Evening star., 1928-05-13
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

| Miss Dailcy'S story of an elopcment tina
didn't materialize elected deal o
comment story by Miss shaw, Hi
Griny Past" developed en- excellen
plot good characterization and lo
of human interest Fred Mclaughlin
historical romance of Venezuela. t
the Bobbs-Mcrrill Co., who have jus
published his first book. THE Blade
of Picardy" At the next meeting o.
the club. which will be held in thu
basement of the Mount Pleasant Library
Thursday. pm, stories by Miss Fishel
Miss Green and Miss Shaw will be read
A cordial invitation is extended to any
one who is interested in writing.
Woman's Club of Bethesda The May
business meeting was held Tuesday al
| the home of Mrs. l.. L. Nicholson. ir.
on Rockville pike. The president, Mrs
/ Elisha Hanson. being out of the city
| and the first vice president Mrs. w. B
/ N. Brooks. unable though illness to be
| present. the second vice president, Mrs
| w. j. Montgomery. was in the chair
Mrs. Montgomery felicitated the club on
the election Of its former president. Mrs
E. w. Chafee, to the position Of vice
president in the Maryland State FEEDER
alton. Reports of delegates and alter
| ton meeting at College Park were made
! by Mrs. w. NJ Clark, Mrs. Henry Karr
Mrs. w. j. Peters, Mrs. George E. Pari-
| seau and Mrs Berlin Brann Mrs
Chafee summarized Fridays program
and spoke of the honor the club might
| feel at having place on the state pro-
gram assigned to its motion picture
chairman, Mrs. Brann whose report OF
| her committees work during the year
in cooperation with Mrs. Harriet HaW-
ley Locher was well received. The ac-
count of the Montgomery play-writing
contest sponsored by the club received
first honorable mention ana will be pub
lished in the first edition of the Mary
land Club Woman. printed IN the Fall,
The club voted to sponsor a similar
contest next year. to be Statewide in
its scope.
Mrs. L. Gibbon White reported on the
plans made for the "housewarming"
and opening of the club house by the
construction and ways and means COM
mitteeS, who had been appointed by the
president to have joint cnarge Of the
affair and act as hosteSses on that
occasion. The plans of the Joint COM
mittee were given the sanction of the
club.
Another large committee appointed by
the president is working hard on the
selection of the clubhouse furnishings,
which are to be in place in time for the
opening on May 26, The personnel of
this committee Is as follows; Mrs. E. p.
Able. Mrs. r. S. Antrobus, Mrs Terrill
Brazleton, Mrs. Wallace Craigie, Mrs.
Charles I. Corhy, Mrs. Adolph GUIDE.
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. Mrs. George
Hamilton, Mrs. Perry ThurSton. Mrs.
w. j. Montgomery. Mrs. l.. L. Nichol-
son. Mrs. Campbell Oliphant. Mrs,
James M. Rowe, Mrs. James True, Mrs.
George Unmacht. Mrs. r. Bates War
rem, Mrs. L. Gibbon White and Mrs. j.
Frederick Imirie, chairman. Mrs. Camp
bell Oliphant. who Is chairman of the
American home department is In charge
of outfltting the kitchen. To supple
ment the funds set aside for the fur
nishing Of the clubhouse the commit
tee Is planning a rummage sale early
in June, the details and exact date to
be announced later. Mrs. E. c. Branden-
burg will head the list of patroneSses
Three new members were elected TO
membership at this meeting-Mrs. Ed
ward M. Willis, jr., Mrs. Charles A.
Hedekin and Mrs John OShea
The program chairman, Miss Mona
Gill. provided a pleasing musical hour.
when Alden Potter sang a group of
songs. accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Mary Coffin Ford. Piano selections by
Miss Helen Mclaughlin of Rockville
closed the program. The hostesses at
tea were Mrs. John A. Holmes Miss
Mona w. Gill. Miss Pauline Wilcox,
Mrs. j. j. Miller. Mrs. Berlin Brann.
Mrs Edwin II. Etz, Mrs. Edward l..
Stock. Mrs Franklin c. Getzendanner
Mrs John Wilbur Green. Mrs, George
Z. Hamilton, and Mrs. Robert Hagner.
chairman.
The Montgomery County Federation
of Republican Women will hold card
party In the armory at Kensington. at
2 o'clock on Friday. May IS.
There will also be sale Of cake
candy and fancy articles.
The Friendship Circle of the Florence
Crittenton Home held benefit card
party Monday evening, at the home of
Mrs. j. H. Humpherson, 1906 Hamlin
street northeast The circle will meet
tomorrow for the annual election Of
officers.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase,
Md.-The May meeting of the civics
section, Mrs r. Harvey Sargent, leader
was held at the home of Mrs. Whitman
Cross, on East Kirke street. Mrs Paul
B. Dunbar, chairman of the committee
for applied education, urged the men,
bers 10 keep In close touch with the
new schools and to be ready TO aid in
any proposed bettermcnt In the course
Of study. Mrs. Charles .. Curtiss of
the committee on resolutions and iegis-
lation reported that three resolutions
sponsored by the Montgomery County
Federation had been Endorsed by the
club and that the club had also in
dorsed the Capper-Ketchum bill
Mrs. Robert j Service told of the
food and clothing sent 10 the Mont
gomery County General Hospital and
Si62.o2 10 the Montgomery County
Social Service League. Mrs. William
3. Greeley reported that 1884 had been
raised In Chevy Chase in the special
drive for the Social Service League.
Mrs. Harold 3. Stabler Of the COM
mittee on international relations stated
that the women are showing increased
interest In the study OF International
affairs. At the close Of the section
business Mrs, George s. Jameson pre-
sented. on behalf Of the section, to
Mrs. William b. Greeley a book OF
modern verse, New Voices" Mrs.
Greeley Is leaving Chevy Chase shortly
TO make her home on the West Coast
and will be very much missed, as no
one member OF the club has done more
for the community than she.
Mrs. Sargent presented The speaker
Of the day. Mrs Robert c. Howard, re-