Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15


WOmen's Guild of American Uni
versity.-Mrs. Howard Nichols, chair
man of the reception to be given at
the Women's Residence Hall in honor
of Chancellor and hrs. Lucius c.
Clark, Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods,
Dean Walter Splawn, and Dean Mary
Louise Brown, March 18 at O'Clock,
announces that Mrs. Homer Dawson
will assist as chairman of refresh
ments. The following form the COM
n1ittee which will assist Mrs. Dawson:
Mrs. Wesley Gewehr, Mrs. Susie Curtis,
Mrs. w. w. Waller and Mrs. Charles
Hineman.
The BENJAMIN Franklin University
WOmen's Club will meet March IA at
the Arlington Hotel at $50 pm. De-
finite plans for the April birthday
party will be made.
Chapter H, p. E. o. SisterhOod, met
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Snyder, on
New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. r. M.
Ferguson, president, presided. Election
of officers was as follows: President,
Mrs. Isabel Lacy; vice president. Mrs
@. E. Nelson; recording secretary, Miss
Stella Sebern; corresponding secretary,
Miss Florence Reynolds: treasurer, Miss
Anna Slaughter; chaplain, Mrs. G. A.
Cornelson; guard, Mrs. d. L. Maxson,
and delegate to the Cooperative Com
mittee, Mrs. Vara Snyder.
The Woodbridge Book Club met at the
Woodbridge Branch Library Tuesday
morning, with Mrs. G. j. Bovine, the
president, presiding, and Mrs. Mattingly
as the hostess. Mrs. Mary Wingate,
chaplain, opened the nesting. A pro-
s.
Reading" and How Music Grew" Mrs.
Nellie Clark, Mrs. Eva Rothrock, Mrs.
j. A. Hall and Mrs. A. H. Howell gave
reviews.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Carr,
923 Decatur street. The meeting was
called to order by the president, Mrs
Walter Asthmus, with the singing of
america" accompanied on piano by
Mrs. Carr. A musical and literary pro-
gram consisted of piano solo by Miss
Jennie Lee Mccoy, vocal solo by Mrs.
Jarboe, accompanied on piano by Mrs.
Carr: recitation by Mrs. Matte Queen
Ewing. A paper was read by Mrs Jar
Doe. Songs were given by George Good
man, accompanied on piano by Mrs
John A. Thomas. Readings were given
by Ishmaei Burton; songs by Clarence
Albright, accompanied on piano by Mrs
Thomas. Mrs. Burton and Mr.. Albright
accompanied on piano by Mrs. Thomas,
rendered duet. A vocal solo by Mrs.
Jarboe, accompanied on piano by Mrs.
Royal Brasel.
Free Lance Club.-Maj. Edward L.
Dyer, author and traveller, will read
one of his exotic stories of the Orient
at the meeting March 10 at 8 pm. at
Thomson Community Center, Twelfth
and T, gfTnptc Others fIln m
are: DR.. Andre Beneteau of Catholic
University, Felix Schwarz, instructor of
short-story writing at Takoma-Silver
Spring High School, and Mrs. Her
bert Pool, local correspondent for
Southern newspaper. Meeting is open
to all persons interested in writing.
At the assembly March Fred
Kunkel, national vice president of the
Business Writers League, spoke and
Miss Georgia Roadway read a story.
Mrs. Kunkel was guest at the meet
Ing.
The Twentieth Century CIub.-The
art section, Mrs. Thora Einshaw Sea-
ton, chairman, will have a luncheon
meeting March 16 at 1890 pm. DR..
George F. Bowerman, city librarian,
Will speak on Prints and Education"
illustrated by an exhibition of prints.
Miss Ada Rainey, art editor of the
Washington Post, will give brief sur
vey of Current Events in Art"
The garden section will meet at
pm. Tuesday at the Y. w. C. A. j.
Marion Shull will give an illustrated
task on Iris" This is Husbands
night. Those wishing TO attend notify
Mrs. S. j. Mauchly in advance.
Wednesday at 2 pm. at the Y. w. c.
A. Mrs. Francis L. Halves, chairman of
the French section, will take the mem
bers to tea In the "Bois de Boulogne,"
where the conversation will be mainly
of sports and books.
The section Of education, Mrs Law
renee Martin, chairman, will meet
March 10 at 1880 pm. at the Y. w. G.
A. Guest speaker will be DR.. Katheryn
McHale. educational secretary of the A.
A. U. W., who will continue her talk on
Contribution Of Psychology to Modern
Education"
The Writer'S Rendezvous met at
Thomson School last Tuesday night.
There was discussion Of liberal poetry
presented by Philip Ebert, who is him
self poet. Mrs. Lucy Derrick Swim
dells, president of the American Poetry
Circle at Baltimore gave Rotations and
there were also talks or recitationS by
Mrs. Mary Daugherty. Ross Black and
DR.. Leland Barton. The next meeting
will be held April at Thomson School.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
at the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Winter The
president, Mrs. r. Bruce Bare, opened
the meeting. Chairman Mrs. De White
Croissant continued her subject Egypt"
Mrs. j. w. Frizzell gave talk and
paper was given by Mrs E. II. Daniel
A social hour followed Assisting host
esses we've Mrs. Miller and Mrs Briggs.
The next meeting VIII be with Mrs.
John Fowler, assisted by Mrs. Arthur j.
Seaton.
The National WOman's Democratic
Law Enforcement League will hold Its
biennial convention April IL and 10.
On April IL 1t will join with the Ma
tional Woman's Committee for Law En-
forcement at the Washington Hotel for
a prayer service, and the day following.
at the Shoreham Hotel, viii hold their
convention and election Of officers. The
convention will convene at 9 am. Dur
ing the seating of the guests and dele
gates Miss Irene Juno will render a pipe
organ concert. Mrs. Jesse w. Nichol-
son viii preside.
A program is being arranged for the
convention, which will be announced
later. A group of subdebutantes win
act as pages.
District Of Columbia Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of Founders and Patriots of Amer
lea, were entertained at the March
meeting by the chaplain, Mrs. Harper.
The president, Mrs Grimes, presided.
Mrs. Freiot was prevented by illness
from giving her paper at this meeting,
and the time was given over to dis
cusston Of Russia and the Communistic
activities in this country. Mrs. Bell
was appointed acting registrar in place
Of Miss Norton, who has resigned Mrs.
Whitney gave a luncheon Wednesday