Evening star., 1928-12-23

(Nctices for this department must b
in the Office not later than Thursday
10 a.m.)
Women's City CIub.-The tea thi
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock for member
and their guests will feature the an
nual program of Christmas carols un'
der the direction of Mrs Gertrude
Lyons, chairman of the music section
Four children from the Juvenile choil
of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church
Virginia Wood, Catherine Donch, Kath,
leen Birnstein and Virginia Belt vii
assist the club chorus in one selection
when they will sing the solo part as
the chorus huns the accompaniment
One other feature will be the solo Of
Marjorie De La Mater, for which the
director has arranged an accompani-
ment OF women'S voices. All club men,
bers are invited to attend. Guest
privileges.
The Monday bridge section has a
large enrolment of members who meet
Monday afternoons at las o'clock each
week, receSsing December "a. During
the social hour last Monday recep-
ton was held for the new members of
the section. Christmas and holiday
greetings were exchanged. The next
meeting will be December 81. Mrs.
j. Edwin Reid. chairman, invites others
to join this section.
Mrs Margaret Hill has arranged that
Christmas dinner be served from $50
to 7:30 pm. in the ballroom of the club
house for members and guests. Res
ervationS are now being made.
Mrs. Margaret l.. Whippler, chair
man of the community chest COM
mittee, representing the club in the
Iyor rl7 7ixarr
paign, reports this organization under
the leadership of Elwood Street as ex-
tremely busy. Plans are under way
for arranging at a later date OF "hu-
man welfare map" of Washington. This
map will show the city divided into so
districts, and as the chest of these
amalgamated organizations progresses
q close check-up on crime, poverty and
disease will be made in each OF these
various districts, to be recorded IN ap-
propriate colors on the map, to indi-
cate at a glance where there is pre-
ponderance Of crime, poverty and dis
ease for use as a future guide Tor
health officials, welfare workers and
business groups. Headquarters nave
been established at 1413 I street. Mem
bers of the club will lend assistance In
the campaign for million dollar COM
munity chest fund drive, which will be
made in January.
Mrs Francis B. Merchant, chairman
of the civic section committee, IS ar
ranging a luncheon for December %,
when Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, will be the
speaker. Mrs. Merritt o. Chance, presl-
dent, and Miss Mary E. Lazenby are
assisting in the plans. Col. Grant Will
explain the city planning program as
connected with his office.
Mrs. LaWton Miller, chairman of the
child welfare committee, calls attention
to the talk to be given on THE School
Child" by DR.. Ernest Hadley at
luncheon January IL in the clubhouse:
This will be the third of series OF
talks given under the auspices OF TINS
committee.
VoteIess District of Columbia League
of Women Voters-The board at re-
cent meeting voted approval of the civic
center plans as drawn by Albert L.
Harris, municipal architect, thus join
ing with other associations and organi- |
cations in this matter. The committee
of ten, to serve as a committee on In
formation at the conference on the
causes and cure of war, will be Mrs. |
Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs. Charles Nc
Nary, Mrs. Laura Williams, Mrs. |
Thomas Sidweu, Mrs. James Edison |
Gutenberg, Mrs. Helen Gardner Cotton, |
Mrs. Clara Wright Smith and Mrs.
Lester Pollock
The committee on international CO.
operation to prevent war is urging that
every member of the league manifest
her interest in the prevention of war
by enrolling in the study classes which
are being conducted in unison with the
American Association of University
Women. DR.. Esther Caukin, national
secretary for international relations of
the Association of University Women, |
IS the leader of the group that will |
meet at IL am. January 8. The eve-
ming class will meet at 8 pm. with |
Mrs Edith Cameron as leader. Mrs. |
Henry Grattan Doyle is president OF
the league.
Twentieth Century Club - Merle |
Thorpe, editor of Nations Business, will |
speak at the January meeting Of the |
club. His subject will be announced |
later. The archaeological section will |
meet Friday at 2:45 pm at 1922 Wood |
ley place Miss Charlotte Priest of |
National Park Seminary will talk on |
the remains of early men found in the |
GEkneys. Mrs. Josephine Lowe is the |
Nader.
The District of Columbia Federation !
Of Women's Clubs will not meet to-
morrow, but will hold its business ses-
sion December 29, IL am, at the Hotel
Roosevelt. The business session will be
followed by the complimentary lunch
con to be given for MRS. Virginia White
@peel, past president of the federation.
Mrs. John F. Sipple, General Fed
Grafton president, and other guests will
attend.
Clubwomen are requested to make
reservations through Mrs. A. B. Nc
Manus, treasurer of the federation, as
early in the week as possible.
The Entire Nous Club held a busi-
ness meeting Tuesday at the Washing
ton Hotel, at which time plans were
perfected for its Christmas donations
to both individuals and institutions.
The clubs special work benefits the
small children at the Children'S Home,
on Fifteenth street. Fruit and other
delicacieS will be given to the World
War patients at Walter Reed and
Mount Alto. Mrs. Charles P Keyser,
the president, presided.
WOman's Club of Betnesda.-A con-
tTibution for Christmas opportunity
under the Social Service League of
Montgomery County was received at the
pageant, THE First Christmas" which
was presented at the clubhouse last
Sunday afternoon under Woman'S
Club auspices, with the Newcomb Club
cooperating. This play, arranged and
directed by Mrs. Thomas w. Pyle, head
of the drama group of the fine arts
department, of which Maude Howell
Smith is chairman, was produced as a
community project, and its prime OBJ
ject, the instilling of the Christmas
spirit in the minds of those taking part,
as we'll as those privileged to witness