Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
News of the
Clubs

Mrs. Mary Catherine Lewis, president
Of the Soroptimist Club Of Washing
| ton, returned here last week after at
| tending the International Soroptimist
Club convention in London and visiting
Soroptimist groups in many of the
larger cities In England, Germany
Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and
Italy. She was accompanied by her
husband, Clifford Lewis. president OF
whom she elaborated In the found
| ing Of the school.
THE active desire for world peace
on the part Of European women In bust
ness and professional life was most i'm
pressive," Mrs. Lewis said in comment
ing on her trip, land I am convinced
that these women are conspicuouslJ
striving to create a psychology as well
| as an economic condition that will work
toward this attainment"
| Mrs. Nell r. Hysong, former direc-
tor Of the Washington Soroptimist Club
and her sons Tom and Jerry, also re.
turned on the same boat Mrs. Hysone
| In addition to attending the Soroptimist
| International Convention bore q mes
sage from the National Funeral Direc-
tors Of America to the meeting of Brit
ish Undertakers' Association, which was
in session In London at the time.
/
| less OF novelty IN Great Britain,
says Mrs Hysong.
Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar, past president
| returned by way of Canada, after
| spending several weeks with her daugll-
| ter, Patricia Lee Minar, who Is q stu
dent IN Switzerland.
Mrs. Ethel knight Pollard, pas,
| regional director of the Midwestern and
South Atlantic districts, was also ir
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| returned home two weeks ago.
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Hysong, Mrs. Minar
and Mrs. Pollard, together with Mr.
Lewis and Tom and Jerry Hysong, were
| guests Of honor at a dinner given by
the Soroptimist Club last Thursday eve.
ming at the Little Tea House. Original
skits and songs of welcome were given
| by the Entertainment Committee, which
included Miss Margaret Gillespie, Dr.
Lulu I; Waters, Miss Gene g. Bearmore
| Miss Rosa Place, Miss Grace Goods
| pasture and Miss Nora Huffman. In
teresting incidents from their trip
through Europe were furnished by the
| guests Of honor. Miss Nora Huffman
| vice president, presided. Miss Mary
| Ruth Tindel was the guest Of Miss
Gene Bearmore, and Miss Nora HUFF
man entertained her sister. Miss Ger
trude Huffman. Miss Minette Leedes
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who has also just returned from q
Mediterranean tour. Mrs. Agnes !.
Kinnear. principal Of Columbia Junior
High School and corresponding secre-
tary Of the Soroptimist Club, is still
In Europe. Mrs. Kinnear was unable
/ because of her studies to attend the
London convention, but she met the
| Soroptimist group while at the Passion
Play in OberammergAu.
| The Soroptimist Club, which has beer
Inactive during July and August, except
| for social gatherings and informal meet.
ings at the Open Door, win resume
| regular meetings the first Wednesday
| In September. Miss Marjorie Webster
| chairman Of the Program Committee
announces that the nrst Fall meeting
| will be IAN italian night in the
kitchen" when Mary Catherine Lewis
| president, will entertain the entire or.
| ganization at dinner In the model hote
kitchen of the Lewis School at Wash
| ington Circle.
American Gold Star Mothers held or
executive meeting at the home Of Mrs
| George Gordon Seibold, the president
on Tuesday evening, August 10, to plan
for the Fall season, which promises z