The Washington times., 1936-12-03
JUNIORS UNIT
MAKESGREAT
STRIDES
BY MARY PADGETT

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the junior group of the Marietta
Park Women's Club, which holds
its regular Thursday meeting this
afternoon, has made great strides.
The girls were organized by
their elders for the purpose of
creating a friendlier feeling among
them and to develop a social con-
Sciousness toward the community.
Their meetings are conducted by
officers of their own choosing.
These officers are: Fayne Ruth
Kiley, president; Rosalie Nebel,
first vice president: Mary M.
Murphy, second vice president;
Barbara Hay Hargrave, third vice
president; Patricia Ritter, CORE.
spending secretary; Mary Miller,
recording secretary; Marion Mess,
treasurer, and Bertha Auth, Gus
todian.
This afternoons meeting, in the
Paul Junior High School Com
munity Center, will be under the
direction of Mrs. John D. Kiley,
chairman of the junior group, and
Mrs. William H. Hargrave, assist.
ant.
In order to facilitate the aims
Of the organization, the girls are
divided into three groups, ranging
in age from to 16 years. The
older girls are making bed bags
for patients at Walter Reed Hos.
pital. The younger girls are do.
ing handiwork with a view to sell
ing their product.
The philanthropic group of the
Marietta Park Woman's Club gave
q luncheon today at the Fairfax
Hotel. Mrs. Leo D. Ritter, group
chairman, presided.
A meeting of the clubs art
group is scheduled for next Tues.
day at the home of Mrs. I. l.
Stormont, chairman.
Arrangements are being made
by Iota Chapter, Chi Sigma
Sorority, Inc, for it's annual New
Year Eve party, to be held at the
Kennedy-Warren, Thursday night,
December 81.
Mrs. Margaret SamuelS, chair
man, is being assisted by Miss
Mary Lou Colliflower and Miss
Rachel Overing. Dancing will be.
gin at II o'clock and supper will
be served at 2 a. m.
Mrs. Evelyn Ritter, of the
Debbie Club, who recently moved
into her new home at 2204
Branch Ave. S. E., was given a
surprise houSe-warming last night
by the members of the club.
Mrs. Ritter was shoWered with
many beautiful gifts.
Mrs. w. w. Husband, chairman
of the Department of American
Citizenship of the District Fedora.
tion of Women's Clubs. is urging
club women of the city to attend
the annual bazaar sponsored by
her department to raise money
for the Americanization School,
Tenth and H st. N. w.
The bazaar will be held in the
school building next Monday and
Tuesday.
Willard Beatty, director of edu.
cation, Bureau Indian Affairs, will
speak on "Educating the Indian
to be Self-Supporting," before the
Woman's National Democratic
Club at a dinner tomorrow night
at 1880 o'clock in the clubhouse,
1926 New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
For the benefit of the st. Nicho-
las Russian Church here and for
the educational fund for Russian
invalidS, the fourth annual bazaar
sponsored by the white Rus
slams" will be held tomorrow from
noon until 10 o'clock at the Wash.
ington Club.
The group presenting the fair
has banded together as the Rus.
sian Folk Arts and Crafts Society
and the things they sell for this
event always are authentic pieces,
either fine antiques brought rom
their native land or new things
they themselves have fashioned
according to the traditions both
in design and coloring.