Evening star., 1925-01-25

Alma Preinkert, Mrs. John Myers.
Mrs. Henry Patten, Mrs. VIM. f. Greg
ory, Mrs. Richard Hynson, Miss Cora
Feldcamp, Mrs. A. Burke Sum
mers, Miss Laura Joy Hawley, Miss
Helen II. Williams, Mrs. John L. Paul,
Mrs Ralph Graves. Miss Annette
Steel, Miss Nell Boyd Taylor Miss
Minnie Dean, Mrs. James II. Yocum,
Mrs Ida H. Harpe. DIR. Mary Brosius,
Mrs Edgar Jadwin and Miss Emma
| Harper Turner.
Among the notable women who are
registered at the clubhouse at pres
ent are Miss Gwynneth Buchanan,
| lecturer ia zoology at University of
Melbourne, Australia; Miss Anne Eve
| lyn Boardman of New York City; Mrs.
Edgerton Parsons, president of the
New York branch of the American
Association of University Women, and
Mrs. Philip North Moore, st. Louis.
Mo. former president OF the A. c. A.
of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. and now president of the
National Council of Women.
College Womcn's Cuban in
teresting program has been arranged
for the club tea tomorrow, 4 to pm,
II the clubhouse. 1922 | street Uric
)! j. Dunbar, the sculptor. will be
| the guest of honor. Mr.. Dunbar will
give clay talk modelling the hu-
man hsure in various attitudes and
giving "A demonstration in bas-relief
The hpstesses for the tea will be Mrs
Skipwith p. Coale and the members
OF section 6. Mrs. Uric s. ]. Dunbar
Will receive with Mrs Harris Bald
win, president of the club, and Mrs.
Coale. Miss Mary w Pierce and Mrs.
pNr1a
dining room.
Ladies' Auxiliary, Ancient Order of
i;.crGians.-fhe annual Irish his
tory contest, conducted by the auxil-
iary in America is now open TO the
high schools, acad demies and colleges
IN the United States. and all students $
attending public, parochiaI or private
SCHOOLS are eligible to compete. The
subject for high schools, academies
and colleges is The Part Played by
lFishmen in Americas Civil War"
For grammar grades the subject is
Ihomas Francis Meagher:" The
contest Will close March II and the
length or the essay must not be less
lhan 900 words and not more than
Loo. One hundred dollars in 10
prizes for each ESSAY contest will be
distributed as follows: S25, $50. $l5,
Sle and SIX S5 prizes. In Judging the
essays Mrs. Margaret DAILY. chairman
of Irish history of the District of
Columbia, 1886 Otis place northwest.
VIII select from the District the two
best essays from each subject and
forward to the national chairman,
Miss Catherine Harrington, Butte.
Mont, by April Is, and the national
committee will then meet and select
the winners in time to present prizes
at closing OF school
The Irish History Study Club of the
District of Columbia has offered an
additional prize of IS to the winner
In this city. The Irish History Study
Club Of Washington will hold its next
NEE ting Friday, SIS pm, at the resi-
denCe OF Miss Brosnahan, 916 First
street Wafu a program viii be given.
District League of American Pen
WUmen.-ln recognition of the i'm
Portance of the performance of
"t'dust tomorrow night by the
Washington Opera Company and of
the desire of many of it's officers and
members TO attend the production,
the league has postponed its monthly
meeting from its date of tomorrow
night to Tuesday evening, January
p. Important matters will be taken
up at this. postponed meeting and
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, presi-
dent of the District League, will pre-
side
The genealogy and history group
will meet Wednesday evening At the
clubhouse, 1903 II street, with it's
chairman, Miss Jean Stephenson.
Saturday afternoon from 4:30 to
$50 there will be a tea in the club
house parlors under the auspices of
the fellowship committee, Mrs Agnes
NJ. Ncwmand. These fellowship teas
are a regular and popular branch of
league activities and are held the Ia st
Saturday in the month.
The outstanding social event of the
past week on the leagues calendar
was the annual ball held Friday eve
ming at the New Willard. 1t was
most successful. due to the untiring
efforts of Mrs. Eli A. Helmick, chair
man of the ball committee, and her
assistants.
Both the music group and the COM
mercial group were address ed by out
side speakers at their craft meet
ings.
The music group met at the Lii
brary OF Congress Monday evening.
where they We're shown the treasures
of the music division and were ad-
dressed informally during the exhi-