Evening star., 1925-11-22
The District of Columbia Federation
of MOmen'S Clubs viii meet tnrnnrrnHu

The District of Columbia Federation
Of Nomen's Clubs will meet tomorrow
at Hotel Roosevelt. i am.
NJ a meeting of the executive board.
held November IA at general fedora
zion headquarters, Mrs. Edgar c. Mer-
ritt was elected first vice president of
the District Federation to succeed Mrs
Roe Fulkerson who resigned Mrs
Gertrude BiSchoff was elected second
vice president.
Mrs. Walter Howard. chairman of
the committee on Bible study called
a meeting November l6. when plans
were made for the Christmas Bible
service. to be held at keiths Theater.
December IA TO 10 at l. O'Clock daily
Saturday, December 10, will be chill
dren's day and Mrs. II. NJ Bradley
Will be i'll charge.
Twentieth Century Club-The ltera-
ture section will meet tomorrow at s
pm. with Miss Everett, 1888 Eight
eenth street. The subject will be THE
Present-Day Historical Novel" in
charge of Miss Hooper.
The nature section will have no
meeting this week.
The French section. in charge of
Mrs. John Van Schaick. jr.. will have
Il conversational dejeuner Wednesday
AT l2:45 at the American Associate
of University Women. 1854 l street
Commissioner FenninS told the
members Of the civic section at its
meeting November Il that the most
useful thing they could do for Wash
ington at present would be TO help
focus public attention on the enforce
ment Of existing laws rather than to
seek new legislation. Miss Herbert,
assistant librarian of the District
pointed out the deSira bility of enact
ing the bill which is being proposed
by the library trustees, which would
give them a more modern and elastic
charter under which to work
League of Republican Women of
the DiStrict.-MrS Virginia White
Speel, president. will have a meet
ing of the executive board Tuesday.
II am. at her residence. 1855 n
street. TO perfect plans for the Win
ter's activities.
District of Columbia League of
American Pen Women.-Capt. Victor
kerney and the Washington Theater
Guild Players viii be guests of honor
al tea this afternoon by the league
at the clubhouse. 1909 II street. DR..
Kerney will speak on the latest little
theater movement in Washington and
will demonstrate lighting effects and
other technique by means of q minia-
ture model which has been on display
at the clubhouse during the past
week.
Wednesday evening the ceramic
group will meet with Mrs. Thelma
Feunce, chairman. and on Thursday
the illustrators and designers will
meet with Miss Loretta Lowenstein,
chairman
Monday evening. November 30 at
O'Clock the open meeting for all mem
bers will be held. The subject upper
most will be plans for the annual ball.
at the Willard Hotel.
Early in December the poetry group
will entertain its friends with a pro
gram arranged by the chairman. Miss
Alice Hutchins Drake. Love in
Search of "A Word" is the topic for
the evening. This is one of a series
Of programs which will be given by
the poetry group during the Winter.
ZOnta Club.-The weekly luncheon
meeting of the club was held Tuesday
at the Raleigh Hotel with ex-Repre-
sentative John Baer as honor guest
and star entertainer. His cartoons
drawn before the club in the course
of his talk were largely of the nature
he uses in his work as official car
toonist for a current magazine. Be
fore closing his talk, he sketched
some of the members and guests.
AItentlon was Called 10 the New
England dinner to be given al Grace
Dodge Hotel, December u. under the
auspices of one of the convention
committees of the club. and members
were urged to make reservations early
for themselves and guests. Miss May
Meyers, chairman general Of the con-
vention campaign for 1927, announced
Mrs. Amelia Guide Thomas as captain
Of a new team to be formed from
incoming members of Zonta. This
team Is to be an active rival of the
already formed teams of older mem
bers in the raising of convention funds.
SOroptimist Club met Wednesday