Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

at the home of Mrs. Childress Buckner
Gwyn, I749 Park road. The next meet
ing will be entertained by Mrs. Ramsey
and Mrs. s. Prescott.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs. Asmuth, 1901 Warder
street, last Tuesday, with the president,
Mrs. Jarboe, in the chair. The newly
elected officers were installed, as fol-
lows: President Mrs. Walter ASmuth;
second vice president, Mrs. Charlotte
Beaver; corresponding secretary Mrs.
E. V. Carr; treasurer, Mrs. Julia Webb;
press correspondent, Mrs. Matte @.
Ewing; director of d. G. r. w. c., Mrs.
Emily Jarboe; member of club house
committee, D. G. F. w. c., Mrs. D. j.
Donovan. The recording secretary, Mrs.
Alice " Creque, and first vice president,
Mrs. Stanton L. Dorsey, were not pres
ent on account of illness.
The following program was rendered
Piano solo, Mrs Carr; recitation, Mrs.
Ewing; vocal solo, Mrs. Jarboe; accom-
PIANIST, Mrs. Brasel. The hostess served
refreshments. The next meeting, Oc-
tober 81, viii be with Mrs. william
Trauty, 1882 Park road.
American Association Of University
W0men.-A walk is scheduled for this
afternoon under the leadership Of Mr..
and Mrs. Enoch johnson. Meet at Alta
Vista station Rockville car Nne) at
$3.50 pm. Thence to the Enoch john
son home at Alta Vista, which will be
the starting point Of the walk, and,
later, the rendezvous for the picnic
supper
At the tea On Monday, the club viii
have as guest and speaker Miss Bess
Goodykoontz, assistant commissioner Of
education, who will talk on the Pan
Pacific Women's Conference which she
recently attended in Honolulu after
serving at the conference in Peru as one
OF the eight delegates appointed by
President Hoover. Mrs. William John
Cooper will preside at the tea table.
HostesseS will be Mrs. Frederick Ashley,
Mrs. G. M. JanSky, Miss Anna Halberg
and DR.. Mary Davis
A dinner-bridge of the Junior Group
viii be held Tuesday at 6 o'clock.
Reservations should be made before 8
pm, Monday. Mrs. Sydney Bassler,
hostess.
A dinner win be given Wednesday
at O'Clock by the international Re-
lations Committee and the Program
Committee in honor Of Miss Agnes Mac
Phau, first woman member Of the Ca
madam House Of Commons, and the first
woman to sit on the Disarmament Com
mittee Of the League of Nations. Miss
MacPhail will speak on i"Tarin, and
World Peace" -
"The Meaning Of Culture" by John
4 Cowper Powys, will be discussed by Miss
Mary Louise Brown at the meeting Of
the Book Review Section, Thursday
morning. A table for luncheon viii be
reserved for the group. Leader, Mrs.
Maris NJ. Profitt.
Recent university graduates will be
honored at bridge-tea Saturday at
o'clock by the Junior Group. Mrs.
. Charles w. Merrill viii be hostess, as
sisted by Miss Elaine p Arnaud.
Hikers win meet October rs at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. station to take the 2:30 electric car
through Hatfield. Leave car at Presnell
station at end Of Ingram avenue; walk
down this avenue three squares to 215.
Or take Falls Church bus leaving
Twelfth street station at 2:l5 or 2:45
(going down X street,; change at
Georgetown TO Columbia pike and Lyon
, Park bus; leave bus at Spruce street;
, walk two squares left to Ingram avenue.
Bring picnic supper. Leader, Miss Erma
Brown.
The WriterS' League Of Washington
|. viii meet at the Thomson Community
, Center, Twelfth and L streets, Friday
at B O'Clock. The program includes
short stories by DR.. Barron, Miss Mary
Odennido, Miss Willard Howe, Mrs
Hornig and Mr.. McFadden. Verse by
Willard Colcord. The short story con-
test will close at this time. William
Jackson read o story. Miss Anna
Priestley read q group Of Autumn verse.
Curley CIub.-The membership drive,
under the direction Of Hugh McGarvey,
came to close at the meeting Thurs
, day evening in the Gordon Hotel, at
which time the names of more than
40 persons were read who had made
! application for membership in the Or
ganization. Applicants accepted were
Charles Barbee, John Barbee, Mary
Barbee, Agnes Batch, Frank DAILY, John
Flood, Clement Giebel, Albert Hahn,
jr; Emma Hahn, Josephine Hoffman,
: Paul Rabbit, Cornelia Rottler and
John B. Townsend. The chairman OF
the Membership Committee was assisted
in his work by Miss Gretchen Baden
Luke O'Reilly, Roland Hyland, Albert
Sweeney, William Boyd and Joseph
Donnelly. Prizes were awarded the two
teams bringing in the largest number
the direction of Luke O'Reilly was
: awarded first prize, while the team
under the captaincy of Roland Hyland
{: received the second prize. A prize offered
; for the individual member of the club
. bringing in the greatest number of APP
plications was awarded to Miss jose
= phine Leahy, secretary.
Miss Ethel Ammon, corresponding
. secretary, entertained the members OF
the organization at her residence, 1901
East Capitol street, Monday evening
Following refreshments, there was
dancing
Miss Mary L. MCGEE. chairman Of
I the Reception Committee, entertained
e the Executive Committee OF the club al
:. her residence, 800 East Capitol street
: Thursday evening.
" voteless District Of Columbia League
|. Of Women Voters.-Mrs. James O. Cum
I mings, chairman Of the Living Costs
= Committee, announces q dinner meet.
J. ing Friday at Stoneleigh Court at $3.50
!. O'Clock, to which all members and the1l
friends are invited. What the Tarif
: WIN Do 10 the American Home" vii
e be the tonic Of discussion. Basil M
10 Manly, expert on economies, VINO wa
r commissioned by the Governor OF WIS
n consin to study agricultural ana INDUS
Is trial conditions in Europe ana VINO wa
}. the expert for the United States Bureau
r of Labor Statistics and director OF re-
II search and investigation Of the United
States Commission on Industrial Rela
IS TONS will present the adverse points o
Il the subject. Another speaker, to b.
a secured, will support the tariff:
IS SOroptimist Club.-President Mary {
h Lewis has announced the acquisition
', club rooms and the establishment 0
4, headquarters in the La Fayette Hote
d Miss Celeste Hodge, Mrs. Eva j. Turne
and Miss Elsie Fitzgerald compose
re committee to select furnishings. 4
house warming Is being planned, U
which prominent officials IN Tn
II organizations throughout the countr.