Evening star., 1927-11-06

day at the next monthly meeting of
tho federation. The program is in
charge of the Americanization de-
partment, Of which Mrs. J. Jerome
Lightfoot is chairman.
Twentieth Century Club.-The in
ternational outlook section of the club
will meet tomorrow, : pm, at the
Cleveland Park Club, Reno road and
Highland place, Cleveland Park. Gen.
Wilds F. Richardson, former chair
man of the Alaskan Road Commits
sion, will speak on The Problem of
Alaska" Preceding the talk by Gen.
Richardson, who spent 20 years i'll
Alaska as an engineer of the War
Department, reports on the political
aspects of several countries Will be
made by members of the section.
Among those who will tell of recent
events in Europe are: Mrs. w. w.
Husband. on Italy; Mrs. Arthur Deer
ing, on the Balkans; Mrs. Ellwood Il.
Morey. on Spain; Mrs. Glen 5. Smith,
on Belgium, and Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley, on Turkey. Mrs. VIII G..
Barnes will report on affairs in Next
co. Assisting Mrs. l.. w. Washburn,
hospitality chairman, will be: Mrs.
Charles II. MerWin, Mrs. Jeannette
Mrs. Louis w. Austin. Mrs. w. w.
Husband, Mrs. George +. BoWerman
and Miss Grace Willis. Those mem-
berS using the Mount Pleasant cars
should transfer at the Highlands TO
the motor bus Which leaves at 1870,
get off at Thirty-fourth and Newark
streets and walk one block south and
one block east to the clubhouse,
The music section program for this
year is unusually attractive. There
will be talks on chamber music, the
orchestra and miscellaneous subjects,
including harpers and troubadourS.
The only requirement for joining this
section is interest in what is doing
in the musical world. At the first
meeting on Tuesday, at IL am, at
the Women's City Club, Mrs. Garrett
Miller will talk on Scriabine. She will
be assisted by Mr.. Almony. pianist,
OF Baltimore.
The nature section will meet at the
Mount Vernon Station Twelfth and
Pennsylvania avenue), Wednesday,
for a trip down the river.
The civic section, Mrs. Robert =.
Howard, chairman, will meet for it's
forum luncheon on Thursday at noon,
at the Women'S City Club.
Paul +. LeSh will speak on national
representation for the District of Co
lumbia. Mr.. Lesh has made an eX-
haustive study of the subject, and
should be heard by all members Of the
section, as legislation on this subject
may come up early in the next ses-
sion of Congress.
The members of the section of edu-
cation are proceeding with plans for
card party to take place December
1a a lI
Hotel for the benefit of the national
illiteracy crusade, which hopes to
stamp out illiteracy in this country
in the next three years. Mrs. Thomas
w. Sidwell, chairman of the section.
heads the reception committee, ard
Mrs. Ernest r. McComas is chairman
of the committee on arrangements,
with Mrs. Goeffrey Creyke as vice
chairman.
The National MemOwial Foundation
met Wednesday at 2540 Massachusetts
avenue. Several new cases were pre-
sented to the board and plans for the
Winters extension work discussed.
Meetings have been held regularly
all Summer, despite the absence OF
many members, and during this time
generous contributions from Army
posts have been received, as well as
many memorial gifts.
Among the latter are contributions
in memory of Gen. Charles Austin
Coolidge from Mrs. Coolidge, and from
Miss Jane G. Austin; and in memory
of Mrs Alfred B. Johnson and Of Gen.
]. T. Dickman from Mrs. James T.
Burbank.
The Washington Mount HOlyOke
Alumnae Association will give a
bridge at the Washington Club, Sew
enteenth and X streets, November IL
at 2 pm. The proceeds will be used
toward a scholarship which the club
has established for the use Of Wash
ington girls who wish to attend
Mount Holyoke. Mrs. Frederick E.
Harrington of the Chevy Chase School