Evening star., 1937-10-24

Richard Freund, at meeting Of the
literature section of the Twentieth
Century Club at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Y. w. c. A., and Mrs. Stephen
r. Capps will review And So Vic
toria," by Vaughan wilkins. Mrs.
Paul Howe is in charge of the pro-
gram and Mrs. E. G. NourSe Is chair
man of the section.
Va, will review current reproductions
of The Evening Stars Art Appreci-
alton program at the Art section
meeting of the Petworth Womans
Club at 1890 pm. Thursday in the
Petworth M. E. Church.
The General Federation Of Women's
Clubs has changed its broadcasting
plans this year. Programs will be
presented once month instead of
weekly. They are scheduled at 4:30
pm. the third Thursday. The pro-
gram will be a half-hour long, to be
over the Blue network of the N. B. C..
Education Through Modern Medi-
ums' will be the general subject Of
the next broadcast by Will Hayes,
speaking on Motion Pictures" Mrs.
William Brown Melony on News
papers" and F. Fraser Bond on Radio,
Magazines and Books"
The College Park Branch Of the
American Association Of University
Women is sponsoring series of four
lectures by Mrs. Georgette Ross How
ward, news commentator, to be given
in the auditorium of the Agriculture
Building. Miss Adele Stamp, dean
of women. is in charge Of the ar
rangements. The first lecture will
be given November o.
The Junior Group Of the Marietta
Park Women's Club elected as officers:
President, Jeanne Kiley; vice presi-
dent, Mary Frances Fitzgerald; Sec
retary, Patricia Ann Ritter; treasurer,
Barbara Hargreaves; sergeant at arms,
Virginia Cummings.
The group is planning a Halloween
party next Saturday afternoon.
The Washington Branch of the
Vassar Aiumnae association will meet
at 4:30 pm. Wednesday at the Po-
tomac School, 2144 California street
northwest. Miss Dorothea Stillman
will act as hostess. Reports will be
made of the Fall Alumnae Council
meeting recently held at vassar.
New officers are: Mrs. Paul Hen
derson, president; Mrs. Donald Cham
berlin, vice president; Mrs. D. Curtis
Mumford, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Eugene Bland, secretary
treasurer.
The Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase
has grown to such proportions that it
is becoming difficult to ind suitable
meeting places in that vicinity. Fore
seeing such an eventuality, the club
purchased a lot across from the Co.
lumbia Country Club some time ago.
At a meeting last Wednesday the
question of raising money to build a
club house was discussed. It Is pro-
posed to finance the building through
the sale of $50 bonds, and though 4
number have been sold the club is
not ready to begin building operations
until more money is available. The
projected building is in the Williams
burg style and will have an auditorium,
a kitchen and other club facilities.
Two new sections have been or
ganized in the club, a German Sec
ton, which will study the language
under the direction of Mrs. st. Clair
Thomas, and junior section for the
younger members under the direction
of Mrs. Arthur E. Nesbitt. An evening
section. which will hold joint meet
ings with other sections. was organ
lied last Spring.
Frau Minna BIackertx, who Is max
ing a good will tour Of this country
with three other German club women,
is the president Of the Rheinischer
Frauenklub of Dusseldorf. This is
one of two clubs, functioning In Ger
many, belonging to the General Fed
Grafton. The other is the American
Women's Club of Berlin. Women's
clubs in Germany are planned along
different lines from those in this coun-
try. They are more like women's ex-
changes. Frau Blackertz will make
only q short stay in Washington and
will visit New York, Chicago and other
cities before returning to her native
country.
Soroptimist.-Plans for the fifth BIZ
ennia, convention of the American
Federation and the international con-
vention Of Eoroptimist Clubs, to be held
in Atlantic City June 1917 and June
20-21, 1888, were discussed at the Fall
conference Of the South Atlantic re-
gion Of the American Federation Of
Soroptimist Clubs last week at the
Dodge Hut.
National Women's Press CIub.-In
discussing characteristics helpful to
an author at meeting Of the club last
Tuesday, Miss Susan Ertz. who has an
impressive list Of novels to her credit,
said an inferiority complex was a val
liable asset. People OF this type, she
thinks, are more likely to listen and
observe than the more aggressive ones.
She admitted, however, that many sue
cessful writer's are not 50 endowed.
Although she Is generally thought Of as
an English author, Miss Ertx's parents
were Americans and she has spent
much of her life in this country. Her
brother, Coleridge Ertz, is resident Of
Washington.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
October Is ct the home Of Mrs. Jason
Waterman, with Mrs. Raymond v.
Root, assistant hostess. Papers were
read on "The Little and Roadside
Theaters," by Mrs. Babcock, and The
Metropolitan Opera Company by
Mrs. Moyer. Roll call was "FAvorite
Stars" Miss Graham Of Pittsburgh
was q guest.
The next meeting vill b. with Mrs..