Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

LhitLee Tor the henent OF the cIunhouse
fund. The party is to be held this year
Wild Acres, on GroSvenor Lane, Tues
day, hume 10, at 2:so pm. Tables or
reservations may still be secured from
Mrs. p. z. Middleton, oso1 Glenbrook
road, Bethesda bradley 500, or from
Mrs. L.. Gihhon White, SIS Rosemary
street, Chevy Chase, Md. (Wiscon-
sin Siis). 80
Mrs. James Adkins is the new chair
man of ways and means and leading
patreness. The committee actively In
charge of arrangements for the affair
includes Mrs. Robert ID. Hagner, Mrs.
r. Il. Middleton, Mrs. l.. Gibbon White,
Mrs. Campbell iOliphant, Mrs. Charles
Moore, Mrs l.. l.. Nicholson, jr.; Mrs.
j. Frederick Inirie, Mrs. +. B. Morris,
Mrs. IT, H. Hartnett, Mrs. N. F. Rabnef
and Mrs. z. p. Able.
The annual business meeting and
election of officers of the Business and
Professional Wemen's Club of the Dis
trict of Columbia will be held Monday
evening, June "a, in the clubroon1s,
Hamilton Hotel. The last board meeting
of the year will be held today at the
home of the president, Mrs, Haynes,
Twin Cedars, Riverdale, Md. Tea will
be served after the meeting.
The president of the Washington
Readers Club entertained the newly
elected officers, Prof. G. S. Richardson,
Esther Waldron, Esther Marshman,
william B. Crowell and Emily Freeh
Barnes, at her home, 2814 Thirty-fifth
street northwest, on June 6. The eve-
ming was spent in discussing the work
of the various officers and planning the
activities of the new year. A social hour
and refreshments followed the business
meeting. The new treasurer of the club,
William B. Crowell, is inviting the en-
tire list of members to his Virginia home
for a chicken dinner, card party and
dance on June 20.
Columbia Floral Circle will hold its
annual basket picnic tomorrow at 1850
am. in Rock Greek Park. at Sixteenth
street reservoir, section "a.
International Association of Art and
Letters.-The last meeting OF the year
was held at the home of Mrs, Emily H.
Fairless, 242 Maple avenue, Takoma
Park The meeting provided an OPP
portunity for farewells to the associa-
tons founder, Mrs. Florence jackson
Stoddard, who left later in the evening
for New York, where she will spend the
Summer.
The program of the sssafiation for
the coming year, as xrow planned, will
include a series International salons
being ARRANGED by Col Samuel Burleigh
Milton, p<2sident, and monthly teas, at
Wnlcn. International book reviews and
talE0 on current events will be fea-
t1red.
The Writer'S League Of Washington
will hold the first of Its Summer meet
Angs In the Mount Pleasant Library,
Sixteenth and Lamont streets north
west, next Friday at pm. A reading
program will be given, consisting of
original short stories by william jack
son, Miss Lillian Graves and Miss Rose
berry; verse by Miss Clara Mander-
Schied, Miss Julia Collins and Edwin
II. Hunter.
At the last meeting Felix schwarz
read story, Paradise Street." q strong
story of New York life.
Miss Marion Usher read an article
recently. published, Diplomats Once
Shunped Washington"
F'face of plot in story and the effect
of associations and atmosphere on the
production of q writer.
The District of Columbia branch Of
the National Woman's Democratic Law
Enforcement League held its monthly
meeting at the home of the national
president. Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, In
Chevy Chase, last Tuesday, this being
tne last meeting for the Summer. The
first FAN meeting will be held the last
week in September.
The American Association Of Uni
verSity Women will meet Sunday. June
Is, at Foxall Station Cabin John car
line) at pm. to explore In Foxall
Village and vicinity. Return to Mrs
Pyle's home for picnic supper. Lead
ers, Mrs. Pyle and Mrs. Chamberlin
On Monday there will be bridge a
usual at o'clock, followed BY tea
ct 4:30.
At the Zonta Club luncheon We'd
nesday at the Raleigh Hotel Miss julia
D. Conner, assistant director Of Better
Homes In America, gave an address or
1.-THE History of the Flag Of the United
States" A number Of guests were pres
ent, including Miss Katherine Brooks
assistant society editor Of The Evening
Miss Eloise Grafton, guest Of Miss Ma
1inde Havey; Miss Marjorie Hendricks
guest of Miss Genevieve Hendricks
Miss Margaret FeZthy of Tuscan, Ariz.
guest of Miss Elizabeth Haney; Mis-
Anne Hardesty of New York City, CUES
Of Mrs. Abbie Owen. and Miss Maudt
9. Gallup, guest Of Miss Julia Conner
A large delegation of members left tht
week to attend the annual convention
Of the confederation at Erie. Pa.
Soroptimist Club.-The monthly bust
ness meeting Of the Soroptimist Clul
was held at the La Fayette Hotel OF
wednesday, June IL, l pm. Reports
of the secretary, treasurer, cnairmer
I,,S bar Sl0Qetftf0.
ton and civicS committees were read
Presentation of the new Soroptimist PHI
adopted by the International AsSocia
ton of SoroptimistS was made to tn
past presidents of the club by Mrs
Jane M Ryan. DR.. Sizes viii speak OF
'"Terrestial Magnetism" at the luncheon
June 10 at the Hotel La Fayette. tn
club will recess from June 26 to Sep
TENDER 4.
The General J. e. B. Stuart Chapter
u, d. c., held It's June meeting at tn
home of Mrs. George A. Alexander OF
Livingston street, the president, Mis-
Margaret v. Cockrell, presiding. Mr.
Julia o. Armand opened the meetin
with prayer in the absence of the chap
lain, Mrs. Hardy. After the reading 9
the minutes the reports of officers FOL
lowed, the secretary reading the repor
of the treasurer, Miss Meta Watts, VIII
was absent, having recently been IN
serious automobile accident. Flower
and cheer cards were sent her by Tn
chapter. Report was made on the re
cent benefit card party, which was
great social and financial success. FIT
dollars was given to the Confederat
Veterans for the reunion, $40 TO tn
District of Columbia division and So 10
flowers for Southern Memorial day a
Arlington. Plans were made to hold
benefit dance early in the Fall an
members were delegated by the presi
dent to call on the older chapter mem
bers during the Summer. At the clos
of the business meeting the hostess, as
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