Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28

| Latln America Will De nelQ May Z, III
the second-fioor assembly room Of the
! Y w. C. A., at Seventeenth and K
/ streets, at o'clock. Mrs. Albert H.
| Putney will represent the League OF
Nations and speak for Nicaragua. Mrs.
Edith Cameron, chairman of the COM
mittee on international cooperation to
prevent war has arranged the meeting.
! Delegates of District 8, League of Wom-
/ en- Voters, will be entertained by the
board of directors of the local league at
luncheon at the A. A. U. w. clubhouse
at / 80 o'clock Friday. Mrs. r. L. Tur-
man will be the honor guest. Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle will preside.
The Washington Colony of New Eng.
land Women met at the home of the
president, Mrs. Natalie Fernald, 803
Taylor street, Friday evening. Besides
usual work, the chapter made changes
in its bylaws and elected Miss An
toinette Petersen treasurer and Mrs.
Grace Knox as director. The presi-
dent plans to attend the National Con-
gress of New England wWomen to be
held In Hartford in May, and will prob
ably be accompanied by some of the
colony members. Mrs. George Palmer
donated a ribbon for the colony gavel
A social hour followed.
The Culture Club was entertained at
! the home OF Mrs. Appleton P. Clark
on April %. Following luncheon the
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Henry Polkinhorn.
After the reading of reports the first
paper was read, An Easter Story" by
Mrs. Daniel G. Davis. This was a
travel talk through the missions of
California and Mexico on Easter day
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British Columbia. A map and pictures
paper very interesting. Mrs. Myers
followed with current topics. The club
will meet with Mrs. George Harris on
May Z.
Washington Speech Reading Club
A national movement of interest to an
increasingly large number of people
that of help for the deafened-is being
brought to general attention during
National Hearing week, which has been
designated by the American Federation
of Organizations for the Hard Of Hear
ing, to be held May to 4. The Wash
ington unit of this organization is the
Washington Speech Reading Club, with
rooms on the first floor of 1713 H street
In the hope that the club and its work
may become known to larger number
of people, the rooms will be kept open
during the four days set aside for Spe-
cial activities. The public in general
and especially all who are hard OF hear
ing or interested in helping those VINO
are hard of hearing, are most cordially
invited to call, inspect the quarters and
talk over accomplishments in the way
of service There will be demonstra.
lions of speech reading by members OF
the club and teachers who specialize
in this work, as we'll as tests by audio-
meter for all who may wish this service
wednesday, May /, has fittingly been
set aside as child health day, and on
that day the Washington Speech Read
ing Club will assist the health organi-
cations with demonstrations OF the
efficacy of speech reading for deafened
children, of whom 1t is known there Is
at least three million in the public
schools Of this country. The club Will
be glad also to test the hearing OF any
children for whom this test is desired
Friday and Saturday will be given over
to discussions Of ways and means for
general helpfulness and to tests and
demonstrations, both during the Gay
and evenings. Tea will be served our
ing the afternoons Of these days. the
club rooms will be open from Q am. 10
6 pm. and from TO 10 pm. eacn OF
the four days from May TO ana a
large response to this invitation Is
hoped for.
The Capitol hin History Club held its
bi-montfly meeting Wednesday at the
home of Mrs c. e. Ferguson. MRS. ".
r. Metz assisting hostess. After luncn-
con the president, Mrs. j. G. Hempnll,
called the meeting to order ana tnere
nf t}rkAtg
District of Columbia Federation benefit,
Nav 6. Mrs. w. M. Collins gave re-
port of the federation meeting-the pic
lures and music enjoyed at the AmDas-
sador Theater.
Three papers filled the study period,
THE Transvaal and Bechuanaland, by
Mrs. D. L. Pitcher: "Tripolitania, Where
Rome Resumes Sway" by Mrs. j: A.
Meyer, and African Missions, by MRS.
Harvey Baker Smith.
The club was interested In quite an
exhibit of articles made by the Africans.
The next meeting will be May with
Mrs. D. L. Pitcher.
Zonta CIub.-The annual business
meeting was held in the garden house
of the Grace Dodge Hotel wednesday
evening following dinner. Reports were
presented by the program committee,
Mrs. Lucia M. Hendley, chairman; the
committee on fellowship and attendance,
Miss Elizabeth Beresford, chairman
committee on publicity, Mrs. Harriet r.
Howe. chairman; committee on public
affairs. Miss Julia d. Conner, chair
man: committee on inter-city, Miss
Esther G. M. Guide, chairman; commit
tee on business methods and classiflca-
ton. Miss Malinde Havey, chairman
committee on permanent work. Miss
Mary A. Lindsey, chairman: nnance
committee, Miss Sue E. CAN'T. chair
man: sergeant-at-arms, Miss Emma I.
Hahn; the retiring secretary. Mrs.
Louise r. Stambaugh, and the club re-
porter, Miss Elizabeth A. Hummer. the
retiring treasurer, Miss Maude Harper.
who has served the club in this capacity
during the past seven years, was in
formed that as a token of appreciation
she is TO be sent as the guest OF the
club to the ninth annual convention OF
the Confederation of Zonta Clubs, to be
held at Erie. Pa, June IA and Is. The
retiring president, Or. Ida B. Earhart,
was presented with silver frame In
closing copy of the Zonta Club col
lect. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Miss Esther c.
M. GUIDE. president; Miss Gertrude Van
Hoesen, vice president; Mrs. Pauline w.
Macmillan, Mrs. Grace j. Landon and
Mrs. Leonor e. Reed, members OF the
board Of directors.
Womans Relief Corps.-The depart
ment president, Mrs. Charlotte M. Cary,
and staff have been busy with annual
Spring visitations to the following
corps: Burnside, Morton and Kit Car
son.
Mrs Cary complimented each corps
on its work, particularly the large
amount of relief work done so far this
year.
Mrs Cary will present gold recog-
milton pin to the press correspondent
for the best publicity work. Mrs. Della
y 1,tA