Evening star., 1933-05-28
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

The corps will assist in the services
on the steamer Gen. Rucker today in
memory of the sailor dead of the Civil
War. Also on the Key Bridge at 2:30.
service in charge of Mrs. E. Helen
Temple, for the sailor dead of all wars.
The corps will also participate in the
massing of the colors at Mount St.
Adams today at 4 pm.
Flag day exercises under auspices OF
the Woman's Relief Corps will be held
on the east Capitol steps June IA at
8 pm.
The corps held birthday party at
the Thomas Circle Club. The dramatic
club presented the comedy "A Manless
Wedding" The next meeting will be
held June at the Thomas Circle Club.
PhilocIassics met May 10 at the
home of Mrs. F'ohrman, College Heights,
Md. The president, Mrs. Peckham,
presided. The annual reports of the
officers were read. Mrs. Ira ShantZ
was elected to membership. Plans were
completed for the work of next year
The reading of THE Winters Tale"
was completed under the leadership of
Miss Macmillan.
Chevy Chase Branch, n. L. of
A. p. W.-Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson will
entertain the members at her home
Tuesday at luncheon, following which
will be a business meeting presided
over by the president, Mrs. Emma w.
P. Slack.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein met
for the last time this season at the
/ home of the president, 1929 Rhode
Island avenue, May 20. The main
! part Of the program was dedicated to
Johannes Brahms. Henry Gregor spoke
on Brahms, the composer of SYM
! phonies, and Anita Schade spoke on
Brahms, the liederkomposer; Wiihel-
mine Spanhorfd Walter sang groups of
/ Brahms songs, with Priska Kaspar at
/ the piano, and Brahms compositions
| for piano were played by Frances
/ Gutelius and Henry Gregor. DR.. Anton
| Lang, jr., of Oberammergau read poems
written by his famous father and one
of his own poems. Herr Gerrit Won
naeften of the German embassy made
the closing address.
The National Farm and Garden Asso-
citation will meet at the home of Mrs.
Doak, wife of the former Secretary of
Labor, at her country place, Notre Md,
! in Arlington County, Va, tomorrow at
O'Clock. Miss Florence Ward vice
president of the National Capital Divi-
sion. will speak on the purposes and ac-
| tivitieS of the association. Tea will be
served in the garden.
| Mrs o. L. Veerhoff is president of the
National Capital Division, which COM
prises the States of Virginia, West Vir
giria. Maryland and the District of
Columbia. Some of those attending the
meeting and interested in forming
unit of the association in Arlington
Couty, are: Mrs. Woodin, wife of the
Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary
Grace Roper; Mrs. White, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State; Mrs.
Charles L. McNary. wife of Senator
McNary. Mrs. McNary is chairman of
organization and membership of the as
sociation. Other members are Baroness
Won Loewenfeldt, Mrs. Frederick Brooke.
Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Mrs. Ellis Yost and
Mrs. George Burnham, wife of Repre-
sentative Burnham of California.
Benjamin Franklin University Wom-
ems Club met at Harvey's May 20. when
! plans for the June meeting, which will
! take the form of a picnic, were dis
cuSsed.
National Capital Chapter, Delphianss
met at Jelleff's Little Theater Wednesday,,
WIN Iiie plSSloeIiC, MAs LaCd4ie, III
| the chair. The program leader was Mrs.
Allen S. Wolf; the subject, Eighteenth
| Century Drama, or the First Age of
| Liberalism" In the survey Mrs. Latane
| spoke of the reforms and reconcilia-
| ti0ns," together with the "humor of
character or of situation" Mrs. Thomas
j. Rice gave the character of Sheri
dams work" and analyses of the acts of
The School for Scandal were con-
tributed by Mesdames A. C. Christie,
Retta Maybee, T. A. Hntley, c. M. God
frey and A. H. Norton.
The garden party, to be held at the
hCme of Mrs. Latane June 10, when Ma
tional Capital Chapter will entertain the
members of the six other Washington
chapters, was discussed.
The Writer'S League Of Washington
will hold its last meeting for the season
next Friday evening at the Thomson
Community Center.
| At the last meeting Miss Evelyn
Crane read a story. Miss Lillian Graves
| gave poem, written after the death of
William Tyler Pages dog, which sacri-
feed her life for her puppy. A story
| by Miss Georgia Redway was discussed.
| Miss Anna PrieStley read a poem.
Miss Margaret Bailey was awarded
! the Isabel Anderson prize in the Dis
I trict of Columbia League of American
Pen Women's feature contest and Miss
Willard Howe received the special prize
in the short story group in the same
organization.
The Zonta Club held its weekly
luncheon at the Y. w. C. A. Wednes-
| day. Mabel Strider had as her guest
Mrs Jessie Burial Eubank of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, and Marion Hines Taylor
| had Mrs. Harriet Ament and Mrs.
Lucy Jane Hines as her guests. Mrs.
George Caleb Moor. president, Womans
American Baptist Home Mission Society
OF New York City, was introduced by
Mabel Strider, and gave an address on
Nicaragua.
The Capitol Hill History Club held
the last meeting of the year Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. D. L. Pitcher, Sol
diers' Home Grounds, Mrs Philip Mar
tin assisting hostess. Luncheon was
served under the trees, following which
the president, Mrs. Daniel Shook, called
! the meeting to order.
Mrs. Yort reported arrangements for
the June luncheon are complete. 1t will
be held at Collinwood Tea House, on the
Mount Vernon Boulevard, June IA at
l pm. For transportation information
call Mrs. Jason Waterman.
The study period consisted of papers:
"The Floridas," by Mrs. Root, and
Noted Women of the Nineteenth Cen
tury,' by Mrs. Yort. The new officers
will be installed at the June luncheon.
The club adjourned to meet at the
home of Mrs. Charles Fisher, 1858 Nc
Kinley street, October II, Mrs. E. &.
Foltz assisting hostess.
The Soroptomist Club met at the
Willard Hotel May "a. The meeting
was opened by the president of the
club. Miss Nora B. Huffman.
The honor guest and principal
speaker was Thomas Littlepage, presi-
dent of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce Mrs. Kate Trenholm
Abrams. director of the League of Ma
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