Evening star., 1937-11-21

a dinner-meeting November 8 at 3027
Fourteenth street NV. Betty p. Glib
bon, president, presided. Omcers
elected were: Ethel E. Gass, presi-
dent; Jennings w. Lawler, vice presi-
dent; Emma Bayliss, secretary; Cath
crime Galloway, assistant secretary,
and Marie S. Boyd, treasurer.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
November 10 at The Highlands, with
Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson and Mrs.
Ulmer Sender, hostesses. Papers read
were: History of Aviation" Mrs. Ell
liott, and Amelia Earhart and Her
Historic Flights" Mrs. Eicher.
The club will celebrate its 4Oth an
niversary November 20 with a lunch
con at 2400 Sixteenth street NV,
Mrs. Nancy x-McCormack of New
York City was a guest.
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The sixth annual poetry contest for
undergraduates of local colleges, spon-
sored by the Martha MacLear poetry
group of the Washington branch Of
the American Association OF Univer-
sity Women, has just been announced.
Prizes will be given-a first prize of
$40 and two prizes of IS each. Awards
will be made at a dinner at the club
house February 9. Those invited to
take part in the contest are Ameri-
can University, Gallaudet College,
Georgetown University. George Wash
ington University, Wilson Teachers
College, Trinity College and the Uni
verslty Of Maryland. All undergradu-
ates are eligible to compete. Not
more than three poems may be submit
ted by any person and all poems must
be received by Miss Anna Pearl Co..
per by January IL.
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The Deutscher literarischer Verein
held the annual Schiller -Abend at the
home of the president, Miss Anita
Schade, 1929 Rhode Island avenue
NV. last night. A letter from the
editor of the Philadelphia Gazette, DR..
Max Heinrich, an admirer Of Ger
many's greatest playwright, Friedrich
Schiller, was read. Ida Siboni Han
son read scenes from Schillers Don
Carlos and recited Die Buergschaft"
CDamon and Pythias"). Wilhelmina
Spanhoofd-W Walter gave the mono-
logue from Schiller's Maid of Or
leans; Elsa Radle, contralto. sang
songs by Robert Franz, Cimara and
Grieg and Helen Spasoff- -Jenks, pia-
mist, played two intermezzi and a
rhapsody by Brams.
Miss Schade presented to Mrs. L. B.
Hanson bouquet.
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Ten local chapters of the Delphian
Society met Monday at the Shoreham
Hotel for luncheon, followed by a pro-
gram discussing the problems, condi-
tions and trends of modern times, as
advanced in the Delphian Quarterly
for October.
Those who carried the program
were Mrs. Thomas F. Law, National
Capital Chapter, the Evils Of Infia-
ton; Mrs. Frank M. Stuart, Colum-
bia Chapter "The Hostes Of Ger
many; Mrs. w. L. Evans, George
Washington Chapter, Unrest of the
Past Year, Both at Home and
Abroad; Mrs. H. H. Hulbirt, Iota Phi
Delta Chapter, THE Value of the
Modern Cinema; Miss Katharine
Heslop. Roosevelt Chapter, THE Fed
eral Theater Project; Mrs. w. A.
Shannon, Kappa Sigma Chapter,
"Isma of Modern Art, and the Little
Theater Movement; Mrs. Ira N. Ga
brielson, Arlington Chapter, Modern
Novels; Mrs. Maurice I. Smith, Ober-
lin Chapter, Ideals to Be Sought and
Won.'
Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington cor
respondent for the London Times, was
the guest speaker. His topic was
Basic Trends of Modern Times"
DR.. Melvin S. Isaminger, director
of public health education, spoke be-
fore the Junior Women's Club Tues
day evening on Diseases" A discus
sion followed.
Miss Mildred Archer, soprano, gave
group Of songs, accompanied by
Miss Jane Winklehouse at the piano.
Mrs. Harold He1ner announces the
annual dance to be held December 4 at
Falkland Manor.
Miss Doris Ehrmantraut was ap-
pointed chairman Of the committee
to make plans for the annual club
welfare work at Christmas.
Hostesses were Mrs. j. H, Vogel Mrs.
Harold Smith, Mrs. Paul Underwood.
Mrs. Fred Linton, jr., and Miss Louise
Whitney.
The annual communion mass of the
Curley Club was celebrated this morn
ing IN st. Patrick's Church 1t 4
O'Clock.
AT meeting Of the Executive Com.
mittee Thursday evening at the home
OF MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Cullinan
plans were made for q dinner in the
Fairfax Hotel on December 2 and an
informal Christmas dance at the Con.
tinental Hotel on December %. The
Dramatic Committee plans to present
a short play after the meeting Of De-
cember 20.
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The sketch at the Women's CITY Clut
was part Of the birthday celebration
last night. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley took
the part Of most apologize District
confronted by two distressed citizens
Miss Marjorie Webster and Mrs. Sylvia
zyskind who protested that suffering
from taxes, and licenses from which
they had no redress, they had no
money left with which to make q con-
tribution for the purchase Of q nag for
the District. According to the sketch,
q happy outcome was reached, not
through legislative means but because
they were able to sell some Of the