Evening star., 1935-04-21
Federation of Women
Plans Literary Event
Italian Playwriishts, Poets, Musicians to Be
Sketched at Meeting Tomorrow-Prizes
Planned for Years Papers.

Clubs, to be held at the Roosevelt
Hotel May 80, were appointed by
the president as follows: Mrs. Robert
Jonscher. Mrs. Aria Morgan and Mrs.
Fred S. Walker. These delegates are
in addition to the regular delegates,
who are Mrs. Maurice Smith, Mrs.
Thomas Faris and Mrs. Pierce Ash
burn.
The annual June banquet will be
held at Olney Inn.
The Educational Committee met
Thursday with Mrs. Lawrence Muir
ray. 4s04 Kansas avenue. Luncheon
was served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Pierce Ashburn. Mrs. Max
Pollner. Mrs. Harry Gutridge. Mrs.
Aria Morgan and Mrs. Robert JON
scher. Miss jeanette Rankin of Mon
tana was the guest speaker.
The president, Mrs. Maurice Smith,
on behalf of the Executive Board, pre-
sented Mrs. Ashburn with a bound
book as an expression of apprecia-
ton for the splendid programs she
has presented during the last two
years.
The bridge group met Tuesday with
Mrs. Louis FELTON,, GA Rock Creek
Church road. Mrs. George Evans and
Mrs. w. o. Hancock were assisting
hostesSes.
An executive meeting will be held
at the home of the president May 6.
Entire Nous Club.-The last busi-
ness meeting Of this season of the
Entire Nous Club will be held tomor-
row at the home of Mrs. Otis J..
Rogers, 6412 Thirty-first street, At
2 o'clock.
Mrs. Edward Dixon Hays, Mrs.
James Baity and Mrs. Ernest E.
Hall. with Mrs. Rogers, will be host
esses at the social tea. Mrs. Charles
p. Keyser, founder and president Of
the club, will preside.
Business and Professional Women's
Club.-Three speakers have been an
nounced for the dinner meeting at
$50 o'clock tomorrow at the La Fay
cite Hotel, Miss Mary Stewart. DR..
Alena M. Lindegren and Miss Jewell
j. Glass. AS chairman of the Edu-
cation Committee of the national
federation. Miss Stewart will discuss
the national program; DR.. Lindegren
will speak on education advance
ment in foreign countries. and Miss
Glass will tell of the opportunities
for women in research work. Miss
Virginia Sellers. scholarship student
at Peabody Institute of Music, Bal
timore, will provide the music.
Gospel Mission w. C. T. U. met at
218 John Marshall place. with the
vice president. Mrs. White, in the
chair. Mrs. Stephens led the de-
votionals. Mrs. Gibson gave report
of its quarterly convention.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Hudson and Mrs. Euripis.
At the Business Women's Council
meeting in the chapel of the Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church Tues
day. 8 pm, John v. Hansen will give
Artistic Impressions Of Outstanding
Places in Europe" illustrated with
motion pictures. Mrs. Frank Edging-
ton will speak at the devotional Pc
riod.
The Twentieth Century Club will
sponsor luncheon May 16 to close
the years activities. 1t will be at
o'clock at the Willard Hotel.
The literature section will meet to-
morrow at 8 pm. at the Y. w. c. A.
Mrs. Joseph FaiI banks will review
Francis I" and Mrs. John Otto
johnson "The Place of Maxwell An.
derson in the American Theater."
The art section will meet Tuesday
at 2:30 pm. in the auditorium of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art for a visit to
the Fourteenth Exhibition of Contem-
pcrary American Oil Paintings. under
the guidance Of c. Powell Minnige-
rode, director.
The nature section will meet We'd
nesday at 9:20 am. at Dupont Circle
to take the car marked Cabin John"
Members using their own automobiles
can meet the group at Cabin John
Station at 10 am.
The French section will have a
French tea Friday at 3 pm. at the
home of Miss Harriet M. Cushing,
1929 @ street.
The Washington Auxiliary of the
National Catholic School Of Social
Service met Tuesday at the school,
24oo Nineteenth street. Miss Mary G.
Hawks. president. presided.
A general topic Of educational in
Struction was introduced by the vice
president, Miss Rebecca Stanley.
The following were elected to mem
bership: Miss Mae Berberich, Mrs.
William Brennan, Mrs. James Hartnett.
Mrs. Joseph Mcmahon. Mrs. D. L.
Rice, Mrs. Pat Taft, Mrs. William
knobloch and Mrs. James Ryan.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the
American Poetry Circle held its April
program of poetry. music and art at
the home of its president, Mrs.
Charles E. Osgood.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of fine
arts Of the District Of Columbia Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs, gave q re-
view of the recent exhibit Of Ameri-
,an art at the Corcoran Gallery; Inez
Tyler. editor of Blue Moon,
read poems, and Clara Boynton Had
ley entertained with a piano solo.
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Tyler pre-
sided at an Easter refreshment table.
The May meeting will be at the home
Of the second vice president, Mrs.
Paul L. Kirby, $3.50 Edgemoor lane,
Bethesda, Md.
Southeast w. C. T. U. held the
April meeting at the home of Eunice
Hartley, with Mrs. L. L. Bowers pre-
siding. Mrs. Laura Penn conducted
the devotionals.
Mrs. Ida w. Ramsay, first vice pres
ident of the District w. C. T. u, was
the guest speaker. She discussed the
work promoted through Light Line
Unions and outlined the five-year,
five-point program designed to COM
Frances Willard's cente-
nary, 1839-1939.
The Girls Friendly Society has
made plans for the following yearly
activities: Candidates party will be
held at st. Johns Church, George
town, afternoon Of May 4; festival
service at the Church of Our Savior,
evening Of May IL this will follow