Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

must be received by the Club
News Editor not later than 10
am. on Thursday.
National executive board of the Ma
tional League of American Pen Women
will meet at the Willard Hotel Tuesday
at 10 O'Clock. In the absence of the
national president, Mrs Grace Thomp-
son Seton, First Vice President Mrs.
Frank Hodges Clark will preside. Mrs
Seton recently sailed from San Fran
cisco for a Winter In the Orient. Dur
ing her absence Mrs. Clark will be in
charge of the national headquarters
here and of the regular activities of the
organization, assisted by Mrs. Daniel c.
Chace, second vice president Mrs
Clark will preside at the meetings of the
national executive board and is chair
man for the celebrity breakfasts which
the league will give this season, starting
November %. at the Willard Hotel.
The voting power of the executive
board is vested in 10 trustees, including
Mrs. Seton; five vice presidents, Mrs.
Clark Mrs. Chace, Mrs. A. T. Lamson,
Mrs. Blanche Smith Ferguson and Mrs.
flora d. Joseph; the recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Charles W. Allen CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. Faber Steven
ron; treasurer, Mrs. j. Harry Cunning
ham, and registrar, Mrs. Harry Hunt.
Other members of the board, who
brought before the body but do not
Iote, are the national auditor, Miss
Florence E. Ward; national librarian,
frs. Eleanor Hemsley; national his
Sorian, Miss Bernice Downing; also
chairmen of standing committees, Mrs.
=. G. White, Membership; Miss Ward,
club House; Miss Patricia Poe Bennett,
1ulletin, and Mrs. Clara Keck Hefle-
power, Organization. Past national
ranch presidents are also on the
,oard, this list locally including Mrs. E.
Gichard Gasch, State vice president for
ne District: Mrs. William H. Moses.
resident of the District branch and
ATrs. Richard Yates, president of the
Jhevy Chase branch.
The Woman's Clinic, Inc, Of Wash
flgton, ID. C.-Mrs. Corbin Thompson,
soard. presided at a called meet
lg at the new clinic home, 4704
ieorgia avenue, to hear reports of
7ork accomplished and arrange for
Irther improvements of the build
lg. Clinicians on the staff reported
me spent at the clinic and the number
patients receiving treatment. The
i'm of the clinicians is to minister to
orthy women and children in need of
ledical aid. Mrs. Bernard Herman and
Irs. Joseph Sanders were elected to
membership on the board of directors
A card party for house betterment of
re clinic is being planned to be given
1 the near future, at the home of the
resident, Mrs. Corbin Thompson. Mrs.
,dgar T. Brown is chairman Of the
Committee on arrangements.
The Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3,
aides, G. A. K. meeting Monday eve
ling, at the home of Mrs. Sarah E.
Deeds, was presided over by Mrs. o. A.
3ergren, who gave a report of having.
presented to u. S. Grant Circle, No. l,
on September "a, the silk flag awarded
20 it at the last national convention
Tor having shown the greatest improve
nent made in patriotic work in circles
under national Jurisdiction during the
year. A resolution was passed express
ing approval Of the celebration OF the
200th anniversary of the birth Of George
Washington, and pledged its co-opera-
ton with the United States Commits
sion. A shower" was later rendered
Mrs. Mabel w. Hall. The hostess was
assisted by her daughters. the Misses
Beatrice and Dorothy Deeds. E. j.
Deeds and Robert c. Sheriff. were
guests.
CurIey Cuba large number of ap-
plications for membership were received
during the week by Hugh McGarvey,
chairman Of the Membership Commit
tee, which terminated the four weeks
drive. He was assisted by six teams.
Miss Gretchen Baden, Roland Hyland,
Albert Sweeney, Luke O'Reilly, Joseph
Donnelly and William Boyd acted as
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initiation, which followed the regular
meeting at the Gordon Hotel Thursday
evening, the following members we're re-
ceived: Marie Boyle, Catherine Freed
man, Margaret Freedman, Marie Con-
molly, Mary Sheehan, Edna Moreland,
Pauline Donnelly, Dorothy Smith, Marie
Smith, Ruth Rice, Kathleen Cullinane,
Francis O'Bold, John Bahlman, Joseph
Donnelly, John Leahy, Eugene More
land and Charles Ziehl. Rev. Francis
Cavanagh was in charge OF the spiritual
part of the ceremony, while Miss Anna
Walsh directed the social program.
"A card party, held at the residence Of
Harry Candee, 1900 Potomac avenue
southeast, Monday evening, was reported
a success, and another will be held to-
morrow evening at the residence Of
Miss Helen McGarvey, $40 Rock Greek
Church road.
Preliminary arrangements have been
completed by the Entertainment Com
Pauline Donnelly. for masquerade
dance, which will be held Halloween
night at the Winston Hotel.
Rehearsals will start shortly for the
annual minstrel and dance, November
II and 10, under the direction Of Albert
Sweeney.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual banquet rendered the
spiritual director of the Curley Club,
Father Cavanagh, which will be held
November at the Continental Hotel.
Columbian Women Of the George
Washington University met Tuesday
afternoon in Corcoran Hall. The bust
ness meeting was preceded by social,
when Miss Elizabeth Cullen, president,
received the guests. Mrs. James H.
Taylor. chairman Of the Newcomers
Committee, was at the tea table, as
sisted by Miss Dorothy Albert. Mrs.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, wife Of the presi-
dent of the university, was the guest OF
honor.
The business meeting was featured by
the reading of last years history by
Mrs Theodore M. Knappen, historian.
Miss Cullen introduced the committee
chairman and Mrs. Marvin spoke.
N1TS. JdIIltS IL 4dgA OA, IAoA AAAnh VI
the Newcomers Committee, reported
meetings of this committee. Mrs.
Joshua Evans, jr., chairman Of the
Committee on Alumni Relations, called
attendtion to the development Of the
university campus which has gone for
ward under the direction Of President
Marvin. She spoke particularly Of the
generosity of the Twentieth Century
Club in furnishing the garden in the
rear of the Home Economics Building
and of the gift of Abram Lisner which
has made possible the foundation
planting in front of Lisner Hall.
Following the meeting the members