Evening star., 1933-03-12
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

home of Mrs. James E. Karnes on Long
fellow street. Mrs. B. r. Stlckney, VINO
Is yacationing in Florida, sent paper
on Cuba" which was read by Miss
Ellen Golden, president of the club.
The guest speaker. DR.. William Boyd
Carpenter, professor at Georgetown Uni
versity, gave a talk, illustrated with
colored slides, on China"
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Ellen Golden, when Mrs.
P. I. Balch will be program chairman.
Twentieth Century Cluo-The nature
section will meet at 1890 D street (bus
terminaD. at 1910 am, Wednesday, for
trip to Four-Mile Run.
The garden section will meet We'd
nesday. at p.m at the Y. w. c. A.
Miss Susan Hacker will tell about her
work with terrariums, or gardens under
glass; and will exhibit some interesting
examples. Please note change of date.
The education section will meet
Thursday, at 1890 pm, at the Y. w.
c. A. Dr. Winifred Richmond of st.
Elizabeth's Hospital will speak on How
the Psychologist Looks at Insanity" and
DR.. Elizabeth Kittredge of the Medical
Clinic of the Board of Public Welfare
will speak on what is being done for the
wards of the District Of Columbia
Tables are to be reserved in the tea
room until 1890. Make reservations to
Mrs. Calvert, North 3331-J, by Wednes-
day evening.
Society of Free Lance Writers-Miss
Martha Strayer, president of the Ma
tional Women's Press Club, will speak
March Is, at 8 pm, at the Sears, Roe
DUCK Art Gallery, 1106 Connecticut
avenue, on Some Practical Aspects of
Writing"
Maj. Edward L. Dyer and Bobbie Bray
Hayes will read and discuss unpublished
stories
. Felix Conrad schwarz, at the last
meeting read two Introductory chapters
OF his forthcoming novel. Col Edmund
Sayer read story which he recently
wrote concerning prize contest rackets,
and Mayne Coe, baritone, accompanied
on the piano by Mrs. Howard j. Kloss-
ner, sang.
Gamma Chapter, Delphians, will
meet tomorrow evening at the Shore
ham Hotel. The president, Mrs. Esme
Maybe LackoWicz, viii preside. The
STUDY on Russian art will be under the
leadership of Miss Olive Newbold.
The program will be as follows: "Be-
g1nnings of Russian Art" Mrs. Evelyn
Buckley; The Novgorod School," Miss
Julia Gilbert; Eighteenth and Early
Nineteenth Century Painters" Mrs.
Jessie B. Krause; Later Russian Art"
Miss Sophia Lunsford; Study of Pic
lures OF the Novgorod School," Miss
Clara Dickerson; Historic Paintings"
Mrs. Mary Mathiot; Religious and
Sermon Pictures" Mrs. Harry j. Sears,
and Paintings of the End of the Gen.
tury," Mrs. o. w. Fansler.
The Political Study Club will meet
the afternoon of March 18 at the Wash
1ngton Club. The musical program,
under the direction of Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt, the chairman of music, will be
given by Miss Janet Coon, and Mrs
Andrew Taylor Seay, mezzo-soprano
and concert singer, who is coming up
from Richmond especially for this pro-
gram. Mrs. Elsa Harvey Weaver will
accompany Miss Seay. Mrs. Ernest
Humphrey Daniel. the president. will
announce the speaker at a later date.
At a board meeting the following
were elected on the Nominating Com
mittee: Mrs Elma Saul, Mrs Frederick
Young, Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields,
Mrs. Rosa Mulcare and Mrs. Tilman B.
Parks. Mrs. Edgar Kay, Mrs. Warren j.
HaineS and Mrs. w. F. Keohan were
elected as alternates.
Columbian Delphian Chapter held its
election of officers March at the Ham
ilton Hotel, as follows: Mrs. Robert
Mancill, president; Mrs. Wilson Nairn,
vice president; Mrs. George Norris, Sec
retary; Mrs. Knute Bjorka, treasurer.
The seminar board: Mrs. c. F.. Howell,
chairman, with Mrs. j. H. Dellinger and
Mrs. j. G. Yaden as assistants. The
chapter enters its third year with the
studyGof drama.
TheFederation of Women's Clubs will
meet at 1890 o'clock March 81 at 240O
Sixteenth street, and will be under the
direction of the department OF interna-
tional relations, of which Mrs. George
Oliver Gillingham IS chairman.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president, will
speak on the Among Women" period
of the federation at II am. March II
on "The Scientific Side of Temperance"
Affiliated clubs have been given the
opportunity of procuring the following
program material: The social service
course, from February 27 to April 10, at
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce Graphs of communicable dis
ease in the District. which are being
made by DR.. Blanch Sterling, photostatS
of which can be obtained by clubs;
Miss Clara Mcqueen, travel talk on the
merchant marine as line OF national
defence; Miss Florence Hall will fur
nish speakers on home economies SUD-
jects.
A poetry contest, open to any woman
in the District, closes April Z. in!orma-
ton regarding the contest Will be re-
leased in a few days.
The second of the book reviews Tor
the benefit of the radio fund Will pe
given by Mrs Hickerson March ID, at
2:3O. in the home of Mrs. Wiley.
The Argyle Study met at the home OF
Mrs Frank Burger of Delaf1eld place.
PAPER on american Indian Folklore"
was read by Mrs. William O. TUFTS:
Mrs. Tufts Of 1885 Madison street Will
entertain the club March IA. Mrs.
Elizabeth Cox will give book review.
The Sunshine and Community Society
met at the home of Mrs. Charles BAR,
1890 Holly street. March 6, with Mrs.
H. A. Austin, Mrs. H. M. Hunter Mrs.
e. B. Merritt, Mrs. Suzanne Rauscher,
Mrs. Parker Cook, Mrs. George U.
Rose, Mrs. w. w. Taylor, Mrs H. c.
James and Mrs. Giles S. Rafter assist
ing The president, Mrs. Ernest F.
GUIDE, presided Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
chairman of Ways and Means. gave a
report on the card parties. Mrs. E. b.
Johns, chairman of Child Welfare, re-
ported clothing sent to various sources,
Including the Conservation OF Cloth
ing Committee Twenty-Five dollars was
voted for shoes and stockings for the
"Old Woman in the Shoe" SIS a week
for the relief of a sick woman as long
as needed, $1O for a needy woman, $40
for lunches and carfare for girls at
Dennison Vocational School, Sc bags
were sent to Walter Reed Hospital. 1t
was decided to hold over discussion OF
the equal rights bill until next meet
ing. The president appointed COM
mittee to study the matter, with Mrs.
Edward Stevens as chairman. The So
ciety recommends that woman be ap-
pointed Judge of the Juvenile Court.
Mrs. John Otto johnson spoke on
drama, PAST and Present" Nine.
Louise Countinho gave piano selections.
Among the guests were Mrs. Harvey