Evening star., 1932-03-13

= Mrs BENJAMIN Z. Smith. chairman
) The French section will meet Wed
nesday at pm. at the Y. w. c; A.
The conversation, which will be led by
Mrs. Francis L. Hawes, chairman, will
have as Its subject, vanishing Day AZ
the Salon"
The education section, Mrs. Lawrence
Martin. chairman, will hold a JOINT
: meeting with the literature section the
evening Of March 28.
Delta Sigma Chapter Of the Delphian
Society held a meeting March in the
shoreham Hotel. The subject of the
literary program was 1.-THE Athens Of
Pericles,' general theme: The Source
of Western Ideals in the Realm of Art
and Intellect" approximate dates 4e0
BIC. to All BIC. The travelogue was
Memorials Of The Glory That Was
Greece" The preparatory discussion
was 'Athenianism as Pericles Con-
ceived It" And the topics were: Athens
in the Fifth Century THE Acropolis,"
Public Life" Private Life" Festi-
vals" and "Athenian Education"
The following were assigned to take
part Mrs. Frederick T. F. Johnson,
leader: Mrs. Homer Hendricks, Delphi
ian traveller; topics, Mrs. j. D. Rhodes,
Mrs. H. G. James, Mrs. ]. s. Boyd, Mrs.
P. J. Harman, Mrs. William Ballinger
and Mrs. william Stockett. Mrs George
Quirk opened and closed the meeting.
The next meeting will be held in the
Shoreham Hotel, March 81 at 10 am.
The Columbia Chapter of the Ma
tional Delphian Society met at the Ham
lIton Hotel March 3 and elected officers
as follows: President, Mrs Roy C. Mil
| Ter: vice president. Mrs. Robert Mansill:
| secretary, Mrs. II. Graham: seminar
| board, Mrs. Wilson Nairn, Mrs C. M.
Jansky, jr., and Mrs. George Ellis
The next meeting will be held at the
Hamilton Hotel March II, with Mrs.
George M. Norris the leader of the day.
A summary, The Scope of Our Years
study" Will be presented by Mrs. H.
DoWneS, and the following topics will
be discussed: Ancient Painting" Mrs.
George Ellis; Byzantine Painting"
mrs. Otis Elzey; THE Italian Revival"
MRS. A. r. Horn, and Study of Pic
lures" DR.. A. M. Ffnnegan.
The Washington League for the Hard
Oh nearing, 826 Connecticut avenue
Inc open House Committee has ar
ranged for schedule of hostesses daily
trom to $50 pm. in order that call
erS may be welcomed and given an op-
portunity to become better informed as
to the objectives of the league. Mrs
Lan1ng holds open house, with lip-read-
ing practice, each Thursday afternoon,
yea and cards, and each Friday Miss
Sponoro gives a special tea talk with
a snort lip-reading practice.
American Association of University
Women.-The club supper book review
VIII oe held Monday at 6 pm. when
DR.. Elmer Kayser, professor of history
at George Washington University, will
speak on Book of My Life" by Jerome
Caroan. Miss Janeiro Brooks will be
hostess
There will be no tea tomorrow after
pm. refreshments will be served Miss
Margaret Maize will act as hostess.
AT pm. Tuesday the art of the
dance study group will be led in dis
cuSslon by Miss Evelyn Davis.
Inc education Committee leader, DR.
Jessie M. Ferguson, will conduct the
study on Why Children Fail" Wednes-
oay at 3 pm. An informal dinner will
precede this. Reservations should be
mace before pm. Tuesday.
Ihe study group on modern con-
temporary poetry will meet Thursday at
IL am, with Mrs. Richard Hogue as
leader and Mrs. Leslie H. Whitten who
Will discuss Modern Negro Poetry
AL the international dinner FRIDAY at
pm. DR.. Henry T. Hodgkin of Eng
lana. now director of the Quaker Grad
uate School at Pendle Hill, Wallina-
!oro, "a, VIII speak on 1.-The Situation
In the Far East" Reservations shorld
De made before o'clock Thursday eve
ming e'e
The luncheon guest at lis nm
saturday will be Miss Janet Richards
VINO Will speak on Vital Issues of the
hour. Reservations should be made bv
FrIoay noon. At 7:30 pm will be the
ctuo supper dance, with Miss Margue-
rlte Atchison as hostess. Make reser-
vatlons by pm. Thursday. At sp.m.
the informal card party, for which
reservations should be made through the
aiming room by Friday evening, will
take place. WAL
The Thursday evening meeting at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery will be held
as usual.
Washington Home for Foundlings
At the last regular meeting of the board
OF lady visitors money was appro-
prlated Tor work for the home to be used
oy the unemployed seamstresses, under
tne auspices OF the Junior League.
A tea Will be held at the home Fortv-
second and Brandywine streets, May 2.
SHSi iiuaH WOmenS hefief Corps
met March at the Temporary Home
for Soldiers and Sailors. The presi-
cent Mrs. Agnes Sibly, presided. Mrs.
Goder was admitted to membership
MISS Helen Temple. the secretary. read
general orders by Mrs. Louise Watson
department president.
Ihe next meeting will be a necktie
and apron social March 16 at the home
OF Mrs. Bradt, 3233 Thirty eighth
street.
Arrangements were completed for a
Colonial dance and tea March %.
The Roerich Society of Washington
met Monday in the Sears-Roebuck Art
Gallery, Miss Ada Rainey presiding
Miss Louise Newell spoke on Daniel
Chester French, His Life and Work &"
Miss Isaacs gave vocal selections, and
Nine. Mertvago substituted for an abb
Sentee pianist. After the formal part
| OF the program, a meeting was held
at which Mrs. Beale Howard was
UNANIMOUSLY elected president.
District OF Columbia Federation of
Momens Clubs - Our Journey to
/ Wakefield" will be the subject of a
/ talk to be made by Mrs. Howard L,
Hodgkins on the program sponsored by
the federation, over Station WJSV,
tomorrow at l045 o'clock musical
program will be given by Gertrude
smith and Ethel Martin. Mrs Helen
M Hunter, radio program director, will
announce
Nine. Louise Coutinho will present q
musical program Friday morning on
the Among Women" radio program
| sponsored by the federation, over Sta
ton WMAL at 10:45 o'clock Mrs. H.
M. Hunter will announce.
Mrs. F. c. Lincoln. ia Maple ave-
nue., Takoma Park, will be chairman
of transportation, when the Midwest
Clubwomen make Bicentennial pilgrim
age to Washington, April to 8, and
the District federation will be hostess
the afternoon Of April 6, when an au-
tomoblle ride through Rock Greek Park