Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10


Fayen of Bordeaux, France, who ha
been in Washington for the past fou
months studying American librar.
methods on a scholarship from thu
Rockefeller Foundation, is leaving fol
Boston soon. sailing in July for Rome
where she viii be on the staff of tn,
library OF the international institute
OF Agriculture. Mile. Payen win b.
the guest Of honor at the tea thi,
afternoon at the club at o'clock
Mrs. Sylvia Wentworth, Nine. NJ. J
Boulay-Anderson and Miss Jessye J.
Branscomb viii be hostesses. All clul
members are invited and guest priv
1leges can be arranged at the desk.
The board of directors meeting vii
be held Tuesday al pm.
1.-The business and professional WON
en- are sponsoring a dinner on Wed
nesday evening. at $50 o'clock, when
Commissioner Henry O'Malley of the
Bureau of Fisheries will speak on
Life Of the Seals on Priblof Islands,
a small group belonging to the United
States in the North Pacific Ocean
where great numbers of fur seal are
bred under Government protection.
The vast salmon fisheries of the Pa
Clflc Coast will also be featured with
motion pictures to accompany the
talk. DR.. Stephen r. X. Capps, eX.
plorer Of Mount Mckinley, the highest
mountain peak in the North American
continent, will tell of his experiences.
Another world wonder will be The
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" de.
scrfbed by Mrs. Robert Griggs, wife
of the explorer who accompanied the
expedition for the United States Geo
graphic Society into the Alaskan ter
1story. Mrs. Griggs was the first
woman to enter this UNEMPLOYED
region. She brought back many in
teresting trophies. An informal re-
ception will be held for the half hour
preceding the dinner, when the guest
OF honor will be introduced by DR.,
Helen NJ. Strong, chairman of this sec
ton. Miss Maud Frances will be
hostess.
Mrs. Lyman Is. Swormstedt. chair
man of the nominating committee, re-
ports the following candidates, two
for each Office, to be filled at the an
nual election in May: Second vice
president. Miss Fay Bentley, Judge
Mary O'Toole; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss May Belle Raymond, Miss
Florence G. Bell: treasurer, Mrs.
Ethel Pollard, Miss Elizabeth Ray
mond; members of the board, Miss
Julia Bannigan, Mrs. Emile Berliner,
Mrs. Appleton Clark, ir.: Mrs. Graf
,
Miss NJ. Pearl Mccall. Mrs. Mary Nc
Closkey. Mrs. Charles l. McNary,
Miss Phyllis Robinson, Mrs. Andrew
Stewart, Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor and
Mrs. Dallett Wilson; directors and al
ternates to the D. c. Fedora ton, Mrs.
Edgar It. Brown, Miss Sarah X. Cush-
ing, Mrs. w. j. La Varre, Miss Kate
Lewis, Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, Mrs.
Edith Sears, Mrs. Bates Warren, Mrs
Thomas West and Mrs. Harvey Wiley
The Monday bridge section has ar
rangements completed for the card
party to be held the afternoon and
evening of April 81. There win be
awards at each table and refresh
ments. Reservations should be made
early, since the space is limited, at
the desk or from Mrs. G. c. Gable,
chairman of ticket distribution. The
regular group Of members assembled
with few absentees. The nominating
committee was appointed as follows:
Mrs. Grattan Karans, chairman;
Mrs. II. p. Baxter, Mrs. Elma Saul,
Mrs. A. X. Lowe and Mrs. Lewis
Flemer, for the election in May.
Awards for the three highest scores
were presented to Mrs. Hamilton
Dimick, Mrs. L. 2. Russell and Mrs.
George Chace. Mrs. Gertrude e. Dol
liver presided at the tea table during
the social hour. Mrs. A. S. Maddox
assisted.
The Tuesday free and easy auction
section again assumed it's party APP
pearance with the following guests
present: Miss Mary Z. Smith, Miss
Mary Louise Hobbs, Mrs. John NJ.
Lewis, Mrs. NJ. Il. Smoot, Miss Julia
Smoot. Mrs. Jean Cole Whitaker,
Mrs. W. II. Franklin, Mrs. Mary Hale,
Mrs. o. X. Morgan Of Johnson City,
Tenn. and Mrs. L. A. Cook of Green
field, Mass. Hostesses for this week
will be Mrs. George Ayers, Miss
Gladys Gordon and Miss Ann Martin.
Mrs. l.. Becker and Mrs. c. c. Gable
will assist in instructing.
The membership committee at the
regular meeting of last week reported
favorably upon "a applications for
membership, nine life members being
among the number.
BLENDERS of the club who RESPONDED
to the call by the District of Colum.
bia American Red Cross for workers
to make surgical dressings for Elmer
gency Hospital meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays Of each week at head.
quarters of the chapter, S21 Sixteenth
street, for work
The French section is planning a
The America nization committee. CO.
operating with the American IMITATION
School, assisted in arranging a recep-
alton and program which welcomed SO
new citizens authorized by the Nat
lIralization Commission of the Depart.
Ement of Labor. Sixty-one of the cit
liens had attended the Americaniza-
| ton School, in which the clubs mem
,aSers, Miss Alton. Mrs. Mary j. Loeffel
h
tireless workers,
The drama unit, of which Mrs. Pat
aick Gallagher is chairman, has APP
peared before civic organizations and
Neighborhood House with a program
during the last month. The last Of
April will find this active unit on the
calendar again. Rehearsals are now
being held.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. Gar
field Riley. president of the club, will
be Eat home" at the club to members
and friends they wish to present Tea
IS served from $3.50 until o'clock.
Twentieth Century Club.-The next
meeting of the art section will be at
the Public Library, Eighth and K
streets, tomorrow at $50 pm. The
purpose of the meeting will be to see
an exhibition of the Medici prints re-
gently presented to the Public Library
by the Twentieth Century Club. Other
prints of the library, used for circula-
dion to schools, clubs and other organ
Sszations, also will be on exhibition. The
EAGedici prints will not be circulated,
but will form a special collection TO be
exhibited in section at the main library
and its branches. All members of the
Twentieth Century Club are invited to
attend the meeting tomorrow night.
Mrs. Q. l.. Veerhoff, chairman, viii
preside.
The music section, Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes, chairman, viii give its last
program of the season Tuesday at IL
am. in the music room of the WQm-
ems City Club, % jackson place. Mrs.