Evening star., 1938-01-23

MIS-. "A. 3. McManuS, presided. ActiVi-
ties for the ensuing year were dis
cussed. Mrs. Natalie Desio was ap-
pointed representative to the Florence
Crittenton Board. Mrs. Lee Sptre was
appointed big Sister" Mrs. Clara
Hackworth and Mrs. Warren Hadley
were elected first and second vice
presidents, respectively.
The hostesses for the luncheon pre-
ceding the meeting were Mrs. Belle
Pickett, Mrs. John Wilkinson and Mrs
Eloy Bradley.
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A benefit bridge party will be held
by the D. c. Federation of Woman's
Clubs at the time of the February
meeting at 2400 Sixteenth street NV
instead of at the Roosevelt Hotel,
which is the customary place of meet
ing.
Mrs. Ernest Daniel, vice president
OF the federation. will be in charge
The regular January meeting will be
held tomorrow morning at the Roose-
velt. with Mrs. Eugene Meyer as the
speaker Of the day.
Members Of the Women's City
Club on Wednesday will hold a real
old-fashioned tacky party" A tacky
dance will be performed by Dorothy
and Boydie Barry and prizes for the
tackiest costumes in the grand march
OF members and guests will be awarded
Miss Thelma Schmitt is chairman
OF the committee III charge. Other
members are Mrs. Henry A. Bates Mrs
Esther M. Dodge, Mrs. Edith Orian
fitzgerald, Mrs. William P. Fuchs
Mrs. Nadine Gallagher, Mrs. C. c.
Gunnels, Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss
Mrs. Harry M. Packard and Mrs. Ruth
M. Snodgrass
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The affiliated Delphian chapters Of
Washington and Arlington will meet
Tor the second quarterly session Feb
ruary Z, at l pm, at the Martha
Washington Seminary, 364o Sixteenth
street NV. Discussion Of quarterly
topics will be in charge Of the vice
presidents of the respective chapters.
Mrs. Walter c. Lowdermilk, who has
spent many years in the Far East, will
be the guest speaker, basing her talk
on the Sino-Japanese situation as it
affects not only the Orient, but the en-
tire world.
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European Courts As I Saw Them"
will be the title of an address by DR..
Charlotte A. Hankin at the Wednes-
day evening meeting of the law for
layWomen group of the American As
sociation Of University Women. She
Will describe the courts she visited in
some nine European countries, their
constitutions and the exercise by their
courts in passing on the constitutions
ality OF legislation.
Mrs. Hankin held the Crusade In
ternational Fellowship Of the A. A.
U. w. in 1896 and 1887 and has Just
made study Of this subject. A grad
uate Of Radcliffe College and George
washington University Law School.
she is joint author with her husband,
Gregory Hankin, of three volumes,
Progress of the Law in the U. S. Su-
preme Court" and of many other
publications dealing with the Supreme
Court.
Quite different sort of court life
was discussed at the meeting of the
Music Section of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club last Tuesday at the Y. w.
c. A., when Nine. Marie Won Unschuld
told Of her European experiences as
court pianist to Queen Elizabeth of
Rumania. She gave a vivid picture Of
the life Of an arNBt in Bucharest, Con-
stantinople, Athens, Weimar and Lon
don In the pre-war days. Many of the
celebrities Of whom she spoke are now
dead or in exile and Mrs. Arthur
seaton, chairman of the section, ex-
planned that Nine. Won Unschuld's
professional life began when she was
only 5 years old.
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The Civic and Education Sections
OF the PetWorth Woman's Club held a
joint meeting Monday evening at the
home OF Mrs. LIE Verne Beales, 4124
Fifth street NV. DR.. Wendell w.
Cruze spoke on Mental Hygiene" He
explained eight basic symptoms which
show mental illness and suggested
questions, which, if truthfully an
swered, would establish an individ-
uals mental status Mrs. c. D. Keller
was the assisting hostess.
Mrs. Horace Phelps is chairman Of
the Civics Section and Mrs. H. O..
Craver is chairman Of the Education
Section.
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Mrs. Chester E. Rightor was elected
to membership in the Woman's Club
OF Chevy Chase last Wednesday and
the privileges of guest membership
were extended to Mrs. John w. Lowe,
jr. The club passed q resolution re-
cording interest in the preservation of
Decatur House and also asking that
Librarians in school libraries in the
District Of Columbia be placed on an
equal standing with the teachers, both
in the matter Of salaries and quail
fications. The Applied Education
Committee Of the club, which is a part
OF the Civic Section, was responsible
for this latter resolution. This COM
m1ttee has concerned itself with the
study of school libraries and branch
libraries used by school children dur
ing the last year. Mrs. Douglas Griese-
mer is chairman Of the committee.
A nominating committee was. ap-
pointed. with Mrs. Edward Bebb as
chairman and the following members:
Mrs. Elmont Hazard, Mrs. George v.
Graham. Mrs. Harry Watkins and
Mrs. Harry Price. A committee to re-
wise the bylaws was also appointed.
Mrs. James Defandorf is chairman.
Other members are Mrs. Edgar Fowler,
Mrs. Kenneth McRae, Mrs. william
Henry and Mrs. George A. Finch. Mrs.
j. T. Mcguire, president, presided at
the meeting, which was held In the
Presbyterian Church at Chevy Chase
Circle.
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