Evening star., 1927-05-01
The District Of Columbia Federation

president. Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
presiding. The session was opened
with the pledge of allegiance TO the
flag, led by Mrs. Mary S. Parker;
the singing of America, the Beauti-
full" by the members, with Mrs.
Arthur j. Seaton at the piano.
Mrs. Speel announced that Mrs.
Mary d. Sherman. president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
was recovering from an attack Of
pneumonia Mrs. Edward T. Perkins,
corresponding secretary. has resigned
her office owing to the fact that she
IS moving to Cumberland. Md. Mrs
Eugene Pitcher, the general federation
director, gave the plans of the coun-
ell meeting Of the general federation
70 be held in Grand Rapids, Mich,
May 30 to June I. and announced that
each State director was to give an
address on National Spirit in Our
State" 1t was voted to have suit
able badges prepared for the district
delegates to the council meeting.
Mrs E. y. Hardy, chairman OF the
division of conservation of natural
resources. distributed pamphlets pre-
pared by the Audubon Society on the
vyoodthrush the bird chosen by the
federation as its choice for the State
bird of the District.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the
department of fine arts, announced
that her committee has had two very
interesting meetings, one at the Mt.
Pleasant Library, April 2. when Mrs.
Fffa Funk Muhse gave a talk on The
Evolution of Chinese Art. Motives and
Their Meanings" and exhibited many
Of her rare pieces of embrOiderieS,
and the other at the NatiQnal Museum.
when many out Of town Visitors Joined
the group in the study of the art
treasures there.
Two representatives from all fede-
rated clubs will be invited to attend
these ceremonies. Mrs. Grace Morris
end Mrs. Ella s. knight will be the
official representatives from the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs.
The forestry committee observed
American Forest week by planting
two Norway maple trees at Thlrteenth
and jefferson streets on Tuesday.
Mrs Virginia White Speel and Mrs.
Edgar r. Merritt and Mrs. Tamar +.
Rorke gave short talks on forestry
and tree planting. Mrs. Il }. Deeds
and Mrs. Eugene D. Pitcher read
poems on trees. At the same time the
CAPITOL Hill History Club planted
three trees in memory of its deceased
charter members, Mrs. Josephine Pat
Ten. Mrs. Charles Stafford and Mrs.
Caroline CASTOR. A unique feature of
this tree planting was the presence OF
Mrs. Joseph Dague. member OF the
Capitol Hill History Club. and Mrs:
DALEY of Pomona, Calf, both of
whom are over so years Of age. Mrs.
Stanton read the tribute to her
mother, Mrs. Patten: Mrs. B. c. Yorks
to Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. Rorke to
Mrs. CASTOR.
The annual meeting of the fedora
+ion will he held Wednesday and
Thursday May 4 and 5, at Hotel
Roosevelt.
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, chair
man of the division of moving pic
lures. announced that the movement
for the correlation of the usefulness
az moving pictures in the study OF
club work was spreading and that she
had had many interesting letters from
all parts of the country concerning the
progress of this work.
The program was under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Ernest Daniel. chairman
of the division Of education, and the
guest speaker was stephen Kramer.
assistant superintendent of the local
pubhc schools. who had as his sub
5ect "The Public Schools of the Dis
rrict of Columbia" Miss Evelyn Fox
gave piano selections.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley announced
that memorial exercises will be held
in the crypt of the Capitol on May 10,
at 8 pm, for Mrs Emma Gillett, the
founder of the Washington College OF
Law. The music will be under the
direction OF Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl
and the Marine Band will play
Speakers representing the Washing
AH I
Association, the Women's City club
and the National Woman's Party viii
be on the program.
Women's City Club.-The tea given
At the clubhouse this afternoon from
s to 6 o'clock viii be in honor of the
candidates for the several offices
which become automatically vacant
with the closing of the fiscal year
May 4. The election Of that day IS 10
fill the offices Of second vice president,
corresponding secretary. treasurer,
FIVE members Of the board Of directors
and delegates and alternates TO the
Federation of Clubs. The election viii
be held Wednesday at the clubhouse.
% Jackson place. The business meet
ing in the evening will be held at 3
oclock All committee chairmen VIII
give annual reports and at the close
Of the meeting the tellers will an
nounce the result of the election. An
informal reception and introduction
Of the new officers will follow.
Members of the Monday bridge sec
ton will meet tomorrow at pm. Tor
a bus. -ess session. A report OF the
secretarv-treasurer will be read and
all business Of the club viii be trans
acted. closing the years work. The
nominating committee having present
ed the names of candidates for the
sections consideration, the election of
officers for the coming year VIII be
held. Playing will begin at pm. ana
members are privileged to bring
guests. Awards will be made at each
table and refreshments will be served.
During the social hour of the meeting
last Monday Mrs. II. L. Mccoy pre-
sided at the tea table, Mrs. h. 4.
Baxter assisting.
The Tuesday evening free-and easy
auction section viii meet at the Gus
tonary hour, 7:30 pm. Among the
guests at the meeting last week were
Mrs. 6. H. Stiehl of Chicago. Miss j.
r. Alexander. Miss Jessie Dunlhue,
Mrs. NJ. Dow and Miss Koeller.
The French section viii give DIN
nor Saturday, $50 pm. For the half
hour preceding the dinner club mem
hers and guests have been invited 10
meet ,m.e guests of honor. Mrs. Anna
II. B. Kinney, chairman of the sec
ton, Hill make the introductions.
Nine. Boulay-Anderson instructor Of
the French classes. viii be in the re-
ceiving line Addresses in English
and French by Henry Grattan Doyle,
professor Of romance languages at
George Washington University, and
NJ. Andre NJ Beneteau, instructor OF
French at the George Washington
niversity and the Catholic UniVef-
sity and president Of the Cercle CANA
az Washington. French songs and
other attractive features make up
program Of interest. After this date
lie classes in French viii discontinue
their meetings until in the Fall, when
the announcement Of their resumption
,,-;tt ,,v,aar in the cl1b bi1lletiu