Evening star., 1924-04-06
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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the Persian professor of Teheran Uni
versity will deliver a discourse on
Modern Education in Persia" Any
one interested will be welcome.
w,a, An especially @ important meeting
consider a change of headquarters for
next season, the organization having
outgrown its present meeting place.
Annual reports and final business of
the club year will also be taken up.
League Of American Pen Women
Mrs. Isabel Fiske Conant Of New
York city will be the guest of honor
and speaker tomorrow, pm, at the
meeting held OF I,h the poetry group, TO- be
street. Mrs. Conant will read from
her own poems, and Mrs. Gertrude
Buckingham Thomas, chairman of
the group, announces musical pro-
gram.
While all major activities of the
District branch have been suspended
during April because of preparations
for the biennial convention. April 2S
10 - the craft groups will continue
on their regular schedules.
Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw, chair
man OF literature, entertained at tea,
at club headquarters, yesterday
aI1ernoon, from to 6, in honor of
Mrs. Larz Anderson, second vice pres
ident, and donor of the prizes which
have made the interesting prize con-
tests of the league possible. Miss Re
becca Dial, chairman of drama, and
Mrs. Estelle Aubrey Brown, chairman
OF short story. Prize winners in the
contests of these groups were an
nounced.
Other events of the past week were
the monthly business meeting, on
n n tf,0~ tn
from the various craft groups were
given, all reporting excellent work
done, and convention announcements
made. Mrs. Du Puy, former national
president of the league, is chairman
of the ball to be given by the District
organization during the convention
week. Action was taken indorsing
judge kathryn Sellers for reappoint-
ment as judge of the Juvenile Court.
Congratulations were given Miss Re-
becca Dial, recent winner of prize
for three-act play in a contest held
in South Carolina.
The book review tea, given on Tues
day afternoon from 4 to &, drew out
a large attendance.
Mrs. Aaron D. Newman, chairman
of the fellowship committee, reminds
members of the imminent closing of
the fellowship essay contest.
American Association of University
WOmen-The Washington branch is
raising its quota for the purchase of
the national headquarters and club
house at 1884 l street. The local
drive is being made by the following
COMMITTEES: Mrs. Samuel Herrick,
chairman: Mrs. G. B. Asher. Mrs:
Doyle, Miss Sheldon Jackson. Mrs. w.
r. Rogers, Mrs. c. II. Squire and Miss
Bertha Swami.
Election of delegates TO the ma
tional convention of the association,
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take place April II, at pm The
business of the meeting will include
reports of the work of the past year
and election of officers for the en-
suing term.
Abracadabra-A bi-monthIy meet
ing was held Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hill
man. Mrs. Frank Smith, hostess.
Moneys of the World furnished the
topic for roll call responses. Mrs.
Nellie Smith read a paper describing
her experiences in settling on claim
sang. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Frank S. Ray; first vice
president, Henry L. Barrick: second
vice president. Mrs. Melville D. Lind
rer, Mrs. Earl B. Smith: correspond
ing secretary, John NJ. Sylvester;
chairman of executive committee,
BloomHelQ III. HOWARD. Capt. ana
Mrs. Perham will entertain the club
April %.
District Chapter, American War
Mothers. met Friday. March %. Mrs.
Henry w. Peabody, general chairman
of women's national committee for
law enforcement, gave an outline of
the work to be undertaken by the
committee. In her report of the en-
tertainment committee the chairman,
II announced
preparations are under way for the
annual concert for the benefit of dis
abled veterans, April %, in the ball
room Of the New Willard Hotel. Mrs.
J. Mcdonald reported that during the
past month financial assistance was
given to two families of former serv-
ice men.
In addition to the reports of chair
their report: Secretary, Mrs. M: c..
O'Neill; treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Alex
ander; corresponding secretary, Mrs
]. E. Gross. Applications for mem
bership continue to come in. A pleas
John Spengler in charge. Mrs. Frank
Davis added to the pleasure of the
evening with group of songs. Mrs.
Snyder, accompanist. Mrs. George
Seibold presided.
Crittenton Wheel Club-Mrs. Eliza
beth Tucker. 802 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northeast, gave the CLUB lunch-
con Thursday, attended by seventeen
members and three guests. Later,
Mrs. Bloomfield Howard, just back
from Miami, gave an account Of her
trip. including such diversions for
the tourists as a combat between a
man and an alligator larger than
himself, and rabbit race She Wis
tied Mr. Rryan's home and the nat
strawberries 65 cents a quart. Mrs.
straw read a story, by Annie Trum-
DuII SI0slOl. about rho f!dNt Ihat
Lost It's Berry" Mrs Washburn read
an article PsTtinent to GEi1tenson t
Fl celsbTats her bIrthday anniver-
sary by entertaining the club on
Thursday.
The Woman's Club of Bethesda will
meet Tuesday, at the home of Mrs.
Walter K. Bachrach, in Edgemoor.
Mrs. John F. Sipple and Mrs. Josiah
Jones, president and vice president
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, will be guests of honor.
c. J. Blanchard will give an illus
trated lecture on the Harding Tour
of Alaska"
Mrs. Bachrach will be assisted in
receiving by the members of the hos
pital committee. 1t will be dona-
lion day for the Montgomery County
General Hospital.