Evening star., 1935-03-24

r. LEvEN State organizations are
l. offering candidates for five
major Offices in the General
IL Federation of Women'S Clubs
Triennial Convention to be
held in June at Detroit, Mich.
Ohio presents DR.. Josephine L.
Pierce, now second vice president, for
president. Oklahomas candidate for
president is Mrs. Roberta Campbell
Lawson, now first vice president.
Oregon presents Mrs. Sadie Orr Dun
bar for first vice president. Mrs Wal
ter w. Seymour is Illinois candidate
for second vice president. New York
is offering Mrs. Walter Seaman Comfy
for second vice president. North Da-
kota's candidate for second vice presi-
dent is Mrs. Albert E. Jones For re-
cording secretary Tennessee presents
Mrs. Arch Trawick. Virginia's choice
for recording secretary is Mrs. j. L.
Blair Buck. For recording secretary
West Virginia has Mrs. John Speed
Harvey. New Hampshire is offering
Mrs. McFell Dickinson for treasurer,
while Vermont's candidate for treas
urer is Mrs. Laura NAPLES McMullen.
The general federation has adopted
a five-year plan to increase its ef-
ficiency lin promoting all movements
looking toward the betterment of life"
by completing its $l.000,000 founda-
ton fund by 1910.
District Of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs.-Mrs. Virginia White
Speel will be the radio speaker next
Friday at lis pm. from Station
WRC. Her subject will be There Is
Nothing New Under the SUM-"
At the meeting of the federation to-
morrow at 1890 am. at the Y. w.
C. A., Walter E. Myer, editor of the
Weekly News Review, will speak on
american Interests Abroad"
Mrs. Genevieve Forbes Herrick,
president the Women's National Press
Club. will give an informal presenta-
tion of Washington women of the
press entitled "Petticoat Personages in
Washington"
A musical program will be given by
Arsenic Ralon, violinist, from Guate-
mala, with Mrs. James Shera Mont
gomery at the piano.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer and Duncan
Phillips will tell of the independent
art exhibit being sponsored by the
federation under the direction of Mrs
Swiggett and Mrs. Meyer. Paintings
etchings, sculptures, ETC., will be on
exhibition in seven different depart
ment stores for a month beginning
April %. Artists resident in Wash
ington and suburbs are invited to
send works to 1889 E street between
April l and 6.
Park View WOman's Club met at
the home Of Mrs. Charles Bair, 1890
Holly street. The president, Mrs.
Maurice Smith, presided. Mrs. Har-
vey Wiley, president of the District
Federation of Women's Clubs, wss a
guest. Miss Thelma Cox, Mrs R w.
Bradshaw and Mrs A. H. o. Role
were admitted to membership.
Mrs. Harry Gutridge announced the
literature group will meet March 26 at
8:15 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Fred S. Walker, 76O. Rock Creek
Church road. The program will be
devoted to Italian artists Mrs. Gut
ridge will read biography of Luigi
Pirandello-latest winner of the Nobel
Prize. Mrs. Pierce B. Ashburn will
give a review Of THE Late Malta
Pascal" by this writer. Mrs. Nora
Bran1mel will read some of CarducciS
poems and Miss Edna Souder, vocalist,
will present group of italian songs.
HoStesses assisting Mrs. Walker will
be Mrs. George Jones, Mrs. Clarence
woodward and Mrs. Ellen Hendricks.
Pat O'Toole, District traffic man.
ager Of United Airlines, presented a
travel-film, showing an airplane trip
from San Francisco to New York City.
Hugh Buckingham. Ben Thomason,
Paul Fox, Horace Strickland with Larry
Hendricks, as accompanist, entertained
with songs. Refreshments were served
by the hostess, assisted by Mrs.
Charles Robbins, Mrs. George Cor
bin, Mrs. John Mckay and Mrs George
Evans.
Der Deutsche Literarische verein
met at the home of the president,
Miss Schade, 1929 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. The honorary vice president,
Prof. Arnold w. Spanhoofd, of the
Georgetown University Foreign Service
School gave lecture on THE Ger
man Folksong," assisted by Miss Min
ME Volkmann, soprano, accompanied
at the piano by Mrs. Helen Grimes.
The first part of the program was
again devoted to Johann Sebastian
Bach. Anita Schade read excerpts
from her Bach lecture, given over
Radio Station WRC the day before.
Betty Baum played "Fantasie" and
"Fugue," G minor. by Bach-Liszt. and
Bach's double concerto was performed
by Mary Park Clements and Helen
Foster, violinists, Mary Eyre MacElree
acting as accompanist.
The subject chosen for the April
meeting is: Poems. Dedicated to
Spring"
StonewalI Jackson Chapter. U. ID. c.,
met in Confederate Memorial Hall,
1922 Vermont avenue. with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Howard L. Bishop, pre-
siding.
This chapter will finance a scholar
ship for girl of 13 at the Highland
Institution, Guerrant, KY, while con-
tributions of clothing and other spe-
cial articles will take care of the
child's personal needs.
Miss Frances Shirley, retiring presi-
dent, was presented with a U. D. C.
emblem.
Miss Fannie Anderson, as hostess,
presided at the tea table.
The Washington Branch, American
Association Of University Women, will
give tea tomorrow at 4 o'clock. DR..
Walter Myer will speak on THE Ma
tional Capital, Month by Month" The
hostess will be Miss Maxine Girts, as
sisted by Mrs. R. F. Lassly, Mrs. James
Merritt, Miss Pauline Chobot, Miss
Margaret Dorsey, Miss Catherine Muir
ray, Miss Sarah Moser, Miss Naomi
Grain and Miss E. Grace Deal.
The book review section will meet
at II am. in the lounge March 90.
Mrs. w. H. Mckinney will review 1.-THE
Folks" by Ruth Suckow. Miss Grace