Evening star., 1933-12-10
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Mrs. Jacob Rosenthal, chairman of
child welfare, urged the board to con-
centrate with her committee In an ef-
fort to find Jewish boarding homes for
children In the District.
Federal measures previously indorsed
by the National Council Of Jewish Wom-
en-, are national representation for the
District Of Columbia, the ratification OF
the child labor amendment, birth con-
troll and study OF the proposed food
and drug act.
James Hepbron will be the speaker at
the meeting December IL. He is chair
man Of the Federal Crime Commission
Of Maryland. His subject Is Crime"
Girls Friendly Society-The branches
throughout Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia are planning
their Christmas programs. Variety
abounds In these programs, but all Of
them viii include way to help make
some children or aged people happier
In not being forgotten.
At the Epiphany branch, the second
Monday OF each month is given over to
the current events talk given by Peter
F. Snyder. Christmas cards will be
distributed before Christmas to insti-
tutions In order to permit the inmates
to send their own greetings.
The Rock Creek branch observed the
birthday anniversary Of its chaplain,
DR.. Franklin Johns Bohanan, by at
tending the early communion service
in body last Sunday morning.
Twentieth Century CIub.-The ma
ture section will take a trip Wednes-
day through the zoo, and will meet at
the Connecticut avenue entrance at 10:30
. M To L. oh Id
The civic section will be addressed
December IA. at 1890 pm, at the Y.
w. c. A., by Jewett Shouse, president
of the Association Against the Prohi-
bition Amendment His subject will
be "The Sane Regulation of Liquor" !"
For luncheon reservations telephone
Mrs. Goodwin, Potomac 3725, before
Tuesday evening. Mrs. E. G. Nourse
Is chairman.
The French section will have q
French tea December Is at 3 pm. at
the home Of. Mrs. John Paul Earnest,
3118 Huntington street.
At meeting of the board Monday
the following were elected to member
ship in the club: Mrs. William A.
Powers. Mrs. Hugh C.. Nicolson, Mrs.
W. Hayes Yeager and Mrs. Harold N.
Fowler.
The Political Study Club held an
executive meeting last Monday at the
Mayhower. Mrs. Frank Shortall, preSi-
dent, called the meeting to order. The
chairman of program, Mrs. Paul M.
Linebarger, reported the club will pre-
sent q Christmas frolic at the meeting
December 18 at 2:30 pm, at the Wash
ington Club. Miss Janet Richards will
speak on "Silver and Gold" Mrs. Flora
McGill Keefer, chairman Of Music, Of
fers the George Washington Glee Club.
Each member of the club Is asked to
bring a small toy or book to be given
to clothes conservation" children. Mrs.
Henry Albers, chairman OF Hospitality,
has arranged tea. -,
District Of Columbia Federation Of
WOmen's Clubs-The Division of Art.
Mrs Samuel S. Swiggett, chairman. It
has issued a bulletin to all federated
clubs furnishing working material to aid
in promoting the various projects Of this
division. The principal project is that
of the Penny Arts Fund, which was in
augurated in 1924 by Mrs. Alvoni R.
Allen as a private project, but was later
made a part of the program OF the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
The special committee appointed to
study the proposed liquor control legis-
lation for the District of Columbia, was
called together by the president, Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, last Wednesday night.
Thursday morning the action Of this
committee was presented to special
session of the federation held at General
Federation Headquarters.
The study group organized by the
Department of the American Home to
study legislative matters pertaining to
homemaking, consists to date Of the fol-
lowing members: Mrs. Albert N. Baggs.
chairman of the department: Mrs. Johan
C. Kondrup. Mrs. w. H. Sault, Mrs.
Abby johnson, Mrs. r. B. Chalmers, DR..
Laura S. Brennon, Mrs. Maurice Collins,
Mrs. j. Waterman, Mrs. H. F. Sawtelle.
Mrs. John King. Mrs. Thomas E. Grif-
6ths, Mrs G. L. Peckham, Mrs. S. Nevin,
Mrs. Emma Powell. Mrs. C. P. Keyser,
Mrs. p. j. Christian, Miss Ellen Collins
and all the officers of the federation
The clubs herein represented are: The
Housekeepers' Alliance, the Entire Nous
Club, the Sabbath Alliance, the Sun
shine and Community Society, the Philo
Classics, and the Florence Crittenton
Home Board.
Mrs Helen Morrison Hunter, chair
man of radio. announced the program
next Friday at IL :05 am, from Station
WRC. Viola H. Steimann. lyric soprano,
from New York, will present program
of songs.
The Washington Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Jewish War Veterans met last Mon
day at the Jewish Community Center
A card party will be held December IA
at 3 pm. at 60 M street northeast.
The patients of Walter Reed Hospital
VIII be entertained by the members at
a card party IN the Red Cross House,
December 8 at 7:30 pm.
Philo Classics met December I for
lunch with Mrs. M. H. Fohrman, Col
lege Heights, Md. The president, Mrs.
G. L. Peckham, presided. Mrs. N. B.
Williams read a paper on 1.-THE Char
acter of Hotspur" The play of Henry
w was read through act w under the
leadership of Mrs. H. J. Harris. Two
guests were present, Mrs. Goode and
Mrs. Charles Stauber.
The Chevy Chase, d. c., Garden
Club meets tomorrow at 2 pm. at the
Brook Farm Tea House, on Brookville
road at Taylor street. Mrs. Clarence
Aspenwall will tell how to feed and
attract the Winter birds.
The hostesses will be Mrs. William
r. Myers, Mrs. j. F. Roundabush, Mrs.
Alton p. Tisdel and Mrs. F. Baker
Weaver. The social tea will be OBJ
served after the lecture.
George Washington, Delphian Chap
ter, met Wednesday at the Hamilton
Hotel with Mrs. Eugene G. Brown pre-
siding. Mrs William Liddle was the
leader. Seventeenth Century Painters
of Flanders and Holland" was the study
subject. Topics were presented by Mrs.
j. K. Freiot on "Ruben's Life" His
Painting" by Mrs. George A. Lilly; His
Qualities as Shown in His Masterpieces,
Mrs. William L. Evans: "Ruben's Pu-
pills." Mrs. Harry Smith: "Dutch Paint
ing of the Sixteenth Century" Mrs.
HALEY. Study of the pictures was pre-
sented by Mrs. Clarence West by Ru-
bens; Mrs. A. B. Manly, by Van Eyck;
Mrs. Charles H. Potter, by Halls. Mrs.
CLYDE BeBender, tour leader, conducted