Evening star., 1934-03-18

Hearing.
At a special meeting of the board
of managers, Mrs. Peggy Tripp was
appointed recording secretary.
Practice classes in lip reading every
Monday and Thursday evenings in the
league rooms, Ills Vermont avenue,
where all the hard of hearing are
invited.
The league will hold a card party
at the club rooms March "a, at 8
o'clock.
Girls Friendly Society. The Ma
tional Center of the Girls Friendly
Society, 1888 New Hampshire avenue,
will reopen on March %, under the
direction of Miss Mary H. Lewis.
Miss Clara R. Nourse and Miss
Frances Crown will open the Holi-
day House, on the Mount Vernon
boulevard, March 81
The diocesan organization will
formulate plans for the annual festi-
val service when the council meets
again April 13. In addition to this,
final plans will be made for the
diaceSan participation at the pro-
vincial conference to be held in Rich
mond, April l9 to %.
The Readers Club of Washington
will present its Spring program for
the Ephiphany branch tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock. Many interesting
numbers are on the program, which
concludes in a one-act play, "A Bird
in the Hand" The branch will have
as its guests some Of the young mem
bers of st. Johns branch, George
town, accompanied by Mrs. Smoot,
their associate. Mrs. Alex S. Steuart
will be with the branch at supper.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Lee Doll will
be the supper guests of the Epiphany
branch March 26, and later in the
evening Mrs. Doll will give a talk.
The Capitol Hill History Club meet
ing, on March IA, was held at the home
of the secretary, Mrs. Charles E.
Ferguson, 1414 Delafield place, Mrs.
Wilmer Souder assisting. The presi-
dent, Mrs. W. r. Metz, called the
business session to order.
The program consisted Of paper,
the subject being, Fort Pitt, and the
Traders Of Pennsylvania" read by
Mrs. E. K. Foltz, and a resume of
the life of Benjamin Franklin by
Mrs. Raymond v. Root. Musical Sc
lectionS were sung by Miss Phebe
Stine, with Mrs. E. NJ Wallace, &C
companist
The guests were Mrs. Charles P.
Keyser, president of the Entire Mons
Club, and Mrs. Harry D. Michael.
The meeting March % will be with
Mrs. Earnest Elliot and Mrs. j. B.
Read.
The Zonta Club met in Barker Hall
for luncheon Wednesday. DR.. Edith
Seville Coale presided. DR.. George S.
Duncan, professor of Oriental history,
literature and archaeology Of the
American University, spoke on
Egypt. Amelia Guide Thomas, chair
man of the Spring conference to be
held April IA and Is at Wardman
Park, called a meeting of her COM
mittee for Thursday evening. Mary
Sigr1an, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, announces a tea
for April at the studio of Frances
Gutelius-S m | h. Mrs. Genevieve
Forbes Herrick, president of the
Women's Chicago Tribune, will ad-
dress the club at its luncheon
March 81.
Washington Branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University Women.
The tea on Monday will be in
charge of Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenburg.
The speaker will be DR.. James Albert
Woodbu1n, emeritus professor Of his
tory at Indiana University. His sub
ject will be Personalities in Politics. "
Assisting Mrs. Vandenburg will be
Mrs. George Roth, Miss Nellie Brown,
Miss Fannie Barnett, Mrs. James
Pierce. At the tea tables will be Miss
Claribel Barnett, Miss Mary Louise
Brown, DR.. c. A. Dickinson McC Callip,
Mrs. David Friday. The hostesses are
all University of Michigan graduates
and all Michigan members are urged
to be present.
The art and travel group will meet
Tuesday in the lounge at 7:45 pm.
Miss Louise l. Newell will lead the
discussion of the Art Of Rotterdam,
The Hague and Amsterdam.
At the meeting of the history of
the drama section Mrs. Edward A.
Chaplin will lead the discussion on
PuShkin's Boris Godunoff."
The international relations section
will sponsor a dinner Wednesday at
7 pm. Felix Morley, editor of the
Washington Post. will speak on What
Next in Europe?" Mrs. William John
Cooper will preside. Hostesses will be
Mrs. James Austin Stone. Mrs. Luke
I. Wilson, Mrs. Lynn Edminster and
Mrs. E. e. Danly.
The Art and Archaeology League
Mamhers and 1uenkA are invited March