Evening star., 1935-03-31

the president: Courtesy, Miss Jessie
o. Elting; journalist, Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt; visiting, Mrs. Villa B. Ham
mond; program, Miss Emma Sirrene |;
pianist, Mrs. j. p. Hendricks.
The chapter voted to contribute a
book to the library at general fed
Grafton headquarters in memory of
Mrs. William E. Andrews, a former
president of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs and
who also served as president Of
Chapter B.
The program. "Our Educational
Interests" in charge of Mrs. E. H.
Pitcher, was devoted to a discussion
of the two major philanthropies OF
the P. E. o. SiSterhood-Cottey Col
lege and the Educational Loan Fund
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt presided at
the tea table, those assisting being
Mrs. Sidney r. Jacobs, Miss Jessie O.
Elting, Mrs. Charles Marvin Jones,
Mrs. Horton H. McKeever, Mrs. Mar
garet B. Dennison, Mrs. Eleanor S.
Ramsay, Mrs. Elliott F. Brumbaugh
and Mrs. John Holman Britain.
Guests were Mrs. John Gwynne,
Chapter FE, Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs. L.
H. Hadley, Chapter ABB, Bellingham
Wash; Mrs. H. j. Gramlich, Chapter
BY, Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Samuel Swig-
gett, Chapter L, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Mrs. Louis Roddis, Chapter K, st.
Paul, Mimi; Mrs. John w. Frizzell,
Chapter C. Washington, D. c.. and
Mrs John Holman Britain, Wash
ington, D. c.
George Washington Chapter, Del
phians, met at the Shoreham last
Wednesday. The subject was Three
Judgments at a Blow" Mrs. West,
the president, gave the preliminary
survey. Resume of Act l." Mrs.
Robert Howard; STORY of Act IL
Mrs. j. B. Tiffey, and STORY of Act
ILL.," Mrs. Alex Bell.
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Robert Howard, president; Mrs.
Chester Swope, vice president; Mrs
j. B. Tiffey, secretary; Mrs. William
Iiddle, treasurer, and Mrs. Charles
Potter, Mrs. George Lilley and Mrs.
w. L. Evans, seminary board
in honor of Mrs. Clarence West.
National Society Daughters Of
Founders and Patriots of America
Mrs. Thaddeus Milton Jones, national
president, has returned from visits to
the Delaware and New Jersey chapters
of the society.
Burnside Corps, No. 4, w. r. c.,
Auxiliary to the G. A. R., met, with
the president, Mrs. B. Brown, presid-
ing. Mrs. Agnes Sibley, department
chaplain, installed Junior Vice Presi-
dent Miss Ida Mae FriZZell and the
guard, Mrs Strickland.
Mrs. Charlotte Cary, department
patriotic instructor, requests the men,
bers and corps presidents to attend
exercises at the Stephenson monu-
ment Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue. April 6, at noon. Presidents
will be accompanied by their color
bearers.
The corps will join the Army Day
parade with the G. A. R.. at / pm,
either in marching units or in cars
A reception was held March % at
the home of Mrs. Rosalie Mckee
Shelton, 1886 Porter street. given by
Burnside Corps in honor of the de-
partment president, Miss Mary A.
Howarth and staff Miss E. Helen
Temple, member of the National Ex-
ecutive Board, was also in the receiv-
ing line.
Curley CIub.-The annual Spring
card party will be held in the base
ment of the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart tomorrow evening.
Miss Gertrude Connor, editor of the
club bulletin. will preside at a meeting
Of her staff at the home of Miss
Bessie Rupert, 407 Sixth street north
east, Tuesday evening. Members of
the committee for the reception in
May to Archbishop Curley will meet
at the home of Mr and Mrs. Roland
j. Hyland, 2422 North Capitol street,
Wednesday evening.
Hugh McGarvey, chairman Of the
special committee to arrange proposed
amendments to the constitution, will
meet at the home of the chairman,
502 A street southeast, Thursday eve
ming.
Announcement is made of the pres
entation of religious one-act play at
the Continental Hotel at the conclu-
sion Of the business meeting, April IL
Cleveland Park W. c. T. u. met
Monday at the home of Mrs. A. L
Talbot on Madison street, with Mrs
j. B. Kincer and Mrs. H. L. Dryden
assisting hosteSses.
Mrs A. S. M. Hopkins led the de-
votional The following officers and
directors gave reports: Mrs. H. L
Dryden, Mrs. Lille Lawrence, Mrs
M. c. Mulquinn. Mrs. T. B. Jarvis
Mrs. Percy Bailey, Mrs. D. C. Brad
ley and Mrs. A. S. Field.
Mrs. D. C. Grain and Mrs. c. r
Ferguson will conduct silver medal
contest during Easter week at the
Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church.
Mrs. Maude Harter, district director
of medal contest department, spoke.
Mrs. John McAneny will be hostess
at the April meeting at her home on
Pierce Mill road.
North Capitol w. C. T. U. held a
medal contest at the United Brethren
Church. The winners were Auriette
Neale, first group; William Fowler
second group; Betty Jane Owen. third
group, and Jeane Henderson, fourth
group.
The Zonta Club met Wednesday at
the Y. w. C. A. DR.. Mildred Davidson
was in charge. The Nominating Com
mittee reported it would mail its
list to individual members.
The meeting next Wednesday will
be of special interest. Miss Janet
Richards will speak on current events.
Miss Mainde Havey and Miss
Mabelle Strider were elected delegate
and alternate to the District conven-
ton of Zonta International at Tren-
ton, N. j.
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