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vision" and Alice H, Drake, Miss
Hutchinson Steps Out"
Arts Club of Observation-Disclosures,
7 pm, club dinner; speaker, Maj.
Howard Bronson, director Of music
for the United States Army;
singer, Mrs. John Leavell. Thurs
day, 7 pm, dinner for members
only, annual meeting of the club:
polls open from 3 to 8 pm: yearly
report of officers and committee
chairmen at pm.
Plus XI Guild-Today, 3 pm, 1921
Rhode Island avenue NV, Latin
American lecture; speaker, Dr.
Manuel S. Canyes, THE Juridical
Organization of Americas for
Peace and War"
Washington Chapter of Hadassah-
Thursday, 1:30 pm, Jewish Com
munity Center, linen shower for
supplies for hospital in Palestine;
presentation of slate of officers;
speakers, Mrs. Abraham Tulin and
Mrs. Raphael Tourover.
Women's Auxiliary of Bnai Birth
Wednesday, 1890 pm, Jewish
Community Center, annual re-
union day luncheon, elections of
officers and chairmen's reports.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion-Tuesday, 2 pm, Livingston
Manor Chapter with Mrs. Edison
L. Whitney, Bali Oakwood terrace
NV. Wednesday nm Marcio
Burns Chapter with Miss Mar
garet B. Fields, 81 Seventh street
Sc; speaker. Mrs. Ellis Logan.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Volunteer Recreation Staff Needed
YWCA to Train Leaders
To Meet Wartime Needs

Since the first influx of war work.
ers began to turn the Nations Capt.
tai into boom town." the Young
Women,s Christian Association of
Washington has been expanding its
program to meet the recreational
needs of girls and women who are
newcomers here.
Even with an enlarged staff and
full use of facilities, however, off,
cials believe that adequate recrea-
tional opportunities cannot be pro-
vided without the aid of volunteers.
Course to Start April 30.
In a move to train such volunteers
and to promote the organization Of
recreational programs by individual
agencies and groups, the YWCA has
arranged a leadership training
course to be held from April 80 to
May 81.
whats happening to young
workers in Washington" what
leisure time activities can we offer
them?" What resources does
Washington have to help us?"
What are the techniques and prin-
ciples of working with a group Of
young adults?" These are some of
the questions to be taken up during
the training period.
In the classes the YWCA hopes to
develop leaders who, on their own
initiative, will launch recreational
programs for girls and their friends
Set Up After Study.
The training course is the result
of tWo-month study made of the
problem by steering committee
set up by Miss Elsa Peterson, presi-
dent of the YWCA, with Mrs. Ray
C. Wakefield as chairman. Ap-
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pointed for the purpose Of devising
ways to furnish program which
will help girls to adjust themselves
to life here, the committee has been
holding interviews with Govern
ment personnel counselors, social
agencies and community leaders, as
well as with war workers.
The committee also has the CO.
operation Of three members of the
national staff who make up mo
bile unit" sent from New York by
the national board to supplement
staff workers here in the develop
ment of war program. Similar
mobile units have been sent to such
defense areas as Seattle, Los An
geles, San Diego, Tulsa, Mobile and
Atlanta.
Members Of Committee.
Serving with Mrs. Wakefield are
Mrs. Carmen Blough, Mrs. Karl
Fenning. Miss Grace johnson, Mrs.
w. r. Willoughby. Mrs. John r.
Thomas and Miss Flora Hatcher.
The national staff members, who
will remain here a month or so
longer, are Miss Mary Jane Fisher.
Miss Virginia McGregor and Miss
Grace M. Palmer. They are work.
ing with leaders of the YWCA at
Seventeenth and K streets NV. and
the Phyllis Wheatley Association to
plan the course.
Demonstrations of program skills
and techniques are to be a part of
the training for volunteers, with the
national staff members assisting
with instruction. Among subjects
will be music, dancing, hostessing,
photography, sketching, hiking and
| badminton.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Hdddssah to Collect Linen
For Hospital in Palestine

The annual linen shower to supply
sheets for the Hadassah Hospita
in Palestine and election of officers
will be featured at the April meet
ing of the Washington Chapter OF
Hadassah to be held at 1:30 pm
Thursday at the Jewish Community
Center.
Mrs. Edward Cafritz, chairman of
Palestine supplies, reports that re-
sponses to the call for linen already
have been excellent and that many
additional donations are expected
at the meeting.
Mrs. Abraham Tulin, national
chairman of Hadassah Medical Or
ganlzation equipment and purchas-
ing, will be the principal speaker
Mrs. Tulin, a resident of Germany
until Hitler came into power, is de-
voting her efforts to the work of
supplying Palestine with necessary
materials for the hospital.
Mrs. Raphael Tourover also will
address the meeting in her capacity
as chairman of the Women's Divi-
sion of United Jewish Appeal.
The slate of officers to be pre-
sented by the Nominating Commit
tee is headed by Mrs. Aaron L.
ShaloWitz for president. The ticket
already has been adopted by the
Board of Directors.
Other candidates will be presented
as follows: First vice president Mrs
Joseph Freedman; second vice presi
dent, Mrs. Paul Pearlman; third
vice president, Mrs. Louis Janof
fourth vice president, Mrs. M. r
Bernstein: treasurer, Mrs. Charles
l.. Pilzer; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Harry L. Lourie; assistant cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Jacob M
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Riverdale Women
ToName Officers

The fine arts department, headed
by Mrs. J. D. Schroeder, will pre-
sent a program for the Woman's
Club of Riverdale at a meeting at
S:i5 pm Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. A. S. Thurston, SOFT Riverdale
road.
Business will include the report
Of the Nominating Committee pre-
lininary to the May elections. The
committee includes Mrs. H. F.
Mitchell, Mrs. Brice Bowie and Mrs
H. c. McPhee.
A meeting of the Executive Board
at 7:30 pm. will precede the gen.
eral meeting,
The club announces the election
of several new members: Mrs. M. E
Arthur, Mrs. Lee Amoss, Mrs. E. A.
Burslem, Mrs. Arthur Charron, Mrs,
H. A. Seweu, Mrs M. B. Frothing-
ham and Mrs. D. j. Hilferty.
The dramatic group, which also is
directed by Mrs. Schroeder, recently
entertained at the Laurel USO and
at Beltsville with presentation of a
comedy, Grandma Fixes the Car"
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Author. Members
Of Pen Women to
Review Own Books

Two author OF the DIS
trict League of American Pen Wom-
en- will review their own books at a
league book review tea to be held
from 4 to 7 pm. wednesday in the
studio at 1851 Columbia road NV.
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will
introduce her new book, Miss
Hutchinson Steps Out" and Miss
Frances Carolyn Burger will discuss
her book, The Children's Story OF
Radio and Television.'
A third member of the local
branch, Miss Dorothy G. Gatchell of
Denver. will be special guest and
will speak briefly.
The program is being arranged by
Mrs. Rebecca Strickler. HoStesses
will include Mrs. Matte L. Jarrott,
Mrs. Beatrice Sparks, Mrs. Lulu
Kirby Hone, Miss Ruby NeVins and
Mrs. Edna Knight GasCh.
League prize donors will be special
guests. They include Mrs Clara
Rosser Dennis, Mrs. Ruth Norcross
Hoxie. Mrs Lillian c. B McA. Mayer,
Mrs. Leona Patterson Tiller, Mrs
Ruby A. Roberts of Cambria, Va,
and all the past presidents who are
donat ting the fiction prize. The past
presidents are represented by Mrs.
Bess Heath OlmStead
Evening star., 1943-04-25

to be held jointly by Washington
Alumnae Club and active chapter
at George Washington University
Woman's tional Democratic
Club-Tomorrow, 1890 pm, club
house, luncheon; speaker, Sir
Samuel E. Runganadhan, adviser
to the Secretary of State for India
in London. Thursday, 7:30 pm.
clubhouse, informal dinner; guest
speaker, Francis B. Sayre, will
America Stand By the Trade
Agreement Program?"
League of Republican Women
Tuesday, 2:3O pm, 1912 Rhode
Island avenue, NV. Book review;
speaker, MIS-. James Berrall,
''Diplomatically Speaking by
Lloyd Griscom.
League of Women Shoppers-Tues-
day, 1890 pm, 1911 I street,
NV, board meeting.
National Genealogical Society
Saturday, Mount Pleasant Library:
speaker, Mrs. Elena j. Quillian.
"By-products of Genealogical Re-
search"
Prince Georges County Medical So
ciety Auxiliary-Tuesday. 2 pm,
with Mrs. w. B. Meyers, 6901 Pine
way College Heights; guest
speaker, Mrs. Lyle Campbell.
League of American Pen Women
Tomorrow, 8 pm, business meet
ing, report of the Elections Com
mittee, nominations from the
floor. Wednesday, 4 to 7 pm,
book review tea; reviewers,
Frances C. Burger, "The Chill
drenS Story of Radio and Tele-
Evening star., 1943-04-25

Quartet on Dufv
At Delegation of
Fighting French
By Gretchen Smith.

The call to arms sounded by
Jeanne dare, the Maid of France,
nearly 500 years ago, is pealing again
for young French women outside the
German dominated boundaries of
France. From all parts of the world
they are hurrying to join the wom-
ems branch of the Fighting French
Army, known as the Volontaires
Franchises.
The four members of LES Volon-
taires" on duty in Washington at
the Fighting French delegation
headquarters, 1920 Sixteenth street
NV, hold the distinction of being
the only French service women"
stationed in the United States Cap
ital. 1t would be difficult to find
more interesting or entertaining
young women than Warrant Officer
Jeanne Bridault, Sergt. Suzanne
Leclerc, Sergt. Marie Borrette and
Volontaire (private) Andree Le-
bourg, who all crossed seas and
braved submarines and bombings to
enlist under the flag of France in
London, where headquarters have
been established.
Smartly attired in the olive drab
uniforms of the Volontaires, the four
young women assembled in an upper
room at delegation headquarters to
answer questions regarding their
organization which of all the wom-
ems groups in the armed services
of the United Nations, is perhaps
the least known in Washington.
Other Uniforms Familiar.
Canadian, British and American
girls in uniform have become a
familiar sight here, but the Olive
drab uniform with the cross and
shield of Jeanne dare on the tabs
of the tunic collars are little known
to the average Washingtonian
TT is really funny" laughed at
tractive little Warrant Officer
Bridault. People see the France
insignia. on our sleeves and say, Oh,
you're French! What part of
Canada do you come from?"
The truth is Mile Bridault is
neither from Canada nor France,
but from Port au Prince, Haiti,
where she and her five brothers
were born of Partisan parents. She
explained that her father, an official
with the Bank of France, journeyed
to the Caribbean island with her
mother when they were bride and
groom. Four of her brothers were
in the French aviation at the out
break of the war, while the fifth,
too young for the army service, went
to Paris with his mother, after the
death Of M. Bridault four years
ago.
They are all in France now, but
I never hear from them," she said.
Brothers Are Prisoners.
Mile Bridaults brown eyes clouded
slightly, but their was defiance in
the firm little chin as she comment
ed, my brothers are prisoners and
cannot fight. I was in Haiti when
the Nazis entered France. Life in
Haiti is still beautiful, but there
was no longer beauty for me- I
settled my family's affairs in Port
au Prince and went to London where
enlisted in the Volontaires
Franchises
To each OF Mile. Bridault's COM
Evening star., 1943-04-25
All Current Work to Be Featured
Church W0menAnn0unce
Plans for Council Day.
By Frances Lide,
Women'S Club Editor.

1890 am. to 1890 pm. Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan, council president, will
preside. Officers are to be installed
during the morning session by DR.
Harry w. Burgan.
DR.. Reissig to Speak.
Dr. Frederick E. Reissig. executive
secretary of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, will deliver devo-
tional message at noon.
Speaker for the May Day" lunch
con, scheduled from to 3 pm, will
be DR.. Warren D. Bowman, vice
chairman of the Committee on Fam
lily Life for the Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ in America and
pastor of the Washington City
Church of the Brethren. The theme
is to be The Christian Family" Mrs
Gould Wickey will be the presiding
officer.
Just as the combined council day.
program is a means of conserving
the time and energy of members
who are busy with wartime duties
so will the luncheon be in keeping
with the times A simple menu of
sandwiches, tea and dessert will be
served by the women of Hamline
Church at cost of only 80 cents
plate.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Meetings on the Engagement Pad

by William Saroyan. Friday, 10 80
am, home and garden group
with Mrs. John T. Ross, 75s Silver
Spring avenue; subject, "Shoe
String Flower Arrangement"
Takoma Park Womens Club-To-
morrow, homemakers' department
with Mrs. Melvin C. Merrill, 670l
Second street NV, box luncheon
followed by talk by Mrs. Henry
E. Ewing, "Preserva lion of Victory
Garden Products" Tuesday, con-
tract bridge, with Mrs. Henry E.
Allanson,, 1880 Piney Branch road.
Wednesday, 1870 am, music sec
ton, with Mrs. A. G.. Stone, COG
Woodside parkway. Silver Spring;
pianist, Jean Wilson Seaman:
songs, Mrs. Edmund L. Green;
paper, Mrs. Frank Marshall; 8
pm, drama section with Mrs.
Leonard P Schultz, 81 Philadel-
phia avenue; annual election of
officers.
Woman's Club Of Arlington-Wed-
nesday, l pm, fine arts depart
ments with Mrs. Walter Wolf,
1913 South Ninth street.
Womans Club of Riverdale-Tues-
day, 7:30 p. M, with Mrs. A. S.
Thurston, SOFT Riverdale road,
executive board meeting. followed
by the regular meeting at pm.
Program by the fine arts depart
ment.
Miscellaneous Clubs
Pi Beta Phi-Saturday, l pm, Stat
ler Hotel, Founders Day luncheon
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Sigma Alpha Iota
To Hear Student
Glee Club Chorals

Choral numbers by the glee clubs
of Alice Deal Junior High School
and Langley Junior High School will
be included on the program to be
presented before the Washington
Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha
Iota at meeting at pm. tomorrow
at the Western Presbyterian Church,
1906 H street NV. Sigma Alpha
Iota is a professional music fra
ternity for women.
Other features will be organ solos
by Jean Appel and soprano solos by
Margaret Garthof and Christine
Church. Mrs. Appel will play organ
accompaniments for both singers
and violin obbligato for Miss
Church will be played by Caroline
Randell and Leona Beier.
Catherine Murray will direct the
Alice Deal Glee Club and Isabelle
Hampton the Langley Club.
Alice Schulke will be hostess for
the meeting.
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Kammen: recording secretary. Mrs.
Henry Hirsh: financial secretary,
Mrs. Maurice Eanet; assistant finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. Nathan Kluft;
administrative secretary, Mrs. AL
bert H. Plat; assistant adnlinistra-
tive secretary, Mrs. Edward Aaron
son, and trustees, Mrs. Fred S.
Gichner and Mrs. Joseph Kaminsky.
Mrs. Henry Oxenburg is chairman
of the Nominating Committee.
A musical program concluding ths
meeting will be presented by Miss
Rosemary Albert, dramatic soprano,
who will be accompanied by Miss
Felicia Rybier. Miss Albert is
pupil of Giuseppe Bogetti, Marian
Andersons teacher.
Evening star., 1943-04-25

the Borrette family obtained passage
in a fishing boat to England
"One of my sisters was lost dur
ing the battle of Rouen," she said.
I'VE do not think she was killed
but we don't know what has hap
pened to her"
| Perhaps the most World-tr travelled
of the Volontaires quartet is Volon-
talre Lebourg. who has only been
enlisted about month. Mile. Le-
bourg's father is now with the
Fighting French in Africa, but her
mother is living in Haiti with
French friends. Although like Mile.
Bridault, Volontaire Lebourg has
lived for some time in Port au
Prince, she was born in Abyssinia
| while her parents were there on
business. Later she travelled to the
Argentine with her mother and
father. From Buenos Aires she &C
companied them to Paris.
1--WE made several trips between
Buenos Aires and Paris when l was
little girl" she explained.
Mile. Lebourg completed her edu-
cation in Kingston, Jamaica, and
enlisted in Volontaires Franchises
in Haiti. There is no recruiting
office in Washington, it was ex-
planned.
Organized by De Gaulle.
| AS senior of the little group War;
rant Officer Bridault explained the
/ duties of the French servicewome
The Volontaires Franchises be-
came branch of the Fighting
French when they were organized
by Gen. Charles De Gaulle IN Lon
don in 1870 she explained There
were only so girls when it orig
mated, but there are several hun
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Chi Omega Alumnae
To Have Brunch

A brunch" will be given by the
Chi Omega Alumnae Of Washington
for members of the senior class Of
the George Washington Chapter Of
the sorority next Sunday at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
A plaque will be presented by the
alumnae to the girl who has been
most outstanding in her class during
her four years at college, and a
scholarship award also will be given
Miss Gretchen Feiker of the USC
and Mrs. frances Kerr of the Red
Cross will make short talks on theil
work.
A business meeting. including
election of officers for the coming
year. will follow the program.
MIS-. Robert D. Barnes is chair
man of ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Arlington Club Plans
Literary Program

The fine arts department of the
Woman's Club of Arlington will en-
tertain with literary program at
1:30 pm. Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Walter Wolf, 1913 South Ninth
street.
A review of The Case of the Rich
Recluse," by Rufus King, will be
given by Mrs. Henry r. Rinsland,
and Mrs. Myra Taxton Gregg will
read selections from her recently
published book Of poems entitled
"Along My Way"
A letter from the Dear Adolf"
series. by Stephen Vincent Benet,
will be read by Mrs. Thomas Worm
ham, Mrs. Leonie Gilbert, Mrs.
Thomas Ramsey and Mrs. John
Locke Green. All club members are
invited.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Latin American Films
To Be Presented

Moving pictures of Latin Ameri-
can countries will be included on a
Pan-American program to be pre-
sented at the April dinner meeting
Of the Business and Professional
Women's Club at 7 pm. Wednesday
at the Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV Mrs. Marie
Werner, 4707 Connecticut avenue
NV, is booking reservations. which
will be limited to 80.
Continuing series of parties to
raise funds for the club treasury,
Mrs. Isabel Peterson will entertain
members and guests at an informal
party and buffet Sunday afternoon,
May 9, at her home at 4700 Over
brook road. Miss Mae Murray, Miss
Marie S. Pierce and Mrs Laura
Waters, as we'll as the hostess, are
handling reservations.
Evening star., 1943-04-25
Tea Will Honor
New Members
Of COP League
Reception VIII Be
Held Tomorrow
At Clubhouse

A tea in honor of the IS new men,
bers of the League of Republican
Women will be held from to pm
tomorrow at the leagues clubhouse,
1912 Rhode Island avenue NV.
Mrs. Edward E. Gam, the league
president, will receive with Mrs
Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. Mrs. William S. Cul-
bertson and Mrs. R. A. Boone, chair
man of the Membership Committee
A boutonniere will be presented to
each new member upon her arrival
Among new members invited to
drop in" are Representative Glare
Boothe Luce of Connecticut. who has
promised to attend If she is in the
city. Representative Winifred STAN
ley of New York is also member
but will be out of town.
New members from the congress
sional group who will assist at the
tea table are Mrs Alexander Wiley
wife of Senator Wiley of Wiscon-
sin; Mrs William LANCER, wife OF
Senator LANCER of North Dakota
Mrs A. w. Hawkes.. wife of Sen
ator Hawkes. of New Jersey; Mrs
Frank A. Barrett, wife of Repre-
sentative Barrett of Wyoming: Mrs
Lowell Stockman. wife of Repre-
sentative Stockman of Oregon. and
Mrs Norris Poulson, wife of Rep
resentative Poulson of California.
Mrs. Culbertson, entertain chair
man, is in charge of arrangements
Mrs. George L. Hart. Mrs. D. M
Okert and Miss Rebecca Swope Of
the leagues Tea Committee have
charge of the refreshments.
Others who will assist are men,
bers of the Hostess and Entertain
ment Committees.
The final book review of the sea-
son will be held at 2:30 pm. Tues
day. Mrs. James Berrall will re-
view "Diplomatically Speaking" by
Llovd GriscOm.
Evening star., 1943-04-25

AS much a token of the season as
the first crocus on the White House
lawn is the annual announcement
by the Washington Council OF
Church Women of preliminary
plans for its doll adoption program
and its alley window box project.
Although the adoption centers
aren't opened until schools are out
for the summer vacation, the church
women start weeks ahead in order
to dress the dolls in attractive little
outfits which will inspire their young
mothers" to give them proper child
care" during the holidays
The program is to be carried on as
usual this year, although the annual
tea for collection of dolls has been
eliminated.
Instead members will turn in their
contributions at a special booth tC
be set up in connection with council
day"-an event which will combine
all the current programs of the or
ganization this year.
Meeting on May 6.
Scheduled for May at the Ham
line Methodist Church, Sixteenth
and Allison street NV, council
day" will include election and in
stallation of officers, the gather
ing" ceremony at which member
ships are reported, the annual May
Day" luncheon and reports of OIL
GERS and committees.
Exhibits of various council prof.
ects are to be on display and between
9 and 1920 am. members will be
given an opportunity to make con-
tributions and to enroll for service.
Mrs. James Coffey, chairman OF
the alley window boxes, will be on
hand to take the names of church
groups or individuals willing to
sponsor" alleys or to provide plants
soil or boxes for the project. The
appreciation which is expressed by
the alley dWellers for the bit of
beauty provided through these boxes
has made this one of the councils
most popular programs.
Contributions also will be accepted
by the Camp Committee, which an
nually provides summer vacations
and other needed services for under
privileged children. MIS-. Dwight v
Jones heads this project,
Books Sought.
One of the wartime programs OF
the council is the furnishing of rec
reation rooms for servicemen, and
Mrs. Harold B. Rogers, the chair
man, will answer questions and
make arrangements for the collec-
ton of articles of furniture members
would like to donate.
The Hospital Committee, headed
by Mrs. Thomas w Marshall has ar
active all-year-round program. Fol
council day" however, Mrs. Mar
shall is requesting donations of books
for Gallinger Hospital, happy houl
boxes" containing items designed tc
cheer children or adult patients, and
such articles as bedside bags and
clothing for layettes.
Mrs. T. G.. Carr, membership chair
man, will have booth to handle re-
turns on the membership drives be-
ing conducted by various groups
Inquiries from prospective new men,
bers also will be welcomed.
Mrs. William Glenn Young is
chairman of the doll adoption booth
and will be on hand to receive the
donations.
The formal program for the day
will open at 10 m. with program
of organ music by Nancy Poore Tufts,
followed by a business session from