Evening star., 1935-01-27
Foundations" Is Subject
For Poetry Contestants
District Federation of Womens Clubs An
nounces Third Annual Competition.
Closes April l.


of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women'S Clubs
is being held, with ''Founda-
tions" as the subject. This
includes foundations of any sort
personal, national, spiritual, etc. 1t
is not necessary for the word to
appear in the title. 1t is sufficient
if the idea is embodied in the subject
matter. The contest will close April l.
The contest is open to all writer's,
either men or women, residing, en-
ployed, or attending school in the
District of Columbia, or in nearby
suburbs. The poem must not be more
than 100 lines. More than one poem
may be submitted by the same con-
teStant. The contribution must be
unsigned and accompanied by
sealed envelope containing the writer's
name and address, together with title
of the poem.
Poems should be mailed to Mrs
CoblentZ, 2737 Macomb street. Mrs.
Coblentz may be called upon for fur
ther information if desired
Prizes are: First, $25; second, $40.
These are the gifts of Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, Mrs. w. w. Coblentz and
the federation. They will be awarded
at the annual meeting of the fedora
tion May 8 at the Hotel Roosevelt.
Judges in the contest will be Lenora
Speyer, president of the Poetry So
ciety of America, 1884, and Muna Lee,
director of the Bureau of Interna-
tional Relations, University of Puerto
Rico.
The January meeting of the fedora
tion will be held tomorrow at the
Y. w. c. A., at 1890 am. The
speaker will be Mrs. Charles D. Wal
colt, who will lecture on wild Flow
ers," showing colored Slides Franceska
KaSpar Lawson, dramatic soprano
will sing, accompanied at the piano
by Mable Finch Rawlings.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the
department of art, will conduct a
tour Saturday at pm. through the
National Gallery of Art to make a
study of American paintings.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
at the home of Mrs. M. A. Winter, 2637
Connecticut avenue. Mrs E S. Frazier,
president, presided at the regular busi-
ness meeting, and Miss Cornelia Hill
was chairman of the literary program.
Mrs. Mary Male read a paper on
"ASSyria, Ninevah, the Stone CITY,"
and Mrs. Johnston Campbell read one
on Recent Excavations" Impromptu
talks were given by other members on
the subjects under discussion.
Twentieth Century Club.-The liter
ature section will meet tomorrow at
& pm. at the Y. W. c. A., when book
reviews will be given by Mrs. Edward
C. Montgomery, Mrs. James NJ. Doran
and Mrs. James K. McClintock.
Members interested in sewing and
making surgical dressings for the
American Red Gross are requested to
meet every Wednesday from 10 to
1890 at the District of Columbia
Chapter House, 1870 street.
The University of Michigan AIumnae
Association of Washington will be en-
tertained at bridge next Tuesday at
8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. w. L.
Holt. 1915 Blair road, Takoma Park.
Assisting hoStesses will be Mrs. John
c. Post, Mrs. aNry c. Tighe, Mr.. D. F.
c. Post, Mrs. Mary C. Tighe, Mrs. D.
F. Fisher, Miss Nellie A. Brown and
Mrs. William R Bolten
The Buffalo Club of Washington,
ID. c., held its semi-monthly meeting
at the Lafayette Hotel January 10.
This meeting, which was the first
social one of the club, was preceded
by short business meeting. A musi-
cal program was presented.
Two officers were elected. William j.
JohnStone, vice president, and Robert
Fisher, treasurer. An Entertainment
Committee was elected consisting Of
Charles Dreyer, Mrs. P Canham, Miss
Georgina Bingert and Kenneth Allan.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein met
January 19 at the home of the presi-
dent. The evening was dedicated to
the last poet of the German Ro-
mantle School, Joseph Won Eichen-
dorf Q788-185O. DR.. Anton Lang,
jr., professor of German at George
town University, gave a talk on the
poets life and his works and was
assisted by Anita Schade, who read a
number of Eichendorff poems. Elena
de Sayn, violinist, accompanied by
Dorothy Paul at the piano, played
Romance" by D'Ambrosio; Gypsy
Melodies by William Woodin, and
''Mazurka" by Wieniawski, and Mar
jorie Lowe, soprano, sang group of
songs by Schubert, Hermann, Brahms
and Trunk, Crete Won Bayer acting
as her accompanist.
The 250th anniversary of the birth
of j. S. Bach will be observed by
the Verein February Ia
Girls Friendly SOciety.-The Wash
ington organization was represented
at the Vocational Conference of Penn
sylvania by the chairman of activities,
Miss Elizabeth Walton, and the pub
licity chairman, Miss Elsa Needham,
in Philadelphia.
st. Paul'S Rock Greek branch had
as its guest speaker Dr. w. Sinclair
Bowen. DR.. Bohanan, the rector, also
spoke. A variety entertainment will
be held in May.
The Vocational Conference of Penn
sylvania was observed by two men,
bers of the Epiphany branch, Ruth
Barnes and Mary Stuart. Tomorrow
evening the branch will have as its
guest DR.. Anna p Cooper of George
washington university.
Senior diocesan members annual
dinner was held at the Grace Dodge
Hotel. Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, hon
orary vice president, presided.
The Women's Club of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home of
Mrs. Harry Claf1in. The special fea-
ture was an article read by Mrs. Min
not Porter, entitled Modern Turkey"
Mrs. Harry Lansdale was program
chairman and her topic was "The
Founding of the Mayo Hospital in
Rochester, Mimi"
Baby Lovers Circle of the Florence
CrittentOn Home had Miss Anne
Rogers, Juvenile Court worker, as
guest of honor at its last meeting
at the home of Mrs. William J.
Schutrumpf, 800 Butternut street.