Evening star., 1932-04-10

The president announced card
| party by the corps May at Southern
| Dairies
| 1t being the birthday Of the secre-
tary, Mrs. Ethel Grimes, the president
| presented her with gift from the
| corps, after which addresses were made
| by Quartermaster E. D. Godfrey, Will
| liam F. Dorsey, Past Department Presi-
dent Mrs. Mary Wingate, Past Depart
ment President Mrs Della O'Brion.
Past Department President Miss Gussie
Palmer, Past President Mrs. Alice
Meade, Past President Mrs. Marian
Lewis, Mrs. Margaret Grey, junior vice
president of the department; Mrs.
Anna Horn, Mrs Anna Dommitt, Mrs.
Mary Bowen and Mrs. Mary A. Will
loughby. Mrs. Anna Horn, chairman
| Of refreshments, and her assistants
| served a birthday supper to Mrs.
Marian Lewis Mrs. Ethel Grimes. Mrs.
| Carrie Calvin and Miss Nellie Buck
land. The corps was led in singing by
Mrs. Margaret Grey
Many members Of the corps took
part in the services wednesday at
Stephenson statue, Seventh and Penn
sylvania avenue.
The Sunshine Club will hold its
meeting April 18 at the home OF Mrs.
Marian Lewis.
Takoma Park Woman's Club-A tea
for new members and their sponsors
was recently given in the home of Mrs.
Norman E. McIndoo by the Member
ship Committee and the executive
board. Mrs. E. Horace Siegler pre-
sided at the tea table and Miss Will
liams entertained the guests with sew
eral piano selections.
The club met on April 5. After the
business meeting the program was
turned over to Mrs. Thomas w. Mar
shall, chairman of the literature Sec
tion, who introduced the speaker for
the afternoon, Mrs. George Bowerman.
Mrs. Bowerman gave a resume of the
outstanding books Of the day. Members
of the "Fortnightly Book Clubs" of
Takoma were guests.
The literature department will meet
in the branch library April II at 10
o'clock Mrs. w. A. Miller will give
review.
Mrs. F. L. Pratt will be hostess for
the art department April IA. Mrs. J.
w. Frizzell will sepak on 'Raphaels
Madonnas"
The executive board will meet at
the home of Mrs. z. F. Burr, 241 Park
avenue, April is at l O'Clock.
VI SAuUS.-n1lS >.
Edgar B. Merritt on Tuesday, with off,
GERS of the federation joined the visiting
Midwest club women when they were
received by Mrs. Hoover at the White
House. Mrs Merritt presented the visit
ing women, representing Illinois. Wis
conSin, Michigan, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia.
A drive through Rock Greek Park
and around the Speedway, with tea at
the Women's City Club, was part Of a
busy FRIDAY for the visitors, in which
the federation was hostess.
Lieut. Rhoda J. Milliken of the Wom-
ems Bureau Of the Police Department
will be the speaker over station WMAL
Friday at 1o:45 am. on the Among
Women" program, sponsored by the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs. Work Of the Women's
Bureau" will be the subject of the talk.
Mrs. H. M. Hunter will announce.
A musical program will be given on
Wednesday at 8 O'Clock over station
WJSV.
The Sunshine and Community So
ciety met April with Mrs. James H.
Underwood, IL Aspen street, Chevy
Chase, Md. Assisting were Mrs. E. S.
Knight, Mrs. w. W. Scott Mrs. J. F.
King and Mrs NJ C. Trowbridge 1t
was colonial" afternoon, many being
in costume. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons gave
talk on colonial music Mrs. Hazel
Brown Piers entertained with several
piano selections and Mrs. F. C. Brin-
ley spoke of Washington and Trees"
Money was voted for the kindergarten
of the Gospel Mission and also for
the purchase of material for making
bags for the patients in Walter Reed
Hospital.
Mrs. J. L. Bernard. 4611 Davidson
members to meet at her home April Is
to make the bags. Mrs Kirkpatrick
and Mrs. Elsie H. Weaver were well
coined as new members.
Delegates to the annual meeting of
the Federation of Women's Clubs we're
appointed as follows: Mrs. P. J. Chris
tian, Mrs George Cook and Mrs Ivan
Riley, with Mrs. Frederick Yates. Mrs
Miles Trowbridge and Mrs. H L.
Hutchings as alternates.
The Nominating Committee for the
election of officers: Mrs. A. r. Tracey,
Mrs. S. w. Morris, Mrs. E. B. Johns
Mrs. Z. H. Fairless and Mrs. M S.
Danforth. The annual breakfast and
election of officers will be held at the
Kennedy-Warren May 2. Reservations
for the breakfast may be made through
Mrs. H. M. Hunter. 1859 Hobart street.
Mrs. Edward Stevens, 1906 Varnum
street. Will be hostess 10 the card group
April 81.
Woman's Relief Corps, Department
OF the Potomac, Auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic, held jointly with
the Grand Army of the Republic public
exercises at the Stevens Statue, Sew
enth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
Wednesday at noon, under the direction
of Mrs. E. Helen Temple Everett w.
Warner of the Sons of Union Veterans
made the principal address. The de-
partment president, Mrs. Louise Watson,
placed wreath in honor of the founder
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
while other wreaths were placed by the
| Daughters of Union Veterans, the Sons
OF Union Veterans and other allied or
ganizations The invocation was pro-
nounced by Mrs. Edith Bugbee.
The department will hold a card
party April 16, at the Kennedy-Warren,
at BIS pm. Mrs. Louise Watson will
act as hostess, while Miss Mary Ho-
warth, chairman Of the executive board,
assisted by Mrs. Marie Summers and
Mrs Sara Mcmillan, will be in charge
of the arrangements.
The corps will have charge of the
luncheon at Arlington on Memorial day.
The executive board of the department
will have this affair in charge also.
| The board members are Miss Mary Ho-
warth Cchairman) Mrs Marie Summers,
Miss Sara Mcmillan, Miss Harriet Bea-
son and Miss Margaret Mahoney.
The Grand Army Of the Republic and
the Woman's Relief Corps will hold
their national convention in Springfield,
| Ill, the week of September 49,
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps will,
! in the future, meet at Woodmen Hall
on Grant place near Tenth street on
| the third Monday of each month. The
! first meeting will be April Is in their
new quarters.
! The hooks of Burnside were audited
on Thursday evening at the home OF