Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

The Business and Professional Women's
Club OF the District met Monday In
annual meeting at the A. A. U. w. Club
House. DR.. Florence Everhart presided
In the absence of the president, Miss
Mary Anderson. Annual reports of
committees were read
Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Miss Elizabeth M,
Haney; first vice president, Miss Mary
Jean Simpson; second vice president.
Miss Lucy Minnigeroce; secretary. Mrs.
Augusta H. Brown: corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Gertrude Massey, and treas
urer, Miss Penelope Cobb Board mem
oers-MiSs Katherine B. Slaves and
Miss Mary B. Stewart.
The first meeting of the Fall season
Will be held September %.
Burnside Corps, Woman's Relief
Corps. met June rs at G. A. r. Hall,
with Senior Vice President, Mrs. Alice
Meade, in the chair. Department Pres
ident Mrs. Della L. O'Brien paid trib-
ute to the late Mrs. Caroline Curry, past
department president as we'll as Junior
vice president of Phil Sheridan Corps.
Others who paid tributes to her memory
were Mrs. Charlotte Carey, Mrs. Alice
Meade, Mrs. Rose Pennell, Miss Jennie
Hamilton and Mrs. Addie Hickman.
a
meeting place for the corps at the Sol
der, Sailor and Marine Club, Eleventh
and l. streets. At the next meeting,
July 10, the installation of the senior
vice president and the newly elected
president, Mrs. Alice Meade, will take
place.
Women's City CIub.-Dr. A. Frances
Foye, chairman of the business and pro-
feSSional section, announces a dinner,
July 10, in the garden of the club
house. Club members and their friends
are invited to make reservations. A
Western parks illustrated lecture will
follow the dinner. Miss Elizabeth M.
Haney passenger representative of the
Baltimore d Ohio Railroad, will give the
lecture, assisted by Miss B. M. Boyer.
The History Of the District Public
School System" will be reviewed bv Mrs
Howard l.. Hodgkins, former member of
the Board OF Education, at the District
history dinner, July 30. Miss Julia D.
Common is chairman of the section and
will preside.
An invitation is extended TO members
OF the club to join the group each Mon
Gay at 1880 am, to practice contract
bridge playing, under the guidance of
Mrs. T. H. Dawson.
Members Of the aviation section met
plane shops for the class work in air.
plane engine study, last THURSDAY. The
regular class will be held Friday evening.
following dinner at the aviation table in
the grill room at s o'clock.
District of Columbia Federation Of
Womens Clubs.-Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
president presided at the meeting Mon
Gay at the Roosevelt Hotel. Mrs. Vir-
GINA White Speel gave report relative
10 an appearance as a representative OF
the federation before the congressional
committee hearing. on the small loan
Oh! to protest against its operation in
the District. Mrs. Gertrude Bischoff re-
ported on the movement to clean I'D the
housing IN WaShington'S alleys and
asked the federation to reaffirm its ac-
done. "N'
DR.: A. w. Harmed, chairman of the
Iourth national radio addition contest.
sponsored by the Atwater Kent Foun-
oatlon, TO be held during the Summer
ano fail, TO give young people with fu-
lure voices an opportunity for training
recognition and reward also reported
committee on resolution on the death
OF Or. 5. M. Huddleson was appointed
MT! Mrs. Jason waterman, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel and Mrs. L. B. Slime.
SPSCA ACPOAOCQ IWenLleIn Ol-
ennial convention, held in Denver
Colo. Mrs. Edward CoStigan, formerly
OF the District, now a resident of Den
yer, spoke before the convention, as re-
ported by Mrs. Speel. The subject of
matrons for public and high schools
was approved.
Mrs. L. B. Slime, chairman of the
committee on forestry, reported and A
request that trees be planted in honor
OF George Washington was made and
pledges OF response were made.
Mrs. A. B. McManus, recently returned
from a trip around the world. gave an
Illuminating talk on Java. Mrs. Dor
| othy Sinnott gave group of songs
At the close of the afternoon session
ofncers were presented, as follows: Mrs
Edgar B. Merritt, president; Mrs. William
La Varre, first vice president; Mrs. z
G. Criswell. corresponding secretary:
Mrs. F. G. Brinley, treasurer; Mrs Vir-
ginia White Speel, General Federation
director. Absent officers were: Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, second vice president:
Mrs. Ernest Daniel, recording secretary.
and Mrs. lamar F. Rorke, auditor.
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps
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