Evening star., 1932-12-11
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Emerson, Mrs. c. T. Dawson, Mrs.
George Cook. Mrs F. B. Littell. Mrs.
J. w. Witten, Mrs. Ross Snyder and
Mrs. R. F. Danforth. Mrs. Guide, pres
ident, presided.
The society is sponsoring a Christmas
party for the Gospel Mission the morn
ing of December %. Mrs. Ernest F.
Guide was selected as delegate to at
tend the meeting of the Federation
Building Corporation. Volunteers were
asked to go to the Ford Building to
assist in sewing and clerical work. Mrs.
Harvey Wiley is in charge and Mrs.
Charles Bair, Sunshine member, Is
contact worker on Tuesdays.
Mrs. T. w. Staunton. Mrs. James W.
Beasley. Mrs. Klotz, Mrs. Boyer and
Mrs. Anston were admitted as new
members and Mrs. Mitchell. former
member. was welcomed back. Durwood
BowerSox rendered violin selections. ac-
companied by Mrs. Smallwood. Mrs.
Edwin Detwiler, 1419 Columbia road,
will have the card group December is.
The next meeting will be January 9,
at 1870 pm, at the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Stevens, 1905 Varnum street. with
the following assistants: Mrs. Ivan
Riley, Mrs. L. r. Bowen, Mrs T. r.
Powers, Mrs A. R. Tracey, Mrs. George
M. Trevina, Mrs. Edwin Detwiler, Mrs.
A. T Reid, Mrs H. L. Hutchings and
Mrs. H. E. Brockson.
The American Association of Univer-
sity Women will open their seminar in
social and economic planning Wednes-
day evening with Leifur MagnusSon as
chairman and Miss Marie Obenauer
and Miss Katharine Fisher leading the
discussion of the topic, Wherefore
Economic Planning" The seminar will
continue on successive Wednesday eve
nings until February IS with. the ex-
ception of December 28 and January 4.
Interest is being manifested in the
poetry contest. being sponsored by the
poetry group. for the college students
of the colleges in Washington. Three
cash prizes Of s5 each will be presented
to the successful contestants at dinner
at the close of the contest.
The branch business meeting will be
held tomorrow at the close of the Mon
day tea at 4 pm. Mrs. E. E. Danly will
be the hostess during the tea.
The Junior group will hold dinner
bridge, Thursday, at $50, with Miss
Edna Sheehy as honor guest. Miss
Dorothy Field as hostess and Miss
Marian Chapman and Miss Cynthia
Crocker assisting. The junior group will
also present DR.. Anton Lang at a club
supper today at pm. at the club house
Study group activities include the
child development group with Mrs
Lucille F. Ezekial as leader, Tuesday, at
10 am. and the poetry group with Mrs
Richard Hogue as leader on Thursday at
IL am, when DR.. Martha MacLear will
read poems by Robert Bridges.
A club luncheon will be held Satur-
day at lis In honor of Mrs. William S.
Culbertson. wife of the American Am
bassador to Chile Mrs. John William
Cooper will preside and Mrs. Carl Fen
ming will introduce the speaker who will
talk on Experiences of Diplomat s
Wife"
The Cultus Club met Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. William Kinnan, 1905
Huntington street After luncheon, the
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Herman Smith. Mrs
Elliott, Mrs. McLachlen, Mrs. Mitchell
and Mrs. Fishback were guests. Mrs
Davis gave talk on THE Moving Pic
ture Industry and Its Educational VAL
ue." Mrs. Cooper talked on Current
Events"
The club will meet with Mrs. Clark
December 90.
The District of Columbia Division
United Daughters of the Confederacy
held its annual convention December :
at the Confederate Memorial Hall, with
Mrs. Fred Louis Volland, president
presiding A memorial service was held
for 20 daughters and veterans who died
during the year. The invocation was
given by Rev. Andrew Reid Bird of the
Church of the Pilgrims Solos were
sung by DR.. Seba l.. Christie, accom-
panied by Donald Brown.
At the evening session the meeting
was preceded by the professional, the
colorbearers being Mrs. Beatrice Engle
RESORTS.
FLORIDA.
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