Evening star., 1932-08-14
News of the Clubs

District of Columbia Federation-Dr.
Frances C. Rothert, associate medical
| officer of the United States Children's
Bureau, will speak on Maternal Care"
on the Among Women" quarter hour
over Station WMAL August 10, at 10:45
am. Mrs. Helen M. Hunter is in charge
of the radio presentations.
Mrs Esther Bair, chairman of the
Bicentennial Committee, announces the
following members Of the Columbia
Heights Art Club, an associated organi-
| zation, will be hoStesses at Octagon
House on Saturday mornings during
August: Mrs. Nancy D. North, Mrs.
Mary K. Nalle, Mrs. w. NJ. Winter and
Mrs. Florence Bruce Barnes.
CurIey CIub.-The annual lawn fets,
scheduled to take place Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, incidental to the
George Washington Bicentennial cele-
bration, in the rear of st. Marys Catho-
lie Church, has been Cancelled, and pre-
liminary arrangements are being made
for a carnival or mardi gras celebration
in the late Fall.
The first annual excursion of the club
was held August at Marshall Hall.
Rev. Father Francis x. Cavanagh
was reelected spiritual director for the
seventh year at a meeting Thursday
evening in the Continental Hotel. He
was stationed at st. Martins Church
for Is years as an assistant, before his
elevation to the pastorate of the Church
of the Assumption, Congress Heights,
last Fall.
Arrangements have been completed
for an open air dance in the ball room
in Congress Heights September /, from
9 o'clock to midnight. A motion was
passed authorizing the chaplain to Of
fer mass for the repose of the soul of
the mother of Archbishop Michael ].
Curley, who died at her home in Ath-
lcne. Ireland.
All executive meetings of the organi-
zation will be held at the Continental
Hotel the third Thursday of each
month, the next being Thursday eve
ming.
Zonta Club.-At the regular Wednes-
day meeting the entertainment took the
form of a so-called birthday lunch.
The committee, with appropriate gifts
and jingleS, consisted of I. Malinde
Havey, DR.. Edith Seville Coale, Mabel
Strider and Esther C. M. GUIDE.
The Wcmen's Home Club of North
Beach welcomed many members and
guests at the last meeting. Motion pc
lures were shown by j. NJ. Beard.
The monthly meeting will be held the
evening of August 10 at the club house
Mrs. Bertha Lane. chairman of the
annual shore dinner, announces the
event will take place August 10 and 90
Mrs. Edward Widdifeld, chairman of
the Program Committee, has arranged
q calendar Of events for the rest Of the
month.
The Mackin Club met Monday eve
ming at the Portner, the president, Miss
Grace Sprucebank, presiding. The
president received a gavel, which was
procured from a tree taken from the
George Washington estate at Mount
Vernon. Plans were approved to start
on the Fall play. The members were
and Miss Margaret Collins.
The Department Of the Potomac
Woman's Relief Corps held a council
meeting at the New Willard Hotel with
the department president, Mrs. Louise
Watson, presiding.
The national encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
national convention of the Woman's
TIelieI SOIpS Will De Ilelu III OpTlIlS-
field. Ill, the week of September 49,
Members will leave September IT at
$50 pm. over the B. & o. Railroad
The following dates for inspections
for the various corps have been an
nounced: o. P. Morton, october IS;
Charles Sumner, October 18; Burnside.
November 2l Lincoln, November 7;
Kit Carson. November 4; Phil Sheri-
dan, November 18.
The school of instruction will be
held in October at the Soldiers. Sailors
and Marines Club and will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. Isabel Bontz, senior
vice president.
Mrs. Mary Hutchins and Mrs. Irene
Freeman, delegate at large to the con-
vention and alternate to the delegate
at large. resigned their Offices. Mrs.
Matte Usry and Miss Mary A. Howarth
were elected to fill the vacancies.
Burnside Corps will meet tomorrow
at pm. ct the Woodmen's HeAls