Evening star., 1932-04-24

THE FREE LANCE CLUB.-Benja-
min F. Ferrill. author of Western
stories, will read one of his stories at
the meeting April 20, 8 pm, at the
Sears-Roebuck Art Galleries, 1106
Connecticut avenue. Stories also will
be read by Elyizabeth Ford and Bertha
Inbody. Critical discussion will follow.
AL entries for the short-story contest
must be in by this date. Gideon A.
Lyon will act as judge.
The club observed Bicentennial night
April IA. The musical program was
in charge of Theodore Hoffman,,
Washington composer Miss Virginia
Cureton. violin; George Hoffman, clari-
net and Theodore Hoffman,, piano,
gave a selection and Mrs. Dorothy
simon, soprano accompanied by an
George Killeen, Elliott Harrington,
George Hoffman, and Theodore Hoff-
mann, sang. Evelyn Crane read
story.
The Argyle Study Club will meet
Tuesday with Mrs. Henry E. Cox, 4807
Iowa avenue. Luncheon at l O'Clock,
after which book review will be given
by Mrs. James E. Douglass.
The Excelsior Literary Club met Tues |
day at the home of Mrs. Royal Brasel, |
1892 Garfield street, with the president |
Mrs Charlotte Beaver, in the chair. |
The program was paper by Mrs.
Brasel and several recitations by Mrs. |
Matte Queen Ewing. The next meet |
ing will be May 3. at o'clock, at the |
home of Mrs. Harry Newman, 2804 |
Twenty-seventh street, at which time |
election of officers will take place. A
luncheon will be given by the club
April rs, at / o'clock, at the Lee House, |
Fifteenth and L streets.
Women's Auxiliary, r. NJ. A So
cial was held at the home Of Mrs. Will
liam Collins, April 16. The program |
consisted of selections by the Bethany
Quartet, as well as solos by its mem |
bers selections on the musical saw by |
F. C. Gardiner and readings by MISS
Maxwell. H. c. Hefner acted as master
of ceremonies. A feature was the show
ing of pictures of the various members
taken in days gone by" Mrs. Collins
presented each member with a small
replica of a sombrero in Mexican pot
terry and which she had secured on her
recent visit to Mexico City.
The monthly meeting was held at
the Capital Park Hotel, Monday, and
was called to order by the president.
Delegates were elected for the annual
meeting of the D. c. Federation OF
Women's Clubs. A card party will be
given May at the Capital Park Hotel.
Mrs william Collins spoke on Mexican
pottery.
Rainbow CIub-The monthly meeting
was held at the home of Mrs. Leroy
Risler, 240 Tenth street southeast. Wal
ter Curtis was initiated by the degree
team. Plans were made for the monthly
barn dance. The annual banquet and
dance was held at Golfers Inn.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Mary Freeland, 239
Fifteenth street southeast The club
celebrated the birthday of Leroy Risler.
Abraham Lincoln Circle, Ladies Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, was
War Veterans in the Army day parade
and it was a representative of the
Grand Army of the Republic at the
Army dinner later that evening.
The morning of April ID, its presi-
dent, Miss Rebecca L. Blaine, accom-
panied by past presidents of the order,
Mrs. Mida Peabody, Mrs. Clara Avery,
Mrs. Sarah z. Deeds and Mrs. Media
G. Bergren, visited the Park View Pub
lie School to present it with IL framed
copies of the Americans creed and
|
M. B. Kimble, auditorium teacher,
greeted the visitors. An orchestra fur
nished music. Ruth Howe, an eighth
grade pupil, gave a recitation; Lee
Houser of the eighth grade welcomed
the guests Past president Of the order,
Mida Bergren, presided for the Circle,
Mrs. Avery led in prayer, Mrs. Deeds
made few eloquent remarks and Presi-
dent Rebecca L. Blaine presented the
creeds to the school. The three Bicen-
tennial declamatory winners recited-
winner; Victor Kebler, fifth and sixth
grade winner, and Bernard Blankin,
seventh and eighth grade winner.
The next meeting Of the circle will be
May 2 at pm, in Room 127, the New
Willard Hotel.
Takoma Park Woman's Club.-Eleven
members Of the garden department took
q trip to Whitewater, near Great Falls,
April IS to study wild flowers. A picnic
lunch was served in the woods. Officers
elected were Mrs. C. B. Smith, chair
man; Mrs. Roy Y. Werner, vice chair
man, and Mrs. z. L. CrandaI, secretary.
An exhibit of antiques and treasures
will be on display April 29 from l to
o'clock at Trinity parish hall. Any one
wishing to exhibit viii call Mrs. z.
Horace Siegler, Sheperd 258l-M, not
later than April a.. Attach card with
name of owner and history OF article
for identification.
The Ways and Means Committee hope
to raise money for the student loan
fund by the sale Of plants, seeds and
bulbs furnished by the garden depart
ment and home-cooked foods prepared
by the home makers department.
The home makers department will
meet April 28 at / us pm. at the home
of Mrs. James A. Robertson, 54 Flower
avenue. Miss Tolson, stylist Of Wood
ward & Lothrop, will take on Spring
Styles and Home Sewing"
The Baby Lovers Circle of the Flor
ence CrittentOn Home was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Wallace Randolph,
1927 Kalmia road, April IA. Luncheon
was served. The business meeting was
presided over by Mrs. McManus, pres
ident.
The next meeting will be held May
II at the home of Mrs. Warren Hadley,
1882 First street.
Audubon Soeiety.-The third Spring
outing will be held April 80. The
country covered will be Arcturus, Va,
and its vicinity.
Those who wish to join the field ex-
cursions will meet at 1913 D street at
7:45 am. They will take special bus.
Children, if accompanied by adults,
may take part in the outing. Each ex-
cursionist must provide his own lunch
con, pay his own bus fare and bring
field glasses.
The honorary vice presidents Of the
society are Mrs Vernon Bailey, DR..
Frank Ballou. DR.. Paul Bartsch, Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, Frank Bond, DR.. George
F. BoWerman, Miss Mary r. Bricken-
stein, Miss Ella Given, Raymond
Gorges, DR.. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, DR..
L. o. Howard, Ernest Knaebel, DR..
William Mann, Mrs. George Cotton
Maynard, Mrs. NJ. j. Mclean, DR.. C.
Hart Merriam, Theodore w. Noyes, DR..
H. c. Oberholser, Edmund Platt, Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. George Shires,