Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25

ties were planned for in. the coming
weeks.
Most Of the members of the founda.
ton are spending the Summer months
in Atlantic City or nearby resorts
Mrs Hendley and the first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, will spend
the month of August in western New
York, where the latter has several lee
ture engagements. They will return
to Philadelphia about the middle of
September, when she will give course
of lectures on the Bible, in the audi
torium OF the Palace of Education at
the Sesquicentennial International Elk
position.
SOrOptOmist Club.-At the weekly
luncheon of the club, at the La
Fayette Hotel, Wednesday, the vice
president, Grace Thompson, presided.
the president, Nina Van Wrinkle being
out of the city. The heat and gen
eral tendency to slump were quickly
dispelled byt the spirited talk of the
guest of honor, Mrs. Minnie Fisher
Cunningham, member of the national
Democratic committee. Her talk, thor
oughly non-partisan. was an earnest
plea to all women to assume their
rightful political responsibility and
courageously. Even the woman of
"voteless District of Columbia" has a
definite niche to fill, as was proved.
Plans were discussed for the next
meeting at HysongS-on-the-Bay A
number. of guests were present, and
the unusually large attendance of
members was eloquent testimony to
the fact that 1t takes more than
Washington. heat to .quell the enthu-
siasm of Soroptimist. Helene Reed
won the weekly attendance prize.
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey Tent, No. 1, had splendid attend
ance Monday, Anna Hage, president,
presiding. Mrs. Edith Quackenbush.
chaplain. having left the city for six
| months. Mrs. Lavina Bashford had
been appointed as her substitute.
Applications for membership were
read and Miss Martha Fuhrmann,
Mrs. Amelia A. Vance Yoder and Mrs.
Clara L. Washburn were initiated
| into the order. General orders were
read, giving details to G. A. r. en-
campment September 10 at Des
| Moines. Iowa, and a delightful letter
| from Commander-in-Ch Chief Edwin c..
| Irelan, Sons of Union Veterans, by
Secretary Mrs. Temple.
Arrangements for Col. o. II. Old
royd's birthday anniversary and en-
! pertaining of the national president,
Mrs. E. NJ. II. Underhill, Bingham
| ton. N Y, who will be here July 80
and 81, and for the exursion and
picnic at Marshall Hall July 81 for
| veterans" were completed.
The usual exercises ~closed the
meeting.
The Washington Z0nta Club will
meet in the oak room of the Raleigh
Hotel, July 2S at / pm. There will
| be no program as this is the closed
meeting for July Mrs. Nan r. Street
/ the secretary, will preside in the alb
sence of both president and vice presi-
/ dent
| The picnic supper will be held July
| 81 at 6 pm. in the Olney Inn. This
is to take the place of the regular
| Wednesday meeting of August q.
The Writer'S Craft Club held it's
weekly meeting Monday in the base
ment of the Mount Pleasant Library
! at 8 pm P. F. Mackey read one OF
his own stories entitled His Sinister
Virtue" It occasioned a few mo.
ments of rather varied discussion.
Mrs. Love read a well prepared paper
on free verse and Fred Mclaughlin