Evening star., 1935-04-14
Tree Planting to Honor
Club Federation's Head
Musical Program to Be Heard at Dedication Of
Gift to City Tuesday-Six Addresses
Also Are Scheduled.

Tuesday at 2 pm. in Meridian Park.
A white dogwood tree will be planted
in her honor in a place where chill
dren play.
Mrs. Minnie L. Briggs, chairman of
the committee in forestry, will present
the tree to the city. 1t will be ac-
cepted by Marshall C. Finnan, super
intendent of National capital Parks.
while Rev. H. H. Sterrett, rector of
All Souls Episcopal Church, will dedi-
cate it. Addresses will be made by
Mrs. Wiley and the following past
presidents of the federation: Mrs
Ellis Logan, Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
kins, Mrs. John w. Frizzell, Mrs. Vir-
ginia White Speel and Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt. A musical program includes
Nine. Nadia Fain d'Aulby. lyric So
prano. She will sing ITO a Dogwood
Tree" with words by Mrs. Briggs, and
music by Fulton C. Karr. Mr.. Karr
will be at the organ, and Mrs. Rose
Maxwell Dickey will play violin
obbligato. Trees" the poem by Joyce
Kilmer and music by Oscar Rasbach,
will be sung; also, washington" by
Jesse I. and William T. PierSon, with
Mr.. Karr at the organ and violin
obbligato by Mrs. Dickey. In case OF
rain the services will be held the fol-
lowing day at the same time.
For the Friday radio program Mrs.
Samuel A. Swiggett, chairman OF the
division of art of the federation. will
speak on the Greater Washington
INDEPENDENT Art Exhibit, to be held
in seven department stores April %
to May %, which is being sponsored
by the federation and Mrs. Eugene
Meyer. These programs are given
weekly by the federation from station
WRC at lis pm. Friday.
Southeast w. c. T. U. will meet
tomorrow evening with Eunice Hart
ley, 513 A street southeast. The
guest speaker will be Mrs. David Lum,
District director of temperance and
missions.
The Roosevelt Delphian Chapter
met at the Raleigh Hotel, The sub
ject of the program was German
and Early French Painting" Mrs.
John D. Kiley was leader and topics
were given by Mrs. La Verne Beales,
Mrs. William S. Hammers, Mrs. I. L..
Stormont, Mrs. j. Ward Mankin and
Mrs. Elwood H. Seal. Mrs. Edwin
A. Halsey presided and gave resume
Of the days assignment.
The next meeting will be at the
Raleigh, April 16, at 10 am, with
Mrs. Edwin A. Halsey, president. pre-
siding, and Mrs. William j. Graham
leader. The subject will be French
Painting from Poussin to Delacroix." :"
Topics, Classical Painters" Mrs
Finis Garrett; The Age of Louis
XIV" Mrs. William Earle Clark; THE
Eighteenth Century" Mrs. William T.
Gill, jr.; 'Fontainbleau," Mrs. Gladys
MiddlemiSs.
The Phyllis Lyman Colony. Ma.
tional Society of New England Women,
met at the home of Mrs. Edward N.
Dingley. The hostess, assisted by her
daughter, Mrs William Leetch, served
luncheon. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. George
L. Palmer.
Officers elected were: Mrs Palmer
and Mrs. George E. McCann, presi-
dent and vice president, reelected,
respectively: chaplain, Mrs. Emma
Cupp; recording secretary, Mrs. Jesse
N. Luton; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Alice L. Bennett; treasurer, Mrs.
William H. Wagner; registrar, Mrs.
Harry Dowling; historian, Mrs. Julian
West Pollard, and librarian, Mrs.
Dingley.
A poem. entitled THE Captains
Houses" was read by Mrs. Dingley.
New members admitted were Mrs.
Earl Hendricks, Mrs. Roy c. Bowker
and Mrs. Frederick o. Smith.
The next meeting will be held May
IA at the home of Mrs. Wagner.
Twentieth Century Club.-The edu-
cation section will meet for luncheon
Tuesday at the Y. w. C. A., when
Richard M. Ham of the American
Automobile Association will speak on
Education for Safety" an illustrated
lecture. For reservations call Mrs.
Frank w. Ballou
The garden section meeting has
been postponed until later date.
Members of the section are requested
to watch the newspapers for the trip
to Uppervillc and the Apple Blossom
Festival at Winchester
The music section will meet We'd
nesday at IL am. at the Y. w. c. A.,
when Agnes Davis, soprano, and Ben
jamin de Loache, baritone, will give
recital
The French sections tee has been
postponed from April 10 to April 26,
at the home of Miss Harriet M. Cush-
ing, 1929 @ street.
The Reba Barrett Circle of Florence
Critttenton Home will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. Edward Fowler, 901
Rittenhouse street, Thursday at 2 pm.
Speaker. Mrs. Harvey Wiley.
Theta Tau Zeta Delphian Society
"The Study of Dutch Painting" was
continued at the meeting at the Shore
ham Hotel Monday evening, with Miss
Mary Williams as leader.
Reports were made on the following
topics: Rembrandt and His Works"
Miss Gertrude Upton; "Some Dutch
Landscape Painters" Miss Edith B
Alridge; "The Dutch Genre Pictures"
and 1.-THE Little Dutchmen." General
discussion. Picture studies were given
by Misses Aldridge, Menefee and Suit
ter. The Corcoran art exhibit on
contemporary art was also discussed.
Landscape and Still Life in Dutch
Painting" will be studied at the meet
ing April % at pm. at the Shoreham
Hotel. Miss Gertrude Upton will be
the leader.
Business Women's Council meeting
in the chapel of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church Tuesday at pm.
Mrs. Clarence B. Lane will lead the
devotional service at GAS. Supper, 5
to 6:15.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-The
garden department will meet tomor-
row at l:30 o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. II. e. Ewing, 228 Willow avenue.
wild Flowers" will be discussed by
Mrs. Ewing.
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