Evening star., 1927-09-11

WOmen's City Club-The business
and professional section will give q
dinner at the clubhouse, % Jackson
place. Wednesday at $50 pm, with
Miss Elaine Eppley as hostess. Mem
bers of the section viii assist in re
ceiving. Aviation and It's Future
will be the subject of the after-dln
ner talk by Henry A. Berliner, in
Ventor and manufacturer of airplanes,
will will be the guest of honor. Mem
bers are privileged to bring a friend.
Those who cannot be accommodated
ARE invited to come in for the talk.
Miss Florence Bell and Miss May
Belle Raymond are in charge of prepa-
rations for the card party which will
be held at the club Thursday evening,
September % Make reservations at
the club. Glasses for the study of
French are now forming for begin
ners, with Mrs. Anna b Kinney
chairman. Members of the tennis sec
tion are playing every Sunday morn
ing at the Monument grounds from
s 10 9 O'Clock Miss Florence Bell
is chairman of this group of the
sports section.
The Writers League of Washing
ton will meet at the Mount Pleasant
Public Library Friday al s PM Those
listed for places on the program
are Miss Katherine Hopson Felix
Schwarz, and Miss Crane, for stories:
Miss Schwarz, Mr.. Herndon and Mrs
Jane Love, for verse.
At the last meeting it was an
noucced that the short story contest
would close October IA All were
urged TO prepare their manuscripts
for that time. There must be seven
entries. Miss Graves had on exhibi
ton fine piece of early American
pottery and an antique sewing
cabinet. Mrs. Rittue gave a poem,
picture of Autumn days and ma
lures activities then. 1t drew forth
an interesting discussion.
Paul Mackey read a detective story,
Conscience. 1t held the closest at
tention and was followed by a help.
full discussion.
SOrOptimist Club.-At the first meet
ing following the Summer vacation on
"Wednesday, September IA, the CLUB
will specially honor the two new com
missioners of the District of Columbia,
Sidney +. Taliaferro and Col. w. B.
Ladue. In an effort to develop a ami
form program upon which all civic
clubs may focus attention and e fort
during the coming season, presidents
vited to attend the luncheon or send
representatives
Among those who will be present as
the guests of the Soroptimists on this
occasion are E. c. Graham, president
of the Board of Trade; William s.
Quinter, president of Kiwanis; Fred
erick j. Rice. president of Cosmopoli-
tan Club; Arthur Smith of Lions Club,
Norman Kal. president Washington
Advertising Club; Miss Helen Pigeon,
secretary international Association of
Policewomen: Miss Cora Rigby, presi-
dent Women's National Press Club;
Mrs. Maud S. Wiley, District of
Columbia d. A. r.: Mrs. James Henry
Harper, vice chairman Juvenile Pro
tectiye Association, D. A. r.; Mrs.
Sidney F. Taliaferro and Mrs. Y. Poe
Wilson.
Miss Helen Pigeon gave special
lecture course at the Univer sity of
California in Berkeley, and during the
Summer spoke before all the West
Coast Soroptimist Clubs, at their re-
quest, on the work of her association.
The first president of the local club.
Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar, was guest and
speaker at the Seattle club, and Miss
Elizabeth Sheppard attended one of
the meetings during her visit to that
city at the time of the convention of
realtors. The president. Mrs. Helena
d. Reed. who was sent to San Fran
cisco as the clubs representative at
the International Federation of Sorop-
timist Clubs convention, has returned
and will preside at the meeting We'd 4
nesday.
Clover Club.-The first meeting of
the club will be held at the home of
the president, Mrs. Vernon B. Low
rey, 4444 Reservoir road. Thursday
evening, September Is.
Prince Georges County Federation
of WOmen's Clubs.-September ush-
ers in busy period for the clubs of
Prince Georges County. Many large
projects have been launched and will
be completed, through the efforts of
the women having their prosecution
in hand, before the change of county
officers, which will take place in May.
All through the Summer months
the president, Mrs. J. Enos Ray, has
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