Evening star., 1938-02-15
U.S.Official
Addresses
ClubWOmen
Mrs. McMillin
Talks on Civil
Service Reform.

Talks on Civil
Service Reform.
Newspaper clippings from all over
the United States show sincere ana
whole. hearted support Of the work Of
the Civil Service Commission, Mrs.
Lucille Foster McMillin. United States
Civil Service commissioner. told men,
bers Of the Women's City Club last
night at 4 dinner meeting at the club
house.
"Staunch advocacy Of civil service
reform Is found in news and In edi-
torial comments" she said. and when
the merit system triumphs, as It will,
that triumph will be due in no small
part to press support"
Emphasizing the power Of the press.
Mrs. McNfillin called attention to the
great responsibility that rests on news
papers. THE public reads the news
papers. generally believes what 1t reads
and is influenced thereby" she said,
and urged newswriters to be accurate
and fair.
In discussing the work OF the Civil
Service Commission the speaker quoted
4 number of statistics showing its
growth and the volume Of business
being transacted.
Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss. presi-
dent Of the club, was toastmistress at
the dinner, which was given in honor
Of local newspaper women. The Pub
licity Committee, with Miss Naomi @
Sternheim, chairman. was in charge
OF the arrangements. She was as
sisted by Miss Bliss Finley. Miss Mary
Clifford, Mrs. Thomas Sherman and
Miss Pearle Jenckes.
Miss Marjorie Webster and Mrs
Sylvia Zyskind gave an original skit
and program of dances was presented
by Evelyn de Latour, accompanied b,
Miss Jean Spencer.
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Miss Hilda Yen will address the
Womsns Club OF Chevy Chase to.
morrow at l2:l5 in the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church or Present Day
China" Miss Yen has recently com.
pleted a European tour. during which
she studied the work being done ir
the field OF child welfare She il
also an aviatrix While in the United
States Miss Yen will study child vel
fare programs and also perfect hel
flying technique, She will return tc
China in the near future
A banquet will be held tonight al
the Grace Dodge Hotel under the
Joint auspices Of the District of Co.
lumbia Dietetic Association and the
Home Economic Association. Mis-.
Anna Mae Tracy dietitian at tn,
Florida State College for Women anc
president-elect Of the National Die
tetic Association. will be the speaker
The Washington Readers Club vii
meet today at 8 pm. in the allianc,
room OF All Souls Church. The pro-
gram will include discussion of the
drama Of the old and modern school
Readers will be Miss Rosemary A
Elliott, Miss Alice r. Griffith, Mis-.
Emily F. Baines and Miss Lucille
o'Neil Miss Cornelia Harkness viii
sing and Miss Hettie Shear will civ.
piano solo. Miss Catherine Chalonel
and w. E. Yocum will give a seen,
from THE School for Scandal
The drama board of the Laborator,
Little Theater Of the District Branch
Of the National League OF American
Pen Women has announced commit.
tees TO assist in the presentation OF
the leagues three prize winning plays
March and S. They are: Proper
ties, Miss Helen Orr Watson. chair.
man; Mrs, Beth Heath Olmstead, vice
chairman; finance. Mrs. Edna knight
Gasch; scenery. Miss Helen F. Col.
bson. chairman; DR.. Florence Ever.
hart. Miss Grace r. Salm. Miss Dom,
Crabtree and Mrs. Minnie Briggs.
The plays are now in rehearsal "I.he
Bridge Of Rama" by Mrs. Lars Ander.
aon. will be directed by Miss Yvonne
kushner; Miss Lillian Butler will di.
rect This Is Drama" by DR.. Emily M
Maddox, and Honor" by Mrs. Flor
ence r. Kahn, will be directed by
Miss Elizabeth Sypher.
The Notre Dame Club of Washing
ton will hold dinner dance at the
Shoreham Hotel next Monday. Charles
l.. Farris is chairman of the COM
mittee and James D. Hayes of the
Ticket Committee.
Among the hostesses will be Miss
Jean O'Connell and Miss Mary Nc
Kinsie
The legislative and peace groups
OF the Washington Chapter of the
National Council of Jewish Juniors
will hold Joint meeting tonight in
the Jewish Community Center. Dan
Resnick Of the American Youth Con-
eress will be the speaker.