Evening star., 1936-12-06

w. Morris, 1414 Kennedy street, at
1880 tomorrow. Mrs. Eugene e.
Thompson, president, will preside.
Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Ivan
j. Riley. chairman; Mrs. z. s. Henry,
Mrs. John F. King. Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt, Mrs. John B. Morrey, Mrs. John
c. Mulford. Mrs. @. U. Rose, jr.: Mrs.
r. e. Waring and Mrs. Frederick Yates.
There will be shower" of Christ
mas gifts for the old ladies' home on
Wisconsin avenue in addition to a
cash appropriation.
The annual Christmas party will be
held for the children at Gospel Mis-
sion.
Mrs. William 8. Henry, Mrs. James
Oliver, Mrs. William S. Graham, Mrs.
Myron Writer'S, Mrs. A. w. Koehler
and Mrs. Roland Whitehurst, members
of the Chevy Chase Club. will sing.
The Writer'S League will meet at
Thomson School next Thursday at
8:1S pm. There will be program
If short stories and verse by Mrs. Agnes
Wright, Mrs. Elizabeth Aldrich, Mrs.
e. s. Bennett, Miss Katherine M.
Hopson and Miss Ivy Lindsey.
At the last meeting Mrs. L. w. Tilton
read an informative article on trends in
writing. Miss Elizabeth Laymon pre-
sented an atmosphere story and Mayne
r. Coe gave a character sketch.
Daughters Of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War met at 1922 New Hampshire
avenue. with President Eva G. Garis
presiding.
A flag will be presented to the Bible
School Of the Brookland Baptist
Church today at 10 am. Alice Mead,
patriotic instructor, will have charge.
Nomination of officers resulted as
follows: Sylvia D. Mclaughlin, pres
ident; Clara Holbrook. senior vice
president; Martha Mangum, junior
vice president; Alice Mead and Mrs.
Jordon. patriotic instructors, and Eva
G. Garis, Anna Horn, Hattie Canada,
Lavina Bashford and Margaret Bradt.
council members.
Angela F. Small and Mrs. H. w. Cor
ton were admitted to membership.
Department of the Potomac, Wom-
ems Relief Corps Auxiliary to the
Grand Army. will serve turkey dinner
December 10 at Odd Fellows Hall,
Seventh street.
The League Of American Pen Wom-
en- announces q Christmas sales exhibit
beginning December Z. Hazel c.
Menk, art chairman, requests artists
who have pictures for sale to bring
them to the studio.
Lily Hunt will be the hostess at the
Wednesday rendezvous. from to 6
pm.
The chairman of the poetry group
Evelyn Norcross Sheriff., asks members
TO bring an original tanka Japanese
form). preferably about Christmas
Oblique and analysed rhyme will be
discussed. Anna Priestly will give an
informal talk
The Wheel Of Progress met Novem-
Der 81 at the Washington Hotel. Mrs
Margaret Hopkins Worrell. national
president general, presided.
Entertainment followed the business
meeting. The members voted their
disapproval of the establishment of an
abattoir in the District.
Mrs Amy Abba Buston rendered a
solo. r. j. c. Dorsey gave talk on
The Protection of the Constitution. !"
Gen. Amos Fries told of his and
others work in trying to prevent
the teaching Of the principles of COM
munism in the public schools
The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the Kenesaw, with Mrs.
Shook and Mrs. Wallace as hostesses
Mrs. Elliot gave a paper on Sicily and
Corsica and Miss Stine gave a talk on
her recent trip to Guatemala. Miss
Graham of Pittsburgh was a guest.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Walter R. Metz,
1927 Taylor street, with Mrs. Stanley
H. Beasley assisting.
The Woman's Guild Of American
University.-A program by the stu
dents. suggestive of the Christmas
spirit, will feature the meeting Decem-
Der at II O'Clock in the women S
residence hall on the campus. Selec-
tions will be given by the special
chorus group, under the leadership OF
Mrs. James McLsin,, director OF
music. Orville A. Hitchcock, in
charge of the department of public
speaking, will present one of his stu
dents in a Christmas reading.
Following the business meeting
when Mrs. Harry c. Oberholser, presi.
dent. will preside, luncheon will be
served. The hostesses will be Mrs. H
P. Bars, Mrs. w. S. Dewhirst, Mrs
w. A. Reese, Mrs. Fred J. Kelly, Mrs
F. w. Lathrop, Mrs. James Shers
Montgomery. Mrs. Glenn F. Rouse anc
Mrs. Ellery Stowell.
Marietta Park woman's Club.-Tht
philanthropic group had luncheon
Thursday at the Fairfax Hotel.
The art group will meet December
at the home of Mrs. l. L.. Stormont.
The junior group meets every
Thursday from $3.50 to S, at the Paul
Junior High School Community Gen.
ter. Mrs. John D. Kiley, chairman,
and Mrs. William H. Hargrave. assist
ant, are in charge Of the activities of
this group.
The officers are: Miss Fayne Ruth
Kiley. president; Miss Rosalie Nebel.
first vice president; Miss Mary M.
Murphy, second vice president; Miss
Barbara Hay Hargrave, third vice
president; Miss Patricia Ritter, cor
responding secretary; Miss Mary Mil
Ter. recording secretary: Miss Marion
Mess, treasurer, and Miss Bertha Auth,
custodian.
The Petworth Woman's Club will
meet tomorrow in the Petworth School
at 8 pm. Mrs. Arthur c. Fowle will
sing a French Christmas carol. Mrs.
| Leonard RUssie will render a German