Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

Que "a CIub.-Mrs. salIie v. H. Pickett
was Hostess to members of the club and
their guests at bridge party Of Is
tables May Is at her home In Biltmore
street.
The club held it's regular weekly
meeting May is at dinner at the Wom-
ems University Club. Miss Eleanor
Eckhardt. the president, presided.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
home of Mrs. Walter Asmuth May 6 and
elected officers: President, Mrs. Walter
Asmuth; vice presidents, Mrs. Stanton
Lindsey Dorsey and Mrs Charlotte L.
Beaver: recording secretary, Mrs. Alice
v. Creque; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
E. v. Carr; director of d. G. F. w. c.,
Mrs Emily Jarboe; member of club
house committee, D. G. F. w. c., Mrs.
D. j. Donovan. The final meeting and
annual picnic will be held at the home
of Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle. 5000
Connecticut avenue, May % at o'clock.
The Chevy Chase, ID. c., Garden Club
met May IS at o'clock, in the home
of Mrs. Herman j. Clark. 1921 Forty
second street, with Mrs. Bryson as as
sistant hostess Mrs. F. Baker Weaver.
president announced a number of
bers enter individual, as well as COL
lective floral pieces.
Julian j. Chisolm spoke on New
Ideas in Gardening" with general dis
cussion of garden interests, and refresh
ments were served by the hostesses.
The Argyle Study Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Henry Thurtell 1877
Delafield place, next Tuesday. Luncheon
will be served at ! o'clock, after which
Mrs Hillman will read paper on His
tory of Agriculture"
The Chevy Chase Branch of the Ma
t;~nal League of American Pen Women
hM a special meeting May Is at the
Chevy Chase Club followed by tea in
honor of the newly elected officers of
the branch. Among whom were Mrs
Richard Yates, president; Mrs. Jesse W.
Nicholson, first vice president: Mrs
Emma w. p. Slack, second vice presi-
dent Miss Cynthia Cleveland, third
vice president; Miss Viola Offutt. secre-
tary; Mrs. A. Pearl Mcpherson, treas
urer; Mrs. Katherine j. Fenton, audi
tor; Mrs. Blake Van Leer, librarian;
Miss Victoria Coping, historian; Miss
Mary Byrd Clayes, registrar; Mrs. Nina
Nash Cron, ways and means chairman;
Miss Louise Worden, membership chair
man; Mrs. Mary S. Parker, club house
and music committee; Mrs. Lucia r..
Maxwell, publicity, and Mrs. G. G. Cal
houn, organization.
The branch presented Past President
Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, with piece
of silver. Mrs. Nicholson presented the
newly elected president. Mrs. Richard
Yates with her presidents pin and Mrs
Yates pinned the past presidents pin
on the outgoing president.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Yates, in the Roosevelt
Hotel, June 2, at 1880 pm. The hus-
bands of the members will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Yates and her husband,
Representative Yates, together with the
members following the business meet
ing.
Writer'S Rendezvous of Washington
Eugenia du Maurier Meredith, Clyde
Robe Meredith, Ray Sackson and other
members of the Bookmakers' Interna-
tional League of Writers, are on the
program for the meeting at the Win
ston Hotel. June 2, at pm. Lady
Mary Heath, the aviatrix, has been in
vited to attend.
The Washington League for the Hard
OF Hearing will hold its annual election
of officers May 26 at 8 pm.
There will be class practice every Mon
day night. The club rooms at 1713 H
street are open every Thursday from
to 10 pm.
Tea talks are given on Fridays, 8 to
$50 o'clock, by the leagues president,
Miss Florence Spofford. The public
is welcomed to these meetings.
CAPITAL Society, Children Of the
American RevoIution.-The Junior and
senior divisions will hold special pa
triotic meeting in Statuary Hall of the
Capitol on May 80, and decorate the
statues Of II Revolutionary patriots.
An invitation is extended to all who
would be interested. The juniors hold
meetings in the afternoon, and the
seniors their monthly meetings at night.
This open meeting on Memorial day is
usually the one joint meeting OF the
year.
The exercises will start at IL o'clock
and all members of Capital Society are
requested to assemble in Statuary Hall
by 1890 o'clock. Requests for giving
a short address or placing the decora-
tions on particular one OF the statues
should be sent at once to the president,
Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle, 5000
Connecticut ave, Chevy Chase, Md.
A special feature of the May enter
tainment and ball held in the Wash
ington Auditorium by the Minnesota
State Society was Capital Society min
uet, danced in Colonial costumes by
Trimble Sawtelle, Miss Elizabeth Saw
telle. Robert Mickey. Miss Betty Hard
ing. Hamilton Colt Miss Ruth Remon,
Franklin Luxford and Miss Catherine
Capital Society will assist at the
''massing of the colors" under the
auspices of the Military Order of the
World War, at the Washington Cathe-
dral today.
The District League Of American PEN
Women will meet Monday evening at 8
o'clock at the studio at Stoneleigh
Court
The final awarding of prizes was
made Thursday evening. These prizes
were given for creative work, and are
known as the Isabel Anderson prizes.
Miss Myrta Ethel Caywood is chairman
of the creative groups.
The group of young girls formerly
known as Junior Pen Women has been
reorganiZed to conform to the new rules
adopted by the National League, and
are called the Student Group of the
District League of American Pen Won-
en-. The officers of the new Student
Group are: Chairman, Eleanor Cham
bers; vice chairman, Evelyn Marshall;
second vice chairman, Susanna Mullett;
recording secretary, Robyn Bayle; treas
urer and registrar, Elizabeth Ouirk.
The group met on Sunday at the studio
for the purpose of awarding prizes. The
prizes were as follows: First prize in
poetry, Diana Powell, second prize,
Janice Holland; honorable mention.
Bernice Green. First prize in short
story. Malvina Sykes; second prize, Eve
lyn Marshall; honorable mention, Flea
nor Chambers. Poster prizes. Susanna
Mullett and Elizabeth Hohoff.
New members are Malvina Sykes,
Katharine Romland, Mae Clark, Ann