Evening star., 1932-02-14
will be given by sophocles rspas, gui.

win ,.1l., b given by s'Dh0cl'' r'p''' sui'
The class in Old Testament htera-
ture. Ellis Meredith, chairman, meet.
tuesdays at o'clock. The subject thi,
week will be Solomon"
The book review section will meet
Tuesday at 4:45 o'clock.
A card party sponsored by the Hos
pitality Committee will be held Wed
nesday at 3 o'clock.
At the February business meeting
the following members were elected to
serve on the Nominating Committee
Miss Alice M. Heaven, chairman; Miss
Nell v. Price, vice chairman; Nine
Marie Boulay Anderson, Mrs. A. G
Dodge, Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, Mrs
Frank Golden, Mrs. Anna H. B. Kin.
ney, Mrs. Custis r. Perry and Mrs
Frank G. Stewart.
The Park View Women's Club held
its Bicentennial Celebration February
9 at the home of Mrs. D. Edward
Clarke, 1914 Farragut street. The
hostess was assisted by Mrs. Leach
Mrs. Jonscher, Mrs. Seckinger and
Mrs. Mckay. The president, Mrs. P
B. Ashburn, presided at business
session. 1t was voted to give a ward
party" at Walter Reed Hospital at a
date to be selected later. A new men,
ber was accepted, Mrs. Mary Grace
Catling. Mrs. D. Kimble of Park View
School spoke Of the schools proposed
oratorical contests. The Art Commit
tee will meet the afternoon of Febru-
ary 10 at the home OF Mrs. Warren
Wagner, 3674 Park place. The Bridge
Club will meet the afternoon of Feb
ruary Is at the home Of Mrs. E. P. Fol-
lard, 438 Newton place.
The remainder Of the evening was
spent by the guests. who were in colo
nial costume. in a special program. "A
Tribute to Virginia" was read by Mrs
George F. Dalwick. Miss Louise FELTON,
gave reading. Irving w. Bucklin, i'm
personator and singer, took prominent
part in the program. A group of dane
ers was led by Mrs. w. o. Hancock.
District of Columbia Federation OF
WOmens Clubs.-Mrs. Edgar B Me-.
ritt, president, has called a meeting Of
the executive board past presidents
and department chairmen for tomor-
row at 10:45 O'Clock at the Roosevelt,
Hotel
Mrs Giles Scott Rafter, for l6 year;
president of the Parent Teacher As.
sociation. will be the speaker over sta
Musical numbers will also be inciudee
| in the program sponsored over this sta
ton each week Monday morning
Mrs. Whitman Cross, president Of the
Instructive Visiting Nurses Society, viii
be the speaker on the "A m On
Women" program sponsored each Fri.
day at lO,45 o'clock over Station
WMAL. THE Work of the Society
will be the subject of the talk Mrs
Helen M. Hunter. radio program direc.
tor, will introduce the speakers
Les Precieuses Ridicules fCercle Fran.
cais de WaShingtOn) met "wednesday
evening at Stoneleigh Court, being re-
ceived by M. Henri Lazard.
After the opening of the meeting by
the president, NJ. William J. Wallis
M. Lazard began the program with 8
reading from French magazine This
was followed by anecdotes by M. LaZarc
and others. after which Nine Manue
Cambouri recited poem. Nine. Bes.
sic Edison sang. the piano accompani.
ment being by Nine William J. Wallis
Nine. CASTOR de Bouy recited a poem
and Nine. Ross johnson sang. accom-
panied at the piano by Nine. Pierre
de Chauny. The program closed with
charade The remainder of the eve.
ming was passed in French converse
ton.
The Literature Department Of the
Tak0ma Park Womens Club met at the
Takoma Branch Library February s
when Mrs. Ethel Lamond gave a review
of The Adams Family" by Adams
The art department met at the home
of Mrs. R. E. Tarbett. 407 Carroll ave.
nue., February II. Miss Lottie Fahren.
bruich. art instructor at Central High
School, spoke on Water Color Paint
ings." Assisting hostesses Mrs. FranE
Zundel, Mrs. Anthony Hutchinson, jr.
Mrs George Commings. Mrs. c. W
Thompson, Mrs. NJ j. Linthicum, Mrs
Charles F. Ferry. Mrs. L. B. Wemhoff
voteIess District of Columbia League
Of Women Voters.-The Executive
Board met at the Wonen's City Club
Mrs A. J. McKelway, president, pre-
sided
Mrs. Clara NJ. Boyer. chairman OF
child welfare, reported on work Of this
committee in connection with the
keep the children in school" move
ment. Mrs. Cloyd H. Marvin, chair.
man Of education. will join in the
| back to school" work Of the Child Wei
fare Committee.
Miss Fay Bentley, chairman Of new
voters, reported plans being formulated
for a study Of new voters to be aligne.
with the division Of political science n
one of the local universities. Mrs. Lous
, Gutenberg reported on the clinic at tn
and I streets. Mrs. Charles Weston e.
ported on the bill in Congress to ro-
vide old age security. and it was pted
that the sponsors of the bill drat a
substitute bill with "a minimum age
Of IS years as provision.
The tenth national convention will
! be held in Detroit, Mich April 2sto 80.