Evening star., 1934-06-24
Soroptimists Convention
Arrangements Discussed
Washington Branch Considers Plans for Ses-
sons in Baltimore July to 7-Program
Is Announced.

~ LANs for the soroptimist Con-
vention in Baltimore July to
were discussed by the Wash
i ington Soroptimist Club at a
meeting Wednesday at the
Willard Hotel
The program of the convention
called for a tea at the Governor S
mansion at Annapolis on July l at
$50 o'clock with a tea at the South
ern Hotel in Baltimore in the eve
ming The South and North Atlantic
regional members will be rendered a
dinner at pm. July 2. The follow
ing day at 1890 pm. there will be
a special luncheon for the presidents.
past presidents and regional directors
of the South and North Atlantic
regions as guests of the Baltimore
club. The Soroptimist International
dinner will be given at pm. the
same day. On July 4 the inStalla-
tion banquet will be the feature
Washington day. when more than
100 rep1 sentative business women
from all over the United States and
Canada will be entertained by the
Washington Soroptimist Club, is July
8. There will be a visit to Arlington
and Mount Vernon and luncheon on
the Willard root at noon. Dinner
on the Shoreham Terrace will be
given in the evening.
July is North Atlantic Regions
day, and for this day trip to At
lantic City. N. j. has been planned.
This trip will extend to July 7, when
the convention will close.
The District of Columbia Auxiliary
to the Woman's National Sabbath AL
lance was guest of Mrs. AnSom
Roger Tracy, at Franklin Park, Va.
Presentation of a historic flag that
has been unfurled at many ports
around the world will be given
through the alliance to the District
of Columbia Federation of Women S
Clubs. At the business session, Mrs
Ellis Logan presiding, the Legion of
Decency Crusade launched by the
Catholic Women, asking members to
boycott movie houses where unclean
pictures are shown, was unanimously
Endorsed.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president Of
the District of Columbia Federation
Of Women's Clubs, outlined the spe-
cial interests forwarded by the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Club at
the recent council. Rev. Dr. Butler
led the devotional service, which was
followed by patriotic responses or
poems by all present and later a pic
mic dinner was served by the hostess.
The Washington Club of Alpha
Gamma Delta National Fraternity was
entertained at a dinner meeting at
the home of Mrs. Edna H. Richards,
600 Lee Highway. June IA. The
guests included Mrs. Helen Boyle,
Mrs. Grace Boykin, Mrs. Grace Close,
Miss Eleanor Craven, Miss Louise
Evans, Mrs. Eleanor James, Miss Elva
Keplinger. Miss Elnor Keplinger, Miss
Caroline Legg, Miss Ethel Riley, Mrs.
Lucille Saugstad. Mrs. Mermel Shan
non, Miss Marie Tibbetts, Miss Mil
dred Trueheart, Miss Geraldine
Walker and Mrs. Heidi Welton.
After the dinner a short business
meeting was conducted by the presi-
dent, Miss Eleanor Craven. The next
meeting will be held October II at
the home of Mrs. Lucille Saugstad.
Girls Friendly Society.-The Holi-
day House, on the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway, has been busy
during the past few weeks with din
ner parties and teas given by various
organizations and individuals. House
guests from New York and Philadel-
phia have made Holiday House their
headquarters while in the vicinity of
Washington. On June 80 the Senior
Club of the Diocese will hold its
annual dinner and arrangements are
being made for a number of club
members to remain over at Holiday
House for the week end.
The members of the Epiphany
Branch will hold a picnic July 2 at
Montrose Park, Georgetown. The
members and associates will hold their
early communion service at the
Church of the Epiphany July l.
The Bank WOmen'S Club Of Wash
ington will meet June 25 at the Ivy
Terrace, 1884 Connecticut avenue, at
6 o'clock. Miss Alice H. Whitton,
president of the club. of the First
National Bank, Alexandria, will pre-
side.
The Washington Branch of the
American Association of University
Women will serve tea to its members
from 4:30 to $50 o'clock tomorrow at
the club house. The hostess will be
Miss Virginia Kinnard.
U,eb;oo1or Counou ToJ;os ~ tha
U. c. C. of E.-The last meeting of
the Social Club was at the home of
Mrs. Jones. The next meeting will
be at Hains Point Meet at the bus
stop at back of Treasury, Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Lunch will be served by the hostess,
Mrs. Glascock, at noon. If the wealth
er is unfavorable. meet at the home
of Mrs. Pickel 922 Fifth street north
east.
Gen. William III. Beck Circle. Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
will entertain the boys at Walter Reed
Hospital tomorrow at 7:30 pm. They
will serve refreshments and cigarettes.
Those taking part in the program
will be: Esther Ingram and Mamie
Rouse, sopranos; Julia Milliken, con-
tralto; Irving Bucklin. reader and
impersonator: Nancy Hall. dancer;
Eddie Dawson, pianist; Maj. Gen.
Amos A. Fries will make an address
and the solo which was written by
Mrs. Fries, Il Didn't Raise My Boy
to Be a Stacker" will be sung by
Mamie Rouse; Frank Pohanka will
entertain with his saxophone; Caro-
line Faster will present a big sur
prise feature; there will be COM
munity singing, and George Reed will
give representations.
Those in charge Of the program are
Caroline Cleaver and Clara Mckee
Susanna Myers is president of the
circle.
Business Women's Council will meet
in the chapel of the Covenant-Fir
praehvtariop Church Tl1ncdoU n m