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NEWS OF THE CLUBS
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de los Poetas' This discourse was
received through the Pan-American
Union from DR.. Juan E. Arcia Of
Caracas, with request that it be read
before the Atheneum. The paper
elected lively discussion that was
participated in by various members
DR. Luis Churion will be the princi-
pal speaker at the next meeting, the
second Wednesday in December.
Miss Valentino poppcscu Is secre-
tary of the organization.
The Clover Club will meet Thursday
evening. December /. at the home OF
Mrs. w. Cassel Hanson. 1920 Seven
teenth street and Mrs. Hanson Is
charter member of the club, and has
devoted much time to it. Mrs. Emma
Owen will he the speaker of the eve
ming.
The Mission Club of the First Con-
Creti0nal Church met Tuesday at Il
dinner. In the program winch loi-
lowed there were talks from Miss Cole
of the Florence Crittenton Home ana
Miss Gertrude Merrill. n nurse from
the hospital at Mount Salinda, Rho-
desia, South Africa. The club future
at the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church by Fred Payne Clatworthy on
"The Lure of the Desert: Our Colortui
Southwest" with autochrome slides OF
the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
The District League of American
Pen Women will hold its business
meeting at the clubrooms. llOS SlN
teenth street, tomorrow, pm MAJ
ters of Importance will be placed pe'
fore the body for its consideration.
Yesterday afternoon the second
monthly travel talk was given ny
Lieut.. Comdr. :. ). leandie. Chl'e"
States Coast Guard. These talks are
invaluable to the writer of prose or
poetry who wishes to obtain vivid
and dramatic coloring for writing.
Comdr. Yeandle spoke on phases OF
work in the Coast Guard which is
generally unknown to the reading
public. The December talk will be
given by a well known naturalist, Dan
MCGOWAN, a native of Scotland and
prolific writer on natural history.
The state vice presidents tea will
be given this afternoon at the club
rooms from to O'Clock. In the re-
ceiving line will be DR.. Anita Maris
Boggs, Mrs. Luther +. Gregory. Miss
Leatherwood, Miss Elizabeth Mallott
Barnes, Mrs. Homer Hoch. Mrs.
Richard Gasch, Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher, Miss Willard Howe. Miss
Evelyn Weems, chairman of the hos
pitality committee, will introduce the
guests. Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, Miss
Alice Heaven, Mrs. c. w. Allen. Miss
Helen Colhoun, Miss Bertha Francis
Wolfe, Miss John Francis Steele, Miss
Edna Roberts, Miss Patricia Poe Ben
nett, and Mrs. Alice Rogers Hager
will serve as hostesses. Mrs. Lily r.
Hunt, chairman of refreshments, will
be in charge of the coffee tables.
Mrs. Maud Morgan. a genealogist,
has been added to the list of new
members for the month of NdVem-
ber
Original stories were read by Miss
Katherine Jacobs. Mrs. Harp and Miss
Mary E. Hedrick at the meeting of
the Juvenile story section. Stories
were selected to be read as a part of
the program for the fellowship recep-
tfon which is given once a month to
welcome new members into the league
The juvenile story section will not
change the date of its meeting during
the holiday season. The next meet
ing will be December 10.
Miss Ruth Peterson will review
"Giants in the Earth" at the book
review tea to be given in December.
Political Study CIub.-The precari-
Gus tenure of office under the spoils
system compared with the steady ad-
vancement under the merit system
was the subject of the talk which
Jessie Dell, United States civil serv-
ice commissioner. gave before the
club at it's monthly meeting. Miss
Dell traced the growth of the civil
service from its birth to the present
day. The most radical change took
place, in so far as women are con-
cerned, during and after the war.
While the civil service has by no
means reached its utopia, Miss Dell
feels that the remaining wrinkles can
be ironed out with little difficulty.
The Political Study Club is a non-
partisan organization of women who
meet to hear and discuss vital ques-
tions of the day. Mrs. Frank Morri-
son, president, called attention at the
last meeting to the fact that the by
laws permit only certain number
of persons in the organization. In
the light of this law. she asked ali
those contemplating entering the club
to do so in order to become members
The November meeting was Com
missioners' day. Wives of District
Commissioners presided at the tea ta-
bles and assisted as hostesses New
members accepted by the executive
committee were Miss Patricia Poe
Bennett. Mrs. +. E. Cunningham, Miss
Jessie Dell. Mrs. Proctor l.. Dough-
erty, Mrs. Dale d. Drain. Mrs. Ralph
A. Drain, Mrs. Paul Lesh, Mrs Ellis
Logan. Mrs. Frank s. Long, Mrs. FL.
II. Merrill. Mrs. J. Garfield Riley. Mrs.
Blanchard Il. Scott and Mrs Edith r.
Trapier.
The complete list of officers for the
year are Mrs. Frank Morrison, presi-
dent; Mrs. Wallace Streater. first vice
president; Mrs. Sidney Talliaferro.
second vice president; Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. third vice president.
Mrs. Ernest II. Daniel, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Bruce Baird, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Harry l.. Under
wood, treasurer; Mrs. j. Frank vii.
son, auditor; Mrs. +. r. Woodson,
Mrs. w. G. Orme, Mrs. r. T. Robin
son, federation directors; Mrs. lie
Gage Pratt, Mrs. Richard Whiting.
Mrs. Jesse Lee Webb, alternates: Mrs.
Jerome Lightfoot. chairman mem
bership; Mrs. Virgil Miller, vice
chairman; Mrs. Rose Yates Forester.
program; Mrs. Henry r. Perry, hos
pitality; Miss Patricia Poe Bennett.
publicity: Mrs Edgar r Merritt ra