Evening star., 1930-12-07
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

| section. The first program will be held
on Monday evening at 8 o'clock In the
ball room Of the club house. The ad-
mission will be free and all members
Of the club are invited to attend.
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard, local
| current-events lecturer, viii speak
Tuesday at 4:50 o'clock.
The board of directors viii meet
Tuesday at 8 O'Clock.
The thimble section continues to
meet on Wednesday at IL O'Clock. Mrs.
George Perkins has joined the group as
q working member and Mrs. William c.
McSparren as a contributing member.
Mrs. w. L. Lawton will give an illus
trated talk on "Billboards" at the din
ner of the business and professional
section Wednesday at $50 o'clock. DIR.
A. Frances Foye, chairman, will pre-
side.
The December forum luncheon, Miss
Selma Borchardt, chairman, win be
held on Saturday at 1 o'clock. The
| speakers include Representative Frank
l.. Bowman, who viii speak on Con-
| gressional Relief From the Practices
of the Loan Shark" and Robert Riley
of the washington Association OF
Credit Men, who will talk on THE
Loan Shark or Legitimate Credit"
A formal dance will be given Satur-
day at o'clock at the club house.
Miss Hazel Shields will be hostess OF
the evening.
| The Society Of Federal Translators
met at ITO Fourteenth street Monday
evening, with Vice President Paul Vo-
genitz In the chair. The feature was
an address by the corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. j. 8. Perkins, describing
her journey to Iceland last Summer.
Mrs. Perkins was presented with fow-
erS on behalf Of the society. The fol-
lowing officers were renominated: !:
Emerson B. Christie, president; Paul
Vogenitz, vice president; Miss Johanna
H. Boernson, recording secretary; Mrs.
j. S. Perkins, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs Alma E. Warthen, treasurer
The Gray Ladies Of the TakOma
Park Branch Of the American Red
Cross are asking donations for the
Christmas bags for the six wards at
Walter Reed Hospital under their spe-
cial care. Gifts Of apples, oranges,
tangerines, cigarettes, candy, chewing
gum, cards or other small remem-
brances are gratefully received by the
patients. Motor service for collecting
and distributing the gifts viii also be
needed.
Columbian W0men.-Dr. Grace Guile
Purse, staff physician Of the Young
Women'S Christian Association, was the
speaker at the meeting Tuesday. Prof.
Anna Pearl Cooper's Committee on
Vocational Opportunity is planning
further programs of @ similar nature.
Mrs. James H. Taylor, chairman of
the Newcomers Committee, announced
the committee will hold its Christmas
meeting at her home December 10.
Mrs william Carl Ruediger, chair
man OF the Scholarship Committee,
reported that seven young women are
receiving scholarship aid from Column
bian Women this year.
The announcement was made by Miss
Elizabeth Cullen, president, that Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle has accepted the
Craftsmanship of a special Committee
on Reorganization which will make a
study Of the constitution and bylaws
with view to enlarging Columbian
Women's scope of activities.
Mrs. Oscar Benwood Hunter, wife OF
the dean of the School Of Medicine;
Mrs Dewitt G. Croissant, wife Of the
executive officer Of the English depart
ment, and Miss Joan F. McGreevy
president Of Alpha Epsilon Iota, wom-
ans medical fraternity, presided at the
tea table.
Phil Sheridan WOman'S Relief Corps
met Tuesday evening with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Cora Mandy, presiding. A
favorable report on the application oi
Mrs. Mamie Campbell was given. Mrs
Cora Manoly was reelected president
but declined and Mrs. Esther Lippold
was elected. Other of1cers are: Mrs
Hattie Canada, senior vice president;
Mrs. Emma Thomas, jr.. vice president;
Mrs. Addie Hickman, treasurer; Miss
.I.n L..
Craig, conductor; Mrs. Ale May Stone
guard; delegates TO convention, Mrs
Martha Mangum, Miss Anna Haig. Miss
Frances Taylor, Miss Elsnor MarSden
Mrs. Elenor Demo, Mrs. Levenia Bash
ford; alternates, Mrs. Annie Echer, Mrs
Hattie Canada, Mrs. Agnes Sibley, Mrs
Ella Southard, Mrs. Irene Graf, Mrs
Florence Allen.
The next nesting will be December
l6 at 1915 L street after which there
will be q Christmas social.
The Washington Cultus Club met
December at the home of Mrs. Charlie.
Demonet. After luncheon the meetinl
was called to order by the president
Mrs. Daniel q. Davis. Mrs. r. M
Evans, secretary of American Coala.
ton. gave a paper on Immigration
Hemisphere"
Guests were Mrs. Acheson HaSSan
president of A. w, L.; Mrs. Ed BEETLE.
heme, secretary Of A. w. L., and Mrs
Walter Weaver.
The Aloysian Club will inauguratt
; today at o'clock q new feature tn,
club plans to have at the club house
~ Eye street, on the first Sunday o.
. each month, q round-table discussion
| Of current events and present-day prob
. lens affecting the Catholic laity. The
meeting will be open TO the public
; The discussions will be under the lead
ership Of Mrs Frank O'Hara. A oues
ton box will also be in use.
The gymnasium class, under the di
: rection Of the director of athletics, Mis-
! Josephine Pyne, met Wednesday.
A card party for the benefit Of tn,
club will ha held at the cll1h hnian rNn