Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
NEWS OF THE CLUBS


Women's City Club.-The business
and professional section of the club
will sponsor a dinner which will be
y given at the clubhouse, % Jackson
place. September IA. Miss Elaine
Eppley will be hostess and will pre-
side; speakers to be announced later.
Miss Pearl Mccall is chairman of this
group. Since reservations are limited
to 100, members are invited to make
reservations promptly.
A card party will be given Septem-
Der %, under the direction OF MISS
Florence Bell and Miss May Belle
RAYMOND. Members will be privileged
to invite their friends, and reserVa-
,tions can be made at the desk.
Members can brush up" on their
game of bridge by attending the free
and easy auction section, which meets
every Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock
in the ballroom.
The Writers League of Washington
will meet Friday evening at the Mount
Pleasant Public Library at 8 O'Clock.
Those on the program are: Miss kath-
crime Hopson. Felix SchwarZ and Paul
Mackey for stories; Mrs. Rittue. Miss
Raphella SchwarZ and Mr.. Herndon
for verse.
The last meeting was we'll attended,
a number of visitors being present,
among them Mrs. Davidson and Miss
Green Of the Writer'S Craft and Mrs.
Frances Larkin and Miss McCarty,
former members of the league. The
latter has been in Florida for some
time and was heartily welcomed.
Mrs. Larkin was congratulated on
receiving two prizes for poetry oftered
by the Pen Women. Her poem, dead
Leaves" will appear in the 1927 poetry
anthology. She had sold a juvenile
ssetory and several articles.
Mrs Jane Love read Wings or the
Moth" story of the weird with won
derful atmosphere. Charles Cottlng'
ham read timely poem EMITTED W4a n;d Inc ne
Emmy was a college story read by
NJ. Hugh Irish.
District League Of American Pen
W0men.-Mrs. Elise Mulliken, former
president of the league, has had
new honor conferred upon her by the
American Red Cross. Long identified
as a volunteer worker for the organl-
ration, she has been selected to fill an
especially created position in the Mid
western branch as publicity organizer
for the coming roll call, and will have
the responsibility of teaching chair
men the value of publicity in cam
paign. Her field is a large one and
She will personally visit many of the
centers and rural districts Of IL
States. Mrs. Mulliken has had much
executive experience, is trained pub
lefty expert and contributor to the
press, and identified with most of the
large clubs in the city and national
patriotic societies. She was general
director for the Cherry Blossom Fes
tival, which met with such success
last April. She will leave Tuesday for
st. Louis and return in December at
the completion of the roll call of the
Red Cross.
The Clara Barton Club of Glen
Echo gave a luncheon and "Stork
Shower" for one of it's members Au-
gust 10, at the home Of Mrs. Harry
B. Humphrey of Cabin John Park.
The table was laid for Il, the center
piece of flowers being in pink and
blue. Just before the conclusion of
the luncheon the hostess announced
that If every one would excuse her, she
would get the dessert in the Spring.
The guests decided that the Fall would
be better, present time preferred, Sc
she produced it right away, which
goes to prove that one can get what
one wants by being persistent. Latel
in the afternoon there was a one-act
nlay. in which each member took part
All who were fortunate enough TO at
tend report that ii was the heaviest
a pleasant day.
Il. s. Grant Circle No. ], Ladies OF
the G. A. r., met Tuesday evening
with the president, Mrs. Olive G
johnson, in the chair.
Other officers present were Mrs. V
Sellers, jr. vice president; Mrs. Jose
phine Barbour, chaplain; Miss Emma
p Harvard, treasurer; Mrs. Laura A
Lennon, secretary; Mrs. Alice kint
Nulligan, patriotic instructor; Mrs
Mary IL. Fortier, conductor; Mrs
Emma Hempler, musician, and Mrs
Esther NJ Sloss, guard Mrs. Annie
A. Benton acted as senior vice preSi
dent.
The Stars and Stripes were salutet
and Guard the Flag" was sung.
The death Of the widow Of the late
Lemuel Warner was reported.
Mrs. Sloss reported that she hat
given relief to the amount of So
since the last meeting.
Mrs. Hempler, chairman Of tn
executive committee, reported prog
gsss in the disposition Of the littl,
dime banks.
AS the alternate, Mrs. Sloss, electe'
in December, cannot attend, Mrs
Laura a. Lennon was elected to tax
her place at the national convention
Of the Ladies of the @. A. r., il
Grand Rapids. Mich. the week of Sep
TENDER -. Miss Hayward is the dele
gate to the convention and Mrs. John
son represents the circle as its presi
dent.
The circle has been invited and will
he, represented by Mrs. Johnson, Mrs
Lennon, Mrs Mulligan, Mrs. Fortiel