Evening star., 1935-05-05
Federation Will Hold
Its Annual Conference
Meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to Be Fea.
tured by Memorial Service and
and Election of Officers.

trict OF Columbia FederaJlon
of Women's Clubs will be held
Il Tuesday and Wednesday at
the Roosevelt Hotel convening
each day at 10 am.
A memorial service will be held
Tuesday at pm, conducted by Mrs.
w. A. Winklehaus. Miss Agnes Sealy
will sing and Mrs. James Shera Mont
Romery will render piano numbers.
Oficers will be elected Wednesday,
the polls being open from 10 to 2
O'Clock. Awards will also be made
in the poetry contest by Mrs. Cathe-
rine Cate Coblentz.
Members who have been recon-
mended and indorsed for nomina-
tion by their respective clubs are as
follows: For president, Mrs. Lloyd
w. Biddle, by the Takoma Park
Women's Club; for first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle, by
the Excelsior Literary Club; for sec
ond vice president, Mrs. F. M.
Shortall, by the Political Study Club;
for recording secretary, Mrs. Ruth H.
SnodgrasS, by the Womans Clinic;
for corresponding secretary, Mrs. j.
Edwin Reid, by the Sunshine and
Community Center, and Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley for director of the General
Federation, by the Housekeepers' Al
lance.
The weekly broadcasts of the fedora
ton have been changed to IL 80 Satur-
day because of daylight saving time
in New York. Next Saturday musi-
cal program will be given by Mrs.
William T. Reed, contralto.
West End w. C. T. u. met Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. j. l..
McLain, 2031 F street. Mrs. McIntire
and Mrs. Fridley were assistant host
esses.
Mrs. Austin Cooper, president, pre-
sided. Mrs. Frentz led the devotional.
Mrs. Watkins, legislative director,
spoke.
Takoma Park Women's Club-The
next meeting will be for officers at the
branch library Tuesday, at noon.
Luncheon will be served. A pro-
grom has been prepared featuring
DR.. Vladimir Gsovski, professor of
Russian in the Forest Science School
of Georgetown University, as guest
speaker.
The following delegates to the an
nual meeting Of the District Of Co.
lumbia Federation at the Roosevelt
Hotel, May and 8, have been ap-
pointed by the president, Mrs. F. l..
Pratt: Mesdames Ethel Lamond, T.
w. Marshall and William Robinson;
al lSh
Blackman, L. M. Spray and H. L.
Stevenson.
The art department will entertain
at a garden tea Thursday at 2 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Frederick Hawkes.,
lis Takoma avenue. Miss Ann Dar-
lington will speak on "Culturists' and
Savants' Invasion of Greece" The
hostess will be assisted in receiving by
Mesdames William Archer, F. L. Pratt,
Francis Munger, c. H. Marshall and
Jessie Ramsdell. All club members
are invited.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the Ma
tional League of American Pen Women
will have their annual dinner in honor
of their newly-elected officers May
IL at $3.50 pm. at the Congressional
Country Club. DR.. George Anderson
and quartet will furnish music for
the entertainment. Each member is
allowed to invite additional guests.
Miss Victoria Coping, first vice
president, will welcome the guests and
introduce the toastmistress, Mrs. Jesse
w. Nicholson. Mrs. Heber Votaw will
make the presentation speech to the
newly-elected president and present a
gift to the outgoing president.
Mayor and Mrs. Howard jackson of
Baltimore have accepted invitations
to be present.
The new officers are as follows:
President, Mrs. Lucille Foster McMil-
lin, Civil Service commissioner; vice
presidents, Miss Victoria Coping, Mrs.
Elsie Bennett and Miss Louise Wor-
den; secretary, Mrs. Mollie Davis
Nicholson; treasurer, Mrs. Emma w.
P. Slack; auditor, Miss Vyolla Offutt;
historian, Mrs. A. Pearl Mcpherson;
chairman Ways and Means Commit
tee, Mrs. Daisy B. Calhoun; Member
ship Committee, Miss Dorothy Mich
olson; Entertainment, Mrs. Hester
Walker Beall Provensen; Publicity,
Mrs. Mile Davis Nicholson; Radio
and Organization, Mrs. Jennie Esmond
Wright.
Reservations for dinner must be
made by May 10.
Sunshine and Community Society,"
The annual meeting and breakfast will
be held at the Shoreham Hotel to-
morrow at 10 am. Business meeting
and election of officers to precede the
breakfast.
w. A. Roberts, peoples counsel Of
the District, will speak. Others on
the program will be Mrs. Adelaide Hib-
bard Of the National Theater Players,
Mrs. Marie C. Deal soloist, accom-
panied by Mrs. Elsie Harvey Weaver,
and Durwood Bowersox, violinist.
Mrs. J. Edwin Reid will preside. Mrs.
Hermon Matson is in charge Of res
ervationS.
Northwest w. C. T. U. met Thursday
with Mrs. George A. Ross. Mrs. Will
liam N. Garner presided and Mrs. j. r.
Thomas was in charge of devotions.
An address on Problems of Today"
was given by Rev. Philip G. Murray,
followed by brief discussion. Duets
were rendered by Mrs. Blanche Burton
and Miss Rosa Conover. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be May %,
ct 1850 Randolph street.
Georgetown w. C. T. U. met at the
home Of Miss Jennie Hedrick, 1921 N
street, with the president, Mrs. Lena
Stabler, presiding. Rev. Mr.. Austin,
pastor of West Washington Baptist
Church, led the devotions.
Mrs. Pettio, District director Of lit
erature, spoke. Refreshments were
served.
The Ben w. Murch Home and School
Association will meet Tuesday at 3:15
at the Murch School. The association
will have bridge and bingo party
Wednesday evening.
Northeast Suburban w. C. T. u. met
ct the home of Mrs. r. E. s. Boss,
3019 Twenty-fifth street northeast.
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