Evening star., 1938-04-17

/ it is unique among women's ma
Owen McDavid, Birmingham, Ala,
historian.
The Friday bridge section OF the
Women's City Club will sponsor an
afternoon and an evening card party
next Thursday. Mrs. George B. Hart
man Is the chairman of the section
and the committee in charge of the
arrangements is: Mrs. Lyman Adams
Mrs. j. r. Adams, Mrs Laura Brad
ley. Mrs. George Eastment, Mrs. Meta
Cole. Mrs. Joseph Danziger, Mrs.
B. Dodson, Mrs. John Fitzgerald, Mrs
Bruce Hord, Mrs Albert S. Maddox
Mrs. George Mccullough, Mrs. Don
Sanford and Mrs. Norman Whited
The following ladies will preside at
the tea tables: Mrs. Edgar T. Brown
Mrs. Frank Golden and Mrs William
Weber.
Election of officers for the club will
be held May a. A president. vice
president, recording secretary and six
directors will be chosen.
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Delegates and alternates to the an
nal meeting of the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs
were elected by the board Of the
Woman's Clinic last Monday at the
clinic, 4704 George avenue NV. The
president, Mrs. Fred P. Trott, pre-
sided Delegates are: Mrs H. E
Rogers, Mrs. Edgar T. Brown and
Mrs. Calvin Lucas: alternates, Mrs
Frank j. Manu. Mrs Meta Cole and
Mrs. Alexander Columbus. Mrs. Frank
A. Birgfeld was elected to represent
the clinic on the Nominating COM
mittee of the federation, with MIS-
Brown as her alternate.
The secretary of the clinic. Mrs
Ruth H. Snodgrass, has been Endorsed
as candidate for second vice presi-
dent of the District federation.
New members elected were: Mrs
Edward Whitman. Miss Della NJ Alb
bott, Mrs. William B. Steele and Mrs
Preston Holloway.
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The following officers were elected
by the Columbia Heights Art Club al
the last meeting, at the home of Mrs
Robert c. Hibben Mrs. c. Hoover
president; Mrs. Robert c. Hibben, vice
president; Mrs. Raleigh Gilchrest, re.
cording secretary; Mrs. L. P. Wood
ruff. corresponding secretary; Mrs
Elmer S. Frazier, treasurer; Mrs
Dewitt Croissant, press reporter, and
Mrs. R. ]. McFall, director to the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
A cheer package" for the girls
at the Florence Crittenton Home was
the price of admission to a tea last
Wednesday for the Reba Barrett
Circle, at the home of Mrs. Norman
w. Barrett of 19 Virgilia street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
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Mrs Lee D. Ritter. vice president
and philanthropic chairman Of the
Marietta Park Women's Club, was
hostess at tea given by the club for
the P. w. A. sewing group at the Y.
w. c. A. last Wednesday, She was
assisted by Mrs Alfred L. Fleming,
president; Mrs. Walter H. E. Jaeger,
Mrs. Edward j. Hickey, Mrs Charles
Sterner and Mrs. E. Morgan Pryse. A
program was presented in which the
following took part: Mrs. Charles
Steiner, Mrs. E. j. Hickey, Miss Mary
Dunn, Miss Marion Mess, Miss Bar
bara Frishett and Miss Patricia Ritter
Candidates for Office in the club
have been nominated as follows
President. Mrs. Morgan Pryse; first
vice president, Mrs. Harry de Lung:
second vice president, Mrs De Shaw
Parker; recording secretary, Mrs.
Dudley Smith; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs Charles Sterner; treasurer,
Mrs. James B. Sullivan, and custodian.
Mrs. L. S. Gross Election of officers
will be held May 3 at the home of
Mrs. Bernard G. Ostmann, Burnt
Mills, Md.
The annual sheet shower" of the
Washington Chapter Of Hadassah will
be held at pm. April 26 in the jew
ish Community Center. Contributions
OF sheets 8lx99 will be made by the
members for use IN hospitals and other
public institutions of Palestine affili-
ated with the Hadassah Medical or
ganization. DR.. Edward Cafritz will
be the guest speaker. Mrs. Herman
Becker is the chairman of the drive
and Mrs. Maxwell Hurston Is CO.
chairman.
A delegation from the Womens
Alliance Of All Souls Church will
attend the conference of the Southern
Nelghbors' Association next Thursday
and Friday at the Princess Anne Ho-
tel in Fredericksburg, Va.
Members who will attend are Mrs,
Eugene Miller, Mrs. John w. Adams,
Mrs. Harold King. DR.. Julia Green,
Mrs. H. T. Vosper. Mrs. John Strother
Mrs. Stephen Olop, Mrs. J. Haworth
Eaton, Mrs. j. M. Aldrich, Mrs. Ed
ward H. Horton. Mrs. Frank Eliot.
Mrs. Lawrence Staples, Mrs. Donald
Sells and Miss Catherine Newton.
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Mrs. Philip Martin was elected pres
ident Of the Capitol Hill History Club
at the annual meeting Wednesday at
the Brook Tea House. Other officers
are: Vice President, Miss Mabel B.
Hayes; treasurer, Mrs. Edward M. Wal
lace; secretary. Mrs. Wilmer Soude1
and director to the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. j. Clyde Hemphill. Mrs Walter
r. Metz and Mrs. Stanley Beasley
were hostesses. The club will hold
Its next meeting with Mrs. John w
Nee, 905 Allison street NV, with
Miss Mabel Hayes as assisting hostess
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The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
met Wednesday evening at the Graf
ton Hotel, being received by Mile
Dorothy J. Moran and M. Charles H
Probert. M. Henri Lazard, one Of
the vice presidents, presided.