Evening star., 1925-05-03

dent OF the CluD, accompanied Dy MTS.
Katie Dunn, Mrs. Nellie Hysong, Mrs.
| Marie Stair Lawyer and Miss Gene
We've c. Bearmore, attended tne in
! stallation of the newly organized
Soroptimist Club of Philadelphia this
week.
| Mrs. Pollard announced that Nine.
Clara Guthrie d'Arcis, president of
the World Union of Women for Inter
| national Concord. who is coming to
America from Geneva, Switzerland,
| to address the International Council
of Women, will speak at the luncheon
next Wednesday. Nine. d'Arcis is an
| importer of automobiles and acces-
! sories in Switzerland and is one of
the few business women of that coun-
| try to obtain international prominence.
Mile. Sannua, director of the Com
mercial High Schools of Paris and a
member of the Soroptimist Club of
that city, is coming as delegate
from France to the International
Council and will be the guest of honor
at the luncheon Wednesday. Mrs.
Lucy Dickinson Marx will sing.
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary and the
Daughters of Veterans entertained
Saturday night at the Raleigh Hotel
in honor of the department command
er, G.. A. r., Hosea B. Moulton, and
the department president of the
w. r. c., Miss Augusta B. Palmer.
With their official STATS they formed
line that circled the parlor to re-
ceive their guests, with Gen. Nelson
A. Miles as the guest of honor in the
line. Judge Moulton paid tribute to
American womanhood, and presented
Miss Palmer with a bouquet of pink
roses, together with sheaf of flowers
for the past president, Mrs. Elizabeth
d. Shaw. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons sang,
accompanied by Miss Morgan. The
department commander, Judge Moul-
ton, led the grand march to the oak
room, where the hours were given
over to dancing. Refreshments were
served throughout the evening
The District of Columbia Federation
of WOmen's Clubs will hold it's an
nual meeting Thursday and Friday at
the Hotel Roosevelt. This change
from the originally scheduled date
was announced at the April meeting,
held Monday at the same place.
There will be daily sessions, start
ing at 1890 in the morning. Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, the president,
will preside. On the first day depart
ment chairmen will make their an
nual reports and on May the presi-
which comprise the District Fedora
ton will report.
Because of the many social and
club activities already planned for
May it was found necessary to post
pone the federation's breakfast for
Mrs. Speel, planned for May II, until
the Fall.
The federation will join with the
American War Mothers in observing
n IL, htr
attending the special services in Ar
lington National Amphitheater on the
afternoon of that day. starting at 2:30
o'clock. Nine. SchumannH Heink will
sing.
In connection with the observance
of the same day the federation will
be represented at the planting of n
tree on the grounds of the Capitol
Saturday, May 9, at pm, in honor
of the mothers of the Nation.
The work of the Women's Bureau
by the federation at the Monday ses-
sion. Members were urged to visit
the house of detention. Mrs. Roe
Fulkerson, first vice president. was
appointed chairman of the finance
committee, which also includes the
treasurer of the federation and the
presidents of the affiliated clubs. The
dorsing the campaign undertaken by
the American Legion to raise a fund
to aid disabled veterans of the World
War and also orphans.
Mrs. Marie Mills O'Keefe, chairman
Of the committee on nature study,
gave a talk on "Mosses and Lichens."
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, chairman
of the social hygiene committee. spoke
on Social Hygiene" The work of
Alz
Grafton was outlined in reports pre-
sented by the chairmen. Mrs. Will
liam Reed was heard in a vocal pro-
gram.
Mrs. Fulkerson extended an invita-
ton to the federation members to
attend the donation tea at Mira Nc
Coy Andrews Day Nursery. Inc, 472
street southwest, May II, from 3
to 6 pm.
The American Association of Uni.
versity Women, dramatic section will
meet Monday, 4:30 pm.
A reception, in honor of Mrs. Mar
gerry Corbett Ashby of England, presi-
dent of the International Woman's
Suffrage Alliance; Miss Lyra TAYLOR
of New Zealand, lawyer and child well
fare worker. and Miss Theodore Bo-
Sanquet of England, secretary of the
international Federation of University
Women, will be given Wednesday at
4:30, at the clubhouse, 1884 I street
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper of Washing
Ton. internationally known suffrage
worker and biographer of Susan B.
Anthony, will be hostess. Each of
the guests of honor will give a short
address. Tea will be served in the
lounge.
An informal dinner will be given
Friday at pm, in honor of a group
of delegates to the quinquennial con-
ference of the International Council
of Women. The guests will number
about %. Mrs. A. Ross Hill, a mem
ber of the national board of the A. A.
U. W., and vice president of the Ma
tional Council of Women, will preside.
A hike for members who enjoy the
out-of-doors will be along Difficult
Run, Sunday morning, May 10. After
meeting at Rosslyn at 9:45 am, the
party will go most of the way to
Great Falls by trolley, then follow the
run to the Potomac and to the falls.
A picnic lunch-which each member
provides for herself-will be eaten on
the powders at the widest spot on
the banks of Difficult Run. The walk,
which has been arranged by DIR. Flor
ence Armstrong, will be led by Mrs.
Theodore Knappen. Members may in
vite their friends.
The hostesses for the club table at
the daily luncheons in the dining room
for the ensuing week will be Mrs
Samuel Herrick, Monday; Mrs. Cor
don j. Mckay, Tuesday; Mrs. E. II.
Horton, Wednesday; Mrs. J. c. Dowell,
Thursday; Mrs. j. S. Montgomery,
Friday; Mrs. Karl Fenning, Saturday.
Each member is invited to sit at the
club table; the hostess will be present
each day from 12 to 9