Evening star., 1932-07-24
News of the Clubs
The Woman's Relief Corps, Depart

The WOman's Relief Corps, Depart
ment Of the Potomac, held picnic July
l6, at Seaside Park, under the direction
Of the executive board of which Miss
Mary A. Howarth is chairman. assisted
by Mrs. Marie Summers and Mrs. Sara
Mcmillan and other members.
The National Woman's Relief in con-
junction with the Encampment of the
Grand Army, will hold their annual
convention in Springfield. Ill. the week
Of September 18 The department
president, Mrs. Louise Watson, has is
sued the call for all members to attend.
Burnside Womans Relief Corps held
a supper at Woodmen Hall last Monday
under the personal direction Of Mrs.
Alice Meade, assisted by members Of the
Executive and Entertainment Commit
tees, Miss Howarth. Mrs. Stein. Miss
Hamilton Miss Foster. Miss McMonigal,
Mrs. Grimsley, Mrs. Carter and Mrs.
O'Brien
A meeting was held with its president.
Miss Mary A. Howarth, presiding. The
charter was draped in memory of Mrs.
Inez Bender, past national president,
and Mrs. Frances T. Holmes member
who died July 10. The corps will meet
again August Is.
Zonta Club.-Sixty members of the
club and their guests were entertained
July Is at the home of Miss Emma T.
Hahn, archery, tennis and croquet were
on the program, followed by a picnic
supper. Vocal solos by Mrs Florence
rloIl Of la ~ fNf
music and stunts which followed the
supper.
the Y w C. A Wednesday. Miss
Thelma Barnard presided and the pro-
gram was in charge Of Miss Esther
GUIDE. Miss Stuart NeWmyer one Of
the permanent work girls, described her
work at the University of Wisconsin.
Other guests were Mrs. Ralph De Witt,
Miss Larson, Miss Margaret Guessford,
Mrs. Ulmer of Kentucky and Miss
Ruth Atwater.
The Benjamin Franklin University
Women's Club met July Is at Tally-Ho
Tavern. All girl graduates of the uni
versity we're guests of the club. The
question of amending the constitution
was deferred until the october meeting
d. C. Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. Margaret Ford, executive secretary
of the Travellers Aid Society, will be
the speaker over Station WMAL Fri
day at 10:45 am. on the Among Wom-
alton. "The Transient Youth" will be
the subject of the talk. Mrs. Helen M.
Hunter, radio program chairman, will
,racopt the sDpaker
At a special meeting Of the feder-
alton at the home of President Mrs.
Harvey W. Wiley the following chair
men Of departments were elected: De-
partment of American citizenship, Mrs
Grattan E. Kerans; department of the
American home, Mrs. Albert NJ Baggs;
department of education, Mrs. Otto l..
Veerhoff; department of fine arts, Mrs
Ellis Logan; department of legislation,
Mrs. Horace j. Phelps; department of
international relations, Mrs. George
Oliver dillingham; department of press
and publicity, Mrs. Everett Burroughs
Hickerson, and the department of pub
lie welfare, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt.
Curley Club-At the last meeting
chairmen of committees were appointed
by Roland j. Hyland, president, as fol-
lows: Silvio Poll, Audit Miss Josephine
Leahy, Membership; William j. Boyd,
Entertainment; Luke F. O'Reilly, Dra-
matte: Charles Ziehl Athletic; Miss
Stella McGarvey, Publicity; Miss
Gretchen Baden. Welfare; Miss Mary
1. MCGEE, Reception; Miss Ruth Rice.
Initiation, and John B. B. Townshend
Chronicle. The club will conduct all
executive meetings during the year on
the third Thursday of each month in
the Continental Hotel.
A large number of men Of the club
made a retreat at Manresa-
Severn over the week end last week,
conducted by Rev. Eugene de L. Nc
Donnell and Rev. Ferdinand Schoberg.
About so members were guests OF Miss
Ramona Raley at the residence of her
aunt. Mrs. Russell, near Leonardtown,
Md, last Sunday.
A large gathering of members at
tended the first annual lawn fete at the
Church of the Assumption Wednesday
evening.
The first annual excursion to Marshall
Hall will be held August 2.
The annual lawn fete will be held on
the grounds in the rear of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, on Fifth street be-
tween G and H streets, August 16 and
II.
The next meeting will. be held at the
Continental Hotel July Sas.