The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-02
GROUP TOHEAR
PRETTYNAN
MONDAY
BY MARY PADGETT

BY MARY PADGETT
E. Barrett Prettyman, Corpora
ton Counsel for the District Of
Columbia, will speak on 1.-THE So
cial welfare Legislation Of the
District" before a meeting Of the
sunshine and Com m u nifty
Society next Monday afternoon at
1870 o'clock at the home Of Mrs
Esther M. Bair, 1880 Holly st.
Assisting Mrs. Bair will be Mrs,
H. w. Wahly, chairman Of hos;
tesSeS: Mrs. Parker Cook, Mrs,
jefferson Davis, Mrs. A. Natalie
Desio, Mrs. E. F. Guide, Mrs. Alex
ander Heron, Mrs. John B. Nor
rey, Mrs. George U. Rose and Mrs.
Lewis E. Ryan.
A reading in costume by Mrs.
Jennie Esmond Wright on "A
Trip to Palestine" will be part Of
the program.
A social hour will follow the
business session.
Some especially interesting
speakers and programs during the
first full week Of the new year
are scheduled by the washington
Branch of the American ASSoc1a-
ton Of University Women. 1884 I
st. N. w.
MRS. o. W. McNeese, traveller
and lecturer on historical sub
jects, win speak on "Are We MOD.
ernsP" Sunday afternoon At 4
O'Clock. 80,
During the tea hour, which VII
precede this talk, Mrs. Ruther1oro
J. Poison will be hostess. Assist
ing at the tea tables will be MISS
Marguerite Atchison, Mrs. McFau
Kerbey, Mrs. Carl Ruth and MRS.
Selden Ely. Others assisting viii
be Miss Phebe Fleming, Miss Mar
garet Gessford, Mrs. E. w. NC:
Comas, Miss Julia L. V. McCoru
and Miss Susan v. Richmond.
New Study Group
A new group of study will have
its organization meeting at $3.50
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon IN
Room 401 of the clubhouse. This
will be designated as the Socio.
Economic Study Group and will
be under the direction Of DR.. Eliza
beth Mayo, assistant professor Of
economics at Goucher College.
DR.. Mayo, who has generously
consented to come over from Bal
timore to lead this group, has de-
grees from Smith College and the
London School Of Economies. She
is now engaged in preparing q
series Of 16 work sheets for the
National Association of University
Women on the above subject for
use in their branches.
The Drama Study Group win
meet next Wednesday morning at
II o'clock in the lounge, under the
direction Of Mrs. Horace Torbert.
Mrs. Ruth MCGOWAN will discuss
two plays by OstrovSki. '"The
Storm" and THE Forest"
That evening at o'clock Judge
Fay Bentley, of the Juvenile Court,
has arranged a panel discussion
on Social Contributions to the
Child in the District" This will
follow dinner under the auspices
of the Education Committee. Mrs.
Richard Hogue will be hos oSS.
Others to Take Part
Other members of the panel who
take Fart in the discussion will
be Miss A. Patricia Morse, director
of the Child Care Division Of the
Public Welfare; Miss Mildred Ter
rett, executive secretary Of the
Juvenile Protective Association,
Miss Louise Mcclure, director of
social work at Juvenile Court: Mrs.
Henry Grafton Doyle, president Of
the Board of Education: Miss
Margaret Hagan, field director of
the American Red Cross assigned
to st. Elizabeths Hospital; Miss
Katherine Lenroot, director Of the
Children'S Bureau who will sum
up the discussion, and Mrs. jose
phine P. Prescott, director Of the
District Of Columbia Bureau Of
Nursing, who will speak on the
health side of the question.
Thursday morning, January g.,
at II o'clock, the Morning Book
Review Section will meet in the
lounge. Miss Elizabeth M. Carhart
will review I'm the Footsteps of
the Master" by H. v. Morton.
The influence of Greek architc.
ture and sculpture on present day
art win be studied by the Art APP
probation Group at its meeting
Thursday night, January 8, at 7:45
O'Clock. Miss Louise L. Newell IS
leader of the group.
MT. Pleasant Chapter, Y. w. C..
A., will meet next Tuesday after
noon at 1870 o'clock at the "Y'
Building, Seventeenth and K SITS.
N. w. Mrs. Ada Smith, the presi-
dent, will preside.
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