Evening star., 1934-12-16
Food Bill to Be Discussed
Before Federation Women
w. S. Campbell of Agriculture Departme mt
to Speak at Meeting Tomorrow
at the Y. w. c. A.

to amend the food and drug
law will be described by w.
L G. Campbell, chief of the Food
and Drug Administration,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, before the District CT Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs tomor-
row at 1890 a m. at the Y. w. c. A.
Miss Ada Lillian Bush, economist
of the United States Department of
Commerce, will tell of the follow-up
work required in regard to the re-
turned merchandise program adopted
last season by the Federation. Miss
Florence L. Hall, home economics ex-
tension work, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, and chairman OF
the division of home economics DEM
onstration of the federation will speak
of the work of her division. Mrs.
Edith Salisbury will speak on the
question of insurance for women. Mrs.
John l. Hardy, chairman division of
homemaking, will speak on the work
of that division. Mrs. Dorothy Sim
mott, contralto, will give group of
songs.
The federation is conducting con-
tests in several departments. The
newest of these is the literature con-
test. All federated clubs having
literature section are invited to sub
init the best paper written by mem
bers of that section during the club
year up to and including March.
Prizes will be awarded and winning
papers will be placed on file at Cen
eral Federation Headquarters after
the contest. All presidents of clubs
having such a section are invited to
form a committee of judges along
with the Literature Committee of the
federation.
The division of education is con-
ducting a one-act play contest, to
celebrate the centennial of the free
public school movement. The division
of art will conduct an art contest
There will be poetry contest.
Miss Cornelia H. Hull asks all fed
Grated clubs to study the proposed
equal rights amendment. Miss Hull
will procure speakers for clubs.
Park View Women's Club.-The art
section will meet December 20 at $50
at Grant circle, at which time spe-
cial bus will leave for Baltimore. This
group will visit the recently reopened
Walters Gallery, also the grave of
Edgar Allan Poe. Mrs. Lawrence Muir
ray chairman, has made arrange
ments for luncheon to be served in
tea room.
The bridge section will meet De-
cember 18 at l o'clock, with Mrs. R.
S. Drissell, 1912 Fifth street. Mrs
Charles B. Scott will assist.
Mu Chi Club.-Mollie Fosson pre-
sided at the December meeting at
the Admiral last Wednesday evening.
Each member brought small gift,
which we're distributed.
The Char Lit So Club met at the
home of the president Mrs. C. E.
Graham. 6l32 Broad Branch road A
memorial service was held for the
late Mrs. Louis L. Boekhoff. Appropri-
alton was made to fill several bas-
kets of food and clothing for a few
needy families. A story was read
by Mrs. Charles Cole. Refreshments
were served
At the next meeting at the home
Of Mrs Isabel Collins, 3708 Military
road, January 2, election Of officers
will be held.
Twentieth Century CIub-The art
section of the music section will
have a combined luncheon at the
Y. w. C. A. tomorrow at pm. Grace
Lincoln Temple, assisted by Katherine
Riggs, harpist, will give an illus
trated talk on THE Madonna and
Nativity Legend" as interpreted by
the old masters.
The garden section will meet to-
morrow at the home of Mrs. Oliver
H. Gish, 315 Essex avenue, at pm,
to gather material for making terra
RUINS, and on Tuesday the section
will meet at pm. at the home of
Mrs. Lawrence Martin, 3114 Dunbar
ton avenue, to make the terrariumS
and aquariums for the children's ward
at the Glendale tuberculosis Hos
pital. and for the old people at Blue
Plains.
The French section will meet De-
cember 81 at 3 pm, at the home of
Mrs. Luther Swartzell, 4106 Ingomar
street, for French tea.
There will be no meetings of the
education or literature sections dur
ing December
Memorial services were held last
Sunday at the Association of Uni
versity Women for Frances Halde-
man Sidwell, past president of the
club, and co-director of Friends
School.
Gen. william Beck Circle, Ladies Of
the G. A. R., met Wednesday evening
at 2400 Sixteenth street, when Miss
Dorothy Wilson. Mrs. Virginia O'Neal,
Mrs Mabel Wyatt and Mrs. Mary
Oliver were received into active men,
bership.
Officers we're elected as follows:
President, Mrs Susanna V. Meyers;
senior vice president, Mrs Rena NJ
Harlan; junior vice president, Miss
Ethel Hamilton; registrar, Mrs. Mar
garet H. Worrell; chaplain, Miss Olive
Van Wagenen: patriotic instructor.
Mrs. S. Alice Wright; conductor, Mrs.
Elsie v. Edwards; guard, Mrs. Sarah
E. Friedman; treasurer, Mrs Minnie
B. Curtis.
rive OeleRdI6S ana dlUeI lldJeS were
elected to represent the circle at the
Department of the Potomac conven-
tion to be held January % and 30, in
Washington, as follows: Mrs. Bessie
Pearce, Mrs. Marie E. Hunter, Mrs.
Caroline Cleaver, Mrs. Eva S. Nc
Bride. Miss Olive Van Wagenen. as
delegates, and Mrs S. A. Wright. Mrs.
Tiprington, Mrs. Elsie V. Edwards,
Miss Bertha McQuown and Miss Eta
Moore as alternates.
The Brooks Club held the first
Of series of monthly open House"
meetings November 80, at the club
house Al Eye street. The Misses
Kathryn Kennedy and Catherine
Curran were hostesses. There was
bingo dancing, bowling and refresh
ments. The next open House" meet
ing will be held on New Year eve
ming.
Arrangements for a dance Decem-
ber 81, were made at a special meet