Evening star., 1938-04-22

~ washington women at
4 L tending the 18th national
convention Of the Young Women's
Christian Association. which opens
today in Columbus, Ohio. In addition
to general discussions of race relations,
religion, world peace. economic issues
and similar subjects, assemblies will
be held for the business and profess
sional and industrial groups In
these assemblies, housing. economic
status of women. employment and the
major needs and problems of youth
are on the agenda.
Mrs, Austin L. Kimball of Buffalo,
N. Y. national president. will preside.
Mrs. Henry E. Corner of Baltimore,
is first vice president. Miss Ruth
Woodsmall executive secretary of the
World Y. w. c. A.. who spoke recently
IN Washington, has come from Geneva
to attend this convention.
In addition to Mrs. Atwood, the
Washington delegation will include
Mrs. c. G.. Blough. Miss Mary M.
Burnett, Miss Mabel Charest, Mrs.
Wilson Compton. Mrs. L. K. Cone.
Miss Mabel r. Cook. Miss Florence
Dunlap, Miss Della Furzer, Miss Vir-
elnla Guthrie, Miss Saida L. Hart
man. Miss Anna Jesperson. Miss Sara
Motley. Mrs Elizabeth Morris. Miss
Elsa M. Peterson, Miss Mary Putnam,
Miss Irene Richards Miss Edith Rie-
ger Miss Jessie Smith. Mrs. Fred E..
Wright. Mrs. Edwin B. Parker. Miss
Elizabeth Eastman. Mrs Ben Temple
Webster. Miss Gertrude Ennes, Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Ketchum and Miss
Thelma Blauw and Mrs. Caroline Dav
and Mrs. Julia Hamilton of the
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w, c. A.
Indiana Choral Group
Visits Mount Vernon.
Three bus loads of boys and girls
from Anderson, Ind. we're taken on
trip to Mount Vernon yesterday by
the League of Republican Women.
The group Of 81, all of whom are
members of the Anderson lind.
Choral Club. came here to sing before
the D. A. R, Congress and the league
members took the opportunity of
showing them some of the local sights
Of interest before they returned to
their homes. In addition to provid-
Ing the buses the league paid the ad :.
missions of the group to Mount Ver-
non and to Christ Church in Alex
andria, and two league members, Mrs.
Dawes E. Brisbine and Mrs. Bruce
Marshall went with the party to
show them points of interest. The
final stop of the tour was made at the
Masonic Memorial near Alexandra.
When the young people returned to
the city they were taken to the league
headquarters, 1901 Seventeenth street
NV. for refreshments. They were
received by Mrs. Frank w. Mondell,
first vice president. Mrs Mondell was
assisted by Mrs. James E. Watson,
wife of the former Senator from In
diana, Mrs. Frisbie Eker, Mrs. Charles
M. Lea. Mrs. Chandler Hale and Mrs.
Charles A. Halleck.
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Mrs. Eugene Meyer will be the
speaker at luncheon tomorrow at
80 pm. at the Y. w. C. A., under
the sponsorship of the Home Eco
nomics Clubs of George Washington
University. In addition to her address
three-mlnute talks will be given by
MISS Lillian Lunenburg. representing
the Alumnae Club of Alpha Pi Epsi-
Ion; Miss Marjory Allen, representing
the active chapter of Alpha Pi Epsi-
Ion, and Miss Margaret Breed, repre-
senting the Home Economics Club.
Representatives from all of the high
schools in the District and from all
of the sororities in George Washington
University will be present. Mrs. Joshua
Evans and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin
will be honor guests.
Motion pictures of the life al Camp
ChopoWamsic will be shown at the
meeting of the National Home for
Jewish Children at Denver Society
next Wednesday at l:30 pm. at the
Jewish Community Center. This camp
is maintained for underprivileged chill
dren of the District, and the society
supports a hut there. A clothing
shower will be a part of the meeting,
with the donations being sent to chill
dren at Glenn Dale Hospital.
The annual Donor" luncheon will
be held May II at the Mayflower
Hotel. The main feature of the enter
tainment. Black and White Revue"
U1th noSt noGo nf ~
the society, is being rehearsed under
the direction of Mrs Albert w. Jacob
son. For reservations for the lunch
con call the luncheon chairman. Mrs
Daniel Solomon of the Park Towers
Apartments. or the co-chairman, Mrs
Ellis Kassow, 53l1 Fourth street NV
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Zeta Chapter of Sigma Kappa of
George Washington University and
the Washington Alumnae chapter will
give a tea Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Lewis B. Rhoades, l7ol
Sixteenth street NV, in honor of
Mrs. William c. Van Week, president
OF the Women's Faculty Club, and
Mrs. Joseph Roe, former president.
The guests will include members of
the Faculty Women's Club, presidents
and Panhellenic delegates of the sor-
critics belonging to the Panhellenic
Association of Washington, members
OF the Mothers Club of Sigma Kappa
and the deans of Women at Amer
lean University and the University of
Maryland as we'll as the patronesses
Of Sigma kappa.