Evening star., 1927-10-16
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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of the Pilgrims. On that occasion
men and women of national note VII
be present as guests and speakers.
II also will be the annual meeting
at which officers will be elected To
serve one year.
The District League of American
Pen Women is making plans Tor a
literary festival, which it Will give al
the close of the club year. Each ere
ative group will contribute IT'S oes'
material to this intergroup endeaVor
The festival will be under the olFec
ton of DR.. Anita Maris BoegS. presl
dent: Miss Elizabeth Mallott Barnes
second vice president, and the group
chairmen.
The Coffee House looms upon the
January horizon with an increasing
number of international men and
women of letters as speakers.
This afternoon the music group will
give the first of series of Sunday
musicals to be held every second
| sunday at 4:30 pm. at the clubrooms.
11oa sixteenth street northwest. Mrs.
cada Cathrine Coles and MISS irene
Iuno will be in charge of the program.
The musicals are open TO all persons
| who wish to attend.
DIR. Boggs has appointed MISS Edna
Roberts chairman of the membership
committee. Serving with nef VIII pe
| Mrs Eugenie D. Saugstad, Mrs. j.
Harry Cunningham. Miss Irene Juno
and Mrs. Isabel S. Shepard. The
| committee met Thursday afternoon to
discuss plans for the season. Miss
EVELYN Sutton Weems has taken the
! cbairnaanship of the hospitality COM
m;ttee and Mrs. Ellis Logan VIII
| serve as chairman for the hne arts
group. a.,
prolns held their inaugural meetings.
| Monday the juvenile literature met
under the direction of Miss Ruth For
ney. who gave an outline OF tne
wears work. Mrs. Ida Donneliy
Peters discussed the best markets Tor
| Juvenile stories and the types most III
demand. Mrs. Victoria Faper steven
! so,,-- conducted the special features
| cIass Tuesday. The parliamentary
iayv pro,,n. Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe
| chairman. met Thursday. The poetry
oroun will meet at the clubhouse to-
morrow at pm. Miss Alice Hager
| will act as temporary chairman.
The National Officers of the American
Horne Economics Association Will pe
| entertained at a dinner given oy the
District association at the Irace
Dodge Hotel Hut October y, Q pm.
| Miss Lita Bane, president OIL the ma.
tional association. will be the speaker
| Of the evening.
The Hiking Club, sponsored by Mrs
tT T.. Toms. took sightseeing trll
through the navy yard Monday art
ernoon. Much time was spent In op-
serving the work being done IN the
machine shops. The club manifested
GREAT interest in the vessels IN DOCK
there. as well as in the appearance
of the homes of the residents.
AS an introduction to studies in ag,
ricuitural industries of the United
states. section SIS, class in industrial
geography, spent part OF MONDAY
morning at the Agricultural Building
| n also visited the Bureal of Publlca
tions, where each member or the class
was presented with copy OF the
summary of American agriculture
Miss Susie r. Quander. the teacher oi
geography, accompanied the GLASS;
The Parent-Teac Association oi
the Randall Junior High School met
TUESDAY ecening, at o'clock. Miss
lillian Robinson, who has been presl-
dent for the past two years, called
the meeting to order and caiied IoI
outstanding reports from committees
of last wear. The first report was on
the library extension project and was
made bv the chairman, Miss GUAM
der. Miss Quander reported that the
librarian, Mr.. Bowerman. had IN
cluded In his report for library ex.
tension a request for the opening OF
branch library in the Randall
Junior High School. Mr.. Black, IN
sored a petition to the Commissioners
for better lighting in the Immediate
vicinity of the school. reported that
| the Commissioners, in q letter to the
principal, Mr.. Wormley, were In SYM
pathy with the needs of the commu-
nity in this respect, but that funds
| for the purpose were lacking this
year.
A letter of thanks was read from
| Howard University for $25 donated
last year to the medical endowment
fund. The annual election of officers
| followed. Miss Lillian Robinson.
president; Mrs. Minnie King, vice
president; Fred Smith, secretary, and
Miss Lucille Denny. treasurer, were
unanimously chosen. Mrs. Minnie
King was also elected president of the
Mothers Club, which has rendered a
worthwhile service in the commu.
nifty. After the induction of the of.
fcers. light refreshments were served.
U. s. Grant Circle, No. /, Ladies Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic,
will meet October 20, in G. A. r.
Hall. in conjunction with the other
| four circles of the G.. A. X. Mrs.
Maybelle Ross, who was elected ma
| tional president at the national con-
vention held at Grand Rapids, Mich.
| in September. expects to arrive here
November z, and arrangements for
her reception will be made at the
coming meeting, in anticipation of
| her visit Of inspection to u. s. Grant
| Circle.
Ridgely Brown Chapter, United
Daughters of the COnfederacy, met
with Mrs. Walter Mobley, Derwood.
Nd, September 27. with the retiring
| president, Mrs. Jed Cuttings, in the
| chair. Following the reports Of the
officers and chairmen of the various
committees, the election of officers
| and delegates and alternates to the
Star and General convention resulted
as follows:
Election officers (for chapter to serve
| two years.: Mrs. B. p. Whalen, presi.
dent; Mrs. Guy Kagey. first vice presi-
| dent; Mrs. George Bonifant, second
vice president; Mrs. Wharton Moore,
recording secretary; Miss Helen Pun.
phrey. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Loring Gaskill, treasurer; Mrs. e.
G., Waters. registrar: Mrs led Git
tings. parliarhentarian; delegates to
Maryland convention, Mrs. Jed Git
tings, Mrs. G. E. Schultz, Mrs. Douglas
| Blandford, Miss Louise Mobley, Mrs.
| Charles Stiefel; alternates, Mrs. B. p.
Whalen. Miss Cerfruda Schultz Mrs