Evening star., 1934-12-16

ture JNe christmas party dI JIle La
Fayette Hotel tomorrow at $50 O'Clock.
A Santa with bag of gifts for each
member will enter during the dinner
Christmas carols will be sung and a
Christmas program given following the
dinner.
Mrs Geline Mcdonald Bowman
president of the National Federation
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs, has issued call for the cause
and cure of war conference to be held
at the Hotel Washington. January Is
to 81. During the conference the
local club will have a dinner for the
visiting delegates and national officers
Petworth Woman's Club.-The Wis
iting Nurse Unit met Monday after
noon for work on surgical supplies at
the Georgia Avenue Branch of the
Instructive Visiting Nurses Society.
The literature section was entertained
Monday evening by Mrs S. G. Waite,
Mrs. Claude Ballard and Mrs. E. b.
johnson at the home of Mrs. Waite.
Mrs. F.. H. Schwartz contributed
This and That" and Mrs. L. T. Jones
read Christmas stories.
Mrs. R. c. Voolfolk entertained the
members of the hospitality section
Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting of the educational sec
ton will be held tomorrow evening at
the home of Mrs. A. C. Norcross, with
Mrs. A. N. Jones and Mrs. Viola
Thomson assisting. Mrs. Cecil Blake
will give a current events and Mrs. E.
G. Thomas will have charge of the
Christmas program.
The philanthropic section will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Lyster
Dewey Mrs J. w. Nee and Mrs.
Sarah Stuart will assist
The art section meeting will be
held Thursday afternoon at the Pet
worth Methodist Church. After the
luncheon there will be a program of
Christmas carols and exchange of
Christmas packages.
The civic section will be entertained
Thursday evening at the home of Mrs
c. D. Kellar. who will be assisted by
Mrs. Viola Thomson. Mrs. G. w.
Stose will present current events and
Mrs. R. c. Voolfolk will speak on
Blue Plains and the Old-Age Pen
sion Bill"
A Christmas party will feature the
home section meeting. to be held Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Martha Wiltberger, with Mrs. A. L.
Jennings assisting.
Shepherd Park w. c. T. U. met last
Monday with Mrs Charles E. Rior-
dan, 1925 Montague street, Mrs. w
H. Ramsey, president, presiding. The
guest speaker was Mrs. Wadleigh,
District of Columbia president. Mrs.
Hermon Hill gave very fine report
of the visit to ward in Walter Reed
Hospital Thanksgiving eve.
The members of the union are
working on bed kits for the boys of
this ward, to be given at Christmas
time.
The next quarterly meeting will be
held January IA, at the United Pres
byterian Church.
The next meeting of this union will
be held January 7, at the home of
Mrs. Ida Schaeffer, Silver Spring.
Marietta Park Women's CIub-The
educational section will meet Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Thomas C.
Atkeson, 424 Peabody street. A trip
through the United States Govern
ment Printing Office has been planned
The philanthropic section will meet
Wednesday at pm. with Miss Olive
Long.
The following have been elected to
membership: Mrs. K. L. Gaylor, Mrs
Merle Cox, Miss Veronica Sauter, Mrs.
w. H. Seaquist, Miss Edna Rothwell,
Mrs. F. M. Deffenbaugh, Mrs. Daniel
Dulany, Mrs. N. Nelson and Mrs. Rae
burn Paul.
Chapter H, P. E. O.. met Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. R. M
Ferguson. 1916 Sixteenth street. The
guest speaker was Mrs. Homer c.
Stuntz of Omaha, Nebr., who spoke
on India. Other guests were Mrs.
Corey and Miss Mcmillan of Chap
ter B, who spoke.
At an earlier meeting the program
had been given by DR.. Norma Pear
son, whose subject was Fruits, Vege-
tables and Nuts
The next meeting will be held Tues
day at the home of Mrs. George o.
Gutton, 7716 Eighteenth street. A
musical program will be given by Mrs.
Harris.
Business Women's Council meet
ing in the chapel of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church December
l8, 8 pm. Annual Christmas party
under the auspices of Recreation
Committee. Miss Louise Newell will
show lantern slides illustrating the
Christmas thought. Some of the pic
lures will be accompanied by music.
Mrs. Claude KEEPER, secretary of Sy-
nodical, will speak at the devotional
period at 6:45. Supper, 5 to 6:l5.
Kit Carson Woman's Relief Corps,
Auxiliary to the G. A. r., met at
1015 L street, President Mary Win
gate in the chair
Department President E. Helen
Temple and the counselor, Jennie L.
Hamilton. were introduced. Installa-
ton of officers will be January 4. Mrs.
Ida Adams was elected to member
ship. A Christmas surprise party
followed.
Mrs. Temple announced the De-
partment of the Potomac w. R. C.
will tender its annual reception to
the G. A. R. January at the Thomas
Circle Club. 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. All allied organizations are in
vited.
Delegates to the department con-
vention were elected. This will take
place at the Hamilton Hotel in Feb
ruary. when national officers will be
present.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
with Mrs. Harry S. Newman. The
president, Mrs. Henry F. Sawtelle
presided. Mrs. S. L. Dorsey gave a
paper on British art. Foil call was
answered by quotations from Tenny-
son.
The next meeting will be Tuesday
with Mrs. James Whitman, 281C
Twenty-seventh street.
Roosevelt Delphia Chapter will
meet at the Raleigh Hotel at 10 am
Tuesday. The subject will be "Sie-
nese and Venetian Painting" The