on ('onRr^*^

In t lie interest of the passage of thoSusan H. Anthony amendment is th*announced purpose of a tour to 00made Sunday afternoon,April !»..lust before the departure there will

be a conference in national headquartersof the union 111 the Cameron House,of leaders from the non-voting states.Miss Ella Reigel of Philadelphia. amember of the national finance committee of the Congressional Union,to be in charge of the trip, which wihL*last for thirty-seven days, and accom^panying her will bo at least one repr« - *sentative from each of the utienfran«r>ehisetl states Among those alreadysignifyingtheir intention to make th**9journey are Mrs. Harriet St ant 01Rlatch. Mrs. John Flowers, jr.. and Mis#1Anna Constable of New York, and Met,,Nina Van Winkle of New Jersey. 11 id,expected that several union leaders iroiuWashington will be in the par'..v.

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Proposed Itinerary.Chicago is to lie reached April 10fu

Kansas City. April 12: Topeka, April*'13; Wichita. April 14. and Denver. Col.yApril15. After a side trio to Cheyetin^CWyo.. by some of the party. Coloradt*/Springs will be reached April Hi: WH-.liatns and Grand Canyon. April IS;Presentt and Phoenix. Ariz.. April 2rs. Davij»».Francis, Buchanan, Elliot and Stout

spoke.Joseph Kreiselman. president,,recited a poem entitled "The Surgeon »»Victim." The closing feature was aboxing match between Roque Munoyand Raymond Deeker.Two new courses are being given th»*

seniors at the Dental College.^Ra