Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

State meeting OF the Pennsylvania
branches to be held at the College
Club there. She will stop on the
way at Wilmington. Del, to address
the new branch there. Miss Harlan
James of the Civic Association will
also attend the Philadelphia meeting
and will speak on the work of the
Legislative committee.
Miss Lois Meek, the new educa-
tional secretary, was the guest of
honor at Il tea given at the club
Wednesday. Mrs. William Mather
Lewis was hostess, assisted by mem
bers from George Washington Uni
tersity and Columbia University.
Miss Meek will leave shortly for a
tour OF the branches of the Middle
West to speak on the educational
program of the association.
International Associate Of Art and
I.ctters-Mrs. c. Essary Barnard,
chairman of the entertaining commit
tee opened the seasons activities with
tea held at the new headquarters,
Shaddick Studios, 1907 ] street, Octo-
Der IL.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Isabel
Furbank. a member Of the associa-
ton, displayed water color drawings,
the work OF Capt. william Longstaff,
whose studio she visited during her
stay in England this summer. Miss
burbank also gave short intro
ductory talk on Capt. Long # S
life and his experiences in the World
War. The hostesses were Mrs. S. Es-
sary Barnard. Mrs. J. w. Hoffman and
Miss {. Jocelyn Giffen.
The Battery Park Garden Club met
Tuesday at 10 am, at the residence
of Gen. and Mrs r. G. Marshall on
Fairfax road. The lecturer of the
morning was Prof. Reed of the Agri-
cultural Department. BY means of
the daylight screen he conducted his
audience on horticultural trip
through China. depicting the methods
of agriculture. Oxen, cows and dom
keys were pictured drawing crude
farming implements of stone and
wood. Irrigation and their methods
of enriching the soil were explained.
The cultivation of nut trees. fruits
and vegetables was emphasized.
MIR. p. II. Mallory, president of the
club announced that the firm of Mad
dux, Marshall & Co. had expressed its
pleasure with the results achieved by
the club and sgnified Willingness
to help promote "A home Improvement
contest by offering the sum of $500 in
cash prizes.
In addition to the cash prizes re-
wards have been offered by the fol-
lowing firms, to those receiving hon
orable mention:
Moses & Ssons, garden bench;
Bethesda Farm Dairy. Wheelbarrow,
rake, spading fork and shovel; r.. W.
| Beall good lawnmoWer; Bethesda
Concrete Block & Coal Co, one tone
chestnut coal; George Bradley. so
feet best garden hose: Bolgiano Seed
Company, garden pillow and 81 worth
of bulbs and seeds.
The contest ends in May. Judges
will consist of three disinterested
persons to be selected from land
scape and garden experts in Washing
| ton.
Prof David Lumsden will assist the
contestants with any Information or
| advice that may be desired, concern
| ing selection, arrangements of flow :
ers and plants. and lawn development
A special meeting of the board OF
directors OF the club has been called
of Mrs. u. II. Mallory on Ridge road
The next regular meeting will be
held at the home of Prof and Mrs
David Lunsden on Michigan avenue.
The Shakespeare Society will meet
tomorrow at Sis pm. in the audi
torium of the corcoran Gallery of
Art. The speaker will be DR.. L. P
kuhl. professor of English literature
in Gaucher College. Baltimore. His