Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

| Women's City Club.-The business
and professional section will sponsor
a dinner which will be given Wed
nesday evening, August 10. in the
clubhouse. % Jackson place. Miss
Greacen will preside. Miss Adelaide
Steele Baylor, chief OF Home Eco
nomics Educational Service. and Miss
Tracy Copp, Federal agent for Civilian
Vocational Rehabilitation, will be
guests Of honor and speakers. These
| nationally known women are repre-
sentatives of the Federal Board for No:
cational Education. Miss Baylor viii
have for her subject, Home ECO.
Monies Education From National
Standpoint" while Miss Copp will
speak on Civilian Vocational Reha-
bilitation" Reservations are now be-
ing made and members are taking ad'
vantage of the guest privilege and
planning to have friends accompany
them at this affair,
The free and easy auction section
meets every Tuesday evening. Among
recent guests were Miss NJ. A. Baily
and Mrs. J. Raymond Schmidt. Miss
Hazel Swift is chairman of the sec
ton.
The Writer'S League OF Washington
will meet at the Mount Pleasant
Public Library Friday at pm.
Those to appear on the program are
Miss EVELYN Crane. Lawrence Lind
berg. Miss Katherine Hopson and Mrs.
Jane Love, for stories. and Mrs. Rittue
and DR.. Shepherd for verse. All in'
terested in writing are invited.
At the last meeting plans were made
for the annual picnic. which will be
held this year at the zoo. August s.
Announcement will be made later Of
the spot reserved.
A letter was read from y. r. Fagin.
former president. He is now lecturing
on American literature at Forest
Park, Pa. and enjoying camp life
there. His book on Sherwood Ander
son will be out September /. Prof.
Fagin had a short story in the last
issue OF Stratford Journal.
Mrs. Marguretta Wilcox held the in
terest Of all with her story, Loves
Last Expedient." This story went
into the depths of life-sacrifice Of self
for a loved one.
Miss Mary Turner read two poems.
"On Writing Verse" and "1terim,"
very pleasing, especially the latter,
although the first reflected the person.
al experiences of many. and had its
appeal.
Felix Schwarz's story, Untold"
was a strong story in few words.
Paul Mackey presented third end
ing Of his story, 1.-THE Years Between"
which brought out an interesting dis.
cussion.
Miss Marie Dallas read a charming
group Of verse. Roses and Rue"
MY Messenger" and Pictures"
DIR. Thomas Shepherd continued his
psychological studies of the league.
DIR. Shepherd recently had the honor
of being elected to membership in the
British Institute Of Philosophical
Studies.
League Of American Pen Women.-
Mrs. Larz Anderson has presented to
the National League of American Pen
Women the royalties from her latest
publication, From Corsair to Riffin.'
Houghton Miffiin Co., publishers.
Boston, for the fellowship fund of
this organization.
In March Of this year the National
League Of American Pen Women's
fellowship fund was practically de.
pleted through rendering compass
sionate service to the founder of the
league and its past president. Mrs.
Anderson, learning of this service and
approving 1t, has chosen this gener.
Gus and most appropriate way of as.
sisting in the restoration Of this fell
lowship fund, a fund devised to be
open to any member in good standing
who has need Of financial assistance.