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Evening star., 1939-05-07
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.


The old rural problem-"How are
you going to keep them down on the
farm?"-as applied to women, has
been the major interest in the life
Of DR.. Edith Allen Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
DR.. Allen, who holds a B. A., a
masters and Phi. D. degree, has
participated in the activities of a
variety Of women's clubs and groups,
including the League of American
Pen Women, the D. A. r., the League
Of Women Voters, the National
Woman's Party and the Women's
City Club, to name a few. Her work,
however, has been particularly out
standing in the woman's division Of
the National Farm and Garden As
ISOLATION, as well as the American
Association of University Women, in
which she is leader of the Applied
Art Group.
Shortly after her graduation from
the University of Illinois. where she
majored in home economics, DR..
Allen entered Government service,
starting her work as pioneer in
structor of home economics among
the farm women of Kansas, Okla
homa and Texas
I'm those days our problems were
largely social" DR.. Allen explained.
women did not get out of their
homes and see enough of each other
to compare their work arranged
in different rural districts to have
women meet and tell me their needs
and home problems. We would dis
cuss breadmaking, housework, dress
making, health, babies and all the
things of interest to the rural house.
wife. The women were very re-
sponsive to the help offered by the
home demonstration agents, and
they were particularly interested in
learning about home furnishings
and dressmaking.
DR.. Allen started her instructive
work at time when there were no
radios, no automobiles and when a
visit to "city" was a rare event in
the life of farm woman. "City
clothes" were generally recognized
as being quite different from those
worn ito town" by rural visitors,
and a farmers wife was frequently
uncomfortable and conscious of her
appearance.
"All this is changed now," said DR..
Allen. 'The average farm woman
makes her clothes from modern
style patterns, and dresses just as
well as her urban sister. She also
has learned, through Government
extension work, to furnish and plan
her home attractively. and one finds
her table, with pretty dishes and
table linen, set as we'll as that of
any city worker"
The problem which faces the
farmers wife today is an economic
one, said DR.. Allen. The farm in
come is so low now that it makes
it difficult for farm women to live
on the same plane with women
doing other forms of work." she ex-
planned. Our extension service is
trying to teach women in rural dis
tricts to make the best of what they
have"
DR.. Allen has been especially in
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Ann Birk Kuper,
Monologuist, to
Entertain

The annual donor luncheon OF the
Sisterhood of the Washington He
brew Congregation. on May Is at
the Shoreham Hotel, will have Ann
Birk Kuper, monologuist, in THE
American Way" as the principal
program feature.
Mrs. Leon Waters. president of
the National Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods, will be the guest speak
er and the Rev. Norman Gersten-
field will offer prayer There also
will be musical program.
Mrs. Theodore Peyser is general
chairman of the luncheon. Mrs.
Jerome Horwitz is in charge of res
ervations. Other members of the
committee are Mrs. Sidney Lust,
Mrs. Abram Simon, Mrs. Benjamin
Brill, Mrs. David Simon, Mrs. Bur-
nett Baer, Mrs. Alvin Neumeyer,
Mrs. James Simon, Mrs. Bert Sara
zen, Mrs. Herbert Somers, Mrs. Dav-
i'd Bornet and Mrs. Milton Schlesin-
ger.
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Problems of Farm Women
Major Interest of DR.. Allen
Began Work in West Before
The Days of Automobiles
And Radios

terested In encouraging all forms Of
rural handicraft among farmers
wives and she believes there will be
an increase in markets for the rural
handwork Of both men and women
through the curtailment Of novelty
imports from abroad, due to the
European upheavals and unrest.
While trying to encourage old
fashioned hand weaving among
rural women, DR.. Allen taught her
self the technique Of weaving with
out a loom-using the fingers or a
stick instead-as practiced by primi-
tive American Indians.
Il had so often been told by
farm women that they could not
weave because they did not have
looms, so I studied to see whether
1t was practical to weave without
a loom," she explained. The result
Of her study was demonstrated re-
Gently at an exhibit of hobbies" by
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Chapter
Meet
To Mark Opening
OF Palestine
Medical Unit

The Washington Chapter of Had
assah will sponsor q local celebra-
ton of the opening and dedication
of the new medical center in Pales-
tine at a meeting Tuesday at $50
pm. at the Adas Israel Synagogue,
Sixth and I streets NV. The busi-
ness and professional and Junior
groups Of Hadassah as well as other
Zionist organizations will join in
the meeting, which will be one of
similar celebrations to be held at the
same time in 46 States.
The center, named the Rothschild-
Hadassah University Hospital and
Medical School, was built at cost
Of $1,000,000 by Hadassah and the
American Jewish Physicians Com
mittee. Situated on Mount Scopus,
In Jerusalem, it will become head
quarters for all the public health
projects Of the Hadassah Medical
Organization in Palestine on a nom
sectarian basis. The school will pro-
vide the first graduate school of
medicine for natives of Palestine
and exiled Jewish medical students
and doctors. officials said.
Mrs. Raphael Tourover, Hadassah
president here, announces a program
for the celebration which will in
clude talks by DR.. David Kushner,
president Of the jacob Medical So
ciety; Rabbi Isadore Breslau, who
will represent the local Zionist Or
ganization Of America, and Mrs
Lawrence Koenigsberger, vice presi-
dent OF Hadassah. Mrs. Louis Zan-
OF, president Of the business and
professional group, will give the
opening prayer, and greetings will
be extended by Cantor Novick, presi-
dent Of Washington Mizrachi, and
DR.. Harry Spiegel, president OF
Poale Zion.
The choir Of Adas Israel Congre-
cation will sing Palestinian songs
and Rabbi Solomon Metz will read
appropriate verses from the Bible
Addresses made at the dinner ir
New York will be broadcast at 1926
pm. over the blue network OF
the National Broadcasting Company
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Club Has Anniversary
Petworth Women to Dine June
In Celebration of 18th Year

The silver anniversary OF the Pet
worth Woman's Club, to be celebrat-
ed June / with banquet at the
Mayfower Hotel, will find many of
the charter members and past presi-
dents still active.
With three exceptions, all Of the
past presidents are still members OF
the club and of the 81 charter
members, II are still active. The
membership now is 149.
It was July evening in 1914,
members recall, when the late Mrs
Harriet D. Hill, called nine Of her
neighbors to her home on Taylor
street, in what was then a new sec
ton of the city, to discuss the needs
of the community. While their hus-
bands sat on the porch and tried
to keep cool the wives planned a
women's club which was later for
mally organized with 81 charter
members.
With the betterment of the COM
munity, in philanthropic and social
lines. as its principal purpose, the
club adopted the motto: Harmony
and Good Fellowship"
Library Branch Established.
This year the club ended a 10
year campaign when branch OF
the Public Library was established
at Petworth in February. The club
felt it was largely responsible for
the library and several members
have donated books.
Work for the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society has been major in
terest of the club and the Visiting
Nurse Group meets monthly to make
supplies used by the organization.
The philanthropic section also
has made clothes for children in
the nursery school and health school
and milk for undernourished chill
dren in needy families has been
provided.
Mrs. A. M. Baden, who is SO years
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Civic and Study Clubs

-iUlc and Study (tuoS
American Association of University
Women-Today, 2:45 pm, walk,
followed by picnic supper at home
of leader, Mrs. Victor K. Chestnut.
Monday, 1890 pm, luncheon.
Speaker, Miss Dorothy Macardle,
Poetry and Drama of Ireland; 3
pm, classical letter writer's; 3:45
pm, tea and business meeting.
Hostess, Mrs. G.. L. Swiggett. Tues
day, lis pm, Family Relations
Study group; 2 pm, contract
bridge and beginners bridge.
Wednesday, II m, Social Welfare
Study Group; 2 pm. Consumer
Research Group; Z pm, dinner,
auspices of Committee on Eco
nomic and Legal Status of Women
Speaker, Senator Joseph c. OMa-
honey, "Righting Our System for
Progress" Discussion led by DR..
Harry c. Byrd; 7:30 pm, Players
Group, business meeting and elec-
ton of officers. Speaker, Mr..
Hunter, "On Theater." Thursday,
II am, book review, followed by
luncheon; 8 pm, art appreciation
group. Speaker, Edward r. Rowan,
THE Murals and Sculpture of the
Public Buildings Branch of the
Treasury Department" Friday,
7:45 pm, bridge; 8 pm, begin
ners' bridge. Saturday, 1890 pm,
newcomers luncheon and bridge.
Hostess, Mrs. Frank Pyle; $50 pm,
Junior group mixed dinner bridge.
Hostess, Mrs. James Merritt.
District of Columbia Voteless League
of Women Voters-Tomorrow, 2
pm, Child Welfare Department,
study group with Mrs. Frederick
A. Gutheim, 1913 Dumbarton ave-
nue. NV. Tuesday, 8 pm, Legal
Status of Women, 5000 Connecti-
cut avenue NV. Speaker, Miss
Elizabeth Christman, Activities of
Industrial Women in Womens
Trade Union League" Wednes-
day, $50 am. Education Depart
ment field trip. Meet at Bowen
School, Delaware avenue and M
streets S.W.; 2 pm. foreign poll
cy garden tea and joint meeting of
Departments of Economic Welfare
and Foreign Policy at 3510 Porter
street NV.
Twentieth Century Club-Wednes-
day, 1890 am, nature section to
meet in Rock Greek Park to 70
over Nature Trail. Thursday,
11:l5 am, international outlook
section picnic luncheon with Mrs.
Philip Sidney Smith, 3249 Newark
street NV.
Women's City Club-Tomorrow, 6
pm, French table; 7 pm, French
class. Tuesday, II am. French
class; II noon, French luncheon;
1880 pm, bridge; S pm, current
events. Speaker. Miss Schmidt;
7 pm, bridge; 8 pm, Board of
Directors meeting. Wednesday,
$50 pm, dinner in honor of newly
elected officers and directors.
Thursday, pm, French class.
Friday, 1:30 pm, bridge.
Community Clubs
Chevy Chase Woman's Club-To-
morrow, 8 am, art section to
leave Chevy Chase circle for two
day bus trip to Williamsburg. Mrs.
H. D. Adams, 3939 Legation street,
in charge; 10 am, Clubhouse
Committee; 2 pm, music section
style show and tea, benefit Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra. Mrs.
Otis B. johnson, hospitality chair
man. Tuesday, 1880 am, Mem.
bership Committee meets ut home
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Faculty Club
Plans Luncheon

The Faculty Women's Club Of
George Washington University will
close its years activities with q
luncheon on Friday at pm. at st.
Marks Church at Fairland on the
Columbia road Officers will be
elected.
Mrs. George Butler. active in hor-
ticultural circles, will speak on the
early botanists and early flower i'm
portations. Hostesses for the lunch
con will be Mrs. Joseph w. Cox, Mrs.
John Hanks, Mrs. Carl D. Wells,
Mrs Charles E. Cook, Miss Anna
Pearl Cooper, Mrs. Winnie G. Bar
rows, Mrs. William w. Diehl. The
retiring president is Mrs. William c.
Van Week, wife of the dean OF the
Law School.
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Pageant Depicting
Arlington History
To Be Given

An elaborate pageant depicting
the history of Arlington County will
be presented by the Arlington Wom-
ans Club at 8:15 pm. May 10 in
the Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School.
Author of the play is Mrs. c. P.
Helms, member of the club, who
will also be in charge of the stag
ing. Mrs. j. S. Wilson will have
charge of music, and Sam Eggert
will be stage member. Decorations
will be furnished by the garden de-
partment.
The cast will include club men,
bers, school children and others in
the community.
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Pen Women Schedule
Interesting Session

The District League of American
Pen Women, which will hold its an
nual Isabel Anderson award party"
in the studio at pm. tomor-
row, will have another interesting
session this week at the book re-
view luncheon Thursday.
Guest of honor at the luncheon
will be Eleanor Elliott Carroll Of
Maryland, novelist, and Mrs. H.
Lyle Campbell national vice presi-
dent of the Story Tellers League.
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where she mas Deen dCCenQlng COu-
vention and will deliver an address
at the opening session tomorrow
morning. Mrs. Warner w. Stock
berger, state president. will preside.
The convention will have under
discussion the extending Of an in
vitation to the supreme biennial
convention of the sisterhoOd to meet
in Washington in 1943 Educational
interests of the sisterhood, carried
out through Cottey College, which it
maintains in Nevada, Mo, and
through educational loan funds also
will be discussed.
"A banquet at 7:30 pm. tomorrow
will be the principal social event of
the convention. Mrs. Sylvia C..
Druehl of Chapter H will preside as
toastmistress and DR.. Stockberger,
husband of the State president, will
give the invocation. The program
will include music by the Chevy
Chase Chanters, directed by j..
Horace Smithey, and reading by
Mrs. Ida Ullman Brown.
Reports Will Be Made
BY District Officers
Mrs. Harry L. Underwood, general
chairman of the convention, as well
as Mrs. Stockberger, will extend
greetings at the meeting tomorrow
morning. Reports of District off,
GERS will be given and educational
interests will be discussed by Miss
Elizabeth Reynolds.
A round-t table hour will be held
tomorrow afternoon and Mrs. Inez
Sheldon Tyler will talk on "P. E..
Q. Poets of the District"
Officers for the District chapter
will be elected and installed at the
final meeting Tuesday afternoon,
when delegates to the supreme
chapter also will be ratified An
entire new slate is elected an
nually.
Among those who will provide
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Church Group toMeet

The first meeting of the newly
organized Women's Association of
the Universalist National Memorial
Church will be held Tuesday at the
church at Sixteenth and S streets
NV. Luncheon at 1890 o'clock in
Perkins Hall will be followed by
a business meeting at l:30 o'clock
and a special program to include
brief talks by Mrs. Seth R. Brooks,
first vice president Of the Wom-
ems National Missionary Associa-
ton of the Universalist denomina-
ton; Mrs. John van Schaick, jr.;
Mrs. Charles F. Uppercue. Mrs. Will
liam H. McGlauflin and DR.. Seth
Rogers Brooks. Miss Jessie z.
Masters will sing.
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Virginia Bell In charge of pro-
Washington Club-Tuesday. II am,
clubhouse. Speaker, Miss Mar
garet Jones, Trail Riders of the
Wilderness" illustrated. Mrs. AL
fred H. Brooks, program chair
man.
Washington Cultus Club-Tuesday
/ pm, Columbia Country Club
election Of officers.
Zeta Beta Chi Sorority-Tomorrow
7:45 pm, Delta Chapter, Raleigh
Hotel. Speaker, Stellan Wendt
Sweden"
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music during the convention are
Mrs. Elma Pinney Cafky, soprano;
Mrs. Helen Turley, Mrs. Charles
Carroll Haig, Mrs. Margaret Ward
and Mrs. Lorana M. Albert Of
Iowa.
Chapters G and H are the hostess
chapters this year and their presi-
dents. Mrs. John A. Smith of Chap
ter G and Mrs. c. A. Cornelson of
Chapter H, have assisted with
preparations for the convention.
Committees which have worked
with Mrs. Underwood, the general
chairman, are headed by Mrs.
George Middleton, Chapter G.,
treasurer; Mrs. c. E. Nelson, Chap
ter H, banquet; Mrs. Druehl,
Chapter H., toastmistress; Mrs.
Grant S. Barnhart, Chapter G, bags
and badges; Mrs. Walter r. Reed,
Chapter G, entertainment; Mrs.
Donald L. Maxon, Chapter H.. deco
ration; Mrs. Dudley S. Bright,
Chapter G, printing, and Mrs.
Harry o. Hine, Chapter G, publicity.
Past Presidents of d. C.
Chapter to Entertain.
Forty-five bags of yellow oilcloth
decorated with painted designs were
made by the Bag Committee to
be presented to delegates and off,
GERS for use during the convention.
Members find these bags very use
full at conventions in the handling
of papers and every effort always
is made to have the bags attractive.
Mrs. Barnhart, chairman of the
committee, made the design and
painted these bags.
Preceding the convention, past
presidents of the District chapter,
Miss Laura Van Dyne Hanson, Mrs.
Kenneth D. Jacob and DR.. Ella
R. Fales, will entertain at breakfast
at the Hotel TWenty-four Hundred
in honor of Mrs Wright and officers
of the District chapter
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D. A. r. Head
To Be Guest
At Reception
Miss ChenOWeth,
D. G.. Regent, Will
Be HOnOred

Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State re-
gent, District Daughters of the
American Revolution, will be hon.
ored by Manor House Chapter at
a reception at 8 pm. Wednesday in
the studio of the League of Amer
lean Pen Women at the Grafton
Hotel. Miss Chenoweth is a men,
ber of the chapter.
All State officers, former State re-
gents. State committee chairmen
and regents and vice regents of
District chapters have been in
vited. Mrs. James P Casbarian,
Manor House regent, is being as
sisted in plans for the reception by
Mrs. Barton Stone Embry.
The program will include music
by Maxwell Galloway. accompanied
by Mrs. Lois Marshall Hicks. Mrs.
John NJ Kerr, new national presi-
dent of the Children of the Amer
lean Revolution, who attended the
Worlds Fair in New York last week
to install the c. A. R. exhibit, will
be among those assisting.
X
The Major L'Enfant Chapter will
meet at the home of Miss Margaret
Isabel Fraser, $3.50 Colorado ave-
nue. NV, tomorrow at pm. The
hostesses will be Miss Winifrede
Rogers and Mrs. Edward T. Lomas
The regent, Mrs Edwin S. Bettel-
helm, jr., will preside.
X X
Election of officers will take place
at the meeting of the Deborah
Knapp Chapter at the home of Mrs.
j. L. Anderson, 4617 Hunt avenue,
Chevy Chase, Md, tomorrow at
8 pm.
The Army and Navy Chapter will
meet tomorrow at pm. in the
Army and Navy Club, the session
to be preceded by a club luncheon
for members and guests, under the
direction of Mrs. John L. Homer
Annual committee reports will be
made and three board members,
delegates and alternates elected.
Mrs. George r. Harrison is regent
and Mrs. George F. NeWgarden, the
historian, has been in charge of the
programs during the year.
Mrs. William Huff Wagner, 5815
Cedar parkway, Chevy Chase, Md,
will be hostess to Potomac Chapter
Wednesday at pm, when reports
and election of officers will be the
business.
The Potomac Society, C. A. r..
will be guests and program will be
conducted by the Junior president
Robert NJ. De Shazo, jr.
Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke and Mrs
James Henry Harper will be honor
guests. Mrs. Wagner will be as
sisted by Mrs. Floyd Welsh, Mrs
Berkeley Wright and Mrs. E. E
Haines.
The Susan Riviere Hetzel Chap.
ter will be entertained at luncheon
at / pm. Friday by Mrs. Robert
Palmer Smith, 5001 Sixteenth street
NV. Election of officers will fol-
low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis will give
. garden party at Rippon Lodge, Va.
June 4, from to pm, for the
benefit of the patriotic work of the
chapter.
X X X
Mrs. James Earle Miller will en-.
tertain the American Liberty Chap.
ter at the Arts Club Friday at pm
The regent, Mrs. Lauriston Hannah
will preside.
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old, is a charter member and makes
it point to attend at least one
meeting year. Mrs. Baden also
holds life membership in the club,
which is extended to members over
80 years of age, others being Mrs
Sarah Stuart, Mrs. Martha Wilt
berger and Mrs. Lucy S. Hall. Mrs.
Ellis Logan is club mother and hon.
orary members are Mrs. c. E. Buck
and Mrs. N. L. Dayton.
Charter Members.
Among the charter members still
in the club are Mrs. William H.
Parsons, Mrs. A. c. Norcross, Mrs.
Baden, Mrs Ellen H. Painter. Mrs.
S. w. Norton, Mrs. Estelle B.
Schwartz, Mrs. Frederik A. Fernald,
Miss Minnie o. Garland, Mrs. Ma
bel Winkelhaus, Mrs. Vernon H.
Whitman and Mrs. Eleanore F..
Adams.
Mr.. Hill, the founder and first
president, and Mrs. w. L. Gutelius
are the past presidents who have
died, and another past president,
Mrs. Frederick G. Hammer, is no
longer residing in the community.
The others who have filled the two
year presidential term are Mrs. Nor
ton, Mrs Winkelhaus, Mrs. T. S.
Tincher Mrs. Horace J. Phelps, Mrs.
Schwartz, Mrs. L. T. Jones, Mrs. r.
E. Holm, Mrs. Otto Hammerlund,
Mrs. LIE Verne Beales and Mrs. Oscar
Nelson, the retiring president
Mrs. Frank M. Stuart was elected
the new president last week and
Mrs. r. S. Hart was made general
chairman of the anniversary cele-
bration. Mrs. Norcross, one of the
charter members, Is writing history
for the occasion. Mrs. Tncher is in
charge of the program and Mrs. A.
Mac. Smith, tickets.
The club joined the District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs in 1919,
and the general federation in 1885.
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Ladies' Oriental Shrine

Clara Smith, high priestess of
Su Zu Court, will head delega-
ton that will leave here on May
13 at $50 pm. for indianapolis to
attend the Grand Council session.
The patrol and band will take part
in the exhibition drills. Any men,
Der of the court wishing to go, COM
municate with Elma Jenkins not
later than May II.
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Club to Elect

Park View Woman's Club will hold
its annual election of officers Tues
day at pm. at the home of Mrs.
Robert Jonscher, 427 Manor place
NV. Committee chairmen will make
annual reports Assisting the hostess
will be Mrs. Louis FELTON,, Miss Ruth
Morrell, Mrs. Fred Walker and Mrs.
Harry Lingamfelter.
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?. E. O. Sisterhood to Open
Session Here Tomorrow;
200 Expected to Attend
. Mrs. Wright, Supreme President, Will
. Fly to Capital and Address
; Morning Meeting
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Woman'S Club Editor.

200 members the is local chapters the
visitors Baltimore
the
two-day registration at
Sixteenth street NV.
Chee Stevens Wright president will fly from Chicago