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the two vice presidents, Mrs. Bertha
Shanks CLANCY and Mrs. Edward R.
Seal; the only living founder of the
league, Mrs. Emma Matthews Trie-
pei, and the national president, Mrs.
Edna Knight Gasch.
The new members include Mrs.
Florine Maher, Mrs. Jennie Ross
Snyder, Mrs. Ruby Altizer Roberts,
Miss Ethel Blake, Miss Martha Nc
Leod, Mrs. Leila w. Marshall, Mrs.
Eloise Liddon Soper, Mrs. Alma B.
Fivaz, Mrs. Ruth Flanders Nc
Naughton, Mrs Helen Sutton Booth
and Mrs. Lillian C. B. Mayer.
Past Presidents
To Assist HOStesseS.
Past presidents who will assist as
hostesses are Mrs. Leona Patterson
Tiller, Mrs. Agnes Giles Newman,
Mrs, Estelle Maloy Moses, Mrs.
Azalea Green Badgley, Mrs. Frances
Moon Butts, Miss Marguerite Meri-
gold, Mrs. Bess Heath OlmStead,
Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler and Mrs.
Helen Orr Watson.
Guests will be presented by the
reception chairman, Mrs. Barbara
Schmitt Whitney, assisted by Miss
Katharine Wootten, Mrs. Blanche
Humphrey Abee, DR.. Henrietta K.
Burton, Mrs. Eva Grant Marshall
and Mrs. Bessie Wilmarth Calm.
Those who will serve at the tea
table include Mrs. Annabel Glenn
Lawyer, Miss j. Jeune Carter, Mrs
Margaretta Campbell Taylor, Mrs.
Elizabeth Simons Tilton, Mrs. Nellie
Walker Irish, Miss Agnes Winn, DR..
Mary Meek Atkeson Moore, Mrs.
George G. Gaydash. Miss Rose
Myrtle Richards, Mrs. Florence
Marshall Stellwagen, Mrs. Imogen
Clarke, Mrs. Angie Weaver Wright,
Mrs. Cora Frear Hawkins, Mrs.
Marie Lomas Bockoven, Miss Ro-
berta Wakefield, and Mrs. Peggy
LaWshe.
Arts Club to Hold
Its Annual Reception.
The Arts Club will hold its an
nual New Year reception from 5
to 7 pm. Thursday, with the Hos
pitality Committee, headed by Miss
Mary Cryder. as hosts Those assist
ing Miss Cryder will be Miss Anne
Tuohy, Mr.. and Mrs. Beverley Rob-
inson, Mrs. Ralph Richards, Mrs.
Norman Anderson, Mrs. Harold A.
Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Steele,
Miss Julia Gardner, Harold Long
and William j. McManus.
Open house will be observed by
the Womens City Club from to 6
pm Thursday at the clubhouse. A
tea in honor Of new members will
be held today. with Mrs. Joseph P.
Kelley, chairman of the Member
ship Committee, and members of the
committee, as hostesseS. New men,
bers include Mrs. Daniel Eisenwrath,
Mrs. Harold v. Heffner, Miss
Thelna Dwyer and Miss Esther
Holmes of the Junior Guild.
P. E. o. Chapter Issues
Tea Invitations.
Chapter A of the P E. o. Sister,
hood has issued invitations for a
tea to be held from 4 to pm.
Thursday at the chapter house OF
the District of Columbia D. A. r.
Miss Clara G. Hitler, president of
Chapter A, will receive, assisted by
officers of the District of Columbia
chapter. These include Mrs. T. A.
Hutton, president; Mrs. M. H. Fchr-
man first vice president: Miss Jane
Mackay Anderson, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Ward M. Buckles, Or
ganizer; Miss Jessie o. Elting, re-
Cording secretary; Miss Alma Barry,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
F. A. Weick, treasurer.
Past presidents of the State chap
ter who will also assist in receiving
are Miss Laura Van Duyn Hanson,
Mrs. Kenneth R. Jacob, DR.. Ella R.
Fales, Mrs. Warner w. Stockberger,
Mrs. Robert NJ Ferguson and Miss
S. Elizabeth Reynolds. An invita-
ton has been extended to all un-
affiliated P. E. O.'s in the city as we'll
as to members of the local chapters.
A tea and open house for members
and their guests will be held by the