Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

onstration agent. All women are in
Vited to attend. The members are
starting club circulating library, with
the expectation of finally establishing
q public library in Marlboro.
The women's Civic League Of Mount
Rainier, Md.-This club held its regu-
lar monthly meeting the afternoon OF
November 5 at the home of Mrs. A. ].
Bates of Thirty-fifth street. The presi-
dent, Mrs. p. G. Smith, presided. She
appointed delegates to attend the semi
annual meeting, held at Beltsville No
vember 6, as follows: Mrs. A. J. Bates,
Mrs. T. j. Canfield, Mrs. C.. H. Speck-
mann, Mrs. John Worthen, and Mrs.
E. P. Brown, alternate.
1t was voted to indorse the county
loan scholarship as 1t was drawn up by
the committee on revision. The amount
OF SIS was appropriated to purchase
more books for the town library, which
was sponsored by the Civic League in
1927. The secretary, Mrs. G. N. Speck-
mann, was authorized to send a letter
to the zoning and Parking Commission
in regard to smoke and gases which
disturb the residents on Thirty-eighth
street.
A nominating committee for the elec-
ton OF officers at the December meet
.. ~.
H. Dodge, Mrs. A. w. Appel, Mrs. F. w.
Cawthorne. It was voted to give an
amount OF money for charity.
The public welfare committee report
ed that the dental clinic was In opera
ton again, with DR.. Levine Of Mount
Rainier and DR.. Moore Of Riverdale as
dentists.
Message from Munich.
Mrs. D. j. circuit, director, reported
and read an interesting letter from Mrs.
o. F. Cook, former president of the
Munich.
Mrs. G. P. Bickford, State chairman
OF American citizenship, was introduced,
and she give a very interesting talk,
including the Importance of registra-
ton year previous to election in order
to vote. The next meeting will be held
December 3 at 2 pm. at the home of
MRS. D. j. Orcutt on Thirty-fifth street.
The Board Of Managers Of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home held its monthly
business meeting at the home. 4759
Conduit road, Friday, November s.
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson, president
OF the board, conducted the meeting.
The guest Of honor was Mrs. j. Eric
Collier, extension secretary of the Ma
tlonal Florence Crittenton Mission.
An invitation was extended by the
Social Hygiene Association to the board
members to attend an institute for pro-
tectlve social agencies at the Raleigh
Hotel December to 6. Delegates were
CHOSEN to attend these meetings. Some
necessary repairs to the furnace and
buildings Of the home have been cared
for and piano added to the furnish-
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The Mission Club Of the First Con.
gregati0nalist Church met last Tuesday
evening. The speaker for that occasion
vas Or: Viola Reese, who gave a most
interesting account of her travels in the
Holy Land. This topic was in line with
The topic for the Winter The club is
70 discuss Harriet Montgomery's book
From Jerusalem to Jerusalem" An
nouncement was made of a new lee
.ure by our old friend, Mr.. Fred PAYNE
oIatworthy, autochrome artist, on odd
sst America" on Wednesday evening,
I Decemner Z, at the Mount Pleasant
At the Wednesday luncheon of the
1onta Club, held at the Raleigh intel
Col. U. 8. Grant, Sd, gave a talk IN
connection with the work of his office
HIS theme was city planning and the
reIatlon OF parks and street coming to
me utilization and identifying of the
city; Miss Esther c. M GUIDE, presi-
oent OF the club, presided. Quite a
nurnDer OF the club members entertain
"a guests. Mrs. Rawlins and Mrs. Roh-
nson were guests of Mrs. Lucia Hend-
ey Mrs. Consaul guest of Mrs. Leonor
iced, Miss Elizabeth Persons guest of
Mss Elizabeth Haney, Mrs. wells guest
u Mrs. Abbie Owen, Mrs. Atwater elIest
u Miss Eleanor Enright and Miss Rev
1oloS guest of her sister, Miss Bessie
VI. Reynolds. Miss Isabel Craig Bacon.
former member of the club. now liv-
ng at Cambridge, Mass, was the guest
If Miss Mary Lindsey. The club will
meet as usual next Wednesday for
luncheon at the Raleigh and in the
1t the Dodge Hotel at which Mrs
Louise Stambaugh will serve as hostess.
At the November meeting of the
Womans Club of Bethesda Tuesday
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, the president,
expressed her appreciation of the diver
stfled program of activities promised
during the Winter by the reports of the
various committee chairmen. During
The coming week two functions are to
occur under sponsorship of the ways
and means committee, of which Mrs.
Oliver Owen Kuhn is the head. Friday
evening, November %, at $50 O'Clock,
The second Of the series of monthly
dances will be given at the clubhouse.
Assisting Mrs. Kuhn in arrangements
are Mrs. l.. Gibbon White, Mrs r. o.
Mrs. Campbell Oliphant Mrs.
E. B. Morris and Mrs. WaltersE. Perry.
These dances are popular in the COM
munity, supplying wholesome diversion
under delightful sponsorship. On
Thursday, beginning at $50, a pancake
supper will be given at the clubhouse.
This novel affair, while a ways and
means project, will be in charge of a
subcommittee, under joint chairman
l.. L. Nicholson, lr. They will be as
sisted by Mrs. Charles I. Corby, Mrs.
George z. Pariseau, Mrs. John Reside,
Mrs. e. w. Schultze, Mrs. Nina Church
Brann and Mrs. e. L. Montgomery.
Country sausage and pancakes will be
served and the affair is open to the
patronage Of the community. Mrs.
Kuhn announced tentative plans for a
class in contract bridge under well
known washington authority.
Mrs. George E. Pariseau, head Of the
Department of Applied Education,
stated that there was a serious need
Libraries, and asked those having suit
able books they can pass on from their
own shelves TO communicate with her.
Members Of her department will collect
and place such books. She emphasized
the fact the need was acute and imne-
date. The education department has
bought 5 acres or shares in the re-
area being fostered by the
conservation division of the Maryland
Federation Of Womans Clubs.
The reports of the public welfare,
social service, hospital and ground COM
mittees, of which Mrs. John A. Holmes,
Mrs. Richard Antrobus, Mrs. G. Willard
Hayes and Mrs. Sidney G.. Bursley are
the respective chairmen, showed earn
est, progressive work under way. Mrs
Ford e. Young, head of the American