Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

Tho Writers League Of Washington
viii meet at the Mount Pleasant Pub
lie Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets, Friday evening at o'clock. The
program includes short stories by Miss
fischer, Clark Palmer Cole, Miss Mar
garet Bailey and Miss Evelyn Crane;
verse by Charles Cottingham.
At the last meeting Miss Corinne Hay
read q story, Olga Saluka," a narra-
tive with the Russian atmosphere
Miss Anna Priestly gave a group of
verse and Mrs. lone Lee Mooney read
. humorous story, Red Roses and the
Dog
The District Of Columbia Womans
Christian Temperance Union August
executive session was attended by So
representatives of the local unions.
State President Mrs. N. NJ. Pollock was
in the chair
Oficers of the recently organized
Kenilworth Union were presented.
They are: Mrs. Hutchinson. president:
Mrs. Drigger, vice president, and Mrs.
Gibson, treasurer.
Plans were made to secure Miss Lena
dell Virgins, field secretary, for two
weeks in November The District of
Columbia will receive $40 from the
National w. T. c. u for being the first
hold-fast State again this year.
Miss Rebecca Rhodes, national di-
rector of work among soldiers and
sailors, was present after long abb
sence in hospital She urges all
unions to observe Anna Wittenmyer day
on Wednesday by carrying cheer in
some form to the veterans in the hos
pitals here
The Nominating Committee will make
Its report at the September executive.
District Federation of Women's
ClubS.-Mrs Edgar B. Merritt, presi-
dent, will be the speaker tomorrow
morning on the program sponsored by
the federation over station WJSV
every Monday at 1890 am. Musical
numbers also will form part of the
program, with Mrs. H. M. Hunter, radio
program director, announcing.
Curley Club.-Preliminary arrange.
ments have been completed for the
flrst annual bazaar, entertainment and
dance. which will be given under the
auspices of the Curley Club. in Carroll
Hall Friday and Saturday evenings,
October 2 and 3. Several unique nov
elites have been secured by the COM
mlttee and some Of Washington's best
known talent has been engaged to pro-
vide entertainment. Rolad j. Hyland is
chairman of the Bazaar Committee.
One OF the most successful outdoor
events ever held in the Curley Club
took place Saturday evening, when 10
members of the organization motored
70 the Leahy estate, in Bethesda, Nd,
where the club was the guest Of Misses
Josephine and Ellen and John Leahy
A large flre was built on the spacious
lawn, over which '.weenies" were roast
ed and served with coffee. Dancing
was enjoyed later. Charles ziehi
chairman Of the Athletic Committee
completed the arrangements for the
affair.
At the regular meeting of the club
In the Continental Hotel Thursday
evening Roland j. Nyland, president,
presided and announced the appoint
ment of James O'Connen as Chairman
of the Honorary Membership Commit
tee and Joseph McGarvey as chairman
OF the Dramatic Committee.
Twenty-Five members of the club en-
Joyed moonlight ride on the Po-
tonac Tuesday evening and week
end party has been planned for August
The next meeting of the club win
be held in the ball room Of the CONT
mental Hotel next Thursday evening at
6:I5 O'Clock.
The Zonta Club held It's weekly
tuncneon wednesday at ! O'Clock at
the Hay-Adams House. Nineteen mem
bers were present and Mrs. Amelia
GUIDE Thomas presided.
Miss Elizabeth PEBBLES, director of
the Community Center, was presented
% the club as new member. Mrs.
Emily Dickinson, chairman Of the Pro-
gram Committee. introduced DR.. Ruth
Pope, who spoke on the interesting
work she Is doing in the colleges and
universities Of our country Dr. Pope
3 making study between the parents,
the college and the student with q view
OF helping the student to become adj
1usted 70 university end COLLEGE life.