Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29

Miss George Elliston of the Cincinnati
branch is national chairman of poetry
for the league.
Many programs were arranged by the
branches, and in some instances were
broadcast over the radio. Miss Anita
Browne is radio chairman of the league.
Women's City Club.-The Hospitality
Committee will be hostesses at the tea
this afternoon.
The Tuesday Contract Practice Club
meets at 10 o'clock.
A Colonial reception will be held in
the garden Thursday evening, when
informal musical and dramatic enter
tainment will be furnished by Miss
Patricia Downing, Miss Rachel Storer
and others. Mrs. Gusts r. Perry,
chairman Of the Bicentennial Commit
tee, will be assisted by Mrs. william
Lee Corbin, in charge of flowers, and
Mrs. Mary B. Moore, refreshments.
The Zonta Club held its weekly
luncheon Wednesday at the Raleigh
Hotel Mrs Harriet Howe, president,
was elected as delegate to the inter-
national annual convention in st.
Louis. in June with Mrs. May Meyers
McElroy as alternate. Beginning in
June, the club will 60 to the Young
Women's Christian Associations main
building. at Seventeenth and K, for its
regular weekly meetings.
Curley Club.-MemberS are requested
to assemble in the classroom of Albert
Hall, on the campus of the Catholic
University, tomorrow at 10 O'Clock,
where lines will be formed for partici-
patton in the parade to the stadium,
where the pontificial high mass will be
celebrated in honor Of the George
Washington Bicentennial celebration.
Miss Sylviane Bernard will entertain
members Of the club at her residence
in Bethesda, Md, Tuesday evening
the Knights of Columbus Hall at 7:30
pm.
A Smile hike was held by members
Of the club last Sunday afternoon up
the tow path to Chain Bridge.
Hugh McGarvey, advocate, enter
tanned members of the Executive Com
mittee at his residence, 500 A street
southeast, Thursday evening, at which
time preliminary plans for the annual
lawn fete were discussed.
Voteless District Of Columbia League
of Women Voters.-The annual meet
ing was held in the Y. w. C. A. hall,
with Mrs. A. j. McKelway presiding.
Reports of officers and chairmen were
given.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. past pres
ident of the league and present vice
president of the National League. was
the guest speaker. Mrs. Edna tombstone
presented Mrs. Doyle and announced
the selection of Mrs. McKelway as di-
rector of the third region of the Ma
tiOnal League Of Women Voters, sue
ceeding Mrs. Doyle.
New appointments to fill chair
manships were made-Mrs. Louis Of
tenberg, Social Hygiene; Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith Friedman. Legal Status of
Women; Mrs. Max Stern. Education;
Mrs. Richard Hogue, Finance
Miss Fay Bentley announced a COL
lege league being formed at George
Washington University.
Mrs. Edna tombstone, chairman of
the special Bicentennial Committee,
announced a program being planned
for the early part of November for
league members. Election of officers
was: Mrs. Harry Lee Parkinson, first
vice president; Mrs. Alice c. Sheldon,
recording secretary; Mrs. E. w. Spald-
ing, corresponding secretary; Mrs. AL
bert M. Putney, treasurer; directors,
Mrs. George Kicker and Mrs. Edward
Costigan.
The Woman's Relief Corps, Depart
ment Of the Potomac, will participate
in the maSsing of the colors at the
Sylvan Theater today at 2:30 pm.
Mrs Isabel Bontz. vice president of
the department. will be in charge
At the same hour Mrs. Mary M
North, past department president, as
sisted by the staff officers and other
department members, will hold exer-
cises on the Key Bridge. Poppies will
be dropped from airplanes and car
rier pigeons will be released.
At Glenwood, St. MaryS and Pros
pect Hill Cemeteries joint Exercises will
take place under the direction of Mrs
Mary H. Wingate, who has arranged