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Will Be Editors Theme
d. C. Federation of Women's Clubs to Hear
Walter E. Myer March Is in
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their friends are invited.
Petworth Woman's Club.-The Wis
iting nurses unit met Monday at the
Georgia avenue branch Of the In
structive Visiting Nurses Society, with
Mrs. Sue Richw:ne in charge Of the
work on surgical supplies.
Mrs. Philip Wright at the meeting
of the literature section Monday eve
ming gave book reviews. Mrs. Edith
Crum had the poetry part of the pro-
gram and Mrs. F. B. lie Fever spoke
on her work as teacher in one Of the
special schools Of the District. Mrs.
| Oscar Nelson was the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. r. S. Hart.
A party was held by the hospitality
section Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs H. c. Sigourney. Mrs.
Frank Minich, Mrs. E. D. Thomas,
Mrs. ]. w. Nee and Mrs J. w. Brown
assisted the hostess.
Mrs. G. L. Palmer and Mrs. A. :.
Scott we're hostesses to the home sec
ton Friday at the home Of Mrs.
Palmer. Mrs. w. R. King presented
paper, Let Your Refrigerator Do 1t"
The educational section will meet
! tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs.
B. j. Waldo, 4017 New Hampshire
avenue. Miss Mary Frank, principal of
| the Petworth School, will be in charge
of the program, and Mrs. o. H. Nelson
will give current events.
! On Tuesday afternoon the philan-
! thropic section will meet With Mrs.
Martha Wiltberger, 6Ol Taylor street,
who will be assisted by Mrs. Anna
| Garner.
At the meeting of the civic section
next Thursday evening at the home OF
Mrs. H. ]. Phelps, $50 Allison street,
Mrs. r. E. Adams will speak on Cor
rective Institutions in the District OF
| Columbia" and Miss Esther McDevitt
will give current events. Mrs. R. E.
Holm will assist Mrs. Phelps.
The next meeting of the art Sec
ton will be March %.
Twentieth Century Ciub.-The art
section will meet tomorrow at 2:30
! pm. at the Abbott Art School, 1924 H
street. Anne Fuller Abbott will speak
on History of Commercial Art in Re-
lation to Fine Arts"
The music section will meet We'd
nesday at II IN. at the Y. w. G. A.
The education section will meet
Thursday at 1890 for luncheon at the
Dennison Vocational School for Girls,
S street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth. The program will consist of
demonstration by the girls of work in
| homemaking, cooking. sewing and
beauty culture. For reservations tele-
! phone Mrs. Frank w. Ballou, Emerson
| 4046,
Mrs. Fulton Lewis, Miss Blanche
Polkinhorn, Mrs. William Lee Corbin,
Mrs. Hugh S. Hanna and Mrs. Ernest
! F. GUIDE were elected to membership
! March Z.
The board of directors will meet
| March % at II am. at the Y. w
c. A.
The board of the Woman's Clinic
met Monday evening at the clinic, 47o4
Georgia avenue. Mrs Ruth H. Snod-
grass, recording secretary, was in
dorSed for the nomination to the Office
Of either recording or corresponding
secretary Of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs.
John H. Harwood, second vice presi-
dent, presided.
The Woman's Club Of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home of
Mrs. George c. Shoemaker, 1415
Longfellow street. The president,
Mrs. Lewis j. Battle, presided.
The special feature was a book re-
view by Mrs. Robert L. Haycock.
Mrs. Richard w. Wheat was pro-
gram chairman and she read paper.
The Washington CuItus Club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. William
Knowles Cooper in Cleveland Park
The president. Mrs. Samuel E. Lewis,
was in the chair.
Mrs. Lucy Copeland read a paper,
Who Is to Blame, Men or Machines"
and Mrs. w, r. Myers, Libraries in
Washington"
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday, when Mrs. j. E. Dyer will be
the hostess She will entertain at
luncheon in her home in Tilden Gar
dens proceeding the meeting.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
at the home of its president, Mrs. e.
mer Frazier, 1901 Forty-fourth street,
Thursday, with Mrs. A. T. Williams,
Jr., as assistant hostess.
Mrs. Robert McFall was chairman
Of the study program. Mrs. S. w.
Morris read paper on the Laws of
Moses, as Given in Liviticus and Deu-
teronomy," and Mrs. George Peckham
one on THE Epic Of Moses" Miss
Anne Darlington. guest, read one Of |
her stories on "Pericles and the Par |
thenon." Mrs. w. c. Hamilton was
also a guest.
Marietta Park Women's Club
Mrs. George H. Smith Of AT Oneida |
place will be hostess Tuesday at a
joint meeting OF the literary drama,
education and music sections. A |
program has been prepared.
Pat O'Toole of the United Air Lines
will present an educational film on
the flight from San Francisco to New |
York. Mrs. Thomas c. Atkeson will |
give book review. A one-act play, |
For Distinguished Service" will be |
read by Mrs. Martin Beard and Mrs. |
John Whetzel. Vocal and instru- |
mental selections will be rendered by |
several members. Refreshments will
be served.
The Writer'S League of Washington |
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center next Friday evening. A pro-
gram of original verse and short |
stories will be presented by the mem
bers.
At the last meeting Miss Anna
Priestley read two poems. Miss Julia |
Escher gave story of the National
Training School for Girls. Charles |
Cottingham read poem. A Short
short story. by Mrs. L. w. Tilton,
completed the program.
The Columbia w. C. r. u. met at |
the home of Mrs. Harland last Mon
day. Mrs. S. B. Morris presided.
Mrs. David Lum led the devotional. |
Miss Pettus spoke of distribution of |
literature. Mrs. Watkins was guest |
speaker.