The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-27
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WOMEN ELECT
OFFICERS
Mrs. Locher Reelected Head
Of Organizations Prizes
Are Awarded
BY SYLVIA sEDGEWICK.

1nISs 11aTE4St t1dWlOy AOCHcT WAH
reelected president of the District
branch Of the League Of American
Pen Women last mighty Mrs. Dor.
othy De Muth Watson was re,
elected first vice president. and Mrs.
Larz Anderson second vice presi.
dent. Other officers elected are DIR.
10y McAfee, recording secretary
Mrs. Blanche n. Ray. corresponding
secretary: Miss Agnes Winn, assist
ant corresponding secretary: Mrs
| William III. Moses. auditor; Miss
Jean Stephenson. treasurer; Mrs
ii. s. Mulliken, librarian; Mrs. How
ard w. Angus, historian. and Mrs
Annie =. Lancaster, registrar.
| Prizes were awarded ais follows
Scholarship essay, $25 cash prize
to Mrs, Estelle N. Brown; honorable
mention. Mrs. Ebert Wood; craft
chairmanship. SIS cash prize, TO Mrs
Brown: honorable mention, Miss Re.
becca Dial; child's prize story, to
Mrs. William Mead Caulling: honor.
able mention, Mrs. Frances s. Lar.
kin.
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More than 800 children win take
part in the nature pageant at the
Congress Heights School tomorrow
under the direction Of Miss 8. A
Tichenor. principal. and the teach
ers OF the school in cooperation
with the Congress Heights Citizens
| Association and the mothers club
Miss Eva Trusheim Is director ci
the pageant and the costumes were
made by the mothers club Of the
school.
The theme is the protection at
forded gardens by the birds and
the preservation of forests from
the depredations of careless lumber
men and campers.
The children win appear az birds
rabbits. worms. insects, weeds and
vegetables.
Groups of birds, butterflies and
flowers win dance and sing.
After the exemplification of forest
fires caused by the careless camp
ers, groups Of Boy Scouts will clean
up the debris and plant new trees
and grass and flowers win sprina
| up and the birds will all come back
The pageant is to be one Of the
important events Of the spring and
summer at Congress Heights. Many
hundreds OF parents and friends and
others interested in educational mat
tiers are expected to attend.
The North Beach Home Club win
meet with Mrs. j. d. Timberlake
Sl22 Eighteenth street, tonight L
vote upon amendments to the BY
laws and articles Of incorporation
"A new activity for June win b
planned at this meeting. @
Community Centers..
An evening Of Irish music viii
be given at the Central High Com
munity Center tonight.
The final community meeting Of
the season win be held at the VIII
son Normal Community Center to
night. Election Of delegates viii
be held followed by an interesting
program Of stereoptican pictures
and speaking.
Florence Fenton will meet hel
class in rhythmic dancing.
At the Thomson center tonight
the dressmaking class, Spanish
Study Club, Washington Opera
Club and the Gregg shorthand clas,
will meet.
The Southeast Citizens Associa
ton will meet at the Tyler Schoo
Of the southeast community centel
tonight.
The boys independent band viii
have an anniversary meeting at thu
East Washington center tonight
Service medals win be presented by
Lucretia Walker Hardy, acting gen
eral director OF community centers
There will be dance in the
gymnasium. The Basketry Clut
will meet. -
The class in dramatic art met al
the Ell v. Brown center today.
The Twelfth annual commence
ment recital by the Army Music
School will take place in the Contra
| High School auditorium tomorrow
night. The program, under the oil
rection Of William G. White, princi
pal Of music, is as follows:
March from 'fThe Damnation o.
Faust" Berlioz); Theme with Varia
tions, old English air; overture, "Th'
Magic Flute" (Mozart): prelude t.
.Aida" Verdi; Sonata lOp. 81, No.
"Beethoven); Minuet and Finale
from 18th Symphony H1aydn'
vocal chorus (a) clark the Trumpe
Calleth" Dudley Buclx), (bl I'm Dub
Inns Fair City (old Irish air)
march "Pomp and Circumstance No
1" (Elgar). Sketches Of the City
Gordon s. Nevin), (a) The City
From Altar Off; (b Evening; (c) Oh
| the Avenue. Ffnale-Overture--"l
Vespri SiciIiani" (VGs0t. Star
Spangled Banner"
The Clef Club and the Music
Club meet at the Burrville Center
today. Miss Edna Gordon instruct
| the classes. A rehearsal for the
operetta win be held.
The dramatic and musical clubs
Of the center at Deanwood will
have closing exercises tonight. A
play will be given and there will
be singing by the music organi'
cations.
GRAND JURY OIL PROBE
HEARS NEW WITNESSES
The special grand jury investiga
ting the alleged fraudulent oil lease
| transactions continued its session to