Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

Call for establishing a travelling
library in the county.
The club is sponsoring a movement
| for better school facilities for the
colored children.
The speaker of the day was Miss
Irma Molin. secretary of social service
work in the county, who told of the
numerous ways women could help
the league.
The roll call for the following meet
ing will be answers to questions on
county government until the subject
has been covered.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. j. N. Luney FEB
ruary at pm.
The Entre-N Nous Club met Monday
at the home of Mrs. l.. c. Dyer. 2226
Woodley road. Mrs Hyer assisting.
Mrs. Charles p. Keyser presided.
Several reports were given in regard
to the work done at Christmas time,
which included a general donation of
books. clothes and toys. and Christ
mas tree was given to one of the
Washington orphanages. 1t was
voted to have a card party soon at
the Washington Hotel. with Mrs.
James Fl. Underwood chairman of
arrangements. The meeting closed
with refreshments served by the
hostesses.
Park View Woman's Club-The
literary committee met January
10 at the home of Mrs. Thomas Fairs,
president of the club. Mrs. George
DalWick, chairman, opened the meet
ing by stating some reasons why the
work of cotemporary poets had been
chosen for study, after which she
f,IR oe.6 taA t. Mv~c ~
Ashburn for the program. Mrs. Ash
burn read selections from several
articles on the life and work of Edwin
Arlington Robinson, so arranged as
to bring out clearly his distinctive
place in American poetry. Several of
mis- poems were read. Among these
Mrs. T.. w. Stitt read The Man
Against the Sky" Mrs. Ashburn took
up in the same manner the work OF
Robert Frost, and examples of his
work We're read. after which an in
formal discussion of modern poetry
was Nald. Mrs. Ashburn introduced
two games with appropriate awards.
One, "A Musical Wedding" was espe-
cially interesting. The hostess. AS
sisted by Mrs. Beardsley. Mrs. Webb
Miss Faris and Mrs. Morgan, served
refreshments. The February meeting
W ~
February 10 at the home of Mrs.
Dalwick, 514 Kenyon street. Subject,
Amy Lowell and the Imagists."
The Study Club of LanIlam. Md,
was entertained January 10 by Mrs.
Burch Fitz Simons, at her home, with
Mrs. Norval Tabler and Mrs. Jules
Rodier as assisting hostesses. The
usual business session was held. The
speaker was Edgar Long OF the Mary
land University, who explained the
State retirement bill for the teachers
of Maryland, which is now before
the State Legislature. The Study
Club went on record as indorsing this
bill. A sewing section has been
started and 1t is planned to have the
activities of this section for the help
of the sick and needy.
The Department OF Potomac. Won
ans Relief Corps, Mrs. Caroline M.
Curry, president, recently spent an
evening at Mount Alto Hospital,
through arrangements with it's direc.
tor of Red Cross, Miss Agnes Brophy.
A program was. prepared by Mrs.
Gury's committee, consisting of Mary
Howard Wingate, Louise Watson,
Cora b. Davis and Charlotte M. Cary.
Those contributing to the evenings
entertainment were Mrs. klum and
her daughter, with songs and recita-
tons: Mrs. Lang sang; Messrs.
Klum and Kelser gave selections on
banjo and ukulele; dramatic artist.
Mrs. Sellars: pianists, Messrs. Pease
and Addison. Mrs. Grimsley, Red
Cross attendant, assisted the commit
tee in receiving the guests and In dis
pensing the hospitality of the evening.
The president addressed the veterans
and thanked all who had assisted her
in making the occasion pleasant one
Prince Georges County Federation
of Women's Clubs.v-An executive
comnoittee meeting was held at the
Y. w. G.. A. Friday morning.
Mrs. G.. p, Bickford, chairman OF
county committee on American cit1-
zenship, recently held a meeting OF
her club representatives at the I. w:
q rooms for discussing plans OF
work to be followed for the year. AT
least Is clubs sent their chairmen to
meet Mrs. Bickford. AS a course OF
study. the booklet know Your Coun-
ty' ian analysis of the government
of Prince Georges County, Md was
suggested for use by the CLUBS, TO pc
included in each program at their
regular meetings. ~ was ANoA 49,
some of the clubs have been giving
10 minutes of each program to pro-
pounding questions from this booklet
and familiarizing their members with
the various phases of county political
and civic government. In May, at
the time of the annual meeting OF the
Federation, it is hoped that the re-
mort from this committee will show
all clubs have been active on this
project.
Woman's Club of Cottage City
This club celebrated it's NTH ami
versary January Is at the home OF
Mrs. Benjamin Wilson, on Bunker
Hill road, with Mrs. II. p. Straight
and Muse Russ assisting the hostess.
A large number of members were
present and an excellent program
was prepared. Original poems were
read by the president, Mrs. A. c. Proc
tor. and Mrs Bean, and refreshments
included a birthday cake. The next
meeting will be held Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Foss Gray, on Barron
street.
WOman's Community Club OF Ber.
wyn.2This club will have for discus
sion at it's next meeting the important
question of standardizing the local