Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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one Of the sacred selections to be sung
at the service Members Of the choir
include Margaret Walsh, director; Mar
garet Breen, accompanist; Margaret
Ryan, Ida Madigan, Irene McCray
Elizabeth Haley, Josephine Hughes. Jen-
ME O'Reilly, Lillian Braham, Cecilia
Ryan, Frances Hewitt, Margaret Dig
gins, Margaret Robertson, Addie Wa
then, Gilda Bonicelli, Nora O'Connor
Dorothy Simons, Regina SINH, Helen
Sullivan and Nellie Faucher.
District Of Columbia Federation Of
WOmen'S Clubs.-Mrs. H. M. Hunter
radio program director, announces the
program tomorrow morning will be
given under auspices Of the depart
ment Of fine arts, over station WJSV,
at 1890 o'clock. Mrs. Thors HinshaW
Seaton, department chairman. Will
speak on Club Women and Fine Arts {;
Mime. Louise Coutinho, concert pianist,
Royal Conservatory of Lisbon graduate;
will give musical selections. Original
poems by Mrs. Bruce Baird will be given
by Mrs. Charles H. Bair, who will an
nounce the program.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, president, pre-
sided at the morning meeting at the
Roosevelt Hotel Monday. Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, second vice president, told
Of the recent ruling Of the Secretary
of Agriculture in regard to the exemp-
ton of The labelling provision OF the
food law in favor Of corn sugar, had
been placed on the program of the de-
partment of the American homes by
Mrs. John D. Sherman, its chairman.
at the biennial council meeting in
Phoenix, AriZ. Mrs. Wiley also reported
that the Farmers Market in the South
west Is now being prepared for occu-
pancy at the corner Of Eleventh and E
streets southwest. Mrs. Robert Bates re-
ported on the appeal for bedside bags
for the veterans of Walter Reed Hos
pital. Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, execu-
tive secretary of the Citizens Alliance,
spoke on national representation in the
| District of Columbia. Mrs. Febera B..
Croxton Of the Council of Social Agen-
Gle told of the result Of studies OF crime
conditions in the District of Columbia:
William j. Smith, assistant chief OF
vital statistics, Census Bureau. spoke
briefly on the recent White House Con-
ference on Child Welfare. F. A. Berg
field spoke Of the cleanup campaign,
week of May IL to 10.
Mrs. Sydney H. Jacobs reported on
the Home for the Blind.
Mrs Harvey w. Wiley presided at the
afternoon session. Mrs. E. G. Madge-
burger, chairman Of program, presented
Mrs. Frank r. Davis, soprano Soloist,
with Mrs. NJ 8. Yeatman as accom-
PIANIST. Rev. John w. GUNNER Of the
Washington Cathedral gave an illus
trated lecture on the cathedral.
The annual meeting of the federation
will be held in the Roosevelt Hotel May
IA and Is.
Washington Chapter, Hadassah, met
Tuesday afternoon at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Mrs. Bernard Dan
zansky gave the opening prayer and
Mrs. Herman Hollander spoke on "A
Trip Around the Jewish World" Miss
Teresa Shefferman sang group Of Yid-
dish folk songs, accompanied by MIS-
Maurice Bisgyer, and Miss Muriel Free
man gave performance Of tap dane
ing. A demonstration of Hebrew kin
dergarten class, under the leadership OF
Ben Zion Emanuel was given.
The annual election Of officers was as
follows: President, Mrs. Dave Alpher,
for her third term; first vice president,
Mrs. Abe Shefferman; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. Leopold FTeudberg; third
vice president, MRS. Herman Hollander:
treasurer, Mrs. Julius Wolpe; cor
responding secretary Mrs. William Bra
love, dSSlSCauL SeCIcCdIy, MIS. LOUIS
KrupSaw; recording secretary, Mrs.
Charles Gordon; financial secretary,
Mrs. Harry Schwartz; board Of direc-
tors, Mrs. o. Basseches, Mrs. j. Biron,
Mrs. S. Benjamin, Mrs. r. I. Dennison,
Mrs. p. Eanet, Mrs. H. HUT, Mrs. M.
JounSberry Mrs. P. Milstone, DR.. r.
Novick Mrs. H. Rubinstein, Mrs. J.
Tender and Mrs. NJ. Within.
Mrs. Morris Gewirz, chairman Of the
Spring Luncheon Committee, announced
plans for that function are well under
flower. Mrs. Alex Rosenblum and Mrs.
Jack SchloSberg will be in charge Of
tickets.
Writer'S League-Prizes were awarded
In the poetry contest at the last meet
ing. Miss Anna M Priestley received
the first prize. Miss Georgia Redway
second, and Mrs. lone Lee Mooney hon.
orable mention. Miss Alice Hutchins
Drake was judge.
A report was given Of the picnic held
at Haines Point In honor Of Miss Marie
Dallas when she was presented Flortn-
tine handbag and framed copy OF a
poem written in her honor by Charles
Cottingham Miss Uranie Lege read a
poem. Miss Dallas, founder Of the
| league, has retired from Government
service and gone to her home In Lees
burg, Fla. Regret was also expressed
at the resignation Of Paul w. Shelley,
who has been transferred to Baltimore.
Fred Mclaughlin read a short story.
Miss Marie Dallas made her farewell
| appearance with a group Of verse. Miss
| Gladys Smith read her first short story.
Prize contest poems will be read at
| the meeting next Friday evening at
Thomson Community Center, and stories
| by Mrs. T. L. Jones, Miss Willard Howe
and Miss Evelyn Crane.
The Washington Readers Club. next
| Tuesday night, with Mrs. Alice WHIT
comb Robinson presiding, has for It's
subject. Miracles and Mysteries, open
! ing with treatise on Miracle, Mystery
and Morality Plays" by Prof. Charles S..
Richardson of the University Of Mary
land. Jessie S. Webster, Mrs. Claude N.
Bennett, Aida w. Brooks, Mrs. N. M.
| Burgess, Kate s. Curry, William B.
| CroWell, Dorothy A. Lawrence, Ada
Louise Townsend, p j. Altizer. Esther
Marshman, Alice z. Robinson, William
e Bryant, Wiley o. Ison and Ada LOU
Use Townsend will participate in the
program.
The annual Shakespeare banquet will
be held May Z, at the Arlington Hotel.
The president, W. Alfred Falconer, will
hold the reception at $50 in the lobby.
Reservations may be arranged with
eith:r Mrs. William E. Bryant or Mrs.
Esther Waldron.
Chapter b, P. e. O., met Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. ]. Harry Cunning
ham, 2l4 East Thornapple street, Chevy
Chase. Md, when luncheon was served.
Assisting hostesses we're Mrs. p. w. Glib
bon. Mrs. Horton H. McKeever and Mrs.
Edgar B. Merritt. Miss Sybil Baker. q
| member of the speakers bureau Of the
/ Community Chest and secretary Of the
Community Guild Institute, spoke on
the cleanup campaign.
The president, Miss Jessie o. Citing,
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