Evening star., 1935-03-10

tomorrow afternoon at the Georgia
avenue branch Of the Instructing Wis
iting Nurses Society for work on
surgical supplies.
Mrs. Oscar Nelson and Mrs. r. S.
Hart will be hostesses to the Literature
section tomorrow evening at the home
of Mrs. Nelson, 4025 New Hampshire
avenue Those scheduled to take part
in the program are Mrs. F. B. LIE Fever,
Mrs. Edith B. Crum and Mrs. Philip
Wright.
A meeting of the hospitality section
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. H. C. Sigourney, 8ll
Taylor street.
At o'clock Friday the home section
will meet at the home of Mrs. A. E.
Scott, 6125 Western avenue, who will
be assisted in entertaining by Mrs. G.
L. Palmer Mrs. W. r. King will pre-
sent a paper entitled Let Your Re-
frigerator Do II"
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers will meet at
the Highlands next Tuesday at 11:30.
Luncheon will follow at 1890 The
guest speaker, Harry ]. Anslinger,
United States commissioner of mar
coticS, will talk on his experiences in
the suppression of the narcotic trade
and will touch on its international
ramifications.
Chevy Chase Branch, League Of
American Pen W0men-Mrs. Hester
Beall Provenson, dramatic art teacher
of Washington, presented some of her
students at the meeting in her studio,
Stoneleigh Courts, March 2. Miss
Merriam Truesdell recited poems of
her own composition, and the Misses
Mary Alice Harrington and Norma
Cumiford gave readings Tea was
served by Mrs. Provenson.
The branch will elect its officers
April Z, when Mrs. Emma w. Slack
will be hostess.
At the Soroptimist Club luncheon
Wednesday, with Miss Marjorie Webs
ter. president, presiding, the second
of a series of talks on the ideals and
aims of soroptimism was given by
Helen Barnhart. She took as her
subject, The History of the Struc-
ture of the American Federation of
Soroptimist Clubs
Miss Matte Gibson, first vice presi-
dent, gave a brief resume Of her
classification as superintendent of the
Children's Hospital and how she ar
rived at her present position. Miss
Julia Gray gave two recitationS in
Negro dialect.
Womens City Club.-At the busi-
ness meeting Wednesday, with Mrs.
John Bennett, president presiding,
the club indorSed the movement to
abate the smoke nuisance in Wash
ington.
A buffet supper will be served today
after the National Symphony concert
TO members and guests
The current events section on Tues
day at 4:30 o'clock will go places"
Along the Potomac with Carlisle
Bargeron." At pm. a Board Of Di-
rectors' meeting will be held at club
headquarters.
Judge Mary O'Toole will be in charge
of a program Saturday at $50 pm,
when she will introduce Representa-
tive Caroline O'Day of New York and
Representative Elmer L. Ryan of
Minnesota as guests of honor at st.
Patrick's day dinner Miss Sara P.
Grogan will speak and Miss Edna
Sheehy will give an account of her
recent visit to Ireland. John Paul
Jones will sing Irish songs, accom-
panied by Mrs. Helen Cyr at the piano.
Mrs. Merritt o. Chance will preside.
March S marked the beginning of
the Presidents Council of Chairmen
luncheons given in the coffee room.
These meetings will be held weekly
on Tuesday.
At the February business meeting
the following were elected to serve on
the Nominating Committee: Miss
Martha Lane. chairman; Miss Laura
Berrien, Miss Catherine L. Vaux,
Miss Margaret L. Vail. Miss Mary
Gott, Miss Lula Purcell, Miss Mary
A. Brewer, Mrs. Raymond H. Keller
and Miss Elizabeth A. Hayden. The
Offices to be filled are second vice
president, corresponding secretary,
treasurer and seven directors. Dele
gates to the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton are also to be elected.
Members admitted at the last board
were Miss Estelle j. Brere-
ton, Miss Dorothy Cherry, Mrs. T. E.
Cook, Mrs. Margaret Dennison, Mrs.
c. E. Gunnels, Mrs. Joseph M. Hall.
Mrs. Adelaide Hibbard, Miss Ethel
Hixson, Mrs. Franklin v. Killian,
Miss Nina Kinsella, Miss Garnet r.
Miller, Mrs. j. Carroll Noell, Mrs. r.
w. Peterson, Mrs. Alice B. Prigg, Mrs.
Mabel Benson Sakis, Miss Marguerite
M. Shea, Mrs. Charles c. Tatum, Miss
Edna B. Wheel, Mrs. William Ran
dolph Walton and Mrs. Mary B.
Ziegler. The Membership Commit
tee will be hostesses in honor of these
newly elected members at tea March
II.
West End w. c. T. U.-Mrs. A. M.
Cooper entertained at a benefit lunch
con at her home, 816 Twenty-first
street. Following the luncheon a
short business session was held.
The Washington Branch, American
of University Women, will
give tea tomorrow at o'clock, fol-
lowed by the business meeting. Mrs.
John Cummings will act as hostess.
The music appreciation group will
meet Tuesday at 4:45. The back
ground and familiar airs of aida"
will be studied and the discussion of
current musical events. The group
is under the leadership of Miss Sara
Lerch and Miss Martha Brokaw.
The book review group will meet at
II am. Thursday in the lounge. Mrs.
William H. Husband will give book
reviews. Mrs. Horace Torbert will
speak on Luigi Piranbello as a dra-
matiSt.
The Education Committee will give
a dinner at pm. Wednesday at the
club house. Mary Beard, authority
on the history of women. will speak
on 1.-THE Economic and Social Status
of Women in the Twentieth Century"
DR.. Kathryn McHale, executive d.
rector of the A. A. U. w.; Mrs. Ed
ward Costigan, wife of Senator Costi-
gan, and Harriet Elliott, director of