Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-15

Swormstedt, DR.. Frances FOye, lean
Grace Hayes Riley, Mrs. Merritt o.
Chance, Mrs. William L. Corbin, Miss
Alice M Heaven, Mrs John S. Ben
nett, past presidents. and Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, president, will receive in
the afternoon Mrs Gladys D. Mid |
dlenniss and Miss Ethel Bagley, vice
presidents, will head the committee for
the evening party. Miss Elsie T. Off,
niger OF Baltimore will impersonate
Maj. Bowes. Contestants will be
chosen from the ranks of the club
members.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt will re-
view Gone With the Wind" by Mar
garet Mitchell, on Tuesday, at 5 PM,
ut the meeting of the book hour sec
ton.
DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes, director Of
music education, District of Columbia
public schools, will present an evening
with the Women Composers Of Amer
lea" Wednesday at s:45 pm. The
program will be given under the direc-
ton of Flora McGill Keefer, with Dor
othy Radde Emery at the piano. Mrs.
Mary Howe will play some Of her own
compositions. The Opera Club Trio,
composed Of Norma Simonson, Betty
Galhraith and lone Hoffman, will sing
Mrs. Joseph Rolichaux will sing the
songs of a number of American Women
Composers Original compositions will
be played by Ida Hoyt Chamberlain.
Miss Evelyn Davis, dancer, will inter-
pref some of Mrs. Howe's works,
DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes will give the
seventh lecture Friday at pm. on
''Milestones in American Music" His
subject will be In Lighter Vein."
Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss, chair
man of hospitality will be the hostess
at tea on November %, at 4:30 pm
She will be assisted by the members OF
her committee.
The League Of American Pen
Women announces an art tea today,
from 8 to pm Etchings and batik
and craft jewelry done by Minnie
Briggs and Pherne Miller will be
exhibited Miss Miller will give
talk on the life Of her uncle, the
noted poet, Joaquin Miller.
Lily Hunt will be the hostess We'd
nesday at the weekly rendezvous, from
2 to pm.
Members and guests are invited to
an art and radio program Saturday at
pm, arranged by the art chairman.
Hazel Cameron Menk. Alice Hutchins
Drake will speak on Outdoor Life in
Washington" Ida Hoyt Chamberlain
will present Chinese songs and explain
China's radio system. Martha Naples,
pianist. will play. Refreshments will
be served.
Junior Section. Women's Bar As
ISOLATION. The second in series OF
informal Sunday morning breakfasts
Sunday.
Miss Mary Agnes Brown, chairman,
was toastmistress.
Phil Sheridan Women's Relief
Corps, No. IL, Auxiliary to the G.
A. R., held its annual inspection at
the Thomas Circle Club. Assistant
department inspector, Mrs Rosalie
Shelton, was the inspecting officer.
Mrs Helen Pitney was initiated and
Mrs. Emma Beull made application
for membership in the corps.
Tuesday, at 8 o'clock, at the Jessup-
Blair Community House. Hostesses
will be Misses Carrie Trivett. Doris
Johnston, Patricia Davis and Jane
Cooper.
Mrs Howard o. Parsons, chairman
of the Program Committee, announced
the speaker will be from the Federal
Buerau of Investigations who will tell
of the work of that bureau Mrs.
John T. Tucker, jr, president, will
preside.
The bridge group will meet Novem-
Der Is with Mrs. Paul Underwood.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home Of Mrs Alice v. Creque, 1922
Wyoming avenue. Mrs. Lloyd c.
Biddle. president of the District of
Columbia Federation of Womens
Clubs, was guest speaker.
Mrs. Grace Delaney, president of the
club, read a paper on Kentucky"
Articles on the life of John j. Audu-
bon were read by Mrs. Alice v. Creuue
and Mrs. Julia Webb, and one de-
scriptive of the caves Of Kentucky
by Mrs. Emily Jarboe.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Harvey Beaver, 4l04
Harrison street, November II.
Phyllis Lyman Colony, National So
eiety Of New England Women, met at
the home of Mrs. r. l.. Kimball, Silver
Spring, Md. Luncheon was served by
Mrs. Kimball, assisted by Mrs. g. N.
Rodlun and Mrs. r. E. Bowker.
A business session was held, with
, Mrs. George McCann presiding.
Mrs. Edward Dingley read q paper
on THE Boston Post Road" A New
England song. written by Mrs. Avery
7. Drummer, was sung by the colony.
The next meeting, December 4, will
be luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Olivia Ryckman.
Rowac Club.-The sewing group will
meet Wednesday at the home OF Mrs.
De Witt Smith, 5501 Edgemoor lane.
Bethesda. 1t will be luncheon meet
ing, the group coming at 1890 am.
and sewing until 4 pm. The gar
ments made are used for disaster VIC
tins in any devastated area over the
United States. They also sew for the
District Chapter Of the American Red
Cross.
Business Women's Council meeting
Tuesday, 8 pm, in the chapel of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Lecture on Civilized Art In Modern
Form" by Mrs Margaret s. zimmele.
The devotional service at 6:45 will
be conducted by Rev. James r. King.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet at All-Souls' Church Tuesday
night, Virginia Bayly Blassingham