Evening star., 1935-05-12
News of Local Clubs

planning to make the SoroptimiSt
annual cruise on May IS, starting from
Baltimore at $50 pm. The cruise will
continue all day Sunday, returning to
Baltimore on Monday at $50 am. A
show boat party and the "Follies of
1900" are par. of the entertainment
scheduled for the trip.
Next Wednesday at pm. the Sor-
optimist and Venture Clubs have been
invited to attend a meeting at the
Retail Credit Mems Association, when
Stephen Takes, presidnet Of the aSso-
citation, will lecture on the intricacie5
of the credit system of Washington
Next Sunday afternoon the clubs
will meet at the home of Mrs. Larz
| Anderson on Massachusetts avenue
for tea Mrs. Anderson will entertain
with her experiences on her recent
trip to the South Sea Islands seeking
material for new novel.
At the next meeting of the club the
| guests of honor will be Miss Mary Am
broSe, from the Soroptimist Club OF
Glasgow, Scotland and F.. F. Hufty
and Miss Cora Fitton of the Columbia
Polytechnic Institute for the Blind
who will demonstrate to the club the
use of the Braile system for teaching
the blind.
The Roosevelt Delphian Chapter
will meet at the Raleigh Hotel Tues
/ day at 10 am to discuss English
president, will preside and give a
resume of the days assignment. Mrs
/ J. Ward Mankin will be the leader and
present the pictures.
The topics are: Development OF
| Art in England" Mrs. Thomas C.
Thompson: "Hogarths Work" Mrs
/ William Earl Clark; Cunningham S
Estimate of Hogarth," Mrs Finis Gar
rett; Sir Joshua Reynolds" Mrs. Will
liam T Gill; "Gainsborougn and
Lesser PortraitistS," Mrs. Lawson A
Meyer; Landscape Paianters." Mrs
Gladys B. Middlemiss; Turner" Mrs
| William J. Graham.
Women's City Club-Mrs. William
C. McSparren and the members oi
the Monday bridge section will bt
hostesses at the tea this afternoon
N1dDCl L. 4sAA OOA
A. Sanford, Mrs. E. w. DiggeS anc
Mrs C. E Gunnels will preside at thu
tea tables The program will consist
of a talk on THE Art of Being Mod
ern," by o. w. McNeese, and Mrs
Sara Flakshaar, soprano. will sing
songs of Norway. assisted by Mr.. Gus
tave Heintze at the piano.
The council of chairmen will hole
a luncheon meeting tomorrow at 49, 30
Carter Field, newspaper correspond.
ent. will talk on Events of the Day,
Tuesday at 4:50. A meeting Of tht
board of directors will be held Tuesday
at 8 pm. On Wednesday at $50 pm
the business and professional section
will give a dinner with Miss Josephine
Roche Assistant Secretary Of tht
Treasury. as honor guest.
A benefit is arranged for THURSDAY
evening at the National Theater.
The Housekeepers' Alliance will NEE
Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the homt
of Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle, 620(
Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase, Md
Election of officers will be held. fol.
lowed by a program and a garder
party.
Elmira College Club members vii
entertain with a benefit bridge party
May l8 at 2:30 o'clock in the home o,
Mrs. Paul Dunbar of this city.
Those attending are asked to NEE
at 2:l5 pm. in Chevy Chase Circle
from which spot they will taxi II
groups TO the affair All those inter.
ested are asked to make reservations
with Mrs. Harold Warner, vice preSi.
dent
Mrs. Clifford Hurley and Mrs. Fred
erick Croker will assist the hostess.
The District of Columbia League O
American Pen Women will hold tn
twelfth annual prize award meetinI
Friday evening at the Burlington
Hotel. Announcements Of the winner
of the Isabel Anderson annual aware
for contest prizes in drama, poetry
fiction. feature writing and art, ant
the Frances Moon Butts award il
the non-flction contest will be made
The men and women 2rominen
in literary and art circles who hav
acted as judges will be guests of homo
and will comment on the various en-
tries submitted. These judges are
for the drama contest. Mrs. Mari
Moore Frost, Mrs. Jane Plummer Rict
, Mrs. Minnie SaXton Bliss. ROWAN
, Lyon, Miss Ruth Porter Ward. Mr..
. Helen F. Collinson, DR.. Lewis Chast
, DR.. Homer c. House, EIrs. Hele
, Cowles lie Cron, William E. Barret
William Jackson. DR.. Izora Scott. Mis-
Malvina Lindsay, Homer Dodge an
Mrs. Ruby Scruggs Anderson.
DR.. Frances Moon Butts. Junior vic
president, will preside. She will /
{ assisted by Mrs. Lucia Hanna Hadle,
. in charge of special activities. an
Miss Marguerite Merigold. in charp
! OF the creative groups for 1e34-35.
George Washington DeIphians m,
> at the Shoreham Hotel under tn
leadership of Mrs. Eugene Brow
who gave the topic. Medical Life a
: Reflected in Medieval Literature
Topics were "Medieva. Literature
Mrs. Alexander Bell; Songs c
Deeds" Mrs. George Lilley: "Th
Song Of Poland" Mrs. Charles Pot
ter; "Beowolf." Mrs. J. B. Tiffey
The Round Table Knights" Mr.,
Clarence West. Mrs. Robert How
ard gave the resume. The chapte
Joined the Columbia Chapter la:
Wednesday in trip to Baltimore I
, the Walters Gallery and the Enoc
: Pratt Library.
, The next meeting will be held q
) Mrs. Charles Potter's Summer HON
May %.