Evening star., 1932-10-09
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Ill ALODO
Smith. India Since the Last Confer
ence in London, 1881" was the subject
of paper by Mrs. William r. Myers,
followed by general discussion. The
club will meet October 18 with Mrs.
Myers.
District Of Columbia Federation
Mrs. Caroline Stevens, past president Of
the District of Columbia Soroptomist
Club and president of the Temple Busi-
ness College. will speak on THE How
of Shorthand" on the Among Wom-
en-" hour of the federation, Station
WMAL, at 1o:45 O'Clock Friday morn
ing.
The D. c. Branch of the Woman's
National Sabbath Alliance was enter
tanned at veranda party by Mrs.
Henry Fenno SaWtelle. Mrs. Ellis
Logan, president, presided. Miss Eliza
beth Sawtelle. Mrs. Sarah Nevins, Mrs.
Colin Livingstone, Mrs. Wintemute
Sloan and Mrs. Ashley were at the tea
table.
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps met at
Woodlands Hall. 935 Grant place, with
the president. Mrs. Cora Manoly, presid-
ing. Sheridan Corps invited Lincoln
Corps TO attend their meeting Octo-
Der 13.
The members took part in a birthday
party given for Mrs. Catherine Scott
and Mrs. Ella Orr. Addresses were
made by past department junior vice
president. Mrs. Alice Meade; depart
ment installing officer. Mrs. Ella Orr;
department junior vice president, Mrs.
Anna Horn; past department president,
Mrs. Lizzie BaSsett; past corps preSi-
dents, Mrs. Carrie Doyle, Mrs. Annie
Dommitt, Mrs. F. E. Thomas and Miss
May Pinnock.
Lincoln Corps will hold a card party
October Is at pm. at the home Of
Mrs. Manoly, 1911 Kennedy street.
Girls Friendly Society.-The Senior
Club met at the National Center. The
next meeting will be held october 27
at the National Center.
Epiphany Branch met Monday. Mrs
Grace Berry, honorary president, pre-
sided. Miss Margaret Hester, member
of the branch and missionary teacher
in japan, who is now on furlough, was
guest.
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3. Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic, met
Monday in the Willard Hotel Mrs
Clara Avery served as patriotic instruc-
tor, Mrs Mary Logan Tucker officiated
as chaplain and Percy Parker as color
guard. Mrs. Catherine Hood, in charge
of the circle delegation for the celebra-
ton of the laying of the corner stone
of the Capitol on September IT, made
report Miss Ellen B. Foster. Mrs
Logan Tucker, Mrs. jerome B. Light
foot, MIS- Ida Smith and Mrs. Thiele
also spoke.
Mrs. Kate Perkins, chairman of the
Welfare Committee, invited the men,
bers, their friends, the Grand Army of
the Republic and its allied organizations
to a Bicentennial supper at her home
from to 7 o'clock, October %.
President Rebecca L. Blaine reported
en- the Grand Army encampment at
Springfield H.. and of the election of
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell presi-
dent of the William H. Beck Circle of
Washington, D. c., to the Office of ma
tlonal Junior vice president.
Columbian Women Of the George
Washington University met Tuesday in
the Western Presbyterian Church. Miss
Elizabeth Peet, president, presided. The
Committee reported three
full scholarships in Columbian College
qld one partial scholarship in the Med
ical School have been assigned for the
year.
Mrs. E. c. Albritton, Mrs George
Brewer, DR.. Phoebe Crittenden, Mrs.
Leland W. Parf, Dr.. Elizabeth Verder,
Mrs. Vincent Du Vigneaud, Miss Evelyn
DnJ To- rriy, Hic-
Marian KeefeT, Miss Virginia Keinard
anG Miss Mathilde Williams were elected
to membership.
The following section announcements
we're made: The faculty section, Mrs.
Robert F. Griggs, chairman. meets Oc-
tober "A at 2:l5 o'clock ct the univer-
rity. DR.. Arthur w. Hummel. chief OF
the Chinese division of the Library of
Congress. will be the speaker The fac
uity newcomers section, Mrs. Daniel
Buchanan, chairman, will meet
October 18 at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Cullen French. IN Aurora Hills,
Va. Mrs. William c. Johnstone, jr..
wife OF Frof. Johnstone Of the political
science department, will speak on the
Disarmament Conference. The litera-
ture section. Miss Grace Viola Wright
chairman, will visit the Folger Shake
pcare Library october II at o'clock.
The bridge section. Mrs Russell Shelk.
chairman, will meet at Mrs Shelk's
apartment, in the Westchester, October
26 at pm.
Mrs. Willard Hayes Yeager announced
the organization of cooking section.
Pe!worth Woman's CIub.-The litera-
;ure section will meet October 10 at 6
pm. at the home of Mrs. Claude NJ
SAB Randolph street, Mrs. E. B.
Johnson and Mrs. S. G. Waite assist
ing ho5tcss&. The program of the Sec
ton fer the year will be based on As
poets of American Life in Colonial!
Days Mrs. Sarah Jarvis will read a
paper on the history of Maryland
and Mrs. John Carman on the fiction
o. the same State. Maryland being the
State chosen for October
On october II the annual picnic of
the club will be held at Vacation Lodge.
Va The hospitality section
will BE- in charge of arrangements. Call
Mrs. R. e. Helm, Adams 1892, as to
Chapter H. P. E. O.. met Tuesday
evening at 3155 Nineteenth street. Mrs.
Mary Thomp-on Voll was hostess. Plans
provided for programs Of varied in
te-est.
The Washington Readers Club met
Tuesday evening in Pierce Hall, Six
teenth and Harvard streets, with Esther
presiding. Emma W. Ander-
son, Virginia B. Blassingham, Alice De-
pue, Clarence E. Reubsam, Emily F.
RESORTS.