Evening star., 1929-04-14

WOmcn's City Club.-"Open house"
will be chs wed to visiting Daughters OF
the Amer. an Revolution displaying
badges at the tea given at the club
house, % Jackson place, this afternoon
from 4:30 to 6 O'Clock, when Mrs. Ed
ward Gam will be honor guest, along
with new members approved by the
board Tuesday evening. A short muSi-
cal program has been arranged. Mem
bers of the membership committee will
be hoSteSSeS. All club members are in
Vited. Guest privileges.
Mrs. Frederic r. Whippler chairman
of the Wakefield membership commit
tee, announces the personnel of this
committee as Mrs. William Lee Corbin,
vice chairman; Miss V. S. Benjamin,
secretary treasurer, and members, Mrs.
Eulalia Ann Laws, Mrs. Peyton Wright,
Mrs. Marie Gilman, Mrs. Frank Golden,
Miss Roberta Tull, Mrs. Emma Baker
Spencer. Restore and Preserve Wake
field" is the slogan adopted by this COM
mittee in its effort to add to the mem
bership of the Wakefield Memorial As
sociation, as represented by the club,
when the presentation of the subscrip-
tions will take place May at an as
sembly at the clubhouse. Enrolment
is 81. Mrs. Whippler calls to mind that
VI 0OuLIl OdIO-
lima started the movement for popular
subscriptions in 1856 for the purchase of
the National Shrine, Mount Vernon;
200 acres of ground was purchased for
100000 with funds raised by popular
subscription throughout the States and
Territories. It is hoped in this way to
add to the fund in an appeal to patri-
otic American citizens that the dedica-
ton Of George WaShington'S birthplace
may be an important feature of the
1882 birthday anniversary program.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins is State re-
gent of the Wakefield Memorial AsSo-
citation and Mrs. H. L. Rust is national
president Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, chair
man of the Monday bridge section an
nounces a change in name was voted
at a meeting of the sections board
meeting, and in future the section will
be known as the auction and contract
bridge section. A business meeting of
the officers of the section is called for
1890 pm. tomorrow. Mrs. j. w. Gleiss-
ner was presented first award for the
highest score for the month of March
and Mrs. M. M. Dolmadge second. A
benefit card party will be given Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock and in the
evening at o'clock for the house bet
terment fund. Members and their
friends are invited to make reservations.
Awards for each table. Delegations at
tending the National Congress of the
Parent-Teachers' Association, May to
II, will be welcomed at the club Miss
Bess Rowe, field editor of the Farmers
Wife, will be the speaker and honor
guest at a forum luncheon Saturday,
April 20, at. pm. Miss Rowe is eX-
ceptionally well posted concerning the
farm wife's wants and needs: the past.
with its limitations, the present, with all
its pressing problems, and the future.
with all its possibilities. Miss Rowe
will discuss farm relief, as regarding the
woman in the case. All members of the
club are invited to make reservations.
Miss Janet Richards will be the guest
of honor and speaker at the annual
dinner given by the current events Sec
ton Wednesday evening, April "a. Judge
Mary O'Toole, chairman of life mem
bership, reported new life members
Miss Mary E. Lazenby. Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt, Mrs. Myrtle E. Febrey, Dr.
Julia H. Strobel. Miss Mary Benton
Wright, Mrs. Edith Sears. Mrs. Bruce
Baird. Mrs. Frederic r. Whippler. Miss
Nell Dunlap and Miss Sallie H. Turpin.
Woman's Army and Navy League has
been conducting its annual thrift and
rummage sale, commencing Wednesday,
at 1913 D street, and continuing