Evening star., 1934-07-08
THE District of Columbia branch
4 of the National Woman's Party
1 held a business meeting and
Il elected officers as follows:

Clara Manderschied; second vice
chairman, Dr. Edith L. Allen; cor
responding secretary, Miss Lucy Cooper
S shaw; recording secretary, Mrs.
Andrew Stewart, and treasurer, Miss
Sara Lerch.
Chairmen of standing committees
have not yet been announced, except
that of Mrs. Hurdle, who will serve
as publicity chairman. Mrs. Homer
Jordan will continue as hostess for
the Sunday at homes.
A budget and a newly revised con-
stitution were adopted. It was voted
to hold the Executive Board meetings
the third Tuesday Of each month.
These will be supper meetings from
6 to 8 o'clock. The monthly business
meetings will be held the fourth Tues
day of the month at 8 O'Clock.
The Business Women's Council
meeting in the chapel Of the Cove
nant- First Presbyterian Church will
be Tuesday at pm. Rev. Irving w.
Ketchum will give an illustrated lee
ture on Oberammergau. Mrs 'Ketchum
will be the speaker at the devotional
period at 6:45. Supper, 5 to 6:l5.
The CurIey Club will meet Thurs
day evening at Forest Glen, Md, on
the grounds adjacent to the Church
of st. John the Evangelist, as guests
of Rev. Charles o. Rosensteel, pastor.
Members will assemble at the CONT
mental Hotel at 7:45 pm, and auto
mobiles will convey them TO Forest
Glen. Forest Glen may also be
reached by taking the Silver Spring
bus on Sixteenth street. At the con-
cluSion of the business meeting an
entertainment will be held
Miss Mary L. MCGEE, who has been
reelected president of the club, will
preside. other officers recently
elected include Miss Dorothy Barrett,
vice president; Miss Gretchen Baden.
treasurer; Miss Mary Connolly, re-
cording secretary: Miss Monica Cor
don, corresponding secretary; Frank
Kirchoff, warden; Hugh McGarvey.
advocate, and Rev. Francis J. Kelly,
chaplain.
Plans for the mems annual spiritual
retreat we're completed Thursday eve
ming at a meeting of the Retreat Com
mittee of which John, B. Townshend Is
chairman. The. retreet will be held
at ManreSa- -on-the-Severn July II
to 30.
Francis McCann will entertain men,
bers Of the Chronicle Committee Tues
day evening at his home, ll02 Eighth
street.
The Phyllis Lyman Colony Of the
National Society Of New England
Women held a special meeting at the
Summer home Of its historian, MRS
Harry Dowling, at Washington Grove,
Md, June 26. the occasion being a
farewell to Vice President Mrs. Charles
Windle, who will leave in the near fu-
ture for Pennsylvania, where she ex-
poets to make her home. A luncneon
was prepared by the hostess and Mrs.
George L. Palmer, president. silver
compete was presented to Mrs. Wlndle
in behalf of the members by Mrs.
Palmer.
A short business meeting followed,
when Miss Nellie McMichael. delegate,
gave a report OF the congress OF the
National Society of New England
Women, recently held at Rockford, Ill.
Zonta Club.-The weekly luncheon
was omitted last Wednesday because
Df the holiday. On July IL the report
pf the president, DR.. Mildred Dicker-
Son McCallip, who was the delegate
from the Washington club to the an
nual convention of Zonta International
at Quebec, Canada, June 2l to 23, IN
elusive, will be heard
The Washington Branch Of the
American Association of University
Women will hold a tea tomorrow at
4:30, when Mrs. Maurice Salisbury Will
be the hostess.
The morning book review section
Will meet Thursday at IL O'Clock IN
the lounge. Mrs. Frank E. Edington
Will review "Mutiny on the Bounty, -
by Charles Nordhott and James Nor
man Hall.
Baby Lovers Circle OF the Florence
Crittenton Home held a luncheon at
the Kenesaw. Mrs. A. B. McManuS
presided. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
president; Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, di-
rector, and Mrs. Lloyd Bittle, first vice
president of the Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs; Mrs. G. Collier, national
Crittenton Circle extension secretary;
Miss Jean Cole, superintendent OF the
Washington Crittenton Home, and
Mrs William Lockwood of Grand
Meadows, Mimi, were guests OF nonor
and were introduced by MRS. NC
Manus.
Mrs. Constance Goodman, regent OF
the Descendants OF '76 Chapter, ID. A.
R.. gave readings, and Miss Mildred
Battle, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Ida P. Battle, rendered vocal Sc
lectlons.
The circle will continue its regular
meetings and activities in September.
Gen. William H. Beck Circle, Ladies
OF the G. A. r., held picnic supper
| yesterday in Rock Greek Park IN nonor
| OF two members.of the circle VINO were
married in June, Ethel Johns and Joe
Mckee. There was a shower Tor this
couple and after supper there were
entertainment features. Veterans and
Sons of Veterans were guests of honor.
The Washington League for the
Hard Of Hearing held its regular Mon
day evening lip-reading class at the
league headquarters, l1l6 Vermont
avenue.
Lip-reading classes will be held at
the league every Monday and Thurs
Gay evenings during the Summer, and
those who may be interested are in
vited to attend Plans are being
formed to organize a young peoples
club at the league, to interest the
younger set through entertainment
and hp-reading studies. On the aft
ernoon of July IA bridge party will
be held at the league.
u. s. Grant Circle, No. 1, Ladies OF
the G. A. R., held business meeting
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Mary H
Fortier. The president, Mrs. Alma A.
Carroll, presided. Mrs. Ella Wilson
Southard presented the circle with a
| flag at the last regular meeting, and
as two more hags were greatly needed
by the circle for the July 4 Process
sion of Flags" e: the Sylvan Theater
Mrs. Fortier and her sister, Miss EN-