Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

The free Lance Clnb will meet at
THOMSON Community Center, Twelfth
and l. streets, october l., at TEAS pm,
There viii be election Of ofacers ana
talks by members. Each bi-monthly
program will consist Of single type OF
story selected in advance. Constructive
criticism of manuscripts will be followed
by discussion CT markets and require.
ments of magazines using that type OF
story.
A list of speakers for the club Is in
process of selection and Will be an
nounced as soon as completed. Writers
desiring to attend meetings may send
names to Mrs. lone Mooney, 1850 Uni
versity place.
United Democratic Law Enforcement
Clubs will hold their annual meeting
at the Congressional Country Club. Oc-
tober 2 at noon, followed by luncheon
at / pm, at which Miss Jessie Del,
Civil Service commissioner, Mrs. Gif-
ford Pinchot, wife of Gov. Pinchot, and
Mrs. A. Haines Lippincott OF New Jer-
sey will speak. The meeting will be pre-
sided over by the State and National
president, Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson.
Reservations for the luncheon should be
made at 103 Newlands street, Chevy
Chase, Md, not later than Septem-
Der 80.
Abraham Lincoln. Circle, No. 8, Ladies'
q. A. r., met MoTNay evening at the
Willard Hotel, with the president, Mrs
Oscar A. Bergren, presiding. General
orders from the national president, Mrs
Margaret Grandle of Pittsburg, Karls
were read. Application for member
ship was made by Mrs. Mary j. Fisher.
william Avery was made an honorary
member.
Department Of the Potomac, w. r. c.,
will hold school of instructions tomor-
row evening at 8 O'Clock at Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, Eleventh
and l. streets.
Army and Navy Society, C. A. R.
An outdoor swim and luncheon was
held September 10 at the Army, Navy
and Marine Country Club pool, ar
Gsga y cox the js oace GessT an M
ter Of Mai. and Mrs Geiger of GUAM
tico, gave exhibition swimming. The
society has forwarded a check for the
fund to restore the Mary Ball room
at Wakefield.
The october meeting will be held
at the home of Mai. and Mrs. F. Gran
vile Munson in Hyattsville, and an
outdoor program is being planned. All
Junior members, whose parents cannot
take them will be taken in cars avail
able for the trip. A report will be the
pageant at Yorktown depicting Corn
wallis surrender in the Revolutionary
War Mrs. Cox will attend this event
at Yorktown.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
met September % at the home Of Mrs.
William F. Callander, 141T Van Buren,
street. The new president, Mrs. Thomas
j. Marshall, presided and received re-
ports of the officers for the new year.
The program consisted of personal va
cation experiences of the members.
The next meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. S. j, Dennis, lis Van
Buren, street, october IS.
The NIackin Club met Monday eve
ming With its moderator, Rev. Lawrence
j. Kilkenny, and President. Mabel
Rosenberger presiding. 1t was decided
to hold It's monthly meetings at the
apartment OF Miss Grace Sprucebanks,
The Portner.
Chairman for the different commit
tees were chosen as follows: Dramatic,
Agnes Phelps and Eulala Ffacy:- men,
bersl1ip, Amy SteinmetZ; sick, Theresa
Harrigan: social, Mary Jane Terney,
and publicity, Mabel Rosenberger.
The Twentieth Century Club win
meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. October l at
ii am. DIR. Harold @. Moulton Of
Brookings Institution will speak on
European Economics and Financial
Problems"
The first meeting Of the executive
board was held September "a at the
Y. w. @. A.
W0nien's City Club. = Organization
of various units and the commence
ment Of Fall activities crowd the Oc-
tober calendar Of the bulletin, A
meeting of the junior section will be
Friday evening The chairman, Mrs.
George j. Adams, invites all members
interested In this group to attend.
Plans for. a pantry party to be held
later in the month win be outlined.
of Mrs. Edith Sears, will meet on Sat
urday evening. The production pro-
gram for the year viii be considered,
plays read. and parts assigned. A
dffsctors are to Be appointed
The Sunday teas viii be resumed
October 4 with the Hospitality Com
mittee, Mrs. Gladys B. Middlerniss,
chairman, In charge.
The Delta Sigma Delphian Chapter
met September 81 at 10 am. in the
Shoreham Hotel Mrs Theodore Sloat,
vice president, presided. Mrs Eleanor
r. Wilson, resident secretary Of Del
phian for the literary program, was
IN charge Of the program. The. sub
jsct discussed was THE. Roots of Our
Culture" Mrs. Robert A. Cooper pre-
scented THE Three Epochs of Prehis-
tcric Life; Mrs r. Page Irving The
Discovery of Fire; Mrs. Charles z.
Riordatl, Primitive Homes; Mrs.
Charles Basset, Development of Food
Plants; Mrs w. B. Hayes, "Domesti-
cation of Animals: Mrs. James s.
Boyd. Primitive Clothing; Mrs Claude
Mrs. William Stockett. Art and Picture
writing and the Religion of Primitive
Man"
The next meeting will be October
at 10 am. IN the Shoreharn Hotel
TIE National League Of American
Pen Women, through its National Ex-
eclitiye Board, has voted TO accept the
invitation of the District of Columbia
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission to assist definitely In the search
being made for the oldest native-born
American mother. Nine. Emanuel
Dimitriu, editor Of the league bulletin,
will broadcast to the more than so
branches the hope Of the organization
that the woman to be so signally hon.
ored in washington on May may be
found through the efforts of league
members or may prove to be in the
family line of some American woman
writer. artist or composer
In recognition Of the importance Of
the Bicentennial year. the league viii
stage events of unusual brilliarice dur
ing its convention sessions in April,
1882. These will include national
concert AMI a national art exhibit
At the former it is expected there will
be produeed the priZ, winning choral