Evening star., 1943-07-04

organizations. She Is war service
chairman of the District Federation
| OF Music Clubs: area vice chairman
Of the Takoma Park Canteen Corps,
a member of the board of directors
Of the Canadian Club, and a volun-
teer in the Montgomery County civil
ian defense office in Silver Spring.
Programs to Continue.
Asked about summer activities at
the Women's City Club, Mrs. Lucker
explained that the Tuesday evening
programs will continue through Sep
tember under the general chairman
ship of Miss S. Elizabeth Trump
Even in the hot weather in June,
the clubhouse at 736 Jackson place
N. w. proved to be a popular meet
ing place.
The Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase, which has a clubhouse at
Dunlop street and Connecticut ave-
nue.. has turned the kitchen facili-
ties over to county canning pro-
ject which will get under way about
the middle o. the month. Mrs.
Myron CHASER has charge of the ar
rangements. with the assistance of
Mrs. j. Raymond Forney, the clubs
Red Cross chairman. The women
enrolled in the classes will can for
their own use this winter.
Red Cross work also will go on this
summer as usual, with separate
groups on surgical dressings, knit
ting and sewing meeting at least
once week.
The clubs new president, Mrs.
George A. Finch. expects to spend
most of the summer at her home in
Chevy Chase.
Now in the midst of completing
department and committee appoint
ments for the Voteless District
League of Women Voters, the
leagues new president, Mrs. Eugene
Duf1ield, has had little time to make
her own plans for the summer.
But I hope to take little time
of when everybody else starts work.
ing, she said with a laugh. LAS a
matter of fact. I think all of us will
try to have short vacation from
league week some time during the
summer"
Mrs. Duffield also has a Victory
garden at her home in Falls Church
and she's rapidly becoming an ex-
pert on raising tomato plants.
Sewing Continues.
Although the League of Republi-
can Women has suspended most of
its activities until fall, Red Cross
sewing continues twice week at the
clubhouse at 1912 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV. under the Craftsmanship
of Mrs. Edward A. Keys. Mrs. Ed
ward E. Gam, league president,
plans to remain here through July,
but will visit her niece. Mrs. Web
ster Knight II. at her summer home
in West Warwick. r. l., in August.
Two important league chairmen-
Mrs. Charles L. McNary, who heads
program arrangements, and Mrs.
William S. Culbertson, in charge OF
entertainment-plar farming activi-
ties this summer Mrs. Culbertson
is already busy at their place in
Pennsylvania and Mrs. McNary
leaves soon for their farm in oregon
with her 8-year-old daughter Char
lotte, who has been at Holton Arms
School this winter.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
Of both the Twentieth Century Club
and the Washington Club, couldn't
be reached last week because she
was already at the Marvin farm,
near Old Germantown, Md. So far
she has been dividing her time be-
tween the country place and their
home here.
The Washington Club, which has
large clubhouse at Seventeenth
and K streets NV. will continue its
informal Wednesday luncheons
through July. The clubs library
also remains open through the sum-
mer and members continue to call
on Tuesday for their Red Cross
work.
One of the few luncheon clubs to
continue activities the year round,
the zonta Club already has mapped
an interesting program for July.
The Soroptimist Club will wind up
its business before adjourning until
September at luncheon meeting
Wednesday. Members will continue
to meet informally at the Willard
Hotel on Wednesdays, however, dur
ing July and August.
Open House Planned.
Although its planned programs
have ended for the summer, the
National Woman's Party will have
an open house for visitors each Sun
day afternoon at Alva Belmont
House. The historic headquarters
and the attractive gardens are pop
ular with sight-seers as we'll as party
members Miss Mary Downey, chair
man of the District branch of the
organization and librarian of the
Florence Baird Hilles Library, will be
on hand to welcome guests.
The District Girl Scout Council
will continue to hold monthly meet
ings this summer to map plans for
the windup in the fall Of its leader
ship drive. The council hopes to re-
cruit 200 new leaders. Women for
this work are needed particularly
in the Northeast, Southeast and
Southwest sections.
Mrs. Edward w. Sturdevant. Cir
Scout commissioner, will preside at
council meeting at 10:30 am
Tuesday at Girl Scout headquarters.