Evening star., 1927-05-08

Gym Bowie, who will give a brief ad-
dress on the value of heraldy to the
present generation. There will be a
meeting of the Maryland branch of
the foundation at the home of Mrs.
| Charles S. Early. Brandywine, on
Thursday at l pm.
Mrs. parkhurSt. Maryland chair
man, reports the following new mem
| l,ers: Mrs. Mary Grieb, Baltimore:
Mrs. Hattie Owings. Owings. Md;
Allen Bowie, Brandywine; William
Gillspie. Baltimore: Miss Fannie
| Peter. Mrs. Annie Clark, Baltimore:
Robert Parkhurst. Berwyn; Mrs.
| Hazel X. Bornschienl. Baltimore. The
| president. Mrs. Clara O'Brien McCrone,
will be at the Arlington Hotel Satur-
day from to o'clock to meet mem
bers and friends of the foundation.
| The following delegates attended the
annual meeting of the District Of
| Columbia Federation of Clubs: Mrs.
| Clara OBrien McCrone president;
Mrs. Anna +. Hendley. Mrs. Lucy B.
Cash, Mrs. Corbin Thompson. Mrs.
Mary Allen Adams, Mrs. Leon Arnold.
Mrs. Virginia P Parkhurst Mrs.
Maud Phillips and other members of
| the foundation.
The Political Study Club breakfast I
to he. held at noon May 23 at 2400 Six.
teenth street is being arranged by
various committees. Reservations
representing the social life of the city.
as we'll as the club life of Washington.
are being made through Mrs. Frank
Morrison, chairman, and Mrs. Wal
lace Streater, vice chairman. The
decorations will be in charge of Mrs.
f. r. Woodson and program of en-
tertainment will he arranged by Mrs.
Fred bennett. Charles Douglas viii
speak on the situation in Mexico. A
list of prominent guests and hostesses
who will entertain their friends at the
Breakfast will be announced by Mrs
CLYDE B. Aitchison, president of the
club.
The Z0nta Club of business and
professional women held it's regular
luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel, Wed
nesday at l pm. Miss Abbie Owen,
of the Tropical Plant Research Blu
reau was welcomed as a new mem
ber Mrs. Alice Buchanan entertained
as her guest Miss Mary Bromberg
Washington representative of the
American Sugar Cane League. A let
ter was read requesting Zonta repre-
sentation at the memorial service to be
held at the Capitol, May Is at o'clock
in honor Of Miss Emma M. Gillett
After several splendid tributes TO Miss
Gillett by members who knew her
personally. Judge Katherine Sellers,
Miss May Meyers and Miss Elizabeth
Harriss were appointed to represent
the club at the memorial service The
club members raised contribution of
S240 for the Mississippi flood sufferers
AT the meeting next Wednesday the
national president, Miss Louise Gerry,
will be the guest of honor
Delegates are arriving to attend the |
seventh annual convention of the |
confederation of Zonta Clubs. This |
gathering will be notable one in that |
the members represent every business |
and professional field open to women. |
The Raleigh Hotel will be headquar-
ters during the convention and there. |
on the evening of Thursday, May IL, |
The Washington club will entertain at |
a dinner given in honor of the ma. |
tlonal board of directors. The enter. |
tainment features of the dinner will |
be solos by Mrs. Leanor Reed and |
Mrs. Ethel M. Gawler, members of |
the local club, with music by the
orchestra under the direction of
Richard Lorleberg
Following the dinner the national
president. Miss Louise Gerry, will call
the board together for a business ses-
sion.
On the morning of May 13, the first
regular session of the convention will |
be held at the Raleigh Hotel at $50 |
o clock. The meeting will be opened |
with an invocation by Rev. Ulysses
q. b. Pierce. On this occasion Com |
missioner Dougherty will extend Off |
cal welcome to visiting Zontians and
Miss Jane Bartlett, president of the /
Washington Zonta Club, viii extend |
the welcome of the local club,
Ihe business session will continue
through the day with a recess at
12:30 o'clock for luncheon at the
Willard Hotel.
After adjournment of the business
session, the program includes dinner |
at the Raleigh Hotel a sight. seeing |
trip to the Congressional Library and !
later reception at the Grace Dodge |
fotel IN honor of the national officers
and candidates for the coming cleo. |
tlon. The special reception committee |
includes the president and vice Dresi.
Gent or the Washington Club Miss
Jane bartlett and Miss Hettie Ander.
son, the president-elect' Miss Elizabeth
I1drris, I'd and the vice president-elect.
Dr. LYDIA B. Earhart; Miss MARY
Lindsey and Miss Isabelle Bacon.
Ihe convention will be attended hv
some 700 representatives of the AZ
ciuDs constituting the confederation
ana viii bring together women from
every section of the country.
saturday morning the last business
session of the convention will be held
In the ballroom of the Willard Hotel.
Ihls session will be opened with an ,