Evening star., 1924-05-18
NEWS OF THE CLUBS.

PowAr, It's Educational Value" Mrs.
Mary c. Fuhrman: Home, Its Basic
Principles and Value to the Nation as
an Educator" Mrs. Mary M. Gooch;
Current Topics pssnai as an Ray
as an Educator" Miss Helen Rose;
Applied Education as a Wage earn
ing Process" Mrs. Waters; address,
THE Merit System" j; Enos Ray:
were served. The club director, Mrs.
Mary C. Thurman, attended the spe-
cial executive meeting Thursday. The
president appointed Mrs. Ray, Mrs.
Drummond and Mrs. Castle as dele
Wednesday, and Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Hitler and Miss Gibbons as alternates.
The Chevy Chase Woman's Club
will meet Wednesday in the assembly
room of Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church at 12:45 pm. Mrs. Alexander
McC. Ashley will be hostess at the
luncheon which precedes the meeting.
There will be an election of officers
and yearly reports read.
The literature section, Mrs. w. M.
Clark, leader, will meet Thursday at
2 pm. at the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Mrs. Ellery C. Stowell
has charge Of the program on Con
swan" will be read by the members
of the section.
The dramatic section, Mrs. Arthur
r. Crane, leader, will meet at the
A one-act comedy, "Counter-Charm," /"
will be given by the members.
The music section, Mrs. T. w. Nor
cross, leader, Herndon Morsell con-
ductor, gave a benefit musical
Wednesday in the assembly room of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Chevy Chase.
The social section, Mrs. Karl Fen
ming, leader, is planning an evening
party for June 4 at the Manor Club.
at 1 pm. at the home of the president
of the club. Mrs. Eugene E. Stevens
Mrs. Stevens was the hostess at the
luncheon which preceded the business
meeting.
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. GiIbe rt
Grosvenor, GroSvenor lane, Bethesda
After the business session there was
debate on the equal rights amend
ment to the federal constitution. Mrs.
Wanita Mathews of the National
Woman's Party took the affirmative,
and Miss Mary Winslow, formerly
with the Department OF Labor the
negative; ne; at Mrs. Grosvenor was as;
Mrs. Leonard Nicholson.
The current events and art sections
Will hold their last meeting of the
year Tuesday at the home Of Mrs.
William NJ. Gamble. 1t will be an
con at l pm.
The hospital committee will meet
"Wednesday at II am. at the home of
Mrs. Earl w. Chafee in Chevy Chase.
The Brentwood Women's Civic Club
| held special meeting Monday eve
| ming at the home of the president,
Mrs. Mary NJ. Gooch, to vote on the
disposition Of the money which was
raised by the concert and dance
| given April 25 at Firemen's Hall
| The sum of s12S.5O was realized, and
| the club voted to take from the
treasury the needed amount SO as to
give $3.50 to the town to help i'm
roads 1t was specified in a letter
from the president to the mayor and
council that the condition at Henry
| and Campbell streets caused by the
also the bridge over the ditch on
| the sidewalk between Henry and Hill
streets on Ivy street be rebuilt and
| an effective gutter be put around the
corner of Bunker Hill road and Holli-
| day street so that the crossing will
be pasSable. The next meeting of
| the club will be held at the home of
Mrs. Gooch Tuesday evening, when
delegates will be appointed to attend
! the convention of the Prince Georges
| County Federation of Women's Clubs,
| to be held Wednesday.
| The Petworth Woman's Club. under
| the presidency of Mrs. 7. s. Tincher,
| business meeting May Mrs. Horace
j. Phelps was elected president for
| the new term, with Mrs. w. s. Ryon,
| vice president; Mrs. F. B. LeFever, re-
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corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
William B. Wood, treasurer. These
officers will assume their duties June
2, when the annual business meeting
Of the club is called for 1880 pm. in
the parlors Of the Petworth Methodist
Church. At the close of this meet ing
adjournment will be made to the
lower auditorium Of the church,
where the biennial banquet will take
place. Elaborate plans are being
perfected by the committee in charge
| under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Phelps, who will be assisted by Mrs.
Tincher. Mrs. Winkelhaus, Mrs. Gas
ktns. Mrs. Norcross, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Dletz; Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Russ.
The banquet will be served by the
Ladies, Guild of the church, under
supervision of Mrs. Omar J. Veley.
president of the guild.
A feature Of the May meeting was
the presentation of a miniature club
onering. several members of the ex-
ecutive committee deposited the IS
each had earned for the clubhouse
fund. The little mansion was made
and presented to the club by G. w.
Clarvoe through Mrs. Clarvoe, who
is an active member.
The civic committee will give a
lawn party Wednesday evening at
the home Of Mrs: Jay B. Smith, 500
tbe sale of cake, cream, candy and
grab bag will be added to the build
ing fund. In the event of bad
weather the fete will be held on the
first pleasant evening following this
date.
The music committee closed the
work of the year with a 'Roxie" ra-
dio party, which was enjoyable and
laughable: Those Of "Ro1ie's Gang"
son of the chairman, Mrs. Roscoe l.
Oatley, with DR.. Billie Axt (Mrs.
Harry TesD, as usual, at the piano.
other impersonations were Betsy
AEGss AHcse rendtion mis A of INV agss
delightful; Eugene Ormondy (Mrs.
Agnes McElroy) was not feeling
quite we'll, but as Roxie announced,
his fiddle was not sick, and he played
ushs, The Isle iesnir. of Golden Dreams" in his
Mckee has a dangerous rival in Mrs
Georgia Johnson, and Roxie stated
emphatically that she does not use
any device in whistling. An unusual
feature of the concert was the solo
by Galli-Curci (Mrs. T. s. Tincher),
who was heard for the first time in
radio. Florence Mi1holland's CMrs Grif-
fifth Evans), whose singing Of 'T Passed
by Your Window" was a delight, as
usual. Margery Harkum (Mrs. Ar
thur Dennison) and Glayds Rice (Mrs.
Gilbert Jacksop) were delightful, as
ever, and Peter Narrower (Mrs
Charles j. Newhard) gave two solos,
Down in the Deep" and when the