Evening star., 1933-12-31

AIIdIlSeIleICS nave pe6n CUIIlpicIcS
FOR luncheon in honor Of the Crane
Army Of the Republic by the womani
department on January 20. Allied or
The annual New Year reception o.
the department in honor Of the veterans
will be held tomorrow at 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue. from 1 to pm: Mrs
Mary Howarth is in charge of the ar
rangements.
The Department Of the Republic, w
r. c., met at the home Of the depart
ment president, Mrs. Anna C. Horn
December % and held memorial serv-
ices for Miss Gussie Palmer, depart
ment musician and past department
president, who died December II.
Marietta Park Woman's CIub.-A
luncheon was served to the executive
committee at the home Of Mrs. Law
renee S. Gross. 6015 Fifth street, De-
cember 81 Mrs. William Carney, re-
cording secretary, assisted Mrs. Gross
Chapter ], p. E. O., will be hostess al
a luncheon January at the Harring'
ton Hotel at 1890 o'clock. Sesides the
members of the 10 District of Colum-
bia chapters of P. E. O.. it is expected
State chapters will attend. Mrs. Wini-
sisted by the officers, will receive the
guests.
Petworth Woman's Club.-The phil
anthropic section, with Mrs. E. P. Le-
craw as chairman, presented to the
Gospel Mission a quilt that had beer
tied by the members at their Decem-
ber meeting at the home Of Mrs. Lystel
Dewey and nineteen children's dresses
they made Christmas stockings filled
under the supervision of Mrs. r. C.
Sowerbutts were presented to the chill
dren of the Gospel Mission and the
pupils of the Atypical School.
The president. Mrs. Otto Hammer
lund. entertained the executive board
at her home, 4414 Illinois avenue,
Thursday evening.
A business meeting of the club Will
be held tomorrow evening at the Pet
worth School and will be followed by a
social with music, readings and an in
formal reception. The educational Sec
ton, with Mrs. B. J. Waldo as chair
man, is in charge of the refreshments
and entertainment features. and 1t Will
be Guest night. Among those expected
s. y,
president of the D. c. Federation Of
Women's Clubs; Mrs. Ellis Logan and
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, past presidents
of the federation.
Columbia Chapter, Delphian Society,
will meet at the Hamilton Hotel Janu-
ary 4. at 1920 am The subject will
be French drama: Study of Athalie.
Mrs NJ. X Campbell will be the leader.
The following topics have been as
signed: Introduction, Mrs. H. H.
Downes: Beginning of Action" Mrs. j.
H, Dellinger: "Athalies Demand
Through Mattan," Mrs. William S.
Graham; "Jehoiada's Plan" DR.. Anna
N. Finnegan; "The Outcome" MIS- A.
R. Horn
Soroptimist Club-The last meeting
under President Nora B. Huffman was
wednesday at the Willard Hotel
Greetings to the club were read from
Soroptimist clubs in Bradford ano
Shefield, England, and from Vienna,
Austria.
The club will hold its annual banquet
for the incoming officers at the Willard
Hotel January 10.
The District of Columbia League of
American Pen Women will give new
years tea tomorrow at the studio, 17O6
I, street, from 4 to o'clock. Members
Of the Executive Board and chairmen
Of groups will receive in honor OF Mrs.
Estelle Maloy Moses, state vice presi-
dent. Miss Jania Cnoscheff, Russian
dancer. will be presented at 5 O'Clock
by Elena de Sayn, chairman Of music.
Miss Cnoscheff will be accompanied on
the piano by Arthur Carr.
Irene Shirley Moran, chairman of
poetry, will hold an evening devoted
to that subject Tuesday. Charles Ed
ward Russell, Shakespearean scholar,
will speak on Sonnet Makers and Son.
net Making" Catherine Cate Coblentz,
poet, will speak on Contemporary
Sonnet Writers" 80
A non-fction book review will be
given January 5 under the chairman
Ship of DR.. Frances Moon Butts. A
former vice president, Mrs. Bess Heath
Olmstead, will play. Dr. Charles G.
TansiIl of the American University
will speak on Modern Trends in the
Writing of History and Biography. :"
Gertrude STEMS THE Autobiography
of Alice B. Toklas" will be reviewed by
Mrs. Hope Ridings Miller. DR.. Jean
IL.
research, will lead the general discus
sion. The program will close with a
reception to the four contributors,
under the direction Of the chairman,
assisted by the president OF the league,
Mrs. Azalea Green Badgley.
General rules for the Isabel Ander-
son contests in creative groups for
April, 1894" will be inclosed with the
January calendar. These awards Will
be made May 18.
The Business Women's Council met
December 19 at the Church OF the Gov
enant and held a Christmas party;
when each member gave and received
a toy. Later all Of the toys were sent
to the Children's Home of the Cen
trail Union Mission and Gospel MISSION
for their Christmas parties.
At the meeting January, 2, at pm
Cannon Stokes will speak on Africa.
There will be other features OF she
program, including supper. beginning
at pm. The public is invited to the
lecture.
william b. Cushing Auxiliary, Sons
of Union Veterans of the Civil War,
met at Odd Fellows Hall on Seventh
street Friday evening, December ". Tne
sons and auxiliary later held Christ
mas party. Christmas carols were sung.
Alfred E. Lang sang several numbers;
Christmas baskets were prepared ana
given to those who we're less fortunate.
burnside Woman's Relief Corps
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs Bertha B. Brown; senior vice
Mrs. Josephine GrimSley;
iunior vice president, Katie. Jones;
treasurer, Mrs. Della L. O'Brien IRE,
elected chaplain, Mrs. Rose Pennell
(re-elected); conductor, Mrs. Alice
Meade (re-elected guard. Miss Sarah
reelected; delegates and
q oiternates to the department convention.
Miss NJ. Adelaide Foster; Miss Lucy 1ss
Grace Garter, Mrs. Alice Burke, Mrs.
Mary Henderson.
The eightieth birthday Of Mrs Alice
slime, patriotic instructor and past de-
partment president, was later observed.
o,;o1 from tho Past neport-