The Washington times., 1937-02-04
MOOSE WOMEN
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Rx MARY PADGETT

A new unit OF the women OF
the Moose, to be known as Claren.
don Chapter, will be officially in.
stituted Wednesday at 8 p. m. at
Lee Tavern, Arlington, Va, with
members of Columbia Chapter,
the washington group, participat'
ing.
This new chapter has been or.
ganized under the leadership OF
Mrs. Betty Whitehouse, junior
regent of Columbia Chapter, who
lives at Fort Myer, Va, and who
is reSigning her post in the local
group to accept office in the new
one.
Officers of Columbia Chapter
will conduct the meeting, and
Deputy Grand Regent Mrs. Mary
Hooper, of Baltimore, Md, and
Past Grand Regent Mrs. Jane
Debus, of Columbia, Pa, will rep
resent the grand regent in institut'
ing the new chapter. Grand Re
corder Miss katherine Smith will
also be a guest of honor.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing, a dance is to be given in
honor of the new group by Claren.
don Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose.
Mrs. Frances Baldwin, elected
to succeed Mrs. Whitehouse as
junior regent, will be installed at
the next meeting of Columbia
Chapter, which will take place
Friday night at Moose Hall, 1414 I
st. N. w. This will also be the oc-
casion for the celebration of the
seventeenth birthday of Colum'
bia Chapter.
Arrangements for the birthday
party are in charge of the ritual,
istic committee, of which Past Re.
gent Mrs. Anna Wagner is chair.
man. Miss Margaret Mitchell is
birthday chairman. Members of
the new Clarendon chapter will be
guests at this celebration.
For the benefit of MooSehaven
Hospital Fund, to provide suitable
hospital facilities at Moosehaven.
the home for the aged of the
order, a bingo and card party will
be held Thursday night, at the
home of Mrs. Nora Kennedy, 1914
Vermont Ave. N. w. The assist
ing hostess will be Mrs. Margaret
Deegan, chairman of the Moose
haven Committee.
Cultural programs, with a wide
range of subject matter, will be pre-.
sented by the General Federation
of Women's Clubs over the net.
works of the National Broadcast.
ing Company this month to be
heard Thursdays at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. James Lee Oliver, talented
lyric soprano, is being presented
today in a broadcast from here.
Next Thursday, from Chicago,
DR.. M. A. Nash, president of Okla,
homa College for Women, will dis,
cuss the subject, Does College
Educate Women for Living?"
Mrs. William Dick Sporborg,
chairman of the Department of
Legislation of the General Fedora
ton, will talk on the subject, "IS
1t Up to the Women?" in broad
cast from the N.B.C. headquarters
in NeW'York on February 18.
The final program of the month,
February 25, will switch back to
Washington with Mrs. D. A. Nc.
Dougal, chairman of the commit
tee on poetry of the General Fed.
Grafton, speaking on Poetry in
Our Everyday Life
Elwood Seal, corporation coun.
sci for the District of Columbia,
will address the Eta Alumnae
Chapter of the Kappa Beta Pi In.
ternational Legal Sorority, at a
melting Monday night at 8 o'clock
IN the Carlton Hotel.
Past chancellors of the group
will be the honor guests, includ.
ing Mrs. Catherine Rainey Con-
way, Mrs. Gertrude Lyddane
Pierce, Miss Maude Yates, Miss
Ruth Teck, Miss Laura Norris,
Miss Mildred Racknor, Miss Susan
D. Richards and Miss Helen
Prentiss.
Members of the philanthropic
group of the Marietta Park
Woman's Club entertained the
women of the WPA sewing room
at the 614 E st. Y. w. C. A. yester-
day afternoon for tea and a pro-
gram. Mrs. Thomas E. Atkeson,
president of the club, and Mrs.
Ray C. Browning presided at the
tea table.
This months business meeting
Of the club was held Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. James B. Sulli-
van, 5705 Fifth st. N. w. Assist
ing Mrs. Sullivan were Mrs. Mar
tin Beard, Mrs. James L. Darby,
Mrs. William A. Hans and Mrs.
John T. Ryan. Mrs. AtkeSon con-
Quoted the session.
Mrs. Alfred L. Fleming led the
entertainment, presenting a paper
on the history of light opera. Cur
rent events were reviewed by Mrs.
Darby, and Mrs. Carl C. Earring