The Washington times., 1936-10-26
Fire Auxiliary
ToCeIebrote
Birthday
BY MARY PADGETT


Today is the ninth anniversary
of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
District Fire Department. The oc.
caSion will be celebrated tonight
in gay fashion in Joppa Lodge
Hall, 1903 Ninth st. N. w. And
just like any birthday party,
there will be a large cake with
nine candles on it.
Guests will include Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen, Charles
E. Schrom, chief engineer of the
District Fire Department; Fire
Marshall Calvin G. LAUDER, Mrs.
Lloyd w. Biddle, president of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. John Allan Dough
erty, honorary member of the
Auxiliary; Miss Matte Gibson,
superintendent of Children's Hos
pital, and her co-Worker, Mrs. M.
Tabb.
Invitations have been extended
to officers and members of volun-
teer fire department auXiliaries of
nearby Maryland and Virginia
Past presidents of the auxiliary
will be specially honored at the
party. Those expected to attend
are Mrs. Anthony Mayhem, the
first presid emit; Mrs. Helen
S h ultZ, Mrs. John Virnstein,
Mrs. Charles Weitzel, Mrs. Har-
mon CT apm an, Mrs. Robert
Hayes, Mrs. Joseph Davidson and
Mrs. Chester Moffitt.
Mrs. Ernest William Howard,
jr., is the ninth and present
president.
After the speeches and birth
day greetings are delivered, the
program will be turned over to
Mrs. John VirnStein. who will act
as mistress of ceremonies for the
entertainment program.
In charge of arrangements for
the party have been the members
of the social committee, consist
ing of Mrs. Willis Cameron, Mrs.
Victor Galotta. Mrs. Thomas
Dixon and Mrs. Chester Moffitt,
chairman. Others who assisted
the chairman are Mrs. Harmon
Chapman, Mrs. VirnStein and Mrs.
Frank Berry.
Walter E. Myer, editor of The
American Observer, will talk be-
fore meeting of the WomenS
City Club current events section,
tomorrow at 4:45 p. m. in the
clubhouse, 1876 Jackson Pl. N. w.
The chairman, Mrs. Agnes Gilew
Newman, will preside.
Anna Benson Lockersperger,
Swedish meZZo-Soprano, and Mary
liant Couch, pianist, will be pre-
Sented in a program of music,
Wednesday at 8 p. m. The pro-
gram is being given under the
direction of Mrs. Gladys B.
Middlemis, chairman of hospital.
ity for the Women's City Club.
DR.. Edwin N. C. Barnes will
give his fourth of a series of
lecture-recitals on American Mu-
sic, Friday at p. m. at the
Women's City Club.
Mrs. Elmer C. Curry, State reg
istrar and chairman of member
ship for the District of Columbia
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, announces that the State
regent, Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
is offering two prizes to the chap
tiers which will show the greatest
increase in membership before
February is, 1887.
Miss Maude Alton, head Of
the Americanization School, will
be guest speaker at the next meet
ing of the Martha Washington
Chapter, D. A. r, on Tuesday,
November 3, at the Jessup-Blair
House.
Final arrangements have been
made by the Non-Academic Pan
Hellenic Association for it's annual
charity ball, to be given this year
at the Mayflower Hotel on Satur-
day, November 81. The group has
decided to give this balls proceeds
to Children's Hospital.
Caliente, is a secret bride OBJ
servation by the disilluSioned Mil
dred Bodice: "The Statue of Lib