Evening star., 1936-03-29
Mrs. Roosevelt WillAttend
Observation-Disclosures l.
Woman Members Of Congress Also Invited
to Mayfower Meeting April g.
Many Skits Planned.

Department treasurer, Mrs. e. Helen
Temple, was appointed to have charge
of the services Memorial day for the
men who lost their lives in air and
at sea.
william B. Gushing Auxiliary. Sons
OF Union Veterans Of the Civil War,
met at the Washington Loan & Trust
Building, the president, Mrs. Gather
inc Hood, presiding. Reports were
given of visits to the sick. after which
a St. Patrick party was held.
Plans were made to participate in
the Army day parade April s.
The Brooks Club next Wednesday
at $50 pm. in Notre Dame Hall, North
Capitol and K streets, will have card
and bingo party. John McMorrow,
president, will be general chairman.
Refreshments will be served
Philo- Classics Club met March 20
at the home of Mrs. c. j. Stauber,
101 University drive, University Park,
Md Mrs NJ. H. Fohrman presided.
Mrs. N. B. Williams read a paper
on The Contrast of Comedy Char
acters in Twelfth Night" The club
read through act 2. Guests were
Mrs. Ralph Simmons, Mrs, G. A.
Smith, Mrs. Mayberry, Miss Phyllis
Fohrman and Master Carl Stauber.
The Skylights of History Junior
Club, No. l, sponsored by the De-
partment of the Potomac, Woman's
Relief Corps, met at the home OF Miss
Virginia Clark Guard. 370S Living
ston street, with President Mary Ade-
laide Everett presiding.
The club was drilled for the inSpec-
tion in April by the club advisers,
Mrs. Bertha B. Brown, president of
Burnside Corps. and Mrs. Hattie
Canada of Phil Sheridan Corps. Mrs.
Addie Hickman. department secretary,
was the musician. Miss Mary A,
Howarth, director of junior clubs and
promoter, taught the club a new song.
Plans were made for entertaining
several children from Central Union
Mission on Easter Monday with Easter
baskets, lunch and moving pictures.
Games and clothes were collected for
the Children's Hospital.
The next meeting will be April IT
at the home of Misses Elizabeth and
Barbara Ann Avery, 3712 Jenifer
street.
Women's Clubs.-Today will be
Women's Club day at the travel tea
given by Mrs. Laura Waters at her
studio, 1917 H street, from 5 to Z.
Presidents of 10 of the most prominent
clubs in the city will act as hostesseS
and other members have been invited
to meet the guests of honor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Coleman of Paris and Lon
don and F. A. Turbet of New York
City.
Those who will alternate at the
tea table are: Miss Clarisse Collier,
president, Venture Club; Miss Ella
Werner, president, Soroptimist Club;
Mrs. Betty Bobst, president, Wander
lust Club; Mrs. John Bennett. presi-
dent, Womens City Club; Mrs. Har-
vey Wiley, past president, Federation
Women's Clubs; Mrs. Edna Knight
Gasch, vice president, National
League American Pen Women; Miss
Mae Murray, president, Business and
Professional Women; Mrs. Mary Lewis,
director, American Soroptimist; Mrs.
Fred FRANKIE, president, Women's
Overseas League, and Miss Katherine
Fulkerson. secretary, Appalachian
Trail Club.
Business Women's Council meeting
in the chapel of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church Tuesday eve
ming, when there will be costume
party, under the auspices of the Ways
and Means Committee. DR.. James H.
Miers will give the last of his series
of Bible talks at 6:45.
Columbia Heights Art CIub.-Mme.
Maria Coutinho assisted by Nine. Ma
ria Martins gave musicale at her
studio, 1903 Nineteenth street. Guests
were Mrs v. o. Clark, Mrs. E. E.
Darby, Miss A. Christofane, Mrs. L.
Christofane and Mr.. O. c Kraemer.
The club held a business meeting
before the musical when the president,
Mrs. Elmer S. Frazier, presided. Mrs.
Arthur Seaton was the assistant host
ess. Refreshments were served.
Takoma Park Women Club.-The
Government Study Department will
meet at the home of Mrs. G. Franklin
Wisner, COL Indian Spring drive,
at l pm. Mrs. Morgan A.
Pryce, chairman of legislation for the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Womens' Clubs, will speak on Civic
Problems in the District of Columbia. "
The drama department met at the
Takoma Park, Md, library Wednes-
day. Hostesses were Mrs. j. Warning
ton Hayes, Mrs. w. H. Walker and
Mrs. A. B. Jeffries. The program
consisted of a study of the dramatic
works of Bjornson and Bergstrom. Mrs
Hayes was in charge of the program,
assisted by Mrs. M. c. Pollock and
Mrs. Harry Dodge.
Mrs. Albert w. Volkmer entertained
the music department in her home
Thursday morning Dr. Edwin N. c.
Barnes of the music department of
the public schools, spoke on American
Music"
The duplicate contract class met at
the home of Mrs. v. c. Childs Friday
afternoon.
Petworth Woman's Club.-At the
last meeting Of the art section Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, past president Of
the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs reviewed Ann Lind
bergh's book North to the Orient"
The Executive Board will meet April
2. at 8 pm, at the. home of Mrs. r.
E. Holm. 4106 Fourth street. She will
be assisted by Mrs. A. c. Fowle.
Twentieth Century Cuba meet
ing will be held at II am. Thursday