Evening star., 1934-05-06

annual banquet will be held May IL
when Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole OF
Brockton Mass, national president,
will be guest of honor and speak on
THE General Federation Marches
On"
Rev Frederic W. Perkins will deliver
the invocation, followed by pledge of
allegiance to the flag led by Mrs.
Thomas H. Faris, chairman of flag.
Music will be furnished by Mrs James
Shera Montgomery, chairman of
music.
Mrs. Poole will be given a welcome
to the city of Washington by Mel
win G. Hazen, president, Board of
Commissioners. Addresses will be de-
livered by Lucille F. McMillin,
United States Civil Service Commits
sioner; Representative Hamilton Fish,
jr., of New York, and Representative
Isabella Greenway of Arizona.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, director Of
the General Federation and past presi-
dent of the local federation, will give
history of the District Of Columbia
Federation.
Mrs. lawson to Sing.
Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson contralto,
and first vice president of the General
Federation, will come from Oklahoma
to render American Indian songs in
costume. She will be accompanied at
the piano by Miss Lorraine Stern
berg. A program of music will be
presented by Marie c. Deal, dramatic
soprano, Gilbert w. Linville, dramatic
Ele;a
companiSt.
Mrs. Samuel A. Swiggett, chairman
of division of art, will present the
awards to the winning artists in the
recent State art contest conducted
under direction of the department of
fine arts. These contests have been
held in each of the 48 States and
the District of Columbia under the
supervision of the General Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, Mrs. Frank R. Jelleff, Mrs.
Charles D. Walcott and Julius Gar
finckel donors of the prizes, will be
guests Of honor at the banquet. DR..
James Shera Montgomery will pro-
nounce the benediction.
Mrs. Johan c. Kondrup is general
chairman for the banquet. Other COM
mittees are: Program, Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley; decorations, Mrs. Maurice
Collins and Mrs. Paul J. Christian;
publicity, Mrs. Ruth H. Snodgrass;
pages. Miss Josephine Parks and Miss
Elizabeth Sawtelle; floor committee,
Mrs. Tilman Bacon Parks, Mrs.
George L. Peckham, Mrs. George Oil
yer Gillingham. Mrs. Frank M.
Shortall, Mrs. Willard E. Buell., Mrs
Arthur J. Seaton, Mrs. Frederick
Yates, and Mrs. Henry Fenno Saw
telle.
Jay Darling to Speak.
Jay Darling, chief Of the Biological
Survey, will speak May 10, at 1890.
Presidents Of the federated clubs will
make their reports. Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt will present the prize to the
club having secured the largest num-
ber of subscriptions to the Club
woman. The proposed amendments
to the constitution will be voted on.
Mrs. Samuel Swiggett will make the
Penny Art Fund award to the club
which has done most toward advance
ment of the arts.
Chairman of departments, divisions
and committees will make annual re-
ports May II. Mrs. Willard E. Buell.,
chairman of the poetry contest, will
present the prizes to the winners in
this annual contest
Marietta Park Women's Club-The
Executive Committee met at the home
of Mrs. j. Raymond Miller, 428 Ogle-
thorpe street, April 26 and made plans
for future activities.
The Ladies' Guild of Kenilworth
met at the home of Mrs. Harry Kent
with Mrs. DeLoe as assistant host
ess. The president, Mrs. Dorothy
Green, presided. The new officers
were greeted.
A report was received from the
Community Center delegate. A con-
tribution was made toward the Com
munity Center chairs.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Julia Fisher. with Mrs.
Joseph BraShearS as assistant hostess.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lamb
skin Club will meet at the Northeast
Masonic Temple at 7:30 pm. May 10.
After a brief business meeting, the
evening will be devoted to playing
bingo. The public is invited at $50
pm.
The Argyle Study Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. James E. Douglass,
$3.50 Connecticut avenue, May at !
o'clock.
Business Women's Council meeting
May at pm. in the chapel of the
Covenant First Presbyterian Church.
It will be addressed by Miss Ella
Gardner of the Children's Bureau on
1.-THE Gentle Art of Hobby Riding"
DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen will be the
speaker at the devotional period at
Gas. Supper, to els.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-The
final monthly meeting was held Tues
day at the branch library. Luncheon
was served, the hostesses being Mrs.
Henry E. Ewing, chairman; Mrs. John
Bozievich, Mrs. Merritt P. Caskey,
Mrs. Ernest L. Crandall. Mrs. George
Hewlett Davis, Mrs. Charles H. Davey,
Mrs. Margaret p. Dodge, Mrs. Nellie
Harrison, Mrs. C. Hayward Marshall,
Mrs. j. W. Quinn, Mrs. Frank Re-
maud, Mrs. w. T. Sabine, Mrs. r. D.
Turpin, Mrs. H. X. Vann, Miss Agnes
Carleton and Mrs. John Hamilton
Vance.
The guest speaker was DR.. Arthur
Deerin Call, executive secretary Of the
American peace Society His subject
was Americas Contribution to World
Peace"
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Frederick L. Pratt, president;
Mrs. Frank r. Zundel, vice president;
Mrs. Walter w. SWEET, second vice
president; Mrs. Albert A. Spear. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. G. Harris
White, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Roy Y. Ferner. treasurer The direc-
tors are Mrs. J. Frank Hopkins, Mrs.
Frederick A. Lincoln and Mrs. Fred
erick A. Johnston.
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