Evening star., 1934-03-11

held this month and Mrs. Harvey w
Wiley. president of the District OF
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs, discussed the progress Of the
pure food bill.
The Literature Department will
meet March -. at the Library at 10
am. Mrs. Frederick A. Lincoln. for
mer president, will review Marie
Antoinette" by Zweig. The French
Department will also meet at the
Library March IL at 1880 pm.
Homemakers Department will meet
at the Library at l pm. March Is and
then go to the U. S. Bureau of Home
Economics where Miss Clarice Scott
will speak on "Remodeling Of
Clothes"
The Executive Board will meet
March l6 at l pm. at the home of
Mrs G. Franklin Wisner, Indian
Spring Drive, Silver Spring. Maryland.
Mrs. Wisner will be assisted in receiv-
ing b. Mrs. James w. Burch, Mrs.
Byron NJ. Coon and Mrs. Frank j.
Hopkins.
The Political Study Club will meet
March II, at 2:3o pm, at the Wash
ington Club. The president, Mrs.
Frank M. Shortall will preside.
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer. chair
man of music, will present Miss Mar
jorie Lamkin, interpreter of Negro
spirituals in a program Of these songs,
in which she will accompany herself
on the banjo. Mrs. George D. Hop
kins, chairman of hospitality, will
have Mesdames Whitmore, Morgan,
Guide, Hodges. Councillor. Landrus,
Barnes. and Elliott assisting her in
welcoming the members and their
guests.
Among those presiding at the tea
tables will be Mrs. William Keohan
and Mrs. F. NJ Van Brunt.
Honorary membership in the organ
iZation was conferred on Mrs. Frank
c. Odenheimer, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel. and Mrs. j. Frank Wilson. The
following were accepted for member
ship: Mrs. Robert c. Hibben, Mrs.
Thomas Moran, Mrs. Harry Benjamin,
Mrs. T. C. Cook. and Mrs. R. C.
Williams.
Mrs. George Oliver Gillingham was
appointed general chairman for the
annual breakfast at the Mayflower,
May rs. She has appointed the fol-
lowing committee chairmen: Pro-
gram. Mrs Tilman Bacon Parks;
Printing and Publicity. Mrs. Everett
Burroughs Hickerson; Hospit ity,
Mrs. George D. Hopkins; Place, Mrs.
John T. Marchand, and Music, Mrs.
Flora McGill Keefer. Reservations
are now being received by Mrs. Gill;
ingham.
The Argyle Study Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Norton Little, 3205
Morrison street, March 13, at o'clock
Mrs. Edward Norwood will review a
biography of Joseph Jefferson.
The Montgomery Club. Chevy Chase,
Md, will meet at the home of Mrs.
George H. Post, 205 East Thornapple
street, Tuesday at 2:30 pm, with Mrs.
Harry B. Pitts as assistant hostess.
Mrs. Post will talk on Art in the
Italian Renaissance.
Soroptimist Club.-The famous Irish
Sweepstakes will be the feature at
the party to be given at Almas
Temple, March II, $50 pm, by Group
Capt. Sadie Trapp. with her committee
consisting of Emma Beuchele, Mary
Judge. Ella Howard, Helena Reed,
Grace Wilcox, Charlotte La Fond, and
Helen Barnhart, There will be games
and a dinner. The committee re-
quests all Soroptimists and friends
appear In costume.
Plans are completed for the blue
and gold party to be given by Capt.
nellie Hysong at Almas Temple on
April Z.
A business meeting Wednesday at
the Willard Hotel was presided over
by Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch, presi-
dent.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
met Wednesday evening at Stoneleigh
Court. the hostesses being Mile. Undine
Livaudais and Mile. Janet Elliot. The
following program was given: "Chan-
sen d'Inde" and Pastoral, from Bizet,
sung by Nine. Pierre de Chauny to
piano accompaniment by Mime. F. c.
Livaudais; piano solo. la Danse des
Sorcieres," by Mcdowell, Nine. F. c.
Livaudais; recitation, lie Vieux
Logis," Nine. CASTOR de Bouy; "Anec-
dotes," Nine Manuel Cambouri; COM
edie, la Surprise dIsidore." played
by M. Pierre de Chauny, M. Carlos
Blume, Mile. Janet Elliot, Mile.