Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
ME District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs will
meet at the Raleigh Hotel to-

morrow at 1880 am. MRS.
Arthur C. Watkins, second vice presi-
dent, will preside. The president,
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, and Mrs. Ernest
H.. Daniel, first vice president, are in
Florida for the General Federation
Council meeting.
Action will be taken on the proposed
changes to the bylaws.
Miss Bertha r. Palmer, former SUI
perintendent of public instruction of
North Dakota, will speak at II o'clock
on The Need of the Hour"
The annual meetings of the fedora
ton will be held on May and 8 at
the Raleigh Hotel. The annual
luncheon, at which Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt will be the guest of honor.
will be held at the Mayfower Hotel
June Is att pm. Mrs. Lloyd A. Nor
rison Is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. chairman of ra-
dio, has arranged for the program to
be broadcast over National Broad
casting Co. hook-up.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt announces, due
to the change to daylight saving time.
the Education for Living" program
will now be heard at ASP pm. each
Friday over the National Broadcasting
Co. On May Anne Hard, news COM
mentator. will speak on Education for
Living" She will be heard from New
York On May 8 Miss Agnes Samuel
son, president of the National Educa-
tional Association and superintendent
OF public instruction of Iowa, will
speak from Chicago on THE Necessity
Of School Education" Other pro-
grams for May will be announced later.
Twentieth Century Club. - The
Board of Directors will meet at II
am, Thursday at the Y. w. c. A.
The president, Mrs. James K. Nc
Clintock, will preside.
The Literature Section program will
be in charge of Mrs. Paul E. Howe,
who will review THE American
Chamber of Horrors" by Ruth Lamb,
at the meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Y. w. C. A. Other reviews will
be by Mrs. Hanson T. r. Lemon of
George Santayana's THE Last Puri-
tan" and by Mrs. r. Kent Balls OF
some recent fiction. Mrs. William r.
Maxon is chairman.
Members of the club are request
ed to join the Red Cross Section,
which will continue until Midsummer,
by netting every Wednesday at 10
am. at 1870 E street, to sew and
make surgical dressings for various
hospitals.
William B. Cushing Auxiliary, Sons
of Union Veterans Of the Civil War,
held its annual inspection, April II,
at the Washington Loan g. Trust
Building, Mrs. Sophie Bergner pre-
siding. John Hauck was the in
spector.
The guests of honor were Depart
n1ent President Miss Gladys Grove,
Mrs. Phoebe Grove and Mrs. Mollie
Hall, all Of Hagerstown, Md.
The following we're initiated: Mrs.
Isabel Solt Eulalia Solt, Doris Walker,
Clara Walker and Margaret Rhodes.
Miss Helen Gates was obligated.
The American Association of Uni
versity Women will entertain at tea
tomorrow at pm, after which WAL
ter E. Myer, director of the Civil Edu-
cation Service and editor of the
American Observer, will speak on
current economic and political events.
Hostess. Mrs Williad Givens.
The Drama Study Group will meet
Wednesday at II am. Mrs. Horace
Torbert, leader, will give brief res
ume of the years study and will di-
rect a discussion which will be par
ticipated in by members of the group.
Mrs. Edward A. Chaplin will read
and discuss the poetry of c. Day
Lewis at the meeting of the Martha
MacLear Poetry Group, Thursday at
IL am.
The Poetry Group is sponsoring a
club members poetry contest. Those
interested should submit 40 type
written lines or less to the chairman,
Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler, 1884 street.
before pm. May II. Others on the
committee are Mrs. Frank H. Smell.
Mrs. Horace Torbert and Mrs. Rich
ard Hogue.
Miss Elinor Cox Karsten, director
of the Voice Speaking Choir at Pierce
Hall, will read these poems at
dinner May IS and the audience will
act as judges.
The Chevy Chase Branch of Amer
lean Poetry Circle met at the home Of
Mrs. Ada Van Loon MCGEE, Ambassa-
dor Apartments. DR.. Bartlette B.
James of Chevy Chase read from his
poetical works.
A social, with refreshments was held.
The final meeting of the season
will be held May Is at the home of
its vice president, Mrs. Paul Kirby,
$3.50 Edgemoor lane, Bethesda, Md.
The Skylights of History, Junior
Club No. 1, sponsored by the Woman's
Relief Corps, Department of the Poto-
mac, auxiliary to the G. A. r.. met
at the home of Misses Elizabeth and
Barbara Ann Avery, 3712 Jenifer
street. President Mary Adelaide Ev-
erett presided, assisted by Adviser Mrs.
Bertha B. Brown.
The annual inspection was made
by the national senior vice president,
w. r. c., Mrs. Della l. O'Brien.
The club decided to have a blue
satin cape, lined with red, white hat.
dress and shoes for their regulation
club uniform.
Mrs. John Bennett of Central Union
Mission spoke.
The next meeting will be May at
che home Of Dorothy Derr.
The Reba Barrett Circle OF Flor
ence Crittendon Home met at the
home Of Mrs. Reba Barrett Smith,
AoS Duke street, Alexandria, Va. Mrs.
Mary White and Mrs. v. j. Richter
were admitted to membership. A talk
and tour through the home Of Mrs.
Reba Barrett Smith followed.
District Of Columbia League, Ameri-
can Pen Women-Poet members and
those who attend the poetry group