Evening star., 1927-05-08

of Ohio State Cni- "a
yersity, prc~ram
committee chair 0 M
man. Mrs. Edward S Il
Nourse of Welles-
lev: hoUS com Mrs Sohn J. O'ConnOs
mittee. Miss Ger
t,.,,de Van HoeSen of Chicago I'M
Narsitv. membership committee. mrs
Wilson Compton of Wooster; hospl
+ality Mrs. John Earl Walker OF
chicago University: publicity. Mrs
lanes &. Cumming of the UniVer
sity of Michigan.
ON sunday afternoon, under the
leadership of Mrs. Grace X. Cham
berlin, the walking section will meet
at $50 o'clock at Rosslyn, Va, and
hike TO Thrifton and back to Wash
incton, via the Potomac River.
At 2:30 o'clock on Monday the
sewing group will meet to work until
4:3O O'Clock. AT that time the weekly
tea will be given in compliment to
tire American University members.
DIR. Elery Stowell. who is to be the
guest of honor. will speak on Better
Government" and will be introduced
hv Dean Mary Louise Brown of
American University.
The entertaining and instructive
French tables at dinners and lunch
cons will be discontinued after May
6 until October.
On Wednesday at 11:l5 o'clock. the
book review section will hold its semi
monthly meeting, and at 7:45 o'clock
that evening there will be the weekly
meeting of the study group i'll Adde'S
cence.
District Of Columbia Home EcOnOm-
ics Association. A joint meeting of
the District of Columbia and Mary
land Home Economics Associations
will be held at the University of
Maryland, College Park, at $50 pm,
May 10. A picnic supper will be
served by the home economics depart
ment of the university, either on the
main campus or in the new dining
hall, according to the condition of the
weather. The speaker and guest Of
honor will be DIR. r. A. Pearson,
president of the University of Mary
land.
The nutrition section viii meet at
o'clock at the American Red Cross
Building, Tuesday. May II. DIR.
Elliot p. Joslin of Boston will talk
on nutrition.
The District of Columbia Federation
OF Women's Clubs held it's first ses-
sion of the annual meeting at the Ho.
tel Roosevelt Thursday. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Virginia White Speed, pre-
sided.
Reports were given by the follow
ing officers. Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
first vice president: Mrs. George Oliver
Dillingham;, second vice president:
Afn1
retary; Mrs. lamar F. Rorke, treas
urer, and Mrs. Eugene d. Pitcher,
general federation director.
The following department chairmen
reported on the work accomplished by
their division during the past club
year: Mrs. May d. Lightfoot. depart
ment of American citizenship; Mrs
John w. FrizZell. department of the
home; DIR. s. M. Huddleson,
department of education; Mrs. Ellis
Logan, department of fine arts; Mrs
William Z. Chamberlin, legislation;
Mrs. Walter Trey. international rela-
tions; Mrs. George Oliver Gillingham,
acting press and publicity, and Mrs.
William j. La Varre, public welfare.
In connection with Mrs FrizzeIl's
report on the American home, DR..
Minna G. Denton, chairman of the
division Of home economies teachings,
and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. chairman
of the division of home making, made
reports on the survey made in the
District relative to labor-Saving de-
vices and equipment George Con-
nelly gave a talk and exhibited a map
showing the lack of necessary sewer.
age in the city and told how the club
could help in improving sanitary con-
ditions in the city.
Mrs. William p. Collins, chairman
OF the division of civil service: Mrs.
X. *. Mckahan, chairman of printing:
mrs Augustus Knight, chairman of
club relations. and Mrs. +. C. Girls.
well, chairman of club extension. all
gave full reports of their years work.
The modern poetry group of George
Nasl ington University was welcomed
as a new member of the federation.
Mrs. v illiam Wolfe Smith, presi.
dent Of the District League of Ameri-
can Pen Women, gave talk on "The
Flag OF the United States of America"
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley gave an ad-
dress on THE Value of the Metric
system" and the federation indorsed
a resolution relative to the adoption
OF this method of weights and meas
ures.
Tie following club presidents re-
ported on the activities of their re-
spective clubs: Mrs. Sydney r.
Jacobs. Aid Association for the Blind
of the District of Columbia: Mrs
Ernest H. Elliot. Capitol Hill History
Club; Mrs. Ralph f. Lawrence, Clover
CLUB; Mrs. William f. Chamberlin,
Housekeepers' Alliance; Mrs. Frank
II. Schwartz. Petworth Woman's Club;
Mrs. J. G. Marquis, Sixteenth Street
Heights Club; Mrs. Ella S. knight,
Sunshine and Community Society;
Mrs. Joseph V. McNary, Takoma
Park Civ.c Study Club; Mrs. McCrone,
the Susan B. Anthony Foundation;
Mrs. Mary p. Pollock, Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of the District
of Columbia. and Miss Helen Colhoun
OF the Woman'S Clinic.
Reports of the other club activities
were given at the morning session on
Friday. On Friday evening the fed
Grafton held reception for the mem
bers and their friends, when the
musical program was given by Mrs.
Barnard l.. Jarman. pianist.
The regular meeting will be held
Monday. May %, and will convene at
10 am, 50 that members wishing TO
attend the annual breakfast of the
Political Study Club can attend. This
will be the last meeting of the season.
WOmen's City Club.-The tea at the
club house this afternoon at s O'Clock
is under the supervision of the Junior
section. Miss Phillys Robinson will
be hostess. Club members are invited.
Guest cards are available at the desk.
The Monday bridge section closed a
successful year of activity. Officers
elected last Monday to serve during
the coming year were Miss May Flea
nor Smith chairman; Mrs. Frederick