The Washington times., 1937-03-08
EASTERN STAR
CARD PARTY
MARCH 30
BY MARY PADGETT

An outstanding eVenC oA Gos'oA
week will be the widely sponsored
spring card party of Esther Chap
ter No. 5, Order Of the Eastern
Star, which will take place in the
large ball room of the Willard Ho-
tel the afternoon of March 30.
Mrs. Joseph F. LyverS is chair
man of the committee in charge.
Also working to make the party
success are Mrs. Luther R. Ray.
matron of the chapter, and VIII
liam E. Birgfeld, patron.
Others in charge include Mrs.
Wallace Streater and Mrs. May P.
Gibbon, chairman and vice chair
man, respectively, Of the patron
.esseS committee, assisted by Mrs.
Edgar B. Merritt, Mrs. Charles M.
Jones, Mrs. William T. Reed and
Mrs. j. Edwin Reid. Mrs. j. Ber-
nard Jones is in charge Of reserva-
ton; Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, prizes;
Mrs. Louis L. Bowdler, candy, and
Mrs Raymond N. Babcock, tickets.
PatrOnesses Listed
Patronesses sponsoring the party
are Mrs. Elizabeth w. Rhine, Mrs.
Victor B. Rench, Mrs. Wallace
Streater, Mrs. Mrs. Edgar B. Mer'
ritt, Mrs. Bertha G.. Hudson, Mrs.
Joseph H Milans, Mrs. George
Pitt, Mrs. Luther r. Ray. Mrs.
Frank A. Birgfeld, Mrs. Ara M.
Daniels, Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard,
Mrs. May P. Gibbon, Mrs. Charles
M. Jones, Mrs. William T. Reed,
Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, Mrs. Frank
D. Mears. Mrs. David j. Roberts,
Mrs. William E. Birgfeld, Mrs.
Charlotte M. Pine, Mrs. j. Bernard
Jones.
Mrs. Fred K. Werthner, Mrs.
Alice Bradley, Mrs. Albert C.. Sha-
fer, Mrs. Joseph F. Lyvers, Mrs.
Alfred G. Hagerty, Mrs. George w.
Evans, Mrs. William P. HerbSt,
Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. Will
liam j. Dunham, Mrs. Louis Allen
Smith, Mrs. Percy Jones, Mrs.
Frank T. Hines, Mrs. Ella Myers,
Mrs. Louise L. Bowdler, Mrs. Vina
e. Opdycke, Mrs. Charles H. Cecil,
Mrs. Elisha Hanson, Miss Mabel
Hiatt, Mrs. Emil Hoist and others.
Plans for the State art con-
test, sponsored by the District
Federation of Women's Clubs,
have been completed, it was an
nounced today.
The exhibition will be held 4
the National Gallery Of Art, April
9 to 20, and will consist of irigi-
nal works of art in oils, water
colors, pastels, drawings, pr in t S,
miniatures and sculpture. Entries
are limited to four for each artist
and must be delivered to the Ma
tional Museum on Thurs day,
April l., - ... 80 60.
Prizes will be awarded WedneS-
day afternoon, April 81, with the
jury Of awards including Mrs.
Lloyd w. Biddle, president Of the
federation; Mrs. Lloyd Morrison,
chairman of the department Of
fine arts, and Mrs. Samuel Swig-
gett, past chairman of the fed
eration'S art department.
The first prize will be one OBJ
tanned through contributions from
the federated clubs. Support has
been given by the Entire Nous
Club, Petworth Woman'S Club, the
Sunshmine and Community So
ciety and the Political Study Club.
Members of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association spon.
soring the exhibit include Wood
ward and Lothrop, Kann'S, Hecht
Company, Palais Royal and Lans-
burgh Bros. There will be a
Frank r. Jelleff and a Julius
Garfinckel award of $50 each.
Mrs. John Murdock, wife of the
Arizona Representative, is the first
president of the Sventy-fifth Con-
gress Club, made up Of the women
whose husbands are serving their
first term in Congress. i.
The election took place at the
recent luncheon at the Shorehan1.
Other officers of the new organi-
Zation are Mrs. John Sparkman,
Of Alabama, secretary; Mrs. Jerry
O'Connell, Of Montana, treasurer;
Mrs. Harold Mosier, of Ohio, chair
man Of the hospitality committee;
Mrs. John Coffee, of Washington,
chairman Of arrangements; Mrs.
Jerry Voortis, of California, chair
man Of publicity. The four vice
presidents are Mrs. Frank w.
Towey, Of New Jersey; Mrs.
vincent Harrington, Of Iowa; Mrs.
Charles Clason, of Massachusetts,
and Mrs. Harold Cluett, Of New
York.
Mrs. Joseph Millenson, a Wash
ington resident, will represent the
National Council Of Ladies' Auxil-
iaries at the thirty.third annual
convention of the Jewish Consump-
tives' Relief Society at the Hotel
Astor, New York, March 13 to Is.
Delegates of the Washington
Ladies' Auxiliary who will attend
are Mrs. Martin Mendelsohn, pres
ident; Mrs. Nathan Wallack, first
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