Evening star., 1935-02-17
Detroit Meeting Awaited
By WOmen's Federation
Triennial Convention Will Be Held June a
to IL, First Session of Its
Kind in History.

4hC AsCD0 A0A1Css NhSAC Va
ence Crittent0n Home met at the
home of Mrs. Arthur F. Gorden and
elected the following officers: Mrs.
B. H. Munroe, president; Mrs. E. M.
Haas, first vice president; Mrs. j. r.
Mccullough, second vice president;
Mrs. William Bull, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Robert E. HAZEL, secre-
tary; Mrs. j. w. Ayers, treasurer;
Mrs. Thomas j. Humphrey, repre-
sentative of the board.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. George Bird. 6405 Third
street, February 81 at 2 pm. Speaker,
Miss Ann Rogers.
Iota Phi Delta Chapter, Delphians,
met last Thursday at the Shoreham
Hotel. The vice president, Mrs.
Elmer L. PETER, presided. Mrs. Carl
H. Smith, leader, gave a preliminary
survey of the subject Social De-
velopments From the Heroic Age to
the Rise of Athens" The following
topics were presented and discussed: {:
The Land of the Hellenes," Mrs. H.
H. Hulbirt and Mrs. Fred G. Coles;
Eighth Century Life and Thought" !"
Mrs. Franklin L. Adams, Mrs. John
A. McAneny and Mrs. Herbert B.
Brooks; THE Expansion of Greece" :"
Mrs. Ernest E. Ingle. Mrs Earl M.
Spencer and Miss Margaret B. Bu-
chanan; "Tyrants and Poet Poll
ticians," Mrs. Harold F. Machlan,
Mrs. Earl G. Taylor and Mrs. Alex
ander Wylie; 1.-The Spartans," Mrs.
Elmer L. PETER and Mrs. E. Raymond
Horton; EARLY Athens" Mrs. Regi-
nald w. Geare, Mrs Walter M. Bane
and Mrs. James L. Bates.
The next meeting will be held
February 81 at 1890 am. at the
Shoreham Hotel. Mrs. Earl G. Taylor
will be the leader. The subject Of the
program will be THE Triumph of the
West"
Girls Friendly Society.-The Braille
group of the Epiphany branch has
been asked to participate in the in
ternational bag bazaar to be held at
the chapter house Of the American
Red Cross March l and 2 for the
benefit of the Florence Nightingale
Foundation.
On Shrove Tuesday, March 5, the
Epiphany branch will hold benefit
pancake supper in the Church Of the
Epiphany parish house Tomorrow
evening this same group will have a
valentine party. On February "a DR..
Anna P. Cooper, associate professor
of English at George Washington
University, will be the guest speaker.
garden department will meet tomor-
row at 100 o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. c. B. Smith, Montgomery ave-
nue.. The program will include a
general discussion of Early Spring
Flowering Bulbs"
The government study department
will meet Tuesday at 10 o'clock at the
lead a discussion of Old-Age Pen
sions." Mrs. H. E. Ewing will speak on
THE House of Delegates and Powers
of the Speaker" and Mrs. F. F. Zun-
del will explain the functioning of
the town fire department.
The philanthropic department will
meet at the home of Mrs. ]. N.
Quin, 307 Elm avenue, Tuesday at !
o'clock. The members are requested
to bring with them any wearable
clothing which they have been able to
collect since the last meeting.
On February 81 at lis pm. the
homerlakers' department will as
semble at the home of Mrs. G. c. Roe,
Oil Willow avenue, for luncheon and
social. Mrs. Walter P. Harmon will
speak on "Budgeting for Foods in the
Home" The hostess will be assisted
by Mrs c. H. Marshall, Mrs. w. c.
De Groot and Mrs. E. G. Littlefield
The club has Endorsed Mrs. L. w.
Biddle as candidate for president Of
the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs.
The Little Theater Of Takoma Park
will meet in the Elementary School
Wednesday evening. The program
will feature Janet Coon.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at l pm. with Mrs. Mary E.
Eppelsheimer, 1927 Hiatt place; Mrs.
Dora Putnam, assisting hostess.
Columbia w. C. T. U. met at the
Francis Asbury Church, with Mrs
Harry B. Denham as hostess. Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter presided. DR.. Berry
spoke. Mrs. Sherwood led the devo-
tional, which was followed by solo
by Mrs. Booth, accompanied by Mrs.
Knoblock.
Rev. Fred Holden spoke on my
Views Of the Repeal Of the Eighteenth
Amendment"
The March meeting will be held at
the home Of Mrs. Harland.
The Rhode Island State Society will
hold its congressional night tomorrow
at the Washington Hotel.
Invitations have been extended to
Senator and Mrs. Jesse Metcalf, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Peter Gerry and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John M. O'Connell.
They are expected to be in the receiv-
ing line with the president, Mrs.
Daniel j. Hefferman. All natives and
residents of Rhode Island residing in
Washington and vicinity are invited.
The guest artist will be Miss Iris
Mazzarini, soprano, who has studied
in Milano, Italy. under Prof. Mario
Malatesta, having made her debut In
Alba. Italy. in the opera "Elisir
d'Amore" by Donizetti. She will be
accompanied at the piano by Miss
Elena Crivelli. Alfred A. Picchione is
master of ceremonies.
The Woman's Club Of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home Of
Mrs. William H. Hessick, 1923 Mon
tague street. The president, Mrs.
Lewis J. Battle, presided.
The special feature was book re-
view by Mrs. Harry E. Chaflin. Mrs.
T. Lewis Dalby was program chairman
Mrs. John Knox Arnold read poems
of her own composition.
Refreshments were served, the
hostess being assisted by Mrs. Charles
F. Anderson and Mrs. George c. Shoe
maker.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
with the president, Mrs. Henry F..
Sawtelle, with Mrs. G. B. Green as
hostess and Mrs. Julia w. Webb as