Evening star., 1921-04-10

WOmen's City Club-Miss Maud r.
Cavanagh will be hostess at the di-
rectors' reception this afternoon from
4:30 to o'clock. DR.. Katherine NJ.
II. Rlackford will be the guest of
honor. The civic committee will con-
duct a round table discussion on fa-
cilitfes for child recreation in Wash
ington led by Mrs. o. I. Woodley in
the evening.
Miss Leila Mechlin will give a talk
on Art and the Nation" at the meet
ing Of the business and professional
women Wednesday evening. Miss Laura
Berrian, chairman.
Thursday evening Will c. Barnes
will give an illustrated lecture on
the "Pueblo's Life and Annual Snake
Dance of the Hopi Indians of Arizona. y
Mrs. Richard c. Dean, chairman.
Masterpieces of French Short-story
Writing will be the subject of a read
ing by Mrs. Maud Howell Smith Sat
! urday afternoon at 4:45. Mrs. G. w.
Y. B. Mira of the Persian legation
will give a talk on ''Village Life in
Persia" Mrs. E. B. Newman. chair
man.
At the business meeting last We'd
nesday. Mrs. Chamberlin reported for
the committee on public relief that
$270 had been raised for the Travel
ers' Aid Society. and announced a
lawn fete' at Clifton. home of the Ma
tional Service School for Women.
trial School. Mrs Ellen s Mussey.
Miss Jane Bartlett and Miss Adela
L. Heaven were elected delegates to
the annual meeting of the District of
Columbia Federation of Women's s
Clubs. Mrs. George Eastment being
designated as the delegate to act on
the nominating committee of that
body. The following names of candi
dates were submitted by the nominat-
ing committed for election on May A.:
President, Mrs Lyman r. Swormstedt: ::
first vice president. Mrs. William E.
second vice president, Mrs. George
Eastment: treasurer. Miss Florence
Fraser Stiles. Miss. Mary Winfree; re-
cordhlg secretary. Mrs. Nina T.. AL
ing secretary. Miss Mabel owen. Mrs.
Il. B. Newman; for members of the
board, Miss Laura Berrien. Miss Maud
II. Cavanagh, Miss Gertrude Leonard
Mrs. o. ]. Woodley. Mrs. William s.
Corby. Mrs. Mary D. c. johnson. Miss
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins. Mrs Susan
H. Walker. Mrs. Gurney S. Strong,
Mrs. Isaac Cans. Mrs. Richard Dean.
Mrs Robert f. Nelson and Miss Myra
Hend1ey- Announcement was made
of affiliation with the American Wom-
ems Club in Paris
District of Columbia Federation of
WOmen's CiubS-Mrs. Howard l..
Hodgkins presided at the meeting held
Monday afternoon at the Women's
City Club. Miss Lillian Williamson,
general federation director of the Dis
trict, requested that magazine articles
and other literary material dealing
with subjects of interest to club
women be sent to the general fedora
tion headquarters in the Maryland
building. 1t was explained that this
matter would be distributed to clubs
in many of the small communities
where such material is not easy to
obtain Miss Ida Hafford. director
of the general federation. and in
charge of the general fedora ton
headquarters. spoke of the practical
use of current literature in the work
of better citizenship in American
ization work. Mrs. Knight. chairman
of art. explained the purpose of the
Bible costume exhibit, known as the
Mountford collection, which is now
being shown at the residence of Mrs
Nannette B. Paul, 2007 Columbia road
DR.. NJ. Huddleston. chairman of
forestry committee. told of the efforts
which are being made throughout the
United States toward the adoption