Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
News of the
Clubs

The Zonta Club met at the Raleigh
Hotel Wednesday, with President Ger
trude Van Hoesen presiding. Miss
Grace Landon read the national presi-
dent's-Mrs. Olivia Johnson-annual
report, as given at Seattle convention
| in June.
DR.. Mildred w. Dickerson, president
of the American Association OF Women
Dentists, will be the speaker Wednes-
day. She will tell of her recent trip
to Denver.
WOmen'S City Cuba boat trip has
been arranged by Miss Thelma Schmitt,
chairman of the junior section, as
sisted by members of this group, for
| tomorrow evening, on the Wilson Line.
1t leaves the Seventh Street wharves
at $3.50 o'clock
the ground course In aviation, who
will graduate this month are Newell
Atkinson, Miss Helen M. Hawley, Miss
Marie Saunders, Miss Beaufort Kelley
and Mrs. Campbell c. Gray. Diplomas
will be presented at q dinner being
| planned in honor of the women pilots
entering the National Air race, the
Eastern division leaving Washington
Airport August %. Mrs. Lyle B.
Steever is chairman of trophies, and
will arrange the social program. A
trophy will be presented by the club
to the successful contestant. Eagle
Wings, Notifying sustaining members,
are Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, Miss r.
A. Christian, Mrs. Blanch B. Brown.
Miss Florence E. Ward, Mrs. Patrick
Gallagher and Mrs. Merritt o. Chance.
Members Of the aviation section
were present at Washington Airport to
meet the women pilots, Mrs. phoebe
Omlie and Mrs. Blanche Wilcox Moves,
who flew from Chicago to invite Presi-
dent Hoover to the National Air races.
and accompanied them to the White
House, where floral invitation was
presented to the President. The pilots
then were entertained at luncheon at
the club house. Mrs. Merritt 0. Chance
presided at the luncheon. G. e. Woods
of the Curtiss-Wright School of Bal
timore was a guest Friday.
The Prince Georges County Fedora
tiOn OF WOmen's Clubs.-Oficers and
committee chairmen were present at a
luncheon meeting at the home of Mrs.
r. s. Allen, president, College Park, Md,
to discuss programs for federation work
for the coming club year. Mrs Earl w,
Chafee Of Chevy Chase, vice president
OF the Maryland Federation Of Women's
Clubs, and Mrs. j. EnoS Ray, Chillum,
Md, director to the General Federation
| OF Women's Clubs, were honor guests.
Mrs. Chafee, former chairman of
junior membership, gave a talk on
junior membership and the need for
| furthering the work In the county. Mrs.
t. z. woodward, second vice president
and chairman of junior membership for
, the county, outlined a plan for a pro-
gram. Mrs. Ray gave suggestions on
club extension work and the use of the
programs as outlined by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs.
| Mrs. G.. A. Castle, first vice president,
gave report on the meeting of the
fair chairmen at Upper Marlboro July
| 80. The following clubs will have ex-
hibitS at the fair In September: Chill
lum District Study Club, Women's Club
of Cottage City, Civic League Of Mount
Rainier, Lanham Study Club, Women's
| Club of Wildwood District, HouSekeepers
Club of Decatur Heights, Women's Club
OF Oxon Hill, Seat Pleasant Womens
Club. Suitland Homemakers Club,
Women's Club Of Brandywine, Women's
Club of Berwyn, Landoyer Community
! Club.
The fine arts chairman. Mrs. Sarah J.
Weingartner, who will head the music
division, gave . talk On the proper