Evening star., 1927-03-06
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
District of Columbia Federation OF

ing or the fedefati was hefd at tDt
Hotel Roosevelt on February 2S. Tn,
nrSt vice president. Mrs. Edgar b
Merritt, presided in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Virginia White Speel
The meeting was opened with the
pledge of allegiance, the singing oi
America. the Beautiful" and the
IoEd's prayer.
The chairman of the club extension
committee. Mrs. f.. {. Criswell, re
peeted that the Modern Poetry Clul
OF George Washington University haC
applied for membership in the feder
alton.
The General Federation director
Mrs. Eugene Pitcher. reported on the
recent board meeting of IN General
Federation of Women's Clubs. II
was announced that the District Fed
Grafton is entitled to four delegates to
the council meeting OF the General
Federation of Womens Clubs, to be
held in Grand Rapids, Mich. May 80
to June 4. and these will he elected at
the March meeting. Mrs. Pitcher
also reported on the work being done
by the memorial tree committee.
Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw Of the
Anne Tillery Renshaw School of
Speech gave a talk on the value of
WOIOS anu ApI CSN4Oli lit P'AptIN 9pNoAN
ing.
Mrs William NJ Collins. chairman
Of the division of civil service, report
ed on the progress of legislation rela-
tive to civil service matters.
Mrs. Jesse A. Cunningham. chair
man of the division of AmericaniZa-
ton, told of the work and needs of the
Americanization School in the Dis
triot.
Mrs. May d. Lightfoot, chairman of
the department of American citizen
ship, announced that the 150th ami
veisary of the adoption of the flag
will be celebrated this year.
Mrs. Nancy Dupre North. chairman
Of the committee on patriotism, an
nounced that Edward A. Hartman
will speak at the meeting March 2S,
his subject to be THE Constitution
of the United States"
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the
community centers of the public
schools. was the guest speaker at the
afternoon session, her subject being
The Outlook for Drama in America. p"
Mrs. William j. LaVarre told of the
work being done by her department,
public welfare, and read a. report sent
in by DIR. Della r. DuComb of the
division OF child welfare.
tfo CIGtlIIIfdl Vi tic COlltIll1llcc oi
birds and flowers, Mrs. A. Rogers
Tracy, again announced that she
would like to hear from the numerous
federated clubs relative to their sug-
gestions for a district bird. 1t is
hoped that this matter can be settled
at the March meeting.
Mrs. William z. Chamberlin, de-
partment of legislation chairman, told
Of the district bills which were re-
ceiving the attention of her depart
ment.
Mrs. Jason Waterman, chairman of
the revision committee, announced
that all suggestions for revision to
the constitution of the federation
should be in her hands before
March 10. e.
Mrs. Frank II. Schwartz, president
of the Petworth Woman's Club, an
nounced that the Petworth Players
will give a play at Joppa Temple
March 29 and 80 and ask all club
women to attend.
Women's City Club.-Miss Rose A.
Palmer, writer, will be the guest of
honor at the tea which will be given
at the clubhouse, % Jackson place,
this afternoon at o'clock.
William Lee Corbin, librarian of
the Smithsonian Institution, will give
the third of a series of lectures TO-
morrow, pm, when Ibsen's "Ros-
mersholm," The Lady of the Sea- %
"Hedda Gabler" and THE Master
Builder" will be discussed. The drama
unit and library lectures committee
are sponsoring the lecture course,
with Mrs. Lyman 3. Swormstedt as
chairman.
The business and professional sec
ton will give a dinner Wednesday
evening at $50. Col. Claude Birdseye,
chief topographic engineer of the
United States Geological Survey, will
be the honor guest and speaker, on
Romance in Mapping the United
states. The talk will have motion
picture illustrations. Miss Laura ia
ques. chief clerk of the geologic
branch of the Geological Survey, will
De hostess. During the half hour pre-
ceoing the dinner, guests will meet
informally Col. and Mrs Birdseye. DR..
Helen NJ. Strong is chairman of this
section
The riding" group of the sports
sectlon VIII gather at a dinner in the
Cnlnese room of the club Thursday
at pm. Miss Julia Bannigan is
chairman
The Junior section will have a busi-
ness meeting Thursday, 8 pm. TO
winch all the younger women of the
club are invited. Miss Phyllis Robin
son is chairman.
The Monday bridge section is plan.
nlng a card party for the house. bet
terment fund, to be given March %
afternoon and evening. Mrs. Charles
Naple is chairman of ticket dis
uloutloh- On Monday of last. week
guests OF the afternoon were MrS
clyde Aitchison, Mrs. Howard pavson
Brown, Mrs. Woodford and Mrs. Ham.
mond. During the social hour Mrs
a. %. OmWake presided at the tea
Uanie' Mrs. Charles E. Senner assisted
Inc tuesday evening free-and-easv
auction had Mrs. W. G.. Sears as host.
ess last week. Mrs. l.. Becker ana
=. Z. Cable will instruct next Tues.
DAY evening. Guests were Miss Two
MacFadden, Miss Grace Paul. Miss
Marian P. Kendall, Mrs. w. G. An.
crews, Mrs. A. 7. Converse and Miss
Olive M. Keys
MISS fIorence Bell. chairman of the
tennis group, invites all members of
tne cIuo VINO are interested in the
game 10 meet Monday evening, March
l4, at 3 O'Clock at her home. 1S35 X
street, to organize for The comjnc
season..
Thursday afternoon at 4.30 the
diplomatic hour viii be observed
when Or. Arthur I. Andrews, f. r. G..
y, professor of European history at
toe University of Maryland will sDea k
on THE True Bulgaria. with motion
pictures of that country. DR.. Andrews
ls correspondent for the Savonic Re.
view of London.
Mrs. j. Garfield Riley will be at the
cluo TO meet members and their
friends during the usual period on
Thursday afternoon
Twentieth Century Cmb.-The in.
ternational outlook section. Mrs Ed.
ward b. Clark, chairman. will meet