Evening star., 1935-01-20
wild Flowers" Is Topic
Of Federation Meeting
Mrs. Charles D. Walcott to Give Illustrated
Lecture at Women's Clubs Meeting at
WV. C.. A. January 28
\ K RS. CHARLES D. WALCOTT,
MI widow of the former secre-
" torx of tho C,,,ifbsppiop !n-

1 4 stitution, will give an Illus
trated lecture on wild
Flowers" at a meeting of the District
of Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs January 28 at the Y. w. c. A.
at 1890 am.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, director of
the General Federation, will give a
report on the Midwinter board
meetings Miss Sibyl Baker. chair
man OF the recreation division, will
give a report on the Weir report. A
brief talk will be given by Mrs Flor
ence Vining, field representative of the
Federal Housing Administration for
the District Mrs. Vining will address
individual clubs when requested
a club institute is being planned in
the near future to hear an expert on
the subject of birth control; also to
formulate resolution to the General
Federation asking it to study the
national representation for the Dis
trict of Columbia and to vote on the
proposed equal rights amendment to
the United States Constitution.
The Esperanto Club of Washington
elected officers as follows: President,
Gerald F. Small; vice president, Mrs.
Clestel Lewis; second vice president,
w. w. Pegeus; secretary, Miss Jane
Schiffman; treasurer. Mrs. c. j. WAL
ters; recording secretary, Tom Gold
man.
Joseph Leahy speaks on Esperanto
over WJSV tomorrow at lis pm. and
Mrs. Emile Baker sings well-known
songs. translated to Esperanto. Mrs.
David E. Barry is accompanist.
Free classes in Esperanto are con-
Quoted in several of the junior high
schools, Mount PLEASANT Library and
Y. M. c. A. Advanced in Thomson
School.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at l pm. with Mrs. Lula
Tarry. 1915 Clifton street Mrs. Lillian
Timberlake, assisting hostess.
The Washington Branch of the
American Association of University
Women will give tea January 81 at
4pm. Prof Otto Torney Simon will
speak on Charles Dickens and His
Times" Miss Mabel Colcord will be
the hostess, and her assistants will
be Miss A. c. Atwood, Mrs E. A.
Chaplin, Miss Cora L. Feldkamp, Miss
z. B. Hawks, Miss Ethel A. L. Lacy,
Mrs. H. D. Noble and Miss Lydia K
Wilkins.
A club dinner will be held at the
Y. w. c. A. at z pm. January IS.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
will be the honor guest and speaker.
Her subject will be Economic Sc
curity." Judge Fay Bentley will in
troduce the speaker. The dinner will
be restricted to members.
A bridge-luncheon will be given at
the club house at lis pm. January
26. The hostesSes will be Mrs. o. M.
Lawrence and Mrs. Joseph Howorth.
A visit to historical homes and
places in Washington will be spon-
sored by the Junior group January
27. The group will meet at the club
house at 10 am. Dinner at Olney
Inn. Miss Margaret Maize will be in
charge.
Twentieth Century Club-The Art
Section will meet tomorrow for lunch
con at 1890 at the Y w. C. A. Mrs.
John Otto johnson will talk on 1.-THE
Art Of the Theater." For reservations
call Mrs. r. Winston Holt, Adams
1866. Members are privileged to bring
guests.
The Garden Section will meet at
2 pm. Tuesday at the home of Mrs
Walter Gilbert. 34O5 Ashley terrace.
A special feature will be the question
box and the launching of new
project for children at Glenn Dale, and
for old folks at Blue Plains.
The French Section will have
French tea Wednesday at 3 pm at
the home of Mrs. w. J. Wallis, the
Westchester.
The Nature Section will meet
Wednesday at 2 pm. at the Y. w.
G. A. The guest speaker will be Mrs
Frank G. Wilkins, recently returned
from trip around the world, who
will speak on some of her experiences.
AL section members expecting to be
present are requested to communicate
either with Mrs. Leo D. Miner or
Mrs. D. Agnes Greenless.
The Music Sections recital and tea,
planned for January IS, was Cancelled
for a later date, and this section will
meet tomorrow with the Art Section.
Washington Colony, National So
ciety Of New England Women, met
January 10 at the home of Mrs. Blake,
S14 Taylor street, with Mrs. Fernald,
assistant hostess. Miss Maud Eiten
gave talk on the work of the Amer
lean Naturalization School.
Mrs. A. Y. Casanova, jr., president
Of Washington Colony, has been in
vited as a guest of honor at the lunch
con by New York City Colony January
"a at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in
honor Of the fortieth anniversary of
the founding of the National Society
Of New England Women. Mrs. Fred
ertck S. Pendleton, president general
OF the national society, will attend
the tenth Women's Patriotic Confer
ence on National Defense to be held
on January 80, 81 and February / at
the Mayfower Hotel.
Gamma Chapter, Delphian Society,
will meet tomorrow evening at the
Shoreham Hotel. The literary pro-
gram will be led by Mrs. Ella G. Pres
colt, the subject being Renaissance
Fiction and Chronicle" Topics for
report will be given as follows: THE
Decameron," Miss Ellen Bulger, Mrs.
Jessie B. Krause and Mrs. Harry
Sears; "Froissart, Chronicler," Miss
Lulu Adams; THE Chronicle of Eng
land, France ana Spain" Miss Mary
G. Wolford.
Business Women's Council meeting
In the chapel of the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church January %,
pm. Clarence Phillips of the Carne-
gle Endowment, will give stereopti-
con lecture on "Glimpses of Europe" +"
Henry w. Snyder will be the speaker
ut the devotional session at Gas
o'clock. Supper, to 6:15 o'clock.
The District of Columbia Society of
the United States Daughters Of 1912
met Monday at the national head
quarters, 1851 Rhode Island avenue.
The president, Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker, presided. The society will