Evening star., 1932-08-28
News of the Clubs

LLnCOiH WOndhS heileI COrpS men,
bers we're guests August 20 at the
Mandy, and Mr.. Manoly at Piney
Point, Md. A chicken dinner was
served
Special guests were: Department
President Mrs. Louise Watson. Past
Department Presidents Mrs. Della l..
O'Brian, Mrs Lizzie Bassett, Mrs. Alice
Burke, Mrs. Ella Stien, past president
Daughters Union Veterans; Mrs. Anna
Horn, Walter Horn, Mrs. Mamie
Campbell, Mrs. S. Stone, Miss Virginia
Campbell, Mrs. Catherine Scott, Miss
Ruth Scott, Mrs. F. E. Thoma, Mrs.
Annie Brett, Miss Nellie Buckland,
Miss Fannie Dawson, Mrs. Annie
Burke, Mrs. Alice Punpherys, Mrs.
Mary Dow, Mrs. Lille Creamer and
G.. w. Rabbett.
Chevy Chase Branch, National L. A.
p. W.-Miss Louise Worden will act as
hostess September 6, at 3 pm, at
Roshdu Castle Club. The president,
Miss Viola Offutt, will preside Miss
Hester Walker Beall will have charge
of the program.
Robert E. Lee Chapter, U. ID. c., will
hold a business meeting September /,
at 8 pm, at Confederate Memorial Hall,
1922 Vermont avenue. Delegates to
conventions will be nominated.
The Campbell-Loffler Sewing Club
Committee is sponsoring an "at home, y
under the auspices of the general home
board, at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home, october %.
Mrs. Irma Smith. general chairman,
has appointed Mrs. Gertrude Todd
chairman of entertainment; Mrs. Doris
Sutton, chairman Of exhibits; Mrs.
Pauline Loveless, chairman of refresh
ments, and Mrs, Louise w. Chase,
chairman Of publicity.
committee at her home, 5000 Hunting
ton street, August 80, at 8 pm.
Mrs. Louise w. Chase, chairman Of
publicity, has called a meeting of her
committee August %. at her home,
300 Tennessee avenue northeast, at
8 pm.
The Zonta Club met Wednesday for
luncheon at the Y. w. G. A. Building.
Mrs Harriet r. Howe, president, pre-
sided. Mrs. S. Katherine Maddux Of
Chicago, president of Zonta Interna-
tional, made an address. Louise r.
Stambaugh was in charge Of the music,
which was limited to the presentation
of a few sehb songs in honor of the
guest, Mrs. Maddux. Mrs. Gutelius
was the guest of her daughter.
Kit Carson Woman's Relief Corps
met at the Soldier, Sailor and Marine
Club house, the president, Mrs. Marie
A. Summers, presiding. National Wom-
ans Relief Corps and National Grand
Army of the Republic general orders
we're read by the secretary, Mrs. Louise
Watson. They pertained to the ma
tional convention, to be held in Spring
field, Ill, September 18 to %. The
department president, Mrs. Louise Wat
son, announced the Department of the
Potomac Woman's Relief Corps has a
large delegation leaving Washington
September IT. at 405 pm, on the Bal
timore g. Ohio Railroad.
Owing to i'll health. Mrs. May Steele
Howle resigned as chaplain and Mrs.
Margaret v. Marsh will fill this station
8. Kibbey resigned as guard, also due
to i'll health, and Mrs. Hattie Usry was
elected. Mrs. Edith Wilson, having
gone to Minnesota permanently, Mrs.
Myrtle L. Burke was installed as fourth
color bearer.
The next meeting will be held Sep
tember 2, at 8 pm, at the Soldier,
Sailor and Marine Club house.
The Soroptimist Club met at the La
Fayette Hotel last Wednesday for the
regular weekly luncheon meeting. Mel
lie Hysong, president, presided. The
birthday anniversaries of Mary c. Lew
is, Grace Wilcox, Margaret Conley, Isa-
belle Peterson and Sadie Trapp were
observed.
Paul CARRIER, accompanied by Jewel
Downs, gave vocal numbers. Martin
Hysong was the principal speaker.
Edna Hoffman had as her guest her
niece, who is visiting in Washington.
Mrs. Hysong invited members to be her
guests at her cottage on the Chesa-
peake Bay, September 18.
Curley Cuban opening dance will
be given in the auditorium in Congress
Heights next Thursday evening.
Preliminary arrangements have been
completed for participation in amateur
dramatics during the coming season.
Dramatics will be under the direction Of
Luke O'Reilly.
Plans are being made for a smoker
for men in the Continental Hotel the
middle of October
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps met
at Woodman Hall, with its president,
Miss Mary A. Howarth, presiding Mrs
Rosalie Shelton reported having sent
her check for 500 for the relief of the
B. E. F. Mrs. Mary j. Henderson and
Miss Ida N FrizZell were initiated.
At the national convention, to be held
in Springfield, Ill, the week of Sep
tember 18, many of BurnSide's members
will attend. The charter was draped in
memory of Mrs. Emma Deam
Burnside will hold its next meeting
September 19 at Woodman Hall.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold a lawn party September
13 on the lawn of Hamline M. E.
Church. Mrs. NJ M. Pollock Is the
chairman. The program is under the
direction of Mrs Arrel Moody.
District Of Columbia Federation Of
Women's Clubs.-Miss Edith Lathrop,
associate specialist in school libraries
of the United States ONCE of Educa-
ton, will speak on Interesting Chill
dren in Books" on the Among
Women" program, September at
10:45 am, over Station WdAL,. This
is one of the series of programs spon-
sored by the federation, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Helen Morrison Hunter,
chairman of radio programs of that or
ganization.
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