Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

versity Club was addressed by Mrs.
Kate Trenholm Abrams, director OF the
washington information Office Of the
League Of Nations Association.
Mrs. M. K. Hume, secretary Of the
club. had as her guests Miss Julia
Severance, sculptor and artist, and Miss
Permelia Allen, violinist. both Of Oner-
lin, Ohio.
The club was recently entertained at
dinner by Miss Marie Mount, dean Of
home economics of the University Of
Maryland.
The Washington Branch Of the
American Poetry Circle met at the
Rochambeau last Tuesday, April %.
The president, Miss Maud Scruggs,
called the meeting to order, the min
uteS were read and approved. and then
a number of Easter poems by the MEM
Mrs Orme, Miss Tolridge, Miss Rad
cliffe, Justice e. Mason and Mrs. Rob-
ert Johnson. A paper was read by Miss
Edith Dean Austin. A song, composed
and written by Miss Maud Scruggs, was
played by her. Nine Ross johnson, a
guest, sang. Then tea and cake were
served by the hostess, Miss Maud
Scruggs.
Baby Lovers Circle No. Of the
Florence Crittenton Home met for
luncheon Tuesday at the home Of Mrs.
Frank Garden. The business meeting
was held, presided over by the president.
committee for officers of the club was
appointed as follows: Mrs. M. o.
Cooper, chairman; Mrs. Lillian o. Lang
worthy and Mrs. E. H. RietZke. The
following program was given: Piano
solo. Mrs. E. H. Rietzke; duet, Mrs.
George Price and Mrs. F. M. Shore;
reading, Mrs. Olea w. Coster; piano
duet, Mrs. E. H. Rietzke and Mrs L. o.
Langworthy: contralto solo, Mrs. w. H.
Oliver; original poem, Mrs. Frank w.
Garden.
The Social Club of the Ladies of
Washington Council, No. 22, Masonic
UNIVERSAL Craftsmen of Engineers, met
April Is at the home of Mrs. Smithers,
the Portner. The hostess served lunch
con. Mrs. Clara Sem, past grand
president, of Buffalo; Mrs. Francis
Briggs, grand chaplain, of Rochester,
and Mrs. C. Ward of Toronto, Canada,
were guests. The next meeting will be
held at the home of the president, Mrs.
Hipsley, 215 Bryant street northeast.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the d. C.
r. ID. met last Monday in the board
room, District Building. when it was
decided to make presentation OF linen
to the Casualty Hospital for the room
dedicated to the use Of the firemen and
policemen of the District by Mrs. John
A. Daugherty. The committee in charge
of this consists of Mrs. Helen p. May
hew, chairman; Mrs A. L. Shuttle and
Mrs. H. F. Mcconnell.
The card party scheduled for May 6
has been postponed to May at the
residence of Mrs. George Kennon, 1408
Shepherd street. The social held April
20 at the home of Mrs. Irving Hall was
reported a success. The next meeting
of the auxiliary will be May In the
board room, when arrangements will be
discussed for the annual excursion to
Chesapeake Beach July 20.
Women's City Club.-The candidates
for the offices at the election Wednes-
day will be guests Of honor at the tea
at the club house today from 4:30 to 6
o'clock.
The business meeting viii be held
Wednesday evening.
An inaugural dinner will be given
Thursday evening to welcome the new
officers and directors. Reservations are
limited but members are invited In for
the after-dinner program.
Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, chairman of the
Monday bridge section, announces a
business meeting May IL at 1880
o'clock. The regular meeting of the
section tomorrow viii be at 80 o'clock.
Officers elected at a meeting April 20
were Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, chairman;
Mrs. T. II. Dawson, first vice chairman;
Mrs. E. w. Van Metre, second vice
chairman; Mrs. Alice Minch, secretary;
Mrs. w. H. Whitney, treasurer, and
Mrs. Lewis Flemer, Mrs. Elma Saul and
Mrs. Charles e. Sener, directors.
Mrs Gertrude 1.yynraS annnn,nAac <T1a
Spring club chorus entertainments to be
given this month as having Louise Cou-
tinho, concert pianist, graduate Of the
Royal Conservatory of Lisbon, Portugal,
as one who will give a group Of selec-
tons on the piano.
Montgomery County Federation Of
Women's Clubs executive board was
entertained at luncheon Tuesday at the
home Of the president, Miss EStelle r.
Moore, at Sandy Spring. Election Of
officers for the next two years will be
held at the annual meeting, to be held
at Woodside May !6. Miss Moore made
tories Of the federation, and also for
programs of annual meetings.
Delegates to the State meeting at
Salisbury, May 5, and z, were in
structed to vote on resolutions regard
ing the sale of peoples, location of bill
boards, kindergartens throughout the
State and the Endorsed program, being
undertaken by Montrose School.
Mrs. George T. Pariseau, chairman
for education, reported the State chair
man for education, Mrs. j. Enos Ray,
has asked that all clubs have an educa-
ton meeting. Mrs. j. Darby Bowman,
chairman for social service, asks that
each club In the county make a report
to the Social Service League of the ap-
a. III g.
next year. Mrs. Kenneth Waters, for
the credentials committee, asked that
lists of delegates and alternates be sent
to her at once, in order that she may
be ready for the county annual meeting.
The annual supper for the benefit
of the Montgomery County General
Hospital will be held July 30:
federation will be held May 16 In the
Methodist Church at Woodside, regis
tration Of delegates to begin at 9:45
and the call to order at 10 o'clock. The
morning session will be devoted to busi-
ness and to annual reports. Club mem
bers are asked to bring box lunches.
The federation is celebrating its twenty
nth birthday anniversary, and the aft
ernoon will be given over to history
and to tableaux.
District OF Columbia Federation Of
WOmen's Clubs.--Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt
presided at the meeting in the Hotel
Roosevelt last Monday Officers pre-
senting reports we're; Mrs. Harvey W..
Wiley, Mrs E. c. Criswell, Mrs. F. C..
Brinley and Mrs William La Varre.
Mrs Wiley was appointed to appear, at
the hearing May 8 at 2 o'clock, room
2847 in the Munitions Building, to pro-
test against the granting of permit to
an oil company to build a plant 500
feet from Key Bridge.
Mvc VIRGINIA White CreeI OoperoI