Evening star., 1928-04-15

and has notified the local Chamber ot
Commerce OF its Endorsement.
On April "a the last committee day
of the year will be held at the Battery
Park community house with the f1rst
vice president, Mrs w r, N, Brooks III
charge of the days program. Begin.
ming at II am the department. oi
fine arts will present two talks ana a
musical program during the morning
session. Mrs Thomas w. Pyle. the
chairman. will give a short talk on
"Cathedrals": Nine. Rimsky- -Korsakoit
will discuss Russian music, and Mr.
L. t. Nicholson will sing. AT 1880
the American home department, MIS-
Campbell Oliphant. chairman, has plan
ned n kitchen shower for the new club
house in which all the members OF the
club are asked to join. Luncheon Will
be from i2 30 to ] 80 pm. During the
afternoon the department of interna-
tional relations will have as its speaker
Mrs. Titus, tho legislative department
has secured Miss Lavinia Engle for the
: o'clock hour.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged will give Spring
festival and party Wednesday, April
IA. nj pm. at the Jewish Community
Center The program will be as follows
Invocation. Mrs Jack Weak: musical,
violin. Isaac Minovich, and piano,
Miss Dora Minovich; vocal selections.
Mrs. Herman Hert2bcrg; Grandmother
Dreams" Miss Anita Sommcrs: An
Interview with the Doctor" Mrs, Her.
man Hollander, closing prayer, Mrs,
William Levy; Mrs, Morris Gewirz.
chairman. Bring 1929 membership
card for admission The auxiiary's
monthly meeting will not take place this
month.
The Southern Cross Chapter, u. u. C..
met Wednesday, pm. at the residence
of Mrs. Harvey Ball, l2li Fairmont
street. One Of the most important
things talked of was the reception which
the Daughters of the Confcderacy will
give in honor of Mrs Frank d. Odcn-
hcimer April II at the Club Of Colonial
Danes. 1927 * street. from to pm.
to which all of the members OF the
chapter are especially invited. Miss
Ida Lyon, the granddaughter OF Mrs.
Tancil. was selected 10 assist in serving
tea. Plans for card party~to be given
by the chapter carly in May we're dis
cussed. The next meeting will be held
nj the home Of Mrs. J. j. Tancll, 9o9
Massachusetts avenue northeast.
Zonta Ciub.--Mrs. Charles D. VOL
cntt member Of the United States
Board Of Indian Commissioners anC
research fellow of the Smithsonian In
stitution. spoke at the Wednesday meet
ing Of the club, her subject being
North American Wild Flowers" This
is a very elaborate publication by the
Smithsonian. which il is desired TO have
used for educational purposes. -Four
volumes are completed; the entire set
comprising FIVE volumes will represent
400 wild flowers. In addition to max
ing the sketches from which the plates
are made. Mrs. Walcott has found II
necessary to prepare. with the aid Of
four botanists. the page OF text which
accompanies each plate. Some OF the
information here published has not
hitherto been available to the student.
The preparation of the sketches has
covered long period. and when the
question of publishing was taken UP. 1t
was found that paper and ink or dye
suitable for the purpose did not exist
and each was developed only by ex-
pertinent The paper is more durable
than any previously known. and is now
being used In many situations where
permanency is desired. Only portions
Of the United States have been covered
by this work and only those plants are
10 be indigenous.
The vice president Of the national
Zonta organization was also present.
Gudrum Carlson. representing the In
stitute Of Meat Packers Of America
Political Study Ciub.--Mrs. Frank
Morrison presided at the executive
meeting Of the Political Study Club
held at the City Club Tuesday A nomi-
mating committee consisting Of tho fol-
lowing Ave members was elected
Chairman, Mrs. Virgil Miller; Mrs.
Clyde B. Aitchison. Mrs. John Me-
Gee. Mrs. Rosa Mulcaire. Mrs.
Faber Stevenson Mrs. Frank Morri-
son was selected by the board To repre-
sent the Political Study Club at the
annual meeting Of the District of Co
lumbia Federation Of Women's Clubs.
on the nominating committee. and was
instructed 10 appoint three additional
delegates and three alternates to the
federation. The program for the
monthly meeting of the Political Study
Club, to be held Saturday. April 81. viii
be announced later.
The ii new members who were well
coined TO the club this month are
Mrs. May Jameason, Mrs. Lloyd Thurs
ton, Mrs. Fred c Bishopp. Mrs. Victor
Sehorn, Mrs A. s. Maddox, Mrs NJ S
Harding. Mrs Hoover Hanger. Mrs.
Arthur G. Dunn. Miss Ellen s. Meyers,
Mrs. /. w. Wilmington, Mrs. Claus
Gathgens.
Business Women'S Council.-Tuesday
evening the members and friends of the