Evening star., 1934-11-04
Federation's Art Unit
Plans Literary Contest
Papers Voted Best by Women's Clubs to Be
Read at April Meeting of
Organization.
Urganlz ton.

"A Department OF Fine Arts OF
4 4 the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. under direc-
ton of the division of literature, with
Mrs Pierce Ashburn as chairman.
Papers written by club members
which receive the highest vote of the
clubs will be read by the writer's at
the April meeting of the federation.
The Division of Education will
meet at the home of Mrs. Don G.
Smith, 36l5 Chesapeake street, Tues
day at pm. This is in compliance
with the program of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Club, which des-
ignates the week of November as
education week. Each federated club
is asked to send a representative to
this meeting.
The subject for the weekly broad
cast of the General Federation of
Womens Clubs next Saturday at 8
pm, from Station WMAL, will be
Academic Revivalism in Architec-
ture." Mrs Ellis Logan will conduct
parties of members through the local
art galleries on Saturday afternoons
in December for a study of paintings
presented by these weekly programs.
The weekly radio program next Fri
dav Of the local federation will be Sc
lected readings from Schiller by Anita
Schade, in honor of the 175th ami
versary of the birth of Schiller. 1t will
be given from Station WRC at lis
pm.
P. E. o. Sisterhood.-The monthly
luncheon of the Cooperative Commit
tee will be held November at the
Harrington Hotel at 1890 O'Clock.
Mrs. Chellie Stevens Wright, supreme
organizer, will be a guest. Chapter F
will act as hostess. All affiliated
and visiting P. E. O.'s are invited.
Marietta Park Women's Club.-Miss
Olive Long, philanthropic chairman,
announced a card party at Sholls, 1918
G street, November 16, $50. The pro-
ceeds will be used for charitable pur-
poses. Five hundred and bridge. Miss
Long will be assisted by Mrs. F. x.
Courtney, Mrs. William E. Rupprecht,
Mrs. Charles Clark, Mrs. Ray c..
Browning, Mrs. Alfred Fleming and
Mrs. John Kiley. The public is in
vited.
A dance will be held at the Manor
Club on November 25. Mrs. w. E.
Rupprecht is chairman OF the COM
mittee in charge.
A meeting of the club will be held
on Tuesday, pm, at the home OF
Mrs Walter H. E. Jaeger, GIG Whittier
street. Guest speaker, Miss Selma
Borchardt. The program will be un-
der the direction of Mrs. Thomas
Atkeson.
Northeast Suburban W. c. T. U. met
at the home of Mrs. Edna Proctor,
1927 Van Ness street, the president,
Mrs. Charles williams, presiding. The
guest speaker, Rev Alice Allen. gave
a review of the beginnings of w. c.
T. U. work Mrs. N M. Pollock. dis
trict director of motion picture work.
gave a short talk
The next meeting will be held No
vember 81 at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Henderson, 1904 Woodbridge street
northeast.
The Pleasant Hour Club met at 2610
University place. Current topics were
reviewed and individual problems dis
cussed. On November "a fhe club will
be entertained by Mrs. Marie Widmer,
2124 street.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs Matte O. Ewing,
with the president, Mrs. Henry F. Saw
telle, in the chair. Mrs. Robert S.
Hall was elected to membership. Mrs.
Charles w. Delaney was elected press
correspondent. The club indorSed the
l;1 fal hty a
Federation of Womens Clubs.
The literary program for the COM
ing year is the study of the British
Isles. Mrs. Julia Webb gave paper
on England" Mrs Alice Creque and
Mrs. H. F. Sawtelle answered quota
tions The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Clarence Langley. Mrs. George
Hill was a visitor The next meeting
will be November 6, with Mrs. Emily
Jarboe, 1924 Thirty-eighth street.
st. Margaret's Woman's Auxiliary
Day branch, Mrs. Elmer Oliver. presi-
dent. and night branch, Mrs. r. Wins
ton Holt, president, are sponsoring a
lecture to be given by Mrs. F. A..
Habersham on Palestine and the Holy
Land" November 7 at pm. in the
parish house. The proceeds will be
used for the mission work OF the
church
The Chevy Chase Branch of the
American Poetry Circle met at the
home of Vice President Mrs. Albert
z. James, $500 Meadow lane. yester-
day Mrs. Inez Tyler, editor of the
Blue Moon, was in charge of the pro-
gram.
At its meeting in october the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Mrs.
Charles E. Osgood. president; Mrs.
Albert E. James, first vice president;
Mrs. Paul L. Kirby, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. B. w. Kumler, third vice
president; Mrs. Frank Rusk, treas
urer; Mrs. Helen Merritt, secretary.
WaIdensian Aid Society-Miss Grace
Lincoln Temple will deliver an illus
trated lecture, "Madonnas of Italian
Art" for the benefit of the society
tomorrow at the Washington Club at
pm. Mrs. Lloyd Hambest will be
at the piano.
Voteless ID. c. League of Women
Voters-"Fifteen Years of Enfran-
chisement and the League of Women
Voters will be the subject of an
address by Miss Marguerite Wells of
Minneapolis, president of the Ma
tional League of Women Voters, at
the semi annual dinner Tuesday at
7 pm. at the Woman's University
Club, 1884 I street. Provision will be
made for receiving election returns.
Mrs. William Kittle, chairman Of
the Committee on Government and
Economic Welfare, has planned Sc
ries of eight meetings to study un-
employment insurance. At the meet
ing to be held Tuesday at 4:30 pm.
at the Y. w. C. A. she will review the
history of unemployment insurance.
Mrs. Edna Johnston, chairman Nof
a Subcommittee on Government and
It's Operation. has organized group
to study national representation for
the District of Columbia.
The Committee on Government and