Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

League OF hepuDnCan women Will
hold its March meeting at the WASH
'ngton Club tomorrow at $3.50 O'Clock
The president, Mrs. Edward A. Harri-
man, viii preside at the business session
Fn:owing this the usual forum will be
held, presided over by Mrs. Charles AL
ger. The program will stress District of
Columbia affairs. Mrs William B. Will
lard will speak on the Washington air
ports. Mrs. j. Oliver Murdoch will pre-
sent the subject of Public Buildings
Program" Mrs Howard Leroy's topic
will be THE Recession of Virginia Lands
to the District of Columbia" Following
these five-minute talks, Representative
Clarence Mcleod of Michigan will make
an address on District Legislation.
Discussion on the topics presented dur
ing the afternoon will then be in order.
tea will follow the meeting.
On Monday, March 10, at $50 o'clock
the fourth of a series of dinners will be
given at the Young Women's Christian
Association, Seventeenth and K streets.
Reservations for the dinner may be
made from Mrs. Henry Albers 1910
Rhode Island avenue. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd, director of public buildings and pub
lie parks, will give an illustrated lecture
on Washington and its environs.
Mrs. Edward A. Hartman, president
of the league, was lat home" to men,
bers on February 19 and 26 at her resi-
dence, 1902 Eighteenth street.
American Association of University
WOmen.-Miss Elizabeth Carhart an
nounces that the weekly French lunch
con, which has been held on Friday at
o'clock has been changed to Monday
at the same hour. A class to talk about
France in French has just been organ
lied and will meet on Monday from
to o'clock preceding the weekly tea.
The subject to be discussed this week
is Provence and the Riviera" The
class in conversation meets at o'clock
Mondays and Thursdays instead OF
Tuesdays and Fridays, as heretofore.
The international relations group OF
the Washington branch of the A. A.
u. W., together with similar groups of
the League of Women Voters and the
Y w. c. A.. will meet on Tuesday at
IL am. in the third floor club room OF
the Y. w. c. A Miss Hope Thompson,
international lawyer, will address the
group on Opposition to the United
States Entry to the World Court"
Dr. Kathryn McHale will conduct her
usual study group on pre-adolescence
Wednesday morning at 9:45 at the cluo
house Miss Elizabeth Harris will meet
her class on women and the law on
Tuesday at pm.
Reservations for the luncheon in
honor of Miss Harriet Sawyer of Vas
sar College on Saturday at l o'clock
must be made by noon Friday. Mrs.
John Earle Walker will be hostess for
the dance on Saturday night at 9
O'Clock.
New members welcomed into the club
during the month of January are Mrs.
Samuel Flagg BemiS, Miss Bernadette
L. Dore, Mrs. Ezekiel Simmons, Mrs. c.
w. Mitchell, Miss Elsie M. Parrett, Miss
Elfriedo M. Sander and Miss Helen
Shelby These members will be honor
81 he tao bro oh
on March TO- Miss Phebe Fleming will
have charge of the club house for the
house committee during the month Of
March.
International Association of Art and
Letters will hold the annual elections
on Thursday evening, March s, at
O'Clock at Hotel Portland.
The association will give a tea on st.
patrirk's day, as that festival falls on
a Monday the ordinary day on which
the society gives its teas will be changed
from Saturday to Monday the 18th. Mrs.
M. Hugh Irish, chairman of the enter
tanning committee with her aids, Mrs.
j. d. Sullivan and Mrs. Emily FairleSS,
will arrange for the function from 4:3O
to $50 pm. The program will include
an Irish playlet given by Miss Ethel
Claire Randell.
This weeks Hour With Great Story
Tellers" will be given on Tuesday eve
ming, March 4, by Mrs. Florence jack
son Stoddard at the apartment of the
Misses Gruman, Hotel Roosevelt. The
book chosen for review is wolf Solent,"
by John Cowper PowyS, and, by request,
Mrs. Stoddard will read Lenton story
OF her won that has appeared Serially,
'Pascuala'S Carnival"
Washington Section, National Council
OF Jewish Women.-The thirty-fifth an
nlversary celebration of the organiza-
ton VIII take the form of a luncheon,
followed by a musicale Miss Elsa
Baklor, well known soprano of Bal
timore, will be the guest artist. New
members OF our organization will be well
coined at the party. The monthly
meeting Of the board of directors will
take place Tuesday at 2:30 pm in the
vestry rooms of the Eighth Street
Temple.
Women's City CIub-Tea hour will
be observed this afternoon at the club
mouse, % jackson place, from 4:30 to 6
O'Clock. Guest privileges Miss Sarah
Grogan will preside at the membership
dinner. Wednesday evening at $50
O'Clock, to precede the regular monthly
business meeting, at o'clock. Mrs.
Harriet Connor Brown will be the
honor guest at dinner and will speak
on Grandmother Browns One Hun
ner are closed, but club members are
invited to come in for the talk
Nine. Camilo Osias of the Philip
pines will appear in costume in a
group Of songs and will be the guest
speaker at the forum luncheon Sat
urday at 1 o'clock in the ball room
of the club house. Social Welfare in
the Philippine Islands" will be the
subject of the talk. Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt will preside
Mrs. John Allen Munson of the
thimble section announces work has
begun on Summer dresses for children
OF the various charitable homes in
the city An invitation to join the
section and sew for charity is ex-
tended all club members.
Mrs. II. Y. Mckinney has added her
name to the roster of the Monday
section and contract bridge section.
The highest score for the month was
held by Mrs. j. Edwin Reid and second
by Mrs. Lucille Slocovich in the con-
tract group and first in the auction by
Mrs. William Peyton Wright and sec
ond by Mrs. Charles E. Sener. Officers
will meet at 12:45, with roll call at
1870 tomorrow afternoon.
VOteless League Of Women VOTERS
Miss Grace Abbott. chief of the United
States Children's Bureau, spoke at the
luncheon given Tuesday at the Y. W.
C. A. under the auspices of the child
welfare committee. High Mortality
Rate of Mothers" was the subject Of the
talk. Mr.. Ufford spoke on Child Health
Needs of the District" Miss Belle Sher-
win was a guest also. Miss Ellen Rugg,
Mrs. Mercer johnson and Miss Eliza
beth Hayden were elected members Of
the nominating committee. Others will
he appointed bV the president.