Show Womans Woman's Athenaeum Athenaeum meeting held October In the Memorial building was very Interesting in interesting interesting In- In from an and patriotic standpoint One verse of the Star Spangled Spangled Spangled Spang Spang- led Banner will be sung without books booke at each meeting until all the tho members have haveit it memorized The third verso verse which Isso is isso isso so often otten left out will be stressed In response to to- gall all many beautiful beautiful beau beau- and Inspiring quotations and thoughts on My Idea of Americanism were given Mrs Clements Hansens Hansen's paper on Our American Government included a a h re review review review re- re view of Fredrick book of that name In addition to the tho different divIsions divisions divi divI- and functions of our government many Interesting sidelights were given such as The arguments over where the seat of government was to be what a busy administration James K Polk had bad Herbert Hoover was the first president to come from west of the Mississippi Esther Cleveland born in 1893 is the only child of a 1 president born In the tho White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House President Monroe purchased the gold dinner service e for people in 1878 President Hayes had the first telephone tele- tele phone In the White House Coolidge was the first to talk ove om r the radio Woodrow Wilson had sheep to keep the White House lawns clipped Money from the wool was given to the Red Cross President Roosevelt has hns a personnel staff of 20 the White House pressroom Is one of the important nerve centers centera atthe of at the nation It takes 1300 ton of turkey to serve the army on Thanksgiving day Mt Vernon was named after atter Admiral Vernon of the British Navy John Quincy Adams wrote the Monroe Doctrine Doc- Doc I 1 trine He was waa secretary of state under President James Monroe The little desk at which It was written Is still stUl in the the White House and is only used for tho the signing of treaties War stamps are sold at each meeting I Justin C C. C Stewart officer of Consumer Relations will speak peak in to the Memorial building October at 2 All loyal American women wishing to help with the war wai effort eUort should be there to hear him A. A O. O |