Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
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Another meeting Of the association
VIII be announced in the near future.

NOOAAS-AA9S0 a AOAA ago.
Another meeting of the association
VII be announced In the near future.
Writer'S League Of Washington has
elected the following officers to serve for
the coming year: President, M. Hugh
Irish; vice president, Miss Marie Dallas
secretary-treasurer, Miss Kathryn Hop
son. and assistant secretary, Miss Stella
Madeira Hetrich. The standing COM
mittees follow: Press, Mrs. M. Hugh
Irish; membership, Miss Evelyn Crane,
Felix Schwarz and Mrs. leila Newcomb.
At the last meeting Miss Evelyn
Crane reported her story, The Make
Believe Honeymoon" has appeared, with
Magazine. Mrs. Jones read story, las
the Sunflower Turns" Miss Priestley
read a group Of verse, THE Song" THE
Search" and Indian Cradles" and re-
ceived favorable criticism. "Tribula-
tions of Women Writer'S" an article by
Miss Marion Usher. was Of historic in
terest
The program. of the next meeting,
Friday, February IA. includes short
stories by Mr. Cole, Miss Redway, Mrs.
Tilton and Miss Montague; verse by Mrs
Mirick. The meetings are held at the
Thomson Community Center, at Twelfth
and L streets, and all interested in writ
ing are invited. A feature story contest
is open to all who become members be-
fore March IA.
Ladies' Auxiliary. d. c. Fire Depart
ment, met in regular session January
"a in the board room of the District
Building. The meeting was opened by
the chaplain, Mrs. Hayes. The success
OF the annual banquet was, spoken of
after various committees had made their
reports. Instead of the kid" party be-
ing held on st. Valentines night, as is
usual it viii be held February Is at
Mrs. Virnstein's home $500 New Hamp-
shire avenue, at 8 o'clock A card party
will also be held at the same residence
February 81. Members are asked to at
tend as many meetings as is possible.
so as to keep in touch with the auxiliary
activities and to give it the co-opera-
ton needed to make any of its under
takingS success. The next meeting
will be held Friday night at o'clock.
New members or any one eligible for
membership will receive a cordial well
come.
Prince Georges County Federation of
WOmen's Clubs.-The second of the Sc
r1eS OF plays sponsored by the drama
division was postponed from January
81 to the evening of February at the
University of Maryland. The Women's
Community Club of Berwyn, Mrs. S. Il.
Meyer president, and the Womens
Community Club of Beltsville, Mrs. T.
w. woodward president, jointly pro-
duced "Befo' de War" colored minstrel.
while the Lanham Study Club, Mrs. w.
L Co.'S president, presented Booth
Iarkingtons one-act play, The Trav-
eler."
The HOusekeepers' Club Of Decatur
HeightS.-This club departed from its
regular business meeting January 81 to
hold theater party. There were Is
members and guests present. This club
will hold its next regular meeting Feb
ruary 10, at the home of Mrs. w. r.
Beattie. The program will be under
the American home department, Mrs
Myron Potter chairman. A broadcast"
evening is promised, with Miss Hempel
OF the Bureau Of Home Economics of
the Department of Agriculture.
The WOmen's Civic League Of Mount
Rainier, Md.-This club held its regular
monthly business and social meeting
February 4, at 2 pm, at the home of
Mrs. Jerry Johnson of Cedar street.
with the new president, Mrs. w. N.
Barnes, presiding. The secretary. Mrs.
@. A. Speckmann, read the minutes OF
the previous meeting, and the treasurer
Mrs. F. B. Brown, reported. Mrs. P. G.
Smith, the newly appointed director.
was absent on account of illness.
The president announced her depart
ment chairmen, as follows: American
citizenship, Mrs. Nelson Carr: Ameri-
can nome, Mrs. A. j. Bates: education.
Mrs: F. w. Cawthorne; international
relations, Mrs. w. z. Ballentine; legis-
iation, Mrs: E. Hoge; press and pub
licity, Mrs. D. J. circuit; public welfare.
Mrs. T. ]. Camfleld.
A letter was read from Mrs. o. N,
Eaton OF HyattSville, chairman Of the
CLUB Institute, requesting the league to
make arrangements to hold the insti.
tute In Mount Rainier the latter mart
OF February. The club voted to grant
the request. The definite date viii be
announced later. The State chairman
OF CLUB Institutes. Mrs. Norman A.
ward, Is expected to be present on that
cay with other prominent speakers.
II was decided to accept the invita-.
ton, extended to the club by Mrs. d. ].
circuit, 70 hold an Anniversary tea"
a. her home, 1929 Thirty-fifth street.
on February IS. from 2 TO pm. to
celebrate the Women's Civic Leagues
NTH anniversary, as it was reorganized
at her home In February, 1925. All
The hostesSeS are Mrs. circuit. Mrs. p.
G. Smith and Mrs. w. N. Barnes.
Inc next regular meeting of the
league will be held March at 2 pm.
az the home OF Mrs. Nelson A. Carr,
1918 Thirty-second street.
Woman's Club Of Bethesda
Fay-Cooper Cole, author of Savage
Gentleman, will be the guest speaker
at the next meeting of the club, which
mas been arranged as an evening meet
Ing, to be held at 8 o'clock on TUESDAY
evening at the club house. Mrs. Cole.
member Of the Society of Woman Ge-
ographers, was her husbands compan-
ION through four years spent in a study
OF the wild tribesmen of the remote
parts OF the Philippines, undertaken
Ior the National Research Council, and
her talk, illustrated by slides, will pre-
sent an intimate picture of pygrnies.
Tree jewellers, head hunters and canni-
oals. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, the pres
loent. will preside, and the chairman of
hostesses for the evening is Mrs. A. B.
Barber.
The executive board met Monday
morning at the club house, joining
forces with the hospital committee in
preparing surgical dressings for the
Montgomery County Hospital while dis
cuSsing business to be taken up by the
club later.
The conservation chairman, Mrs. b
T Elmore, has announced that the wild
flower motion picture program to have
been shown at the club house on Friday
evening, January 81, has been post
poned until early in April,
The drama committee of the fine arts
department has been we'll represented
during the past. week through the eff
forts Of the chairman, Mrs. Roland
Marshall. and the former fine arts
chairman, Mrs. Maude Howell Smith,
who have carried leading parts in the
play by Synge. Riders to the Sea-"
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