Evening star., 1935-05-26

Kit Carson Post and Corps. Junior
Vice President Mary E. Bowen will
represent the president at the r1assing
of the colors at Mount st. Adams.
accompanied by the patriotic instruc-
tor. Charlotte Cary, and colorbearers.
The department president will place
a wreath on the monument erected in
honor of the nurses of the Civil War
at Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues and N street Wednesday at
I pm.
Memorial day the Grand Army of
the Republic, Department OF the Po-
tomac: its auxiliary, the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, and allied organizations
will assemble at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldiers of the Civil War in
Arlington National Cemetery. where
services will be held at II am. The
department president and staff will
attend the memorial exercises in the
amphitheater at pm.
The District Of Columbia League Of
American Pen Women will meet to-
morrow at 8 o'clock at the studio.
Burlington Hotel Mrs. Bess H. Ohm
stead, the president, will announce the
committee heads and chair1nen of the
creative groups and special activities
for the year 1856. Mrs. Rose
Cohen, writer and director Of chill
drens plays, will be in charge of
drama. The motion picture group will
continue under the direction of Miss
Laura Thornborough. scenario writer.
Mrs. Theodore Cunningham, composer,
will direct the music group and the
poetry group will be in charge of
Mrs. Irene Shirley Moran, author Of
several volumes of poems. Mrs. Alice
Hutchins Drake will continue as
chairman of radio.
Other chairmen to be announced
are Mrs. Lily Hunt, fellowship; Mrs.
Harriet Chambers, fine arts; Nine.
Maria Claeys GarZia. Les Causeries
Franchises: Elise Thompson Clark,
marionetteS; Miss Katherine Jacobs,
reception: Miss Myrta Ethel Cawood,
sales: Mrs. Marie Margaret Ready,
speakers bureau. Committee heads
who will serve under Mrs. Olmstead
are: committee on committees, Mrs.
Henry Francis Grady; membership,
Mrs. Claudia Rice Scott; publicity.
Mrs Leila Pier King; studio. Mrs.
Ernest Virgins and ways and means,
Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch.
Special members of honor will be
the prize winners in the Isabel An
derson contest, and some of the win
ming articles will be read. Mrs. Ruth
Norcross Hoxie will give high lights
of the recent Miami convention.
Mrs. Olmstead will also extend to
members an invitation to tea at her
home 391l Livingston street, June 8,
from to O'Clock.
Chevy Chase Chapter, w. c. T. T.,
met Wednesday in the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church House. with Mrs.
Albert L. Baldwin, president, presid-
ing. Mrs. George Quick led the de-
votionS. A solo was rendered by Mrs.
w. E. Braithwaite. Mrs. James
Cochran, secretary of the Young
Peoples Branch OF the w. c. T. u,
spoke of the efforts OF that organiza-
ton to enlist young people. The
guest speaker. Rev. Chesteen Smith.
minister of the Metropolitan M. E.
Church, was introduced by Rev. j.
Hillman Hollister, minister of Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. DR..
Smith spoke on The Pagan in Prom
Use and Practice"
The Capitol Hill History Club held
its last meeting of the season at the
Congressional Country Club. The
hostesses were Mrs. w. M. Collins.
Mrs. H. N Link and Mrs. J. P. Hun
Eicutt.
The following program was given:
Scenic Wonders of Arizona" Mrs. z.
F. Stearns: Oklahoma, Book Review
on 'Cimarron,'" Mrs. Jason Water
man.
The guests we're Mrs. Harvey W.
Wiley, Mrs. Lloyd Biddle. Mrs. George
Link, Mrs. Burleyson, Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Tice.
Mount Pleasant w. C. T. C. met
Tuesday in the Friends Church. The
president, Mrs. J. A. Edgar, presided.
Mrs. A. C. Watkins spoke on Law
and Law Observance"
A visit to Walter Reed Hospital to
present bedside bags containing help
full articles for the patients Is planned
for the June meeting.