Evening star., 1936-12-27
Street Railway Situation
Women's Meeting Topic
Roberts to Be Guest Speaker Before D. c..
Federation-S Also to Be
Presented
Presented.
z VILLAIN ROBERTS, former

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meeting Of the District Of
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs tomorrow at 1o:3O at the Roose-
welt Hotel, with the president, Mrs.
Lloyd w. Biddle, presiding. He will
discuss the street railway situation.
A skit, Mrs. Clubwoman's Dress
maker" will be presented by Mrs.
Perry o. Huff. past president of the
Junior Club No. l of Takoma, and
will be enacted by the Misses Kathryn
Hopper and Gloria Bailey, both of
whom are members of this active
Junior group.
The morning session will conclude
with the musical program which will
be presented by Mrs. Albert Volkmer,
contralto.
All reports and other matters Of i'm
portance will be taken up at the
afternoon session.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, chairman of
radio for both the general federation
and the District federation, has just
announced the programs for January.
The general federation's programs are
heard every Thursday from 2:30 to
2:45 pm. over the National Broad
casting Co.
Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson,
president of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, will speak Thursday
on Facing the New Year.
Mrs. Albert N. Connect, jr., honor
ary president of the Federation Of
American Women's Clubs Overseas,
vryil1 n@@ I4
What Every Woman Knows" Janu-
ary IA. Mrs. Mildred E. Chapman,
winner of the Peace Scholarship given
by Mrs. Clarence Gasque of London,
will speak on "A Student Interlude
IN Geneva"
Miss Alves Long, chairman of the
department of international relations,
general federation, will be heard on
Lets Be Practical About Peace"
January 81.
Nellis Tayloe Ross. director of the
Mint, will speak January 90 on THE
Mint a Reflector of Economic Trends. "
The District federation's program
will be broadcast January 8 at 2:15
pm. over Station WRC. Mrs. James
Lee Oliver, lyric soprano, will be
heard in song recital Villa Semple
= will be the accompanist.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club of All Souls Unitarian
Church was entertained at its De-
cember dinner meeting by group of
pupils of Miss Rose d'Amore. The
program consisteds of Christmas
carols. piano solos, tap dancing and
recitations, the latter including
christmas Eve Flower" in Spanish
by a little girl from Mexico City; a
recitation in French by young boy
who had lived in France, and an origi-
nal poem, Christmas STAR" by a
young girl.
The following groups meet each
month: The Religious Study Group
under the leadership of Miss Rachel
F. Staples, on the second and fourth
Wednesday evenings; rhythmic
health class, under the guidance OF
Miss Kathryne Dunkhorst, every Fri
day evening; Miss Pauline Eaton Oak
directs a theater arts class every Mon
day evening, and French converse
ton class, instructed by Mile. Marie
Denise Barbot, meets every Tuesday
evening. A group, under the leader
ship of Miss Alice c. Evans, will begin
the study of the work OF Italian
artists early in 1887.
The Skylights of History, Junior
Club No. 1, sponsored by the Depart
ment of Potomac, w. R. c., met De-
cenber 18, at the home Of President
Mary Adelaide Everett. 5409 Thirty
ninth street. She was assisted by Ad-
yisors Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Canada.
A basket was filled with candy and
TOYS for the Children's Hospital.
Officers elected we're: Mary Adelaide
Everett, president; Dorothy Derr.
senior vice president; Florence Mae
Everett, junior vice president; Betty
Shields, chaplain, and Lillian Allen,
secretary.
Mrs. Bertha Brown, president OF
burnside Corps and advisor for the
Junior Club. stated her corps will give
a flag to the club for their president
to present to a Girl Scout troop next
month.
The department director Of junior
clubs extended an invitation from the
department president, w. R. c., to the
club members to attend the annual
reception of the G. A. R. on New
Years day at the Thomas Circle Club
from / to pm.
A Christmas party was given by the
hostess.
The next meeting will be held jan
uary % at the home Of the president.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society of Den
yer elected the following officers:
Mrs. Martin Mendelsohn. president;
Mrs. Nathan N. Wallack. first vice
president; Mrs. Harry Walsky, second
vice president; Mrs Charles Gold
smith. third vice president; Mrs. Sam
Mirman, recording secretary; Mrs.
Harry Rubinstein, corresponding Sec
retary: Mrs. Louis Kalichstein, finan-
cial secretary, and Mrs. Hirsh De
Iaviez, treasurer.
The officers and board of directors
will meet at the Jewish Community
Center January 6, when plans for
raising money for the benefit of the
sanatorium will be discussed. Because
of the Inauguration, on January 20,
the regular meeting will be held jan
uary l3.
A dance and card party will be held
ut the Washington Hotel January II.
Twentieth Century Club. - The
French section will meet at 2:30
O'Clock tomorrow at the Y. w. c. A.
Mrs. John Van Schaick will speak on
memories of the Belgian Royal Fam
fly" illustrated by pictures recently
received from Europe. The address
will be followed by members acting
charades, after which the section will
adjourn to the club house Of the