Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-10
Pennsylvania Barn "Hex"
Paintings to Be Discussed
Business Womens Council Will Hear Mrs.
George H. Cenzmer Tuesday in Chapel
of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church.

the chapel of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church will
hear an illustrated lecture by
Mrs. George H. Genzmer. wife of the
assistant editor of the Dictionary of
American Biography and informal
lecturer and book reviewer, on Sym
bolic Paintings on Pennsylvania
Barns" Barns are painted in certain
sections to ward of "hexes."
Mrs. H. " Prentice will speak at
the devotional period at 6:45 o'clock.
Supper is from 5 to 6:l5 o'clock.
The Ladies' Guild of Kenilworth
met at the home of Mrs Dorothy
Green, with Mrs. Dorothy Richardson
as assistant hostess. The president
Mrs. Green. presided. The Recreation
Center Building will be officially
opened some time during June. A
strawberry festival was held June 6.
The guilds annual outing was dis
cussed and will be decided upon at
the next meeting, which will be a
semi-social affair to be held June Is
at the home of Mrs Elmer CLANCY.
1914 Eastern avenue northeast. with
Mrs. Charles Lasley as assistant
hostess.
Petwcrth Woman's Club.-The final
business meeting of the year was held
at the Petworth School last Monday
evening. Mrs Frank Minich, new
chairman of the home section. and
Mrs. J. w. Brown, new chairman of
the hospitality section, were intro
duced Mrs. A. c. Fowle. a new men,
Der, was presented to the club In
stead of the usual Fall picnic 1t was
decided to have luncheon at the
Holiday House on the Mount Vernon
Boulevard
A committee. consisting of Mrs
lie Verne Beales. Mrs. R. E. Holm
Mrs. Horace Phelps anc Mrs. T. S.
Tincher. was appointed to make final
decision on the student loan project.
A memorial service was held as
tribute to the memory of three men,
bers who had passed away during the
year Mrs. G. L. Palmer placed flowers
in memory of Miss Virginia Campbell.
Mrs. J. r. GaSkins for Mrs. c. L.
Gable and Mrs. F. R. Shearer for
Mrs. Iva B. Cary. The service was
In charge of Mrs. H. r. Norton and
Mrs. H. J. Smith Mrs Norton re-
cited the Twenty third Psalm and
selections from the fourteenth chap
ter of John. Mrs. Frank Minich sang
Crossing the Bar" accompanied by
Mrs. E. B. johnson. and the service
closed with beautiful prayer by Mrs.
H. j. Smith. Following the memorial
service the two original stories which
won awards in the literature section
contest were read. Mrs. Philip Wright
read her story. Coming Home" and
Mrs. T. S. Tincher's story, The Awak-
ening." was read by Mrs. r. E. Holm.
The club celebrated the twentieth
anniversary of its founding with
banquet at the Mayflower Hotel last
Friday evening
The Tak0ma Park W0men's Club
celebrated its twenty-frst anniversary
Tuesday with a luncheon at Olney
Inn. The program was featured by
an address by Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley,
president of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs.
B. Peyton Whalen. president of the
Montgomery County Federation, also
spoke. Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff. former
president Of the club, gave a resume
of the history of the club.
Mrs. John NJ Hartman played her
original composition, The March of
Progress" which is dedicated to the
club. accompanied by Mrs. Walter
Peacock. A trio consisting of Mrs
Irwin L. Clark, Mrs. Arthur Tabbutt
and Mrs. Edmund L. Green sang sew
eral numbers, including an original
a group of songs.
Miss Shirley Lake was presented the
prize offered by the club for the out
standing picture exhibited at the local
exhibition sponsored by the club. One
OF the most interesting features of the
program was the singing by the entire
club OF club song composed by Mrs.
Edith Lampson. one of the members.
The club will resume its activities
In october under the leadership of the
following officers: Mrs. Frederick
Pratt, president; Mrs Frank Zundel,
first vice president; Mrs. Walter W.
SWEET, second vice president; Mrs.
Albert Spear. recording secretary;
Mrs. G. Horace White, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Roy Y. Ferner,
treasurer.
Women's Guild of American Univer-
sity.-Mrs. Delos o. Kinsman, presi-
dent, called on the following officers,
who gave their reports: Mrs. Harry
Oberholser, Mrs. w. S. Dewhirst. Mrs.
w. E. Springer Mrs. A. C. Houghton,
Mrs. Howard Nichols, Mrs. George B.
Woods, Mrs. P. M. Anderson, and Miss
Mary Louise Brown. Mrs. w. w. Gil
bert and Mrs. w. o. Reed joined the
organization. Later the group went to
the Women's Residence Hall for
lunch, where they were guests of the
trustees of the university.
HosteSSes at the luncheon table were
Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw, Mrs. Ruby
Smith Stahl, Mrs. Frank Ballou, Mrs.
wesley M. Gewehr, Mrs. Benjamin
Meeks, Mrs. George E. Pariseau. Mrs
Lee Watrous, Mrs. James Shera Mont
gomery and Mrs Ida L. Tuve.
Women's City CIub.-The board of
directors will meet Tuesday evening.
with the president. Mrs. John S. Ben
nett, presiding.
An illustrated talk on National
Parks of America" will be the feature
81 the dinner arranged by the bust
ness and professional section for
Wednesday at $50 o'clock. Mrs. John
NJ. Waters will preside.
Weekly meetings of the House Com
mittee are being held on Wednesday
ut II o'clock, followed by luncheon.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein.-
The thirty-third annual election of
officers was held at the home Of the
president. Miss Scnade. 1929 Rhode
Island avenue, June 2 The following
officers were reelected. President.
Anita Schade; vice president. DR.. F. j.
Hemelt; recording secretary, Anita
Virginia Mueller; corresponding Sec
rotary, Alma Bischoff. and publicity,
Theodor Dreher. Miss Mathilde Krue-
ger was accepted as a new member.
Plans for the observance of the
175th birthday anniversary of the
great German poet and dramatist,
Friedrich Schiller in November, 1894,
were discussed. A prominent speaker