Evening star., 1932-02-28

w. LYMAN and Mrs Flora McGill
Keefer presided at the tea table.
Mrs. Albert Baggs, Miss Margaret I.
Fraser, Mrs. William C. Clerk, Mrs.
Sterling Backoven, Mrs. Edwin j. Ryan
and Mrs. Gertrude Janney Mcpherson
assisted in the dining room.
Among the guests were: Mrs. Con-
rad Syme Mrs w. B. Nell of Florida,
Mrs. w. w. Husband. Mrs. Littlejohn,
Mrs Lambert, Mrs. Wotherspoon and
Mrs Willard Macdonald Mrs. John
w. Bennett, a descendant of Bushrod
Washington, represented the Washing
ton family.
District of Columbia Federation Of
WOmen's Clubs. - FranceSka Kasper
Lawson, soprano concert soloist, will
be heard over Station WJSV at
I1O:45 o'clock tomorrow morning on
the musical program sponsored by
the Sunshine and Community So
ciety of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs. Eliza
beth Darlington Simpson. graduate
pianist of Holm College, will be the ac-
companist. Hazel E. Brown Piers, con-
cert pianist, will give group OF Selec-
tions. Mrs. Helen M. Hunter will pre-
sent the artists.
Mrs Harriet Hawley Locher, will be
the speaker on the Among Women"
program sponsored by the federation
each week on Friday morning at 10:45
o'clock over Station WMAL; Special
Programs for Children" will be the sub
ject of the talk. Mrs. H. M. Hunter,
radio program director, will present the
speaker.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, president, will
preside at the business meeting tomor-
row at l o'clock, at 1106 Connecticut
avenue. Mrs. Charles H. Bair. chair
man of the Bicentennial Committee,
will present a program at 2:30 o'clock,
to be followed with tea. On the pro-
gram to be presented will be Selma Sell
| niger Klein. concert soprano soloist;
Rose Hyer Hartung, contralto soloist;
violin solos by Dorothy Seamans
Louise Prescott and Mr.. Earl Klein will
| be the accompanies. Esther Bair will
read colonial sketch. The art section
of the Petworth Women's Club will in
terpret the country dance of the
eighteenth century The Dramatic
Club of Areme Chapter, o. E. S., will
dance the minuet.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters of Union Veterans, accom-
panied by their president, Mrs. Nan
Slattery, and her staff, attended the
| joint services of the Grand Army,
Spanish American War Veterans, the
! Women's Relief Corps, Sons of Union
| veterans and the auXiliarieS to the sons,
held in honor of the Bicentennial of
! Washington'S birth at the Douglas Me-
mortal Methodist Episcopal Church,
Eleventh and H streets northeast, last
! Sunday. DR.. A. H. Mckinley, pastor,
spoke. The tent met Friday evening in
regular meeting at 808 I street and
| LATER adjourned fnr q nn1 al ton
tent will hold a memorial service at the
Tomb of the Civil War Unknown in
Arlington National Cemetery March
6 at PM.
Park View Wor1an's Club.-The lit
erary section held its February meeting
at the home of Mrs. Aria Morgan Tues
day evening. The assisting hostesses
were Mrs. FELTON,, Mrs. Standish, Mrs.
Stutt and Mrs. Griffith. The program
was arranged in honor of George
Washington. A paper dealing with the
life of Washington was read by Mrs.
Pierce B. AShburn, president Mrs.
Walter Sommers gave a humorous skit
on the cherry tree incident, the words
| of which were written by Mrs. George
Dalwick. Mrs. Warren Wagner led the
group singing, with Mrs. Sommers at
the piano.
Women's Auxiliary, r. M. A So
cial was held at the home of Mrs. L. W.
Kasehagen February 20. r. E. Plymale,
! toastmaster, announced several selec-
tionS to be given by the Bethany Quar-
tet, accompanied by Mrs. P. A. Taylor.
A solo was rendered by Mr.. Mayer, ac-
companied by Miss Johnson c. G.
| Goodloe gave a talk. An oak gavel was
presented, through Mrs. j. B. Justis, by
the auxiliary to the Washington Branch,
r. M A.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
| February "a in the home of Mrs H. F.
Patterson, SIS Bryant street. Mrs. " G.
Austin was the assisting hostess. The
business meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Beasley. Papers
were given: "Washington-the Man
and the Citizen" Mrs. ]. C. Hemphill,
and THE Women of the Washington
Family" Mrs. H. F. Patterson. The
guests were Mrs. Morgan and Mrs.
Mattson.
The next meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Daniel Shork March 9.
Curley CIub.-At a meeting Of the
Executive Committee Thursday eve
ming at the residence of Miss Stella Nc
Garvey, 610 Rock Creek Church road;
preliminary arrangements were outlined
for the tenth anniversary celebration of
the club in May. The celebration will
open with an anniversary mass in one
of the local churches, at which Rev.
Father Francis x. Cavanagh, chaplain
of the organization, will officiate. One
Of the features will be a banquet and
reception, at which Archbishop Michael
J. Curley of Baltimore will be the guest
of honor This affair will be held in
one of the local hotels May 9.
Joseph McGarvey, chairman Of the
Dramatic Committee, rendered his res
ignation and Arthur Bradley White was
appointed.
The meeting scheduled for March "a
has been postponed until March 81.
The next gathering of the club will be
March 10 in the Continental Hotel, at
which time members Of st. Peters
Choir, under the direction of Chris
topher Tenley, will render numbers.
Lincoln Womans Relief Corps.-On
February II Miss Ruth Scott Mrs.
Catherine Scott and the president, Mrs
Cora Manoly, placed a wreath on the
Lincoln Memorial at pm, the same
evening the colors were represented by
Mrs. Mamie Campbell Mrs Fannie
Thoma, Miss Ruth Scott and Mrs
Catherine Scott at the First Congre-
gational Church The color bearers
and president attended George Wash
ington services at the Douglas NJ E.
Church. Eleventh and H streets north
east last Sunday.
The Sunshine Club will meet March
3 at 8 pm, at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Cora Mandy, 1911 Kennedy
street, for social.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet March /, with May Jameson Bry-
ant, presiding The program is as fol-
lows: Arthur and His Ring" to be