Evening star., 1927-10-23
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

Outlaw War Treaty With the United
states" Courts as a Substitute for
War" with such speakers as Norman
Angel, author of THE Great lllu,
sion; NJ. de Modariaga, who is leaving
the post of chief of the disarmament
section of the League of Nations to be-
come professor of Spanish literature
at oxford, and DIR. Ernst Jackh. presi-
dent of the Hochschulte fur Politik,
Berlin. and member of the German
delegation to Versailles, Locarno and
Geneva,
The District Society of the Danes
of the Loyal Legion held its October
meeting at the home of its president,
Miss May s. Clark. 1875 Monroe street.
Reports from officers and committees
were given. The president announced
the death of Mrs. j. Edgar Engle. his
torian of the society. Mrs. Mary Lo-
gan Tucker, national president, paid
tribute 20 Mrs. Engle as a woman of
great patriotism and spoke particu-
larly of her ability as historian not
only Of this but of other patriotic So
Cieties.
A committee was formed, with Mrs.
Warner r. Bayley as chairman, to
arrange for Navy day exercises to be
held by the society at the Dupont
Memorial at 1890. October 81.
1t was voted to hold a sale in De
celnber of articles made by the Nancy
Hanks department of the Lincoln Me.
mortal University. The success of
similar sale last year of the beautiful
hand-woven rugs, luncheon sets, pill
low tops, Colonialweaye handbags,
etc. prompted the society to repeat
the sale this year. Every article sold
helps these ambitious girls from this
great Southern highland region to
gain an education.
\ letter was read from the secretary
of the Board of District Commission
ers announcing that the Victory Post
of the American Legion had been re-
quested to remove the flags which had
been in place near the memorial
stones on Sixteenth street since Me
mortal day, and are now faded and
bedraggled. The society brought this
fact to the attention of the Commits
Sioners.
The society had the pleasure of
greeting Mrs. Coolidge, widow of the
late Gen. Charles A, Coolidge, who is
now making her home in Washington.
She became president of the National
Society of the Danes of the Loyal
Legion OH the UedIn OL MTS. JOHN "A.
Logan, the first president of the So
ciety, and was succeeded by Mrs.
Tucker. Her membership has been
transferred from the Michigan Society
to that of the District of Columbia,
The society also welcomed Miss Sarah
Cushing, daughter of the late Gen.
Cushing, as new member. Nine
names were presented for member
shin in the society.
After adjournment of the business
meeting a social hour followed. Miss
Alice B. McNary of New York City,
and a guest of the house, poured tea.
Miss Virginia White Speel invited the
sociey to hold it's November meeting
at her home.
The District League of American
Pen Women, DR.. Anita Maris Boggs,
president, has announced that the Gre
ative groups will be opened to non
members. These groups have func.
toned to their fullest extent during
the month of October under the diree-
ton of professional women who are
giving their time and experience to
this purely educational endeavor. Per-
sons wishing to attend the workshops
may do so by communicating with
Miss Elizabeth Mallott Barnes, diree'
tor general of group activities.
L. 0. Armstrong, lecturer and ex-
plorer, will give an illustrated lecture
before the league at the clubrooms,
110S Sixteenth street, October 20, at
5 pm. He will deal with the people