Evening star., 1934-01-24
Woman's Democratic Club
TO Have Spelling Bee Friday.

A spelling bee will follow the regular
4ortnightly dinner of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club Friday night in
the clubhouse at 1926 New Hampshire
avenue
Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, president of
the club, has chosen group of best
spoilers" to compete for the prize which
will be presented at the end of the
spelling bee. Among the women who
have agreed to spell are Mrs. Edward
B. Meigs, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs.
George M. Eckels, Mrs. NJ. SzmcZak,
Mrs. Lloyd Fletcher, Mrs. Henry H.
Clement, Miss Eleanor Connolly and
Miss Ketcham.
Mr.. Edward Keating, editor Of Labor.
has selected group of men OF national
prominence who will endeavor to teach
the ladies that it requires masculine in
tel1gence to master the spelling book.
No one Is to be conscripted, but any
member who volunteers to join the con-
testants will be cordially welcomed.
At the celebrity breakfast Of the
League of American Pen Women Satur-
Gay at the Willard, Marvin Gardner,
Washington bass-baritone, will sing a
group of request songs, among them
without a Song" Passing By" by
Purcell. and the prologue from Leon
tavallo'S opera, "Pagliacci" and others.
AIRS. Elizabeth Gardner Coombs will
accompany.
Others who will attend the celebrity
Breakfast are Mrs. Frank Hodges Clark
end guests, Mrs. Clark Woodward, Mrs.
Schuyler Helm, Mrs. William G. Neill
and Mrs. Charles Pinkney Clark.
Mrs. Maude E. Davis guests will be
Mrs. Fannie Partington and Mrs. Wal
ton Schultze. Mrs. Sade's guests will
be Mrs. Lamira P. Smith, Catherine
Coles, Mrs. Clarence NJ. Tri1nble, Mr..
DANES D. Cushman, Miss Amy Kyle
White and Miss Margaret Huntington.
Mrs. Joseph T., Robinson, wife OF
Senator Robinson, will be guest of
honor at the Arkansas table Other
guests will be Mrs. Tillman B. Parks,
wife of Representative Parks; Mrs. Will
liam S. Driver, wife of Representative
Driver; Mrs. Ehgene Wingo. Mrs.
Mrs James A. Morris, Miss Agnes
Winn, Judge and Mrs. Samuel w. Was
sell.
Guests at Mrs. j. Harry Cunning
hams table will be Mrs. Virginia King
Frye Mrs. Joseph Clyde Hemphill, Mrs.
Aubry Lawrence, Mrs. G. E. Ferguson,
Mrs. John C.. Palmer Mrs. D. P. Bush,
Mrs. J. Maxson Cunningham, Mrs.
George Ashworth, Mrs. E. A. Farrell.
Others attending will be Mrs. John
Bennett, Mrs. Theodore Tiller, Mrs
Charles Fisher TAYLOR, Mrs Edouard
Albion, Mrs. Victoria Faber Stevenson,
Mrs. John Mock, Mrs Frank Morrison,
Mrs. Harry A. Dawson, Mrs. Edward
Knothnagle, Mrs. Aaron D. Newman
Mrs. James Brown Scott, Miss Bessie
W. Palm, Miss Anne Pearl Cooper Mrs.
George A. Finch, Miss Clara Mander-
schied Miss Eleanor Traylor, Marguer-
tie and Katherine Jacobs, DR.. Frances
M. Butts and guests. Miss Anne Darl-
ington and guests. Reservations may
be made at the Willard.
A large and beautifully arranged
luncheon was held Monday at the Army
Navy County Club for the wives of En-
eineer officers stationed in and around
Washington, when Mrs. Edwin Mark
ham wife of the chief of Engineers, and
Mrs Pillsbury, wife of the assistant
chief. were hostesses. Mrs. Harry H.
Woodring wife of the Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, was guest and Mrs. Fran
College and Mrs. Frazer of Fort Hum
phreys were assisting hostesseS. There
were about 80 guests.
The first of series of Winter dinner
dances to be held each Wednesday eve
ming throughout the Winter will be
held at the Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Seeley of Takoma
Park entertained Mrs. Carrie Lucke Of
Toledo, Ohio, and her daughter, Miss
Elvina Lucke of New York City, last
week They returned to New York
Monday, where Miss Lucke occupies the
chair of ancient history in Columbia
University. Miss Lucke has been fire.
quent traveller. last year having spent
some time in Russia. She also visited
Japan, India and other ancient civili-
Eations and was a delegate to the con-
Fention on the Cause and Cure of War.
Mrs. Lucke and Mrs Seeley were school,
mates in Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs Enoch Hermanson of
bayfield,, Wis, we're the guests of Miss
Veda Marsh of Takoma Park for a
couple of days en- route to New York,
where they will sail Saturday for the
Madeira Islands to take charge of mis-
sion work. Mr.. Hermanson is native
OF Brazil and came to America five years
ago for study. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
manson graduated from Emmanuel
Missionary College in Berrien Springs,
Mich, last June and soon after were
married. He speaks Portuguese, which
Is the language spoken on the Madeiras,
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