Evening star., 1938-05-16


District problems.
Clubs which have reserved tables
are Political Study Club, Women's
City Club, Park View Women's Club,
Petworth Women's Club, Rubenstein
Club, w. G. T. u, Housekeepers' Alli-
ance, Takoma Park Club, Aid Asso-
citation for the Blind, Columbia
Heights Art Club. Sabbath Day ALI
ance, Excelsior Literary Club, Baby
Lovers Circle, Sunshine and Com
munity, Woodbridge Book Club and
the Maryland State Association.
The honor guests will be some Of
the distinguished citizens of the Dis
trict who have been particularly in
terested in local problems Of govern
ment. Acceptances have been received
from Mrs. Lucille McMillin, Commis-
sioner Dan I. Sultan, l.. A. Carrothers.
Jesse G. Suter and many others.
Mrs. Bertha B. Brown, president,
Department Of the Potomac Women's
Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the g. A. r.,
announces the following activities:
Mrs. e. Genevieve Craig, department
instructor, accompanied by the DEPART
ment color bearers, will represent the
department at the massing Of the
colors at the Washington Cathedral
at the flag pole at 3:15 pm.
Mrs. Della L. O'Brien, department
secretary, will conduct memorial ex-
ercises at the statue Rhode Island ave-
nue. and M street NV, May % at
$50 pm. All colors and members are
requested to attend.
On May 20 the department president
will have charge Of the services in
honor Of the men who lost their lives
at sea. The boat will leave the Navy
Yard at noon. Members bring flowers
to be strewn on the waters. At 2 pm.
Mrs. E. Helen Temple, past department
president, will conduct the memorial
exercises at the Watergate at the
Arlington Memorial Bridge In honor Of
the airmen.
The Memorial Committee Of Kit
Carson Corps will hold memorial ex-
ercises May 20 at $3.50 pm.
Members of the Washington
Chapter OF Sigma Alpha Iota, ma
tional professional musical frateritv
for women. will be entertained at din
ner and a musical program at the
A. A. U. w. headquarters tonight at
7 O'Clock,
Hostesses will be Mrs Hazel Brown
Piers, president of the chapter; Miss
Isabelle Foster, Miss Helen Hector.
Miss Lila Knutsen, Miss Catherine
Murray, Mrs. Walter Reed and Mrs.
Oliver Zinsmeister.
The following will present a program
Of music and readings: Vocal trio,
composed of Margaret Knoblock, Lila
Knutsen and Mildred Clyborne Snes-
rud; readings by Bess Wilkinson, and
contralto solos by Alice Hatch, with
Hazel Brown Piers at the piano.
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Aumnae
Association will hold its final supper
meeting of the year at pm. Tuesday
at the home of Mrs Cecil Dickson, 6
Worthington drive, Westmoreland
Hills, Md.
Installation Of officers will take place.
Mrs. Charles William Leaphart, a
former national officer, will speak on
Pioneering Experiences in Wyoming,
Reservations may be made with Mrs.
William Bleakney. Tilden Hall, Con-
necticut avenue NV
Members of the Alpha Delta Pi
Sorority met yesterday at the Con-
gressional Country Club to celebrate
its 87th anniversary of the founding.
which took place May IS, 1851, at
Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.
Joining with the Washington Alum.
nae Association was the George Wash
ington University chapter Of Alpha
Delta Pi. Mrs. F. Norman Hearn was
toastmaster. Dr.. Sara E. Branham
spoke for her own chapter Of Alpha
at Wesleyan. Other members Of Alpha
Chapter who we're at the honor table
were Mrs. Charles Council. Mrs.
Powell Grady, Mrs. May Wilder Nc
Clure and Mrs. Mabel Rawlings Gun
nels.
Twenty-four members Of the Alum
nae Association. representing that
many different chapters, spoke.
Mrs. Graeme Bannerman, president
Of the Washington Alumnae group,
presented two awards to the college
chapter at George Washington. Miss
Jessie Gardner won NE check for the
highest scholastic average, having
achieved a straight ALA record in
her studies from February, 1887. to
February, 1888. Miss Carolyn Wat
son, president Of the college chapter,