Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22

scholarship revision committee of the
Prince Georges County Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Lulu L. Castle, chairman of the
fair committee reported that the club
had won third prize at the Marlboro
Fair. The exhibit was built around the
quotation "A Woman's club should be a
lighthouse In the community" and
represented an ideal town with well laid
out streets with roadside planting,
school and playground, good homes,
academy Of music, library, church, cap
pitol, courthouse, motion picture thea
ter, stores, newspaper office, hospital,
Woman's club house and a book mobile
visiting library for the school. In the
background toward a modern light
house casting its light on q sign bear
ing the above quotation thus giving
point to the exhibit which showed how
the eight departments of work spon-
sored by the Federation of Women's
Clubs can be used in the community.
Mrs. Mabel L. Tip. chairman Of the
American home committee, read an In
teresting paper on Home" The meet
ing was we'll attended.
The Soroptimist Club held its weekly
luncheon at the hotel La Fayette on
wednesday. Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher, president Of the club. presided.
The luncheon program was in charge
of Miss Katherine Pike. head Of the
legal division Of the Bureau OF Gus
toms. AS the past week was Observ-
ance Of Constitution week. talks were
given on constitutional law by Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, founder Of the
Katherine Pike and Mrs. Helena D.
Reed of the Lincoln National Bank.
The following were in attendance:
Honor guests at the speakers table
were Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey and
Mrs. H. Lee Rust, president Of the
Wakefield National Memorial Associ-
alton. Miss Estelle Wilde Of the Co
lumbia Junior High School teaching
staff was the guest of Mrs. Agnes I.
Kinnaar. Mrs Rosa Baer, principal Of
Whittier kindergarten. was the guest of
Miss Ella Werner, and Mrs. May D.
Lightfoot entertained as her guests,
Mrs: Cassea Hopper,osborne OF Welser;
Idaho; Mrs. Lula May Edwards and
Mrs. Laura Thompson of Seattle,
Wash, and Mrs. william A. Boss Of
Washington, D. c.
WOmen's City Club-Mrs. John Al
len Munson, chairman Of the thimble
section. issues an invitation to all club
members who can meet Wednesdays
of each week, from IL to ! o'clock. to
attend a meeting Wednesday. October
2, at the clubhouse. az jackson place,
when plans for the seasons work will
be outlined This group of club mem
bers through their year and q half Of
activity have sent several hundred gar
ments. new and remodeled, to various
charitable homes in Washington. The
sewing is mostly for small children. but
members Of the club have brought to
the section childrens outgrown gar
ments and "out-of-style" apparel of
their own, which has been remodeled
| and passed along to the mission homes
for distribution. A card party Is
planned for the afternoon and eve
| ming of october II at the clubhouse
Proceeds of the party will be used in
the purchase of working materials.
Members OF the club are eagerly await
ing the opening Of the dining room
Thursday of this week. Extensive re-
modelling, with added floor space and a
new entrance for non-club members, has
been part of the work nearing compile
ton. A new sun room and additional win
dows in the library have converted the
second floor into most attractive quar-
tiers. In November the club celebrates
the tenth birthday anniversary, which
date Is being looked forward to as the
| outstanding event on the club calendar.
Glasses in French and Spanish will re-