Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

carried on by the council when it
reassembles in the Autumn.
International Association of Art and
Ietters.-In the executive meeting
held by the president of the asspcia-
ton he arranged for the association
to participate in the pageant for the
celebration of the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of independence
to be held under the direction of Mrs.
Marie Moore Forest at the Capitol on
the evening of July 5. DR.. Owens
also laid plans before the board on
which the association will work for
the day it is to have in Philadelphia
in October, when an extensive pro-
gram will be carried out in the nature
of a convention at the Sesquicenten-
NAL There is to be a morning SeS-
sion, an afternoon session with To-
minute addresses by writer's, artists
and musicians, and an evening session
when distinguished speakers from
each continent and from several coun-
tries will be heard The auditorium
has been offered to the association
and the members will, through the
Summer, prepare for the occasion. DR..
Owens received Miss fairbanks resig
nation as corresponding secretary and
the duties of that office until such
time as some one equally well
acquainted with the past accomplish
ments of the organization and with
its present needs can be trained for
the work.
The WOmen's Auxiliary to the Rail
way Mail Association held it's final
meeting for the fiscal year June 10.
After the usual routine of business
the election of officers was held re-
sulting as follows: Mrs. j. w. Gran
ford, president; Mrs. J. r. L. Beane,
vice president; Mrs. H. N. Link, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. E. j. Deeds,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. w. NJ.
Collins, treasurer; Mrs. K. +. Plymale,
auditor; Mrs. A. X. Wine, historian.
The meetings of the auxiliary will
be resumed October IL at the Capitol
Park Hotel and the subject of the
study course will be South America.
The Zonta Club will hold a business
meeting Tuesday, 1 pm, at the
Raleigh Hotel. Miss Jane Bartlett
will preside.
Music as a subject of great interest
In the club. especially chorus singing.
Members are using every occasion to
sing under the leadership of Mrs.
William T. Reed and Mrs. Emily Dick
tnson, in preparation for the national
convention to be held in Washington,
1927.
At the last meeting the following
members announced their plans for
vacations: Miss Mary Lindsey of the
Grace Dodge Hotel leaves today for
Glacier Narional Park; Miss Hettie p.
Anderson. general secretary of the
NEnn1nn'S iSfi
ton, leaves Thursday for her home in
Illinois; Miss Jane Bartlett. president
of the club, leaves July for two
months at her home in Massachusetts,
and Miss Julia d. Conner of the Better
Homes in America will leave next
week for a months vacation.
The Writerscraft Club met Monday
at pm. in the basement of the
Mount Pleasant Public Library. In
the absence of the president, Fred Nc
Laughlin, vice president, presided. The
program was unusually interesting
and varied owing to two exceptionally
fine stories-'CaeSar'S Wife by
Clara handkerchief; The Black
Pearl" by Jane Groome LOve-and a
number of poems by Edward j. Irvine.
who also read an essay entitled
Poetry AS An Aid to Longevity
Mr. Irvine has had poems published
in a number OF publications. Miss
handkerchief has recently sold the
story which she presented at TINS
meeting The program also included
a number of interesting or helpful
paragraphs read by Ruth L. t1shel
and cleaned from various magazines.
Next weeks program promises 70
be entertaining also. Jean Monk Will
have a short article entitled What Is
g. Short Story?' Ethel Wilson and
John Rodgers Magill will read orig
inal stories and Isabel Story will read
an interesting letter containing help
full suggestions from a writer of note.
W. Alfred Falconer will read some
original poems also. Mr. Falconer
was ION the air. last Friday evening.
The surprise of the evening came,
last week, when Fred Mclaughlin
read a letter from the Fox Film Cor
poration concerning a proposition to
film some of his stories.
The Chi Psi Sorority met at the
residence of Miss Ruth Eshelman, Ia
koma Park, Tuesday evening. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: President, Marion
Brown; vice president. Augusta But
Ter; treasurer. Kathryn Randall; re-
cording secretary, Alice Richmond;
corresponding secretary, Margaret
Parker. This was the final meeting
Of the year.
Daughters of Union Veterans of
the Civil War, Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent, No. 1, had a splendid
Attendance at the meeting, including