Evening star., 1936-05-03
THE District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women'S Clubs had
the largest gain in member


ship Of any State organization
the past year, it was reported at
meeting last Monday at the Raleigh
Hotel, with Mrs. Arthur C. Watkins,
second vice president, presiding.
Miss Bertha Palmer, in charge OF
educational work for the w. c. T. u,
was the guest speaker. .
Mrs. Lloyd A. Morrison is chair
man of the annual luncheon June 16
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Mrs Lloyd W. Biddle, the president,
has made the following appointments:
Mrs. r. j. McFall and Miss Elaine
Eppley to represent the federation in
organizing a District unit OF the
General Wild Life Conference; Mrs
William A. Boss. chairman of a
lookout" committee, whose duty will
be to welcome out-of-toWn visitors
and to place newcomers to Wash
ington who are interested in club
:. work in one of the federations clubs,
and Mrs. Louis j. Smith delegate to
the District of Columbia School ASso-
citation.
The Sunshine Society will hold its
annual breakfast tomorrow at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs Woodward, chairman of the
Womens Division of the w. p. A,
has announced a conference OF
women from the various professional
projects. At the three meetings to
be held the speakers will be Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Miss Frances
Perkins and Frank Balm.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, chairman of
Radio. announces the following pro-
grams: May 8. Miss Agnes Samuelson,
president of the National Educational
. Association and superintendent OF
public instruction of the State of Iowa,
from Chicago: May Is. Miss Josephine
Roche Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and executive secretary of
the Committee on National Youth Ad-
ministration; May %, DR.. Joseph r.
Sizoo, former pastor of The New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, from
New York May 30, Mrs. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt from New York.
All of the programs will be heard
over the National BroadcaSting Co.
from 40 10 pm.
Dentscher Literarischer Verein-The
German grand opera singer. Frau Else
Joern, gave a lieder-recital at the
home of the president, Miss Schade,
April 25. Songs by the great German
composers Schubert, Mozart. Franz
Brahms, Schumann and Strauss we're
given.
Crete Won Bayer, pianist, who acted
as an accompanist for Frau Joern,
also gave two piano Finlandia,"
by Sibelius. and "Cradlesong," her
own composition. Anita Schade,
reader, presented for the first time
her own composition. Hope" verses
by E Geibel. to a musical accompani-
ment on the piano by Crete Won
Bayer. AS an encore Miss Schade
gave Mona Modini Woods My Lady
Walks in loneliness set to music by
Crete Won Bayer.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club.
with Florence Howard leader, will
give number of choruses at the May
meeting.
Twentieth Century Club.-Joseph H.
Baird, former correspondent of the
United Press in Moscow, will speak
TO the International outlook section
tomorrow at 2:15 pm. at the Y. w.
c. A. on "Present-day Russia" Mrs.
Edward B. Clark. chairman. will re-
view Sir Arthur Willetts What Next
In Europe"
A meeting of the club will be held
at II am Thursday at the Y w. c. A.
for election of officers. Polls close at
1870 am.
Members admitted to the club in
April were Mrs. Charles S. Eisinger,
Mrs. Joseph M. M. Gray and Mrs.
Eugene r. Whitmore.
Members are requested to join the
Red Cross section. which will continue
It's meetings every Wednesday at 10
am at 1880 E street until Midsum-
mer, to sew and make surgical dress
lngs for various hospitals.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
at the Kenesaw and was entertained
for luncheon by Mrs. Raymond N.
Babcock and Miss Mabel B. Hayes
Spain. 1885," and "Portugals
Progress" we're the subjects for study
and we're presented by Mrs. Ernest
H. Elliott and Mrs Douglas w. Hol-
ton.
The following were elected to repre-
sent the club at the annual meeting
of the District Federation of Women's
Clubs, to be held at the Raleigh May
Z and 8: Mrs. Homer N. Link Mrs.
Charles E. Ferguson, Mrs Raymond
" Root, Mrs. Harry Patterson and
Miss Phebe Stine. The alternates
are Mrs. ]. Clyde Hemphill, Mrs.
Philip Martin. Mrs. Raymond N. Bab-
cock, Mrs David Pitcher and Mrs.
Edward NJ Wallace.
The next meeting will be May 13 at
the home of Mrs. Jason Waterman,
with Mrs Raymond v. Root assisting.
Mrs. Pauline I. Loveless was a guest
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs Harvey Beaver, 4144
Harrison street. The president, Mrs.
Matte @. Ewing, preseided. Mrs Alice
v. Creque gave paper on Francis
were elected to the District Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs: Delegates
and alternates-Mrs. Matte @. Ew-
ing, Mrs. Alice " Creque; Mrs. Charles
w. Delaney, Mrs. Clarence Langley:
Mrs. Henry F. Sawtelle, Mrs. c. B.
Green, and Mrs. Harvey Beaver, Mrs.
Julia u Wall
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs Charles w. Delaney,
1906 Lawrence street northeast, for
election of officers.
The District of Columbia League of
American Pen Women will hold a re-
ception and party at the Burlington
Hotel Wednesday at $50, honoring
all new members received since March,
1885,