Evening star., 1933-02-05

| SpOndent OF the ST Louis PoSt-DtSpatch,
will speak on What Is Going on in
the Congress" at the luncheon Satur-
day at lis O'Clock. Mrs. William John
Cooper will preside.
Miss Alice Cooke will be the honor
guest and speaker at club supper Feb
ruary II at pm. She will discuss
Mexico"
District of Columbia Federation
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president,
announces the copy Of Raphael's Sis
tine Madonna, purchased from funds
raised in the penny art fund" by the
committee of which Mrs Lloyd w. Bid
die is chairman, will be presented to
the Crittenton Home at 2 pm. Feb
ruary TO-
Mrs. Estelle Hunt Dean. soprano,
will be the. guest artist on Station
WMAL on the Among Women" period
of the federation February TO- Mrs.
Dean is the soloist at the Soldiers
Home and the choir of ST. Martins
Church, erd is also O member of the
choir at the Sacred Heart Church.
Mu Chapter. Beta Chi Sorority
Six girls received their third degree
January 90 at the home of Evelyn
Berger. The new members are Mary
Veronica Costello, Elizabeth Ann Kelly,
Gladys Elizabeth Lewis, Helen Marie
Nordstrom, Marguereta Dolores Nords-
from and Mary Estelle Wheaton. The
cath was administered by the president,
Doris NutWell, who also presented the
new members with ~corsages of roses.
Catherine Lester. recording secretary,
assisted in giving the degree
The Gamma Delphian Chapter met
at the Shoreham Hotel Monday eve
ming. The president, Mrs. Fsme M.
LackowicZ, presided The topic was
French painting, from Poussin to Della
croix, and was directed by Miss Evelyn
Kay, who gave a brief summary of
carly French painting. This was fol-
lowed by d description of the classical
painters, Poussin and Claude, by Miss
Irene Westerman. Copies of some of
their paintings were then displayed
and criticized by Mrs Leroy Elliot The
| age OF Louis XIV was described by Mrs
Pearle Friede. Copies of some of LIE
Brun and Chardin's pictures were dis
cussed by Miss Ellen Bulger, after which
pictures by eighteenth century artists
were displayed and discussed by Miss
| Clara DickerSon. A very vivid descrip-
ton OF Fontainebeau by Mrs. Evelyn
Bright Buckley brought the program to
an end. The president than gave a
summary OF the evenings work. after
which the Delphian motto was given in
unison and the meeting adjourned
The next meeting will be the evening
| OF February 13 at the Shoreham Hotel.
The Society of Free Lance Writers
will meet February 10 at the Sears,
Roebuck Art Gallery and devote the
evening principally to the reading and
discussion of short stories by active
members. lone Lee Mooney, former
president of the society, will read her
latest story Of Southern mountaineer
life. Chairman Felix Conrad Schwarz
will read one of his stories depicting
the artists of Greenwich Village. Ruth
| Taunton, headquarters secretary of the
National Woman's Party, will speak of
her experiences as a fiction writer in
| Hollywood.
At the last meeting Arthur Reilly
gave an account of his adventures in
the American consular service. A
musical interluce was provided by Miss
Oba Jan Gibson, soprano, and Mrs
Howard j. Klossner, pianist. Theodore
Morgan, curator Of the Sears, Roebuck
Gallery, invited the members of the
society to attend preview of an ex-
hibition February z Miss Myrtle Pat
terson, poetry chairman of the National
Woman's Party. invited members OF the
society to attend a meeting of the
District Poets Council March 2.
The Washington League for the Hard
of Hearing gave over its club rooms to
the Young Peoples Club of the league
February for a dance The regular
monthly business meeting of the league
will be held February 6. The club is
considering the installation of group
hearing aid, which will enable the
members to enjoy lectures and music.
Marietta Park Woman's CIub.-An
executive luncheon was given by the
president. Mrs. Stanley D. Reed, at her
home. 420 Oglethorpe street. Mrs. John
Morgan, Mrs Paul Carr. Mrs. Gross,
Mrs. Carroll McDavitt, Mrs. I. L. Stor-
mont, Mrs. John Kiley, Mrs Walter H.
E. Jaeger Mrs. Rita Golden, Mrs. Adlai
Loehl, Mrs. Joseph Horning and Mrs.
Raymond Miller were guests.
Lincoln Relief Corps was honored at
the forty-fourth annual convention of
the Department of the Potomac last
week when Mrs. Anna Horn, past presi-
dent, was elected department president.
Mrs. Cora Manoly, president of Lincoln
Corps. was appointed by Mrs Horn, as
| department patriotic instructor, and
Mrs. Mary McKeever was elected as
second member of the executive board
| Lincoln Corps will meet tomorrow
night at 935 Grant place and will have
home coming for Mrs. Horn.
Gen. J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, U. d. c..
| met February l at the home of Miss
Margaret Cockrill: the president, Miss
| Doris Casey, presided. Plans were made
for the celebration of the one hundredth
birthday anniversary of Gen Stuart,
February 6, at Thomas Circle Club.
Representative McSwain will deliver the
address on Gen. Stuart and Miss Mary
Apple will give vocal solo. Dancing
will follow. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet Tuesday in Alliance room, Pierce
Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets, at
o'clock. The program will be in charge
of Wiley o. Ison. The subject will be
Lincoln and Washington"
Arrangements are being made for a
public recital, to be held in March
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at l o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Mary E. Spiker, 1916 Euclid street
northwest; Mrs. Mary A. Leahy, assist
ing hostess.
Sodality Union.-The literary group
and their guests at the last meeting
heard a lecture by Rev. James M. Cot
ter of st. Aloysius' Church on "The
Church and Mexico"
The next meeting Of the group, Feb
ruary 10, will BE addressed by Rev.
William F. Stricker of ST. Matthews
Church. The meeting of February "a
will be in the form of an open forum,
when discussion of miscellaneous sub
jects of interest will be conducted by
the members. All of the meetings of
the group will be held in the Aloysian
| Club, Al street, at $3.50 pm.
United Daughters Of the COnfed-
eracy, on February at pm, at Ia
koma Park Community Center, Carroll
and Deanwood avenues, Takoma Park.