Evening star., 1935-10-27
DC. Women's Clubs Open
New Season Tomorrow
First Vice President to Be Elected and APP
plications for Membership Will Be
procontod
Presented.
. HE first meeting of the District
of Columbia Federation OF
Women's Clubs for the year

Il 1856 will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow in the ball room of the
Raleigh Hotel, with Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle, the president, presiding
The principal business will be the
election of first vice president. Ap-
plications for membership in the fed
Grafton will be presented by Mrs.
Frederick C. Lincoln, chairman of
club extension.
Members of the federation are urged
to attend special memorial services
in honor of nurses, patriots and well
fare workers of the American wars
to be held at the Washington Cathe-
dral November II.
All presidents of clubs and depart
ment chairmen have been asked to
sppoint a publicity writer for their
respective clubs and departments.
Mrs. E. c. Howard will have charge
of the federation's representation in
the Halloween Festival.
The program for the meeting will
be brief, due to the large amount of
business to be transacted. However.
it will include musical interlude by
members Of the Rubenstein Club. Mrs.
Perry 0. Huff and Mrs. Locher of the
Takoma Park Junior Club have ar
ranged musical readings. The Clothes
Conservation Committee will exhibit
work done in their department and
will present Miss Van Hoezen and
Miss Funkhauser. Mrs. Everett B.
Hickerson will present the visiograph,
moving picture with voice explana-
tons and music, which shows the work
of the Community Chest. A luncheon
will follow the meeting. Mrs. Lloyd
Morrison has been appointed chair
man of the monthly luncheons.
Additional chairmen have been ap-
pointed by Mrs. Biddle to serve the
various departments and divisions of
the federation. They are: Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, adviser to the educa-
ton department: Mrs. Robert McFall,
chairman and Mrs. Maurice l. Smith,
vice chairman; Mrs. Thomas H. Faris,
vice chairman of hospitality; Mrs.
Lloyd w. Morrison, transportation,
with Mrs. John Boyle, jr., vice chair
man; Mrs. Charles P. Grandfield as
sistant historian; Mrs. E. Morgan
Pryse, chairman department Of legis-
lation; Mrs William NJ Collins, chair
man American home; Mrs. Jason
Waterman, chairman resolutions:
Mrs. Gratten Kerans, chairman mo-
ton picture, with Mrs. E. j. Fowler,
vice chairman; Mrs. Everett B. Hick-
erson, vice chairman of the Pin Com
mittee, and Mrs. A. C. Watkins, chair
man of revisions.
PhiIo- Classics Club met october 18
at the home of Mrs. G. L. Peckham.
The president, Mrs. NJ. H. Fohrman,
presided. Mrs c. J. Stauber read a
paper on the Wars of the Roses" The
club read Acts III and " of the first
part of Henry VI.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-Gar-
den Department met at the home Of
Mrs. E. H. Youngman last Monday.
Miss Miriam Birdseye, Of the Agricul-
ture Department Extension Service.
gave a talk on Herbs and Herb
Gardens"
On Wednesday the Drama Depart
ment met with Mrs. Paul Burk to
study Tolstoi.
Mrs. Irwin L. Clark entertained the
Music Department at her home on
Thursday morning. Mrs. Dorothy
Radde Emery, pianist. and Mrs. Betty
Ruth McDevitt, soprano, were guest
artists. The club chorus, under the
direction of Mrs. Edmund L. Green,
sang several selections. The program
concluded with an article on "Wom-
ans Inspiration to Great Music" by
Mrs. Clark.
The District of Columbia Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs will meet at the
Raleigh Hotel on Monday, october %,
at 10 am.
The Philanthropic Department will
meet at the home of Mrs. j. Maynard
Linthicum, 81 Carroll Manor Circle.
Duplicate bridge games will be re-
sumed in November, with the schedule
planned for the second and fourth
Fridays in the month at l pm. Those
desiring to play should notify Mrs. v.
C. Childs, DenWood avenue. Those
interested must sign up for the year
and in case of absence must furnish
O substitute.
The Park View Woman's Club held
a card party Friday in the Park View
School, under the direction of Mrs.
Aria Morgan. The proceeds from this
party will be used, primarily for phil
anthropic purposes.
The Art Section, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Lawrence E. Murray, met
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Glen
c. Leach. 5710 First street. Mr.. Shell
ton talked on Uses of Modern Amer
lean China and Glass" Mrs. Thomas
E, Griffith, assisted by the president,
Mrs. Warren H. Wagner, served tea.
The Literature Section met at the
home of the chairman, Mrs. George
F. Dalwick, 514 Kenyon street, Tues
day, commemorative of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
Mark Twain, whose birthday occurs
next month. Mrs. Pierce B. Ashburn
read paper on Mark Twain and
early American humoristS; Mrs. Fred
s. Walker gave "reminiscences of her
trip to Hannibal. Mo, the boyhood
home of Mark Twain; Miss Dorothy
Howe sang, accompanied by Mrs.
Walker; Miss Winifred Howe gave
readings, also in costume. A buffet
supper was served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Robert E. Jonscher.
Mrs. Thomas E. Griffith and Mrs.
Stitt.
The Excelsior Literary Club met re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. Matte @.
Ewing. Officers we're installed as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Matte @. Ewing;
vice-president, Mrs. Charles w. De-
laney: vice-president, Mrs. Alice ".
Creque; recording secretary, Mrs.
Emily Jarboe; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Robert Hall; treasurer, Mrs.
Harry Newman. The retiring presi-
dent, Mrs. Sawtelle, thanked officers
and members for loyalty and coopera-
ton. The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Julia Webb and Mrs. Charles w.
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