Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

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DAYS, beginning Thursday at 10 o'clock.
Matthew W. Sterling, chief Of the Bu-
reau of American Ethnology OF the
| Smithsonian Institution, will be the
speaker. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Miss
Erma Briggs and Mrs. Ruby Smith Will
sing.
o'clock. Mrs. Ellen Shreve and Mrs.
Marshall Guthrie will sing. The cleo
| ton of officers will take place Friday.
The polls will be open from 10 to
o'clock.
Mrs. Arthur seatin, chairman of mu-
sic, announces q special music week
contest in connection with National Mu-
sic week, May to 10.
Department of Potomac. Woman's Re-
lief Corps will hold service and place
a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldiers of the Civil War in Arlington
National Cemetery today at $3.50 pm.
All veterans and auxiliaries are invited
to attend.
The Woman's Single Tax Club will
meet May at 1880 pm. at the home
street. Speaker, Mrs. II. e. Kingsbury.
Subject, Australia and Her Wonders"
Park View Women's Club-The mem
bers Of the art committee were guests at
the home of Mrs. Charles Robbins, 435
Luray place, April "a. Mrs. Robbins
was assisted by Mrs p. T. Pollard.
Following luncheon the chairman, Mrs.
Ashburn, introduced as guest artists
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons and Mrs. Dorothy
Russell Todd.
The literary section met at the home
of Mrs. Fred S. Walker, 760 Rock
Creek Church road, April %. The as
siSting hostesSes were Mrs. John Potts
and Mrs. Mary Dufie. Mrs. Maurice
Smith opened the program by announc-
ing those participating. The subject
discussed was the life and work of
Louis Pasteur, based on the biography
by vallery-Rodot and presented by Mrs
| Lawrence E. Murray. Mrs. Edward
Stitt read poetry and gave some mod
ern philosophy In the form of nursery
rhymes.
The Arts Club program of events for
the remainder Of May opens with a tea
this Sunday afternoon, featuring the
exhibitions of Minor S. Jameson and
| Paul p. Steintorf, with Miss Mary S.
Pugh and Mr.. Jameson as hosts.
Tuesday is Latin American night at
the club, with DR.. Leo Rowe, director
general Of the Pan-American Union, as
guest of honor and MIR. and Mrs. Ralph
| Richards as hosts. The program of the
evening will include Horacio de Avila,
Mexican violinist, and Sonora Rosa de
Viteri, wife Of the Minister Of Ecuador,
in piano solos by Ecuadorean composers.
May 8, "Six Spanish Cities: Madrid,
Seville, Granada, Barcelona, Toledo,
| Valencia" will be described and pic
tured by Mrs. Frank Anderson, and
there will be Spanish dancing by Eliza
beth Gardiner.
A chafng-dish supper will feature
next Sunday evenings entertainment,
when moving pictures of Hangatow,
Shanghai and Nanin, China's forbidden
cities, will be shown, with the hospital
fly committee as hosts. May IL the
dramatic committee will present the
Montgomery Players In a three-act play,
1.-THE Ship" by st. John Ervine, for
the benefit Of the club building fund.
District League Of American PEN
Women.--Board and business meetings
we're held at the Stoneleigh Court Studio
last Monday evening, with Mrs. Estelle
Moses, District president, in the chair.
The group meetings listed for the en-
suing is days are as follows: May 9,
story group will convene at pm. Mrs.
Cullun, chairman, will present Miss
Ada McQuillin as the guest speaker.
She will officiate as one OF the judges
of the short story contest In conjunc-
ton with the other judges Of the award
committee, John Greedy and Mr.. Nelson
Of The Evening Star. May 8, Mime.
Garcia, chairman OF the French group,
Will conduct les causerieS Franchises
at 4:30 pm. at the studio. May Is,
meeting of the French group, when
Nine Garcia announces there viii be
/ music and renditions Of French poems.
May IS, play writing group VIII meet
/ for the award Of prizes. Mrs. Edith
| Ogden Heidel Is chairman. The contest
| Minnie Frost Rands. The name Of the
play Is 1.-THE Sla-ma-tah" and Is writ
ten about the Javanese people Of the
South Seas. Mrs. Rands will read her
| play and will be costumed IN Javanese
| dress. A constructive review OF all the
plays written for the contest will be
given by the judges, who are Mrs. VII
liam J.. Peters and Mrs. William r.
Baker. Members and friends are In
vited to this final play writer's meeting.
| Miss Cawood, chairman Of creative
| groups, announces that groups eligible
| for the Isabel Anderson prize are art
| short story, feature, child literature
and poetry. The pictures submitted in
the contests win hang in the club room
until after the prizes are awarded
May ~.
The Housekeepers' Alliance met April
| "a at the Y w. G. A. Mrs. Ruth H.
Snodgrass, president, presided. A NOM
mating committee to select nominees
for office was selected, with Mrs. John
Kondrup, chairman, and Mrs. Ruth H.
SnodgraSs and Mrs. j. S. Tassin. The
president announced the election OF the
following delegates to attend the annual
meeting Of the Federation of Womens
Clubs: Mrs. Tassin, Mrs. Collins and
Mrs Dodson, with Mrs. Cullom, Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. Adams as alternates
Mrs. Franklin L. Fritchey, president Of
the National Housewives Alliance Of
Baltimore, was the speaker Of the after
noon. The alliance entertained at tea
in honor Of Mrs. Fritchey.
The Writer'S League Of Washington
announces a short story contest for
members of the organization. The
maximum limit of the story Is 5000
words, and the contest will close in
July. Miss Elizabeth Layrnan gave
reading and Mr.: Herndon poem:
The next meeting will be held at the
Thomson Community Center Friday
evening at 8 O'Clock, at which time the
president, Hugh Irish, will give CALI
shaw analysis of the story by Mr.. Coe
The reading program includes original
stories by Mr.. Shelley, Miss Julia
EScher, Miss Bailey, Fred Mclaughlin
and Felix Schwarz, and a feature story
by Mrs. Helen Orr watson.
Twentieth Century Club.-The bust
ness section will join the parliamentary
section in q picnic May 6, at II am,
at the home of Mrs. z. c. Thomas
Kirkside, Silver Spring, Md. An enter
tanning program win be given, followed
by lunch.
The nature section, Mrs. u. d. Miner
chairman, will meet at 10 am, May z,
at the place of transfer at Dupont Cir