Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

| 4OoAAS. EbQJIGE. HOSPITALITY
committee-Mrs. E. C. Thomas, chair
man; Mrs. S. NJ. Brosius, vice chair
man; Mrs. H. E. Burton, Mrs. C. T.
Clagett, Mrs. Austin Clark. Mrs. F. P.
Leetch, Mrs. Edmund Varela. Mrs. j. E.
Wulf, Mrs. S. J. Mauchly, Mrs. F. w
Garden. Mrs. H, T A. Lemon, Miss
Mary Lamberton, Mrs. L. ]. Potter, Miss
Mabel Peabody. Mrs. H. r. Fulton, Mrs
N c. Grover. Mrs. M. A. Watson, Mrs
G. B. Farquhar. Mrs. l.. w. Laudick,
Miss Josephine Hopkins, Mrs. T. w.
Newburn. Mrs. NJ. H. Avery, Miss Mar
garet Yard, Mrs F. G. Schrader, Mrs.
E. B. Calvert, Mrs. v. P. Jackson, Mrs.
H. N. Lawrie, Mrs. E. j. Roth, Mrs. w.
F. Hartman. Mrs. G. E. Dawson. Mrs
Mrs. A. H. Brooks, chairman; Mrs. E. r.
McComas. Printing committee-Mrs.
L. F. Schmeckebier chairman; Mrs. c.
r. Ball, Mrs. r. S. Mcbride, Mrs. r. H.
Higgins, Mrs. Godfrey Creyke. Legis-
lative committee-Mrs. j. E. Jones,
chairman: Mrs. E. P. Morley, Mrs. E.
E. Browne, Mrs. J. J. O'Connor, Mrs.
ter, chairman; Mrs. G. M. Whitwell,
Mrs. r. M. Evans, Mrs. w. v. Boyle.
Mrs. Lawrence Martin, Mrs. j. B.
Campbell Mrs. j. P. Ault, Mrs. w. T..
| Ballard, Mrs. r. H. Mcneil, Mrs. l.. H.
Macomber. Mrs; r. J. Way; Social com
I IIllLOCC-INAos imp NAlAAbAl,
Mrs. r. H. Liggett, Miss Elizabeth
Wightman, Mrs. E. G. Nourse, Mrs. P.
L. Dougherty, Mrs. L. w. Austin.
| Section leaders were appointed as
| follows: Art, Mrs. Alexander Wetmore;
civics, Mrs. C. T. Watson; education,
Mrs. F. E. harrington; French. Mrs.
F. L. Halves; garden, Mrs. B. E. Smith;
! international outlook, Mrs. E. P. Bick-
nell: literature, Mrs. G. r. Putnam;
music. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes; nature,
Mrs. L. d. Miner: parliamentary law,
Miss Emma Strider.
Sixteenth Street Heights CIub,-The
annual meeting and luncheon was held
Tuesday at the Manor Club. The entire
officer personnel was retained for an
other year. Cards and games were
played. All club activities will be dis
pensed with during the Summer months.
Burnside Corps assembled at its
regular meeting May %, but out OF re-
spect to its PRESIDENT Mrs. Cora Davis,
who was i'll, the corps opened and then
closed in due form. The following day
she died at George Washington Hos
pital and was taken to indianapolis last
| Sunday for burial. The corps held the
burial service Saturday at 7:30 pm.
! following the services of Rev. DR..
Pierce Of the Congregational Church.
The service was read by the de-
partment president, Mrs. Della L.
| O'Brien, assisted by Mrs. Alice Meade
and Mrs. Margaret Phillips, all of
Burnside Corps. Mrs. Rose Pennen
acted as chaplain. The department
| president has ordered all corps charters
to be draped for 80 days in her mem
DRY.
Burnside's membership assisted the
department president in the activities
of Memorial day in making sand
wiches for the Boy and Girl Scouts, as
well as for the luncheon at Arlington
on Memorial day for the veterans of all
wars. Many members of the other corps
assisted
Mrs. Alice Meade, senior vice presi-
dent, presided over the last meeting.
Petworth Women's CIub-The bust
ness meeting and annual banquet was
| held June at Meridian Mansions. Mrs.
L. T. Jones, the president, conducted
the short business session preceding the
banquet. The reports of the officers
were accepted.
| It was decided to place stone in
the Washington Cathedral and the sum
of 500 was appropriated for this pur-
pose. A donation Of Sl4 was made to
Camp Goodwill and $25 was given for
philanthrepic work in the, community.
Mrs. A. L. Jennings, chairman OF the
!
club check for $50 earned by her Sec
ton through the sale of quilts.
Guests were Mrs. Edgar T. Merritt,
president Of the District Federation of
| Women's Clubs: Mrs. Ellis Logan Mrs.
John Frizzell and Miss Mary Frank,
, each of whom made short speeches.
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis was in charge of the
| program and had arranged songs which
were sung by the club. The music Sec
ton contributed several numbers Mrs.
David Kincheloe and her daughter, Miss
Jean Klncheloe, gave an entertainment.
Oficers and committee chairmen are
as follows President, Mrs. L. T. Jones;
vice president, Mrs. H. r. Norton; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. r. S. Hart;
Holm; treasurer, Mrs A. M. Trivett.
Section chairmen: Art, Mrs, Sarah
Jarvis; civic, Mrs. G. A. Knox; educa-
| tional, Mrs. o. H. Nelson; home, Mrs.
E. P. Lecraw; hospitality, Mrs. George
Dietz; literature, Mrs. M. L. Myers:
music, Mrs G. L. Cary; philanthropic.
Mrs. A. L. Jennings; yearbook commit
tee Mrs. Natalie Fernald: publicity
committee Mrs. B. Paul Burtis.
Mrs H j. Smith entertained the
philanthropic section at its meeting
| in May. The articles made we're on eX-
| .hibition, after which they will be given
| to needy children.
| The home section met with Mrs. @. E.
| Hudson, Mrs. E. r. Albrecht assisting.
May Is. Mrs. W. B. Patterson gave a
| paper on Home Life in Latin America.
Discussion of plans for the coming
years work followed. The civic section
met with Mrs. R. e. Adams and Mrs.
Marguerite Parsons May %. Mrs.
| Waldo and Mrs. Viola Thomson pre-
sented papers on the tariff bill and
other measures now before Congress.
Mrs Alfred Norcross told of the prog
ress made in the effort to obtain
branch library for Petworth.
| The art section held its May meet
ing at. Vacation Lodge in Cherrydale.
| The morning was spent in visiting on
| the lawns and porches. After luncheon
and a short business meeting there
were games.
District League of American Pen
Women.-The drama group, with MRS.
Edith Heidel chairman, held meeting
Wednesday evening. A class under
William F. Baker was organized Tor
! Summer work in drama, acting, play
writing and play production. Ihese
| classes are open to both men and women
interested in theater arts The present
enrolment is about Is. The class Will
rchearse every Wednesday evening at Q
O'Clock at l706 l. street, the studio az
Stoneleigh court.
Park View WOmans Club,-The III
erary section met at the home OF Mrs,
George Evans, 752 Rock Greek Church
road. the evening of May q, with Mrs.
Thomas Faris assisting This meeting
marked the close of progressive sea-
son under the direction of Mrs. Maurice
Smith. Miss Jean White of the main
| branch of the Public Library reviewed
Laughing Boy" by Oliver La Fargo,
which won the Pulitzer Prize Of 1929,
and Green Pastures" by Marc Con-