The Washington times., 1936-05-13

st. Gertrude's
Guild Holds
Benefit
BY MARY PADGETT

and Crafts will benefit from funds
received at q card party which the
st. Gertrude's Guild will sponsor
on Monday afternoon, May rs, OF
the Wardman Park Hotel.
In addition to cards, there will
be q sale Of homemade cakes
and candies, aprons, autographed
books and other articles -
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie,
president Of st. .Gertrude's Guild,
is working with the following com
mittee to make the party . sue.
cess: Mrs. James Edward Duke,
Mrs. Augustus E. Giegengack, Mrs,
Francis Callahan, Mrs. James
GARNER Haskell, Mrs. Ellis Searles,
Mrs. Milton E. Allies, Mrs. John r.
Eckert, Mrs. George Whitecotton,
Mrs. Mary Tighe and Mrs. Pere
Wilmer.
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the first annual spring
breakfast of the Junior Bar Sec
ton of the Women'S Bar ASSocia.
ton Of the District Of Columbia,
which will be held at the Shore
ham Hotel Sunday,
Miss Elizabeth Frazoni Is In
charge Of arrangements for the
breakfast.
Among the prominent guests
will be Judge Kathryn Sellers,
Judge Mary O'Toole, Judge Anna
bel Matthews, Judge Ellen K.
Raedy, Judge Fay L. Bentley and
Miss Beatrice Clephane. president
Of the Women'S Bar Association,
Coming activities Of Woman's
National Democratic Club includes
the meeting Of the Business and
Profession Group tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock in the clubhouse,
1925 New Hampshire Ave. N. w., at
which time Miss Mary Anderson
director Of the Women's Bureau Of
the Department Of Labor will
speak.
Miss Anderson will have as her
subject, How Women Are Affected
by the Social Security Act"
Mrs. Louise LaZell will talk be
fore the meeting of the Education
Committee tomorrow morning ct
II o'clock in the clubhouse. Her
subject will be THE Social Secur.
ity Administration.
At the club dinner Friday night
at 1880 o'clock. Charles M. Hay,
special assistant to the Attorney
General, will be the speaker.
Another prominent speaker will
appear before the club when DR.
Frederick C. Howe. special advisor
in the office Of the Secretary Of Ag'
riculture, speaks at the forum
luncheon next Monday afternoon
at 1890 o'clock. DR.. Howe will
discuss What Europe Is Doing for
Housing and Rural Resettlement.
Newly elected officers Of the
Chevy Chase branch Of the Ma
tional League Of American Pen
Women will be installed at q gar
den party and supper on June Z
at the home Of Mrs. Jesse W.
Nicholson, 103 NewlandS St.,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Officers are: Mrs. Elsie Ben
nett, president: Miss Louise Wor-
den, Miss Victoria Coping and
Mrs. Caroline VOtaw. vice preSi-
dents; Mrs. Ida c. Lueck, secre.
tary; Mrs. Emma w. P. Slack,
treasurer; Mrs. Rene Beard, audi
tor. and Mrs. A. Pearl Mcpherson.
historian.
Members Of the art department
Of the Takoma Park Women's
Club will be entertained at lunch
con tomorrow afternoon ct
o'clock by Mrs. Frederick Hawkes.
lis Takoma Ave. Assisting hos
teSSeS are Mrs. Robert Lake, Mrs
s. Edward Widdefield, and Mrs
Edmund H. Fraser. After the
luncheon there will be q talk on
Japanese Arts and Crafts" at
the home Of Mrs. Minnie Frost.
The anniversary of the entry OF
the State Of Minnesota into the
Union will be celebrated by the
Minnesota State Society at an
entertainment and dance Monday
night at the Washington Club.
The club also announces that
the Minnesota Primary Election
will be held June Is. Complete
information regarding the "abSent
voters" in Minnesota may be
received at the Democratic AbSen
tee Voters Bureau, 1406 G st
N. w., and from the Republican
Voters Bureau at the clubhouse OF
the Woman's National Republican
Club. Sixteenth and Scott Circle
N. w.