Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

ton OF international law to be held a
The Hague in March. 1880. by a work
conference OF governments has beef
brougnC 10 the attention of the Vince
of Progress, and
whereas the matter of discrimina
lions against women now exists in diff
Ierent systems of national law through
out the world, and
whereas We believe that the worlC
code OF law should be founded upon TIT
principle of equality between men ant
women: Therefore
BE it resolved, That this organiza
ton IN meeting assembled, this 5th da!
OF February, 1880. hereby heartily in
dorses ana supports the proposal for
treaty drafted by the nationality com
mittee OF the Inter American Commits
sion OF Women reading as follows: Thu
contracting parties agree that from thu
going into effect of this treaty there
shall be no distinction based on sex II
their law or practice relating to ma
tionality.'
And be 1t further resolved, That {
copy OF this resolution be TRANSMITTED
to President Hoover, Mrs. Oliver H. P
Belmont, the chairman of the Nationa
Council; Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, anc
the press"
Discussion of the appointment O
Commissioners for the District of Co.
lumbia was had, and a resolution wa:
unanimously adopted which provides
That the Wheel of Progress indorse
the appointment of Mr.. Lewis D. Pep
pier, man who was born in the Dis
trict, educated in the District, and ha:
the interests of the city at heart"
The chairman of program, Mrs. Mary
Sitz Parker, presented a group of num-
bers, including solo by Mrs Amy Alb
Dustin, accompanied by Mrs. Parker
several readings by Mr.. Frank Davis
short talk by Mrs. Parker, who spoke
of the philanthropy of the late Henry
Lansburgh.
The next meeting will be held or
Tuesday evening, March 4, in the
Washington Hotel. All interested IL
studying the Constitution are invited.
Prince Georges County Federation oil
W0men's CIubs.-The second of the
series of four plays sponsored by the
drama division of the federation anc
held at the University of Maryland
February was we'll attended.
The musical comedy "Bafo' de War,
in one act, by Walter H. Neall spon-
sored by the Berwyn and Beltsville
Clubs, was composed of the following
cast; T. A. H. Miller, Mrs. o. N. Eaton
Mrs Clinton Walker, Miss Adelaide
Phillips, Mrs Elizabeth Corkhill, Mrs
T. E. Woodward, T. 4. Woodward anC
Louis Hueper.
A quartet made up of Mrs r. L. Sell
man, Mrs. A. B. Calm, Mr.. r. l.. Sell
man and Mr.. r. F. Fleet sang. Mrs
Harriet, Wagner gave several vocal Sc
lections, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Nina Piozet. Miss Madge Rey-
nolds rendered some piano selections
Mr.. S. w. Meyer directed the play and
Mrs. r. P. Hueper the music.
THE Traveller" ona-aet play BY
Booth Harrington, sponsored by the
Lanham Study Club, and directed by
Mrs. Humphrey Beckett, had the fol-
lowing cast: Willard GoSs, Maurice
Charlotte Baldwin, Winship Mallory
Jules Rodier, Esther Goss, Jane Adams
and Donald Rodier
Mrs. Raymond Evans was in charge
of the tickets.
On February IS the State board meet
ing will be held in Baltimore. Those
attending from this section will be Mrs
r. S. Allen, president Of the county fed
Grafton: Mrs. j. EnoS Ray, Mrs. A. r,
Lee and Mrs. G. A. Castle.
The Club Institute will be held In
Mount Rainier February 26 at 1890
am. Mr.. Gideon A. Lyon, associate
editor of The Evening Star. will speak.
The next county executive board
meeting will be held March 5 at 1890
am. in the Memorial Methodist Church
of Hyattsville.
The nominating committee will meet
at the Hysttsville Public Library on
March IL.
The Oxon Hill CIub.-Mrs. c. E
James, president of this club. held q
meeting in the Oxon Hill School Audi
torium recently. Miss Katherine Ker-
wan of Baltimore was present and
spoke. The members and guests were
shown through the building and con-
Quoted to the club room, where tea was
served. The honored guests included
Mrs. q. A. Castle, Mrs. T. E. woodward
Mrs. L. G.. Sasscer and Mrs. r. P.
Scrivener.
Zonta CIub.-Miss Gertrude Var
Hoesen, vice president, presided at thu
midweek luncheon of the Zonta Club
held in the oak room of the Raleigh
Hotel. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. TIT
speaker of the day, talked on Lincoln
dwelling particularly on the tolerance
"
The guests of the club were Mrs
Joseph r. Sizoo. DIR. r. G. Dunn o
New York, Mrs. william H. Heron, Mis-
Roberta Bfaddock, MRS. Irena X. Har
per, Mrs. Charles 8. Eisinger, Mis-
Maude Gallup, Miss Fay Bentley, Mrs
Catherine Miller, Miss Bernadine Hay
cock, Mrs. Christina Ebaugh, Miss Ann
Cooling, Mrs. Miriam Haney and Mrs
Amos @. Draper of Washington, D. c.
and Miss Winifred Rinker of Carlin
vile, Ill.
DR.. Il. M. A. Elbows was introduced
as a new member. 1t was announced
that Mime. Norah de Krez of Vienna il
to be present at the tea the president
Esther Guide, is giving the zontian
this afternoon. Next week the club vii
have birthday party, in charge of SUI
Gantz.
International Association of Art and
Letters held its February business meet
ing at the Portland Hotel. The VIC
president, Victor Russell, in the absence
of the president, Mai Milton, who's
health prevented his attendance, tool
the chair. The chief business of thu
meeting was to appoint the nominating
committee to present at the March
meeting a slate designating names to b.
voted on for officers of the organization
for the ensuing year. Those appointed
were Miss Laura Thornburgh, chairman
Mrs. Emily Fairless, Miss Isabel Fur.
bank, Bernard Foley and Mrs. F. J
Stoddard. The evening of Welsh music
under preparation by the Lovette Chora
Society, was reported by Mrs. Eva
Whitford Lovette to be scheduled To-
the last of March. This will be the as
sociation's musical salon. as the pla,
of January was the dramatic salon.
Mrs. StoddaFd announced that thu
ruary 10 at the Portland would taxi
up the book by Count Keyserling, en-
titled Tides" and something Of thu
Life of Lewis Carroll" author o
alice in Wonderland" This last bool
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