Evening star., 1926-01-17
by the District, and planted in q suit

by the District. and planted in q suit
| After the business session, the
study program was opened by Mrs.
! Stafford with a paper on Native
Races Of Australia" Mrs. Wilson
gave paper on "Australasian Wom-
en- The feature Of the program
was lecture on Australia by Mr..
John Embry Of the Department of
Commerce, he having spent two years
there. Two guests Joined the 81 mem
bers present in enjoying an entertain
ing day.
The next meeting will be held Jan.
uarv 81 at the home of Mrs. C. NJ.
Jones.
ZOnta Club.-The members of the
Zonta Club were hosts on Thursday
evening to their friends at a bridge
party. held In the Lotus Lantern Tea
House. Thirty tables were arranged.
and favor was given for high score
at each table. Arrangements for the
party were In the hands of Miss
Emma T. Hahn. Miss Ida E. steger,
Mrs. Edith c. Salisbury and Miss
| Karoline klager. This is the second
of a series of social events which the
Zonta Club has arranged for the
| Winter months.
Six new members were welcomed by
the club at its regular weekly luncheon
| on Tuesday. They were Miss Betty
! NJ. Reynolds, Mrs. Rose G. Casey, Miss
| Esther Guide. Mrs. E,lnor Reed, Mrs.
Emily G.. Dickerson and Mrs. Pauline
| Mcmillan.
Miss Mary McSkimmon of Brook
! ltne, Mass, who is president Of the
| National Education Association, was
| d guest and spoke on the present
educational system and the plans Of
| her association for future develop
ment. Another guest was Mrs. Frank
Bunker.
A joint dinner of the Soroptomist,
Quota and Zonta Clubs of Washing
| ton will be held at the Congressional
Country Club, January %. The com
mittee in charge is Miss Marguerite L..
| Sitgreaves of the Soroptomist Club.
Miss Minnie {. Barndollar. OF the
Quota Club and Miss karoline klager
Of the Zonta Club.
District of Columbia Home Econom-
| ice AssociatiOn.-A program of un-
| usual interest has been planned for the
meeting of the association, which will
be held in the Bureau Of Home Eco
nomics, NO Building of the Govern
ment Hotels, Thursday, 21, at 1880
pm. The subject will be THE Cloth
| ing Work of Our High Schools" and
the students of Eastern High School
| will discuss and demonstrate what a
| high school girl should learn from her
clothing courses. A high school cloth
| ing project will be discussed and
demonstrated by Dorothy Dyer. a
Mckinley High School student;
| weaving, an Elective Subject" by
Miss Mildred Merrill of the clothing
department of Central High School.
Miss Merrill will show samples OF
weaving she has done and will demon
strate the process on her four harness
| loom. The association will cooperate
with Better Homes in America, in the
national educational program which
| that organization conducts each year.
| Last year the association demonstrated
| a completely equipped and furnished
| home, such as a family of five might
! own, in Aurora Hills. Va. 1t is planned
this year to give a series Of lectures
and demonstrations on various phases
of home planning, management and
| home life.
The Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase.
Md.-The hospitality committee for
! the January club luncheon of the club
| met with Mrs. Robert Rausch, 3715
Military road. Tuesday at l:30 pm.
The membership committee met with
the chairman, Mrs. c. d. Snow, 37l9
Chevy Chase Parkway, Tuesday.
4 pm.
| A card party was given by the social
| section of the club at the home of
Mrs. Newman Little, 3701 oliver
| street, Tuesday at 2 pm.
The executive board met with Mrs.
F. c. Stowell 1874 oliver street. We'd
nesday at l pm. Mrs. F. c. Stowell
for the luncheon which preceded the
business meeting.
| The rehearsal of the music section
/ was held in the Chevy Chase Library
| Wednesday at 1890 am.
| The nature section met with Mrs.
| Frederick r. Parks. 8 Hesketh street
Friday. pm. Mrs. Edward E. Browne
talked on My Wisconsin Garden"
| The junior members of the club met
with Miss Josephine Stevens, 81 VIII
| liams lane, on Friday.
The monthly meeting Of the litera-
! ture section of the club was held at
| the home Of Mrs. Merrill. The host
esses of the afternoon were Mrs. c.
w. Pimper. Mrs E. c. Bebb, Mrs, II.
Skillman and Mrs. Eugene Merritt.
| The program was in charge of Mrs.
William Garland, assisted by Mrs Eu-
gene Stevens, Mrs. Earl Clapp, Mrs.
| E. G. Nourse and Mrs. II. 5. Mcbride.
Tomorrow at 2:30 pm. musical of
| local composers will be given at the
home of Mrs. Roy F. Steward, 402
Shepherd street, to which all club
| members are cordially invited.
The monthly club luncheon will be
given Wednesday from 12:45 to 1850
pm. in the assembly room Of the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. At
8 pm. Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson will
speak of "A Peep Into Five Coun-
| tries" Norman Hapgood will also
give short talk on international Re-
| lations."
The Woman's Community Club of
kensingtOn met Monday at the home
of Mrs. Lewis Merriam. The program
| was opened by singing "Loch Lo-
! mond." followed by reports from diff
| ferent committees and by other club
business. A report of the executive
board meeting of the County Fedora
| ton was given by Mrs. f. w. Moore.
This was followed by music by the
music section. Mrs. William Lyles Of
| futt. chairman Of county federation
, of social service committee. gave a
| talk on the work being done by the
social service in the county. Light re-
| freshments were served during a So
| cial hour. Next meeting January 28
in the Presbyterian Sunday school
| rooms.
| Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
No. 1, Daughters of Union Veterans of
| the Civil War, will meet tomorrow, S
pm, G. A. r. Hall.