Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

May and 10.
N@The president, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
will preside over the meetings, which
open at 10 am. Mrs. j. Harry Cunning
ham, chairman of the division of Indian
welfare will have as guest speaker for
the morning Lewis A. Merriam, techni-
cal director of the Institute for Gov
eminent Research; subject of address,
'f1ndian Welfare" Mrs. Edward H.
Russell and Miss Frances NJ. Shore will
render a program of Indian music.
Annual reports Of the department,
divisional and committee chairmen will
be heard on Thursday. On Friday the
presidents of the clubs belonging to the
federation will present reports OF Their
years work.
Mrs. Arthur ]. Seaton, chairman OF
the department of music, will present
Mortimer Davenport, tenor soloiSt, who
will sing. Mr.. Davenport won first place
in the contest given by the District
Federation of Music Clubs.
Mrs. Seaton will have Otto P. and
Mrs. Simon as her guests for luncheon.
Among those who took part in the
program at the dedication ceremonies
incident to the tree planted for Mrs.
Coolidge were Mrs. Clara B. Slime, for
estry chairman; Mrs. EnoS j. Ray OF
the General Federation of Women S
Clubs. Mai. Donald A. Davidson, As
sistant Engineer Commissioner, and
Capt. E. N. Chisholm, who represented
the District Commissioners. Mrs. How
ard Hodgkins spoke for the past presi-
dents of the federation; Mrs. Edgar b.
Merritt, president, read a letter from
Mrs. Coolidge and designated the tree,
1.-The tree of remembrance" MRS. oaran
Deeds read an original poem written by
Mrs. Carey Kent, a former president OF
NJ
dedication of tree in 1916, when she
placed a birdhouse in the tree.
Mrs Harlan Randall, soloist from the
music section of the Petworth Women's
Club, sang a selection called Trees"
Mrs. Mills O'Keefe. chairman OF the
committee on birds and flowers, enter
tanned her committee at luncheon on
Friday in the Chinese room OF the
Women'S City Club.
Her guests we're Mrs. Frank Fuller,
Mrs. Matte Ewing, Mrs. Thomas CAL
yer, Mrs. lone Calvert, Mrs. Fenno Saw
telle. Mrs S. Whiting. Mrs. Jason Wa
terman, Mrs. Julia Webb Mrs. Ellis
Logan and Mrs. Arson r. Tracy, VINO
read a paper on Flowers"
Mrs. O'Keefe had a number of prints
on Gardens, Old and New" on exhlbl-
ton.
Mrs. Ernest Daniels, chairman of
Fairgrounds committee, is in charge OF
the program to be given at the Mount
Pleasant Library May II at pm.
Mrs. William Wolfe Smith will give
the book review and Mrs. Frank Ballou,
Mrs Bruce Baird and Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes will have a part in the eXer-
cises of the afternoon. The public Is
invited.
This is the last of the book review
programs for this year to be given by
mil y aVNnit fca m
education. The theater benefit tomor-
row night will be the social event OF
the week for clubwomen who will attend
the performance at the National
Theater, Its Boy"
Parties are being arranged for the
occasion.
A memorial service will be conducted
In the rotunda of the National Capitol
May 10 by the Lincoln Circle, Ladies OF
the G. A. r. These services will be
held at the statue of Lincoln, where
Marine bugler will be stationed.
Women's City CIub.-Oficers' day will
be observed at the club tea this after
noon in honor of the new officers elect
ed Wednesday. Mrs. Merritt Q. Chance
will head the receiving line. All mem
bers are invited. Guest privileges.
Mrs. Frederic r. Whippler, chairman
Of the Wakefield Memorial committee,
and its members, have been active in
seeking dollar memberships, money so
subscribed to be added to the fund be-
ing raised for presentation to the ma
tional association, for the restoration
and preservation of Wakefield, home
of George washington. Members of this
committee are Mrs. William Lee Cor
bin, vice chairman: Miss Virginia S.
BENJAMIN, Mrs. M. H. Laws. Mrs.
George Brown, Miss Maria Gilman,
Mrs Frank Golden, Mrs. William Pey-
ton Wright and Roberta Tull. An inter-
esting program has been arranged for
Thursday evening, when the purse from
the club committee will be presented
Mrs. H. l.. Rust ST., chairman Of the
national association. The Wakefield
assembly will be held from 8 to 1890
o'clock. Receiving with Mrs. Merritt 0.
Chance, president. will be Mrs. H. l..
Rust, ST.; Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
chairman Of the District of Columbia
Wakefield Association and other leaders
in patriotic organizations. Members of
the Capital Society," c. A. r., will dance
the minuet, directed by Matthew Trim
BILE Sawtelle; patriotic songs by Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons and Mrs. Eleanor Baker
Spencer. Short talks by prominent
speakers are also listed for the
evenings entertainment. All sub
scribers to the memorial fund are ex-
pected to attend. Additional subscrib-
ers to the Wakefield chapter of the club
are Mrs j. Garfield Riley, Miss Alice
Heaven, Miss Adela Heaven, Mrs Flea
nor Baker Spencer, Miss Myrtle Bum,
Mrs. Charles Wilcox, Mrs. John Allen
Munson, Mrs. McFarren, Mrs Wymond
Bradbury, Mrs. Virgil C. Miller, Miss
Edith Leesnitzer, Miss Sarah Cushing,
Miss Lou Frazier, Mrs. Frederick 1.
Swift, Miss Eunice Wright, Mrs. C. F..
HHr. To-
Vance, Mr.. Sheppard Mrs. Emile Ber-
liner. Miss Zaidee Kebbler, Miss Cora
Kebbler, Mrs. A. E. Cook, Mrs. Mark
Benson, Mrs. A. F. Thornton. Mrs. VIII
liam B. Crouch, Mr.. j. F. Nobel, Mr..
George Newton, Mrs. Burt E. Barlow,
Miss Grace Osgood, Mrs. Gertrude Lyon,
Mrs. v. B. Howell-Baker. Miss Sarah E.
Simpson, Miss Julia Bannigan, Mrs.
z. H. Haag, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
Miss Media Ann Martin, Mrs. Bruce
Baird Miss Nell Cavanaugh, Mrs Albert
Smith, Mrs. H. K. Fulton, Miss Ellen
Rugg. Miss Elaine Eppley, Mrs. Henry
H. Heath, Miss Anna Darby, Miss
BERTHE Packet, Mrs. Katherine Shenk,
Miss GLADYS Ramey, Mrs. George King,
jr.; Miss Lucy Watt, Mrs. Anna H. B.
Kinney. Mrs. Marie Boulay- Anderson,
Mrs Edward Quintard and Mrs. Harry
Packard.
Mrs. Jennie o. Berliner, chairman of
the Spanish study group. announces a
card party for May Is, 2 pm. and at
8 in the evening, proceeds Of which will
be presented to the house betterment
fund. Members of the section will
serve as hostesses
Mrs. Lawton Miller chairman of the
child welfare committee, will preside
at the last of the series of luncheons
arranged by this committee Friday at
1890 pm. DR.. Edgar P. Copeland will
discuss the physical health of the
child DR.. Copeland, an outstanding
rIoi'd c..oriolict &c cpociollv uuaIified IN