Evening star., 1928-10-21
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

Mrs. Bessie M. Packard, second vice
chairman; Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith,
assistant director; Mrs Mary liant
Couch, official accompanist; Miss Eve
| lyn Crosswell, recording secretary; Mrs.
c. M. Pratt, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Inez Crater, treasurer; Miss Olive
Beatty, assistant treasurer; Mrs. E. B.
| Spencer, librarian: Miss Myrtle Standi-
| ford, Miss Sue Hess and Mrs. Inez Crater,
assistant librarians; Mrs. Ruth Snod-
grass, historian; Mrs William Leo Col
Inns. Mrs. j. D. Fitzgerald and Mrs
J. Milton Penny, hospitality; Mrs. w.
E. Corbin Mrs. c. M. Gardner, Mrs. M
l. Crouch and Miss Violet Ann Ham
bleton, teas; Mrs. Helen Montague,
publicity: Miss Jesta Richards. Miss
Sue Hess and Mrs. Amy Harradon,
membership. Two scholarships will be
given for attendance and application to
members in this section Club members
who are interested in voice culture are
invited to join.
The president, Mrs Merritt o.
Chance, reserves Thursday afternoon
for an lat home" at the clubhouse for
club members, where she will meet
them Informally. It is the desire of the
president to know the members and
meet them personally. Tea will be
served.
Mrs. Leon B. Hord, chairman of the
golf section, tees off" with the follow
ing club members of that group: Miss
Ethel Peck, Miss Margaret Lyman, Mrs.
Robert Bourke, Miss Elsie Weeks, Miss
Alice Webster. Miss Hazel Hartman,
Miss Dorothy Robinson and Miss Grace
Osgood.
Miss Helen McNeill, chairman of the
riding group announces the members
t1s, SHa% l1sr i,Ata
Diedell. Miss r. M. Schmitt, Miss Helen
johnson. Miss Elaine Eppley. Miss Amy
A. Harradon. Miss Mana Budd, Miss
Gertrude Walter and Miss Flora Rosen-
berg
Miss Sue Peck chairman of bowling,
has the following enrolment in this
section: Mrs. Margaret Lyman, Mrs.
Robert Bourke. Mrs Ellen Burden, Miss
Florence Brook. Mrs. BERTHE Packet,
Mrs. James Ward, Miss Elizabeth
Stephan, Mrs. Goodwin Graham and
Miss Marian Birdseye.
Miss Virginia Diedell is chairman Of
hiking, and club members who enjoy
hiking have been invited to join with
members of the Red Triangle Club in
their hikes. Miss Margaret Carmody is
chairman of the gym section. Miss
Helen O'Neill is general chairman Of
the sports sections.
The card party held in the clubhouse
Wednesday had capacity attendance.
The funds realized from this party as
sure the installation of radio, which
has been placed in the clubhouse Mrs
Laura A. Bradley and Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt were co-chairmen who
planned the party. The clubrooms we're
bower of flowers, collected from vari-
Gus club members of Mrs, Edgar T.,
Brown.
The District Of Columbia Federation
of Wsmen's Clubs will meet at the
Hotel Roosevelt tomorrow at IL am.
The president, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
will preside.
Following the transaction of business,
Mrs. w. w. Husband. chairman of
Americanization for the National So
ciety, D. A. R., and vice chairman of
the department of American citizenship
for the District Federation, viii give a
talk on characterization"
Luncheon will be served at o'clock.
and the afternoon session will be given
over to program of music. under the
direction of Mrs. Arthur j. Seaton,
chairman of the division of music, and
plans of the work of the various de-
partments and federated clubs will be
discussed.
The officers of the federation are:
President, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt: first
vice president. Mrs William j. La
Varre: second vice president, Mrs. Ger
trude Bischoff; recording secretary,
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley: corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Eva S. Criswell; treas
urer, Mrs, A. B. McManus; auditor.
Mrs. lamar F. Rorke, and director to
~
Clubs, Mrs Virginia White Speel.
The following are the chairmen and
vice chairmen of the several depart
ments Of work: American citizenship.
Mrs. James M. Wiley, chairman, and
Mrs. w. w. Husband, vice chairman;
American home. Mrs. w. A. Winkel-
haus, chairman; education, Mrs. Ellis
Logan, chairman, and Mrs. F. w. Brin-
ley, vice chairman fine arts, Mrs. Otto
L. Veerhoff, chairman, and Mrs. John
Boyle, jr. vice chairman; legislation,
Mrs. William E. Chamberlin, chairman,
and Mrs William NJ. Collins, vice chair
man; international relations, Mrs. Wal
lace Streater, chairman, and Mrs. H. H.
Merrill, vice chairman; press and pub
licity, Mrs w w. Scott, chairman. and
Mrs. Grattan E. Kerans, vice chairman,
and public welfare, Mrs. Nina c. Van
Wrinkle. chairman. and Mrs. Gertrude
Bischoff, vice chairman.
Twentieth Century Club Notes.-The
first meeting of the literature section
will be tomorrow, pm, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. B. Bryan, 1880 Eight
eenth street The subject is new
travel books---"Beneath the Tropic
Seas" reviewed by Mrs. William
Maxon: The Great Horn Spoon" by
Mrs. F. v. Coville and italian Holi-
day." by Mrs Charles Merwin. A short
summary of the recent outstanding
books will be given by Mrs. George F.
Bowerman.
The new hospitality committee is as
follows: Mrs. Francis Goodwin, chair
man; Mrs. Elwood P. Morey, Miss Jane
Young. Mrs. Nathan Grover, Mrs. J. B.