Evening star., 1930-12-07

@. A Rs-MrS. o. A. Bergren presided
at the meeting, December !, at the
home Of Miss Rebecca Blaine, 1919
Cirard street. Mrs. Robert Howard and
Hrs. Ida Smith were initiated. A re-
port Of the District Federation meeting
was given by Miss Mate Lewis. A Feso-
Nntion in favor of the Southwest mar
ket site was adopted. Mrs. Sarah Z.
Deeds, secretary, read letter from the
national president, Mrs. Margaret
Grandle. Inspection was made by Mrs.
Mida Peabody, past president. Election
Of officers was held.
Torch Club.-Albert w. Atwood,
writer, will speak on Short Selling and
the Manipulation of the Stock Market"
at the monthly meeting and dinner in
the Cosmos Club tomorrow at Gas pm.
The Abracadabra Club met wednes-
day evening at the home Of DR.. and
Mrs. Addams s. McAllister, 3409
Thirty-fourth place. The responses to
roll call were about Albert A. Michael
son and his researches in Light" Mrs.
Lillian M. Abbot gave a talk on her
visit to Egypt. and q story by w. w.
Jacobs was read by Mrs. Belle L. Par
ish. Music was furnished by Lydia,
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. McAllister.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein.-The
meeting November 20 was dedicated to
the memory of the poet Friedrich
Schiller. Alma Bischon and Mrs. Fred
Adams Young gave readings. Anita
Virginia Mueller read q poem and the
president, Anita Schade, an essay. A
plano and song recital was given by
Henry Smid-Gregor and Francesca
KaSpar Lawson.
American Association Of University
WOmen.-There will be q tea and
branch meeting December 8 at pm.
Mrs Karl Fenning will be hostess and
will be assisted by other members of
the alumnae of Smith College.
The monthly informal card party will
be held Wednesday at 8 pm.
Miss Iva Swift, readers adviser ct
the main branch of the Public Library,
will give a review before the book re-
view section December IL at IL am.
Miss Elizabeth M. Carhart will also
give Q review.
The monthly bridge luncheon, open
10 all club members and guests, viii
take place December 13 at l pm.
There will be q dance December Is
81 pm. Mrs. Clyde Warburton will
Be hostess.
d. O. League 81 American Pen
WOmen-An exhibit Of oil paintings Of
scenes around Washington, the work of
Margaret Scully Zimmele, will open this
afternoon in the Stoneleigh Court
Studio. An artists tea will be held
from 4 to o'clock, when Mrs. Estelle
Moses and Mrs. W. 8. Ruckman will
assist the exhibiting artist in receiving
Members who would like to join the
glee club are invited to meet with the
music group tomorrow at 8 O'Clock,
when Mrs. BesS Heath Olmstead, chair
man, will outline plans for the Win
ter's activities.
Mrs. Agnes M. Newman has arranged
Q meeting for the poetry group ct
pm. Tuesday. Les causeries fran
caises, under the leadership Of Nine
Felian Garzia, will meet Wednesday at
4:30 o'clock.
Mrs. M. 8. Armstrong, chairman Of
the drama workshop, announces the
program for the drama evening, De-
cember IS, as follows: Play by Alice
Heaven, "Sally's Lawyer" coached by
Bertha Frances Wolfe. followed by q
lecture on stage settings.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters of Union Veterans, met No
vember 20 at 500 street. The preSi-
dent, Mrs Anna Horn, called the meet
ing to order. National Inspector Mrs
Katherine Rain inspected the tent
Comrade Scott of Des Moines made an
address.
r. j. r. McIlroy was received as .
member of the tent. Applications were
received from Mrs. Emma r. zerbe and
Mrs. Clara Burris for reinstatement
Mrs. Cora =, Gibson was elected to
membership.
Services win be held today at the
tomb Of Civil War unknown dead In
Arlington, when a wreath viii be placed
by Mrs. sutton In honor of her father
and mother.
The question Of the incoming Con.
gress taking up a bill to change the
name Of Civil War" TO War Between
the States" was protested, and 1t was
decided to present q bill to counteract
that suggesting such change.
The next meeting is December IL At
e0S street northwest.
The Mary Tauiaferro Thompson
Chapter Of the Southern Memorial AS.
sociation met at the Lee House Tuesday
with its president. Mrs. II. @. Clay, ir
the chair. Gen. N. d. Hawkins was thu
guest of honor and gave talk. Plans
tor card party were discussed.
National League Of American PEI
wemen.-The attention Of the mem
bership Is now eentered on the music
book, short story and drama contests
The poetry contests were for the year
Of 1881 and 1882 and the national chair.
man Of poetry, under the department o
letters Of the league. The announce
ment Of the prize winners for 1891 Lyric
contest viii be made at the Pacifl
Coast Congress and the Washington
authors breakfast in 1881. The an
nouncement Of the prize winners Of tn
1892 contest emotional, intellectual anS
wwftn AA 10 ak
convention at Washington in 1882.
In the patriotic poems contest tn
theme submitted was George Washing
ton" and the league hopes to Obtain
something that win furnish the inspi
ration for an outstanding choral work b,
league composer, to be produced IL
Washington in recognition Of the Bicen
teunial Of George Washington's Birth
during the league convention here II
1892.
Mrs. Edna M. Colman, chairman o
the book contest, under the department
Of letters, announces it will close Marcl
81, and for the year 19S1-32 viii end ol
March 81, 1882. The first prize will be
sum Of money and the second an hon
orable mention"
Mrs. Dorothy De Muth Watson, chair
man Of the national department Of mu
sic. is chairman for the music contest,
"a y NLASA tAiC4r VIII DC TWO, Tie uESI CLOS
ing January 81, and the second Decem
Der 81, 1881. The winning ensemble wi
receive prize Of 500. There will ais
be frst and second honorable mentions
II the works submitted measure up to tn
standards desired py the committee it
expected that the prize winning com
position and the first and second honor
able mentions will be performed at tn
Pacific Coast Congress next June.
The second music contest H. 1881
for choral work. A first prize of SIC
and first and second honorable ner
tions are offered.
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