Evening star., 1934-05-06

MRS. GRACE M. POOLE,
President Of the National Federation
Of Women's Clubs, who will be the
guest Of honor and speaker at the
annual banquet of the District of
Columbia Federation next Friday in
connection with the annual session
at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Washington Star, before the current
events section Tuesday at 4:45 o'clock.
The board of directors will meet
Tuesday at 8 o'clock, when the newly
elected president and board members
will hold the initial meeting
The inaugural dinner will be held
in the ball room Of the club house
Wednesday at $50 o'clock, when the
| retiring president, Miss Alice M
| Heaven, will preside and present the
newly elected officers, directors, D. C.
Federation of Women's Clubs dele
gates and alternates.
A Spring luncheon will be spon-
| sored by members of the Tuesday eve
ming section May 10, which will be
followed by an afternoon of bridge.
Miss Clara r. Saunders on May IL
will meet with members of the club
and their friends at the Textile Mu-
scum, 1880 S street, when George
Hewitt Myers will open the museum
to the Women's City Club as a con-
tribution to the interest in art. The
curator. Mrs. Yates, will show the
textiles, rare and beautiful rugs,
tapestries. embroideries and prints.
The pilgrimage will start at o'clock.
Mrs. Charles H. Curl announces the
bridge section will continue playing
Tuesday mornings at 10 O'Clock
throughout the Summer months.
Talks and supervised playing will also
continue
Twentieth Century Club.-The ma
ture section will meet at 1913 Penn
sylvania avenue at 1920 am. for a
trip to Miller. Va.
At the meeting of the club MAY 3
the following were elected to mem
bership: Mrs. John Howard Ford.
Mrs. Charles j. Happier, Miss Mary
D. Wightman, Mrs. Paul j. Ever
/, hardt and Mrs. Frank Molby.
SOroptimist Club.-Dr. Max j. Was
Serman. professor of economics at the
University Of Illinois, and now tenn
porarily in Washington with the De-
partment of Agriculture. was the
honor guest speaker at the Sorop-
timist luncheon Wednesday at the
Willard Hotel. Mrs. Edna Knight
GaSch, president, presided. DR.. Was
serman spoke upon THE Effects of
Initiation on Business"
Among other prominent guests in
vited to hear DR.. Wasserman was
Stephen H. Takes, secretary-treasurer
Of the Retail Credit Mems Bureau of
washington. D. G. Music was fur
nished by Miss Jewell Downes at the
piano, accompanying Paul CARRIER,
who sang "Rachele a Quando a me-"
from La Juive," be Helevy and
Thine Is My Heart Alone" by Lehar.
Group No. 5, captained by Marie
Pierce, was presented a bouquet of
cut flowers by Criena Mahoney for
the best attendance last month at
the luncheons. Those present were
Marie Pierce. Laura Waters, Criena
Mahoney, Estelle zirkin and Eva
Turner. Plans for the May party
by Group 5 will be discussed Thurs
day evening, the date of May %
being tentatively set for the affair.
At a meeting of the regional coun-
ell for the South Atlantic district on
April 20, in Baltimore, the following
officers were elected: Regional di-
rector, Jean Bennett, Washington, D.
c.; treasurer, Nora Huffman, WASH
ington, D. c.. and secretary Dorothy
Klemm Warren of Baltimore. Md.
Abraham Lincoln Circle, Ladies of
the G. A. R., held special meeting at
the Willard Hotel, Miss Nellie Col
olazier, president, in the chair, to ap-
point delegates and alternates to the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs. Miss Mate Lewis
holds the Office as director from Lin
! coin Circle. Mrs. S. e. Deeds is the
chairman of Patriotism. Mrs. A. B.
Jordan, chairman Of the Penny Art
Club. Those elected delegates are:
Mrs. Mida c. Peabody, Mrs. Grace
Darling Seibold, and Mrs. Alice c.
Howard. The alternatives are Mrs.
George Kuenstle, Mrs. Julia A. Pan
coast and Miss Vera Redfern.
A surprise was the exhibition Of a
| few of the priced relics of Mr.. Lin
| coln given by friend of the circle, DR..
| c. Austin Thomas, among which was
the Lincoln finger bowl. This Is the
| finger bowl used at the White House
| by President Lincoln. 1t is of the
ordinary size, round with scalloped
edges, and is of amber glass. Glass
drinking mug taken out OF Jack
sons bedroom at the time he shot
Capt. Ellsworth. A small piece of the
towel used as a flag Of truce in the
| unconditional surrender of Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lees Army of Northern Vir-
| ginia to Gen. U. S. Grant, at Appo-
! raattox Court House, Va, April 9,
1865. This is in a 121ax15-inch
frame, in the center of a certification
by Gen. Edward Whitaker as to its
genuineness and details of its use.
Piece of an oak tree in which q bullet
is embedded, carved In the form of a
book, from one of the trees of Dunkard
Church Woods. Metal plate so stating
forms title of the book.
Washington Council, No. 22, Ladies
| Of the U. c. C. of E.-The last meet
| ing Of the Social Club was at the
home of Mrs. Toberman. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Thrift, GA Gallatin street, May 9.
After lunch there will be a meeting.
Cards and bunco will be played.
| Chapter C, p. E. O., met at the
home of Mrs. Marie N. Brinley,
past president, Friday. Mrs. Dora
Harris gave book review on In
ternational Relations" by Buell..
Curley Cuba bridge party will
be given this evening at the home
of Miss Denise Blancke, 26 Bryant
street northeast. Proceeds from the
party will be applied to the clubs
scholarship fund for poor children.
| The clubs annual communion mass
will be held at st. Patrick's Church
Nav On at O'clock Plans for a