Evening star., 1935-05-19
News of Local Clubs
nauphters of Ennnders and Patriots

Daughters of Founders and Patriots
of America.-Several Of the national
officers and the national publicity
chairman were the guests Monday OF
the national vice president, Mrs.
Henry NJ. Robert, jr., who has just
been elected treasurer general OF the
N. S. D. A. r. and the Maryland
Chapter at Annapolis.
They we're received at st. Johns
College by Col. Amos w. w. Wood
cock, president of the college, and Mr.
Trader Of the land ONCE.
Following buffet luncheon at the
home Of Prof. and Mrs. Henry NJ.
Robert, jr., business meeting was
held, with the president, Mrs. william
Henry Hayward, in the chair.
Washington Council, Ladies of the
u. C. C. of E.-The Social Club met
at the home of Mrs. May.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Burton, l4l8 Forty
fourth street.
Gamma Chapter, Delphian Society.
met at the Shoreham Hotel Monday
evening, with Mrs. Pearle r. Friede
presiding.
There was taken up, under the
leadership of Miss Ellen g. Bulger, a
study of Measured Music and Secu-
lar Singers of the Middle Ages" with
the following program: 'Descant, u
by Mrs. Jessie B. Krause; Francois
Measured Music" by Mrs. Ella g
Prescott; Scope Of Secular Music,
by Miss Lulu Adams; The Trouba-
dours," by Miss Emma Hoffer: THE
Minnesingers," by Mrs. o. N. Fansler
and Musical Guilds" by Mrs. Wini-
fred H. Davis.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-Tht
garden department will meet at the
home of Mrs. Charles w. Ayars, 217
Maple avenue, tomorrow at 1:30 pm
The program will feature Mr.. Ayars
as guest speaker, the subject Of whose
address will be "Iris-Varieties anc
Cultivation"
On Tuesday at 10 am. the Govern
ment study department will meet al
the local branch library, whence they
will visit the Supreme Court Building
to begin a tour of inspection of the
building at IL O'Clock. Following the
inspection the group will go to Hains
Point Tea House for luncheon al
1890 o'clock.
The philanthropic department viii
meet at the home of Mrs. j. N. Quinn
5O7 Elm avenue, Tuesday at l O'Clock
The drama department will NEE
wednesday at $50 o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. G. Franklin Wisner. 60]
Indian Spring drive. for a picnic SUD.
per.
The music department will meet a
the home of Mrs. Eugene w. Bond
7z22 Blair road. Thursday at II
O'Clock. Life Of Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
Will be reviewed by Mrs. F. A. Nickol,
and the members of the department
Will contribute piano numbers.
U. 5. Grant Circle, No. / Denart
ment of the Potomac, Ladies of the e
A. K, met Tuesday at the home of tn,
president, Mrs. Mary H. Fortier. Mr.
Faye Palsgrove of Cushing Camr
Sons of Union Veterans. led in tn
pIeoge TO the United States flag.
Mrs. Alice King Mulligan, Mrs Nc
heever. Mrs. Ethel v. Marks. Mis-
Mary Porter Smith and Miss Hayward
tne committee appointed by Mrs
Portler to cooperate with the COM
mlttee OF Abraham Lincoln Circle TO
the joint memorial exercises To b
held in the Rotunda of the Capito
today at 2:30 pm, reported arrange
ments had been completed.
Mrs. Harriet Disney Mrs Ada r
bock, Mrs. Genevieve Craig, Mrs
Mary T. Ingram, Mrs. Elsie R. Satter
neld, Mrs. Julia Marks, Mrs. Iren
McGovern Menke have been accepte,
ana they, together with Mrs. Jessi
| Tnomas and her daughter, will b
initiated in June.
| The circle accepted the invitation
OF Miss Mary A. Howarth. department
president of the Woman's Relic
corps. to attend the exercises held 70
the sailor dead at 1915 May 26 an,
10 later attend their exercises to b
conducted by Mrs. Helen E. Templ
at the Arlington Memorial Bridge a
2 O'Clock for the men who lost thei
lives in the air.
on May 80 Mrs. Fortier will plac
wreath on the Tomb of the Un
known Civil War Dead at Arlington
and Will later accompany the depart
ment president. Miss Hayward. whe,
she places a wreath on the Tomb O
the World War Dead.
District Of Columbia League n
American Pen Women.-The 1894
awards In the Isobel Anderson crea
i've group contests were announce
friday. DR.. Frances Moon Butts. Jun
lor past president, presided. assisted b
Mrs. Bess Heath Olmstead, presiden
Maude Lukens was awarded frs
prize in the journalism contest 70
her feature article Unique Industr
Lures Tourists to Florida" Its a
Allergy. by Blanche Parker Nelson
was awarded second prize. First hon
erable mention went to MarpIerit
Merigold for her feature "The Jl1nic
Capital" and Susan c. Baker for he
story Washington Sees Its Firs
Train"
judges were Miss Malvina LINDSAY
Homer Dodge and Mrs. Ruby Scrugc
Anderson.
In the drama contest first aWar
went to Minnie Frost Rands with "Th
Pot Of Gold" Mrs. Leona Patterso
Tiller won second place with mis-
Lolypop's Party" or "The Cand
Counters Close Catastrophe" Firs
honorable mention was given to Anr
G. Darlington for Heritage. an
second to Isabel Perkins Anderson fc
Under the Bo Tree"
Judges for the entries in the dram
were: Marie Moore Frost, Jane Plum
mer Rice and Minnie Saxton Bliss.
Florence Barnes poem "The Chin,
OF Flanders" won first prize in tn
poetry contest. with New Salem" b
Edith Mirick, second. First honorabl
mention went to Lillian Cobb Bair
for the poem Summer Storm" wit
THE Miracle" by Alethea Todd AL
derson, second mention. judges 70
the poetry contest were DR.. Lewis +
Chase, Dr. Homer G. House and Helel
Cowles LIE Cron.
First prize in the short story an