Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
The District of Columbia Federation

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Merritt presided and reports were reat
by the secretary, Mrs. Harvey Wiley
and the treasurer, Mrs. A. B. McManus
and a report was given by Mrs. Jasor
Waterman for the corresponding Secre'
tary. =,
illness prevented the presence OF
Mrs. lamar F. Rorke, Mrs. Eva Girls
we'll Mrs. Moffatt Bradley and Mrs. X
D. Apple. The treasurer, Mrs: a. b
McNfanus, with her husband, VIII leave
March IL for a four month trip around
the world. Mrs Rorke will act as
treasurer during her absence.
president, told of the benefit to be
given the night of May 6 at the Ma
tional Theater for the federation, the
name of the play being Girl Trouble.
Mrs, La Varre asked each club president
to cooperate with the committee by
taking from so to 100 tickets for dis
tribution to their members.
Mrs. Gertrude Bischof reported the
distribution of the new year books,
supplementing a former report:
Mrs. Charles L. Henry, president OF
Mira Mccoy Andrews Day Nursery, ex-
planned the reasons for not becoming
= beneficiary to the Community Chest
fund. The nursery will give its card
partv at 2 pm. April 2, at the May
flower Hotel. Mrs. Harvey Wiley re-
ported that the young girl from VIZ
einia who had been arrested Tor nav
ing a pistol in her handbag had been
returned to her home.
The inaugural hospitality committee
asked Mrs. Merritt to have a number
of club women assist in receiving tne
visitors at the National Press Cup
Tuesday, March 5. Mrs. w. w. nus
band, chairman OF Amerlcanlzaslon'
stressed the thought that the foreign
horn women needed help to aid them IN
American ways so that they could
Guide their children.
Mrs Fenno Sawtelie, chairman OF the
flag committee, said that her conmitCee
held a meeting and made plans 10 par
ticipate in Flag day: =.
Mrs w. A. Winklehouse, chairman OF
the home committee, reported letters
asking for information about neating
and lighting homes. Mrs. Ellis Logan
educational chairman. announced
meeting to be given at the Mount pleaS-
ant Public Library on Saturday, March
9, at 2 pm. =.
the program of book reviews: Mrs. YER
non B. Lowery, THE Coming OF the
ford" by Miller; Mrs Gertrude BlSchon,
eThe Rebel Generation" by 10 Won
Kuller: Mrs. Claude owen. "Bambi," by
Sultan, and Mrs. George o. Glllngham
will review the important pictures to be
released in the Spring by moving pic
ture corporations. .
Mrs. Frank B. Wilson. chairman OF
committee on poetry. told OF meeting
TO be held at her home, when MISS Ann
Wilson from the Maryland Federauon
of Womens Clubs will give review on
reported the bills pending jim Congress
In which the federation was most IN
terested. The federation passed reSolu-
lions indorsing the bill which provides
free text books for the junior ana
senior high schools. A committee was
appointed to voice the sentiment of the
club women against the Auth abattoir.
Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff, fine arts chair
man, announced meeting at the Uni
tartan Church, March 1872 pm. Mrs.
u. G.. Pierce will talk and present a
moving picture on Czechosloyakia.
Mrs Virginia White Speel gave her
report on having completed the 7,000th
room inspection for inauguration visit
ors. and said, with two exceptions. there
had been no attempt to boost the price
of rooms. The speaker for the morn
ing session was Maj. Carey H. Brown,
engineer of Park and Planning Com
mission, who explained the larger park
system of the District.
Mrs. Ernest Daniels announced a
meeting for May IL at Mount Pleasant
Library. The afternoon session opened
with a musical program, arranged by
Mrs. Arthur Seaton, chairman of music !;
the artist presented was Miss Rita
Rozada, accompanist, Mr.. B. Williams.
She sang number of French and
Rumanian folk songs. George F. Bow
erman, public librarian, talked on the
library extension plan, and said that
the District was far behind in the num-
Der of public Libraries, convincing his
audience that every effort should be
made to further provide for the library
extension plan.
The Housekeepers' Alliance chairman
has arranged for lecture to be given
March 10, pm, at the Y. w. c. A.
Building. The subject. "Rayon," will be
of interest to ALL This is free to club
women. Another lecture given by the
National Capitol Federation of Garden
Clubs will be given in the auditorium OF
the Interior Department, March H.
8p.m. The subject is French Gardens,
Old and New"
Thu following delegates we're elected
TO the biennial conference to be held
at SwampScott in May: Mrs. William
Mrs. Redwood Vandegrift, Aid Society
for Blind: Mrs. Clyde B. Aitchison
Political Study Club. and Mrs. Mary
G. Williamson, from the Mira Mccoy
Andrew Day Nursery Alternates. .irS
Frank Garden. Florence Crittentcn AS
ISOLATION; Mrs. F. C. Brinley. Philo.
Classics; Mrs. Ernest Daniels, Political
Study Club, and Mrs. William w. Scott
from the Sunshine and Community
Society,"
Women's City Club.-"Open house
wall be observed this afternoon at tea
from 4:30 to o'clock at the clubhouse
~ Jackson place, to clubwomen. in
augural visitors, who are members OF
clubs exchanging reciprocal relations
Ali members of the club are invited
HostesseS will be Miss Virginia Benja.
min, Miss Sadie Wade. Mrs. Lucille
Fehl, Mrs. Meta r. Cole, Mrs w. c
McSparren, Mrs. Helen Montague, Mrs
Charles Kengla, jr., and Miss Jesta M
Richards.
Mks Susan Baker, chairman of tn;
French section, announces the p:esenta
ton of two plays, Saturday evening" t.
which all club members and thei
friends are invited "Rideaux" ant
'Faim est un Grand Inventeur' are TIT
plays. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons will sin!
French songs during the intermission.
Miss ReDecca Dial and Miss Putl
Peterson will be guests of honor ant
speakers at the book review hour at tn
club Thursday at pm. Miss Alice M
Heaven, chairman. invites club member
TO attend Guest privileges.
The thimble section Mrs. John Allel
Munson, chairman. reports Is member
of that section were working at Wed
nesday's meeting on garments to be sen
TO the Washington Home for Found
lings. Clothing and shoes have beel
presented The cutting of 100 yards O
material for little dresses was begun a
the meeting "Wednesday. The month";
business meeting for club members Wi
be held Wednesday at 8 pm. All mem