Evening star., 1936-03-08


Il Federation of Women's Club
L will open today and continue
through April 90 Mrs Inez Sheldon
TYLER. editor of the Blue Moon and
second vice president of the District
of Columbia League of American Pen
Women, is chairman of the contest.
Verses should be mailed to Mrs. Tyler
at. 1928 Nineteenth street. She will
furnish information as to the contest.
A meeting of the poetry clinic will
be held next Thursday from to 6
O'Clock at the Raleigh Hotel. Other
members of the Poetry Committee are
Mrs. McDougal, Mrs. James, Mrs.
Wright. Mrs. Robert Sheriff., Miss
Alice Hutchins Drake and Mrs. Vachel
Lindsay, who acts as adviser.
The Sisterhood of the Adas Israel
Congregation is rehearsing for their
annual production, "All at Sea-" to be
shown at the Jewish Community Gen.
ter March % at 8:15 pm. under the
personal direction of Bernard H.
Fischgrund.
Capitol City Club met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cash. with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bryant assisting.
The business session was followed by
refreshments.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Warren, 1922 street northeast.
Petworth Woman's Club.-The visit
ing nurse unit will meet at the Bright
wood Center, 1891 Georgia avenue,
tomorrow at pm.
The literature section will meet to-
morrow at pm. at the home of Mrs.
Raymond S. Hart, 4022 Fifth street.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Evans
and Mrs. A. c. Norcross. The pro-
gram will consist of This and That, :"
Mrs. Georgia Johnson; poetry, Mrs.
l.. e. Dietz. and book review by Mrs.
r. S. Tincher.
The hospitality section will meet
Wednesday at 1:30 pm. at the home
Of Mrs. Charles D. Keller
Mrs. George F. Zook. reviewed The
1nquisitor." by Hugh Walpole, at the
home of Mrs. Cecil Blake.
The Takoma Park Women's Club
met Tuesday. Mrs. Byron M Coon
president, presiding. L. C. Schilder
chief of the Identification Bureau of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
discussed the work of the bureau.
The club chorus, under the direction
OF Mrs. Edmund L. Green, sang her
own arrangement of "Melisande "
ist. sang. Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle pres
ident of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton, spoke.
Mrs. Frank A. Richmond enter
tanned the Government Study Depart
inent Thursday afternoon. The pro-
gram consisted of discussion of the
National Youth Movement by Mrs
Frank F. zundel and resume of
THE Ethiopian Situation-Past and
Present" by Mrs. Henry E Ewing.
The Literature Department will
meet at the District of Columbia
Branch Library tomorrow at / pm
Mrs. G. Franklin Wisner will review
Francis l." by Francis Hackett.
Irving G. Beckwith will speak at the
meeting of the Art Department Thurs
day, at l pm. at the Maryland Lii
brary. Hostesses are Mrs. C. H. Dayey,
Mrs. M. r. Cooper and Mrs. Dwight
Avery. Mr.. BeckWith's subject will
be New Trends in Interior Decora-
ton"
The duplicate contract class will
meet at the home of Mrs. Lawrence
v. Lampson, 6 Crescent place, Friday
at i pm.
The Alice Deal Home and School
Association will meet tomorrow at 8
pm. in the auditorium Miss Ruth H.
Atwell, head of the physical educa-
ton for the womens department at
George Washington University, will
speak on Educational Recreation for
Your Child" and Dr. James C. Kapel-
ski of the Wisconsin Alumni Research
Foundation will give an illustrated
talk on "Vitamin D Milk
The National Jewish Forum of the
Jewish Community Center will be ad-
dressed by Will Durant. philosopher
and author. at 8:15 pm. next Sunday
on What Are We Facing Today?"
The Institutes of the center next
Wednesday will present Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Gichner of the Cornell Uni
versity Alumni, who will address the
group on Jewish Youth Faces Edu-
cation"
American Association of University
Women-A club supper will be spon-
sored by the Poetry and Drama groups
today, following which, at 7::30 pm,
members Of these two groups, assist
ed by guest readers, will read from
some of the more dramatic of the
postwar poets and dramatists.
Following the tea, at pm. tomor-
row there will be meeting of the
washington branch when the Elec-
tfons Committee will be chosen.
The Evening Book Review under
the leadership of Miss Ruby Nevins,
will hear DR.. Mary Meek Atkeson re-
view Tempest over Mexico" by Rosa
T. King, Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday, at pm, the Legis-
latfve and Education Committees will
sponsor program jointly. Represen-
tative Samuel B. Pettingill of Indiana
VIII speak on Block Booking and
Blind Selling of Motion Pictures"
Mrs. Richard Hogue will discuss
briefly Thursday, at II am, some of
the most significant figures in the field
Of postwar poetry.
The Art Appreciation Group will
al