Evening star., 1934-04-08

Stephen and Mrs. John S. Bennett
will be hostesses at tea to be served
at the club today at 4:30 O'Clock.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke Of the
Detective Bureau will be guest speaker
before the current events section Tues
day at 4:45 o'clock.
Miss lola Armstrong will be the
hostess for May meetings of the Tues
day evening bridge section. Mrs.
Charles H. Curl will give talk at
z o'clock from the "Self-teacher" on
bridge. Miss Elva Mcnamara chair
man, announces card party to be
given by the section for house better
ment April II, at s o'clock.
Mrs. Charles H. Curl will begin
talks before the Tuesday morning
bridge section at 10 o'clock.
The Executive Board will meet
Tuesday evening.
Charles Edward Russell lecturer
and author, will be the honor guest
and speaker at the dinner Wednesday
at $50 O'Clock by the business and
professional section. The American
Orchestra and Theodore Thomas" will
be the subject of the talk.
Mary liant Couch announces the
opening of the club house for a con-
cert by members of the Junior section
of the District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Music Clubs, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith,
April % at 7:45 o'clock
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. chair
man of the Nominating Committee,
reported the candidates for offices to
be filled at the election May 2.
Mrs. Frank Birgfeld, vice chairman
of the Membership Committee. will
preside at a meeting of the commit
tee tomorrow at 4:30 o'clock.
Miss Clara R. Saunders, art section
chairman. announces the exhibit of
pictures at the Mount Pleasant Branch
Library, sponsored by the club, will
be continued until April 80.
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps,
Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
Republic, met at 935 G place with the
president, Mrs. Bertha B. Brown, pre-
siding. Misses H. B. LEIGH and C. A.
LEIGH were initiated. Convis Parker,
81 years old March "a, received con-
gratulations from many friends OF
this corps.
fldlS dlS ptIIAS IldOt 4ol 1dlo
party at the Hamilton Hotel in May
Mu Chi Club-President Mollie Fos
son has arranged with a committee
of eight to be hostess to the members
Wednesday evening at the Admiral
164O Rhode Island avenue.
The Thirty-Two Troupers were en-
crto ad I1-itIo To ri N Pplp-
bration of its first birthday by Presi-
dent Mildred Green at 1889 PENN
syIvania avenue southeast. The fol-
loving officers were elected: Carleton
Fry, president; Irma Williams, vice
PRESIDENT; June Schultz, secretary
treasurer. The next meeting will be
a party at so Rhode Island avenue
northeast, April 27.
The Park View Woman's Club held
its Executive Board meeting at the
home of Mrs. Lawrence Murray, 4804
Kansas avenue. Mrs. Harry Gutridge
assisted with luncheon.
The regular meeting will be held
Tuesday at 8 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. E. L. Hahn. 742 Rock Creek
Church road. Assisting Mrs. Hahn
will be Mrs. Summers. Mrs. Evans,
Mrs. Mister, Mrs. Woodward and
Mrs. Harries. Mrs H. j. Harris
will give an operalogue, Tam
hauser," by Richard Wagner. Mrs.
Edgar Merritt, past president of the
District Federation of Women's Clubs,
is to be guest.
The Educational Committee will
meet for luncheon at the Dennison
Vocational School Thursday at 1890
o'clock.
Twentieth Century Club.-The ma
ture section will meet April II at
$50 am. at 1913 Pennsylvania ave-
hue for trip down the river.
The civic section will meet for
luncheon April II at 1890 pm. at the
Y. w. c. A, when annual reports will
be made of District institutions visited
under the leadership of Miss Florence
Bingham, assisted by Mrs Gensmer,
reporting for the National Training
School for Boys, Mrs. Doyle for the
City Jail and Mrs. Woodbridge for the
Home for the Aged and Infirm. Miss
Bingham will report on the Receiving
Home. The clean city report will be
made by Mrs. Doyle.
At meeting of the club April S
the following were elected to member
ship: Mrs. B. F. Howard, Mrs. Ernest
Adna Back, Mrs. George Edgar Ladd,
Mrs. w. j. w. Wallis and Mrs James
T. Jardine
Washington Council, Ladies' of the
Z. &. c. of E., met at the home of
Mrs. Burton, with Mrs. Bell assisting
The next meeting will be April IL at
the home of Mrs. Hohenstein, Ross
lyn. Va. Lunch will be served at II
O'Clock. After lunch there will be
meeting and then cards.
The Mothers Group of the Alice
Deal Junior High School is sponsoring
a silver tea Wednesday afternoon in
the auditorium of the school. There
Will be entertainment and refresh
mentS. Admission will be a silver Of
fering. This is given to promote So
cialibility among the mothers of the
school, as well as to raise funds with
which to enlarge the library of the
school,
The Housekeepers' Alliance met at
the nome OF Mrs. Adams, 1779 MaSSa-
chusetts avenue, with the president,
Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, in the chair.
Miss Mary Rokahr, extension econ
omiSt in home management from the
Department Of Agriculture, spoke on
Womens Mode of Living"
Mrs. Robert M. Reese of the Dis
trict Audubon Society, exhibited a
set of bird skins to illustrate her talk
on The Birds of Greater Washing
ton" The meeting was followed by
q social with refreshments.
Washington Branch Of the Ameri-
can Association OF University Women
Mrs. Edythe Marmion Brosius will give
a harp recital this evening following
the club supper at the club house at
6 RIM. Miss Margaret Cook will be
the hostess, assisted by Miss Christine