Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06

c. Perry of Chattanooga, Tenn, are
ppssing few days in Washington at
the Dodge Hotel and are accompanied
by Miss Isabel Griscom of Lookout
Mountain, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan G. Dodson have
motored down from their home in Beth
lehem, Pa, and are staying short time
at the Carlton.
Mr.. Norris Rakestraw. professor Of
chemistry at Brown University, and
Mrs. Rakestraw, are in Washington as
guests of Mrs. j. P. Robertson and will
stay at the Potomac Park Apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon N. Shaver, Miss
Patricia Watson and Mr.. Thomas B..
Watson of Toronto are spending the
Easter holidays at the Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. F. North of Brook
line, Mass, are spending few days at
The Shcreham Hotel.
Mr.. T. P. Graham was hest to small
party at dinner last evening at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mahaney and
Mrs. c. S. Dame, accompanied by her
spending the Easter holidays at the
Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Pearcy Of Toronto
are at the Willard for a short stay.
Ohio Girls Club win
Celebrate Anniversary Tonight.
The Ohio Girls Club will celebrate its
birthday anniversary at its monthly
meeting this evening in Thomas Circle
Club. at 1926 Massachusetts avenue
northwest.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and special invitation is ex-
tended to all members by the president,
Mrs. Ethel j. Hess.
This anniversary recalls the clubs or
ganization during the World War, for
and promoting acquaintanceship among
Ohio girls located in Washington. With
a membership Of 800. the club now has
the unique distinction Of being the only
State girls club in existence.
The last of this seasons dances is
scheduled for April 13. All Ohio girls
residing in Washington who are not
members of the club are cordially in
vited to these social affairs.
Mr.. E. Merrill Root, author of Lost
Eden" and other works, will be the
guest of honor and speaker at the Arts
Club tomorrow evening. Mr.. Root, who
is professor of English at Earlham Col
lege, Indiana, will read from his own
verse. He will be presented by Mr..
Benjamin Musser, former editor of
Contemporary Verse" Miss Anne C.
Darlington will be the hostess.
Preceding the program, Mr.. Isaac
Cans will deliver a five-minute address
on THE Festival of Nations" to be held
in Washington this month.
The booklovers will meet at the Y.
w. C. A. this evening at 8 o'clock when
the subject will be Christ in the Poetry
Of Today" Miss Alice Drake will read
"Testimony-The Way Of the Cross" by
Caroline Giltinan, in private life Mrs.
Leo Harlow, Washington writer.
Comdr. Benjamin Soule Gantz will
make the presentations at the Spring
ball of the Flanders Field Unit, Ameri-
can Women's Legion, at the Marine
Barracks. Friday evening. Mrs. Ivan
Bass, chairman of the ball, will be as
sisted by Mrs. Frank Long, Mrs. Benja-
min Soule CAN'T Miss Isabel MCGEE,
Miss Matilda Haney and Mrs. Franklin
King.
Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields, presi-
dent of Flanders Field Unit of the
American Women's Legion, and Mrs.
Bass, chairman. have invited Gen. and
Mrs. Fuller, Admiral and Mrs. Billiard
and Mrs. Acheson S. Hassem, national
vice president Of the American Women
Legion, to be their guests Of honor at
the Spring ball.
Under the topic, 1.-The Publics Inter-
est at the CAPITOL" lobbying with its
many implications will be discussed at
banquet Thursday evening, April is,
in connection with an annual meeting
of the National League of Women
Voters. Prof. Alexander Meiklejohn of
the University Of Wisconsin, Miss Fran
ces Perkins, industrial commissioner Of
New York, and Col William ]. Dono-
van, soldier and lawyer of Washington,
are to be the speakers. Through its
president, Miss Belle Sherwin, the
league has extended an invitation to the
public to attend the banquet, which is
to be held at the Wardman Park Hotel
as part of the three-day meeting of
the general council of the organization.
The three speakers viii discuss the
question OF lobbying as it applies to the
needs Of special social and economic
groups. Col. Donovan, former Assistant
Attorney General Of the United States,
will discuss the need Of economic groups
of representation in matters of legisla-
ton. Miss Perkins, a student of labor
problems, will deal with the right of
special causes to lobby, while Prof.
Meiklejohn. former president of AM
herst College and present director of
the Experimental College at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, will answer the
question, Does the General Public
Interest Need Representative" An
open discussion will follow the three
addresses.
The general council Of the League
consists Of the president and one other
delegate from each Of the As AFFILIATED
State organizations and the members
of the national board About 100 are
expected at the meetings April 14-17.
Mrs. Amy Hollander, grand worthy
matron, and Mr.. Theodore Lewis, grand
worthy patron of the Order Of the
Eastern Star, will be the honor guests
at the Easter dance and card party, to
be given by Mount Pleasant Chapter,
No. "a, at the Shoreham Hotel Friday
evening.
Among the out-of-town guests will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard A. Behen Of Do
yer, Del, former residents of Washing
ton, who will be the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore G. Frech at the Easter
party.
On account Of the increased number
Of requests for reservations for the
bridge party, Mrs. Cleone Champion
and Mrs. Nina Taylor, the committee in
charge, will be assisted by Miss Chris
tine Campbell and Miss Harriet Potter.
Miss Mildred Woodcock, worthy ma
iron Of the chapter, and Mr.. Charles
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