Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
District WOmen's Clubs
Federation Will Meet
Session Will Be in Charge of Single-Tax
Club-Representative Eckert to Be
Principal Speaker.

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Ards Atkinson, assisted at the piano
by Mrs. Gertrude Dyer Parsons. AS
sisting Miss Trivett were Miss Betty
Coon and Mrs. Adeline Tefrill.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein met
at the home of the president. Miss
Schade, Saturday. January 49, A Ice.
ture on Modern German Literature"
was given by Gerold Won Minden.
Mathilde Kolb Bartlett, contralto,
sang the song-cycle 'Eliland." poem
by Karl Stieler set to music by Alex
ander Won Fielitz, and as an encore,
wedding Song" by Crete Won Bayer.
Villa Semple, pianist, who acted as
her accompanies, also played Schu-
bert's Sonata in A Major" and a
sarabande by Scarlatti.
The Women's Auxiliary to the r.
M. A. met at the Capitol Park Hotel
last Monday. The meeting night has
been changed to the second Monday
of the month.
A dinner for the members and their
families will be held January 81 at
the Brooke Tea House. Mrs. z J.
Deeds read the report of the national
convention.
William B. Cushing Auxiliary, No.
4, Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War met at the Washington Loan
g. Trust Building. Al invitation was
I r. ~ cit fa IN bo
celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Feb
ruary II, at the Congregational
Church.
he Women's Auxiliary Chapter of
the District of Columbia Optometric
Association met at the Ambassador
Hotel. Mrs. Harry Roller, president,
presided Reports were heard from
Mrs. Alfred G. Mcdonald, treasurer:
Mrs. William Perau, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Myer Ostrower,
chairman of the card party given by
the auxiliary at the Southern Diaries.
Plans were made TO, a social I'M
mediately after Easter
Chevy Chase Branch, American
Poetry Circle. met at the home OF Mrs.
Ellis Logan, 1861 Crescent place, with
Mrs Charles E. Osgood president, pre-
siding.
Miss Susie MCGOWAN read from her
children's stories and Miss Mary M.
Flappery poems from ner new volume,
Philosophy and Inspiration" Mrs.
Logan gave an account of art exhibits
in Washington. Inez Sheldon Tyler
read from her own poems.
Members responding to roll call
with original verses were Ada Van
Loon. MCGEE, Mary E Downey, Ivy
Lindsey, Armenia Bowman Gemmel
and Lucille E. Burton.
The WOman's Club of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home OF
Mrs. Pierre M Bealer on Longfellow
street. The president, Mrs. z. Lewis
Daily, presided.
Current events we're read by men,
bers. AS a special feature Mrs. William
H. Hessick read an article on "Voca-
tional Guidance" Mrs. Bealer, pro-
gram chairman for the day, presented
Mrs. Lewis J. Battle. who read an orig
inal paper on Greatest Southern Poets
and Familiar Poems of the South"
The hostess was ably assisted by Mrs.
E. L. Burton and Mrs. ]. E. Karnes.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary 5 at the home of Mrs. j. E.
Karnes, when Mrs. P I. Balch will re-
&c yd
C. A. Bonos will act as program chair
man.
Business Women's Council meeting
in the chapel of the Covenant
Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening,
when concert will be given under the
direction of Mrs. j. Newton Baker. H.
r. Handbook of Alexandria will SPEAK
at the devotional period at 645.
The Columbia Heights Art Club me-
! Thursday at the home of Mrs. H. K.
Fulton. 1849 Irving street. Mrs. George
| Peckham was the assistant hostess
Guests were Miss Mildred Saunders,
Mrs. Walter K. Thrush and Mrs. Lou
| Woodruff.
The president. Mrs Elmer S, Frazier,
conducted the business meeting, and
Mrs j. R. McCuen was the chairman
of the study program. Mrs. Frederick
Pratt gave a paper on Moorish Archi-
lecture and Mrs S. W. Morris one on
the History of Tunesia."
The Argyle Study Club will meet
Tuesday with Mrs. Rose Norwood for
luncheon at O'Clock. Paper by Mrs
Collamer on The Green Light"
Takoma Park Women's Club-The
| Garden Department met at the home
of Mrs. Arthur Harrison last Monday
DR.. E. N Cory, State entomologist OF
the University of Maryland, spoke on
Control of Garden Insects"
Mrs. John Mertie gave discus
sion of the Tydings- McCormack anti
sedition bill at the meeting Of the
Government Study Department last
| Tuesday morning. Mrs. William Rob-
inson gave a discussion of current
events.
The Drama Department met at the
Takoma Park (MdD Library last
Wednesday. Mrs Hugh Smythe was
assisted by Mrs G. Franklin Wisner
and Mrs. Gordon S. Parker. Russian
ballet motion pictures and modern
plays were reviewed by Mrs. John
Bozievich, Mrs. Paul Burk and Mrs.
A. B. Jeffries.
The Duplicate Contract Class met
at the home of Mrs. Frederick c. Lin
coin last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry I. Houston. 227 Park
avenue, will entertain the Music De-
partment tomorrow at pm. The
program will be presented by the
Takoma Mandoliers. a group of we'll
known Takoma musicians. Mrs. Irwin
l.. Clark will sing.
The Philanthropic Department will
meet at the home of Mrs. Frederick
A. Johnson, 232 Maple avenue, Thurs
day at l pm