Evening star., 1934-11-18

present director.
Twentieth Century Club-The art
section will meet on Tuesday at. 2
pm. at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
when Mrs. Emmy Sommer OF Den
mark will talk on tapestries and other
weaving Motion pictures will be
shown and special exhibit by Mrs.
Sommer showing the finished work,
loom with tapestry.
The garden section will meet Tues
day at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs.
Lawrence Martin, 3114 Dumbarton
avenue. The subject Preparing
the Garden for Winter" will be dis
cussed.
The music section will meet We'd
nesday at IL am. at the Y. w. c. A.,
when Mary Apple contralto, and
Emily Coville, soprano, will sing an
aria of songs from the early Italian
opera. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes will give
a short talk on italian opera, and
Mrs. Arthur ]. Seaton will play a
group of piano numbers.
The meeting of the nature section,
scheduled for Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall, has been
indefinitely postponed.
The Woodbridge Book Club held its
November meeting in the Woodbridge
Branch, Public Library, Tuesday, Mrs.
James A. Hall presiding. The chap
lain, Mrs. Arthur H. Howell, read a
poem. The president announced the
following program: New England"
Books were reviewed by Mrs. r. K.
Easter, Mrs. Waldo w. Stevens and
Mrs. E. c. Slocum.
Mrs. Herbert StateSir, chairman OF
the Book Committee. gave a list Of
books for future reading. Mrs. Albert
H. Bunestead was hostess.
Park View Woman's Club.-The civic
department will meet November 81 at
2 o'clock in the Park View School.
The speaker will be Mrs. Alfred
Fleming, a daughter of Edward Nc
Grady, assistant secretary of the
United States Department of Labor.
The Washington Branch Of the
American Association of University
Women will give a tea tomorrow at
the club house, 1884 l street, from 4
to o'clock. Mrs. George F. Bower
man, book reviewer of The Evening
Star, will talk on some recent books.
The hostess will be Mrs. James Fred
erick Rogers. Presiding at the tea
table will be Mrs. Thomas w. Heitz,
Miss Edna Clark, Miss Grace Bailey,
Mrs. David Segel, Mrs. Herbert A.
Whitney, Miss Elizabeth Merle Car
hart and Mrs. w. L. White.
The International Relations Com
mittee will sponsor a dinner Novem-
Der 81 at Z pm. at the club house.
William Crane Johnstone, jr., asso-
ciate professor of political science at
George Washington University, will
discuss Three Centers of Conflict in
the Far East: Manchoukuo, Mongolia
and Communist China"
Club night will be observed Novem-
Der % at 7:30. Duplicate contract in
the lounge will be under the direction
of Mrs. Warner j. OLeary. Rubber
bridge in the College Room. Mrs.
Alfred H. Brooks, leader.
The Junior Group will give a mixed
dinner bridge November "a at $50
pm. The hostess will be Miss Mary
Louise Chace.
The WOmaf's Guild of the American
University will hold a tea Tuesday
from 8 to o'clock in honor of the
mothers Of new students Of the uni
versity in the Women's Residence Hall.
The Membership Committee, under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. A. c.
Houghton, is in charge, assisted by the
Hospitality Committee.
The Department Of the Potomac,
Ladies of the G. A. r., held Arnistice
day services at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier. and the president,
Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, representing
the national president, Mrs. Pearl C.
Cook of Chicago. Ill, placed a floral
tribute on behalf of the national Or
ganization. The department colors
were borne by Mrs. Eva S. Mcbride
and Mrs. Caroline Cleaver, members
of the department presidents staff.
The department president has an
nounced the annual convention will
be held January % and 29, which
dates precede the convention dates of
the Woman's Patriotic Council, which
will assemble in Washington Janu-
airy 80 and 81 and February /.
Columbia Union, w. C. r. U, was
entertained by Mrs. Josephine Grif-
fifth at her apartment at Hotel Roose-
welt on November II. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter presided. Mrs. Grandf1eld and
Mrs. James Trimble opened the meet
ing with singing. Mrs. David Lum
conducted the religious services. Mrs.
Griffith spoke on works of art she has
collected during her travels abroad.
Mrs. John F'rizzell, Mrs. Sherwood,
Mrs. Peckham and Mrs. Parker also
spoke.
The December meeting will be held
at the home Of Mrs. Henry.
Petw0rth Woman's CIub.-The Wis
iting Nurses Unit met Monday after
noon at the Georgia avenue branch
for work on surgical supplies, with
NAo' ouC 1slSllWlIlc pL cSlulJlS.
Mrs. r. C. Smith was hostess to the
literature section on Monday evening,
with Mrs. jeanette Cavanagh assist
ing. A playlet. Ever Young" writ
ten by Alice Gerstenberg, was pre-
sented by Mrs. E. B. Johnson, Mrs. L.
T. Jones, Mrs. o. H. Nelson and Mrs.
T. S. Tincher. Mrs. A. c. Norcross
gave the poetry part of the program
and Mrs. r. S. Hart contributed
This and That"
The hospitality section met We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. M. T.
Dixon.
Votes for the District of Colum-
bia" was the topic of discussion at
the civic section meeting Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. B. j.
Waldo. Mrs. H. c. voolfolk was as
sistant hostess.
The home section sponsored a
luncheon Friday for the benefit of
the Dennison School.
The meeting of the educational sec
tion will be held tomorrow evening
at the home of Mrs. G. E. Hudson,
622 Allison street, with Mrs. r. E.
Holm and Mrs. r. E. Adams assist
ing. Mrs. A. c, NorcroSS will speak