The Washington times., 1936-04-06
CityCIubH oIds
Annual Vote
May 6
By MARY PADGETT

The Women'S City CLUB Will nolo
its annual election on May 6, when
three officers, president, first vice
president and recording secretary,
each for a term of two years: and
nine directors, five for three years,
three for two years and one for one
year, will be chosen.
Three delegates and three alter
mates to the D. c. Federation will
also be elected. The names OF the
following candidates have been
submitted by the nominating COM
mittee:
For president, Miss Marjorie
Webster and Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley: for first vice president, Mrs.
Julia Benton Hopkins and Mrs.
Gladys B. Middlemiss; recording
secretary, Miss Florence Bell and
Mrs. Elizabeth Crosby; directors,
Mrs. John S. Bennett, Miss Han
nah Blandford, Mrs. Dorothy But
Ter, Mrs. Albert Dodge, Miss Mir.
lam Edwards, Miss Elaine Eppley.
Mrs. E Richard Gasch, Miss Mary
Colt, Mrs. E. C. GunnelS, Mrs.
Clifford Lewis, Mrs. William Part
ridge, Miss Clara Saunders, Miss
Margaret Vail and Mrs John M.
Waters: delegates to federation,
Mrs. I. B. Dodson, Miss Bliss Fin
ley, Mrs. Daniel CARRIER, Mrs. Ed
mund Kochersperger, Mrs. Gusts
Perry and Mrs. Horace Phelps.
Washington women composers
will feature the program arranged
by the Music Section tonight at
$3.50 o'clock at the Women's City
Club, when the works Of Mrs.
Walter Bruce Howe and Mrs. Dor
othy Radde Emery will be per-
formed by a group Of singers from
the Flora McGill Keefer studios.
Outstanding writer's of romance,
mystery, history, and poetry will
gather for the annual authors
breakfast Monday, April 10. in
the willard Hotel, which will be
highlight of the biennial con-
vention of the National League
Of American Pen Women, meeting
here for the week beginning April
IL.
A full program, including the
reception of the delegates at the
White House afternoon, April IT,
by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
has been planned for the 800
delegates expected from all parts
of the country. Altogether more
than 500 members are expected
to attend the convention.
Mrs. Victoria Faber Stevenson,
of the District of Columbia, is the
president of the League. The two
outstanding contestants for the
national presidency for the com.
ing two years are Mrs. Phyllis
Fergus Hoyt and Mrs. Clyde
Robertson of New York.
Wide interest is being antici.
pated in the musical program
this afternoon at the Washington
Branch, A. A. U. W., by Nine.
Sara FlakShaar, internationally
known liedersinger, who will give
a lecture recital on Henrik Ibsen,
whose poems have been set to mu-
sic by Edward Grieg.
Nine. Flakshaar spent many
years Of study in Europe. While
in Oslo she met and knew init
mately Henrik Ibsen, so her talk
will also include flashes of Ibsen'S
characteristics, habits, mode of
working, and many other things.
Nine. FlakShaar came to Wash
ington several years ago from the
West where she was a widely
known musician and teacher. She
has sung before such gatherings
as the Arts Club of Washington.
and has proven to many Wash,
ingtonians her rare ability.
The lecture and recital will be
given after the regular club tea
at 4 O'Clock.
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne,
wife of the Norwegian Minister,
and ladies of the Norwegian Lega.
ton have been invited as guests
Of honor at the tea, as also Mrs.
Peter Norbeck, wife of the Senator
from South Dakota, Nine. FLAX.
Shaar'S native State.
Mrs. Clyde Hadley will be the
hostess for the afternoon. Assisting
at the tea tables will be Mrs. Will.
son Compton, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, Mrs. Thomas A. Grower,
Miss Margaret Lunn, Mrs. Horace
G. Torbert and Miss Ellen Vinton.
Others who will act as hostesses
will be Miss Florence A. Armstrong
Mrs. B. M. Hulen, Miss Lucy Hunt,
Mrs. S. P. Kaidanovsky, Mrs. j. P.
Monshaw, DR.. Leah Minkin, Mrs,
Karl E. Pribram, Miss Edythe Rose,
Mrs. Mary E. woodward, Miss Ag.
mes VIM, Miss Mary v. Wolf, Miss
Amy A. Wilson and Miss Irene