Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

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Park View WOman's Club THE Jan
uary meeting of the Park View Wom-
ans Club was held at the home of Mrs.
Stitt and Mrs. Chester Hutchinson as
| sisting hostesses.
Mrs. FELTON, presided. The usual
, opening exercises were followed by the
roll call and the reading of the min
utes. Mrs. Naylor read letter from
| the Chestnut Farms Dairy in which
| May 10 was fixed as the day for COM
| mittee of Is club members to inspect
! the plant. The resignation of Miss
| Carolyn Whitlock was accepted.
| Mrs. Hutchinson reported good bal
| ance on hand. Some discussion that
| the club contribute the sum of $40 to
the Community Chest. The motion
was carried and the Travellers Aid, the
| Instructive Visiting Nurses and the
Crittenton Home are to be designated
as those organizations to benefit from
the contribution.
Mrs. Maurice Smith announced a
meeting of the literary section at the
home of Mrs. Standish on the evening
of January %, with Mrs. Ellis Logan as
the speaker of the evening. The name
of Mrs. H. E. Marlowe, presented for
membership, was passed upon favor
ably. Mrs Dalwick reported the mat
ter relative to parking conditions in
Park View had been taken up with the
proper authorities and that favorable
action was to be expected in the near
| future.
! The Christmas charity work of the
| philanthropic committee was reported
upon by Mrs. Perkins, chairman The
balance on hand of $3.50 will be ex-
| pended as the committee sees fit. Mrs.
| George Evans attended a meeting of
delegates from various clubs at the
| Americanization school and gave an
| interesting account IF the afternoon.
The program which followed the bus
mess meeting was directed by Mrs.
George Dalwick
The art section met with Mrs. George
| Evans at her home on Rock Greek
Church road, Thursday, January 18.
| The assisting hostesSes were Mrs D. E.
Clark and Mrs. L. E. Murray. Follow
ing the luncheon Mrs. Ivy Ashburn,
chairman of the committee, introduced
Miss Fleming of Lansburgh's fashion
department. who gave an instructive
talk on the trend of fashion in suits,
coats and gowns.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club
met at the home of Mrs. P. T. Folliard
on the twenty-first. After luncheon
bridge was played.
Daughters Of 1912 held its January
meeting in the Fairfax room of the New
Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, the presi-
dent, called the meeting to order. The
minutes of the December meeting were
read and reports of officers and chair
men called for. Letters were read from
several members who were not able to
attend the meeting.
Mrs. Tucker appointed Miss Eleanor
Corby and Miss Florence Bergman
pages for the womens patriotic con-
ference on national defense opening
January 20 In Constitution Hall.
Mrs. Tucker is national chairman OF
national defense. All members of the
District of Columbia society are invited
to attend.
NewcOmb Club Of Bethesda-The new
| order Of business adopted this year by
the club has met with signal success
Meetings begin at / o'clock witr
luncheon, to which guests of the day
are invited Following this the guest
speakers are introduced in turn and tbs
program. after which the days bust
ness is taken up. Complying with the
request of the State Federation thai
each afiliated club resolve itself into 2
single club the meetings are opened
with singing.
January hostesses were Mrs RobeTt
Bondy and Mrs. Albert Klaas, with the
president. Mrs. Peyton Whalen, in the
chair The literary section presented
Rev. Stanley White who spoke on popu'
lar current fiction. He reviewed Filler
Glasgow's They STOPPED to Folly,
Dreiser's American Tragedy" and
Gallery Of Women" and LaFarge''
Laughing Boy" the latter unfolding
an Indian theme of great charm. Works
| If q
authors we're reviewed also.
A piano recital was given by Miss
Minnie F. Notz of the Washington Arts
Club. All but two of selections rem
dered were of the musicians own COM
position.
Much Of the business session wax
given over to the reports of the Christ
mas activities. these being largely
charitable.
Mrs. whalen announced that "a more
books had been donated to the school
library. She gave resume OF the de-
liberations of the recent county execu-
tive board, which she attended as
director from the Newcomb Club.
Chairman of Conservation Mrs.
George Hane urged the feeding Of our
native birds during the Winter and the
planting of evergreen trees. She also
called attention to the apparent I'M
healthy condition of the priced Frank
LIMA tree-the rare specimen of the
so-called Lost Tree" in Chevy Chase
| Circle.
Mrs Benjamin Elmore read letter
of thanks addressed to the club from
Mr.. G. H. Collingwood, forester of the
American Forestry Association, for a
subscription to the magazine, American
Forests and Forest Life, given to the
Bethesda Elementary School, and also
letter from, this school thanking the
club for its gift. She extended an in
vitation to the club from the Womans
Club OF Bethesda to be a joint hostess
on the evening of January 81. when the
/ motion pictures Of Wild Flowers will
be shown at the Woman's Club home
by DR.. p. l.. Kicker, president of the
! national Wild Flower Preservation So
ciety. The two local schools are in
! vited to enjoy this program which viii
/ be interSpersed with musical numbers,
the entire endeavor be put on in the
interest of conservation, now rapidly be-
coming Of major importance through
out the country. Mrs. Elmore also
presented plea for the support of the
Cramton bill now in Congress. The
club unanimously supported the meas
report to our representatives, the action
of the club and to ask their support
Of the bill.
Columbia Heights Art CIub.-Mrs.
| Mary K. Male and her daughter, Kath-
leen Nalle, entertained the club last
week. The president, Mrs. Dewitt C.
Crotsant, presided and the chairman
! for the afternoon was Mrs. Augustus
Knight. The papers for the day were
The Caste System of india" explained
| by Mrs. Josephine Griffith and a his
tory Of the poet, Rabindranath Tagore,
with excerpts from his poem by Mrs.
Dewitt G. Croisant. The guests were
Mrs. Virgil Millar. Mrs. william Spell
man and Mrs Mulcare.