Evening star., 1924-10-12


struggle for District suffrage. Sew
| eral lecture courses on international
relations, good citizenship and eff
cheney in government are being plan
ned. The social side of the league
work will be in the form of monthly
| luncheons or dinners. The first of
! these will be held at the Women s
City Club Tuesday, at 1880 pm. An
invitation has been extended to the
to attend. The president, Mrs.
George A. Kicker. will preside. The
! meeting will be given over to a dis
cussion of politics. Miss Gladys Har-
rison of Minneapolis, executive sec
retary of the National Legaue, will
speak on THE National Campaign"
Following Miss Harrison, other wom-
on will speak on why Shall Vote
for My Candidates" Mrs. Edward
p. Costigan. chairman of the women's
division of the La Toilette Wheeler
campaign: Mrs. Marion Booth Kelly
or New York. of the national Repub-
iican COMMITTEES. and Mrs. Halsey Will
son. chairman of the education bu-
! reau OF the national Democratic COM
m.ttee. New York City.
preceding the luncheon there will
De a reception to the new members,
at which the president and members
reservations should be made not
later than Monday morning to the
chairman, Mrs. Laura a. Bradley.
Phone Columbia 1870.
The lnfernationai Axxociation Of
ART and Letters will meet for the sea-
son at the Shaddick Studios, 1907 l
street, opening yesterday with its
usual Saturday tea from 4:30 to pm.
The Daughters Of the American COL
| ontsts VIII hold meetings for the COM
ing year at the College Woman's
Cluo on the first Tuesday of each
! month instead of the Methodist Build
! ing as originally planned. The lit
eraFy program for the year includes
educational institutions of colonial
days, colonial architecture and the
knickerbockers of New York.
The Battery Park Garden Club will
meet Tuesday, 10 am, at the resi-
dence OF Gen. and Mrs. r. c. Mar
shall, on Fairfax road. Prof. Reed of
the department of Agriculture, who
mas just returned from China, will
lecture on Chinese Vegetables"
Philo-C1assic~ held its first meet
ing of the year at the home Of Mrs.
+. Z. Brlnley. All new officers were
/ in place.
! Immediately after the opening of
the cluo a memorial service was held
for the late Mrs. Court +. Wood. a
valued member for many wears.
! Foilowing business routine Mrs.
augustus Knight, the retiring presi-
deht' presented Il gavel Of ebony to
the club and Mrs. Brinley accepted.
! Mrs. e. j. Pitcher made the an
noohcement that as director in at
.ehoance at the convention of Ma
| tional Federation of Women's Climbs
she pledged $25 from the Philo-CIas-
sizes IN the name of Mrs. Augustus
Knight, who was its president for
F! several years.
Mrs. knight happily announced
! that she had personally pledged 500
In the name Of Philo Classics to the
! Clubs.
! The Club is to continue the nIavs
! OF Shakespeare, and ''Pericles." under
the leadership OF Mrs. Brinley. A com
prenenslve Introductory was read b,-
] Mrs. ii. j. Harris on 1.-THE Sources am,
Authors Of the Play" followed by dis
/ cushion.
League OF American Pen Women
Miss Rebecca Dial, leader of tbe
drama section, announces the first
meeting OF this group for tomorrow
! evening. She will discuss ..Re.in-
ning a One-act Play" and there Will
also be review of the work of Ia ST
| year and the reading of some one-act
plays by members.
tuesday, October 81, is the date OF
auspices of the commercial rrnun
leader, MISS Grace Hudson, at p.m.
ana at pm. on the same date the
poetry group will meet, under its
luirector, Miss Frances Steele
! Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw has
! oeen named by Mrs. Locher as chair
man OF literature, with Mrs. Estelle
aubrey Brown as vice chairman.
Montgomery County Federation Of
Women = Clubs-Mrs. Archibald Small
president, III speaking before the
olnans Club of Rockville, ernpha-
slzed the Importance of d full at
tendance OF the women Of the fedora
.ion at the important midyear meet
lHS TO De held at the courthouse No.
vember {. 1t is desired at that time
| TO discuss clearly and fully such mar
| ters as scholarship, normal student.
financial affairs and anything of
vital interest to the 1900 members
who form the federation. These
aHalrs are to be settled by the club
members and not the executive board
alone.
| The first executive committee
| meeting for the season will he held
at the home of Mrs H. Z. Humphrey
in Cabin John Park October %. A
fuil attendance is urged
The president of the federation an
nounces with much pleasure Mrs.
W. f. Perry's acceptance of the posi-
ton on the school board should she
receive the appointment from Gov.
Ritchie All women will be pleased
at this appointment
Mrs. A. Small, the president of tho
federation, was present recently at a
meeting of the Agricultural Society of
| Montgomery County.
through cordial invitation sent
her by the secretary, Mr. Muncaster.
Mrs. Small told briefly the wishes and
the ultimate hope of the women to
nave suitable place to express their
progressive work for the fair and
| OF their desire to improve the ex
hibits and to be of service in helnin q
the extension work of the county.
The president of the associa ton. Mr..
Gllpln. is desirous of meeting the
wishes of the club members as far as
! possible and as rapidly as the fnan-
! clal conditions warrant.
The Columbia Height. Art e1uh w. c.
entertained Thursday at G30 Sou1h
carolina avenue by Mrs J. Edison
Briggs and Mrs. John Boyle, ir. The
subject of historical paintings was
presented by Mrs. Dewitt Croisant and
was followed by a discussion of paint
lngs in the Capitol by the following
members: Mrs. Robert Bare, Mrs A
Rogers Tracy, Mrs. John Boyle, Mrs.
=. +. Cramer, Mrs. John Croisant.
MRS. II, Il. Fulton. Mrs. Charles p.
Granfield, Mrs. Edward Hardy. Miss
Cornelia Hill, Mrs. Augustus Knight,
| Mrs. Sarah A. Wolhaunter Mrc ISilis