Evening star., 1927-09-18

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given Wednesday by the business and
professional section with Henry A
Berliner as speaker on Aviation and
It's Future" he told the women he
could see no reas son why women could
not become pilots of their own air
planes just as they become drivers
of their autos. That women are en-
thusiatic adherents to the aviation
cause after they have had any f1yinS
experience was stated by Mr. Ber'
liner. The women OF the club were
asked to give support to the establish
ing of air-ports throughout the country
in the larger cities and especially
give aid to the project Of perma-
nent port for Washington. Judge
Mary O'Tooln presided at tho dinner.
Capt. Hunter of the Army Air Corps
of Commercial Aviation spoke briefly
as did Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
Club members were enthusiastic IN
voicing appreciation of the talks.
Miss Florence Bell is chairman of
the committee that has arranged for
the card party which will he given
at the clubhouse, % Jackson place, at
O'Clock Thursday evening. CluD
members are invited to participate ana
bring their friends. Awards Will be
made at each table and cards can he
had at the club desk, where reserva-
tions can be made. Miss May Belle
RAYMOND is vice chairman of the COM
mittee.
The golfers are meeting with
Mrs. H B. Warner, chairman of TINS
section. on Thursday mornings at ?:3o
at the club instead of at 10 o'clock.
Members are invited to attend the
Tuesday evening free and easy auction
section. Miss Hazel Swift is chair
man.
League of American Pen Women.
Inc.-The poetry group. District
branch. League of American Pen
Women. will hold its twenty-third
consecutive meeting Monday. Septem
Der 10. at pm, in the auditorium of
the Mount Plea SAINT branch of the
Public Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets Miss Elizabeth NJ. Barnes,
second vice president, under whose
general direction the work of all the
study groups of the District of Column
bia League of American Pen Women
will be conducted, has returned to the
city.
District of Columbia Chapter. Ameri-
can War Mothers. met at the Hotel
Hamilton September 9. completing
plans for the sixth national conven-
liUlf. 10 DS Hclu tIlS
Milwaukee, Wis, September 27 to Oc-
tober /. Mrs. Martha c. O'Neill. ma
tional custodian, and Mrs. Eleanor {.
Wagner, president, will precede the
delegates. to attend executive ses-
sions Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, Mrs.
Olive Carpenter and Mrs. Lucy Cash,
accompanied by Alternates Mrs. Emil
Walter, Mrs. Joseph Phillips and
others. will follow. The chapter eX.
1onr iVcr of
an accident Detailing its founder and
first president, Mrs. Zell w. Oatley.
Mrs. Caroline Curry, past department
president. Woman's Relief Corps, ad-
dressed the chapter. Mrs. Katie A
Boss was admitted to membership.
Several members attended a benefit
card party given by the Snyder-Far-
mer Post at Hyattsville for a worthy
veterans family.
The Battery Park Garden Club held
fits opening meeting for the Fall Sep
tember 8 at the Community House.
Following the l o'clock luncheon there
was a short business session. after
which Mrs. G.. F. Hane read a care
fully prepared paper on "Dahlias and
Their Culture" which was especially
fitting for the season and added zest
to the enjoyment of the days exhibit,
since dahlias and zinnias were the
flowers on display. The prize for the
best single specimen, handsome new
dahlia, was awarded to Mrs. Frederic
Lee, while Mrs. Henry karr was the
winner in the class of mass arrange
ments with a large jar of unusually
fine zinnias. The club voted to send
The flowers to Walter Reed Hospital
after the exhibit as a courtesy to
members of the club who have rela-
uves i'll there.
The next meeting of the Garden
Club will occur October IL at the Com
t1unity House, with a chrysanthe-
Aum show and a talk on Perennial
2aantings'' as the features. On the
evening of October IA the National
Federation Of Garden Clubs, Washing
ton branch, will hold a meeting in the
Battery Park Community House, COM
tzg at the invitation of the president
ef the Battery Park Club, Mrs. George
r. Pariseau. who attended the meet
fng of the national organization last
week.
The CurIey Club of Washington
met at Hotel Gordon September 8,
the president presiding The chair
man of the entertainment committee.
William Boyd, announced that the
club will hold a card party and dance
-
Dairy Auditorium, Pennsylvania ave-
nue and Twenty-sixth street. The
proceeds from this affair will be ap-
piled TO the archbishop's scholarship
fund.
Nominations for officers for the
coming year took place. Aloysius A.
McGarvey. present president. was
nominated for president, and with
him the names of William Boyd and
RAYMOND Mullee. Luke O'Reilly,
present vice president. was named
again, and with him Raymond Null
lee. Miss Helen McGarvey. present
treasurer was nominated again. Miss
Monica Gordon also was nominated.
Misses Gretchen Baden. Margaret
Monroe and Monica Gordon were
nominated for recording secretary.
Miss Anna Wall. present correspond
ing secretary, was nominated again,
but declined. The names OF Miss
Margaret Monroe. Mrs. Virginia Ger
cell and Miss Lillian Melendres were
then presented for nomination. Ray
mond Mullee, who at present is hold
ing the office of warden. has been
nominated for advocate. The follow.
ing persons were nominated for war
den: Silvio H. Poll. William Boyd
Raymond Mullee. Gretchen Baden
Mrs Mary Hyland and Richard Stew.