Evening star., 1932-05-01

C. G. Carr. Mrs. Margaret Dodge, Mrs,
J. S. Fraser. Mrs. L. V. Lampson and
Mrs. Kenneth Myers. The hostess was
assisted by Mrs. F. c. Lincoln.
Mrs. E. w Bond entertained the
music department in her home. 1922
Blair road. Breakfast was served fol-
lowed by the regular meeting.
The Sunshine and Country Society
will hold it's annual breakfast at the
Kennedy-Warren May 2 at l o'clock.
A business meeting, with election OF
officers, will precede the breakfast at
IL o'clock. The guests of honor will be
Mrs Edgar B. Merritt and Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. president and past pres1-
dent, respectively, of the Federation OF
Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, past president of the Parent
Teacher Association. The soloists will
be Mrs. Russell j. Clinchy and Miss
Mary Apple, accompanied by Miss Edith
Dawson. Reservation may be had
through Mrs. c. E. Dawson, Columbia
0468.
Petworth Woman's CIub.-Mrs. c. G.
Fisher 41l3 Illinois avenue, entertained
| the home section at a luncheon. A
! representative from the interior deco
rating department of Hechts gave a
! bdlh Oll vi dpc1lCS dIlO
The philanthropic section met with
Mrs. Lippard. All of the unfinished
work on dresses for the Gospel Mission
and the utility bags for Walter Reed
Hospital were completed. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs. H.
j. Smith, 4139 New Hampshire avenue,
May II at l o'clock
The ladies of the Executive Commit
| tee will entertain the members of the
club May from to O'Clock at a
colonial tea at the home of Mrs. Lyle
o. Cook, 1914 Tennyson street.
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic.-Abraham Lincoln Circle met
with its president, Miss Rebecca L.
Blaine, at its headquarters, in the New
Willard Hotel Committees were ap-
pointed as follows: Mrs. Mida Pea
body, finance; Mrs. Helena DOGGY Reed:
auditing; Mrs. Catherine Loomis Hood,
membership; Mrs. Alice C. Howard,
sick and visiting, and Mrs. Edith A
King, relief
Mrs. May D. Lightfoot was appointed
representative on the Nominating Com
mittee of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. to select the
candidates for election at the fedora
tion'S annual meeting Delegates and
SAiSAA d4ICl1ldICS dlC MISS N1dLS LEWIS,
Mrs. Media G. Bergren, Mrs Sarah E
Deeds, Mrs. Mida Peabody, Mrs. May
Parker and Mrs. Alice Howard, who
were appointed to serve with the execu-
tive board of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs and vote with the board
for the candidates selected for officers
by the Nominating Committee of the
federation at its annual meeting for
election of officers, to be held at the
Hotel Roosevelt May 10 and IL at 10
am.
Department Of the Potomac Woman's
Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic, met at the home
of the president, Mrs Louis Watson,
2807 Sixth street northeast, Monday
evening.
Exercises commemorating the birth
day anniversary of Gen. U. S. Grant
were held in the Botanical Gardens
April 81. Mrs. Louise Watson, de-
partment president, placed a wreath
on the statue for the Woman'S Relief
Corps.
Invitation was read by the depart
ment secretary, Mrs Mary Wingate,
from the War Motht IS, inviting this
department to participate in their ex-
ercises held at Arlington on Mothers
NaJ- A1lOtIlSI lIlNlJdIlOIl was TedQ from
the Military Order of the World War
to participate in the massing of the
colors at the Sylvan Theater May 20
at 2:l5 pm.
Park View Woman's Club.-The Lit
erary Committee met April 26 at the
home Of Mrs. Harry Gutridge, 321O
Park place. The assisting hostesses
we're Mrs, Faris Mrs. Moore, Miss
Shannon and Mrs. Leach. There will
be no meeting of the committee in
May. The chairman, Mrs. L. E Muir
ray, presented a program. Mrs. John
Potts reviewed American Beauty" by
Edna Ferber, to which Mrs. Murray
added an article on the work of this
author. Miss Augusta Machen gave
readings, The Prince of Court Paint
erS" and Carnations"
Part OF the program was devoted to
remarks on the Folger Shakespeare
Library. Emerson's Essay on Shakes
peare' was read by Mrs Stitt.
The club president, Mrs. P. B. Ash
burn, was among the guests.
Kit Carson Woman's Relief Corps
met at the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club house, with the president
Mrs Marie E. Summers. presiding,
MIS- Charters was elected to member
ship.
A flag will be presented by this CORPS
May 81 to Boy Scout Troop of the
Ninth Street Christian Church. Mrs.
Edith Bugbee, corps patriotic instruc-
tor, in charge Of the exercises.
A bake sale will be held MAY 7 bv
the Executive Committee. On May 8
members will attend a card party
given by Lincoln Corps at so M street
northeast.
The president and all past corps
presidents will attend the past presi-
dents party, to be held by Phil Sheri-
dan Corps at the Thomas Circle Club
May 5. AN
The next meeting will be held Nav
at the Soldiers Sailors and Marines
Club.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet May under the presidency of
Helen B. Gordon. A group of vocal
Selections will be given by Miss Leona
RIDER, Maude Howell Smith, reading
cI poems; scene from a Bernard
Shaw play, given by Mrs. f. c. John
son; Alice R. Griffith will read Sc
lected poems by Charles Hanson
IoWne, Margaret L. McMullen and DR..
Earle Whitley will give readings and
Ellza beth L. Bugbee will give a musi-
cal reading. A play Will be presented
by May Jameson Bryant, Thomas M.
Cahill and Eldridge Monroe.
The sixteenth annual Shakespeare
banquet of the club was held April 26
at the Kennedy-Warren Hotel. An
address Of welcome was given by the
president, Mrs. Emma Ware Anderson.
Robert Downing spoke Edward C.
Haibach sang. An act from Romeo
and Juliet" was enacted BY Esther
Waldron and Elizabeth M. Phillips. A
reading was given by william E.
Bryant.
p. f. o. SisterhOod, Chapter b, were
received in the home of Mrs. 6. L.
Peckham, BIT Eighteenth street, April
20. Luncheon was served by the host
eSS and her assistants, Mrs Sidney r.
Jacobs, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs. E G.
Jefreys and Mrs. Hiram B. Jones. The
business meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. E. T. Lomas.