Evening star., 1935-03-17
w WALTER E. MYER, editor Of
IA ! the Weekly News Review

rs at the Young Women's Christian
Association.
Mrs. Genevieve Herrick, president of
OF the Woman's Press Club, will speak
about women in the newspaper world.
Arsenic Ralon. Gutemalan violinist.
will give the musical program. He
will be accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery.
During the Among Women" broad
cast next Friday at lis pm. from
station WRC, Alice Lake Parker, So
prano, and Mrs. Adele Robinson Bush,
pianist, will appear on the program.
Columbia Chapter Delphian Society
will meet at Woodward & Lothrop's
March 81 at 10 am. The subject will
be EARLY Music of Asiatics, Greeks
and Early Christians" Mrs. Roy G.
Miller will be the leader and open the
discussion by giving talk on Gen
eral Character of Asiatic Music"
Other topics will be Hebrew Mu-
SIC" by Mrs. Robert c. Mancil; "Mu-
sic in Greek Myths" by Mrs. Charles
lie Hew: Achievements in Greek Mu-
SIC" by Mrs. George Ellis; Chinese
Music" by DR.. A. M. Finnegan; Early
Christian Music" by Mrs. Alan R.
Horn.
Park View Women's Club-The art
section will meet Thursday with Mrs.
Leon Standish, 422 Newton place. A
luncheon will be served at l o'clock
by the hostess. assisted by Mrs,
Thomas Griffith, Mrs. Pierce Ash
burne, Mrs. E. L. Hahn and Mrs. Carl
Alsop. Mrs. Roland Whitehurst, in
structor of history at Todd Hunter
College, New York, will speak on
Gothic Art"
The executive board Is sponsoring
q series of progressive card parties. the
purpose of which is to raise money TO
be used for philanthropic purposes,
Mrs. Thomas E. Griffith and Mrs.
Fred S. Walker will give a luncheon
and bridge April /. Luncheon will be
served at 1890 at 760 Rock Creek
Church road.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
D. j. Donovan, 1924 Cortland place.
The president. Mrs. Henry Fenno
Sawtelle. presided. Mrs Alice V.
Creque, a past president, spoke on
I'm the Land of Heather"
Mrs. Sawtelle, second vice president
of the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs, was Endorsed for
first president of that organization.
Mrs. Donovan spoke on Sir Walter
Scott, and Mrs. Green and Mrs. Saw
telle spoke on life and works Of George
Macdonald
The next meeting will be March 10,
with Mrs. E. v. Carr, 923 Decatur
street. as hostess. The vice president,
Mrs. Viola Deaton, will discuss Scotch
literature, and the responses at roll
call will be on Robert de Bruce.
Chapter H, P. E. o., held election
OF oficers at the home of Miss Stella
Sebern, Keystone Apartments. The
officers are: President. Mrs. Ruth H
Maxson: vice president. Miss Stella
Sebern; recording secretary, Mrs Vara
Snyder; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Georgia Cornelson; treasurer. Mrs.
Ruby Rohr; chaplain, Mrs Beth Fer
guson, and guard, Miss Ellen Hager-
man.
The next meeting will be March 10
at the home Of Mrs. r. NJ Galloway,
1722 Hobart street. The guest speaker
will be Miss Frances Kirkpatrick.
The Iota Phi Delta Chapter, Del
phians, met Thursday at the Shore
ham Hotel. The president, Mrs. Carl H.
Smith, presided. The leader, Mrs,
Alexander Wylie. gave a summary of
the subject, THE Athens of Pericles."
The following topics were presented
and discussed: Fifth Century Athens"
Mrs. H. H. Hulbirt and Mrs. Earl M.
Spencer; THE Acropoiis of Athens"
Mrs. Herbert B. Brooks and Mrs. John
A. McAneny; Public Life" Mrs w. B.
Hutton; Private Life" Mrs. Ernest e.
1ngle and Mrs. James L. Bates; "Fes-
tivalS," Miss Margaret B. Buchanan
and Mrs. Earl M. Spencer; "Athenian
Education" Mrs Harold F. Machlan:
The Peloponnesian War" Mrs. Elmer
L. PETER; THE City-States of Greece"
Mrs. Earl G. Taylor; "Athenian and
Spartan" Mrs. G. Fred Coles; "The
Fortunes Of War" Mrs. Walter M.
Bane.
Mrs. James l. Hoffman, Mrs. Mac
Leod Maurice and Mrs. George Watson
were welcomed as new members.
The next meeting will be March 81
at 1890 am. at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Harold F. Machlan will be the
leader. The subject of the program
will be Athens Political Death and
Cultural Immortality"
Gospel Mission w. C. T. U. met with
Mrs. McBath presiding. Mrs. Prentice
had charge Of the devotions. Mrs.
Stephens and Mrs. Kile made reports,
and the resignation of Mrs. Bentz, the
secretary, was accepted.
Refreshments were served. Mrs.
Prentice was hostess, with Mrs. Hud-
son assisting.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No.
i. Daughters Of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War, met, with Mrs. Alice Meade
presiding. Guests were Mrs. Matte
R. Tucker, national treasurer. and
Miss Jane Farrell, past president of
Mrs. William Blackbarn Tent of Rox-
bury, Mass. Members will attend the
national defense meeting, under the
auspices Of the American Legion Aux
tliary, at Central High School, tomor-
row evening. Mrs. Clara Holbrook,
senior vice president, reported that
clothing and supplies had been given
to the needy.
The next meeting will be Friday. A
st. Patricks party will be held. Re-
freshments will be served in honor of
those members having birthdays in
March.
Business Women's Council meeting
In the chapel of the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church Tuesday, 8 pm.
A musicale will be given under the
direction Of Mrs. j. N. Baker. Miss
Mary e. Moore will speak at the de-
votionals at 6:45. Supper 5 to 6:15.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-The
garden department will meet at the
home Of Mrs. ]. N. Quinn, 307 Elm
avenue, tomorrow at 1870 o'clock
What Is New in the Seed Cata-
logues" will be discussed by Mrs. c.
B. Smith. Primulas also will be dis