Evening star., 1937-03-21

VI Columbia Fe Grafton OF
4 Women's Clubs, will preside
at the meeting tomorrow at the RooSe-
welt Hotel at 1890 O'Clock, Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom at 11:30 O'Clock
will speak on The Susquicentennial
of the Constitution" Miss Janet Rich
ards, lecturer. will give talk on
events of the day Mrs E. Morgan
Pryse, chairman of legislation, will
/ present matters pertaining to legiSla-
ton
Miss Alice Keith, chairman of music,
will present a program OF music at
the morning and afternoon sessions.
Reports Will be given in the after
noon by various committee chairmen.
Mrs Lloyd A. Morrison. chairman of
the department Of fine arts. announces
an additional prize of $40 presented
by Mrs Charles B. Walcott, to be
given at the State art exhibit and
contest April 9 to % IN the National
Gallery of Art in the National Mu-
scum. Mrs. Roberta Campbell Law
son, president of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, heads the
list of patroneSses.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Pat
terson, SIS Bryant street, with Mrs.
Austin as assisting hostess. A paper
on The Chinese as Farmers" was
given by Mrs. Hunter. md Mrs. Link
gave a paper on Pearl Bucks China"
Roll call was Chinese proverbs. Miss
Graham and Mrs. Pitcher were guests.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Miller 4 Girard street northeast, with
Mrs. Taylor assisting.
Park View WomanS CIub.-The
bridge section met Tuesday with Mrs.
Charles Robbins, 1900 Third street.
Mrs. Robert A. Joascher was the as
sisting hostess.
Miss Marie Mount, dean of t e Col
lege of Home Economics Of the Uni
versity of Maryland. addressed the
educational meeting Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Charles Bair, 1890 Holly
street.
The literature section will meet
Tuesday evening with Mrs. A. Blondell
Howe, GIT T pen street. The book
Testament Of Youth" by Vera Brit
tain, will be reviewed I Mrs. Harry
Gutridge Assisting hoStesses are Mrs.
Charles Bair and Mrs Harvey Haun.
The SkylightS of History, Junior
Club, No. /, sponsored b. the w. R. c.,
met at 54O9 Thirty-ninth street, with
President Mary Adelaide Everett pre-
siding
The following committee was ap-
pointed to investigate reports OF
club room for : meeting place: Misses
Dorothy Kerr, Lillian Allen and Mary
Adelaide Everett. Misses Betty Shields,
Virginia Clark and Mary Adelaide
Everett we're appointed to arrange a
bake sale.
Mrs Mary E. Bowen, president, De
partment of Potomac, spoke. An in
vitation was extended for members to
participate in the services OF the w.
r. c. April 6 at StephenSon'S Monu-
ment, Appomattox day, April 9, in
Baltimore and April 81 in honor Of
Gen. U. S. Grant.
Games were played and refresh
nents were served.
The Women's Auxiliary to the r. NJ,
A. met at the Capitol Park Hotel last
Monday, with the president, Mrs. c. H.
j. Miller, presiding Mrs. j. w. john
son reported on the national conVen-
ton at Cincinnati, Ohio.
The April meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs D. NJ. Tice follow
ing luncheon at l pm.
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps, No.
1. Auxiliary to the G. A. R., met, with
the president, Mrs. Bertha B. Brown,
presiding.
Guest speakers were Mrs. Mary
Bowen, president, Department of Po-
tomac, w. R c.. and John Hauck,
past commander, Department of Mary
land, Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War.
The next meeting will be tomor-
row at the Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts avenue.
Women's City CIub.-Grace Lincoln
Temple, a graduate of the Boston
Museum Of Fine Arts, will give an
illustrated talk on The Madonna by
the Old Masters" Tuesday at o'clock
at the book hour.
Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley will review
the Autobiography of G. K. Ches-
terton" Thursday at the book review
hour at o'clock.
Royal Patrons of Music" will be
the theme of the Fifth Adventure in
Music" Thursday at $50 pm. Miss
Edith Schiller, pianist, will be heard
in recital of classical and modern
compositions. Mrs. Mary liant Couch
will speak.
Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee, and
Mrs. Frank A. Birgfeld, chairman of
the House Committee, are sponsoring
. card party March 81.
Marietta Park Women's Club.-A
Joint section meeting, under the di-
rection of Mrs Ray Curtis Browning,
was held at the home of Mrs. Lee
D. Ritter, 1924 Fourth street, Tuesday
evening, Mrs. Thomas c.. Atkinson,
president, presiding. Assisting were
MIS-. .. w. SGtWdII, MlS' w. H. otd-
quist and Mrs. John Whetzel. A book
review, Around the World in Eleven
Years" by Patience, Richard and John
Able, was given by Mrs. Carl c. Far
rington; paper, Life and Works
of Vincent Van Gogh," Mrs. I. l..
Stormont, and selections from the
operetta 'Erminie" by Mrs. Lee D..
Ritter completed the program for the
evening.
The art section will meet Tuesday,
10 am, at the home of Mrs. I. l..
Stormont, 62O0 Fifth street. Program,
"Art Treasures of Florence and
Venice" This will be the final meet
ing of the season and will also con-
clude the study Of Italian art. The
chairman has announced that late in
the Cprinp tours will he nadp Ia