Evening star., 1932-01-31

Point" Mrs. F. w. Rauno, and Women
Patriots" Mrs. E. M. Wallace. Mrs.
Balmer was the guest.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Harvey Baker Smith. February 10.
The Helen Wood Circle Of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home met Tuesday,
with Mrs. M. o. Cooper and Mrs. l..
O, Langworthy, 1747 Irving street.
luncheon was served by the hostesses.
A new constitution was adopted. A
program of piano selections was given
by Mrs. Langworthy. Mrs. Bertha
Thompson of Williamantic, Conn.,, was
a guest.
The Lincoln and Campbell Camps,
Department of Maryland, Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, held open
meeting and a social January 28. There
were speeches made by the guests. The
music was under the direction of Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons. Old-fashioned games
were under supervision of Miss Helm
and Joseph Rose. Wendell c. Hill was
Judge on awards of prizes for fancy
dress costumes, games and old-fash-
iOned dances.
Lincoln, Cushing, Harding and
Campbell Camps Will hold a benefit
card party February II, at BOB l street,
at 8 pm.
The four local camps will furnish the
ushers for the exercises in honor of
Lincoln's birthday the evening of Feb
ruary II, at the First Congregational
Church.
The University of Michigan Aiumnae
Club met at the Y. w. c. A. last Mon
day. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Dr. Mildred Dickerson
McCallip: vice president, Mrs. James
Rolls: recording secretary, Miss Bertha
Howard; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
L. M. Lucas: treasurer, Mrs. David Fri
dav. and councillor, Miss Claribel Bar
nett.
The Alpha Chapter OF the Beta Sigma
Phi Sorority will meet at tne carton
Hotel February I'd at pm. A group
of ten members of the chapter will form
a class in voice culture and expression,
under the direction of Miss Ella May
Powell The first meeting of the class
will be held February 8 at 7 pm, at the
Carlton Hotel.
yoteless District of Columbia League
of Women Voters, Mrs. A. J. McKelWay,
has called a meeting of the executive
board for Friday at 1915 o'clock, at the
Women's City Club. Mrs. William C..
.Johnstone. chairman of the Committee
on International Cooperation for the
Prevention of War, announces the
forming of study groups, to have
weekly meetings to study the proceedings
of and the problems facing the Worlds
Disarmament Conference, meeting IN
Geneva in February. Other study
projects will be prepared so these groups
may have the opportunity to approach
the problem from various angles. All
league members are invited to join these
study classes.
Mrs. George Kreutzer, treasurer, has
resigned and Mrs. Leifur Magnusson
has been appointed.
Mrs Gardner Jackson, membership
chairman, entertained at her home,
West Kirke street, Chevy Chase, in
honor of new members. Officers and
Committee chairman were also guests.
Mrs. A. J. McKelway, Mrs. Edna john
ston and Mrs. William C. Johnston
spoke briefly. =,
Mrs Richard w. Hogue, entertained
the third of a series of parlor meetings,
sponsored by the Committee on Living
Costs, DR.. Philip Wright, was the
speaker. Mrs. Mercer Johnston Is
chairman and announces another meet
ing will be held February IT, at the
Women's National Democratic Club.
All members of the league are invited.
Cleveland Park w. C. T. L., will meet
at the home Of Mrs. D. c. Grain, 2943
Tilden street, tomorrow at 2 O'Clock.
The assistant hosteSSeS will be Mrs.
Eugene Crawford, Mrs. Chas. Burnett,
Mrs. H. N. Scruggs and Mrs. Gladys
Taft.
Lincoln w. r. C. will meet tomor-
row night at o'clock at l015 L street,
with Mrs. Cora Manoly presiding
Federation of Women's Clubs.-Mrs.
Edgar B. Merritt, president, presided at
meeting Monday at the Roosevelt
Hotel. Tribute was paid to the memory
of Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin.
Joseph Kaufman spoke for the Com
munity Chest. Miss Mary Lackey
principal of the Dennison Vocational
School, spoke. Miss Mary Apple was
SoloiSt, with Miss Jessie Olin as ac-
companist.
Mrs. Phelps, chairman of law and
legislation, presented resolutions, which
we're adopted, in opposing bill to re-
peal the 60-40 definite proportion plan
of providing revenue for the District OF
Columbia and a request for an oppor-
tunity to present its arguments at
hearings on the bill be given; also op-
position to the salary reduction OF
Federal employees as presented in GER
tain bills introduced in Congress; also
bills H r. 1921, H r. 1872 and H. r.
1923 were opposed and requests for an
opportunity to present its arguments at
the hearings on the bills; Endorsement
of the bill introduced by Senator Cap
per to control the sale, possession and
transfer and use of firearms in the Dis
trict of Columbia was voted; reaf1rma-
ton of previous Endorsement of the
bill S. 1855, introduced by Senator
Capper to establish board of inde-
terminate sentence and parole, and bill
S. 101 to provide for the discontinuance
of the use as dwellings of buildings
situated in alleys in the District Of Co.
lumbia.
George Hastings, administrative sec
retary to President Hoover, spoke on
Child Welfare"
Mrs. Ella Logan, chairman of the
department of education, announced
the program for a meeting to be held
in Mount Pleasant branch, Public Ii
brary, Sixteenth and Lamont streets,
February 10 at 2 pm in honor of the
George Washington Bicentennial Mrs.
Henry F. Sawtelle will present George
Washington, the Builder of the Ma
ton; Mrs. L. T. Jones will tell of
George Washington, the Leader of
Men; Mrs. F. c. Brinley will talk on
George Washington, the Christian
Gentleman" The public is invited.
Mrs. William T. Reed sang, with
Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham as accom-
panist. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, presi-
dent of the Federation of Music Clubs;
Mrs. Hostetter of Shelton, Nebr., and
Mrs. Cook of Somerset, KY, were
guests.
The next regular meeting will be held
February 20, with a patriotic program