Evening star., 1937-03-28

business meeting tomorrow dI
L 8 pm. at the Grafton Hotel.
The polls will be open from to .
pm. to enable members to vote by
ballot in persons. The retiring presi-
dent, Bess Heath Olmstead, will pre-
side.
At the Wednesday rendezvous, from
2 to s pm, Hattie Meyers will be the
hostess. Program at 430.
The Isabel Anderson prize en-
tries must be sent not later than
March 81. Pictures for the art con-
test must be at the studio at the
Grafton not later than March 81 also.
If interested in the birthday din
ner to be held at the Willard April 3
communicate with Mrs. Bartlett,
Adams 45ll.
The Business and Professional
Womens' Club of All-Souls' Unitarian
Church held dinner meeting March
IT. Herbert w. Hines, jr., spoke on
the work of the Washington Youth
Council
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Edna Follin Steely;
vice president, Miss Rachel F. Staples;
recording secretary, Miss Katherine
Koetz; corresponding secretary, Miss
Martha l.. Blossom; treasurer, Miss
Bertha A. Paysol membership, Miss
Mary F. Carpenter; program, Miss
M. Lenore Flint; dinner, Miss Helen
G. Nichols; outlook, Miss Pauline
Eaton Oak; welfare, Mrs. Lily NJ
Willige; ways and means. Mrs. C..
Louise Corbett, and publicity, Miss
Constance c. Tuthill.
The Executive Committee Of the
Sunshine and Community Society met
Monday at the home of Mrs. Eugene
e. Thompson, president.
Mrs Harry B. Reed chairman of
Gospel Mission, and her committee,
gave the children of the kindergarten,
a party with Eastern baskets, at the
mission, Thursday.
Mrs. E. H. Fairless, chairman of the
Home of the Aged, presented the
women with Easter gifts of money.
The Sunshine Special" bus ride
will be taken by one group, Tuesday,
who will start from Sixteenth and
Park road at 1890 The second group
will leave Chevy Chase Circle, Wednes-
day at 1890.
The Skylights of History. Junior
Club No. L, Auxiliary met at the home
of the treasurer, Nancy Tucker, 5403
Thirty-ninth street. March 49, Miss
Dorothy Derr, senior vice president
presided. The Junior Club president
will present flag to Girl Scout troop
at the Juanita K. Nye, Council House,
500 Sixth street southwest, April II, at
$50 pm.
Plans were made to furnish a large
Easter basket of candies and Easter
novelties to be distributed to the
children at the Children's Emergency
Home
Miss HoWarth director of the club,
invited all members to participate in
the activities of the Womans Relief
Corps, April 6, in honor Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, April 9. Ap-
pomatox day, and April 81, Gen.
Ulysses S. Grants birthday anniver-
sary.
The next meeting will be held April
is, at the home of Miss Betty Shields.
The Society of Free Lance Writers
met at the Shoreham Hotel March 18.
Ralph L. McCabe, judge in the recent
feature article contest, announced the
following awards: First prize, Mrs.
Thomas c. Willis, "Gombroon"; sec
ond, Maj. E. L. Dyer, Gross Swords
With Me-; third, Miss Rae Robbins,
THE Tone and Heartstrings of
China; fourth, Mrs. Marguerite
Hutchinson, Guiding Your Boy Into
Manhood" Honorable mention, Mrs.
Elizabeth Tilton, Hobbies
At the meeting April ! stories will
be presented by Mrs. Agnes Wright
read a feature article.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein.-
The March meeting was dedicated to
Goethe's Faust" The following pro-
gram was rendered A paper on THE
First Performance of Faust at the
Monbijon Palais in Berlin in 1920
With Music by Prince A. H. Radziwill"
was read by the president, Miss
6chade; Norma Simonson, soprano,
sang Radziwill's "Koenig in Thule"
and also the earlier version of the
ballad set to music by Zelter in 1872
and Schubert's Gretchen am Spinn-
rad" Dorothy Radde Emery acting
as her accompanist Warren Grimes,
baritone, sang Mephisto's "Serenade,"
from Gounod's Faust" and THE
Flea" by Moussorgsky, accompanied
at the piano by Helen Grimes Ida
Siboni Hanson gave dramatic read
ing of scenes between Faust and
Mephistopneles from the Goethe
tragedy, part /.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs. George Hill, 3100
Connecticut avenue. A paper, His
torical Homes and Gardens" written
by Mrs Frank E. Crane, was given
by Mrs. Herbert l.. Adams. Several of
the members gave sketches about
Monticello and Morse. The club voted
to go on record as opposing the Presi-
dents judicatory program.
The meeting April will be held
ut the home of Mrs Herbert L. Adams,
5546 Wessling lane, Bradley Hills,
Bethesda, Md. The meeting will be
preceded by luncheon at o'clock.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. F.
L, IeWton DIT Albanv avenue After
luncheon, served by the hostess, Mrs.
G. Albert Scott, president, presided for
the business session. Mrs. Charles NC
Grew introduced the speaker, Mrs.
John Milton Sylvester, who gave an
original reading.
Guests were Mrs H. w. Haugh Of
Philadelphia, Pa; Miss Bessie Dana,
Miss Marion Crittenden and Mrs. John
Milton Sylvester.
Next meeting with Mrs. Roy c.
Potts, 2l0 Maple avenue, April 13.