Evening star., 1923-12-02

| District Federation Of Women's
Clubs opened its session Monday. with
| reports of It's committees. Mrs.
George Farrell told of the results Of
the forget drive. by which
$3.692 was raised. MIR. Edgar w.
| Pumphrey, department commander of
the Disabled American Veterans OF
the World War, addressed the meet
ing. explaining the work of the bu-
reau and thanking the ladies for their
CO. cooperation and help. Mrs. John l..
sfss1s OF es q FL tickets By as
| the Army Marine foot ball game,
| which will enable the disabled vet
| Grams to attend. Mrs. M. 7. Morse
| spoke of the successful experiment
| carried on at the Commercial Ma
| tional Bank in giving instruction in
budget making. So much interest
was shown that the banks are con-
| sidering opening department with
| a paid instructor. Mrs. F. L. Ran
pnNsd some read paper on 1read she she
| little nutrition left IN 1T and urged
! all housewives to have bread made
at home of whole wheat flour.
| Mrs. Harvey Wiley discussed the
standpoint. Mrs. Marie Mills O'Keefe.
! with mounted specimens. showed how
| to recognize poison ivy.
The chairman of public welfare.
| Mrs. Ellis Logan. gave an account of
the work of the members of this
committee. They are centralizing
| their efforts on the betterment of
| traffic conditions and the safeguard
ing of life in our streets and offered a
| resolution urging Congress to provide
| for the hiring Of not less than 200 more
| policemen. with modern equipment. to
meet the increasing traffic needs;
| urging the necessity of the appoint
ment Of at least two additional judges
to enable that tribunal to, give
prompt hearing to cases brought be-
| fore them: also asking for an appro-
| priation to continue the white lines
AZ street crossings. and recommended
| that loading platforms be provided
| in the downtown districts.
The places and sanitary condition
where the towels are laundered in
government buildings will be inves-
I tigated. This committee Is pledged
to do all possible to discourage the
purchase and reading Of undesirable
books. Through the efforts of two
| members of the committee two city
alleys have been cleaned.
Mrs. John w. Frizzell will leave
tomorrow for three weeks stay in
! Florida.
Mrs. Charles w. Fits. chairman Of
better American speech. announced
her committee as follows: Mrs.
Evelyn Widney. Mrs. Percy Bailey.
Miss Freda Eghert and Miss Eliza
beth Hayden. Mrs. Frizzill appointed
as chairman of ways and means Mrs.
Frances st. Clair
AT the afternoon program the first
speaker was Miss Anna Wilson. d.
rector of art in the public schools
Her subject was. The Beauty and
Importance of Art in Our Daily Lives"
Mrs. j. J. Stahl sang. Miss AIDE
Rainey gave a talk on painting and
sculpture; dramatization by Mrs.
| Fannetta Haskell of St Louis. fol-
lowed by recitation entitled. Tom
| and Mary" by Mrs. F. C. Brinkley.
| Mrs. ]. Arthur Seaton played a Sc
| lection on the piano. Mrs. Marshall
Brooks Stine sang a song. composed
| by Mrs. Nancy ID. North. entitled.
| Once In Awhile Our Dreams Come
| True. The next feature was a series
| nf impressionistic pictures bv Mrs.
| Bare and Mrs Augustus Knight AS
a fitting conclusion. Mrs. n. D. North
recited an original poem. Americas
| Standard"
! Mr.. Charles Ray was the honor
guest at luncheon and gave the mem
| bers an interesting talk on his life
work. The club is always ready to
lend it's influence to all that is clean
and wholesome in the motion picture
industry.
international Association OF Art and
Letters.--A New York center was
| opened Monday night at the National
Arts Club, Gramercy Park. when a
notable gathering of writer's, artists
| diplomats and persons interested in
creating active interchange of things
intellectual met to start. in the me-
| trOpolis. the movement that was in
| augurated and has been carried on in
Washington for three years past.
The chairman Monday evening was
Henry Seidel Candy. editor Of the
, literary review of the New York
Evening Post. Other speakers were
| members Of the organization and the
diplomatic corps, who went from
Washington especially to attend the
event. They were the president, DR..
Clarence J. Owens: the founder. Mrs.
Florence jackson Stoddard: the min
lister of Greece. NJ. Tsamados. who
was the first speaker at the opening
ago: Mira Huessin Khan Alai. min
lister Of Persia, and Senior d. F. Ia
hoada. consul general OF Cuba. NJ.
Shank, former United States minister
to the near east. smoke of the need to
promote understanding between
Orient and Occident. A committee was
appointed for arranging details of the
initial work of the center. They are:
Henry Seidel Candy. chairman: NJ.
shank. J. Walker McSpadden. c. w
will act as secretary; Mrs. f. Wool
! man CantweII, Mrs. A. dew Widde-
mer. Walter Storey and Mrs. Ida
clyde Clark. who offered her rooms
at the National Arts for the future
meetings.
American Association Of UniverHity
women.-Mrs. Samuel Herrick will
be the hostess at tea Wednesday and
will have as guest Of honor Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher, head of the
education department of the Gran
dali theaters. Mrs. Locher Will give a
short talk at o'clock upon The
Educational Movie" Senator Royal
s. Copeland. formerly health COM
missioner Of New York, will give an
address at the club on Friday at $50
nm. subject: Health Problems and
Politics." On Saturday. December 3,
at 2:3O pm. bridge party for mem
bers and their guests will be held
The Twentieth Century Club-Mrs
Herbert c. Hoover will speak on the
Girl Scout movement at the monthly
meeting Of the club Thursday. MISS
Grace Abbott Will also address the
club on the subject Of mothers PEN
next Tuesday A class initiation Will