Evening star., 1931-06-07
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

The Free Lance Club meets June II,
at 8 o'clock, at Thomson Community
CAnter. Stories will be read by Anna
s,.h'~arz, DIR. Andre Beneteau. DR.. VIII
ian. Barron, and Gertrude Mckenzie.
There will be election Of officers.
The result of the story contest was
announced at the last meeting. Amy
G. Barron won first prize. The fol-
lowing received honorable mention:
Gertrude Mckenzie, Felix Schwarz and
DR.. William P. Barron. Mrs. Marion
Banister editor Of the Washingtonian,
was the Judge Of the entries. Mrs. Bar
ron. Mrs. Pool and Georgia Redway
lead stories at the meeting. The
stories were discussed In a round-table
forum,
The Gamma Chapter Of the Delphian
Society met at the Shoreham Hotel,
with Mrs Evelyn Bright Buckley, presi-
dent presiding. and arranged for a
dinner of the Federation of Delphian
Chapters of the District of Columbia,
to be held at the Shoreham Hotel,
June Is.
The literary program, "The Egypt OF
Tut-ankh-Amon."w was led by Miss Julia
M. Gilbert, and the following topics
were presented: Memphis, the Ancient" "
by Miss Julia M. Gilbert; "Heliopolis, the
Learned" by Miss Emma Hoffer; "AbydoS,
the Holy" by Miss Irene C. Westerman;
"Tanis, the Deserted" by Mrs. o. N.
er" by Miss Ellen G. Bulger; THE
Old Order Triumphant" by Miss Merle
Patschke, and the "Delphian Traveller" f."
by Miss Mary C. Wolford. The subject
"Thebes. the Magnificent" was pre-
sented by general discussion.
The next meeting of the Gamma
Chapter will be held June 8, at the
Shoreham Hotel, at o'clock.
American Association Of University
WOmen.-Hikers will meet today at
Foxall Station, Cabin John car line.
at PAS pm. to go through Foxall
after the walk at the home Of the
leader, Mrs Frank w. Pyle, 44l4
Reservoir road.
An informal tea will be held tomor-
row from to $50 pm.
New members are Misses Georgianna
Crowther, Mary E. Mayer, Mabel L.
Morgan and Mrs. George C. Worner.
The Shakespeare Society Of Wash
ingt0n.-Hamlet was voted the favorite
male character and Portia received
AlOIC NOOCS O1ldI1 d11J OO41CI 4CIIld1C CIldL =
acter at the Shakespearean banquet at
the Burlington Hotel. Hamlet" also
was considered Shakespeare's greatest
play and Loves Labor Lost" his
poorest. DR.. E. v. Wilcox president of
the society, presided.
A talk was given by H. H. B. Meyers
of the Library Of Congress, who had
just returned from New York. Mrs.
Mabel Owens Wilcox, dramatic di-
rector. gave an illustrated talk on
Shakespearean costumes. Miss Carolyn
songs.
WOmen's Bar Association of the Dis
trict of COlumbia.-The monthly din
ner was held at the Women's City
Club, under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Rebecca Greathouse. Following the
dinner Miss M. Pearl Mccall, presi-
dent, introduced Miss Katherine r.
Pike, customs attorney, as toast
mistress. Miss Pike introduced Miss
Helen Newman, secretary and librarian
of the George Washington University
Law School, who gave a talk on the
work Of a law school secretary and
librarian. Dean Grace Hays Riley,
vice president, and Miss Elizabeth F.
Reed, corresponding secretary, newly
elected officers, were introduced. Miss
Grace Whalen and Mrs. Edwina Avery
entertained with humorous skit Miss
Pike requested the members to plan to
attend the meetings in Atlantic City
in September of the National Associa-
ton of Women Lawyers and the Amer
ican Bar Association.
The Women's Guild Of American
University met at Hurst Hail. on the
campus, May 29. Mrs. Peter M. An
- L.
Mrs. l.. c. Clark, Mrs. George B.
Woods and Mrs. F. L. Benton, gave
reports.
Mrs. Frederick Brown Harris, chair
man OF the Nominating Committee,
presented the following officers, who
were unanimously elected: President,
Mrs. Peter M. Anderson: vice presi-
dents, Mrs. D. o. Kinsman and Mrs.
Harry Woolever; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Frank Ballou; recording Sec
retary, Mrs. F. C. Brindley; treasurer,
urer, Mrs. Walter Shaw; historian,
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. The COM
pletion of the $4,000 scholarship fund
was announced and Mrs. w. S. Dew
hirst was appointed to present the
money to the trustees on commence
ment morning. Luncheon was served
in the womens residence hall by the
university.
Soroptimist Club.-Mary Catherine
Lewis. treasurer of the South Atlantic
District Soroptimist Clubs, and Ethel
Knight Pollard, past regional director,
left Thursday on an Eastern Air Trans
port plane for New York, where they
will visit clubs of the North Atlantic
district.
Ella Lorraine Dorsey, historian and
recording secretary of the Wakefield
National Memorial Association, spoke
con meeting at the La Fayette Hotel.
The Soroptimist Wakefield and Bicen-
tennial Committee, of which Mary C.
Lewis is chairman, featured display
of Wakefield china at the meeting.
Vocal solos we're given by Mrs. Emery,
accompanied by Jewel Downs.
Rose Place had as her guest Lois A.
Schenck of Willard, N. Y; Grace Will
coxS guest was Kettle P. Adams: Agnes
Burke's guest was Karlyn Knopp. Mar
garet Bronson, Harriet Locker and
Mary Hantzman were guests of Mary
Lewis. Mrs. r. Richmond of Los An
geles was a guest of nellie Hysong;
Helen Newman a guest of Helena Reed
and Mrs. D. Knowlton a guest of Elsie
Fitzgerald.
Clifford Bergman, cartoonist, will
be the speaker at the meeting June 10.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-Mrs.
James A. Robertson, outgoing presi-
dent, was the guest of honor at a
luncheon Of the club at Olney Inn
June O. Mrs. John Sipple, president of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs: Mrs. Virginia White Speel of
the District of Columbia Federation
and Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen. president
of the Montgomery County Federation,
spoke.
Mrs. Alexander Wetmore, in behalf
Of the club. presented Mrs. Robertson
with carnations. Mrs. Robertson ex-
pressed her thanks for their support
during her administration and pre-
sented the club gavel to Mrs. Frederick
G. Lincoln, the incoming president.