Evening star., 1936-06-07
TINE Woman's Club of Sixteenth
Street Highlands elected Of
fcers at the last meeting,
n with Mrs. j. Lewis Dalby as

1enry i. OuUSTClIEeT, COILcSpOIlulIls
secretary; Mrs. Carroll B. La Place,
treasurer, and Mrs. Constantine A.
Bonos, publicity chairman.
Mrs. Dalby made an address on her
"Trip Through the Gardens and
Homes of Virginia" Mrs. Lewis j.
Battle read an original paper, Hobby
Land" Senorita Aurelia Colomo gave
vocal selections, accompanied by Mrs.
Mabel A. Edgerton.
The club held its annual picnic
May 81 at the home of Mrs. Harry
Y. Lansdale.
The Park View Woman's Club will
close its season with the annual BAN
uuet at the Carlton Hotel Tuesday at
z o'clock. Invited guests include
Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Womens Clubs; Mrs. Ellis Logan, a
past president of the District FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs and the Or
ganiZer of the Park View Woman's
Club, and Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle, pres
ident of the District Federation Of
Womens Clubs. The president of
the club, Mrs. Warren Wagner, will
preside. Mrs. Robert A. Jonscher,
second vice president, is in charge of
the program.
DIR. Kate Waller Barrett Circle met
at the home of Mrs. j. BalSter, $500
Sherrier place. Luncheon was served.
Mrs. F. G. Umhau gave a report
from the home. The circle received
a donation of pennies from the
daughter of the hostess, Patsy Balls
ter, she having saved her pennies for
the babies.
The circle will celebrate its I'd
birthday anniversary June 25 at the
home of Mrs. j. P. Cochran, 5426
Cathedral avenue.
The following officers we're elected:
President, Mrs. F. G. Umhau; secre-
tary, Mrs. W. F. Holtgreve; treas
urer, Mrs. r. L. Spire.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
at the home Of Mrs. Philip Martin,
United States Soldiers Home. with
Mrs David L. Pitcher, assistant
hostess.
The Romance of the Postal Tele-
graph" was the subject of Mrs. Clara
NJ. Stine's paper. Mrs. Edward M
Wallace gave brief resume of out
standing American composers. fol-
lowed by piano selections of some of
the composers, played by Mrs. Robert
E. Adams, member, and also by two
guests, Mrs. Harry E. Barbour and
Miss Helen Yort.
Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson, retiring
president, installed officers as follows:
President, Mrs. Raymond V. Root;
vice president, Miss Phebe Stine; sec
retary, Mrs. Raymond N Babcock and
treasurer, Mrs. Edward M. Wallace.
Mrs. Ferguson was named director to
the District of Columbia Federation
OF Women's Clubs.
Other guests at the meeting were
Mrs. G. N. Freeberg, Mrs. James N
Gongwer, Mrs. Frank Hail. Mrs. J.
Harry Phillips and Mrs. Donald Shook.
The meeting adjourned until Octo-
Der IA.
Business Women's Council meeting
In the chapel of the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church, Tuesday at 8
pm. George Davis will give an ac-
count of "A Years Experience in
Russia with Ambassador Bullet" DR..
F. B. Harris will speak at the devo-
tional period at 6:45 o'clock.
American Association of University
Women.-The Sunday walk will be
through Rock Greek Park today at 3
pm. Meet at Sixteenth and Ken
nedy streets to walk to picnic grounds
No 8, where they will have a picnic
supper.
The informal Summer tea is to-
morrow at 4 pm.
The evening book review section
will meet Tuesday at pm. Miss
Myrta Ethel Cawood. instructor of
feature writing at the Y. w. C. A,
will speak on THE Feature Writer of
Today"
The morning book review section
will meet with Miss Julia L. v. Nc
Cord, Thursday at II am. Mrs. G.
M. Campbell will review THE Old
Boat Rocker" by William S. Mudd.
Club hostesses for the Summer
months are: Mrs. A. B. Gunnarson,
June; Mrs. F. C. Brown, July, and
Mrs. Earl Trager, August.
The Women's Auxiliary, Hotel
Greeters Of America, will install Off
GERS at melting next Wednesday night
at the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Eva C.
Ruff, retiring international president,
will be the installing officer
The new officers are Mrs. D. M.
zirkle, president; Mrs. H. D. Stewart
first vice president; Mrs. H. T. Fried
man, second vice president; Mrs
Robert D. Mills, secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. H. F. Neason. sergeant at arms.
Past presidents pins will be pre-
sented to Mrs. Ruff, Mrs. Elsie Kopel,
Mrs. G. Stewart Bingham, Mrs. Julia
Kracher, Mrs Laura Bowman and
Mrs Alice Coffman.
Mrs. Zirkle will name chairmen of
the various committees.
The Washington CuItus Club held
It's f1nal meeting OF the season Tues
day at the home of Mrs. William Kin
nan, 1905 Huntington street.
The papers were "Tapestry-the
Woven Book" by Mrs. Appleton Clark,
and Woman and the Law" by Mrs.
Lucy N. Copeland.
Zonta Club-At the luncheon meet
Ing wednesday, the members had as
guests a number of women attending
the international Farm Women's Con-
ference. They were delegates from
England, Ceylon and Canada.
Mrs. Lois Dowdle Cobb, vice presi-
dent, presided, as each visitor spoke
briefly of the work Of the farm women
in her respective country.
Mrs. A. Ward, of Berkshire, Eng
land, was the guest speaker.
Next Wednesday evening, the club
will have a picnic in Rock Creek
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