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Evening star., 1940-03-05

ASK OUR VISITING SHOE EX-
PERT! Let Mr.. Melville Timm,
Physical Culture Shoe representa-
tive, advise you on the correct
Lost and style for your require
ments. He will be with US to-
morrow and Thursday. Do stop in!
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Democratic Women
Plan Political Forums

The list of speakers announced
yesterday for the first of series
OF political forums beginning here
February 6 under the auspices of
the Woman's National Democratic
Club includes Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Postmaster General Far
ley, Majority Leader Rayburn of
the House, Senator Walsh of Mas
sachusetts and Ernest K. Lindley,
newspaper columnist. The meet
ing will be held at the Carlton
Hotel at $50 pm.
Mrs. Roosevelt will discuss the CO.
operation of an individual as a
citizen, while Mr. Farley, chairman
Of the Democratic National Com
mittee, will talk on unity within the
party.
Representative Rayburn will ad-
dress the guests on unity within the
Nation, Senator Walsh on peace in
the world, and Mr.. Lindley will
summarize the discussion with a
talk on the point of view of the in
dependent voter.
Mrs. Curtis Shears, chairman of
the Arrangements Committee for
the forum, announced that George
V. Denny, moderator of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.'S Town
Meeting of the Air, will conduct the
forum session.
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Defense Farley to Open
81 Patriotic Organizations
To Participate in Sessions

Danes of the Loyal Legion Of
America, Daughters of the De-
tenders Of the Republic, U. s. A.;
Daughters of the Union Veterans
Of the Civil War, 186l-1865; Gau-
dalupe Club, 1848; Ladies Auxiliary
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
U. s. A.; Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
National Auxiliary. United Span
ish War Veterans; National Ladies'
Auxiliary, Jewish War Veterans;
National Order of the Three Cru
saders. Inc. 1096-1192; National
Patriotic Council, National Society,
Daughters of Colonial Descendants
of America; National Society,
Daughters of the Revolution: Ma
tional Society, Daughters of the
Union. 1861-65; National Society,
New England Women National So
ciety, Patriotic Women of America:
National Society, Service Star
Legion; National Society, Women's
Relief Corps; National Yeoman F.
New York Colony, New England
Women; Rhode Island Association
Of Patriots, Society for Constitu-
tional Security, Society of Sponsors
Of the United States Navy, Society
,of Daughters of the United States
Army, Wheel of Progress, Women s
National Defense Association,
Women Of the Army and Navy Le-
gion Of Valor, U. S. A.; Womens
Auxiliary. Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World War; Womens s
Overseas Service League. and the
Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Vet
Grams of the Civil War, 186l-65.
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in a body. An interesting entry
tells that a "top sergeant" accom-
panied the men to services, armed
with long stick. During services,
if some of the younger members of
the early "rubberneck" church party
conducted themselves in an unseem-
iy and disrespectful manner, the
sergeant tapped them on their nose
or mouth.
Across the gallery in which the
marines sat during services, records
show that gallery existed for the
slaves of church members.
I'm this gallery" DR.. Gabler ex-
planned, WAS built a small trap
door. When the collection was
passed, a long bamboo pole, con-
tanning small cloth bag at the end,
was pushed through the trap door
for the slaves to add their modest
pennies"
The old documents contain many
names, famous in American his
tory, including the washington
family, Thomas Jefferson and
Presidents Monroe and Madison.
These early occupants Of the White
House owned pews in the church
and picturesque glimpse of Presi-
dent Jefferson is given in one of
the records, which speaks of the
President riding to church on
horseback, a French prayer book,
bound in red velvet, carried under
his arm.
"At that time" DR.. Gabler said,
members bought pews and would
pay rent also If they failed to pay
rent, a notice was placed in the
Washington Intelligencer, the Capt.
tails leading newspaper, to the
effect that pews would be auctioned
off if owners failed to pay rent by
certain date"
More modern records of the
church include the name Of Amer
ica'S great bandmaster and COM
poser. John Philip Sousa. who was
baptized and attended Sunday
school in the old church near the
Navy Yard.
DR.. Gabler has generously placed
at the disposal of the public the
volume of ancient records, which
is kept in flreproof vault in the
sacristy of the church.
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PenWOmen Revive
School Days at
Studio Party

Originality and talent were the
keynote of the "Gaudy Night" pro-
gram presented by the District
League of American Penwomer1,
last night at the studio in the
Grafton Hotel.
Members attended the party in
"kid" costumes, as the main feature
of the evening was an entertaining
skit entitled school for Female
Owls"
The program opened with the
singing of School Days" by the
class" as they greeted the arrival
of mothers, aunts and guests for
Friday afternoon"
Miss Matilde Kolb Bartlett played
the part of the teacher and well
coined the guests, after which her
pupils answered a roll call with
bright sayings"
A recitation class including Mrs,
William H. Manchester, Dr. Flor
ence A. Everhart, Mrs. Augustus o.
Thomas, Mrs. George N. Stackhouse
and Mrs. Agnes Mccall Parker
amused the audience with limericks.
Mrs. Nell Virgins entertained
with an imitation of a colored girls
chatter. A quiz on historical in
formation about the Penwomen was
conducted by Mrs. Theodore H.
Tiller, while Mrs Nell v. Smith re-
cited her original prize poem, Shea
Watsa," a take-off on Hiawatha.
Inez Tyler and Matte Tyler pre-
sented a short act, Arrival of
Nurse with Pet" taking the parts of
q colored nanny and her boy.
Other acts included singing of
"Three Blind Mice" by the Pen
women, and letter exercise with
Mrs. j. Jeune Carter, Miss Elizabeth
Hartman, Miss Winifred Willard,
Mrs. Estelle Steele, Mrs. Marshall
Hugh Irish, Mrs. Louise Dunwell,
Miss Margaret Jean Bailey and Mrs.
Angela Barr.
A musical reading was pre-
sented by Bess Omstead and Helen
Orr Watson; a horse scene with
Miss Ann Singleton; and a class
in song and dance with Leila Pier
King, Marguerite Merigold, Kathe-
rlne Jacobs and Clara Mander-
schied.
A song by the class, Good Night,
Owls" concluded the program.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Wonen's Clinic
To Mark Jubilee

Coincident with the golden ju-
bilee of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, the Woman's Clinic
of Washington this year celebrates
its 50th anniversary. Plans are now
afoot for a golden jubilee birthday
card party, April IL, at the Roose-
welt Hotel. All board members will
assist, headed by the president, Mrs.
Fred P. Trott, who was reelected
at the meeting held last week.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Frank j. Mann, first vice president;
Mrs. H. E. Rogers, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, trea-
surer, and Mrs. Ruth H. Snodgrass,
secretary.
Additional plans for the party
will be announced later. The next
meeting of the board will be held
February 5, at the clinic.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Friendship
Dinner Plans
Progressing
Altrusas to Be
HOSteSseS at
Intra.Club Event

Plans for the sixth annual Friend
ship dinner, known formerly as the
Intra-City dinner. to be given
March 16 at the Raleigh Hotel by
a group of women's clubs, are
progressing rapidly.
This annual function, in which
women's service and other clubs
participate, was started by the
Soroptomist Club in 1884, with the
Quota and Zonta Clubs as guests.
The dinner, designed to bring diff
ferent clubs together for an eve
ming of enjoyment and exchange
of ideas, has grown in popularity,
and each year a different club is
hostess to a group of others.
The Altrusa Club, organized in
1887, will be the hostess club this
year. Officers of the club are Mrs.
Raleigh Gilchrist, president; Edith
Macauley, vice president; Olga
Steig, secretary, and Libbie Myer,
treasurer. All members of the club
are assisting in the arrangements
for the affair. Chairmen of the
several committees include Eva G..
Pinkston, in charge of invitations;
Mrs. Annette Chapman, reserva-
tions; Ruth Cornman, favors and
hotel arrangements; Edith Macau-
ley, seating of head table; Barbara
Van Heulen, hostesses; Mrs. Lillian
Smith, table decorations; Alice
Keith, music; Olga Steig, program;
Libbie Myer, skit; Olga Jones,
speaker; Harriet M. Chase, pub
icity. Members of the dinner COM
mittee from other clubs are Ella
Hildebrand, Soroptomist; Katherine
Tancill, Quota; Adelaide Courtney
Flanagan, Zonta; Mrs. Grace B.
Stiles. Business and Professional
Women; Elva Mcnamara. Womens
City Club; Effie Mae Hammer,
Pilot. Miss Flanagan is in charge
of addressing invitations.
Clubs which now belong to the
group, in addition to the Altrusa
Club, include the Soroptomist Club,
Mary Bourke Lewis, president; the
Quota Club, Katherine Tancill,
president; Zonta Club, Mary Sig
man. president; Women's City Club,
Marjorie Webster, president, and
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club, Judge Lucy Hawroth,
president.
At the dinner this year. the
program theme will be Designing
Women" Judge Florence Allen, Of
the United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals of Ohio since 1884, will be
the guest speaker. The subject Of
her address will be THE Present
Challenge"
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Civic and Study Clubs

American Association of University
Women-Tomorrow pm, club
tea. Current events. Leader,
Miss Elsie Green. Applied arts
section meeting at 7:45 pm.
Leader, DR.. Edith Allen. Tues
day, II am, Martha MacLear
poetry group. Discussion of Sir
Philip Sidney, Michael Drayton
and Samuel Daniel, by Miss
Madge Cook and Mrs. Hogue.
Constitutional seminar at 1880
pm. Leader, Mrs. Charlotte
Hankin. Friday, 7:45 pm, bridge
Saturday, IL noon, French con-
versation class; club luncheon at
Ills pm. Speaker, Mr.. Leslie
Cheek, Problems of a Civic
Museum"
Voteless District of Columbia League
of Women Voters-Tomorrow, 2
pm, child welfare, with Mrs.
Gutheim, 1913 Dumbarton avenue
NV. Speaker, DR.. Ella Open
heimer, director of maternal and
child health of the District of
Columbia, Health of Mothers
and Newborn Infants" Tuesday,
economic welfare housing group.
Alley dwelling tour. Wednesday,
2 pm, foreign policy study group,
with Mrs. C. S. Duncan, 287l
Audubon terrace.
Columbia Women of George Wash
ington University Tomorrow,
1:30 pm, bridge section, with
Mrs. B. B. Mulford, 37O4 Hunt
ington street NV. Thursday, 8
pm, Executive Board meeting,
with Miss Margaret Pepper, 1874
P street NV. Saturday, 1:30
pm, luncheon at Student Club OF
university.
Twentieth Century Club-Thurs-
day, 1880 am, at Y. w. G. A.
Business meeting followed by
luncheon. Speakers, Miss Kath-
arine F. Lenroot, DR.. George C..
Rutland, DR.. George F. Bower
man, DR.. Ella Oppenheimer and
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock. Saturday,
pm, French section luncheon
meeting at Y. w. C. A. Mrs.
Suter will review "Topaze." Spe-
cial meeting at IL am. at Y. w.
c. A. Speaker. Dorothy Canfield
Fisher.
woman's City club-Today. Mem
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who is head of the research section
of the Library Of Congress. She is
an active member Of the District OF
Columbia Voteless League Of Wom-
en- Voters, and civic and social con-
ditions in Washington occupy much
of her time and study. At present
she is concentrating her efforts to-
ward bettering conditions among
underprivileged colored people of
the Northwest section, and her main
objective is to help secure new
building for the Northwest Settle
ment House.
They are very much in need of
new building" she explained. THE
present building is entirely made
quate. The Northwest Settlement
House is doing a grand work in
building up the health and char
acter of those in a neighborhood
which has long been noted for its
disease and its juvenile delin-
quents"
Smiling kindly, Mrs. Slade added,
II have always been interested in
the problems of minority peoples
and in the 'underdog.'"
Evening star., 1940-01-28

talks on European trips by Miss
Aida Smith and Miss Anna Priest
ly. Tuesday, pm, lecture group
meeting. Wednesday, pm. to
pm, fellowship tea. Speaker, DR..
Jean Stephenson.
League of Republican Women-Fri-
day, 1920 am, platform speaking
class, at league headquarters.
Washington Club-Tuesday, IL am,
Speaker, Mrs. Florence Howard,
"The River Avon Sings in Eng
land"
HadaSsah-Tomorrow, 2 pm, at
Jewish Community Center. Insti-
tute discussion and review of Her
man Rauschnings book, 'The
Revolution of Nihilism."
National Society Daughters of
Founders and Patriots Of Amer
icaLTuesday, 10 am, at national
headquarters, 1928 I street NV,
National Board meeting.
Sligo Park Hills Garden Club-To-
morrow, 8 pm, with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Bishopp, 8014 Saratoga avenue.
Speaker, DR.. Freeman Weiff,
charleston Magnolia Gardens"
Washington Alumnae Club of the
Woman's College, University of
North Carolina-tomorrow, 8 pm,
Women's City Club. Speaker, Miss
Harriet Eliot, The Academic and
Social Personnel Guidance Pro-
gram at Woman's College"
Beta Sigma Phi-Tomorrow, 8 pm,
District of Columbia Council party,
with Miss Olga Webber, 2929 Con-
necticut avenue NV. Wednesday,
SPIN, District Of Columbia meet
ing at Lee House, Fifteenth and l.
streets NV.
Society Daughters of the American
Observation-Disclosures, 8 pm,
Chapter Regents Club, at Willard
Hotel. Tuesday, 10:30 am, Mu-
scum Committee meeting, Memo
rial Continental Hall; 2 pm, Liv-
ingston Manor Chapter, with Mrs.
Alanson D. Morehouse, $500 Six
teenth street NV; $50 pm,
Golden Jubilee Committee dinner,
at the Highlands. Friday, pm,
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter
guest night dinner, at Highlands;
7:30 pm. Junior American Citi-
zens' Committee meeting, at May
flower Hotel. Mrs. William H.
Wagner, chairman.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
N. c.. u. Alumnae
To Meet Tomorrow

The Washington Alumnae Club
of the Woman's College, University
Of MsEthf Carolina, r planning q
special meeting tomorrow evening,
at o'clock In the ballroom of
Women's City Club. 726 Jackson
place. 'sa' s~s"r-7
Miss Harriet Eliot, dean of women
at Woman's College, is to be honor
guest, and will speak on The Aca-
demic and Social Personnel Guid-
ance Program at Woman's College" :"
The meeting will be followed by
social hour. Mrs. Fodie Bouie Ken
yon, the first student to register
at Woman's College, will preside at
the tea table. Officers for the year
include Miss Sue Wall Robertson,
president; Mrs. John Carr. vice
president; and Miss Mary Haynes,
secretary treasurer, who will be in
charge of details.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

The 18th convening Of the Wom-
ems Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense will be called We'd
nesday at $50 pm. at the May
flower Hotel and will hold sessions
both Thursday and Friday, morn
ing and afternoon.
The conference, which includes "a
independent Women's patriotic Or
ganizations, is held for the purpose
of defining and emphasizing the
Importance Of national defense. So
cial, ethical and governmental ira
ditions and the physical defense of
American borders will be consid-
cred at the conference as well as
the place the Army. Navy and Ma
rine Corps occupy in the American
scheme of government. Resolutions
bearing on the purposes of the con-
ference and designed to crystalline
public opinion will be adopted.
Prominent Government officials
high officers in all branches of the
armed forces and weu-informed
men on vital questions pertaining
to the country's welfare, will address
the conference.
Registrations and committee
meetings will be held Wednesday
morning. On Wednesday afternoon
pilgrimage will be made to the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. The
chairman of the conference, Mrs
Lowell Fletcher Hobart, will place
wreath in the name of all par
ticipating organizations.
A mass meeting and band con-
cert will be held Wednesday night
in the hotel ballroom with or
ganization presidents, conference
officers and guest speakers in, at
tendance.
A reception at o'clock, followed
by dinner. will be given Thursday
evening, and the conference will be
brought to a close Friday afternoon
with short session.
Officers of the conference are
Mrs. Hobart. chairman; Mrs. Will
liam Corwith. first vice chairman
Mrs Lou Ella Allen. second vice
chairman; Mrs. Robert E. Riden-
hour. third vice chairman; Mrs
Ellie Carroll. fourth vice chairman
Mrs. G. Walter Williams, fifth vice
chairman: Mrs. David D. Good, Sec
retary, and Mrs. Carol Mcclure
treasurer.
Organizations participating in
clude American Gold Star Mothers
American Legion Auxiliary, Ameri
can War Mothers, American Wom
ems Legion of the World War
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Voter League to Hear
Cure of War Report

Members of the Voteless D. C.
League of Women Voters will hear
a comprehensive report of the Con-
ference on the Cause and Cure of
War at an open meeting to be held
at the home of the president OF the
local league, Mrs. M. q. Iorenz, $50
Porter street NV, Thursday eve
ming at O'Clock. An analysis of the
discussions and conclusions Of the
conference has been prepared and
will be presented by Mrs. E. II.
Becknell. Mrs. L. o. Manly and Mrs
c. S. Duncan, chairman OF the De-
partment of Government and For.
eign Policy.
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Nellie Grant Ross, State chairman
of genealogical records, and Mrs.
Ford E. Young, regent. The second
volume was sent to the D. A. r
library in Constitution Memorial
Hall and the third was retained by
Livingston Manor Chapter.
The work, which has been carried
on over a period of two years, entail
ing much time and effort as we'll
as considerable expense to the chap
ter. was under the direction of Mrs.
Sparrow, for many years a member
of the church.
Research Inspired by
Remark of Washingtonian.
Mrs. Sparrow explained that the
research work was inspired by the
remark of prominent Washington
ian, "the city doesn't know the rich
ness Of information contained in the
records of old Christ Church"
The work was started while Mrs
John w. Edwards was regent and
Mrs. Robert Holm was chapter
chairman. Mrs. Sparrow also pays
grateful tribute to her committee,
which includes Mrs. Gaius M. Brum-
baugh, Mrs. Robert Franklin and
Mrs. Miller v. Parsons.
I'VE worked in the church." Mrs.
Sparrow said, ''in the shadow of the
old windows brought over from Eng
land, which are the oldest in the
city of Washington"
Records show that Christ Church
received its charter from the Legis-
lature of the State of Maryland in
1894, at which time services were
conducted in an old reconstructed
tobacco warehouse near the Capitol.
The present building was built in
1907 and in 1909, was formally con-
secra:ed by the Right Rev. Thomas
John Claggett, who was the first
Episcopal bishop consecrated in
America.
Navy Yard Marines
Obliged to Attend.
Minutes of the church. which were
not found until about a year ago,
disclose the information that in the
early days, the Marines stationed
on duty at the Navy Yard close
by were obliged to attend services
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Tekakwitha Club Tea

Members of the Tekakwitha Club
will hold house warming for the
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at
their new home, 3503 Fifteenth
street NE, this afternoon. Tea will
be served from to 6.
Two members of the junior unit,
Miss Margaret and Miss Cecilia
Wyvill, will entertain the club with
selections on the piano. Mrs. jose
phine Hanlyr will be assisted by the
Junior unit which includes Betty
Mattingly, Josephine Osborne, Cath
esine MCGOWAN, Rachel Mulvihill,
Nan Ward, Catherine Burke, Mar
garet Wyvill, Madeline Ruddy and
Jennie OReilly.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Smith Club
TOSee Davis
In Movies
Pictures of New
College President
To Be Shown

Mr.. Herbert Davis, new president
of Smith College, will be presented
to members of the Washington
Smith College Club via moving pic
lures, this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the clubhouse of the American
Association of University Women.
The pictures will be shown by Miss
Florence Snow, executive secretary
OF the Alumnae Association, who
took the pictures of Mr.. Davis and
his family in their home at Cornell
University during the Christmas
holidays
Mr.. Davis will succeed Mrs.
Dwight Morrow, now acting presi-
dent OF the college, and the NOV
ing pictures will give many mem
bers of the club their first glimpse
of their alma matters new presi-
dent.
Mrs. Kenneth Holland, president
Of the Washington Smith Club, will
receive with Miss Snow and Mrs. w.
Chapin Huntington, who is a trus-
tee of Smith College. Mrs. Vernon
n. Brewster, chairman OF the clubs
Scholarship Fund Benefit Com
mittee, will discuss plans for this
benefit, at which the club expects
to raise money that will help some
washington girl 90 to Smith for her
college education.
Mrs. H. G. Sutton and a group
of assistant hostesses will be on
hand to greet new members OF the
club and to accompany members and
guests to the tea table after the
meeting. Mrs Karl Fenning, Mrs.
John w. Guider, Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman and Mrs. Emory Land,
wife of Rear Admiral Land, will
pour. Mrs. Kaufman already has
promised to serve. on the Benefit
Committee. Other members of this
committee will be announced at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

creasing sorrows and worries.
From q letter written by q friend
Of many years, prominent in London
circles, Mrs. Slade read excerpts:
I'm so thankful America is not in
the war this time," her friend wrote,
but there to give us the things we
need SO much. There must be some
part Of the universe where peace
and liberty and justice can rule in
undisturbed safety, to balance all
the unhappiness on this side Of the
Atlantic"
For many years q delegate to the
Conference on the Cause and Cure
Of War, Mrs. Slade glanced sadly at
the letter.
1T all seems so dreadful" she re-
marked. ut is such q barbarous
thing to try to settle the worlds
difficulties by war"
Some Letters Ignore War.
Mrs. Slade also receives letters
from woman friends in Japan, many
of whom, she said, never mention
the war. One friend, however, who
writes from Toxic, refers to the war
as "the incident" and Mrs. Slade
stated she believed that due to strict
censorship in Japan there are many
there who do not realize or know
the true state of affairs.
After graduation from Vassar Col
lege, q short time after the Russo
Toro~Aea Uyop Are SS1odn ,r,oao q
trip to Japan. She visited friend
living In Toxic and she was 50 de-
lighted with the country, she says,
that she accepted an invitation to
teach in the famous Peerless School,
the most fashionable school Tor girls
in Japan. She formed many friend
ships, which she has retained to this
day.
Il think the Japanese women are
wonderful" she said, land they are
very courageous. I believe that SO
far as the war in China Is con-
cerned, the Japanese people as a
whole are helpless and are COM
pletely controlled by the militaristic
party" she added.
Like Social Welfare.
Social welfare work has always
interested Mrs. Slade and it is along
these lines, she said, that japanese
public-spirited women have con-
centrated their efforts.
"The japanese women do not have
suffrage yet" she explained,
although they have tried to obtain
it for many years. They realize,
however, that it will be some time
before they will be given political
equality and therefore concentrate
on social betterment. Many of the
japanese are Christians" she con-
tinued, land they have accomplished
much good in helping underprivi-
legged Japanese women and chill
dren."
Although some of her Japanese
friends do not mention war in China
and another refers to 1t as "the in
cident," others, Mrs. Slade said, have
taken defensive attitude and write
there are reasons for the war that
Americans have never understood. :"
II feel keenly," she said, that they
must be suffering"
During the World War Mrs. Slade
enlisted for work abroad with the
Y. w. G. A. and spent many months
in France. Her residence in foreign
lands has given her added interest
in foreigners and international
events and she gives much of her
time to students and entertainments
at International House here on New
Hampshire avenue.
Mrs. Slade is native of New
York but has lived in Washington
since her marriage to Mr.. Slade,