Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

Hotel tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
The president, Mrs Edgar B. Merritt,
will preside. The morning session will
be devoted to reports Of officers and
committee chairmen. Delegates and
alternates to the biennial meeting of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs. to be held in Denver, Colo, June
5-14, will be elected
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons. director Of
music for the Womens City Club, will
give group of songs, with Mrs. Mar
garet Bowie Grant as accompanist
Luncheon will be served at O'Clock
Mobile Giacomo de MARITIME, Italian
Ambassador, will be the guest of honor.
At the opening Of the afternoon session
Mrs. Arthur j. Seaton, chairman of the
department of music, will present as
guest artist Nine Louise Coutinho,
concert pianist. Mime. Coutinho, a
native of Portugal, a graduate of the
World Conservatory of Lisbon, has ap-
peared before the royalty of Europe in
concert.
Mrs. Otto H. Veerhof, chairman of
the department of fine arts, will pre-
sent Will Hutchins, who will speak
on The Significance of italian Art"
All club women are invited to attend
these meetings.
Mrs. w. w. Husband, chairman of
the Americanization department, an
nounces a bridge party to be given for
the benefit of this work at the WASH
ington Club Tuesday afternoon, March
4, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. W. W. Wheeler,
4457 @ street, is chairman of tickets.
Mrs Edgar B. Merritt, president of the
federation, and Mrs. George F. Bower
man of the Twentieth Century Club
are sponsoring the party. All members
Of the federation are invited to make
reservations.
Mrs. Frank Garden, library committee
chairman, reminds members of the re-
quest for wholesome books of fiction for
the replenishing of the library at Crit
tenden Home. Books can be brought
to the meeting tomorrow, or they will
be called for.
Mrs. Edith Sears, chairman of the
drama committee. announces that three
one-act plays will be presented Thurs
day March 20, in ST. Paurs Hall, 1921
v street. z. Clyde Shade, director
Of the Takoma Park Players viii re-
peat the prize-winning play, THE
Valiant" in the recent one-act play
tournament. The same cast and seem
cry will be used. A minuet, danced in
costume by members of the Children
OF the American Revolution, will be OH
the program. Mrs Henry F. Sawtelle
Will direct. The drama unit of the
Women's City Club will appear in Essex
Danes play, THE Veil Lifts" The
cast will include Ida Mattingly, Edith
8. Sears, Nadine Gallagher, Edith
Oriani and Gertrude Walter. The
comedy, kitty Clive,' will be acted bv
Kate Tomlinson, Martin Scranase and
John D. Long. This play was directed
by Mrs. Charles B. Hanford. Mrs.
Lloyd B1ddle is vice chairman. Mrs.
William La Varre is chairman Of tickets.
which will be distributed at the meeting
tomorrow.
Women's City CIub.-The tea at the
club house, % jackson place, this after
noon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock will be in
compliment to the new section of the
club and its members who are interest
ing themselves In the study of aviation.
An airport-f Washington" movement
will be included in the program of this
section. Guests Of honor will be repre-
sentative members of the United States
Aeronautical Service. A short talk will
be made by Maj. Clarence M. Young
at o'clock. Capt. Thomas Carroll will
be a guest speaker at the aviation sec
ton meeting Friday afternoon at
o'clock. His subject will be Develop
ment of the Washington Airport" DR..
Bernard Jarman, official Government
examiner, will give talk on the physi-
cal requirements for a pilots license.
speaker at a meeting of the current
events section Tuesday afternoon at
1850 o'clock.
Mrs. Ruth SnodgrasS, vice chairman OF
the child welfare committee, announces
a luncheon, to be given Tuesday at /
o'clock. at the Y. W. c. A., Seventeenth
and K streets. in cooperation with the
D. G. League of Women Voters child
welfare committee.
Mrs .T0l7Y Allan MYtV1e1ya nka
Of the thinble section, reports that at
the meeting Wednesday the fashioning
OF small bloomer dresses from 100 yards
OF percale will begin. These will be
sent out for Springtime wear among the
children of Gospel Mission, Central
Union Mission and Washington Home
for Foundings.
THE Annals of Silver Spring" viii be
the subject of Maj. Gist Blair at the
dinner Thursday evening, at $50
o'clock, in the ball room of the club
house, when Mai. Blair is to be the
guest speaker. Mrs Archibald Hopkins
will preside. Miss Mary E. Lazenby is
chairman of the District history section.
under whose auspices a series of history
after-dinner talks have been planned.
Reservations are limited to 100. All
talks.
Nine. Camilo Osias of the Philippine
Islands will be the guest of honor and
speaker at the forum luncheon to be
held Saturday. March g. at l o'clock
Nine. Osias will appear in native cos
tune and will also give a group of
songs. Social Welfare in the Philip
pine Islands" will be the subject of the
talk. Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt will
preside. Mrs. Laura A. Bradley is
chairman.
Board members and members Of the
club will meet at dinner Wednesday
evening, March s, at $50 o'clock. Mrs.
Herbert Brown, author of Grand
mother Browns 100 Years" will be the
honor guest. Miss Sarah Grogan will
preside. Reservations for dinner linn
tied to 100. The regular business meet
ing will follow.
Washington. d. c., Section, Council
Of Jewish Women.-The thirty-fifth
birthday anniversary of the council will
be celebrated with a luncheon and mu-
sicale to be held at the Washington
Hotel on Tuesday March II, at l pm.
Mrs. Joseph Solomon is chairman of
the event and will be assisted by a re-
ception committee, and a special group
OF hostesses will preside at each table
New members will be cordially well
coined at this party.
voteIsss d. C. League of Women
VoterS.-Mrs. Clara NJ. Boyer, chairman
of the child welfare committee, has ar
ranged program to be given at the
midyear business meeting OF the league.
Tuesday at l O'Clock. Speakers will be
Miss Grace Abbott chief OF the United
States Children's Bureau, and Mr. wal
ter Ufford Of the Associated Charities.
Their subjects will be the child health
program for the District, what the pub
lie schools are doing or could be doing
TO protect child health. Mrs. Charles
Weston is in charge of reservations,