Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

prano: DR.. Charles G. Abbot, baritone
and cellist: Mr. Melville D. Lindsay,
violinist, and Mrs. John M Sylvester
! pianist. The club adjourned for the
| Summer:
Women's Club of Woodside
Clyde williams of Woodside was hostess
| to the club at the final meeting OF
the season May %. New officers as
sumed their duties. Yearly reports were
given. Committees for the year were
appointed by the president, Mrs. Harry
Elkins, as follows: Program. Mrs. Wes-
ley Morris. chairman: Mrs. L. w
| Christie and Mrs. John Marsh: enter
tainment. Mrs. Victor Liotlisch. chair
man; Mrs. B. r. English and Mrs. E.
| Stacey: American Home, Mrs. j. I.
Pratt, chairman; motion pictures. Mrs.
Ralph Smith chairman: education
graded school. Mrs. Howard Dozier;
high school, Mrs. Fawn Munroe: legis-
lation, Mrs. Otis Dorian; resolutions,
Mrs. o. B. Mgruder; membership, Mrs.
W. E. Bradley; social service, Mrs
Ralph Lee: library, Mrs. Clyde Will
liams: custodian and publicity, Mrs
Frank Lutz.
Suggestions were given for program
material for coming year. Five men,
bers of this club will be available to
take part in the federation plays under
Mrs. Peters.
The guest speaker was Mrs. Nina
| Brann, chairman of motion pictures OF
| the county federation, who gave talk
on the motion picture industry. with
It's problems and accomplishments. Inc
| club adjourned to meet the first Wed
nesday in october.
The Junior Pen Women of the Dis
trict will meet in final session this
| 1T "a h
rooms. 11O8 Sixteenth street. Miss
Elizabeth McKelvy, president, will pre-
side. Miss Janet Richards, information
ally known lecturer. will speak on The
Little Theater Movement" Miss Rich
ards will be presented by Mrs. E. Leon
! ard Chambers AS this is an open
meeting an invitation Is extended to all
members of the League OF American
Pen Women to be the guests OF the
juniors. A social hour will follow the
lecture, under direction OF the social
chairman. Miss Elizabeth Miles.
An executive board meeting OF the
| juniors will be held wednesday after
noon at O'Clock at the clubrooms-
! All WOMB writer's are urged to pre-
| sent thc;.' credentials and become men,
| bers of the group.
The League of Republican Women
will hold its final monthly meeting for
this season tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock al
| the Washington Club, 1910 Seventeenth
street. Mrs. Edward A. Hartman Will
nreside at the business meeting, AFTER
which Mrs. Virginia White Speei, nom
| orary president of the league, will con-
duct the forum and introduce the
speaker, Dr. Eric Englund, formerly
professor at the State Agricultural COZ
| lege. Manhattan, Kans and now cnleI
of the Division of Agricultural flnanCs'
! who will speak on the farm reIeI Dill
A half hour of discussion will follow
DR.. Englunds address, after which Tea
will be served.
The last meeting Of the Oxon Hill
! Women'S Community Club was held IN
| the clubroom of the school building May
% There were 16 members present.
| full report of the dance and card party
was given by the chairman OF the COM
| mittee. Mrs. Campbell. More than SOU
was cleared toward 500 pledge to the
school library.
Short reports were made by the dele
gates to the County Community Councli
meeting, especially in regard TO the rre
rescue squad. 1t was suggested tnaC AT
some future date donation be made 10
this cause. Miss Regain gave demon
stration on the making Of hats and also
| Miss Haley guest of Miss Regain, gave
n practical demonstration. making over
some of the members, hats and offered
suggestions for making over and mod
erniZing others. Mrs. John Raum and
Mrs. George Taylor were the hosteSSeS.
The literary section Of the Park View
Woman's Club at its final meeting OF
the season presented Rachel CrotherS
-
ture of the evenings entertainment.
The meeting was held at the home OF
Mrs George Evans, 752 Rock Greek
Church road, May %. Mrs. Evans was
assisted by Mrs. Hahn and Mrs. Irwin.
The part OF the rector was effectively
played by Mrs. John Potts, while Mrs.
Pierce Ashburn as head of the carpet
, committee gave splendid interpreta-
ton of the domineering lady chairman.
Mrs. Walter Sommers provoked much
amusement as the simpering old maid
in love with the rector. Mrs. George
Evans was the giddy widow, while the
character of Margaret was acted by
Miss Augusta Machen. Mrs. Edward
Stitt was jamie, the maid, while Mrs.
Lawrence Murray as the 1890 flapper
walked off with the minister's heart in
spite of all the opposition OF the carpet
committee The play was under direc-
ton OF Mrs. Maurice Smith and was
enthusiastically received. social hour
followed the play.
The May board meeting II the ex-
ecutive board of the club was held as an
all-day meeting May IS at the home OF
Mrs Sheppard Knapp Haynes, presi-
dent at Twin Cedars, Riverdale, Md.
Final plans were completed at that time
for the annual banquet, which was held
~ orb of
ID. c. VOteless League OF Women
Voters, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, pres
ident, announces the personnel of the
executive board which will direct the
business of the league for the coming
year, as follows Mrs. Edna L. John-
Ston, first vice president; Mrs. Elizabeth
Shaw Read, second vice president; MRS.
William Harllee, recording secretary;
Mrs. Harry Lee Parkinson, correspond
ing secretary: Mrs. William F: Freid-
man, treasurer; directors. Miss Fay
Bentley, Mrs. Edward Heating. Mrs.
A. j. McKelway and Mrs. Lyman d
Swormstedt: committee chairmen, CHILD
welfare, Mrs. Clara M. Boyer; education
Mrs. Cloyd Hech Marvin; living costs,
Mrs. James G. Cumming; social n.y.
giene. Miss Helen Pigeon; legal status
of women, Mrs. Frank Hiram SHELL IN.
ternational cooperation 10 pres Ven
war. Mrs. H. F. Cameron; budget. MRS.
william e. Chamberlin; membership
Mrs. Charles L. McNary; publicity. Mrs
Grattan Kerans; advertisement. MRS
Louis Gutenberg; delegates to the FED
Grafton of Citizens Associations. MRS
Henry Grattan Doyle and Miss Edna j.
Sheehy.
/ The WOman's Club Of Chevy Chase,
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