Evening star., 1938-01-30

neuueISOH are on LNe COmmlCLee IN
charge of the sixth annual poetry
contest for undergraduates Of local
colleges which Is sponsored by the
club. The prizes in this contest will
be awarded at a dinner meeting on
February 9. ...
At the meeting of the International
Relations Committee next Saturday
at l pm. Mrs. Laura Puffer Morgan
will speak on THE World Crisis as
Seen From Geneva" Mrs. Morgan
has been the European representative
of the National Council for Preven-
tion of War since the opening Of the
disarmament conference in 1892 The
chairman of the International Rela-
tionS Committee, Miss Mary Louise
Brown, is in charge of the luncheon
Frances Carpenter Huntington .will
speak on "Children's Literature" at
the meeting of the creative writing
group on February Z.
Plans for an all-day benefit bridge
on February IS are being made by the
committee, with Mrs. Frank Smith
as chairman. The money raised In
this way will be used for the Latin
American Fellowship that the club
is sponsoring.
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The Cercle des Precieuses met We'd
nesday evening at the Grafton Ho-
tel. the hostesses being Mile. Hazel M
Priest and Mile. Corinne Reardon
Dean Henning of George Washington
University gave a talk on Moliere
with reading from one of his COM
edies.
st. Paul's Rock Creek Branch Girls
Friendly Society will meet tomorrow
night. Miss Edna Souder, former
president, will be in charge. Re-
hearsals will be held for two plays
which will be given during the year
Epiphany branch will have a wor-
ship service today. The Rev. Richard
A. Cartmell will be in charge. On
February Mrs. Theodore Tiller. past
president of the League Of American
Penwomen, will give book review.
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The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the Broadmoor with
Mrs. j. Clyde Hemphill She was as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. Edward
M. Wallace. Two papers were read
The Psychology of Eating" by Mrs
Hemphill and odd and New Kit
chens" by Mrs. Percy A. Taylor.
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i Delta Phi Sigma celebrated its
14th birthday anniversary last We'd
nesday with a Top Hat" party at
the home Of Paula Hellbath, 1l0l Fern
street N. W. The committee in charge
consisted of Miss Paula Hellbach,
chairman: Miss Beth Apple, Mis-.
Nina Miller. Miss Margaret Parsons,
Miss Amelia Burroughs, Miss Florence
Derrick and Miss Burnetta Derrick.
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Writing Articles" was the subject
at the last meeting of the Society
OF Free Lance Writers, held at the
Shoreham Hotel. The speaker was
John c. Henry, of The Evening Star
Manuscripts for the feature article
contest are due at the next meeting
which will be held Thursday at the
Shoreham.
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There seem to be two Washington
clubs which have selected the name
"EntreNous." One of them has as
its president Mrs. Charles P. Keyser,
The other one held recent luncheon
meeting at 1871 Connecticut avenue
NV. and elected Miss Beatrice Boxer
as president. The other officers are:
Secretary, Miss Edith Heroes, and
treasurer, Miss Edith Shalin. Two
new members. Miss Bette Garner and
Miss Dorothy Altman, were honor
guests.
Mrs. E. S. Frazier, assisted bv Mrs
A. B. McCuen, entertained the Colum-
ola Heights Art Club at the last meet
ing. Scotland was the subject for
discussion. Mrs. NJ H. Foehman read
a paper on Edinburgh and Mrs. Anton
Heitmuller spoke on Scottish painters,
Ihe president, Mrs. NJ. A. Winter. pre-
sided. Mrs. Walter Hamilton of Phila-
delphia was guest. The next meet
ing will be held February 8.
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"The Condition of European Women
and Children" was the subject dis
cussed by the Sixteenth Street Heights
Club last Tuesday at the home of Mrs,
Clarence A. Reed The speaker was
Miss Florence Hall Of the Department
Of Agriculture, who has recently re-
turned from trip abroad.
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Officers were recently elected by
the Reba Barrett Circle of the Flor
ence Crittenden Society at a meeting
at the home of Mrs. Arthur F. Cor
don. They are as follows: President,
Mrs. Mary Lamond White: first vice
president Mrs. Thomas Humphrey;
second vice president, Mrs. Ella r.
Burdett; third vice president, Mrs.
Arthur F. Gordon: secretary, Mrs.
Charles E. Ralph; recording secretary.
Mrs. George L. Bird. and treasurer,
Mrs. Benjamin H. Munroe.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary II with Mrs. Ella r. Burdett
6902 Piney Branch road NV.
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A radio skit. "An American Woman
Interviews February Celebrities" will
be one Of the features at the meeting
Of the Takoma Park Woman's Club
on Tuesday. The author Is MIS-
Minnie Frost Rands, chairman OF the
drama department, and the actors are
members Of that group. The cast is:
Lincoln, Mrs. Elmer Z. Boyner;
American woman. Mrs. Hugh smythe;
st. Valentine, Mrs. Paul Burk, and
Washington. Mrs Frederick c. Pratt
Following the program there will be
presentation to the club of the first
Is new members who joined in the las,
year. which marks the 2sth anni-
versary of the clubs organization
They are Mrs. Benjamin Abbot. Mrs
c. c. Waters, Mrs. I. N. Gullickson
Mrs. I. H. Richmond, Mrs. r. E
Gould, Mrs. j. A. Kruz, Mrs. Gwen.
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