Evening star., 1934-10-28
Club Federation Fights
Library Board Changes
Resolution Petitions Congress to Retain Trus-
tees as at Present Con nstituted-Miss
BERTHE Backus Speaks.

on England.
The Church of the Epiphany group
met with Mrs. Edward B. Meigs last
Monday evening. Mrs. Meigs gave an
account of her hobby, the Fort Hunter
Museum, near Harrisburg, Pa. To-
morrow evening there will not be a
meeting, when the children at St
Johns Orphanage will be given Hal
loWeen party at their home.
On Sunday, November 4, the ma
tional corporate communion of the
Girls Friendly Society will be held
throughout the United States. The
members and associates of the Epiph-
any branch are asked to attend their
own service at the Church of the
Epiphany at am.
A turkey supper will be held for the
benefit of the branch November 8.
The Mothers Memory Club met at
the home of Mrs. Emma Clark in
Chevy Chase, Md. Members of the
Aged Women's Home were special
guests. Frank K. Sanderson gave a
group of songs. Mrs. Lawrence H
QIirollo gave a talk, Pictures I've
Seen in the Making" A section of
the Colantelo Girls Orchestra gave
musical selections.
Refreshments were served.
The Washington Cultus Club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. William
Kinnan with the president, Mrs. Sam
uel E. Lewis, presiding
A short business meeting was held,
followed by program which included
a paper, Helping the Handicapped, "
by Mrs Appleton P. Clark, jr.. and
old and New School of Humor,' pre-
Sented by Mrs. Daniel Davis.
Guests included Mrs. P. B. Chase,
for many years a Washington resi-
dent, but now living in Mount Vernon,
Ohio, and Mrs. Smather of Waynes-
vile. N. C.
The next meeting will be November
6 at the Lafayette Hotel, with Miss
Julia Karr as hostess.
Baby Lovers Circle of the Florence
Crittenton Home met at the home of
Mrs. Harry Austin. 1907 Hobart street
Mrs. A. B. McManus presided at the
business meeting, which followed
luncheon. Appropriations were made
to the Home Board to be given at the
rally at the home.
The Ways and Means Committee ac-
cepted the offer of Mrs. Ernest Guide
to have card party at her home,
Bladensburg and Mount Olivet roads,
November %. The proceeds of the
card party will be used to give a
Christmas present to the girls at the
home. There will be games and prizes
for those who do not play cards. Mrs.
Green Hackworth has offered her
home, 3714 Morrison street, for a
silver tea December 2, when Mrs
Harvey Wiley will talk on the life and
career of her husband, DR.. Harvey
Wiley. Mrs. A. N. Desio, director of
the Home Board, announced the No
vember meeting will be for a shower
The November meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. w. H. HeSSick, 1923
Montague street.
The DIR. Kate Waller Barrett Circle
of the Florence Crittenton Home met
at the home of its president, Mrs
Frederick G. Umhau, 1859 Alaska ave-
nue.. Mrs w. F. Holtgreve was elected
secretary and Mrs. R. L. Spire, treas
urer. at a previous meeting. Mrs
Edward Fisher, chairman, and Mrs
James Faris constitute the Member
ship Committee. The Ways and
Means Committee, Mrs. o. B. Vogel
chairman, and Mrs. r. L. Spire made
a report. The date of meetings will
be changed to the fourth Thursday
of each month.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Fred L. Arends, 4418
Thirteenth place northeast.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein.-The
meeting October 20, was held at the
home of the president, Miss Schade,
and was dedicated to the poet, Fried
rich Schiller. Henry Gregor, COM
poser pianist, and honorary member
of the society. gave a lecture on
Schiller and Beethoven's Ninth Sym
phony," playing excerpts from the
masters last great symphony on the
piano. Dorothea Zukierilli read
Goethe's epilogue to Schiller's Lay
of the Bell" after which Anita Schade
recited the first half of the poem,
which portrays the idyllic life of the
common people in the eighteenth CEN
tury; Lida Liboni Hanson read three
4F CaI
Peters gave a monologue from Schil-
ler'S "Jungfrau Won Orleans" Erna
Korn, contralto from New York, sang
songs by Kienzl, Brahms. Schumann
and Strauss, accompanied by Dor
othy Andrews. who also gave three
piano solos, "Impromptu," Schubert;
Caprice de Mer." by Borkiewisz, and
Waves" by Debussy.
District of Columbia w. c. T. u
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, national presi-
dent, addressed the last meeting. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Anna M.
DeYo, national corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. Dara H. Hoge, national
recording secretary. and Mrs. Nellie
G. Burger, national assistant record
ing secretary. They were introduced
by DR.. Izora Scott, director of the ma
tional department of legislation.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton at Cleveland include, besides the
officers, Mrs. D. c. Grain, Mrs. N. M.
Pollock and Mrs. Ethel Reed. Mrs.
Marie N. Brinley, Mrs. Edna Proctor
and Rev. Alice Allen are alternates.
The next quarterly convention will
be held in January at the Eastern
Church.
Board of Trustees officers elected
we're: President, Mrs. A. B. Nc
Manus; first vice president. Mrs. A. l..
Baldwin: second vice president. Mrs.
E. E. Norwood; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. D. C. Grain: treasurer, Mrs.
H. E. Rogers; recording secretary,
Mrs W. B. Hadley; auditor, Mrs.
Manuel Kline.
Philo- classics Club met at the home
of Mrs. H. j. Harris, 1857 Lamont
street. After lunch the meeting
was opened by the president, Mrs.
M. H. Fohrman. Mrs. Harris read
a paper on THE Genealogy of the
English Kings" This was followed
by the reading of Henry "" Guests
we're Mrs. j. w. Harris and Mrs.
H. P. Woodruff.
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