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prisons, will be the guest
speaker at the February meet
~ ing of the District of Columbia
Federation of Womens Clubs
tomorrow at 1890 am. at the Y.
w. c. A.
Alice Lake Parker. soprano, will
sing, accompanied by Mrs. James
Shera Montgomery at the piano.
Four delegates and four alternateS
to the general convention, to be held
in Detroit in June, will be elected. .,
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the
Department of Fine Arts, will con-
duct tour of the Freer Art Gallery
March 2 at pm
A literature contest will be held by
the literature section, Mrs. Pierce B.
AShburn, chairman, at the April
meeting. Papers should be submitted
as soon as possible so as to be jud' d
in time for that meeting.
The Radio Committee will present
Mrs Merritt at the weekly broadcast
next Friday at Us, pm. from Station
WRC. Mrs. Merritt will speak on
"Washingtons Better Housing Cam
paign." Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer,
mezzo-soprano, also will appear on
ILLS pTOSTdIll. NIL D. ENeItlI D. I1lChCI-
4. son will make the introductions.
Business and Professional Women's
Club of All-SOuls' Unitarian Church.
"A Cruise to the Land Of the Saga"
will be presented Wednesday at $50
o'clock by John V. Hansen, world
traveller and lecturer, in Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard streets. A
musical program will be given by
Nine. Louise Countinho, concert
pianist.
Delta Sigma Chapter, Delphian So
ciety, met Monday at the Shoreham
Hotel, the president, Mrs. F. w.
Braden, presiding.
The literary program was Figures
of the Italian Renaissance" led by
Mrs. Frederick T. F. johnson. The
following topics were given: Medieval
Rome" Mrs. w. l.. White; THE King
dom of Naples" Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass;
Renaissance Standards" Mrs. Guy
Mason; Beatrice d'Este," Mrs. John
D. Rhodes: Isabella d'Este," Mrs.
Robert Bates; "Vittoria Colonna,"
Mrs. Homer R. Hendricks: "Lucrezia
Borgia." Mrs. L. NJ. Fuller; "Clarice
Orsini," Mrs. Helen Cranston; "Savo-
narola," Mrs. John Evans The
president, Mrs. Braden, gave a sum-
mary, Great Individuals of the Re-
naiSSance."
The next meeting will be held
March at the Shoreham Hotel. The
literary program will be Writers of
the Renaissance Period" led by Mrs.
Annie C. Otto.
Business WOmen's Council meeting
in the chapel of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church Tuesday, pm.
Mrs. Caroline B. Stephen of the Tenn
pie School, will speak on THE Man
of the Renaissance" Rev. w. Angie
Smith will speak at the devotional
session at 6:45. Supper, 5 to els.
Woman's Guild of the American
University-Mrs. D. o. Kinsman pre-
sided at the business meeting Tuesday
in the Womens Residence Hall MIS-
A. C. Houghton reported the following
new members: Mrs. R. L. Kause. Mrs.
H. w. Kitzmiller and Mrs. Edward S.
Brashears.
Mrs. Peter NJ Anderson and Mrs.
Robert o. Saunders are arranging a
luncheon in the Women's Residence
Hall, March S, in honor of Chancellor
Joseph M. M. Gray. who will speak.
DR.. William B. Holton, professor of
chemistry, gave talk on Chemistry
in the Home"
The WOman's Clinic will hold
benefit card party at the Roosevelt
Hotel, February %, at $50 pm Candy
will be for sale.
Patronesses include Mrs. Harvey w !
Wiley, president of the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of WomenS Clubs; !
Mrs. Richard E. Gasch, and the super
intendent of the clinic, DR.. Lauretta
E. Kress.
The clinic, at 4704 Georgia avenue,
is open to all women and children on
Tuesdays and Fridays, from 1920 am
to noon.
The Washington Branch, American
Association of University Women, will
have tea tomorrow at 4 o'clock Wal |
ter Myer will continue the series of |
talks on 1.-THE National Capital, Month |
by Month" Miss Julia McCord will |
act as hostess, assisted by Mrs. Alan |
H. McCracken, Mrs Charles c. Tyler. |
Mrs. Leo H. Paulger, Mrs. Henry G. !
Knight, Mrs. Joseph H. Brisebois, Mrs. |
w. H. Mckinney. Miss Ida Bengtson
and Miss Lima W. Carnahan.
The junior group will give dinner
at $50 pm, February %, followed by
bridge. There will be other games for /
those who do not care to play bridge /
1nh will L.
The art appreciation group will |
meet at 7:45 pm. February % with !
members of the Education Committee. |
poetry and drama groups to discuss
the technique of modern art and to !
arrange meeting that will be of in /
terest to all the groups.
The book review section will meet /
at II am. in the lounge February
20 when Mrs. Mitchell Carroll will /
review Roman Spring." by Mrs.
Winthrop Chanler. Mrs Herbert A. /
Whitney will review South Moon
Under" by Marjory Kinnan Rawlings.
The leader is Miss Edna A. Clark.
Petworth Womans CIub.-The ed
ucational section met Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. r. S. Hart, who
was assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
F. r. Shearer. H. w. Shipe, assistant
to the director of extension work in
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Depart
ment of Interior, spoke on Work
Among the American Indians" Mrs.
8. G. Waite gave current events.
The philanthropic section met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of |
Mrs. r. c. Voolfolk, with Mrs Frank
Minich assisting.
Mrs. G. w. Stose was hostess to the
civic section Thursday evening with
Miss Esther McDevitt as assistant
hostess. Mrs. Marguerite Parsons
spoke on "Care of Homeless Children
in the District Of Columbia.
The music section announces a
meeting Wednesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Arthur Dunn, 1910 |
Eighth street.
Hrc u VIZ Ero 1ior will ho ,o iy,,,