Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
NEWS OF THE CLUBS


Republican Committee, was the guest
of honor and speaker at the luncheon
meeting April at the Women's Univer-
sity Club. Miss Frieda Kenyon pre-
sided.
Woman's CIinic.-The Executive Board
will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Bernard Hermann,
Woodley Towers. In the absence of the
president. Mrs. Corbin Thompson, Miss
Marie Ball, vice president, will preside
Mrs Edgar T. Brown Is chairman of
the committee in charge of the card
party to be given Saturday evening at
the home Of DR.. Ida Heiberger, 170I
Oregon avenue.
VOteIeSs District Of Columbia League
Of Women VOters.-MrS Edna Johnston.
vice president, presided at a meeting of
the Executive Board Friday at the
Women's City Club.
Mrs. CroXton, chairman Of the Social
Hygiene Committee, will head commit
tee to study the proposed plans for the
new court building and make necessary
recommendations to the proper COM
mittee
Mrs. Elwood Street will be chairman
OF the committee to arrange entertain
ment Tor presidents from the third re-
gion who will be in attendance at the
meeting Of the General Council which
convenes April IA. Members are in
vited to attend the banquet to be held
at Wardman Park Hotel April Is at
1880 o'clock. Mrs. Lyman B. Swornstedt
Is chairman OF reservations. THE Pub
lies Interest at the Capital" will be the
subject of talks by DR.. Alexander
Meiklejohn of the University of Wiscon-
sin, Frances Perkins of the New York
Department of Labor and Col. William
). Donovan OF Washington and New
York.
The annual meeting of the league
will be held at the Womens City Club
as dinner meeting Mrs. Henry Graf
tan Doyle will preside. Election Of Off
GERS will be held. Reservations will be
taken by Mrs. Grattan Kerans for the
dinner
The Committee on Child Welfare
Mrs. Clara M. Boyer, chairman, has
been empowered to join with other or
CARNATIONS in this field of work in CO.
operation with the committee appointed
by the District Commissioners.
District Of Columbia WOmens Demo-
cratic Educational COunciI.-MiSS Sue
| White Is chairman Of the Nominating
| Committee, with Miss Sara Grogan
Miss Ida Mapel, Miss Mary D. Hall and
Mrs Grattan KeranS as members. This
committee will report, at the meeting
| April 81, candidates for the election to
be held at the annual meeting in May
The Washington League for the
Hard Of Hearing met Monday evening
for practice class, with Miss Elizabeth
| Sargent in charge. In the special tourna-
ment drills, the Colds" are under Miss
Downes and the Greens" under Miss
| Thompson.
Miss Florence Spofford, president of
the league and vice president of the
South Atlantic zone; Mrs. Laura Stovel,
as personal representative of the Ma
tional Federation president, and Miss
Annah Fletcher, as new member dele
gate, represented the Washington
League at the zone conference at Au-
gusta, Ga, April 10 and IL.
The budget party for April Is at the
Arts Club, 2017 street, and the large
card party for the afternoon of May 2
at the Washington Club were an
nounced. Make reservations with Miss
Ada Hill, 1920 Eighteenth street.
All hard of hearing are invited to
regular practice and special drill at 826
Connecticut avenue Monday at 8 pm.
American Association Of University
WOmen.-There will be no tea tomorrow
afternoon, as Is the unvarying custom
during the season at the clubhouse: in
stead, an important branch business
meeting at pm, at which not only
will reports of the recent annual con-
Vention Of the National Association be
| heard, but also a discussion open to all
members of a special committee report
dealing with some changes in the
monthly business meetings.
The annual election for q vice preSi-
dent, corresponding secretary and two
q, members Of the board of directors will
| be held Monday and Tuesday.
xNyill kNn In aVrfav Car
ton Wednesday at pm, and on Fri
| day night at 8 O'Clock an open forum on
! Character Education" will be held in
| the lounge, at which Miss BERTHE BackuS
will lead the discussion. At the dinner
! preceding the forum, a limited number
OF reservations will be accepted
| A luncheon will be given in honor of
member of the ministry In the gov
eminent Of the Irish Free State in the
! person Of Miss Brighid Stafford, who
comes here as delegate from Ireland to
| the Council of the International Fed
e-ation Of University Women, recently
held in Massachusetts,. Miss Stafford
will deliver an address following this
luncheon and will be introduced by Mrs.
E. @. Nourse.
AlOysian Club-The monthly meeting
will be held at the club house Al Eve
street, Tuesday, at $50 pm Mrs
Marie Moran, dramatic director, is
holding rehearsals twice week in
| preparation for the forthcoming pro-
duction.
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps met
Monday evening at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marine Club. The president, Mrs.
Carrie H. Doyle, presided. Three appli-
cations for membership were received.
Mrs Anna Horn, chairman Of the exec
Z Ttiya hnord ~
| party, held April 2.
| Washington Chapter, w. o. N. A. r.
/ D., will meet at the Womans City Club
/ April IS. The hostesses are Mrs.
/ Christman, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. F1uhr-
mann and Mrs. Citnenbaum.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
| Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Charlotte Beaver, 4l04 Harrison street,
and was called TO order by the president,
Mrs. Walter Asmuth, and was opened
with prayer by Mrs. Beaver, who also
read paper on THE New Lincoln
Biography" The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Royal BraSel, 1882
Garfield street, April q, at O'Clock.
The National Capital Chapter Of the
National Delphian Society met We'd
nesday morning in Jelleff's Little The
alter, the president, Mrs. Charles F.
Schoonmaker, presiding. Mrs Evelyn
Bright Buckley, president Of the
Gamma Chapter of the National Del
phian Society, was a guest. The pro-
gram for the day was on "Hellenizing
the Ancient World" led by Mrs. F. A.
! Casteel. She gave preparatory talk,
! followed by a discussion, on What
Greek Genius Means to Us" The topic
Philip of Macedon" was described by
Mrs. Arabelle H. Norton. Mrs. j. E.
Herman gave a brief sketch of the life
and character of Alexander the Great.