Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Gillingham, its president. The club
went on record as protesting against
the recent ruling OF. Secretary of Agri-
culture Hyde in permitting corn sugar
to be used in canning without being so
labeled, and the secretary was instruct
ed to so advise the Secretary of Agri-
culture. A paper prepared by Mrs.
Mary Burnside was read by the preSi-
dent. Mrs. Matthew H. O'Brien gave
q talk.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Tilman B. Parke, the
Chastleton, when the hostess will give
talk on Responsibility to the Indi-
v:dual Voter"
American Association of University
Women's CIubs.-There will be tea
tomorrow at 4 pm, at which Dr. AL
bert Bushnell Hart will speak on wash
ington as Woman's Man" Mrs. Will
son Compton will be hostess, assisted
by Mrs Edward Horton, Mrs. F. w.
Ashley. Miss Clara Brewer, Mrs. E. D.
Durand. Mrs. Florence Yocum, Mrs.
F.. C. Bryan, Miss Minnie Dean, Miss
Martha Edwards, Mrs. Harold Fowler,
Miss Esther johnson and Mrs. Harry
Haywood.
Advanced Pre-School Study Group
will meet Wednesday at 8 pm. Mrs.
Margaret r. White, Washington Child
Research Center, will be the leader.
The Study Group of the Pre-Adoles-
cence and Adolescence will meet We'd
neSday at pm. in the lounge. DR..
McHale will be the leader.
The Book Review Section will meet
Thursday at IL am. and the Evening
Book Review Section at 5 pm. Leader
is Miss Virginia Diedel. Mrs. James
True will give a talk on Reviewing
the Modern Short Story"
In formal card party February % at
pm.
The Che"y Chase Branch of the Ma
tiOnal lie que of American Pen Women
will meet March l at 4 pm. at the
Chevy Chase (Md) Library. Mrs.
Lucia Ramsey Maxwell will give book
review. Mrs. Katherine j. Fenton will
give talk on Flowers or Objectionable
Signboards," with lantern slides. The
president, Mrs. Richard Yates, will pre-
side, assisted by the hoSteSSeS, Mrs. Da-
vid Mcpherson, Mrs. Anton Cron, Mrs.
Emma w. P. Slack and Miss Irene
Juno.
Tea will be served, and those alter
mating at the tea table will be Mrs.
Jesse W. Nicholson, Miss Cynthia Cleve-
land, Miss Viola Offutt, Mrs. Blake Van
Leer, Miss Victoria Coping, Miss Mary
Bird Clayes, Miss Louise Worden, Mrs.
Mary S. Parker, Mrs. Robert B-nnett
and Mrs. Ernest r. Grant.
The Nominating Committee, COM
Mary S. Parker and Miss Louise Wor-
den will make it's report at the April
me: ting, at which time the officers VIII
be elected.
The Park View Women's Club met
at the home of Mrs. Mckay, 436 La
mont street, February 10. The presi-
dent, Mrs L. E. Elton, presided. The
literary chairman, Mrs. l.. E. Murray,
announced her committee will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ashburn, $3.50 Park
place. February "a, at pm, with Mrs.
Walker and Mrs. Duffey as assisting
hoStesses and Mrs Thomas FarlS IN
charge of the program. A program was
held January 81 at the home of Mrs.
Hahn, 742 Rock Creek Church road. Mrs
Fred Walker spoke and a recitation was
given by Thomas Eclof. Mrs. P. B. Ash
burn gave story.
Mrs George Russell, philanthropic
chairman, described the work done by
her committee recently, which included
assistance to needy families and con-
tributions to worthy causes. Mrs. Fred
Walker, membership chairman, report
ed that one new member, Mrs. Wagner,
was present. Mrs. Benson Rowe re-
ported on Ways and Means Committee
activities, including the sale of 122
Of the delegates to the District FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs Miss Lennox
of the Travellers Aid Society spoke.
The March 10 meeting will be hsld
at the home of Mrs. Erwin, with Mrs.
Bair in charge of the program.
District Of Columbia League of Amer
lean Pen Women.-An artists tea will
be held today from to 6 O'Clock In
the Stoneleigh Court studio, when an
exhibition of water colorS by Florence
C. Estabrook and of applied art by
rrvilI hn an6 re
William H. Moses and Mrs. w. S. Ruck-
man will assist the artists in receiving.
This exhibition will remain in the
studio until March and may be Viewed
any day from to 6 pm. A business
meeting will be held tomorrow night.
The prize winner of the special short
story contest will be announced and
the chorus from the music group will
sing under the dir ction of Bess Heath
Olmstead.
Victoria Faber Stevenson will meet
members of the feature writing group
Tuesday night at O'Clock.
Nine Felian Garzia will preside at
les causeries Franchises Wednesday at
4:30 pm.
Quota CIub.-Following dinner
meeting at the Wcmen's University
Club Thursday evening, Mrs. Marietta
Minnigerode Andrews entertained at
uer SLuQlO, IN FalEIaH county, IOI d pIA-
vate view Of freak pictures and car1ca-
lures, which was open to the public the
following day under the auspices Of the
Fairfax County Red Cross. Mrs. An
drews cut number of silhouettes Of
Quotarians during the evening.
District Of Columbia Federation Of
Women's Club.-Mrs. Ella F. Boole,
national president of the w. c. T. u,
will be the guest speaker at the morn
ing session in the Roosevelt Hotel at
ii o'clock tomorrow. Mrs. Wallace
Sherwood, chairman of the committee
on law observance, will present the
speaker. Others on the committee
planning the program are Mrs. N. M
Pollock, Mrs. E. S. Henry, Mrs. Harvey
Boltwood Mrs. F. Scott Mcbride and
Mrs. George A. Ross. Miss Vesta Pol
lock. contralto soloist, will give a group
of songs with Miss Katherine Fowler
as accompanist Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt
will preside. The department OF the
American Home, Mrs. w A. Wrinkle
hans, chairman, will report.
Columbian Women OF George Wash
ington University.-A gift from the
TW,n'.eth Century Club to the Column
ban Women scholarship fund which
recently has been named in honor OF
the late Mrs william II. Herror, who
was an active member and past pres
ident of both organizations. was an
nouncad by Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr., at
the February meeting Mrs. Evans an
nounced a gift from Miss Alice Keyser
to the general scholarship fund.
Miss Elizabeth Cullen, president, an
nounces the appointment of Mrs. Dewitt
c. CroisSant as chairman Of the COM
mittee on nomination of officers and the
election of Miss Edna Clark. Mrs. John
Paul Earnest, Miss Josephine Elizabeth