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News of Local Clubs

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felt, and assistant librarian, Mrs.
James A. Hall.
Mrs. George Belts was elected to
membership.
The Zonta Club met Wedn .sday at
the Y. w. C. A. Tie president, Miss
Mabel Stridey, presided. A description
OF the recent trailer trip taken by
Miss Emma T. Hahn, in company
with her secretary, Mrs. John l..
Stewart, was given.
Voteless District Of Columbia Leaxue
Of Women Voters-Mrs. Anne John
stone will review the 1887 conference
on the cause and cure of war for
members and their friends at an
open meeting Of the Department Of
Government and Foreign Policy at
the home Of Mrs. Henry Chalmers,
1885 Forty-third street, April 2l at
8pm.
Miss Mary Anderson, chief of the
Women's Bureau of the Department
Of Labor, and Edith Valet Cooke Of
Connecticut, member Of the Executive
Board Of the National League Of
Women Voters, will speak before the
open meeting Of the District Leagues
Department Of Government and the
Legal Status Of Women on May S.
A meeting Of the Department Of
Government and Child Welfare will
take up matters relating to the re-
ceiving home for children and Dis
trict Fairgrounds at 1882 K street at
1915 pm.
Mrs. Charles Weston, chairman Of
the Department of Government and
its Operation, has been appointed as
representative from the league to
serve on the Citizens Efficiency Com
mittee, which the District Commits
sioners have organized to study ad-
mlnistrative and fiscal matters relat-
ing to the District government.
The Woman's Organization of the
National Association of Retail Drus-
sists will have a luncheon meeting at
the Tabard Inn Wednesday. The
hosteSses are Mrs. Augustus Taylor,
Mrs. Eugene Eberle, Mrs. Frank T..
Stone and Mrs. French Simpson.
Mrs. William Kittle and Mrs. Louis
Gutenberg are delegates to the meet
ing Of the Council of the National
League of Women Voters. Mrs.
Charles Weston, Mrs. r. G. Wagenet
and Mrs. Elwood Street will attend
as observers. The council meeting
is to be held here in May.
The Nominating Committee has
submitted the following slate Of off,
GERS: President, Mrs. Louis Often
berg; second vice president, Mrs.
Robert F. Leonard; treasurer, Mrs.
Christopher Granger; directors, Mrs.
Jesse Adkins and Mrs Edward Costi-
gan.
Election will be held at the semi
annual meeting the latter part of
May
The Washington Branch of the
American Association of University
Women will have as their speaker to-
morrow afternoon, following tea. Mrs.
Lillian Wright Smith, who will speak
on The Rose in the Life Of Man" "
Mrs. Horace Torbett will give a
resume of the years study of Spanish
drama at the meeting of the drama
section Wednesday at II am.
Danger Spots in Europe" will be
the subject OF talk by DR.. Eugene
N. Anderson Of the Graduate School
OF the American University, We'd
nesday, at 8 pm. Members may
bring guests.
Mrs. R. E. Edgington will review
The Yelled Empress" by Benjamin
Morton, at the book review section
Thursday at IL o'clock
The Art Appreciation Group will
meet Thursday at 8 o'clock. Miss
Clara R. Saunders will give q talk
on the Fifteenth Biennial Exhibition
of Contemporary American Oil Paint
ings at the Corcoran Gallery OF Art.
Nine. Claire de Hedervary, who is
in the United States on a special
mission for the Belgian government,
will be honor guest and speaker at
a luncheon at the club house Sat-
urday at lis pm.
The District Of Columbia Chapter
Of the international Federation Of
Catholic Alumnae will hold a dance
and card party May at Wardman
Park Hotel The proceeds will be for
the scholarship fund for the teaching
nuns who are working for higher
degrees.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet at All Souls Unitarian Church
next Tuesday at $50, with Katherine
L. Sherwood presiding.
Those on the program are Callie
G. Ison, solo; Gertrude Mustain, solo;
Mrs. Roy L. Swenson, accompanied by
Mrs. Flora Bennett; Constance Good
man, accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Byram; William E. Bryant, grafton:
Eva Hurd Willis, piano selections, and
John Wagnall, selections on a saw.
The Junior Women's Club will pre-