Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Women's Federation Asks
Restoration of Pay Cut
Club Organic ton Argues That Wage Reduc-
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spoke on "Schumann and His Works"
and played Carnival" "Papillons,"
Sonata in r Sharp Minor" Romance
In F Sharp" and Childhood Scenes"
on the piano; Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann, basso, gave the song-cycle Poets
Love-" accompanied at the piano by
Lucy Brickenstein.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-The
drama department met at the home
of Mrs. T. w. Marshall, 1923 Blair
road. January "a at 8 pm. Mrs. H. H.
Parham and Mrs. r. T. Cotton were
assisting hostesses. Papers were read
by Mrs. N. NJ Pollock and Mrs. William
Wallace on -Four Outstanding Amer
lean Woman Playwrights." A discus
sion on -Four Outstanding American
Actresses" was given by Mrs. j. G. SUIT
ton and Mrs. James s. Fraser. Mrs
Lloyd w. Biddle gave q review Of "The
Futurist," by Mary Macmillan, and
the program included representations
by Mrs. Kenneth Myers
The music department met at the
home of Helen Grimes, 1908 Ingomar
street, January IS at 10 am. Helen
Grimes and Greta Won Boyer gave
piano selections. Mrs. j. r. Swallen
soprano. rendered a group of songs.
Richard Lorleberg, cellist, gave selec-
tions.
A visit to the Baltimore Art Museum
will be sponsored by the art department
next Wednesday to view the Survey of
American Paintings" A bus will be
chartered and will call at the library
at 9 am. and take the group direct
t. the museum m Baltimore Mrs
E. Horace Seigler, 201 Tulip avenue.
chairman of the art department.. has
charge of the ARRANGEMENTS
Petworth WOman's CIub-The home
section met January 10 at the home of
Mrs. Sue Richwine, with Mrs. Frank
Minich as assistant hostess. Mrs. Will
liam R. King, chairman of the sec
ton. gave talk on The Comparison
| of Food Prices and Getting the Most
for Your Food Dollar"
The meeting of the music section
was held Tuesday evening at the home
o. Mrs. Mildred S. Kimball who was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Fred
Cowsill.
The art section met Thursday after
noon at the Petworth M. E. Church.
with Mrs. E. G. Thomas as chairman
of the Luncheon Committee After
luncheon, Mrs. Ellis Logan. past presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. conducted
the members of the section and their
guests on tour Of one of the art gal
leries Of the city.
Mrs. B. j. Waldo, chairman Of the
educational section, will entertain the
executive board next Thursday evening
a. her home. 4ol7 New Hampshire
avenue. She will be assisted by Mrs
E. P. Lecraw, chairman of the philan-
thropic section.
Elmira College Club.-The January
meeting was held at the home of Mrs.
John Donaldson. vice president. A buff
fet supper followed the meeting. Upon
the recommendation Of the Nominating
Committee, presented by Mrs Frederick
w. Croker, the following officers were
reelected: Miss Martha Wood, presi-
dent: Mrs. John Donaldson. vice presi
dent; Mrs. A. Lane Cricher, recording
secretary; Mrs. Percy Lantzy. CORE
spending secretary, and Miss Mary
MacNair. treasurer
Mrs. Charles Reitell. national presi-
dent of the Elmira College Alumnae
Association, at present a member of
the local club. will attend the ninth
annual alumnae council meeting to be
held in the college, at Elmira, N. Y,
the last week in February. Mrs. Earl
A. Brown has been delegated to repre-
sent the Washington group at the con-
ference.
Miss Martha Wood, president of the
Washington chapter will give tea
for the members of the club and the
Washington students who expect to
register at Elmra the coming year, dur
ing the Easter vacation.
An invitation has been extended to
the Washington members by the FL
mira College Club Of New York, New
York City, to attend any of their meet
ings during the coming months. A CAL
endar of events and their dates has
been filed with the Washington secre-
tary, Mrs Percy Lantzy.
Twentieth Century Club-The garden
sections program Tuesday at 2 pm.
Building C, 1924 G street. will be on
the planning of a perennial border and
will be illustrated with slides or
sketches Mrs. Benjamin E. Smith,
chairman.
The nature section will hold an in
door meeting Wednesday at the Y. W.
c. A. at 2:3O pm. DR.. Austin H.
Clark will speak on The Butterflies of
the District" Mrs. Leo D. Miner,
At the Y. w. c. A., the monthly
meeting of the club is February l at
l du. n PiO6i Va lhuolS WILL NC
presented by Mrs. Alice Finckel, piano;
Henri Sokolov. violin, and ]. Alden
F1nckel, cello. Mrs. C. w. Wright,
chairman.
The Phoenix Club was recently host
to two interesting affairs, a card party
at the club house and an open-air oys-
ter roast At the last regular meeting
officers were installed by H. B. Mallory.
Plans for changes in the club rooms
were completed.
The Wheel Of Progress will meet to-
morrow evening at $50 in the Wash
ington Hotel. The guest speaker will
be Miss Sarah Grogan, whose subject
will be What One Woman Saw in
Russia" Mrs. Lucia Ramsey Maxwell
will give a short review of her latest
book, THE Red Dragon and Mrs.
Margaret Anthony will render solos.
Women's City CIub-Miss Elaine Ep-
pley will be hostess at the tea today
at 4:30 O'Clock at the club house, 1876
jackson place A musical program will
be presented by Mary liant Couch.
Mrs Edgar T. Brown and Mrs.
Charles H. Curl, co-chairmen. an
nounce plans are being made for the
series of house betterment card parties
the afternoons and evenings OF Feb
rllary 10 and 20.
Mrs Edmund Kochersperger will give
a talk on The Laws of Contract
Bridge" at the close Of the morning
class instruction by Mrs. Charles H.
Curl Tuesday at 10 O'Clock. The be-
ginners group receives special instruc-
ton beginning at IL o'clock with SUI
pervised play following.
Mrs. william Lee Corbin, chairman
of the book hour section, announces
Mrs. Lyman B. Swcrmstedt will review
two recent books at the meeting OF
February 6. Mrs. George Bowerman,
wife of the librarian of the Public
Library will give an after-dinner talk,
at the dinner sponsored by the section
February %.
Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss, chair
man of the forum luncheon group, will
nresent DR. George S, Duncan profess