Evening star., 1938-09-15

Benefit
Set
"Streets of Paris"'
Will Be Held
Tomorrow.

- NV, will take on a festive
appearance tomorrow evening, when
the club will hold its annual benefit
party at pm.
Streets of Paris" is the name Sc
lected for the fete and features of the
entertainment are to include thieves
market" Sidewalk cafe,' and
nea by. Rue de Rivoli." Roting
mus icians, vendors and street criers,
with their wares, will be on hand to
lend atmosphere.
Entertainers donned colorful cos
tunes for a dress rehearsal last night
and tonight the Junior Guild, which
is assisting with plans for the party,
will hold final meeting.
Miss Marjorie F.. Webster, the clubs
new president, will act as master of
ceremonies. General arrangements for
the benefit are under the direction of
Miss Elva Mcnamara, committee chair
man, and Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, vice
chairman.
=, Among the entertainers will be a
dance group composed of Miss Dorothy
Ross and Miss Mary Happer, members
Of the Evelyn Davis group, and Miss
Betty Hill Wardell
Adelaide Hibbard. well-known Wash
ington actress, will give a headline
performance.
In the event of rain, the fete will
be held in the coffee room at the
clubhouse.
Daughters of America
To Nominate Slate.
Thek District of Columbia State
cbuncil of the Daughters of America
prepared to nominate officers this
afternoon as 1t continued its AID
annual three day session, which opened
last night at the Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs Ruth Warren of the Pride of
Washington Council is scheduled to
receive the nomination for State
councillor to succeed Mrs. Viola L.
Henley.
Mrs. Edna Hayward will advance
to the Office of associate State coun-
cilor, Mrs. Marie Stephenson to vice
councillor, Mrs. Laura Milbourn to as
e6ciate councillor, Mrs. Clara Owens to
conductor and Mrs. Vera Myers to
warden.
three representatives to the national
convention to be held in Detroit Octo-
Der AS will be selected All of the
officers are to be installed tomorrow.
This morning the daughters held
public meeting. with the program in
ecluding an address by Theodore Nc
Kelvin of Baltimore, the pages drill
and the massing of the colors.
The annual good fellowship banquet
will be served tonight, to be followed
by dancing.
Zonta Club Holds
Weekly Luncheon.
Miss Mary D. Cason of the Zonta
Club of Frederick Md, was a special
guest at the weekly luncheon meeting
of the zonta Club of Washington yes
terday at the Young Women's Chris
titan Association.
A discussion of the regional con-
ference to be held October 80 in
Hagerstown, Md, was held and Miss
Emma T. Hahn was nominated dele
gate with Mrs. Elizabeth Cox as alter
nate.
1t was announced that a speaker
from the Red Cross will feature the
meeting next Wednesday,
Credit Women Meet
At Breakfast.
The Credit Women's Breakfast Club
of the Nations Capital met at 8
o'clock this morning with 4s members
In attendance.
+ The guest speaker was Miss Ella
Werner, who used as her subject the
routine of typical day in the credit
office. AS Miss Werner has been ac-
tive in credit work as well as business
and civic organizations of the city, her
<alk was of much interest
The club will hold bridge party
in October in addition to the regular
breakfast meeting. Miss Wilhelmina
Guide, president, introduced the
speaker.
Takoma Park Women
Meet Tomorrow.
The Executive Board of the Takoma
Park Womens Club will meet tomor-
row in the garden of Mrs John N.
Quinn's home, 3o7 Elm avenue.
New officers Of the club are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Walter P. Hartman; first
vice president Mrs Paul W. Burk; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. Edmund H.
Graham; recording secretary, Mrs
Charles S. Howard; corresponding
secretary Mrs. F. A. Shumaker; treas
urer, Mrs. w. L. Holt, and club di-
rectors, Mrs Thomas w. Marshall,
Mrs. John N. Quinn and Mrs. Gilbert
9. sward
"Highways to Peace"
Yearbook Title.
A special study of international re-
1ationships will be made during the
coming year by the National Congress
.aM Parents and Teachers it was dis
closed yesterday when the board of
managers, in annual session at the
Mayflower Hotel, selected Highways
to Peace" as the title of its yearbook
on parent education.
Specialists in both welfare and edu-
cation will be contributors to the
book which will be edited by Dr. Ada
Hart Arlitt of Cincinnati, chairman
Of the Parent Education Committee.
The board continued in session to-
day but tomorrow will adjourn in the
early afternoon for ride about Wash
ington as guests of the District of Co.
lunbia Parent Teacher Association.