Evening star., 1927-11-20

| Mrs. Frances Tarkin, chairman, an
nounces that Miss Alice Drake will
! speak at the next meeting on the con.
| struction of the Italian sonnet. the
| Juvenile literary group will meet Mon
| day November q, at s pm.
Mrs Richard Gasch represented the
| league et the Armistice day celebra
! ton at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
| dier. Mrs Nelson Dingley. first vice
president of the national league and
member of the District branch, laid
a wreath on the tomb in the name
of the National League of American
Pen Women.
DR.. Anita Maris Boggs announces
that "A tea will be given to the State
vice presidents of the national
league. who are in Washington at
the clubroom. Sunday, November %.
Mrs Luther Gregory of Washington,
Mrs. Homer HoCh of Kansas, Mrs. j.
Irving Steele of Pennsylvania. Mrs.
T.. O. Loatherwood of Utah and Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher of the District
will b2 honor guests. TIL" executive
board will assist Miss Evelyn WeomS.
chairman OF hospitality. and Mrs. Lily
K. Hunt. chairman of refreshments,
as hOSteSSeS.
Among those who exhibited work at
tho art exhibit were Miss Helen Cal
houn. Mrs. \. a. Cron, Mrs. Appleton
Clark, Mrs w. :. Ruckman, Mrs.
Cara /. Boone. Mrs. Clara Hill, Mrs.
Florence t,stabrooko. Mrs. Ada I.
Moffatt. Mrs. Ellis Logan. Mrs. {.
l.. Chambers and Mrs. Susan Dawson
Ackiss.
The board will meet in executive
session November 26 at pm.
The Housekcepars' Allianrc.-The
November luncheon board meet
ing was held at the NOah'S Ark Tea
Room, Friday, after which the open
meeting was entertained by Mrs.
George Fl. Rut!ey at her home, in
American University Park. Miss
Edna Louise Clark, assistant home
economist, Bureau of Home Econom-
les. spoke on Women and Cotton
stating that the decreased use
Of cotton tor clothing had hurt
the textile trade. This was due in
large measure she said, to the high
cost of laundering; also to the demand
of working women for silk wearing
apparel formerly used mostly by the
leisure class. Other uses have had
to be found for cotton. The House
keepers Alliance has obtained the
loan of an exhibit of cotton yarn rugs,
which can be seen at 2l00 street.
After the talk of the afternoon tea
WAS served by the hostess. Mrs. Will
liam f.. Chamberlin, president, pre-
sided at both the board and the open
meeting.
The Susan II. Anthony Foundation,
Inc. will hold a board meeting at the
Cairo Hotel Tuesday at s pm. fol.
I -, tiyNrv of IA
organization. Mrs. George DalWich
is hub in The Nanette Il. Paul wheel.
Mrs. Regina de le Ton Drown is hub
of the Harriet Luella MCCullom wheel,
Mrs Lille Charles McFadden. hub of
the Stevens-McFadden wheel. Mrs.
Warren Gibbs of the Anna +. Henley
wheeI and Mrs. George G.. Seibold of
the Clara O'Brien McCrone wheel
They will outline the plan of work
for the wear \ silver tea and sale of
books and cards and fancy articles
will be held in the parlor of Stoneleigh
Courts, November % from to 6 pm
under the press, publicity and ways
and means committees, of which Mrs.
Anna T. Henly and Mrs. Leon Arnold
are the chairmen. The latter was
recently elected vice president of the
foundation and also had the honor
III DtiH@ ticcteu Ni'c III ~ VI .iS
National Democratic Club, Inc. Do
nations>of candy, cake. fancy articles,
books. etc~> may be sent to the home of
the acting president. Mrs Mary Allen
Adams, 1873 Massachusetts avenue
A number of prominent members of
The Maryland branch of which Mrs.
Virginia Peters Parkhurst is direc-
tor, are expected to be present. Pio-
neers and friends Of Miss Anthony are
cordially invited. While the meetings
Of the foundation are being tempo
rarly held at the Cairo Hotel. men,
hers are requested to send annual dues
to the headquarters, Arlington Hotel,
Mrs. Jessie +. Deal. treasurer.
The Writer'S League of Washing
fon viii meet at the Thomson School
Fridav 1T 8 pm. Those on the pro-