Evening star., 1934-03-04

Gamma Chapter, Delphians, met at
the Shoreham Hotel last Monday at
$3.50 pm. The president, Miss Emma
Hoffer, presided. ~The literary was
under the leadership of Mrs. Ella G..
Prescott.
The next meeting will be March 5
at 8:15 pm. The literary program,
Eighteenth Century Drama" will be
IN charge Of Miss Sophia Lunceford
Topic reports will be given by the
following: Mrs. Evelyn B. Buckley
N0ss Irene Westerman, Miss Lulu
Adams, Mrs. Alice G. Elliott and Miss
Evelyn Kay.
Girls Friendly Society.-The WASH
ington diocesan organization has re-
ceived notice Of the sixth provincial
conference Of the Girls Friendly So
clety to be held in Richmond, Va,
from April 19 through April a.
Branch presidents throughout the
diocese should endeavor to send two
delegates to this conference. Mrs.
norman B. Slack Of Norfolk, Va, is
the provincial head.
Inc series Of talks DR.. Phillips is
giving for the benefit of the diocesan
organization on Monday afternoons
during Lent at 4:45 are based on the
Lords prayer. The public is invited.
The Glee Club of the Epiphany
Branch, had benefit and social eve
ming last Saturday at the home of
Miss Lissetta Gasch. Another benefit
Is being planned in April in the parish
nall, under the auspices Of the branch
and through the courtesy of Mrs.
L. B. White.
tomorrow evening the members Of
the Epiphany Branch will again be
busy on their Lenten work Of band
age making and rolling. On March
IL Frederic Snyder will continue his
monthly series of current event talks.
The Takoma Park Womens Club
will sponsor an exhibition of the
works Of local Takoma artists at the
Takoma Branch Library during
March. Among the exhibitors will be
Mary GULL, L. L. Fahrenbruch, Roy
Clark and Howard Wilson.
The drama department met at the
home Of Mrs. Hugh NJ Smythe Febru-
ary % at 8 pm. The assisting
hostesses were Mrs. Harcourt Lee
Stevenson and Mrs. Walter C. De-
Groot. Mrs. Wilbur H. Youngman
reviewed the Life and Words of Paul
Green" "Other Notable Products of
the North Carolina Players" was the
subject Of a talk by Mrs. Albert H.
Parham. Mrs. John w. Kerns and
Mrs. Gilbert G. Sward presented a
review and discussion of In Abraham's s
Bosom
Members of the music department.
their husbands and friends met at
the home of Miss Helen Campbell
Williams Thursday evening. Eugene
Bond read a paper on Negro
Spirituals." The guest artists were
Arthur M. Tabbutt. bass; Wilfred
Smith. tenor; w. H. Walker, cornetist,
and Melville d. Lindsay. violinist.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet at
the home Of Mrs. Antoinette Fischer,
502 Oglethorpe street. tomorrow at l
O'Clock. Mrs. Mary Leahy assisting
hostess.
The Department Of the Potomac.
Ladies of the G.. A. r., placed a
wreath in honor of the birth of Gen.
George Washington at the base of
the Monument.
The department color bearers were
Mrs. Alma Carroll. Mrs Ella Southard,
Mrs. Caroline Cleaver and Mrs. Marie
Hunter. Mrs. Eva Mcbride carried
the banner. which was presented to
the order by Comdr. John Kline, COM
mander of the G. A. R.. and the other
comrades. The department patriotic
instructor, Mrs Cora L. Mandy,
placed the wreath in the absence of
the department president, Mrs. May
Lightfoot.
The Art Department will change
the date Of its meeting to March 5,
and will visit the Textile Museum, 1920
s street. AS admission to the museum
will be by card, members are asked to
meet at the Takoma Park Library at
1:30 pm. The curator of the mu-
scum, Mrs. E. M. Yates, will be the
speaker
The monthly meeting of the club
will be held at the branch library,
March Mt 1880 pm. Luncheon will
be served, the hostesses being Mrs.
Frederick A. Johnston, chairman; Mrs.
Walter P. Harmon, Mrs. Albert A..
Speer, Mrs W. H. DIETRICH. Mrs Wilbur
H. Youngman, Mrs. Waldo L. Schmitt,
Mrs. Clarence S. Ross, Mrs, Frederick
C. Duehring, Mrs. Willing P. Hopper
and Mrs Louis C. Vogt. Prof Elmer
Kayser of the Department of History
of the George Washington University
will be the speaker. his subject being
the "Nazi Movement"
The Ben w. Murch Home and
School Association will hold a meeting
March at 8 pm The Program
Committee is arranging an interesting
program with several prominent speak
ers. The pupils of Miss Gantley's class
will present short play. Refreshments
will be served.
The Woman's Club of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home Of
Mrs. William c. Daudt, the president,
Mrs. Lewis ]. Battle, in the chair. Mrs.
z. Lewis Dalby read an original paper
on "The Life Of Mary Todd Lincoln. Z"
Mrs. Harry E. Claflin gave book re-
view on "Rabble at Arms" by Kenneth
Roberts. The next meeting will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Melville D..
Lindsay, who will act as program
chairman. Mrs Henry T. Offterdinger
will be in charge of the special feature.
The Art and Archaeology League
The members are invited, through the
courtesy of Mrs Horace Torbert, chair
man of the drama study group,
Washington branch of the American
Association Of University Women, to
be present at q reading of the twelfth
century Norman-French mystery play,
ADAM" with music arranged for the
occasion by Schmidt Gregor, at the
University w'omen's Club, 1884 !
street, today at 8 pm.
Petworth Woman's Club.-The mu-
sic section met Wednesday evening at
the home Of Mrs. Arthur Dunn.
Mrs. F. H. Schwartz, chairman Of
the civic section, entertained the Ex-
ecutive Board at her home Thursday
evening She was assisted hv Mrs r