Evening star., 1934-06-03
Women Urge President
To Back Poetry Prize
Sponsorship of Annual Award for Best Pub
lished Volume Asked by Uni
versty Group.

her 84th birthday anniversary.
The meeting of June 8 will be
given over to the Department of the
Potomac, G. A. R., for its annual
memorial services for members who
died during the year. A business
meeting will be held June % at the
Printcraft Building, $50 H street
northwest.
The Wheel of Progress held it's last
meeting of the season Monday eve
ming at the Washington Hotel, with
the president. Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, in the chair. She read a
letter from the national organizer
Mrs. Margaret Marsh, in which she
stated that she was having success
in oganizing Wheels throughout Mon
tana.
The organization resolved to take
up regular study of the Constitution
next October.
by Mrs. Florence Hegnson on the
piano, after which she gave readings
The Takoma Park Women's Club
The annual Spring luncheon will be
held June 5 at l o'clock at Olney Inn,
Md. The guests of honor will be Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, president of the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs. and Mrs. B. Peyton
Whalen, president of the Montgomery
County Federation. Mrs. Otto L.
Voorhof, former president of the club
will give a short address. Mrs. J.
Frank Rice will be the soloist. A trio
from the music department, consist
ing of Mrs. Irwin L. Clark, Mrs. A. NJ.
Tabbutt and Mrs. E. L. Green. will
sing several numbers. Mrs. j. NJ.
Hartman and Mrs. w. NJ. Peacock will
play THE March of Progress" COM
posed by Mrs. Hartman and dedicated
to the Takoma Park Women's Club.
This is an arrangement for two
pianos
Mrs. Frederick Johnston has charge
Of the arrangements. All those wish
ing transportation will meet at the
library at 1915.
Woman's Clinic-Mrs. Charles H
Curl is general chairman of the ben
eft garden party to be given at the
country home of Mrs. Corbin Thomp-
son. president, June 81, at Wood
bridge, Va. Bridge and other enter
talnment will be part of the program
beginning at o'clock. Reservations
for bridge telephone Woman's Clinic
4704 Georgia avenue.
Chapter A, Tri-T Society, met with
Miss Viola Allendorfer as hostess and
Miss Arista Huber presiding. Miss
nellie Anderson reported on the camp
program for the coming season, and
the chapter arranged for its obliga-
ton to the Summer camp which is
maintained for underprivileged chill
dren.
Misses Lucie Ford. Fern Mann,
Betty Shorey, Ann Vana and Mrs
Frances Molineaux were accepted as
members. Mrs. Charlotte Frazier was
formally received by transfer from the
Des Moines, Iowa, chapter.
University of Michigan Alumni and
Alumnae - An old-fashioned picnic
supper will feature the annual picnic
June 9 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Z. StoWell Smith, sol Clarendon ave.
nue., Clarendon, Va. Ping-pong
quolts, ball, cards and swimming will
be the entertainment. Members AND
their families who expect to attend
notify Mrs. Smith, Walnut 849s-W by
June 4.
Chapter c, p. E. O.-The twenty
elghth anniversary of the institution
OF the chapter was celebrated Nav q
at the home of Mrs. Helen L. Bentley
348o Holmead place, with Mrs F. w
ashley as hostess Brief musica
selections were rendered and poems
on the theme topic, Spring were
read Gifts were presented the two
charter members. Mrs. w. H. Cole
president, and Mrs. Bentley.
Curley Club-A week end party will
De held for members of the club. June
and 10. at Franklin Manor Beach.
MISS Mary Connolly will entertain
members of the literary circle Tues
day evening at her home, 1884 Girard
street northeast.
Miss Rose TaSsa, Miss Marie r
Allen, Miss Emma C. Wallace Mis-
Genevleve M. Servos, Miss Ann Heath.
Lionel Ridgell, Miss Amelia Amino
and Miss Marie o. Daugherty were
elected to membership.
Miss Millie Vitillo, Fred Hogan,
Jack Hogan, Miss Grace Wakefield
and Peter Slavin were heard FRIDAY
evening on the club radio broadcast
over Station VOL.
Nominations for the various Offices
OF the club will be made at the meet
ing June IA at the Continental Hotel.
A visit to the Capuchin Monastery
will be made by members on Sunday
afternoon, June II. They will as
semble at the Catholic University
main entrance gate at 230 pm. and
will be conducted through the Ca
puchln Monastery by Rev. Father
Urban Adelman.
District of Columbia League of
ment of chairmen of the various spe-
cial activities and creative groups was
made by DR.. Frances Moon Butts,
president. at the meeting Monday at
the studio
The program included the reading
of four of the prize-winning articles
of the Isabel Anderson creative group
contests. These were "A Perfectly
Normal Woman" by Elizabeth Bur-
CESS Hughes; Singers Glen-A Shrine
to the Old-Time Singing School," by
Evelyn Norcross Sheriff.; Famous
Ghosts Of Old Washington" by Violet
Short Shinn, and "Rhapsodie Negro"
by Aleathea Todd Anderson. Honor
guests were new members of the
league: Mrs. G.. Anderson Herja of
Washington, Mrs. Inez Tyler of Albion,
Mich; Mrs. Ben johnson of Shreve-
port, La, and Mrs Lola Pier King of
South Dakota.
Daughters of the American Col
onists.-A pilgrimage to St. Marys
City, Md. will be made June IS to
attend the Maryland Tercentenary
Celebration.
Mrs. John Franklin Little, State
regent, will present to the rebuilt
State House at st. Marys City, in the