Evening star., 1934-03-18

Grafton of Women's Clubs will
present Mrs. Edward Everett
i Gam at the last Of the Lenten
book talks which are being
given for the benefit Of the General
Foundation Fund March
20 at the headquarters, 1734 N street
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, director from
the local federation to the General
will be hostess. Mrs. Gam
will review her book on life in
The review will be fol-
lowed by an informal reception and
tea. Mrs. Gam has consented to
any copies Of he book
owned by members of the audience.
The next meeting of the District
Federation will be held March 26 at
1890 am. in Barker Hall. The de-
partment of fine arts, with Mrs. Ellis
Logan as chairman, will have charge
of the program. The Committee on
Drama. Mrs. Esther M. Bair, chair
man, will present the Easter pageant
Of the Great Hope, THE QueStioner, p"
by Lyman R. Bayard. Mrs. Bair is
the pageant. Mrs. Zelda
Miller Haun will play the music in
cidental to its production and Mrs.
Charles J. Sterner and Mrs. Ruth
H. Snodgrass will sing.
Clubs participating in the produc-
tion Of this pageant are the Park
View Women's Club. the Petworth
Women's Club, the Political Study
Club. Philo Classics, Sunshine and
Community Society, Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, Takoma Park
Womens Club, the Women's City
Club, the Housekeepers' Alliance, the
District of Columbia Auxiliary of the
National Sabbath Alliance and the
Marietta Park Women's Club.
Next Saturday at pm, over Sta
tion WMAL, "Peale and His Mu-
scum" will be presented during the
General Federation's Art in America
series of radio art lectures.
For the weekly radio program Mrs.
Samuel A. Swiggett, chairman of the
division of art of the local federation,
will speak on the exhibition of paint
ings by Washington artists now being
held in the public libraries under the
sponsorship Of the department of fine
arts Of the federation. Mrs. SWiggett
will be presented at IL am, from
Station WRC.
The P. E. O.s of the District have
'Nineties in a novel arrangement of
fashions, songs and dances from
the Memory Lane parade for the
evening of March % at Fishburn
Hall, 1410 Columbia road. The pro-
gram will feature Nathan Clark, bari
tone, as master of ceremonies Mr.
Clark will present cast in a variety
If novelty numbers. A style revue
has been arranged by Mrs. Willard
Buell..
Miss Jane Anderson will head the
Hospitality Committee and Miss Ma
bel Davenport Doud of Chicago, ma
tional president of P. E. O., will be
the guest of honor. Miss Laura Han
son is chairman of the Ticket Com
mittee, and the program is under the
direction of Mrs. Sterling Bockoven.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs. E. v. Carr, 923
Decatur street. Mrs. M. M. OKeefe
presided. America" was sung by
Mrs. Emily Jarboe, accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. Carr. The program
was as follows: Piano solo, Mrs. Carr;
report of the Federation of Clubs,
Mrs. c. B. Green, and a paper on
The History of American Music and
Musicians Mrs. Jarboe. Mrs. O'Keefe
gave facts Of the early days of Wash
ington. The next meeting will be
on March 20.
Marietta Park Women's Club-A
business meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Lawrence S. Gross, 6015
Fifth street, Mrs. Stanley D. Reed,
the president, being in the chair.
Mrs. John Morgan, philanthropic
chairman, held meeting of the sew
ing group at her home, 418 Ogle-
thrope street, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John Whetzel, bridge chair
man, has arranged that the afternoon
group will meet with Mrs. John Kiley,
436 Peabody street, March 20, and
that the evening group will meet at
the home of Mrs. Conrad Nix, 44O
Peabody street, March n.
The literary group met Thursday
at the home of Mrs. L. L. FanSher.
724 Whittier street. Mrs. Conrad Nix
gave a short talk on Arlington, the
place last visited by the art group.
Mrs. Stanley D. Reed reviewed "In-
vitation to the Waltz" by Rosamond
lehman.
Miss Olive Long, employed in the
Weather Bureau, spoke on snow
crystals. Mrs. I. L. Stormont pre-
sented reading Of the one-act play
of Alice Gerstenberg, Fourteen"
Mrs. I. T. Haig of MiSSoula, Mont,
and Mrs. Laurel E. Ellison Of Los
Angeles. Calf, were guests of Mrs.
Gross.
Those assisting Mrs. Gross were
Mrs. Stanley D. Reed, Mrs. Thomas
G. Atkeson, Mrs. Charles Sterner and
Mrs. Walter H. E. Jaeger.
The next business meeting will be
April 3 at the home of Mrs. Martin
Beard, STAB Fifth street. Mrs. Ber-
nard Ostmann, chairman of the mu-
sical tea, to be given in April, will
announce the completed plans.
The American Federation Of Organ
izations for the Hard of Hearing an
nounces the formation of a Commit
tee on Legislation. Charles G. Bluett
OF the California Rehabilitation Bu-
reau, San Francisco, is chairman OF
the committee and the other members
are John ]. Lee, State director OF
special education, Lansing, Mich, and
George r. Dickson Of this city. Mr..
Dickson was formerly a member OF
the War Industries Board and later
assistant to the Secretary Of Com
merce. This committee will report on
any legislation affecting the educa-
tional or economic status of handi-
capped persons at the annual confer
ence Of the federation, to be held at
the Maydower Hotel In June.