Evening star., 1936-06-14
University Women Plan
! A Walk In Franklin Park
Miss Julia Escher Will Lead Group and
Members Will Take Picnic
Lunch Along.
MEXICAN ASSOCIATION OF

Georgetown at 2:45 pm. to take the
bus to Franklin Park. Members VIII
bring their own picnic supper. Miss
Julia Escher Is the leader.
The hostess tomorrow afternoon at
the informal tea will be Miss Marion
Chapman.
The Poetry Group will hold an
Informal meeting Thursday at II am.
in the lounge. Mrs. Dick Carlson will
read and discuss Archibald MacLeish's
'Dover Beach" and compare it with
Matthew Arnold's poem of the same
title. Mrs. J. L. jackson will read and
discuss the poetry of the Southern
Group, among them Allen Tate, John
Grove Ransome and John Peale
Bishop. This group will continue to
meet informally on the first and third
Thursdays of July. There will be no
meetings In August.
The Junior Group will have dinner
bridge Thursday at $50 pm. Miss
Edna Montgomery will be the hostess.
Business Women's Council meeting
In the chapel of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church next Tuesday
evening. Rev Edward Turner will de-
liver an Illustrated lecture on Hawaii.
Rev. John L. Parks will lead the devo-
tional period at 6:45.
The Women's Auxiliary to the
r. M. A. met at the Capitol Park Hotel
last Monday, with the president, Mrs.
C. H. J. Miller, presiding.
Members will join the branch in
their annual picnic June 20 at Rock
Greek Park.
The Professional Writers Club Of
the Y. w. c. A. will meet June 49,
There will be a social.
Following the welcome of the pres
ident, Myrta Ethel Cawood, to the
honor guests at the clubs first an
nual dinner and news-peg pow-wow
on May 26, prizes were awarded to
the following: Bernard Kohn, for ID
C. Geology Inspires Tour; Katherine
Heinold, for America Most Famous
Insect Keeps Tryst This Spring; Mrs
William Walter Smith. for The Sew
entieth Anniversary of the Laying OF
the Atlantic Cable"
The Marietta Park Junior Club met
at the home of Mrs. John D. Kiley,
436 Peabody street, and elected the
following officers: President, Fayne
Ruth Kiley; first vice president, Ros-
allie Nebel; second vice president,
Mary NJ Murphy; third vice presi-
dent, Barbara Hays Hargrave; cor
responding secretary, Patricia Ritter;
recording secretary. Mary Miller
treasurer, Marion Mess; custodian,
Bertha Auth.
The members visited Mount YER
non yesterday.
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief
Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army,
met at the Thomas Circle Club. the
senior vice president, Mrs Cordelia
Pollard presiding. Mrs. James was
initiated
A reception was rendered the de-
partment president, Mrs. Agnes Sib-
ley and her staff of officers.
Musical selections were rendered by
Mrs. Alice Neal as soloiSt, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hinson.
The Petworth Woman's Club closed
its activities for the season with its
annual banquet Thursday at the Ken
wood Country Club.
Distinguished guests included Mrs.
Harvey Wiley, director for the District
of Columbia; Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt.
radio chairman, and Mrs. W. w. Hus-
band, chairman of the Headquarters
House Committee, all of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs.
Ellis Logan, past president of the Dis
trict Federation, and Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle, president of the District of
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Mrs. LeVerne Beales, president, pre-
sided. A program was given con-
sisting of solos by Mrs. Ruth H Snod-
grass, accompanied by Mrs. Mary c.
Tighe, and Mrs. Nellie Chaillet, &C
companied by Mrs. Cornelia Kinsella,
and readings by Mrs. Irma Patterson.
Mrs. Walter H. Bishop and Mrs.
Leafie E. Dietz collaborated in writ
ing the songs and the former presided
at the piano during their rendition.
The Washington Readers Club will
hold the last meeting of the season
Tuesday night in All Souls Church.
Mrs. Alvin Lamar Wills will preside.
A one-act play will be presented.
The Free Lance Writers held their
annual dinner Thursday at the Shore
ham Hotel.
Pendleton Hogan, judge of the
short-story contest, was among the
guests. He discussed the entries and
made the following awards: First
prize, Marguerite Hutchinson: second,
Nellie Bordeaux; third, Clark Palmer
Cole; fourth, Rita zarin; honorable
mention, Mayne R. Coe, Jean Lane,
Elizabeth Aldrich, Nannette Friend,
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The Mizrachi Junior Women are
sponsoring an outing and moonlight
Wednesday to New Marshall Hall
Park. The Wilson Line steamer City
OF Washington will leave the Seventh
Street Wharf at 10 am, 2, $50 and
$3.50 pm. Tickets may be purchased
from the members of the group or by
calling Mrs. M. Alpher, chairman,
Adams BOAT, or Miss Bessie Dinowitz
Adams 2439.
The Zonta Club - Instead Of a
luncheon meeting the club had a
picnic in Rock Greek Park last We'd
nesday. Supper was served by Dia
Steeger, former Zontian.
Elizabeth M. Haney outlined plans
for the annual convention of Zonta
to be held this month
at Swampscott, Mass. Mabel Strider,
and Anna e. Muddiman
will represent the local club at this
convention.
At the next luncheon Miss Connie
Bonslagel, assistant director Of the
Administration, will be