Evening star., 1934-04-22
WOmen's Clubs Federation
Will Hear Talks on Press
April Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow-Readins
From macbeth" to Commemora Annl-
versary of Shakespeare S Birth.

dressed by Miss Malvina Lindsay, as
sociate editor of the Washington
Post, on The Petticoated Press" She
will be introduced by Mrs. Ruth H.
Snodgrass, chairman of the Depart
ment of Press and Publicity. Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, president, will pre-
side.
DR.. Della R. DuComb will give a
soliloquy on The Romance of the
Printing Press" Mrs. George Oliver
Gillingham, chairman of the Depart
ment of International Relations, will
report on the work of her department.
In commemoration of the 370th an
niverSary of the birth of Shakespeare
Mrs. Sarah E. Deeds will give read
ing from Macbeth" Mrs. James
Shera Montgomery, chairman of
music, will present Mrs. Miriam Bangs
Hilton, soprano.
Resolutions Up.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. general fed
Grafton director, will present the
resolutions to be voted upon at the
Hot Springs Council meeting May 81
to 20.
Mrs. Helen Morrison Hunter, chair
man of radio, will present Friday
morning from station WRC, at II
O'Clock, Miss Anita Schade, president
of the German Literary Society, in a
program of musical readings COM
memorating the 10th birthday ami
versary of Richard Strauss.
The elimination of the annual
meeting, May 10 and II, will be the
banquet at the Mayflower Hotel May
IL at Z pm. in honor of Mrs. Grace
Morrison Poole, president of the
H. F. W. c., and also the 40th ami
versary of the founding of the local
federation. The first vice president
of the General Federation will also
occupy a conspicuous place on the
program. Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson,
Contralto, will come from Oklahoma
to present some American Indian
songs in costume. Other speakers will
be Representative Isabella Greenway,
Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., and
Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin, civil
service commissioner.
Prize Is Presented.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer who will be a
guest OF honor, has given the award
tor purchase prize which will be
presented to the General Federation
Of Women'S Clubs at the banquet
Mrs. Marie C. Deal, dramatic soprano;
Gilbert Linville, tenor, and Mrs. Elsie
Harvey Weaver, pianist, will be guest
artists.
Mrs. Johan c. Kondrup, general
chairman, is receiving reservations for
the banquet. Call Potomac 1924.
The Parkview Woman's Club met
at the home of Mrs. E L. Hahn, 742
Rock Creek Church road. Assisting
hostesses were Mrs. Sommers, Mrs.
Neister, Mrs Woodward, Mrs. Evans
and Mrs. Harries. Mrs. Rebecca
Greathouse, former assistant district
attorney, gave talk, and Mrs. G. w.
Harris gave an operalogue on Tam
hauser," by Richard Wagner. Mrs.
Edgar Merritt, past president of Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs,
was a guest.
The Educational Committee met at
the Dennison Vocational School for
luncheon, afterward making a trip
through the building. Mrs. P. B.
Ashburn is chairman Of this group.
A card party was held at the home
of the chairman of the Philanthropic
Committee, Mrs. Aria Morgan, 425
Manor place. Miss Theron Brooks
assisted.
The bridge section met at the home
of Mrs. Walter Erwin, 753 Quebec
place. Mrs. George James assisted.
The art group, under the chair
manship of Mrs. Laurence Murray,
visited the Cathedral.
Mrs. Harry Gutridge, chairman Of
the literature section. announces a
meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles
Bair, 143O Holly street, April "a at
8:15 pm. Mrs. Fred S. Walker will
present paper on Our Modern The
ater." Mrs. Edward Stitt will review
a modern play. Assisting hostesses
will be Mrs. Leach Mrs. Lingamfelter,
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wagner.
American Women's Legion will meet
at the Willard Hotel April 25 at II
am. Mrs Ben H. Fuller, president,
will conduct the meeting, after which
luncheon will be served in the hotel
The annual convention of this Or
ganization will be held the first week
in May, when new board of execu-
tive officers will be elected
The Washington Club of Alpha
Gamma Delta National Fraternity
was entertained at dinner meeting
at the home of Miss Louise Evans,
2129 Wyoming avenue, Thursday
April II. The assisting hostesses were
Mrs. Helen Boyle and Mrs. Heidi We'll
ton. The guests included Mrs. Grace
Boykin, Mrs. Grace Close, Miss Mar
garet Collett, Miss Eleanor Craven,
Mrs. Marguerite Jansky Miss Elva
Keplinger, Miss Alicia Lehman, Miss
Ethel Riley, Mrs. Lucille Saugstad,
Miss Marie Tibbetts, Miss Kathryn
Towne, Miss Vivian VeStal and Miss
Geraldine Walker.
A business meeting was conducted
by the president, Mrs. Marguerite
Jansky. The next meeting will be
held May 10 at the home of Miss
Elva Keplinger.
The ID. c. League of Women Voters
announce a dinner meeting to hear
discussed The Deal in Our Relations
With Latin America" April 27 at 7
piAi' nG LAlC IA n. v. w. CluD mouse on
street. This will wind up the study
made this Winter by the Committee
on International Cooperation, of
which Mrs. Henry Chalmers is the
Chairman.
Washington Branch of American
Association of University Women
Phyllis Fergus, composer and chair
man of the music division of the Ma
tional Pen Women's League, will pre-
sent several members of the COM
posers' group in musical program to-
morrow at 4 pm. Mrs. Karl Fenning
will be hostess. At the tea tables
will be Mrs. George B. Rom, Miss Ella
Given, Mrs. Howard D. Nichols, Miss
Sarah P. Grogan. Receiving the
guests with Mrs. Fenning will be Mrs
Ernest l. Lewis, Mrs. Clinton L. Dog
gett, Mrs. Karl D. Loos and Mrs.
Laurence Radford. Phyllis Fergus
has extended to members OF the club