Evening star., 1937-04-04

Mrs. Merritt o. Chance, Mrs. Will
liam Lee Corbin, DR.. A. Frances Foye,
Dean Grace Hays Riley, Mrs. Lyman
B. Swormstedt and Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley. A musical program will be
presented by Mrs. Susan Rice Oliver,
singer and a member of the Detroit
Women's City Club.
Miss Mary Elizabeth DoWney will
give an address Tuesday at pm. at
the book hour. Her subject will be
Character and Career as Affected by
Reading"
Miss Dora E. Baker will review her
own book of poems, THE Spirit That
Triumphs," at pm. Thursday at
the book review section meeting. Mrs.
Eva fireman Cudlipp, poet and reader
of Bronxville, N. Y, will give readings
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president
will preside at the business meeting
Wednesday at 8 pm. In harmony
with the request of the president Of
the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs. of which the Womens City
Club is constituent member, the
proposal to enlarge the Supreme
Court will be discussed by two mem
bers of the junior bar. John Laskey
will uphold the affirmative and Lyle
O'Rourke the negative.
The League of American Pen
Women announces an art tea today
from 3 to 6 pm, at the studio in the
Grafton Hotel, which will feature the
work of Eugene Deland Saugstad.
Members of the Executive Board and
Helen Collision, vice chairman of art,
will assist. Visiting national officers
will be the honor guests.
Mrs. Mathilde Kolb Bartlett will
be the hostess Wednesday at the
rendezvous in the studio from 2 to g..
Mrs. Randolph Blinn, author of "a
books under her pen name, Ethel
"A Roof Over Their Heads" and tell
Of her experience as writer.
The poetry group will meet Friday
at the studio at 8 pm, with Inez
Sheldon Tyler presiding. Workshop
for all interested in writing poetry
and a discussion of free verse. Faith
Henderson Davidson will speak on
Poetry Technique" Terra Rima
contest this month. Send entries
anonymously to Mrs. Marian Hay1,
Wardman Park Hotel before April g.
Park View Woman's Club-The edu-
eational meeting will be held Thurs
day at the home of the president Mrs
Warren H Wagner, 77O8 Morningside
drive. The guest speaker will be DR..
r. Lyman Sexton, diagnostician and
lecturer, whose subject will be Pres
ent Day Public Information Relating
to Health" Luncheon will be served
at 12:45 by the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. Lawrence E. Murray, Mrs.
Thomas E. Griffith. Mrs. Aria Nor
gan, Mrs. Robert A. Jonscher, Mrs.
John Mckay and Mrs. Fred S.
Walker.
The executive board will meet Tues
day with Mrs. Aria Morgan, 425
Manor place. Mrs Edward T. Perkins
will assist the hostess with luncheon.
National Sentinels-At the dinner
at the Mayf1oWer Hotel, on Jefferson's
birthday anniversary, April l3, at $3.50
pm, the president, Mrs. Jesse w.
Nicholson, will preside.
Capitol City Club met at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Lewis. Re
freshments were served
The next meeting will be held April
IA at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Petit.
National Council of Jewish Juniors.
Nominations of officers will be held
Wednesday evening at the Jewish
Community Center. The meeting, for
members only, will be opened with
prayer by Janet Kohner.
The juniors are planning musical
tea Jointly with the Washington
Council of Jewish Women April IL.
Howard Shape, director Of the
Goodwill Industries of Washington
will speak on the Goodwill Indus
tries and Anna Horowitz will give
monologues.
District Of Columbia Federation OF
women's Clubs.-The art contest and
exhibit, sponsored by the federation,
will open Friday in the National GAL
lery Of Art in the National Museum.
Mrs. Lloyd A. Morrison, chairman OF
the department OF fine arts, will head
the line Of hostesses, with changing
line each day, gathered from the
members OF the Federated Clubs. Mrs.
Lloyd w. Biddle, president, will be
present with Mrs Roberta Campbell
Lawson, president of the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, on the
opening day.
Mrs. Edgar 3. Merritt, chairman of
radio for both the general and the
fedora ton. announces the program
for Thursday at 2:3O pm. for the
General Federation. DR.. Edward Con-
radi, president Of the Florida State
College for Women, will speak on
Does College Educate Women for
Living?" This is the second of Sc
ries Of talks to be given by college
presidents.
The program for the District Fed
Grafton will be heard over Station
WRC Friday at 2:15 pm. Mrs. Merritt
will present the program.
The Rowac Club will meet Wednes-
day at the Kenwood Country Club
at l o'clock luncheon. The hostess
is Mrs. Robert E. Bondy, 70l0 Fair
fax road, Bethesda. Md. Her assist
ant hostesses are Mrs Cary T. Gray
son, Mrs. Carroll L. Bryant, Mrs.
Wade Downing and Mrs Charles
Carr.
The program under the direction
of the fine arts section, will be given
on Indian Legend and Folk Lore"
The Marietta Park Women's Club
will meet at the home OF Mrs. Will
liam C. Carney, 424 Oneida place,
Tuesday evening for nomination OF
officers.
The annual Spring dance will be
held at Indian Spring Country Club
April II.