Evening star., 1935-12-22
|HE District of Columbia Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs Christ
mas program will be given to-

is chairman. Mrs. Hugh Butler, VINO
spent some time in England when her
husband was trade commissioner there
for the United States Department of
Commerce, will speak on "A Christ
mas in England"
There will be a musical and literary
program Gertrude Cowen Milburn
will sing, accompanied by Mrs. Waldo
Schmitt. Ella Fulmore Harllee will
give reading. Poetry will be read by
Mary Diffenbaugh. There will be
Christmas carols by trio from the
Rubenstein Club with William o.
Shanahan as soloist. Mrs. lola Bucher
will sing, accompanied by Mrs.
SChmitt Eleanor Faw will give
reading and Hester Walker Beall, in
reading, will be accompanied in
musical background by the Ruben
stein chorus and the audience.
Mrs. Frances Wheeler chairman of
the Division of Art, invites members
and friends to exhibits of local artists
being shown until January l in
Friendship House and in the North
east and Southeast Branch Libraries.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
at the home Of Mrs. Clara M. Stine,
with Miss Phebe Stine assisting.
The president, Mrs. Charles E.
Ferguson, presented each member
with Christmas boutonniere. Mrs.
William NJ. Collins also gave each
member an art Christmas folder.
Christmas art and Christmas music
were the subjects for study. Mrs.
Walter R. Metz spoke about the
Christmas Madonnas as painted by
the famous artists. Mrs. Edward NJ.
Wallace gave a concise history Of the
Christmas carol, and Miss Phebe
Slime sang,
The meeting adjourned to meet
January 8 with Mrs. Milton Granger
and Mrs. Aubrey Hunter.
Chevy Chase Branch, National
League of American Pen Women
A benefit supper and entertainment
will be held at the home of Mrs. Jesse
w Nicholson. 1O3 NeWlands street,
Chevy Chase, Md, January II. pm.
The receipts will go to the club house
fund Among the members taking
part in the program will be the presi
dent, Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin,
and Mrs. Hester Walker Beall Prov
enson. The remainder of the pro-
gram will be announced later.
Baby Lovers Circle of the Florence
CrittentOn Home.-Mrs. A. B. Nc
Manus, president, entertained the cir
Gle at its annual Christmas party at
the Kenisaw. Distinguished guests
were Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, president Of
the Federation Of Women's Clubs;
Mrs. r. J. McFall, Miss Jean S. Cole, !
superintendent of the Florence Crit
tenton Home; Mrs H. Humphries of
Atlantic City and Mrs. S. Wyatts.
Mrs. Mccall gave readings and sang
both French and English Christmas
carols Mrs. .Biddle gave short talk.
Miss Cole told of the way Christmas
is spent at the home.
The circle will entertain the women
working at the clothes conservation
rooms on February II and March 25
for dinner. Mrs. Frederick G. Umhau
and Mrs. R. L. Spire are the commit
tee in charge of these dinners.
Mrs. H. c. Simpson, Mrs, R. L. Spire
and Mrs. F. G. Umhau will be host
esses at the January meeting.
Mary Pollock w. C. T. U. met Tues
day at the home of Mrs, Frances /
Brann, 326 Seventeenth place south |
east The president, Mrs. Ladd, |
brought the Christmas scripture and
lesson.
Plans were made for the distribu-
ton of fruit and cookies to the |
Georgetown Mission, to be used for !
the children, and pillows and cards
to the boys at Walter Reed Hospital |
1t was voted to send cash donations to
the Gospel Mission and Georgetown |
Mission.
The next meeting will be held at |
the home of Mrs. Ladd, 1927 @ street |
southeast, preceded by a coVered-di
luncheon at noon.
Women's City Cuba childrens |
Christmas party will be given at the |
club house this afternoon, when the |
program will consist of carols by the |
Children's Chorus OF Friendship |
House, Miss Jessie M. Olin, director; |
stories of Christmas told by Miss
Mary Dashiell, and solos of Yuletlde |
sung by Miss Harriette NJ Alexander. |
Miss Nell v. Price is hostess.
Miss Janet Richards will be guest |
speaker at the annual dinner of the
current events section Friday eve
ming. Mrs. Dorothy K. Butler will |
preside.
Twentieth Century Club. - The !
Board of Directors will meet Thurs
day at II o'clock at the Y. w. C. A. |
The president, Mrs. James K. Nc
Clintock, will preside.
American Association of University !
Women will have a supper today at |
6:15 pm, followed by Christmas
pageant by the players group. Miss
Alice A. Jewell is the leader.
There will be Christmas tree tea |
tomorrow at pm. Each member !
of the branch will bring toy, and |
the George Washington University |
Quartet will sing. Miss Ella Harlee |
will recite why the Chimes Rang"
Mrs. William c. Ruediger will be hos
tess.
At 7 pm. tomorrow the Spanish |
study group will meet in room 401 |
with Miss Helen Willis as leader.
The Morning Book Review will |
meet Thursday at II am. in the |
lounge Mrs. Frank Edgington will |
review "The House Divided" by Pearl
Buck. The junior group will hold |
Its Christmas dinner dance at 7 pm.
The hostesses are the Misses Mary
Vaccaro, Alice Jewell and Eleanor
Hoyt.
The art appreciation group, which
was scheduled to meet Thursday, has
changed to Saturday at pm. A
talk, illustrated with lantern slides,
on christmas in Painting and |
Poetry and Song" will be given by |