Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

siflcation Of which has admitted them
to membership In the club.
In the absence of the president, Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher, who is contem-
plating a visit to Philadelphia and New
York the meeting on March 20 will be
presided over by Miss Daisy Reed, first
vice president, who is educational d.
rector for woodward e. Lothrop.
The board Of managers Of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home held It's monthly
| meeting at the home, 4759 Conduit
road, March 8.
The superintendent, Miss Jean S.
Cole, reported that there were eight
| girls admitted to the home during the
month Of February, five girls left, three
to accept positions and two returned
to their families. Eleven sessions of
night school were held, four classes of
Bible study, eight special services, three
club meetings and two entertainments.
The home is now caring for A girls and
AZ babies
After reports from the committee
chairmen the meeting was given over
TO discussion OF plans for the forth
coming forty-sixth National Florence
Crittenton Conference, to be held here
May 10, 20 and 81 at the Grace Dodge
Hotel. After adjournment luncheon
| was served
| Visitors are welcomed at the home
on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 to S
pm.
Petworth WoMan's Club.-The liter
airy section met with Mrs. Schwartz.
S15 Shepherd street, on March II, with
! 20 members and two guests present.
Inc subject for the evenings discus
sion was Poetry Of Modern American
women Mrs. Phelps gave talk on
the subject and Mrs. Tincher read Sc
lections of poetry.
Mrs. Wright read q paper on current
events. A feature Of the evening was
the completion Of part of a short poem
given each one present. Refreshments
and social period followed the meet
| Ing.
The Woman's Cub of Remington
Mrs; Edna M. Colman, past national
president, League of American Pen
Women, gave a talk on Little Known
ADMINISTRATIONS to members of the
Woman's Club Friday at the home of
Mrs. John T. williams. Paul CARRIER
| tenor, of Washington, gave the music
program.
The Woman's Community Club of
Observation-Disclosures the direction of
Mrs James E. Lamb, chairman Of the
dramatic section Of the club, a success
ful entertainment was given recently
at the Presbyterian auditorium. This
department OF the club has entered the
cne-act play county tournament being
| conducted by the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs of the county. The two one
act plays given were Pearls" and The
Marriage Proposal" These plays will
be repeated at the E. v. Brown School
at Chevy Chase. about March %.
Mrs. George G. Shinn, president, pre-
sided at the regular meeting held
Monday at the school auditorium. Prof.
William P. Hay of Kensington, gave
talk on water spouts" off the coast
Of Massachusetts and North Carolina,
and marine life, sponges, etc. His talk
was illustrated by pictures.
Woman's Club Of Bethesda.
! Amos Woodcock, United States attor-
ney in charge of prohibition enforce
ment In Maryland, was the guest speak
er at the March meeting, held Tues
day afternoon at the clubhouse, with
the president, Mrs. w. B. N. BrookeS,
in the chair. Col. Woodcock takes an
optimistic view of the ultimate out
come Of the noble experiment" under
taken in America upon the adoption Of
the eighteenth amendment. In the
meeting which preceded the program
reports were given, showing the activi-
ties Of various departments and COM
mittees. Mrs. Robert Sears. chairman
of public welfare, introduced DR.. w. T.
Pratt, county health officer, who dis
cussed problems of sanitation in Mont
gomery County.
Mrs. j. J. Miller, county director.
reported attendance at the recent
meeting of the executive board OF the
county federation at Woodside and
presented the question Of participation
in the exhibits at the Rockville fair.
The club voted to take some part In
this project. The department OF legis-
lation was authorized to cooperate
with the general and State declarations
in securing statistics regarding regis
tered voters among club women. Cues
tionnaires will be sent to all members
and plea was made by the vice chair
man Of legislation. Mrs. Walter Mack
Clark, for cooperation in filling out
and returning these forms.
Mrs. Nina Church Brann, motion
picture chairman, announced that
through her committee pictures and
boxes of books had been placed in sew
eral local schools.
Mrs. George e. Pariseau, chairman
of applied education, reported that
she had attended a meeting of the
educational committee OF the county
federation. held Monday at the Somer-
set school. She announced that her
committee was arranging for the pic
ture, 1.-The Progress Of Women" 10 Dc
shown at a date soon to announced, at
the Bethesda Theater.
The American home chairman. MRS
T.. M, Willis, announced that Demon
stration of scientific cake making Will
be given at the Battery Park Community
House March l9 from 10 to O'CLOCK
This Is under the leadership OF MISS
Blanche Corwin, county home demon
stration agent, and Miss Margaret NC
Pheeter, State nutrition agent, VINO
comes from the University of Maryland.
All women OF the community are in
vited. Coffee and cake will be served
at the luncheon hour.
Resolutions of sympathy were sent 10
the family of Mrs. William Tyler Page
long time member Of the club, whose
death Is a matter Of deepest regret 10
all who have known her.
Mrs. w. B. N. BrookeS, president, an
nounced that at q meeting OF the ex-
ecutive board last Thursday nomi-
mating committee was elected, consist
ing OF Mrs r. s. Marshall, chairman
Mrs. Walter Mack Clark, Mrs. Walter T.
Perry. Mrs. George Bradley and Mrs
B. Ashby Leavell Mrs. Brookes urged
the duty OF responding promptly to the
missionaries which this committee
will send out. She suggested that mem
bers who fail to comply with this duty
are FORGETTING their opportunity to
have O voice In the selection OF candl-
dates for the ticket to be voted on IN
the May meeting
She also announced the appointment
of delegates to the annual meeting OF
the state Federation, to be held in Bal
timore April ~ and %, as follows: Del
egates, Mrs. A. B. Barber. Mrs. William
M. Gamble and Mrs. j. Wilbur Green;
alternates, Mrs. william w. Bride, Mrs
B. Ashby Leavell and Mrs. Nina Church
Rrann