Evening star., 1928-04-22

care Of ex-seryice men. Representative
| Johnson himself Is veteran OF the
Great War now chairman Of the conf
mittee on World War veterans lcgisla-
tion, Two answers to the song Il
| Didn't Raise My Boy to Be Soldier
will be read by their authors each OF
whom is. the wife of a major general
Fries. Gen. Barnett Gen. Fries ana
other notable members Of patriotic So
cieties will be present.
| Soroptimists held their weekly lunch
| con at the La Fayette Hotel Wednesday
Mrs. Caroline Is. stephen. president
| presiding,
Miss Elizabeth Sheppard, former head
| of the nature study department. OF the
| New Jersey State Normal School. gave
a talk tn birds. washington. with Its
| wide sheets lined with trees, Its many
| circles and parks offers opportunities
for birds found in few other cities OF
| its size" Miss Sheppard said. The ma
turc lover who is forced to live IN the
| CITY could hardly select place more
suitable than our National capital,
she declared,
Mary Catherine Lewis, after much ex-
cited competition in the bidding, Won
the first Soroptinist international con-
vention banner which was auotloned on
at the luncheon by Ethel knlght Fol
lard. The banner added $3.50 TO the
fund for the International convention
TO be held at the Mayflower Hotel June
10 8. inclusive, Miss Maiorie Webster,
publicitv chairman, announced that 30
banners would be ready for the moto-
cade which is expected to leave wash
incton Saturday morning TO attend the
annual installation banquet OF the Phil
adeIphia Soroptimist Club. The party
will be conducted by Miss Marjorie
webster and Mrs. Nell Hysong
Miss Jessie Mcbride, writer, was
guest of the club.
Petw0rth W0man's Cluh.-The liter
nture section met at the home OF MRS,
Gilbert /. Jackson; April 9, with 10
members and five guests present.
The chairman called the meeting 10
order the vice chairman then calling
the roll. to which each member re-
snonded with a fact concerning Dem
mark, the country on the program ior
the evening.
Two members of the American Pen
Women. Mrs Sheriff. of Miami. Fla,
and Miss Ada Fits of Buffalo, N. Y,
were our guests and joined IN the pro-
gram. r
Mrs. Sherill gave a short sketch OF
the life and works OF j. AnKer Larsen
the writer, whose story. Ihe Fnl-
losopher's Stone" won for him prize
of $4,000 The story itself was re-
viewed by Mrs. Crum, who read Sc
lected passages from the book.
Following the program discussion
took place as to the program TO be
taken up for the next season. The
chairman appointed Mrs. Wedeman,
Mrs. Knox. Mrs. Holm and Mrs Bour-
don as program committee to submit
an outline at the next meeting.
Refreshments were. served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Knox.
Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Wilson, after
which the members adjourned to meet
again. May Il, at which time the sec
tion's literary tour of the world VIII
return to the United States, with Booth
Harrington and his The Plutocrat"
as subjects for the evening.
The Friendship House Nursery Aid
Club held its April meeting at the home
of Mrs. William w Gilbert, 1881 &C.
ranium street. on Monday afternoon
Miss Rebecca Dial of the League OF
American Pen Women. gave review Of
the readings from DR.. Mary Week
Atkeson's book. The Shining Hours"
The club agreed to take booth at the
carnival to be held in June at the
house. The president. Mrs. William E
Chamberlin. presided. The hoStesses
assisting Mrs. Gilbert were: Mrs, Frank
McAfaugh, Mrs O. M Mcpherson, Mrs
Edgar B. Merritt. Mrs. Louis H. Meyers
and Mrs. Henry H. Myers.
ID, G. Home Economics Association
The board of directors of the local as
sociation entertained at tea yesterday
afternoon for the members of the new