Evening star., 1925-03-29

hostesses at the tea to be given in
the clubhouse this afternoon from
$50 to o'clock.
An illustrated talk will be giver
under the auspices of the entertain
ment committee tomorrow, $3.50 pm
The speaker, Willis Z. Lee of the
Geological Survey, will have for his
subject The Carlsbad Caverns." This
is the lecture used by Mr.. Lee in his
recent talk before the National
Geographic Society
The monthly business meeting will
be held April 1 at s pm. The re-
port of the nominating committee
VIII be read. \ large attendance is
urged.
\ forum luncheon will be held un-
der the auspices of the civic section
Saturday at l pm. DIR. William c.
Fowler of the Public Health Service
guest of honor and speaker, will tell
of his plans for &nd the sanitary
conditions of the District of Columbia
Mrs. Charles l.. McNary will preside
Reservations viii be limited to 100
The business and professional
women's section announces a subscrip-
tion dinner April at $50 pm. The
guests Of honor will be DR.. Ada. r.
Thomas, Miss Gertrude Fl. Bowling
Mrs. Eva Dell Meyers, Miss Ruth V.
Pope and Miss Elsie Sanders. Each
will speak on The Attainment of
Beauty" from the angle of her par
tcuiar interest or activity. Miss
Elsie Pierce will preside. Reserva-
tions will be limited to 100
The current events section, Mrs.
William L. Chamberlain. chairman,
viii meet April 9 at 4:45 pm. Miss
Clara w. McQuown will speak on
The Problems of the Pacific"
The drama unit, Mrs. Marialyse
Ross Manly. director, will hold an
open meeting April 9 at 7:30 pm. The
unit will present two one-act plays.
"WhimS,' by Lillian Graves. and
How the story Grew" by o. W.
Gleason. April Ii at S:l5 pm.
Mrs. Gertrude Reed viii preside at
the meeting of the current events
section April at s pm.
An Easter dance will he given uu-
der auspices of the entertainment
committee April Il from 9 to / > pm.
Cards. including refreshments, may be
obtained at the clubhouse.
formal card party, with tables for
hrldge and five hundred. will be given
by the entertainment committee April
Ia at pm. Refreshments will be
included. There will be prizes.
The junior section announces a cafe
dansant April 15, from to $50 pm.
There will he special orchestra,
cabaret features and novel innova-
uons. Reservations may be made
h through Miss Grace McVey, chairman
' ID the Junior section. supper will be
Included
The District Federation of Women's
Clubs met Monday at the Hotel
Roosevelt. A resolution was passed
asking the National Education Asso-
ciation, at its annual meeting in
Indianapolis next June, to consider
ways and means to aid and instruct
pupils in the graded schools in library
work. 1t was contended that the
arammar school student should be
instructed in methods of elementary
Research as an aid in class work.
A vote taken on suggestions for a
District of Columbia flower resulted
In the azalea being recommended as
the choice of the District federation.
Next in popularity was the marigoId.
The cherry blossom received third
choice. The action was taken at the
request of Mrs. +. a. Chase. chairman
of the division of conservation of
natural resources.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the
the department of fine arts, invited
members to accompany her on a visit
to the Walters Gallery in Baltimore
April s. The local party will board
the train leaving the Washington
Union Station at 9 M All members
desiring to go are requested to notify
Mrs. Logan.
The recently organized federation
Bible class met Thursday last at the
Hotel Roosevelt
Mrs. Nina G. Van Wrinkle, chair
man of the committee on social
hygiene, reported on the status of the
Womans Police Bureau. A motion
was carried that the federation ap-
point a special committee to Visit
She House of Detention. This COM
mittee Will consist of a delegate at
large and the presidents of each fed
Grated club.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey spoke on
the proposed campa ign to raise an
endowment of 100000 for the Wash
inGton College of Law. The fedora
tion indOrSed the movement
Mrs. Elma Saul was appointed
chairman of the committee on IL
literacy, and Mrs. George o. Gilling-
nam. chairman of the publicity COM
1nfttee. Mrs. Ernest Daniel was
named delegate to the District of Co.
with Mrs. 7. w. Newburn as alter
nate. Mrs. Virginia White Speel.
president, presided at the meeting.
College WOmen's CIub-"The Pres
ent Status of Women in China" will
be discussed by DR. II. NJ Chang of
the Chinese Educational Bureau at
fhe tea tomorrow, 4 to pm, at the
Slubhouse, 1922 / street
Mrs Amos a. Steele and members
OF section g. including the president
OF the club. Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin.
VIII be hosteSSeS at the tea Mrs
Enoch G. johnson will preside at the
table, assisted by Miss Alice c. At
wood, Miss Loa Evelyn Bailey. Mrs.
w. X. Butler, Miss Anna &. Coons,
Miss Grace 3. F'alck. Miss Grace NJ
Henderson Miss Mary P. Shipman,
Mrs Florence Hill Schuh and Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes.
The Smith College Club of Washing
ton is making arrangements for
tea and sale to be held April from
10 pm. in the College Women's
Clubhouse, 1922 l street
.kSmith College is celebrating it's
Vtieth anniversary this coming June,
I'm commemoration of which the
alumnae and undergraduates are
raising funds to present the college
with Il new dormitory as birthday
gift. To this end, the alumnae of
Washington are holding a sale of
cakes, candies and decorative and
useful things.
Mrs. Alexander NJ Charlton is
chairman of the committee. which in
cludes Mrs. Karl Fenning, Mrs
George r. Conybeare. Mrs. James T.
Nicholson, Mrs. Howard c. Nichols.
Miss Katherine Rice. Mrs. Bertram
d Huleu, Mrs. Edward S. Eveleth,
Mrs. Ernest A. Back and Mrs. James
II Van Wagenen.
The Excelsior Literary Club was to
have held its meeting March II with
Mrs. Matte Queen Ewing. at 1905
Thirteenth street, but owing to the