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forts and influence from a civic stand
point in taking the initiative which
resulted in converting the unused end
of Thirty-sixth street. overlooking the
river. into a memorial park, in the
center of which now stands the red
oak tree planted by the League of
American Pen Women as a tribute to
noted pioneer in the profession.
American Association Of University
Women, tomorrow at 4:30 pm. Mrs.
William II. Heron will be hostess at
the club tea. at which time Mrs.
Charles d. Walcott, wife of the Sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institution,
will be the guest of honor. At
pm. Mrs. Walcott will give talk
on wild Flowers. which will be il.
Illustrated with lantern slides from her
new volume on wild flowers.
The Evening Bridge Club will meet
Friday evening as usual.
On Saturday there will be a club
luncheon, at which Lieut.. Col. II. Ed
mund Bulls of the General staff.
United States Army, will be the guest
Of honor and will speak on "Borneo--
Fortyfive Days From Broadway"
Mrs. A. F. Dannemiller will be the
hostess. Early reservations at the
clubhouse are requested.
On Saturday evening the Univer-
sity Club Players will present three
DlayletS--"I. Lady Anne" a phantaSv
hv Doris lIalman: The Crystal
Gazer." and a comedy, "Pirrot of the
Minute"
The International Association of
Art and Letters held the last business
meeting of the season at the club
rooms in the Gordon Hotel WedreS-
day evening. There was a large at
tendance, DR.. Alexander Henneman,
vice president presided. Mrs. Flor
ence Stoddard, the founder Of the as
Sociation. was present and received
cordial welcome after her long so
journ in the South. She has invited
the association to a literary evening
at her home. on May 26. Mrs. Amy
FairleSs invited the members to her
home in Takoma Park in the first
week of June to a garden party.
A letter of acceptance by DR.. Saya
as Il member of the council was read
and the resignation of Miss Isabella
Furbank WAS announced. 1t was voted
that the vice president appoint some
one to Succeer her.
Miss Isabella Furbank of 14OI
TWentytirSt street will give a tea
Sunday afternoon from to under
the auspices of the Art Promoters
Club and the International Associa.
tion of Art and Letters.
Sketches and etchings by Capt.
Francis William Longstaff will be on
exhibition from to s. and every
afternoon during the week from 3
to /.
The WOman's Auxiliary Of the Medi.
lcal Society of the District of COlum.
bla held its regular meeting to concur
with the constitution May ) at pm
in the auditorium of the Medical So
ciety Building. The bylaws specify
first Wednesday in May as a specific
date for meeting. Mrs. Joseph S.
Wall. president, presided. Several new
members united with the society
After the reading of the minutes Of
the previous meeting by the secretary,
Mrs. w. NJ. Barton, and their appro-
val. report was made from the mem
bership committee by it's chairman,
Mrs. V. B. Jackson, which demon
strated the faithfulness Of her com.
nIttee. which received commendation
from the chair. Mrs. Lawn Thomson
reported her committee activities at
the tea given in February and the
real pleasure they received in the
preparation of the tea. She stated to
the president the object Of the organi.
Zation she felt lad been acquired by
the pleasure ana congeniality already
obtained by the wives of the profes-
sion becoming better acquainted. The
treasurer made her report. Mrs d.
K. Shute, the treasurer. always makes
the societies of the ladies', both medi-
al
as she is an excellent financier and it
is to her untiring efforts in that ca
pacity that many activities have sue
ceeded with the members who are
wives of the medical profession. The
principal business of the evening was
the report of the national meeting,
which was held at Dallas. Tex. jointly
with the American Medical Associa-
ton, of which this society is an auxil-
iary. Mrs. Nichols. wife of John B.
Nichols, was the delegate from this
society to the national convention.
She gave a vivid description of all ac-
tivities, both business and social. from
the time she arrived at Dallas until
she left. She interspersed some Dal-
las newspaper clippings of the accu-
rate report Qf the business function,
which she said she felt We're in a form
we'll suited as a report. Mrs. Nichols
received a vote of thanks for her
of the society and her
very acceptable and interesting re-
port The National Society honored
the District of Columbia Auxiliary by
Mrs Nichols the third vice
president of the National Auxiliary of
the American Medical Association.
although the District auxiliary was
one Of the latest groups to organize.
Some suggestions were asked for by
the president in regard to our meet
ings in the Fall. The members were
asked to leave the names of those
who expected to be in the city in Au
gust There are some European ply
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