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

bition of contemporary art at the
Phillips Gallery and was addressed by
Charles Law Watkins, associate di-
rector of the gallery.
The literature section will meet Mon
day at pm. at the residence of Mrs.
John Paul Earnest, 3718 Huntington
street. A play will be read by Miss
Sibyl Baker. Mrs. D. K. Shute will be
chairman of hostesses.
The nature section will meet We'd
nesday at 3 pm. at the home of Mrs.
Clarence A. Aspinwall, 2340 Kalorama
road. There will be a social, with ex-
periences and discussions.
The Executive Board will meet at
IL am. Thursday at the Y. w. c. A.
The Writer'S League Of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center, Twelfth and L streets north
west, next Friday evening. All inter-
ested in writing are invited. The fol-
| lowing program has been arranged:
Short stories, by Felix SchwarZ. Mrs.
E. M. c. Rittue and Miss Marie Dallas;
verse, by Fred Mclaughlin; articles, by
Miss Evelyn Crane and Miss Clara
handkerchief.
At the last meeting plans were made
for poetry contest to close March 81.
Miss Corinne Hay read a religious
story which was discussed at some
| length. Mrs. L. w. Tilton read hui
morous story. Miss Anna Priestley
gave two poems and Miss Lillian Graves
| gave poem.
Washington Chapter, No. 4. w. O.
N. A. r. D., will meet at the Womans
City Club February 26. The hostesses
are Mrs A. C. Taylor, Mrs. j. Waldrous,
Mrs. o. H. Braschers and Miss Agnes
! Walters.
| The Woman's Auxiliary to the Crafts
mans Club, Veterans Administration,
! celebrs ted its ninth birthday anniver-
sary February IT. The business meeting
was presided over by the president, Miss
Lewetta Cox Edward Berney of the
| SojournerS' Club, and Charlie Taylor,
president of the CraftSman's Club,
spoke. A skit was given by several OF
the members.
officers elected were: President, Miss
Lewetta Cox; first vice president, Miss
Frances D. Shirley; second vice president,
Miss Fannie Anderson; secretary, Miss
Marion Graham; treasurer, Miss G.. Ina
Aldrich; marshal, Miss Florence E.
Gladman; warder, Miss Hattie Bailey;
pianist, Mrs. Mabelle Harden.
Washington Council, Ladies Of the
u. c. c. Of E., met at the home of Mrs
NorVell February IL. President Hipsley
called the meeting to order. Bunco and
500 were played; prizes awarded to Mrs
May and Mrs. Rogers. The next meet
ing, February u.s. will be at the home of
Mrs. Ward, 3706 Bunker Hill road,
Mount Rainier, Md.
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps
met February 16 at the Woodmen's Hall,
Mrs. Esther Lippold presiding. Mrs.
Mary BIGGER was received into the corps
and Mrs. Fannie Dietrich was installed
as guard and Mrs. Margaret Bradt as
assistant guard. Mrs. Charlotte Carey
was appointed to secure date for the
annual excursion and picnic to Chesa-
peake Beach.
The meeting March will be held at
the home of Mrs. Josephine Kelton,
1927 Kalorama road.
Women's City Club.-The tea today
is under the auspices Of the Hospitality
Committee.
Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes will ad-
dress the current events section Tues
day at 4:50 pm.
Out of respect for the sorrow of Mrs.
Howard Lincoln Hodgkins in the loss of
her husband, Dean Hodgkins Of George
Washington University, the Wakefield
unit has postponed the dinner scheduled
for February rs until April. Mrs. Hodg-
kins was to have been one of the guest
speakers.
The weekly meeting day Of the class in
literature, under the direction of Ellis
Meredith. has been changed from Thurs
day to Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock.
The junior section, under the leader
ship of the chairman, Miss Thelma
Schmitt, will sponsor spelling bee
Tuesday evening.
The class in Spanish has been post
poned indefinitely on account of serious
illness in the family of the chairman,
Mrs. Jennie o. Berliner.
Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, chairman of
the House Betterment Card Parties Com
completed for the parties to be held on
the afternoons and evenings Of March
and 3.
Mrs. Grattan Kerans, chairman Of the
AmericaniZation Committee, announces
the second of a series Of benefit card
parties will be given March IL.
Zonta CIub-Miss Gertrude Van Hoe
sen, president, presided at the weekly
luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel last
! Wednesday On March 9 and 10 the
club will give a rummage sale. arrange
ments in the charge of Miss Jane
1 Bartlett.
The card party to be given under the
direction of Miss Sue E. CAN'T will be
held at the Dodge Hotel April 8. Mrs.
Harriet E. Howe introduced Harry C.
Butcher, director of the Washington
Office of Columbia BroadcaSting System,
| the guest speaker.
The club will hold It's monthly bust
ness meeting next Wednesday.
Takoma Park Women's Club-The
art department met Thursday with Mrs.
Ralph 'Tarbett, 507 Carroll avenue, who
| hu
1 Ferry, John Coffman, Edwin T. Bcyten,
John Reed Scctt and Charles w.
Thompson. Miss Pherne Miller made
an address. The department extends
an invitation to any friends who are
interested in joining them on a trip to
Baltimore March 81, for a visit to the
Walters Gallery. Mrs. Alexander Wet
more Is chairman of transportation.
The garden department met Monday
at the home of Mrs. Guy Clinton, 124
Willow avenue. Mrs. Clinton and Mrs.
Lawson made addresses. The Executive
Board met Friday at the home Of Mrs.
Roy Y. Ferner, so Whittier street, who
was assisted by Mrs. James A. Robert
son, president of the club and Mrs.
Homer G. Skeels.
The drama department will meet
Wednesday at 7:30 pm. at the Takoma
Library.
The music department will meet
Thursday at 10 am. ct the home Of
Mrs E. w. Bond. 1922 Blair road
The hcm makers department will
meet February 26, at lis o'clock with
Mrs. Edward L. Griffin, 420 Whittier ST.
WOman's Relief Corps-The forty
second convention was held Tuesday
evening at Pythian Temple, when De-
partment President Mrs. Della O'Brien
gave her annual report. Department
Comdr. of the Grand Army of the Re-
public Samuel G.. Mawson and r. j.
McElroy, commander of Warren G..
Harding Camp, Sons Of Union Veterans
of the Civil War, addressed the conven-
ton. The retiring president, Mrs.