Evening star., 1936-12-20

son, John Victory and Milton Hirsh-
neld. '..
Mrs. Harry M Packard, Mrs. Ernest
w. Brown, Miss Nell Price, Mrs. Ruth
H. Snodgrass and Miss Eta Austin
will sing Christmas carols.
Mrs Frank G. Stewart and Mrs.
Mabel Mathews will preside at the
tee tables.
The French section will meet TO-
morrow at o'clock for dinner. The
advanced French class will follow the
dinner.
The bridge section announces meet
ings Monday at 1:3o, Tuesday at I
and Friday at l:30.
The Insurance Women's Club Of
Washington held election of officers at
q dinner meeting as follows Betty P.
Gibbon. president Ethel M. Gass, vice
president; Mary E. Mudd, secretary;
M Irene Frey, assistant secretary, and
Dorothea WaSsman, treasurer.
The president has named the follow
ing chairmen: Jennings w. Lawler,
Educational Committee; Catherine
Galloway, Membership Committee;
Mildred E. Gillingham, publicity, and
Ethel M. Gass, banquet reservations.
The club is planning a Christmas
party for members and their guests
tomorrow night. with Ethel Gass as
chairman of arrangements and E.
Clare Turner vice chairman.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs Wal
ter r. Metz, 1927 Taylor street, with
Mrs. Stanley H. BeaSley as assisting
hostess. Mrs. Philip Martin gave
paper on Palestine of Today" and
Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson on Modern
Jerusalem" Miss Phebe Stine sang
Christmas carols.
The next meeting will be January
13, at the Broadmoor, with Mrs. Clyde
Hemphill and Mrs. John Meyer as
hosteSses.
Ellen Spencer Mussey. Tent No. I.
Daughters Of Union Veterans of the
Civil War 1865. met at 1922 New
Hampshire avenue northwest.
The following officers were elected:
Sylvia D. Mclaughlin, president;
Clara Holbrook and Martha Mangum,
senior and junior vice president, re-
spectively; Edith Bugbee, chaplain;
Kathryn C. Rain, treasurer; Mary
Jordan, patriotic instructor, and Eva
G.. Garis, Hettie Warner and Esther
Lippold, council members.
A report was made of the presenta-
ton of flag to the Sabbath school
OF the Brookland Baptist Church.
The flag was gift from Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Garis. A tribute was paid the
late Newton Charles.
"A Christmas party will be held De-
cember q at headquarters. There
will be a tree and the exchange of
gifts and community singing of carols.
The regular meeting Of December rs
u omitted. ~
Eva G. Garis and Kathryn C. Rain,
whose birthdays occur during the
month. were cohostesses at birthday
party. ~
The Writer'S League will meet at
che home Of the president. Mrs. L. w.
Tilton, 1923. Kalorama road, December
2e, at 8 pm. for a social. 1t is ex-
pected that awards for the feature
article contest will be made
At the last meeting Mrs. Emma
Sutton Bennett read a story on mo-
nastic life, Human" and Mrs. Agnes
Wright presented a mystery story,
Treasure at High Perch" There was
also q feature article, Causes Of the
World War: England" by Miss Gladys
Garraway Smith.
The regular meetings will be re-
surned January IA.
The League of American Pen
Wsmen announces the following prize
winners in the poetry contest held in
= December. First prize, Alpharetta
Smith, for her poem, Live On" Hon.
orable mention, Anna M. Priestley for
"Vistas," Leila Pier King for "Arbu-
tus" and Bess Heath Olmstead for
"Sky Pirate" The judge was Maud
Judith Scruggs. Sixteen poems were
entered, all written after a form in
vented by Sappho and known as the
sapphic Strophe.
The chairman of the poetry group,
Evelyn Norcross Sheriff. announces
the contest for January will be for
an eight-line analyzed rhyme. Send
entries before January to Mrs. Mar
ion E. Hayn, Apartment No. 588,
Wardman Park Hotel.
Open house will be held Wednesday |
at the studio from 2 to 6 pm.
There will be no regular business
meeting in December. A New Year |
reception will be held January l.
The Christmas sales. exhibit will
continue until December "a.
The Junior Women's Club held
their Christmas meeting Tuesday eve
ming at the Jessup-Blair Community |
House. A brief business session, pre-
ceeded the Christmas program pre-
sented by Mrs. Howard Parsons. Mrs. |
Elsie Raddle and Miss Evelyn Ballou
sang. Miss Betty Rowley gave Christ
mas readings. Club members sang as
q group several of the better known
carols.
Hostesses were Miss Catherine Den
MS, Mrs. g. B. Queen, Mrs. Frederick
q. Linton, 3r, and Mrs Robert Ayres.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
met Saturday evening at the Grafton
Hotel, the hostesses being Nine. Ca
mile Hindmarsh and Nine. CASTOR
de Bouy.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, M. William ]. Wallis.
Mime. William J. Wallis gave piano
solos: Prelude" Opus 3, No. 2 of
Rachmaninoff, and "Serenade," by
Sinding. Nine. CASTOR de Bouy gave
Q poem by Francois Coppee, LA
Benediction" M and Nine Jean
Hastings presented original imported
phonograph records of Arabian and
Tahitian music, together with songs
and dances Of Algeria and Tahiti.
Nine Hastings read a poem, Mint
Tea nv Jeanne IaVerppe Nine