Evening star., 1929-06-30
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Charles j. Newhard, Mrs. Magdeburger
and Irving Bucklin.
The meeting adjourned to meet the
second Friday in September with Mrs.
Writ Taylor, when the rehearsalS will
begin on the new plays.
The Writer'S League of Washington
will meet next Friday at 8 pm. at the
Mt. Pleasant Library. Mrs. lone Lee
Mooney and Miss Georgia Redway will
read their prize stories, MRS. Zella
Newcomb, verse, and William Jackson,
a story. At the last meeting an
nouncement was made of the winners
III the short story contest. Mr. Lewis
Moneyway acted as judge and con-
graduated the league on the excel
lence of the stories submitted in this
contest. Mrs. lone Lee Mooney was
awarded first prize, Miss Georgia Red
way, second prize and Mr.. Fred Nc
Laughlin, honorable mention.
Five members of the Writer'S League
had poems in the District of Columbia
edition Of Troubadour; namely, Miss
Marie Dallas, Mrs. Marguerite Wilcox,
Mrs. Zella Newcomb, Mrs. Jane Love
and Mrs. Edith Mirick. Experiences
with editors were given and Mr.. Irish
read a poem. Mrs. Roseberry read a
story that received favorable and con-
structive criticism. Mr.. Hunter gave
a group of verse, ''Wretched," Hands
and Moods" A sketch and Diary
OF Dog" by Miss Lillian Graves COM
pleted the program.
A full report of the annual conven-
ton of the confederation of Zonta
Clubs was given by the president of the
local club, Miss Esther G. M. GUIDE, at
the Wednesday luncheon held at the
Raleigh Hotel. Miss Guide was the
official delegate sent by the Washing
ton club, but quite a number of the
Washington group accompanied her.
Miss Maude Harper, who served the
club as treasurer for about six years,
was sent as a special guest of the local
club IN grateful recognition of her
faithful and efficient service. The
delegates report showed that many
new clubs had been brought into the
confederation during the year just
closed, among them being one lately
organized in Sidney, Australia. The
Washington club had to it's credit the
organization of two new clubs. Anna
polls, Md. and Philadelphia, Pa, both
of which are now thriving and work is
under way toward organizing in an
other nearby city in the near future
At the recent convention Miss Mary
A. Lindsey, a charter member of the
Washington club, was elected q mem
ber Of the national nominating COM
mittee. The officers and directors of
the club were entertained at dinner
last Monday evening at the home of
the president, Miss Guide At this
weeks luncheon Mrs. Edith Salisbury
introduced, as new member, Miss
Ruth Atwater, educational director of
the National Gamers Association.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the
National League of American Pen
Women. entertained at the first func-
ton the new organization has given
since their organization, when they had
buffet supper on the lawn of their
president last Sunday evening. The
national president, Mrs. Bonnie Busch
and the State vice president, Mrs.
Edward Crocker OF Baltimore, were
present.
They will hold their next meeting
tomorrow at pm. at the home of Mrs.
G. G. Calhoun. Officers of the branch
are: President, Mrs. Jesse w. Nichol-
son; first vice president, Mrs. Richard
Yates; second vice president, Mrs. Emma
w. p. Slack; third vice president, Miss
Cynthia Cleveland; secretary, Miss Viola
Odutt; treasurer, Mrs. A. Pearl McPher-
son; chairman ways and means COM
mittee, Mrs Nina Nash Cron; chairman
membership, Miss Louise Worden: chair
man publicity; Miss Victoria Coping,
chairman clubhouse, and music, Mrs
Mary S. Parker.
Business and Professional Women's
Club-The annual business meeting and
election of officers of the Business and
Professional Women's Club of the Dis
trict of Columbia was held on Monday
evening, June "a in the club rooms
(red room), Hamilton Hotel. The pres
ident, Mrs Sheppard Knapp Haynes,
presided. The yearly reports given by
the officers and chairmen of commit
tees showed hard work. The member
ship committee reported an increase of
over 200 per cent. The program, edu-
cation, press and publicity, legislative,
health and the other standing commit
tee chairmen gave reports that showed
every department in the club had func-
toned well during the past year. The
treaSurer'S report showed that the club
had handled thousands of dollars during
the year.
The president extended her appre-
citation and praise to all her co-workers
and club members and reported in
length of the many different projects
the club had been connected with dur
ing the year.
After the business for the evening had
been concluded, Mrs. Haynes called for
the report of Miss j. Beatrice Bowman,
chairman Of the nominating committee.
Miss Bowman presented her slate and
after nominations had been made from
the following slate was adopted by the
club: President, Mrs. Sheppard Knapp
Haynes Ge-elected); first vice president,
Miss Mary Anderson, director of the
Women'S Bureau of the Department of
Labor; second vice president, Miss Marie
l.. Obenhauser, director industrial sur
vey and research service; corresponding
secretary, Miss Stella I, Clodfelter; re-
cording secretary, DIR. Florence A. Ever
hart; treasurer. Miss Penelope Cobb;
director, Miss Mary Stewart; director
appointed, Miss E. Lydia Martin. A
standing vote of thanks was given to all
the officers, and committees. The May
and June board meetings were held at
the home Of the president, Mrs. Haynes,
Twin Cedars, Riverdale, Md.
District Of Columbia Federation of
WOmen's Clubs: Mrs. Edgar T. Merritt,
president, presided at the meeting for
June, held in the Roosevelt Hotel last
Monday. Reports were given by Mrs
Jason Waterman on correspondence:
Mrs. Tanner F. Rorke, finance: Mrs.
Edith Sears, drama chairman, reported
the outcome of the benefit theater party
sponsored by the federation, May 6, at
the National Theater, as most satiSfac-
tory, all conditions considered. Mrs.
Virginia White Speel stressed obedience
to laws as set forth in the Constitution
of these United States calling especial
attention to the disregard of the eight
zenith amendment. Mrs. Speel urged the
women of the federation to give
thoughtful consideration to existing
conditions. stating "the home would be
as successful as our country is success
full"
Mrs. James E. Hughes, secretary of
the nowforming Country Club for
Women, which has acquired the Mont
gomery Club property as a club site,
told in short talk of the plans now
being formulated for restoration. re-