Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

The Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
Daughters of Union Veterans, at the
meeting March ~ had as their guests
Department Comdr. DR.. Taylor, Sons OF
Veterans, and his secretary, Everett War
ner; Comdr. Beizer Of Harding Camp,
Comdr. Beckwith of Cushing Camp,
Past Comdrs. Lyons, Wells and Grusted,
and Miss Faye Zenor, Bloomington, Ill.
Preparations were made to join the
@. A. r. and w. r. G. in celebrating
@. A. r. day today and Appomattox
day, April 8, when pilgrimage will be
made to Baltimore to the department
conventions OF the Sons OF veterans
and the Woman's Relief Corps.
The National Daughters of Veterans
will place the wreath at the Tomb of
4 the Unknown today at $3.50 pm. The
Daughters Of Veterans will assist the
Brightwood Citizens Association and
John Clagett Proctor at the Battle
Ground Cemetery May 80.
Capital City Club net at the home
of the new president, Mrs. Helen Streitz.
Plans for further activities were made.
The president spoke of the progress of
the club. Mr.. Arthur Miller was initi-
ated and two applications received. Re-
treatments were served and an enter
tainment followed.
The Writers League Of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center, Twelfth and l. streets, Friday
at 8 O'Clock. Miss Kathryn Hopson,
Clark Palmer Cole, Fred Mclaughlin
and Mrs. r. L. Jones are on the pro-
gram for short stories and Miss Georgia
Redway for verse.
The poetry contest closed at the last
meeting with eight entries. The prizes
viii probably be awarded at the next
meeting.
remnants and Poultry" a base ball
story read by Paul w. Shelly, was dis
cussed at some length. j. 6. Herndon
read some verse. Mrs. lone Lee Mooney
gave one of her mountain stories.
The Abracadabra Club met at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Sylves-
ter, with the president, Harold E.
Warner, in the chair. Responses to
roll call were concerning John Dewey.
Dr. Adams S. McAllister gave a talk
On Paint, Powder and TranSparences."
AGiSs Elisabeth Waters sang aid Mrs.
John M. Sylvester gave q reading by
Jules Vincent Benet.
The Welsh Society Of Washington and
Vicinity will meet Tuesday at pm.
IA the music room of the Wilson Nor
NAL School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets. Rev. William E. La Rue, pas
cor of the Takoma Park Baptist
Church, will give talk on his recent
trip to Wales. Mrs. Emelie Lewis Eek
loff has arranged a musical program.
TIE president, Fred L. Harris, will pre-
side. All Welsh people or people of
Welsh extraction are welcome.
The Semper- Fidelis Club met at the
home of Mrs. Cleada E. Horne, 1920
Connecticut avenue. The president,
Mrs BERTHE Purdy, presided. A card
this club, April 16, at the home of Mrs.
Myra Fort, 40l6 Third street. The
next meeting will be April 81, at the
home of Mrs. Jeanette Taylor, $50 F
street northeast.
American Association of University
Women's CIubs.-There will be a tea
April at pm, arranged by the junior
group, at which ]. Minor Dorey, d.
rector of the Community Drama Guild,
viii talk on Washington Productions"
Miss Jennie v. France will be hostess.
A formal supper dance, sponsored by
the junior group, for the sons and
daughters of club members will be given
April 7 at tbs pm. Miss Margaret
Maize will be in charge.
The book review section, in charge Of
members. will be held April at IL
am. Miss Frank E. .Edgington will re-
view 1.-The Adams Family" by James
Truslow Adams.
There will be luncheon April o at
pm, followed by a musicale and pro-
gram broadcast from the convention of
the A. A. q. w. in Boston. Summaries
of the conference findings in liberal arts
education win be received from 3 to 4
O'Clock and will be discussed by DR..
Walton John of the United States Office
of Education. A program of music will
be given by Miss Helen lie Sevre Lyon,
vtolinist, accompanied ON the piano by
Mrs. Dorothy Russell Todd. Hostess,
Mrs. Delos o. Kinsman.
The National Woman's Democratic
Law Enforcement League will hold its
biennial convention at the Shoreham
Hotel April II and Is. Miss Irene Juno
will give pipe organ concert at the
morning session and Prof. Deane Shure
and q chorus of so voices will render a
musicale in the evening at the mass
meeting Alden A. Potter will sing
tenor solo and the speakers will be the
following: Mrs. Clement L. Shaver, Mrs.
j. o. Ross, Mrs. Jennifer Broaddus, Mrs.
Edward Thurman Smith, DR.. Jennie
Callfas, Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary, Mrs. j.
G. Penny. Miss Maude Saunders, former
Senator Romert L. Owen. Mrs Henry w.
Peabody, Mrs. CathaTine Waugh Nc
Culloch, Miss Edna E. Barnett, Daniel
C. Roper, Mrs. j. T. Bloodworth and
Or. James Shera Montgomery. The
president, Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson. will
preside.
League Of American PEN Women
NiSs willard Howe, chairman Of the
short story group, will preside at a
meeting in the Stoneleigh Court studio
Tuesday at 8 pm. when Fred Nc
Laughlin, fiction writer, will be guest
speaker.
Nine Felian Garzia will conduct Les
Causeries Franchises Wednesday at 4;30
o'clock.
Mrs. ~. K. Armstrong, chairman OF
She drama workshop, has arranged the