Evening star., 1938-06-19

Olmstead. who is q past president of
the league, will leave this month, with
her husband. Col. Dawson Olmstead,
U. S. A., for Fort Monmouth, N. j.
He will be commandant of that post.
Other guests will be Mrs. Victoria
Faber Stevenson, national past presi-
dent; DR.. Frances Moon Butts, past
president; Mrs. r. c. Sheriff., Mrs.
Minnie Briggs, Miss Phronsie Marsh.
Miss Clara Manderschied. Mrs. w.
Walton Badgley, Mrs. Nellie Irish, Mrs.
E. Richard Gasch, Miss Marguerite
Bailey, Mrs. Augustus o. Thomas, Miss
Katharine Wootten, DR.. Mary Meek
Atkinson Moore, Miss Ruby Nevins,
Miss Agnes Winn, Mrs. Agnes New
man. Mrs. Hattie M. Junkin, Miss
Matte Tyler and Mrs. Leroy w. TIL
ton. members of the outgoing and In
coming executive board.
X \ X X
The Washington Soroptomist Club
will entertain some of the delegates
to the International Soroptomist Con-
vention, now in session in Atlantic
City, N. j.. at tea Friday afternoon
at the Women's City Club. The con-
vention will adjourn on Wednesday
and 1t is expected that several of the
overseas delegates and some of the
Americans will visit Washington be-
fore returning to their homes Wash
ington Soroptomists are planning q
number of events for the entertain
ment Of the expected visitors. They
will be assisted in entertaining by the
members Of nearby clubs.
Miss Marjorie Webster, who was
hostess yesterday at the Women's City
Club June jubilee, will leave today
with her mother, Mrs. Jessie Webster,
and a party of friends for q motor
trip through Mexico. She expects to
be gone about seven weeks and will
visit San Francisco and other places
in the Far West before her return.
1t has been decided to continue the
present exhibition of water colors, now
being shown at the Women's City
Club, for some time. They are the
work of Mrs. Anna Goohart Rowland
and Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly. The
Arts Committee, which is sponsoring
the exhibition, includes Mrs. Andrew
Stewart, chairman: Mrs. A. Louise
Low, Miss Clara Saunders and Mrs.
Appleton P. Clarke.
Miss May Belle Raymond, chair
man OF the summer activities of the
Women's City Club, has arranged q
sunset cruise" for the club members
and guests on June ~ on the City Of
Washington.
The Women's Club OF Woodside.
Silver Spring, Md, will give q musical
silver tea today from 5 to Z O'Clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
S. Elkins, 815 Highland drive, Silver
Spring, Md.
A bulletin announcing the summer
schedule for the Washington branch
of the American Association Of Uni
versity Women has just been issued.
Club teas will be held each Monday
during the summer, except on July 4,
July II and Labor Day, with Mrs. Dur
ward Sandifer, assisted by Mrs. Law
son Fuller. Club programs will be ar
ranged from time to time, but there
Will be no fixed program schedule,
The morning book review group will
continue to meet informally during
the summer on the second and fourth
Thursdays of the month and dinner
bridge parties will be held by the Junior
group. These parties will take place
on the third Thursday of each month.
Plans for mkt year include the estab-
llshment Of two new units, Social
Studies Committee and an Art Com
mittee. Mrs. Charter Heslep will be
the chairman of social studies and
Mrs. Parker Trask will be chairman of
the Art Committee.
The interests of the entire member
ship OF the club are being considered
in the planning of the main program
events of the coming season. A bal
anced program that will meet the needs
OF the members and at the same time
space the important events at suitable
intervals is in prospect.
After the last board meeting, q re-
quest, signed by members of the board,
was sent to President Roosevelt, ask
ing that a woman be appointed Dis
trict Commissioner, to take the place
OF Commissioner George E. Allen. The
request pointed out that as most Of
the matters with which this Office deals
are those in which women are espe-
cially interested, a woman would be
acceptable as Commissioner.
Mrs. Robert OleSen, the newly
elected president, sailed for Norway
last Friday, with her family. She ex-
poets to motor through Norway, Swe-
den and Denmark and to spend some
time In Berlin. Tentative plans have
been made for visits to Italy and
France. She will return to the United
States, sailing from Belfast Septem-
Der 10.
X
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst OF Balti-
more, first vice president Of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs, has
been appointed by the president, Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, to represent the
federation at the women's observance
Of the 150th birthday anniversary of
the United States Constitution at
independence Hall to take place in
tomorrow. Mrs. White
hurst. who will be one Of the speakers
on this occasion, has also been ap-
pointed by Gov. Nice as the official
Of the State Of Mary
land.
On that day the women Of Penn
sylvania will construct the largest
floral American nag ever designed in
the United States. Stripes will be of
red and white carnations, with q field
Of blue cornflowers, and stars repre-
senting the 13. original States of the
Union will be placed in this field. It
is expected that o woman from each
Of the original States will take part in