Evening star., 1934-04-22
home of Miss Isabel Connor, chair

home of Miss Isabel Connor, chair
man.
The Music Guild, under the direc-
ton Of Miss Helen Morris, presented
program over Station VOL Friday
evening, including vocal selections by
Miss Irene Sheehan and Al Sweeney
and piano solos by Miss Helen Morris.
The club will give another program at
$50 next Friday evening over Sta
ton VOL. The regular meeting of
the Music Guild will be held tomor-
row evening at Carroll hall.
Miss Anna Smith and Miss Eliza
beth Dugan were hostesSes Wednesday
evening at bridge and 500 party at
their home for the benefit of the
scholarship fund.
John Donnelly, chairman Of the
Athletic Committee, entertained mem
bers of the Executive Committee at
his home Thursday evening.
Plans are progressing for the clubs
participation in the Mary tercen-
tenary celebration to be held in the
Baltimore stadium on May 80.
The next club meeting will be
April 26 at the Continental Hotel.
The Zonta Club met Wednesday at
Barker hall, with the president, DR..
Edith Seville Coale, in the chair. Miss
Ruth F. WoodSmall of New York
spoke on From Purdah to Politics"
The next meeting of the board will
be held Monday night at the home
Of the president.
Dentscher literarischer Verein.-The
monthly meeting last night was dedi-
Gated to the eminent German COM
poser, Richard Strauss, who celebrates
his SEVENTEEN birthday June IL of this
year. After a short talk on the life
of Strauss by DR.. Gustav Struve of the
German embassy, L. w. Scheltema, a
member, spoke of the relationship be-
tween Strauss and the poet, Hugo Won
Hofmannstahal. The president, Miss
Schade, gave short sketch on Strauss,
the lieder composer, which was illus
trated by Anne Yago McGuffey, con-
tralto, who sang number of Strauss
songs. Minna Niemann, pianist,
played Strauss "Staendchen" and also
accompanied the Strauss-Uhland
melodrama, THE Castle by the Sea-"
recited by Anita Schade.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club of Washington meeting
on April % at the Willard Hotel will
be in charge Of DR.. Blanche Sterling
of the United States Public Health
Service and Mrs Arthur c. Watkins.
secretary Of the Education Division of
the National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, chairmen of the committees
Of health and education, respectively.
DR.. Eugene r. Whitmore, professor
of pathology and parasitology at
Georgetown University, will speak on
the control of cancer. DR.. Stephen
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools of the District of Columbia,
and Mrs. Richard Hogue, chairman of
the Education Committee, Washington
Branch, American Association Of Uni
versity Women, will discuss educa-
tional problems and opportunities for
education in the District of Columbia.
AhuSOAh Vohhdh Soi
Members called on Mrs. Marion M.
Lewis April 18 and presented her with
a basket of fruit and extended BIRTH
day greetings on her 82d birthday an
niversary. Mrs. Lewis has been chap
lain of the corps for many years.
A bingo party will be held tomor-
row evening at the home Of the
president, Mrs. Carrie E. Calvin, 229
Second street southeast.
Woman's Clinic.-Mrs Gladys Ball
MidGlemisS, chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee of the board,
announces q benefit card party and
bake sale at the home of Mrs. Edgar
T. Brown, 4704 Georgia avenue,
Thursday at 2 pm. The public is
invited.
Women's City Club.-Mrs. Frank A.
Birgfeld and members of the Mem
bership Committee will be hoSteSSeS
at the tea at the club today at 4:30
O'Clock, when new members will be
the guests of honor A musical pro-
gram will be given at o'clock.
at the card party Tuesday evening by
the Tuesday evening bridge section.
The regular evening of playing, with
the talk by Mrs. Charles H. Curl at
7 o'clock, will be held Tuesday eve
ming.
Mrs. Charles H. Curl. chairman of
the Tuesday morning bridge section,
will meet with the advanced players
at 10 o'clock. The class in the "Self
Teacher" group meeting for instruc-
ton and supervised playing at II
o'clock.
The French section will hold a
dinner Monday at $50 o'clock. Talks
will be in French and will be given
by Mr.. Babcock and M. Leotard of
the French legation.
Miss Louise MCGUIRE, director of
the department of social service of
the National Catholic School of So
cial Service. will be the speaker
before the current events section
Tuesday at 4:45 o'clock. "The City's |
Responsibility to Its Citizens" will
be the subject of the talk.
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher will preside
at the bulletin dinner Wednesday at
$50 o'clock. Mrs. Claude S. Watts
will be the honor guest and speaker.
Department of Potomac, Woman's |
Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand
Army Of the Republic, attended the
Department Of Maryland Woman's
Relief Corps convention in Baltimore
with Mary A. Howarth, senior vice
president; Della L. O'Brien, treasurer: |
Addie w. Hickman, secretary; Isabelle |
A. Bontz, patriotic instructor; Louise
Watson, press correspondent; Mary
H. Wingate, as representatives from
Potomac. Mrs. O'Brien, representing |
the national president. installed the
new officers, and was presented with
a bag. She, in turn, presented the |
new president with flowers from Po-
tomac Department.
The department benefit entertain |
ment, under the direction Of Addie
Wheeler Hickman, will be held May