Evening star., 1935-12-01

talned by Mr.. ana Mrs. Carton Fly
and Mary Fry with an oyster roast
last Monday at SO Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast.
During the business meeting plans
were made for a Christmas party.
Soroptimist CIub.-It was classifica-
ton day for foreign members of the
club at the Thanksgiving luncheon
Wednesday at the Willard, when Miss
Grace Goodpasture, Mrs. Carline
Stephens, Mrs. Mary Lewis and Miss
Polite Pollard read chssifications of
members located at clubs in England,
Canada, London, Alaska. Holland,
California and practically all the
Western and Southern States where
clubs are located.
A convention of the South Atlantic
region will be held December 8 at
10 am. at the Montgomery County
Club in Maryland.
The Banquet Committee has been
announced: Miss Elva Mcnamara,
chairman; Miss Creina Mahoney, Miss
Mary Burke, Mrs. Marie Rogers and
Mrs. Florence Meara.
Guests were Nine Felian Garcia,
Miss Gertrude Wiber of Washington
Miss Anna Reinhardt and Miss Hen
rietta Hickman of the Baltimore club;
Mrs. Charlotte Jones, from Illinois
Miss Florence Pettinger, New York
and "Pattie" Miner, daughter of Mrs
Ruby Lee Miner.
Evening Missionary Society.-"Hov
an Author Writes Book" will be dis.
cussed by DR.. Mary Meek Atkeson al
the book review tea in parish hall No
!, New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, December Z at pm. DR.. At.
keson will also review her own book
"The Shining Hours" Frank L. San.
derson will sing group of spirituals
with Mrs. Sanderson at the piano
Mrs. Meta Scott and Mrs. A. C. Put.
nam will preside at the tea table. Thi:
review will bring to close the series
OF three book review teas sponsored BY
the society.
The District of Columbia League oi
Women Voters held a dinner meeting
at the Y. w. C. A. Tuesday. Mrs. vii.
liam Kittle, president. presided.
Chairmen who participated in the
program were: Mrs. Jesse Adkins, Mrs
H. M. vickers, Mrs. Henry Chalmers
Mrs. George Worthington, Mrs. A. j
Altmeyer, Mrs. H. L. Parkinson, Mrs
Hedley Cooke, Miss Marguerite Wool
ley, Mrs. L. j. Harris, Mrs. Louis OF.
tenberg, Miss Mary Anderson, Mis-.
Elizabeth Christman, Mrs. John Allen
Morgan, Mrs. Wendell Lund, Mrs. Will
liam Kittle, Miss Lois Fisk, Mrs. Ed
ward Chaplin. Mrs. J. C. McCaskill
Mrs. Jesse Suter and Mrs. Roger Coz
bett.
A resolution was adopted in con-
nection with the teaching of COM
munism in the public schools, as fol-
lows:
This meeting indorses the view that
factual instruction concerning other
theories Of government than our own
is in accordance with our laws and
traditions, and this meeting expresses
its emphatic approval of continuing to
provide such instruction wherever II
forms a logical part of the subject
matter Of the public school course Of
study"
Chevy Chase w. C. r. U. met Wed
nesday in the church house of the
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. A. l.
Baldwin presided. Luncheon was
served. Mrs. Elihira Meader led the
devotions. Rev. E. o. Clark, pastor
Of the Chevy Chase Baptist Church,
was the guest speaker, his subject
being, 1.-THE Challenge Of the Present
Situation"
Mount Pleasant w. C. T. u. met
Tuesday in the Friends Church. Due
to illness Of the president, Mrs. A. C.
Watkins, the first vice president, Mrs.
]. A. Edgar, presided.
Reports were received from the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. A. M. Eas-
terline; the treasurer, Mrs. M. c. Ben
nett; the representatives to the Fed
Grafton of women's Clubs, Mrs. j. E
Hiatt and Mrs. v. L. Brown, and the
superintendent Of Flower Mission,
Mrs. A. B. Carly.
A report of the last annual w. G.
T. U. convention was made by Mrs.
R. T. Stout, district director of the
L. T. L.
Hostesses were Mrs. A. B. Carly and
Mrs. A. M. Easterling.
The following were guests: Mrs.
Aida Sutton, Ulster County. N. Y;
Mrs. Rhea H. Hightower, Seattle.
Wash; Mrs. J, T. Brady, Kensington,
Md; Mrs. H. Nabholz, Mrs. Margaret
e. Smart and Mrs. G. w. Dudley,
Washington, D. G.
The Woman's Club Of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home Of
Mrs. William II. Hessick on Montague
street, the president, Mrs. J. Lewis
Dalby, in the chair.
Mrs. william G. Daudt read an
article, ''The Suez Canal" by Maynard
Owen williams. The book Of the
month, "Tale of Genji," by Lady
Murasaki and translated by Arthur
Valley, was reviewed by Miss Ellen
Golden, program chairman for the
day. Mrs. z. L. Burton and Mrs. j. z.
Karnes ably assisted the hostess.
The CercIe des Precieuses Ridicules
met Wednesday evening at the West
chester. the hostesses being Nine.
CASTOR de Bouy and Nine. Camille
Hindmarsh. The meeting was opened
by the president, M william j. WAL
Lis, and the following program was
given: Piano solos, Mime. william J.
Wallis, "L'Enjoleuse." by Charminade;
"Sous L. Feuillee," by Thome, and
'valse," BY Durand. Recitation. Nine.