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the Y. w. C. A., at 1890 am. Corpora
tion Counsel E. B. Prettyman will pre-
sent his nine-point legislative pro-
gram. The program will be in charge
of the Department of Legislation.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, director of
the general federation and past presi-
dent of the local federation, will speak
on "The Club Woman" the official
organ of the federation, on the radio
program Friday at lis pm. over
Station WRC.
The topic for next Saturday nights
radio art program will be Stage De-
sign in the American Theater." These
programs come from Station WMAL
at pm.
Following Mrs. Marie Peary Stat
ford's review of her own book, The
Snow Baby's Own Story" to be given
at general federation headquarters
December 7, tea will be served and
O musical program is being arranged.
The local Department of Education
has been advised by the General Fed
Grafton Department of Education to
invite all federated clubs to partici-
pate in Nation n-wide one-act play
writing contest. The play is to COM
memorate the centennial of the first
free public school in America. Mrs.
Otto L. Veerhoff is chairman of the
Department of Education for the
federation. Prizes in this contest will
be awarded at the council meeting
to be held next May in Detroit.
The Washington Club of Alpha
Gamma Delta National Fraternity
was entertained at a dinner meeting
at the home of Miss Vivian Vestal,
Roosevelt Hotel. The assistant host
ess was Miss Eleanor Craven. A short
business meeting was conducted by
the president, Miss Eleanor Craven.
The guest speaker was Miss Pearl
Mccall.
The next meeting will be held De-
cember 13 at the home OF Miss Bonnie
Collett, Harvard Hall.
The Excelsior Literary Club held
It's November meeting with Mrs. En-
lily Jarboe, Mrs. Henry F. Sawtelle
presiding. Mrs. George Hill was
elected to membership.
The study of the British Isles was
resumed. A paper on British Traits"
was given by Mrs. c. B. Green. With
Dickens as the subject, Mrs. Alice
Creque gave short sketch; Mrs. D.
j. Donovan, facts about Dickens; Mrs.
Matte @. Ewing gave humorous Sc
lections, Mrs. M. J. Young rendered
q piano solo and Mrs. Emily Jarboe
sang a group of songs, accompanied
on the piano by Mrs. NJ. T. Young.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by her daughter, Miss
Louise Jarboe.
The next meeting will be November
90 with Mrs. Alice Creque, 1922
Wyoming avenue.
The Roosevelt Delphian Chapter
will meet at the Raleigh Hotel Tues
day at 10 am. Mrs. Edwin A. Halsey
will preside. Mrs. William Earl Clark
will be the leader.
The subject of the program will be
"The Zenith of Florentine Painting"
Mrs. William H. Rodda will present
Florence of the Renaissance" Mrs.
Lawson Auburn Meyer, "Leonardos
Life; Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss,
THE Art of Painting; Mrs William
j. Graham, How to Paint; Mrs. j.
Ward Mankin. Michael Angelo; Mrs.
Thomas C. Thompson, Andrea Del
Sarto," and Mrs. William T. Gill, jr.,
THE Study of Pictures"
Washington Research CIub.-The
next meeting will be breakfast. No
vember 25 at $50 o'clock in the
Garden House of the Grace Dodge
Hotel. The speakers will be Judge
Bentley of the Juvenile Court, Robert
S. Anderson, statistician of the Dis
trict of Columbia public schools, and
Mrs. Alice c. Sheldon, director of the
Department of Attendance and Work
Permits.
The Society Of Free Lance Writers
of Washington will meet in the Shore
ham at BIS pm November %. The
program will include the reading and
analysis of short story by the presi-
dent, Maj. E. L. Dyer.
; At the last meeting Pendleton Hogan
spoke on the 10 points of writing
novel. The society elected Mr.. Hogan
an honorary member. A sequence of
original poems was presented by Miss
Katherine Stanhope Willis.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, met November 9. Col Alva
j. Breasted, chief of chaplains. U. S. A,
received the obligation pledge. Other
guests we're Katherine Rankin, past
department treasurer of the Depart
ment of Washington and Alaska,
Daughters of Union Veterans, and
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A.,
retired.
Mrs. Anna H McElroy announced
banquet to the Grand Army Novem-
ber "a. at 6 pm, at the Arlington
Hotel.
Everett Warner of Lincoln Camp,
Sons of Union Veterans, extended an
invitation to members to attend the
joint installation of Lincoln, Harding
and Campbell Camps, Sons of Union
Veterans. Date to be announced later
THANKSGIVING baskets will be furnished
by the tent at next meeting.
The patriotic instructor, Mrs. Craige,
had charge of the program commem-
Grating Armistice day. Addresses
were given by Maj. Gen. Fries and
Col Alva J. Breasted, chief of Chap
lains, U. S. A. Everett Warner read
a selection. The next meeting is
November %.
The Marietta Park W0men's Club
will give dance November % at the
Manor Club. Reservations are being
made with the chairman, Mrs. Will
liam E. Rupprecht.
The art section and guests, Mrs.
William Graham, Mrs. Finis Garrett,
Mrs. Edward Farley and Mrs. j. Mara,
met at the home of Mrs. Lawrence
Gross last Tuesday. A trip was made
through Georgetown University.
Mrs. Thomas C. Atkeson, chairman
Of the educational section, announces
a discussion on Equal Rights Amend
ment" Tuesday at pm. in AL
bright Evangelical Church. The
speakers will be Mrs. Laura Berrien,
who will represent the proponents of
the amendment, and the opposition
will be discussed by member of the
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