Evening star., 1932-02-07

The Excelsior Literary 0iuD met
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
D, J. Donovan, 1924 Courtland place,
with the president, Mrs. Charlotte
Beaver, in the chair. The program
subject was THE Political Life of
George Washington" The paper Of the
afternoon was given by Mrs. Julia
Webb.
The next meeting will be February
| 16, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
E. V. Carr, 923 Decatur street.
| Columbian Women.-An account of
/ The Home Life of George Washing
! ton" was given at the meeting Tuesday
! by DR.. Charles Moore chairman of the
I Fine Arts Commission and chief of the
| Manuscript Division of the Library of
! Congress.
Mrs. Helen TUrley contralto soloist,
sang The Girls Glee Club of George
Washington University also sang.
At the business meeting Miss Harriet
! Garrels, first vice president presided in
| the absence Of the president, Mrs. Nal
lory. She announced the appointment
by the president Of Miss Emile Mar
garet White as a member of the Nomi-
mating Committee. The following men,
bers were elected: Miss Janet McWil-
liam, Mrs. Joseph w. Cox, Mrs. John
r. Lapham, Mrs Thomas B. Brown.
The president of the university and
Mrs Cloyd Heck Marvin were the guests
of honor at the reception preceding the
meeting, in the fellowship hall of the
Western Presbyterian Church. Mrs.
Charles w. Richardson, Mrs. D. Ker-
! foot Shute, Miss Elizabeth Cullen, Dean
! Elizabeth Peet Mrs. Earl Baldwin Nc
Kinley and Miss Janet McWilliam al
ternated at the tea table.
I Nine new members we're elected in
Cludng Miss Eleanor Finckcl, Miss Mil
/ drcd T. BickfOrd, Miss Charlotte Marian
| KcefGr, Miss Mary Louise Allen, Miss
E,inor BerniCc Moody. Miss Catherine
NJ Rooney, Mrs. Gertrude Paul Silver
man, Miss Elizabeth Stein and Mrs.
| Vesta Lockwood Watson.
Mrs. Edgar William WOOlard an
| nOunced the literature section will meet
with Mrs Robert Leighey, at 1900 La
mont street, February 10 at $50 pm.
District Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. T1lman Bacon Parks, wife of the
| Representative from Arkansas, will be
| the speaker over Station WMAL Friday
at 10:45 am. on the program spon-
Sored by the federation known as the
Among Women" program. Aims and
/ Purposes of the Glover Club" will be
/ the subject Of the talk. Mrs. Parks
/ served the federation as second vice
/ president and chairman of the Year
/ Book Committee during the years 1928
/ 20. and was an active member of this
and ether organizations in Washington
/ before taking up the duties OF the wife
/ Of a Congressman.
Mrs. F. c. Brinley, vice chairman Of
the department of education and treas
urer of the federation, will be the
! TSN fnr1OTT
at 1O:45 am on the program sponsored
| by the federation each week at this
time. February Patriots" will be the
subject of the talk, with patriotic mu-
! siCal program given by Mrs. Gertrude
/ Smith, contralto. and Mrs. Ethel Martin,
| soprano Mrs H NJ. Hunter, chairman
Of program, will announce the programs.
Society of Federal TranslatOrs.-At
. the meeting last Monday night at the
home OF Miss Annie Laurie Davis, the
following officers were installed: PreSl-
dent, Paul Vogenitz; vice president,
/ Mrs. Alma E. Warthen; recording sec
retarv, Mrs. NJ. S. Perkins; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. J. H. Boernsen,
/ and treasurer IgnatiuS Jawney.
Emerson B. Christie, retiring presi-
dent, was made chairman of the Con-
tact Committee; while Henry E. Brock
wav was chosen to head the Welfare
Committee L. S. Perkins asked to be
relieved of his duties on the board OF
representatives. His successor will be
elected at the March meeting.
Miss Annie Marchand OF the Pan
American Union, spoke on Brazil and
read poems in Portuguese.
| Womans CIinic.-Mrs. c. H. Curl
first vice president Of the executive
board, presided at the meeting Monday
evening at the Clinic, 4704 Georgia ave-
nue.. 1t was announced INDECENT Wom-
en- and children can receive treatment.
DR.. z. Patterson gave StereOptlCon
health lecture Tuesday evening.
special program of music was also
feature.
The former clinic, at 1887 T street,
is now devoted entirely to cOlored pa
tients, while the clinic on Georgia ave-
nue. receives white patients.
The Rcwac Club had Colonial tea
Wednesday at the home Of Mrs. Will
liam Carl Hunt who was assisted by
Mrs. Edward H. Gavin, Mrs. De Witt
Smith, Mrs. Frank J. Brunner, Mrs.
J. Blaine Gwin and Mrs. J. c. Smith.
Among the guests were Mrs. Ernest
Bicknen. Mrs. Ellis Logan and Mrs.
E NJ. Willis.
/ A musical program was given by
Emily Bradley ElkinS, pianist; GOldie
Dressler HutChns, COntralto and Helen
Hunt yiolinist. Eight little girls
dressed in Colonial costumes enter
tanned by dancing minuetS, Virginia
reels and singing songs from the
Richard w. Thrusk. A group from
the club will sew for the Red Cross
at the home Of Mrs. w. E. Longfellow
February 10.
Women's City Club.-The Hospitality
Committee, Mrs. Gladys B. MiddlemiSs,
chairman, is in charge Of the tea this
afternoon. The music section will pre-
sent Misses Gracella and Dorothy
IIobley, violinist and pianist.
Meeting Of the current events section
Tuesday at 4:45 o'clock. George A.
/ Benson will speak on international
/ Crisis
The board of directors will meet
| Tuesday at o'clock.
| Miss Leila Mechlin, art critic, will
| be the speaker at the business and
professional section dinner Wednesday
at $50 O'Clock. Her subject will be
The Miracle of Art"
Miss Inez Becker will be guest OF
honor at the music appreciation hour
Thursday evening. Miss Becker and
Mrs Mary liant Couch, pianist. chair
man Of music, will play the third
sonata for violin and piano by Brahms,
and a sonata foy violin by Handel
There Will be a brief review of the
National Symphony concert to be given
February Il
/ The speaker at the forum luncheon
on Saturday at l o'clock will be Mrs.
Georgette Ross Howard. Her subject
will be Famous FeminineS in Politics."
A musical program will be furnished by
| Cleo SCanland Parks, contralto, who
will sing songs from Shakespeare.
Soroptimist CIub-DorSey w. Hyde
! jr., secretary of the Washington Cham
| Der of Commerce, was the speaker at
/ the luncheon Wednesday at the La