The Washington times., 1936-02-05
Three Women
Win Poetry
Awards
BY MARY PADGETT

Winners of the fourth annual
poetry contest, sponsored by the
Martha NIacLear Poetry Group
Of the Washington Branch, leri-
can Association Of University
Women, are announced today.
They are Mary Louise Tindall,
Of Trinity College, who wrote
Bread Line" and won first prize;
Mary K. Bland. also Of Trini }
College, who wrote Horace Says"
winning second prize, and An
nette Temin. Of Wilson Teachers
College, who wrote ALLEN Sor.
row." winning third prize.
Honorable mention was given
to Ruth Ivy oml Of Wilson
Teachers College. who wrote II
Speak for Peace" and Bets. Win
ter, Of American University, who
wrote Another Day."
This annual contest Is conduct
ed by the association to encourage
and awaken interes. in creative
writing. especially poetry. Under
graduates Of the colleges and uni
verSities in the District of Colum-
bia and vicinity were invited to
compete early in the fall. Over
100 entries were submitted.
Judges WellKnOwn
Judges who considered carefully
each entry were Benjamin MusSer,
well-known Npoet, chairman; Miss
Mary Carter Roberts, literary edi-
tor of the Washington Star. and
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake. poet.
featured radio speaker and news
paperwoman.
Winners of the contest will
be honored by the Washington
Branch at a dinner in the club
house, 1884 I st. N. W., next
Wednesday night, February IL.
Miss Elizabeth Peet, chairman
of the contest committee, will act
as hostess and present the prizes.
Mrs. Howard G. Nichols, president
of the Washington Branch. will
preside. Miss Alberta Walker, Of
the contest committee, will read
the prize-winning poems.
Cortland Baker will speak on
the writing of poetry. Mrs. Vachel
Lindsay. widow of the well-known
poet, will be the guest of honor.
Other members of the contest
committee are Miss Mary Louise
Brown. Miss Anna Pearl Cooper
and Miss Grace Barnes.
Expand Charities
When the Council of Jewish
Juniors meets tomorrow night in
the Jewish Community Center, an
important item Of new business
will be the report of the special
finance committee for considering
section allotments to philan-
thropic projects Of local and ma
tional scope.
Financial progress Of the Wash
ington Juniors this year is ena.
bling them not only to increase
their standard contributions, but
to expand their donations to in
clude further worthy causes.
Tomorrow'S meeting marks the
end Of the annual drive for new
local .lemberS. The individual
who has brought in the most mem
berS will receive a prize presented
by the chairman of membership
Charlotte Schwartz.
Guest Speaker
Mrs. Norman GerStenfeld, wife
Of the assistant rabbi Of the Wash.
ington Hebrew Congregation. will
be guest speaker. Mrs. Gersten-
field is president of the Young
Peoples League Of the Temple.
There will be a musical program
and a social hour. The meeting
is closed to members, with nom
members liable to a small admis-
sion charge.
Services, postponed from last
week, will take place Friday night
at the Fourteenth and Emerson
Street Synagogue Of the BNai
Israel Congregation. Rabbi Aaron
Volkman will preach the sermon,
and members Of the council par
ticipating in the services will be
Helen Fox, Ethel Felter, Ruth
Blond and Tillie Norwood.
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