Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13

| Ter, Mrs. Robert Mcmillan, Mrs. Charles
Houghton, Mrs George H. Snyder and
Mrs. Herbert Wright; alternates, Mrs
George w. Ashworth, Mrs. Harry K
Carrick, Mrs. Spencer Bean, Mrs. Ed
ward Singleton and Mrs. Herman Nc,
Kay.
| Mrs. w. G. Buell. was elected to men,
bership. The benefit card party for the
Kensington Volunteer Fire Department
will be given the afternoon of April 80,
In the school auditorium. The annual
club breakfast will be held at the Manor
Club, May 10.
The General J. E. B. Stuart Chapter,
| United Daughters of the COnfederacy,
met April 2 at the home of Mrs Lewis
Painter Clephane on Ontario place, with
the president, Mrs. George H. Alexan-
der, in the chair. After a brief busl-
ness meeting the chapter was enter
tanned by the hostess, Mrs. Clephane,
assisted by her mother, Mrs. Julia O.
Almond, and sister, Mrs. Fred Wind
ridge.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase,
Md.-The executive board met April
at the home of Mrs. George A. Finch
on West Virgilia street. After lunch
con, presided over by Mrs. Finch, as
sisted by Mrs P. M Anderson and Mrs.
| r. Harvey Sargent, called the meeting
to order.
Mrs. Stanley l.. Wolfe, chairman of
the nominating committee, presented
the following slate: President, Mrs. r.
| Harvey Sargent; first vice president,
| Mrs. E. F. Kelley; second vice president,
Mrs. Robert F. Griggs; recording secre-
tary, Mrs Hubert r. Smoke; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. H. De C.. Adams
treasurer, Miss Emma Hays Heck; as
sistant treasurer, Mrs. Eugene Merritt.
The following chairmen and section
leaders also gave reports: Mrs. Jesse E.
Swigart for membership, Mrs. Edward
L. Smead for resolutions and legisla-
ton. Mrs. Douglas Griesemer for ap-
piled education, Mrs. William F. Henry
for publicity and printing, Mrs. LOUIS
L. Boekhoff for public welfare, Mrs
George S. Jameson for literature, Mrs
George w. NJ. Vinal for international
relations, Mrs. Leifur Magnusson for
art, Mrs. George A. Finch for juniors
| Mrs. Charles D. CurtisS for civicS.
The nature section will meet Tuesday
at 10 am. at Chevy Chase Circle for a
trip. Members are requested to bring
their luncheon. AT 2:30 o'clock the
French section will meet at the home
of Mrs. Robert LIE Fevre on West Thorn
apple street. Mrs. Fred N. oliver will
have charge of the program.
The club meeting Wednesday will BIZ
held in the assembly room of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. The music
section will render a musical program
| and the nature section will hold a plant
sale. DR.. William Lee Corbin, librarian
OF the Smithsonian Institution and pro-
lessor of English at the American Uni
versity, will be the speaker. His SUBJ
ject will be Barrie, the Dramatist"
The Chevy Chase, ID. c., Garden Club
met at the home of Mrs. A. C. Fisher
3843 Garrison street, Chevy Chase, d
C., assisted by Mrs. c. H. Cross. Mrs
! F. Baker Weaver, president, presided
| Miss Mary A. Davis, first vice president
| gave report of the last meeting of the
Federation of Garden Clubs. An invi-
tation from the National Grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry to attend William
! Saunders day, at o'clock, April 80, in
Pierce Hall of All Souls Church, in
Washington, was presented by Miss Da-
Wis. Mrs. Weaver invited tle members
to attend a flower fair, at the home OF
Mrs. Southgate, on Chevy Chase Circle
| from to 8, May 10.
William Middleton gave a talk on the
control Of garden insects, illustrated by
lantern slides.
Mrs. Weaver called a special meeting
OF the club in her home, 1924 Thirty
ninth street, last Tuesday afternoon.
The League Of Republican Women
held its annual meeting at the Wash
ngton Club April Z. The president,
Mrs, Edward A. Hartman. in the chair.
| MRS. Edward Keys, Mrs. Hayes and
Mrs. Robert Mcneil were elected off,
GERS and Mrs. Marian Butler. Mrs.
Henry AlbertS, Miss Edna Patten.
Mrs. Frank Crowther and Miss Clara
McQuown to serve on the board of di-
rectorS.
The fourth Republican school of
politics, which opened April z and
closed April IL under the auspices of
the league, was successful. Mrs. Vir-
glnia White Speel. national committee
woman for the District of Columbia,
was chairman of the school, and Mrs
Harry K. Daugherty director. Mrs. Ed
ward A. Hartman. president of the
League of Republican Women, pre-
sented greetings to those present on be-
half of the league. At the opening
womens division of Republican national
committee, spoke on The Value of
Women in Politics" The speakers
were Strickland Gilliland Lieut.. Minna
| Van Wrinkle. Felix Herbert. Frederick
| Davenport, Wilbur Forrest, D. G. Mon
roe. Representative Frank L. Crowther
! DR.. William Boyd Carpenter. DR.. c.
| Walter Young, Fletcher Hale, Dr. STAN
ley K. Hornbeck, Senator Samuel
Shortridge, William E. Hull, Representa-
tive Louis McFadden, Richard Wiggles-
worth, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, Mrs.
Ruby Smith Stahl, Burton French,
Merle Thorpe. j. c. Royle, Edward F.
Colladay, national committeeman for
the District of Columbia; Leo Rover
Ernest L. Lewis. Arthur M Hyde, Secre-
tary of Agriculture; Mrs. Bessie Parker
Brueggeman, Seth Richardson, Mrs
Cora Wilson Stewart, Gen. B. Frank
Cheatham, Henry E. Hull. Senator Guy
D. Golf, Walter E. Hope, Representative
Clyde Kelly, John w. Pole.
At the meeting on Thursday a recep-
ton was given in honor of Vice Presi-
dent Curtis and Mrs. Gam. At the
final session of the school of politics on
Saturday, Mrs. Virginia White Speel
distributed certificates to those who had
earned them at the school.
SOrOptimist Club.-Mrs. Mary Cath
crime Lewis and Mrs. Helena D. Reed
were elected delegates and Mrs. Jane
| Ryan and Miss Nora Huffman alter
mates to the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Soroptimist Clubs in
| Philadelphia, June l to 6, at business
meeting last Wednesday at the La
Fayette Hotel. Mrs. Lewis is president
| of the local club and Mrs. Reed was
| the first vice president of the American
Federation Mrs Ethel Knight Pol