Evening star., 1926-04-04
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

! Washington Hotel which was In
charge Of Mrs. j.. !. Brennan. chair
man Of the child welfare committee,
for the henefit of the Day Nursery,
WAS pronounced success.
The next meeting Of the founda ton
| will lie held In the ballroom of he
! Shoreham Hotel. Tuesday evening.
April II. Mrs. Clara O'Brien Nc
''r"ne. one of the vice presidents and
/ chairman OF the social committee,
! will he in charge. The program will
/ Ice announced later. The monthly
/ business meeting will be held on the
! evening OF April 3.
Members will be at home informally
/ in the parlorS of the Shoreham Hotel
+ Tuesday afternoon from to S O'Clock.
/ l.. 4. r. W. District Branch-'rhis
is the month of the national congress
/ Of the League Of American Fen
women. and the District branch is
holding no craft meetings. However,
the arts group will hold it's exhibit
OF entries for the Isabel Anderson
contest on April s, Z and al the
clubhouse 1909 IL street Judging
will begin Wednesday and the exhibit
tion will be open TO the public from
10 until o'clock on the 7th and sth.
| Mrs. Margaret Zimmele is in charge
of entries in the oils division: Miss
Loretta LoNenstein. of the illustra-
tions, and Mrs. Thelma Faunce Of
, the ceramic arts.
The poetry group. under the lead
erShip OF Miss Alice Hutchins Drake
has developed so much enthusia SIN in
it's work that il ma S decided to carry
it's meetings on through the Summer
after the close of the club year.
Announcement has been made that
over le5 manuscripts have been en-,
tered for the Isabel Anderson con
lest Winners viii lie decia red on
MHN a.
The Prince Georges County Fedora.
lion of WOmen's Clubs executive
board met March 20 at Hech : An
ditorium. Washington. with Mrs X.
A. Bennett. president. in The chain
and a large number in attendance.
Mrs. ]. l.. keeley. treasurer gave an
encouraging report. The state loan
scholarship fund was una nimously in,
dorsed. An auditing committee. con
sistins Of Mrs. F.. $. Johnston. chair
man: Mrs. James Steele and Mrs.
Charles Z. Holmes, was appointed by
the president.
Mrs. J. Enos Ray reported for the
better homes movement in Prince
Georges County, stating that It is
progressing splerdidly. The week,
April % to May l, will be better
homes week. One home in University
Park and another in Cheverly will be
used in the demonstration. Children
Of the county are asked to compete in
a contest in planning a model kitchen.
There will he awards for winners
Mrs. Rsv also announces contests
for men and women OF the county In
connection With the better homes
week. The contest for women will lie
Ia house planning. They are asked
20 Submit plans covering house OF
not mois than eight rooIns, showing
best arrangement OF ro0ms with re
iatlsn to efficient hOusek esping and
health OF family.
Men are asked to plan gardens; the
plans 10 include = small Kitchen gar.
den on lot 80 by 1850 feet deep. The
plans should allow for q house Of 81
feet frontage with e depth OF % feet.
and for one car garage. the entrance
20 the garage to be from the front Of
The lot.
Names Of those competing in the
contests must not appear on plans h,i'
must. it IL stipulated, be sent in an
enclosed, sealed, stamped envelope,
Winners will be given their choice
either OF household equipment, a pic
ture or a book.
All plans must be sent to Mrs. J.
Enos Ray, care Of the Home Der.on-
stration Agent, No. Is Johnson ave-
nue., Hyattsville, not later than April
Is.
At the meeting Of the executive
board Of the county federation March
26 department chairmen were re-
quested to send reports to Mrs. f. A.
Bennett at Riverdale by April | In
order that she may incorporate them
in her report to the annual convention
Of the STATE Federation Of Women's
Clubs to be held in Annap polls April
27.2s2S and 80.
The annual meeting Of the county
federation Will be held May 10 in the
smebird Hall in Mount Rainier, With
the ChilllIm Study Club as the enter.
tanning club.
Luncheon will be served in Star
Hall by members OF the kebekah
Lodge of Mount Rainier.
Written credentials must be sent to
the chairman Of the crede ntiaIs com
mittee Mrs. Lulu Castle, Brentwood.
before the meeting. The following
candidates are announced by the nom
mating committee OF the federation
for officers in the federation, the elec
For president, Mrs. J. Enos Ray. Chill
hm: for vice president. Mrs. }. l..
Sasscer, Upper Marlboro: for record
ing secretary, Mrs. r. s. Johnston.
Hyattsville: for corresponding secre
tary. Mrs w. A. Bobh. Cottage City;
for treasurer. Mrs. Herbert Roby
Rirerdale. Other nominations, of
course. may be made from the CON
vention f1oor.
The Capitol Hill History Club held
it's bi-monthly meeting Wednesday at
the home Of Mrs. V. G. Auxtin. II
Bryant street. During the social hour
Mrs. Fl. F. Patterson was joint host
ess at the luncheon which preceded
the meeting.
After the business session the study
program was opened by Mrs. G. A.
Scott with a paper on Industries
and Resources OF Australasia" Mrs.
c. D. Glass followed with an inter
esting talk on it's intellectual life
and Mrs. J. 3. Reed closed the study
hour with a. paper on Australasia
in the World War
Twenty.four members answered
roll call, after which the club ad
journed to meet April IA with Mrs.
II. p. Amos, 1906 Msssa chusetts ave
nue. southeast.
As this will be the annual meeting
of the club, a full attendance is ex.
pected.
The Writerscraft Club met Monday,
8 pm, in the ba sement of the Mount
Pleasant Public Library. The pro-
gram consisted of a study story, THE
Dud,' read by Mrs. Spidell. and an
original story by Miss Fishel.
Among the four or five visitors
present We're Nick Carter Of Baltimore
and Mr.. McGill. writer of nature
stories and member Of the Writers
League. The club was pleased to
admit two new members. H. Hillman
and w. Alfred Falconer. reader Of
dialect stories.