Evening star., 1937-06-20

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hold its annual boat trip and pic
mic at Marshall Hall next Wednes-
day evening. The entertainment will
include q short address by Repre-
sentative Dan r. McGehee and dane
ing. Bring your own picnic basket,
and you will be served lemonade and
Ice cream by the society.
Tickets for the steamer City Of
Washington may be secured at the
Offices OF Senator's Harrison and Bilbo,
Representatives Wilmington and Ford,
K. c. Krutcher. room 100, 14l0 H
street; G. w. Potter, room 40l5 Com
merce Building; j. E. Lea, 441e In
ternal Revenue Building, or from the
Mississippi booth at the wharf. The
boat sails at $50 pm.
The Delbonne Club, composed of
girls OF the younger set, held elec-
ton of officers at the home of Mar
jorie Rathmill, ls Sherman circle, as
follows: Lillian Kolby, president; Mil
dred Landay. vice president; Duth Du
Con, treasurer, and Lillian Feldman,
literary editor.
The club is preparing a picturesque
scrap book to donate to the Children's
Hospital.
Hotel Greeters of America, Women's
Auxiliary No. 81, will meet at the
Continental Hotel on Tuesday at 8 30
pm. for election and installation of
officers. Past International President
Mrs. Eva Ruff will be the installing
of1lcer.
Nominees are as follows: President,
Mrs. Irene Stewart; first vice presi-
dent, Miss Carrie Cook: second vice
president, Mrs. Harry Friedman, Mrs.
Mary OFT; secretary treasurer, Mrs,
Alma Williamson; board of governors,
Mrs. Eva Ruff. Mrs. Omi Bingham,
Mrs. Bessie Stevens, Mrs. Weston
Jones, Miss Lottie Taylor, Mrs. Mary
Adams. Mrs. Agnes Carpenter, Mrs.
Elsie Kopel. Mrs. Alma Williamson,
delegate to the national convention
now in session in Omaha, will give q
report.
A meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors, followed by dinner, was held
Thursday at the Women's City Club
with Mrs. Eva c. Ruff as hostess. The
dinner was in celebration of Mrs. G,
Stewart Bingman's birthday. She was
presented with a cake, flowers and
other gifts.
Women's City Club.-The Current
Events Section, on June %, at S pm,
will be addressed by Mark Thistel-
waite, newspaper correspondent, on
Present Day Happenings"
Members and their friends are in
vited to join the group leaving the
club June 26, at 9l5 am. for a two
day trip into Virginia. Saturday
luncheon will be served at Skyland, on
the scenic Skyland Drive, and dinner
at Natural Bridge Hotel, where the
group will spend the night after a
tour Of the Natural Bridge by night.
There will be daylight tour early
Sunday, and second one to Endless
Caverns, with luncheon at the Cav
erns before turning back toward home.
Reservations should be made immedi-
ately at the club. 736 Jackson place.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Dis
trict of Columbia Optometric Society
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Myer Ostrower; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Samuel j. Dantzic; treas
urer, Mrs. Alfred G. Mcdonald; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. ]. T. Nelson;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. William
Perau.
The auxiliary has as its objective
the creating OF a fund to establish an
optometric eye clinic.
The Writers League met at the
home Of the president. Mrs. L. w. TIL
ton, for a social. Guests of honor
were Mrs. 1nez Sheldon Tyler, Judge
OF the poetry contest; Mrs. Helen Orr
Watson, author, and her mother, Mrs,
Orr.
Awards for poetry we're: First prize,
Rosa Forte: second, Ivy Lindsey;
third, T. A. Simons. Honorable men,
ton. Mrs. Tilton. Charles Cottingham,
Gladys Garraway Smith.
Awards for the short-story contest.
judged by William H. jackson. writer,
were: First. Katherine NJ Hopson;
second, Mrs. L. 3. Aldrich; third
Robert w. Cochran. Honorable men
ton, Agnes Wright and T. A. Simons.
The league conferred honorary
membership upon Miss Hopson in ap-
probation OF her 12-year service as
former secretary.
Several picnics will be arranged
during the Summer. Members will be
advised by cards.
Woodbridge Book Club-Mrs. c. M
Neff opened the program OF this sea-
sons final meeting last Tuesday. at
the Woodbridge Branch Public Library.
by reading a poem, "A Prayer" Mrs.
Eppa Norris reviewed Gracious
Lady" by Rita Kleeman, and Mrs.
G. H. Lane reviewed Women on
Their own" by Olga Knopf.
Mrs. William Bush read a list and
gave brief summary Of recently
published books.
Plans are being formed by COM
mittee. under the chairman nship of
Mrs. Norris, to open the new season
IN October, with tea at the Langdon
School,
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No.
l, Daughters Of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War, ls61-1s65, met at 1922
New Hampshire avenue President
Sylvia D. Mclaughlin presided.