Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
WOMEN TO HEAR
MRS. DOUGHERTY.
Will Address Luncheon Party
of Guild at American Uni
versity Friday.

The women's Guild of American
University will present Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty, prominent society leader and
child welfare worker Of Washington, as
the speaker for the Spring luncheon
party of the guild, at the clubhouse Of
the American Association Of University
Women Friday at / o'clock.
The luncheon is one of the social
events planned by the guild, to aid the
scholarship and dormitory furnishing
funds, which the Women's Guild spon-
sors for American University.
Mrs. Dougherty inaugurated the
Thrift Shop, 504 Tenth street, child
welfare agency. and later made a trip
to China to supervise an important de-
velopment of child welfare work In that
country.
Miss Mary Apple, soloist of Mt. Pleas
ant Congregational Church, will present
musical program at the luncheon.
Mrs. George B. Woods, wife of the dean
Of the College of Liberal Arts, is chair
man Of the committee in charge. Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker, president Of the
guild, will preside.
Girl Debaters 10 Meet.
American University girl debaters will
meet George Washington University
girls in debate next Friday night at
Hurst Hall on the American University
campus at 8 o'clock. The American U.
girls, Jane Lyle, Ethelwyn Hine and
Pauline Frederick, will take the negative
Of the question: Resolved that the
policy of providing college of liberal
arts education for all high school grad
yates who seek 1t is undesirable"
The A. U. girls team will debate
Syracuse University here April 80 on
the same question, and on the same
night the mems varsity debating team
will 60 to Annapolis to meet st. Johns
College in the final debate of the season.
during which American University
teams will have engaged in 10 con-
tests.
The big annual student social event
on the college campus will be the
Junior prom next Saturday night.
Elaborate plans are being made for the
occasion. Unique decorations will be
designed to give the exotic atmosphere
Of a tropic night, tinged with sug-
gestion of Broadway" The committee
consists of John M. Houston, chairman:
Clair Altland, s. Carlton Ayers, Orrel
Belle Clafiin, Warren COLLISION, Lawrence
Hetrick, Helen Hope, Richard Horner.
Carl Levin, Esther McVey and Ellis
worth Tompkins. In the receiving line
will be Chancellor Lucius C. Clark and
Mrs. Clark, DR. George B. Woods, dean
of the college, and Mrs. Woods, Miss
Mary Louise Brown, dean of women,
and Prof. and Mrs. Will Hutchins.
Vacation to End Tuesday.
Easter vacation, which started last
Thursday at noon at American Univer-
sity, will extend over until next Tues
g.
turn to classes. A series of Holy week
chapel services featured chapel each
day prior to vacation, and Wednesday
night, at $50, In the college parlors,
the annual Holy week student COM
munion service was held, with DR.. Ar
thur jackson, assistant professor Of re-
ligion, conducting the service.
DR.. Jackson has had q prominent
part in arranging the second annual
pastor retreat to be held on the cam
pus, April % and 30. when the two
principal speakers will be DR.. James
Moffatt, professor In Union Theological
Seminary of New York City, and DR..
Edward A. Stiner, professor in Grinnell
College.
Epsilon Kappa sorority Is planning q
formal grand opera party for next We'd
nesday night to hear LA Boheme," at
the Fox Theater. Miss Kay G. Heath,
president of the sorority, Is In charge
of arrangements.
Work on the new mems dormitory
was started last week by Samuel j.
Prescott, contractor, when a steam
shovel broke ground for the excavation.
The building Is to be completed in time
for occupancy next Fall. Dean Woods
announced that reservations for the
new building must be in on or before
April %, and that priority will be given
in order to the juniors, sophomores and
freshmen.
Occupants Of the women's residence
hall will make their reservations. for
next year Tuesday and Wednesday, to
choose their rooms. Miss Mary Louise
Brown. dean of women, has charge of
the reservations.
The annual banquet Of the oxford
Fellowship will be held next Friday
night in the college dining hall.