Evening star., 1937-04-18

Representative Nan Honeyman OF
Oregon and Henry Quinn, president
Of the District of Columbia Bar As
sociation, will also speak.
Women's City Club.-At the meet
Ing of the Book Hour Tuesday at S
pm. Charles D. Drayton. Shake
spearian student and member Of the
District of Columbia bar, will speak
on THE Mystery of Shakespeare"
Mrs Laura Waters, chairman of the
travel section, announces Watterson
Lowe of New York City will be the
guest speaker before that group We'd
nesday at pm.
Mrs. Frank E. Edgington will review
, Benjamin Morton's yelled Empress"
Thursday at pm.
Members of the drama section will
give a dinner and entertainment
Thursday at 6:45 pm. The speaker
will be Day Tuttle, director of the Lit
tie Theater movement in Washington.
Miss Nadine Lane Gallagher will be
mistress of ceremonies Among the
special guests will be Denis Connell,
Sdlcll ~ SOililOl, NllS. AutldluS I1lU-
bard, Miss Stbil Baker and Miss Mar
jorie Webster.
A new exhibition of fine oil paint
ings by Miss Hattie E. Burdette of
Washington has recently been hung
In the club rooms.
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. l,
Of Of
Civil War, met at 1922 New Hamp-
shire avenue, with the president,
Sylvia D. Mclaughlin, presiding.
Many members of Mother Sperling
Tent of Baltimore were guests.
An observance of Appomatox day
included talks by Past Department
Comdr. LEIGH, G.. A. r.; r. j. F. Nc
Elroy, past department commander,
Sons of Union Veterans, and Sylvia
Mclaughlin, president.
Mrs. Louise Mcdonald was initiated
and Robert McElroy, past commander
Of Harding Camp, S. o. ", was
obligated
Members will take part in the me-
mortal tribute May l3 in Continental
- Memorial Hall for DR.. Mussey, sponsor
OF this tent.
The Housekeepers' Alliance will meet
Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Jelleffs, 1914
F street, with the president, Mrs.
Henry Fenno Sawtelle, presiding. w.
Harold Shape, director of the National
Association of the Goodwill Industries,
will speak
Mrs Ellis Logan has arranged a
program of music and readings and
will act as guide to the members in
viewing the collection of paintings on
exhibit in the Little Theater of
Jelleff's
The alliance is sponsoring tea for
the w. P. A. sewing women the after
noon of May II and will visit the
all-electric farm as the guests of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Associa-
ton May 18 at / o'clock.
The Zonta Club of Washington gave
It's annual intercity dinner at the
Dodge Hotel, April 3.
A program was given, the high
lights being addresses by Gladys
Bogue, chairman of District III, and
Dora Neun, president, Zonta Interna-
tional
Music was provided by Florence Sim
dell, accompanied by Emily Dickinson;
Ruth Linrud Thompson, harpist, men,
Der of the Riverside, Calf, zonta
Club, and Christina Powell Stark,
theremin selections, also accompanied
by Emily Dickinson.
Humorous skits were presented by
the visiting clubs: Hagerstown zonta
Club, "An Intercity Meeting; Phila-
delphia zonta Club, "A Philadelphia
Historical Event; Washington zonta
Club, "Belated Bunny Business"
Toastmistresses were Mabel Strider
and I. Malinde Havey.
The Women's Alliance of All Souls
Unitarian Church will be addressed by
Rev. A. S. Mowbray on The influence
of the Church on Social Reform" fol-
lowing the business meeting Friday at
IL o'clock.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
April at the home of Mrs. Herbert
L. Adams, 5546 Wessling lane, Bradley
Hills, Bethesda, Md Luncheon was
served after which a paper, THE
American Indian" was given by Mrs.
M. M. O'Keef. Several of the mem
bers gave sketches about the American
Indian.
At the Business Women's Council
meeting in the chapel of the Coven-
ant-First Presbyterian Church, Tues
day, at 6:45 pm. I. K. Ketchum will
conduct the devotional service. At 8
pm an illustrated talk on williams
burg" will be given by Miss Ethel
Bagley and Miss Jane Ash, to which
al are invited.
The Writer'S League will meet at
Thomson School next Thursday at
s:15 pm, when the short-story con-
test will close.
The last meeting featured West
ern prize" story by Mrs Agnes
=, Wright; an Oriental story by Miss
Ivy Lindsey, and a study in char
acterization by Miss Margaret Anne
Lucey. Inc story OF a SOclallte by
Mrs. Emma-Sutton Bennett was con-
trasted by tenement house sketch
by Mrs. Leila Marshall. Charles Cot
tingham, author. read the final chap
ters Of his two latest books OF travel
trips.
New members were recently well
comed-NIiss Margaret Anne Lucey
and Robert w. Cochran.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the
National League of American Pen
Women met last week at the home
Of Mrs. Hester Beall Provenson. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Miss Louise Worden; first vice
president, Miss Victoria Coping;
second vice president, Mrs. Caroline
Votaw. third vice president Mrs Hes