Evening star., 1927-07-03
NEWS OF THE CLUBS


Women's City Club--The Sunday
teas have been discontinued for the
| Summer season.
Members of the sports section are
| enjoying the outings under the lead
ership of Miss Helen N. johnson. gen.
eral chairman, with Miss Thelma
| Schmitt chairman of swimming; Miss
Evelyn Warner. golf; Miss Florence
| Bell, chairman of tennis, and Miss
Julia Bannigan, Of riding. Members
| who are interested in any of the
divisions operating under these chair
men are invited to join in their re-
| Spective recreation.
Among those present at the meeting
| OF the Tuesday evening free-andeasy
| auction section were Miss E. Dulin.
| Mrs. O'Connor, Mrs. s. S. Martin, Mrs.
l.. w. Martin. Mrs. Mary Murray, Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. w. G. Sears, Mrs. r.
| A. Haste, Mrs. c. C. Gable, Mrs. l..
| Becker, Mrs. Don johnson, Mrs. Rose
Pennell, e. Dorothy Robinson, Miss
Mary E. Gott. Mrs. Louise s. Robins.
| Miss Verna Custer, Mrs. G.. L. Butler
Miss Mary Sullivan. Mrs. Lucy Cooper
| Shaw. Mrs. Nellie G.. Schuh, Miss A.
F. Hill, Mrs. p. B. Sabin, Matte r.
| Nichols, Miss Myrtle Bum, Miss
Elaine Eppley. Nine. Borderi Miss
Lucy Sullivan, Miss C. G.. Durham.
Miss Florence Fortune and Miss NJ.
| D. Sobotka. Guests Of the evening
| were Miss Mary A. Bailey and Miss
N. A. Bailey. Each Tuesday evening
throughout the Summer this section
will continue to meet at 1880 o'clock.
Members are invited to attend.
The Writer'S League of Washington
will meet at the Mount Pleasant Pub
lie Library. Sixteenth and Lamont
streets, Friday at s pm. Those on the
program are Torrance Lindberg, Mrs.
Wilcox, Mrs Arnold and Mrs. Love
for stories, and Mrs. Rittue for verse.
| At the last meeting the short story
contest was discussed. 1t was decided
| to close the contest at the first meet
| ing in October. Seven entries are re-
| quired and the maximum limit of the
story Is $500 words.
Mrs. Love and Miss Deshaies gave
some interesting experiences with
publishers. Paul Mackey read "The
Snare" a realistic story of the oil
| fields, showing how disaster may be
blessing in disguise.
Mrs. Margaretta Wilcox gave q
group Of verse. "Chrysanthemums, /"
Hearts Desire" Rain at Night" ana
Two Loves" The third was a won.
derful personification of rain.
Felix Schwartz presented two Wig.
nettes OF life in a great city, Home.
ward Bound" and valuations" They
were strongly drawn.
Fairy Lullaby" by Miss Graves,
was beautiful and will be set to music.
The meeting closed with a psyche.
logical test of members given by DR..
Thomas Shepherd.
District Of Columbia Chapter. Amer.
ican War Mothers, held a business
and social meeting June "a at Hotel
Hamilton, Mrs. Eleanor C. Wagner
presiding. Countess Constance Hillyer
de Caen addressed the meeting in a
pleasing and consoiing manner, espe-
cially so to the gold star mothers:
The French people feel keenly and
reverently for the American soldier
dead over there" she said, and this,
her NTH trip across, Is to perpetuate
the devotion and care due our heroes
and the Unknown. The countess spoke
OF the kindly good will of her people
toward the American people.
Mrs. Jewel Downs, accompanied by
her quartet, Mrs. Edith Hoffman
Jones, soprano; Mrs. Iva L. Guy, con-
tralto; Willard S. Haynie, bass, and
Paul Edward CARRIER, tenor. gave sev.
eral selections that were so we'll re-
ceived that Mr.. Haynie was called
upon for a few solos, one in honor of
the countess, with Mrs. Haynie at the
piano. The chapter regrets the de-
parture OF it's chairman of Walter
Reed Hospital committee, Mrs. Doro.
thea Krams, who will reside in Long
Island. The chapter Will give a boat
excursion to Marshall Hall shortly,
taking veterans Of the local hospitals
as guests. A delegation Of American
War Mothers felicitated Judge H. B.
Moulton, attending the reception in
his honor.
Federation of Republican Women of
Montgomery COunty.-The president
of the federation, Mrs. Edward l..
Stock. has called a meeting for July 13
at her residence in Bradley Hills. A
business session at pm. will be fol-
lowed by an open meeting, at which
State Senator Guntere will speak on
the Recent Legislation at Annapolis.
The public Is cordially invited to at
tend the meeting at $50.
The AS You Like It Club of Leon.
ardtown. Nd, met with Mrs. E. S.
Houck, June %. The president. Mrs
e. H. Waters, presided. Plans were
made for the annual picnic to be held
August IL and a committee Of enter.
tainment was appointed. The next
meeting OF the club will be held July
IA. Mrs. ]. B. Waters, hostess.
ZOnta CIub.-The weekly luncheon at
the Raleigh on Wednesday was a
closed meeting for the transaction of
business. Elizabeth Harris, president,
presided. 1t was announced that the
speaker for the next meeting will be
Miss Myrtle Miles Of the Department
Of Agricultural Relations of the New
York Central Lines, whose subject will
be transportation Has Made Pos.
sible the Business Woman Of Today"
The Curley Club met at the Gordon