Evening star., 1926-05-09

| Mr.. Thurber, and an original story
by another member. Those who are
! interested in studying and writing the
| short story or some other form OF
writing will be cordially welcomed.
| The club meets each Monday evening
| at the aforementioned time and
| place.
The Audubon Society outing party
| will go this week to Hunting Creek
and the vicinity roundabout for it's
weekly study of birds in their haunts.
| Those making up the group VIII
| leave the Mount Vernon station at
| Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave
! nue. on the 8 am. train Saturday
| after providing themselves with
| round-trip tickets to Miller. The sew
! eral groups into which the party will
be divided will meet at noon for
| luncheon at "a place to be designated
| by the leader.
The third outing of the study class
| took place May and was attended
| by SO persons. about 40 of whom
were normal school girls. There
was also a large group Of boys. The
weather was good and under the
| checking-up system of Leo ID. Miner
member of the field meeting com
mittee and q we'll known student OF
| birds, 1t was found that 81 species of
| birds had been seen and identined.
| There was an unusual number of
! shore birds and sparrowS on the list
but owing to the lateneSS of the
season this year the warbiers have
been coming slowly apd so were dis
appointingly few. About the most
difficult thing for the bird student to
| do Is to identify the numerous species
| of WarblerS, and this year ii VIII be
more tantalizingly difficult than ever
| because of the leaves on the trees
However, enthusiasm is increasing
with the advance of the season and
each meeting shows marked in
crease in the attendance or the
| seekers after knowledge in field and
| wood. 1t is said by the leaders OF
| the classes that among the members
enrolled this year are several boys
| whose excellent work has placed them
| in the front ranks of the bird stu
dents.
The Petworth WOman's Club met
| in the Petworth School May 3. The
president, Mrs Horace j. Phelps, pre-
sided Mrs. W. $. Ryon, delegate to
| the District Federation. reported a
meeting held at the Hotel Roosevelt
April u. Mrs. Fernald, delegate to
| the Law Enforcement League. re-
ported meetings held at the Wash
| ington Hotel. The importance of
| law enforcement in our homes and
| adequate punishment by our courts
| for the breaking of laws was
! stressed Mrs. a. L. Scott. chairman
| of the home section, told of meeting
| held at the home of Mrs. Nelson,
at which time a tireless cooker was
made and tested. Officers for the
year were elected. Mrs. Frank H.
| Schwartz. president: Mrs. Arthur NJ
! Trivett. vice president; Mrs. Fred
crick G.. Hammer, secretary: Mrs.
| Frederick Fernald, treasurer; Mrs.
| Cecil l.. Blake. corresponding secre.
| tary. The philanthropic committee
served refreshments.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Gent,
| No. 1. and Lincoln Camp. No. ,. Sons
and Daughters Of Union Veterans
of the Civil War. held a reception
| April 80 at G.. A. Il. Hall, in honor
| of Comdr. Charles Y. Petteys and
staff, Department of the Potomac.
| Grand Army of the Republic. and
Mrs. Caroline NJ. Curry. department
president and staff, Woman's Relief
Corps. Among the honored guests
was Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. spon-
sor for the tent. A delightful eve
| ming was enjoyed by the 200 guests
present. punch and cakes being
served by Mrs. ID. NJ. Byrne, Mrs. L.