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the International Relations section of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs. She is an ardent advocate
of peace and the originator of the
Missouri Peace Book plan She has
promoted an extensive study program
in the field of world affairs for Wom-
ems Clubs. It includes discussions of
most of the questions having a bear
ing on the subject. She has even
written three playlets on international
relations, THE Candidates Hat
Shop" Marriage With Reservations"
and Ifs"
Free Lance Writers
Award Prizes.
Prizes in the short-story contest
concluded by the Society of Free
Lance Writers were awapied at a
meeting at the Shoreham Hotel. First
prize went to Miss Nellie Bordeaux
for her story, Christmas Is Magic"
The other awards We're: Second prize.
Maj. E. L. Dyer. for Turn Out the
Guard; third, Mrs. Sterling Bockoven,
for Out of Focus; fourth, Miss
Edith w. Edwards, for "Mandy's
Dream Number; honorable mention.
Miss Ivy Lindsey, for Thumb Print"
and Mrs. Rita zarin, for The Watch
Goes Round"
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson was Judge.
The next meeting will be held No.
vember 18 at 8 pm. Prize winning
stories will be read. Mayne r. Coe,
president, will preside.
Recently elected officers of the Nap
thali Club are: Sarah Wassermann,
president; Annette Myer, vice presi-
dent; Byrnese Sody, corresponding
secretary; Sophie Pollock, recording
secretary; Naomi Turnover, treasurer,
and Mildred Holtz, sergeant at arms
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The Washington Chapter of the
Mizrachi Junior Women will have
its annual card party Tuesday eve
ming in the vestry rooms of the Adas
Israel Synagogue. Refreshments will
be served and prizes given.
The Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom will give a
bundle tea" for the benefit of the
Pax Shop, Tuesday, 4:30 to pm, at
the home of Mrs. Harold N. Marsh,
3515 Lowell street NV. Admission
will be one bundle donation. 1t may
contain any donation. as all sorts of
things are sold in the shop Mrs.
David r. Williams, president of the
District of Columbia branch, will re-
ceive, assisted by Mrs. January, Mrs.
Charles w. Eliot, Mrs L. Corrin Stong
and members OF the Executive Board.
French Club Reflects
It's Officers.
The Cercle deS Precieuses Ridicules
met Wednesday evening at the Grafton
Hotel with Nine. Camille Hindmarsh.
The vice president, M. Henri Lazard,
presided. The officers of the previous
season were reelected by acclamation.
Prof. Rene Samson gave a talk on
his impressions of present-day France
and of the Paris Exposition. Nine.
Pierre de Chauny rendered piano
solos: Prelude" by Chopin, and
Moment Musical" by Schubert. A
recitation was given by Mime. CASTOR
de Bouy, LA Distribution des Prix."
Club Women to Celebrate
Eighteenth Anniversary.
The Women's City Club will cele-
brate its 18th birthday anniversary
Saturday with a tea and dinner. Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley will be in charge
Of the tea and will receive with past
presidents. The theme Of the cele-
bration will be Personalities of Fact
and Fiction" Members will be in
costume and will bring their custo-
mary gifts of household articles,
checks and new members.
Mrs. Nadine L. Gallagher will be
chairman in charge of the costume
party with Mrs. Henry A. Bates, Mrs.
Gus Schuldt, Mrs. Thomas A. Sher-
man and Mrs. Julia B. Hopkins as
sisting.
Miss Iva Lindsey won first place
in the November willamette contest
sponsored by the Poetry Workshop
OF the D. c. Branch of the League Of
American Pen Women, with her poem
Sea Heritage" Honorable mention
went to Mrs. Albert E. James for
Hearts High Mission" and to Mrs.
Paul L. Kirby for ITO Lethe." The
December contest will be for poems
written in any form, approximately
20 lines or less. The poets Of the
league will be featured at the Fellow
ship tea Wednesday. Dean George
D. Woods, who will speak before the
fiction group, is the author Of "A
Writer'S Hand Book" and DR.. Donald
Weeks, who also will speak, Is q
well-known. short story writer.
can Independent Board of Educa-
ton" will be the subject of a report
by Mrs. William Savin at the gov
ernment and education department
meeting Tuesday of the District
League Of Women Voters. She will
discuss the present and proposed
methods Of choosing members and di-
recting its policies.
A special meeting of volunteers who
are working with the department of
government and economic welfare
on survey of relief and unemploy-
ment in the District of Columbia
was held last Monday by Mrs. David
Cushman Coyle. Progress was re-
ported and future plans discussed.
The regular meetings Of the depart
ment ere held ct the 9morgasboed,