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The morning book review will hear
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell review Lady
Gayheart," by Villa Gather. and Miss
M. Louise Robbins "The Stars Fall
Down." by A. J. Cronin, Thursday at
II am. The art appreciation group
will consider at 8 pm. its first topic,
''The Art of Ancient Egypt"
Miss Elizabeth Carhart will re-
sumo her French luncheons Friday
at l pm, which are open to all
members who speak French.
The Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase
will have d card party tomorrow at 2
pm at the Westchester, the pro-
ceeds of which will 60 to the Alice
Mikkleson Building Fund. Tables may
be reserved by calling Mrs. Laurence
v. Coleman. Wisconsin 1884.
On Tuesday at 10 am. the Commit
tee on Applied Education will meet
with Mrs. James v. Bennett and at
pm. the Art Section will meet at the
home of Mrs. Robert LIE Fevre, liz
West Thornapple street. when Miss
Genevieve Hendricks will deliver q
lecture on New Colors and Fabrics
for the Home"
At 10:30 am. Wednesday, the In
ternational Relations Section. under
the leadership of Mrs. Edward L.
Smead, will meet in the Chevy Chase
Library. Presentations will be hu-
morous sketch. Thanksgiving Dim
ner": Background of the Italo- -Ethio-
plan War" Mrs. Joseph T. Mcguire;
United States Neutrality" Miss Ella
Given, and a travel talk by Mrs
James V. Bennett.
At 1890 Wednesday the executive
board will meet at the Columbia
Country Club.
The Nature Section will meet at 2
pm. Thursday, at the home OF Mrs
Walter c. Henderson, Magnolia
parkway, when Mrs. Agnes Chase will
talk on grasses and will tell expert
ences of her recent trip to South
America.
The Literature Section will meet
Friday at 2 pm., in the home Of Mrs
Roger ]. Whiteford, l0l Leland street
with the program in charge of the
assistant leader, Mrs. F. F. Espen-
schied. Mrs. George Winchester Stone
will review Catherine, the Portrait
of an Empress" by Gina Klaus; Miss
Edith w. Meloy, North of the ORR
ent," by Anne Morrow Lindberg: Mrs.
c, NJ Jansky. Vein of Iron," by Ellen
Glasgow, and childrens books will be
reviewed by Mrs Ross Gum.
Gen. J. E. B. Steuart Chapter, U.
/ d. C., met at the home of s1iss Mar
garet V. Cockrell, 1850 Kilbourne
/ place. Plans we're made for a bingo
party to be held early in December.
Refreshments were served by the
| hostess.
Women's City Club-Mrs. w. j.
| La Varre, Needlework Guild chair
man, will be hostess at the tea today
when the clubs annual contribution Of
garments will be on display.
A housing conference, sponsored by
the women's division of the better
housing program. will be held at the
club house Tuesday. At the morning
session at 10 o'clock H. H. Dearing.
director of Federal housing for the
District; r. B. Mitchell, housing Sec
ton of the P. w. A.; John Ihlder,
head of the Alley Dwelling Authority,
and Miss Harlean James, executive
secretary, American Planning and
Civic Association, will speak. A dis
cussion period will follow every
| speaker. This session will be followed
by a luncheon, when Miss Mary Alice
Hill, public assistance division; Mrs.
Helen Dewey Hoffman of the H. o.
L. c.. and Clarence Phelps Dodge.
chairman of the Washington Commit
tee on Housing. will speak. A field
trip in busses to the alley dwellings,
P. w. A. site and Colonial Village will
leave the club at 2:30 pm.
| Mrs. John S. Bennett, president,
will preside at the Board Of Directors
meeting Tuesday at 8 pm.
Mrs. Rebekah S. Greathouse will
discuss Women in Many Countries
Working for Women" at the Business
and Professional sections dinner
Wednesday at $50 pm. Mark Wood
ing, memory expert, will also be a
guest speaker.
On Thursday at S pm. Paul Wooten
will discuss World Current Events
as Seen in Washington"
The sixteenth birthday anniversary
of the club will be celebrated Friday
with a reception and tea in the after
noon, special dinner parties in the
coffee room, and an entertainment
in the evening.
The program will include music
under the direction of Mrs. Mary
Marjorie Webster. the showing OF
film by Mrs. John M. Waters, and a
short skit by the drama unit.
The Ladies' Social Club of Wash.
ington Council Of U. C. C. Of E. will
meet at the home of Mrs. William
Burton, l41s Forty-fourth street
Wednesday.
Voteless District Of Columbia League
of Women Voters-The annual Fal
business meeting will be held Novem.
ber 26. 1t will be dinner meeting
at the Y. w. c. A.
The Executive Committee has made
tentative plans for program No
vember 26, recommending that it take
the form of a round table discussion
among the department chairmen con-
corning the work of their respective
committees. The committee recon-
mends that League day for the Dis
trict League be the same as last year
the fourth Tuesday of each month
and that as many open meetings al
possible of the league and its depart
ments be held on this day.
Mrs. A. M. Roam of Atlanta, Ga.
director of the third region, South At.
lantic States, will be guest at the
luncheon meeting Of the executive
board at the Brookings Institution
next Friday.
Mrs. Harvey Wiley spoke before
Mrs. Roger Corbett's group, which Is
studying the Washington milk situa-