Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22
WOmen'S Club Federation
Board Meets October q
Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle, President of D. C.
Organizations, Announces Appointment
of Committee Chairmen.


OF Womens Clubs will meet
Il October 81 at the Iron Gate
Inn, according to announcement of
Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle, president.
Mrs. Biddle has announced appoint
ment of committee chairmen as fol-
lows: Mrs. w. w. Husband, American
citizenship. Chairmen of the divisions
under this department are: Mrs.
Stanley H. Beasley. division OF Ameri-
canization: Mrs. Marie Brinley, di-
vision of law observance; Mrs. Pierce
B. Ashburn, Committee on Patriot
ism, including, flag, and Mrs James
Underwood, Committee on Ex-Service
Men.
Mrs. William N. Collins was elected
chairman of the department of Amer
lean home.
Under the department of education
the following will serve as chairmen
OF the various divisions and commit
tees Mrs. Don c. Smith. ethical ed
ucation Miss Maude E Alton adult
education: Mrs. George L. Peckham.
conservation of natural resources. Mrs.
Otis j. Rogers, national parks. for
estry and wild life Miss Elaine Etpley.
water and waterways; Mrs Minnie L.
Briggs, tree planting: Mrs. Jack Vo-
gel, library service, with Miss DoWney
as vice chairman; Mrs. Otto L. Feer-
hoff, instruction, elementary and sec
ondary; Mrs. James A. Councillor,
scholarship and loan funds, and Mrs.
Horace j. Phelps, recreation. Depart
ment Of fine arts will be headed by
Mrs. Samuel A. Swiggett. Interna-
tional relations will have as chair
man Mrs. Jennie Esmond Wright.
Department of Juniors chairman,
Mrs. Byron M. Coon, with Mrs. Fred
erick Newburg as vice chairman. Mrs.
H. N. Link, chairman of the division
of civil service, subcommittee un-
der the legislative department. Mrs.
Conrad A. Nix. press and publicity.
with Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt as vice
chairman. Under this department is
the Committee on Radio with Mrs
Edgar B. Merritt, chairman: Mrs. Ev-
erett B. Hickerson, Mrs. Samuel A.
Swiggett, Mrs. Byron M. Coon, Mrs.
Flora McGill Keefer and Mrs. Helen
Morrison Hunter. The Committee on
Clubwomen will be headed by Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley.
Mrs. Otto NJ Hammerlund. public
welfare, and Mrs. ElIn Woodward,
adviser. The chairmen of divisions
under this department are as follows:
Mrs. RoSalie B. Shaw. division of child
welfare; Mrs. Frank H. Schwartz, di-
vision of community service; Mrs. A.
L. Rheinstrom, division of correction;
Mrs r. K. Bailey. division of Indian
welfare; Mrs. Burnita Shelton Mat
thews, industry; DR.. Lauretta E. KreSS,
public health, and DR.. Edith S. Coale,
social hygiene.
Mrs. Frederick c. Lincoln, club eX-
tension; Mrs. Ernest w Howard. jr.,
chairman, and Mrs. John Boyle, jr.,
vice chairman. of police and fire pro-
lection; Mrs. Charles A. Langley, pin;
Mrs. Walter N. Campbell, printing;
Mrs. Jessie Law Kelley. taxation; Mrs.
E. H. GUIDE. flowers: Mrs. Mary Wright
Johnston. tuberculosis: Mrs. Horace j.
Phelps, chairman. and Mrs Robert j.
Bates and Miss Elaine Eppley, vice
chairmen. of national representation;
Mrs. Edward L. HodgkinS. historian;
Mrs. John w FrizZell. chaplain; Mrs.
E. Morgan PrySe, parliamentarlan
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, hospitality
chairman. Two co-chairmen are to
be appointed assistants to Mrs. Speel
and the presidents of the clubs in the
federation will be called upon to assist
at the various functions throughout
the year. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle
who was recently elected president of
the Board of Education of the District
of Columbia, has been appointed
chairman of the educational depart
ment.
PetWorth Women's Club.-The art
section will meet September 26 at
1890 pm. at the Petworth Methodist
Church, with Mrs. Ruth E. Mills as
chairman of the Luncheon Commit
tee. The vice chairman of the art
section, Mrs. Walter Gaumnitz, has
arranged a trip to the Franciscan
Monastery, Brookland, D. C. The au-
tomobiles will leave at 100. All men,
bers having cars are asked to assist
with the transportation.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the
American Poetry Circle met Septem-
Der IA at the home of Mrs. Everett
A, Pesonen. 1905 Garfield street, Sill
yer Spring, Md. The feature was
the presentation of the clubs first
year venture, the yearbook for 1885.
Mrs. Leacy Naylor Green-Leach,
founder, president and editor of the
American Poetry Circle, gave brief
review of its beginning and l0-year-
old continuance, ending with one of
her own sonnetS appropoS of the occa-
sion. The hostess and Mrs. Paul L.
Kirby were at the tea table.
The october meeting will be held
at the home of the third vice presi-
dent, Miss Mary ]. Pearce, 4108 Gar
rison street.
The Mary Tea Club met at the home
of Mrs. Mary Schippel. The president
Mrs. Ridgley, presided. The secre-
tary, Mrs. Middleton. read an opening
piece. Mrs. Jessie Richards and Mrs.
Garner gave accounts of their vaca-
ton trips
Delta Sigma Chapter, Delphian So
ciety, met last Monday at he Shore
ham Hotel. the president, Mrs. Gale
E. Pugh. presiding.
The literary program was THE De-
velopment and Beginnings of Music, 3"
led by Mrs. Frank Braden. Other
reports we're given by Mrs. George
Quirk on Three Great Modern Musi-
clans; Mrs. Charles Riordon, 'Prim-
itive Music; Mrs. w. B. Hayes,
Rhythm in Primitive Music: Mrs.
Guy Mason, Achievements and Linn
itations of Primitive Music" and Mrs.
M. o. Hayes, Egyptian Music" Mrs.
Gale E. Pugh, president, closed the
program with a thorough summary.
The next meeting will be September
80 at 10 am. at the Shoreham Hotel,
the subject being Early Music of
Asiatics, Greeks and Early Christians. ="
RuQiupSS IVoreu'S Couneil r,1eetioU