The Washington times., 1924-04-14
women 5 CLUB
To HEAR TALK
ON CANCER
Dr.. E. A. Merritt Will Give
illustrated Lecture To-
morrow Night.
By SYLVIA sEDGEWICK.


DIR. E. A. Merritt, director of the
x.ray laboratory at Garfield Hospital
and recognized authority on can
Ger, will give an illustrated lecture
before the Women's City Club to-
morrow at p. m. ''The Cancer
Problem" dealing with cancer de-
lection and treatment, will furnish
the subjecttmatter for his talk, The
cancer committee of tho club. DR..
A. Frances Foyel. chairman, is CO.
operating with the district com.
mittee for the American Society for
ele Control of Cancer in q one.month
campaign, which began March %.
The League of American Pen
Women drama group will meet to-
night at club headquarters, 8 p. m,
with Miss Rebecca Dial, chairman,
presiding. The winning plays in the
recent prize contest in the league
will be read. Mrs. Estelle Moses
was the recipient of the first prize
of $25 for her one-act play, Hun
GER" and Mrs. Estelle Aubrey
Brown was given honorable men,
ton for her one-act play, "A Wom-
an of Character" Members Of the
league are deeply interested in hear.
ing these winning plays read ana
discussed, and Mrs. Brown is re-
ceiving additional congratulations
over the sale of her play for publ
cation for amateur production.
Easter Sunday the historical
group will entertain at tea from
to o'clock in honor Of visiting
delegates to the D. A. r. conven-
ton who are interested in historical
and genealogical research and writ
ing. Mrs. Jean Stephenson is chair
man of this group, and has charge
Of the arrangements for the tea.
which will be held in the parlors
Of the clubhouse, 1922 H street.
All essays entered for the fell
lowship essay contest must be In
the hands of the chairman Of the
fellowship committee, Mrs. Aaron
d. Newman. today. Contestants
must be members of the District
league, and essays must not exceed
500 words in length.
The time limit on the prize con-
test for the best stories for chill
dren by league members has been
extended to May 1. Manuscripts
must not exceed 1000 words. and
are to be submitted to Mrs. Peggy
Albion, chairman of the. children's
lecture group.
Under the direction of Mrs. Will
liam Atherton Du Puy and Mrs,
Mcpherson Crichton, preparations
are moving on apace for what is ex-
pected to be the most brilliant ball
in the history of the league, April "a.
"The World Court is the subject
upon which William Dennis will ad-
dress the College Womeu's Club this
afternoon at O'Clock. Mrs. Eugene
Stevens and Mrs. William Dennis
will receive with the president of the
club, Mrs. Harris Baldwin. College
women visiting in Washington are
invited to attend.
The various committees working
for the eighteenth annual banquet
are rapidly shaping their plans for
the last formal social affair of this
season, which is to be quite I'M
usual in it's character. The attend
ance promises to be large, and
members of the club are urged to
send in their requests for reserva-
tions as early as possible to the
chairman Of the seating committee,
Miss Jane Bartlett
Tomorrow, at 2 p. M. at the club
house, Miss Neeland, of the Bureau
of Home Economics, will speak OF
the last of the series of Lenten
talks on Operating Expenses and
Time Saving" This series Of Len
ten talks for homemakers has been
very profitable and very much en-
joyed by the home-making mem
bers of the club.