Evening star., 1935-12-01

Woodbine street. The Alice Mikkel-
son Building Fund Committee is spon-
soring a benefit card party in the
home of Mrs. Frank Wilcox, $500
Meadow lane, at 2 o'clock tomorrow
Reservations may be made through
Mrs. Otis B. johnson, Cleveland $780,
The drama section will meet at 8
pm. in the Somerset School, when
Mrs. Arthur T. Davenport will dis
cuss English Drama During the Res
toration and the Eighteenth Gen.
tury." Scenes from The Way of the
World" by William Congreve; THE
Good-natured Man." by Oliver Gold
NTH, and THE Beggars Opera" by
John Gay, will be directed by Mrs.
Robert Rice. Those having parts in
the plays are Mrs. Davenport, Mrs.
Ross Gum, Miss Mary Pearce, Miss
Josephine Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Simmons, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert M. Barnett, Raymond l.. Sanford,
c. Dwight Curtiss and Joseph T. Ma
guire.
The French section will meet for
luncheon at l o'clock Tuesday at the
Brook Farm Tea House. The discus
sion of French cathedrals, begun last
month, will be continued, and Lewis
Heck, who has spent more than 20
years in Turkey in the diplomatic
service and in business, will speak on
La Femme Moderne en- Turquie ="
French classes are being formed under
the leadership of Mrs. Ida Hansen.
A meeting of the civics section is
Friday at IL am. in the Chevy Chase
Library. Ruth Shoemaker, member of
the Maryland Legislature, will speak
on Taxes, and Unfinished Legislation
of Interest to Women" Luncheon will
follow.
The Society of Mayfiower Descend
ants in the District of Columbia cele-
brated Compact day with dinner at
Wesley Hall, November 81. Among
the guests was Mrs. William Sherwin
Walker, secretary of the American
Coalition. The following officers were
elected: Governor, Frank B. Steele;
deputy governor, Harold Smalley;
secretary, Mrs. Brankley E. Callicut;
assistant secretary. Miss Frances
Hinckel; treasurer. c. Leonard Brown
historian, Mrs. Gaius M. Brumbaugh;
elder, Mrs. Smith; captain, Harlan w.
jerks, and librarian, Miss Minnie
Sutherland.
The Shubert Singers gave a pro-
gram. The members of that organ
ization are j. Edmond Veitch, David
Miley, William Jackson, Alvin House.
man, Hugh Miller, Vernon Hill, Oscar
Kuldell and Mrs. Hazel Adair.
Business Women's Council meeting
in the chapel of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church, Tuesday evening.
Miss Meloise Brainerd, recently re-
tired from service with the Pam
American Union, will speak on her
Summer experiences in Europe and
her studies relating to International
Understanding" Mrs. John H. Young
will give the devotional talk at 6:45.
Northeast Suburban w. C. T. u
The flve-year, f1ve-point program
adopted by the National w. C. T. U.
was explained by Mrs. Marie N. Brin-
ley, second vice president of the Dis
trict w. c. T. u, at the last meeting.
She told Of the college that was to
be established in Evanston, ILL.,, for
alcohol Education in memory of
Frances Willard. this being one Of her
dreams. This college is to be started
by 1899, the Tooth anniversary Of
Frances Willard's birth.
Mrs. r. L. Schef1er. president, pre-
sided and Mrs. Richard Boss con-
Quoted devotionals.
Mrs. Richard Boss and Mrs. French
Morgan sang Thanksgiving duet,
with Mrs. James P. Benfer at the
piano.
The following local directors have
been appointed:
Christian citizenship, Mrs. Richard
Boss; evangelistic, Mrs. A. NJ. Chart
ers; flower mission, Mrs. w. A. Eisen-
hart; health, Mrs. c. r. Smith; litera-
ture, Mrs. ]. S. Beck; assistant litera-
ture, Mrs. Cora Koons; motion pic
lures, Mrs. French Morgan; music,
Mrs. James P. Benfer; official organ,
Mrs H. C. Maynor; peace, Mrs. Ora
B. Haines; publicity, Mrs. II. N. Foss;
soldiers and sailors, Mrs. C. @. Van
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