Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1928, Page 64

NEWS OF THE CLUBS CONDUCTED RBY NANNIE LANCASTER. Women's City Club.—Members of the nesday and will meet at the Mount membership committee, with the chair- Vernon Station (Twelfth street and man, Miss Ethel Bagley, will be host- | Pennsylvania avenue) at 9:30 am. for esses at the tea this afternoon from 4:30 |a trip to Dyke, Va., and vicinity. Mrs. until 6 o'clock. The newly elected mem- |Leo D. Miner will lead. vers and those approved at the Mid- The section of education will meet at summer board of directors meeting have |the Y. W. C. A. Thursday at 12:30 been specially invited. All club mem- p.m. with lunchon preceding the mcet- ! bers are invifed to attend. Mrs. Merritt |ing. The speaker will be Mrs. William O. Chance, president, will be present to | Wolff Smith, on “An American Woman meet the members informally. {at the English Universities.” Mrs. Mrs. Laura A. Bradley and Mrs. Ly- |Wolff Smith was at Oxford University man B. Swormstedt are co-chairmen !a vear ago and at Cambridge the past | who have completed arrangements for a Summer. Mrs. Thomas Sidwell is leader card party to be held afternoon and eve- |of the section H ning. Wednesday, October 17. in the| The Prench section will meet Wed- clubhouse. This is termed a radio card |nesday at 3 pm. at the Y. W. C. A party, since the proceeds will be used | Building. M. Bonsquet. first secretary | to purchase the attractive radio which |of the French embassy. will speak. All has been installed in the ballroom. | members of the club interested in the Members can now listen-in to all events | subject of French are invite A leader of national importance. such as the elec- | of the section will be announced. | tion returns on November 6. Reserva- tions of tables for this party are still The League of Republican Women open. Refreshments will be served. and | held a special meeting Monday at the | an award will be made at each table as home of Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, on well as an attractive door award which ' the Rockville Pike. Luncheon was will be presented at the close of the Served on the lawns under direction of Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. | Mrs. Marion Butler. chairman of hos- ve charge of tickets, Miss | pitality. and her committee THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 14, 1928 —PART SOR FOR PAGEA Myrtle Bunn and Mrs. Wymond H Bradpury, awards: Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, cards and tables: Mrs. George Eastment. candy: Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, commit- tee publicity. The house committee. with Mrs. J Garfield Riley. chairman, has made the clubhouse most attractive by redecorat- ing and refernishing much of it. This work was accomplished during the months of club inactivity, and expres- | sions of admiration and approval of the changes by members returning from vacationing is heard in every quarter. Miss Roberta Tull has accepted the advertising chairmanship for the club | lican candidate. bulletin, of which Mrs. Goodwin Graham is editor and Miss M. Helen Palmer associate editor. The cover design is a facsimile of the doorway of the club- house, 22 Jackson place, used during the administration of Theodore Roose- velt as the temporary White House is | Clubs of Maryland. a guest, told of the | Republican organization in the 23 coun- A business meeting followed. at which Mrs. E. A. Harriman. president of the | league, presided, in Mrs. Kellev's studio, | an old church remodeled. The record- ing secretary. Miss Alice E. Whitaker, read the minutes of recent meetings. No reports of officers were given. Mrs. | Harriman told of having attended a | luncheon as the guest of the women'’s | division of the twenty-first assembly ' district at the Union League Club in | Brooklyn. when the other honor guest | and speaker was Will Irwin. Mr. Irwin | | was a classmate of Herbert Hoover and | the accepted biographer of the Repub- | Mts. John A. Holmes, | Republican | | ties of the State. She also said that | the Maryland delegation offered a reso- | president. Federation of lution for District of Columbia suffrage | at the Kansas City convention. Mrs. while repairs were being made on the Virginla White Speel. national commit- | White House proper. Mrs. Merritt O. Chance. president, will be “at home” informally at the teewoman for the District of Columbia, urged assistance to the Hoover and Curtis Club. Mrs. Edward E. Gann, si clubhouse Thursday afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock to members of the club. Mrs. Chance has invited all chairmen of com- mittees to meet with her af 4 pm. on Committeewoman for New Mexico, told this date. Tea will be served. of conditions in her State. She re- William Knowles Cooper. who spoke Minded her audience that the presi- hosfess, was a guest on_the platform. Mrs. Willlam Clifford Reid. national ter of Senator Curtis and his official | on “Some Impressions of the Tamed | dential candidate started his career as | an engineer in New Mexico, and that ‘West” at the meeting of the current Senator Curtis had been a stanch events section Tuesday afternoon, was enthusiastically received. Mrs. William | friend in sponsoring necessary legisla- | E. Chamberlin is chairman of this sec- | tion. tion, which meets on the second- and | Three more social meetings will be Iour!; Tuesdays each month. All club 5‘2'";4 prioe ylgn:l‘«gm“ o members are invited to attend - 8. & y n The thimble section meets each Wed- 'n;l‘:<'hz':alf:§'1"p" j“k’l?_-dl?n w?;;o:?r[fiz nesday from 11 until 1 pm.. to “sew | Mrs. . C invites all members to have a part in s S this work either as active or contribut- 8uests of herself and Mr. Colladay in lanne for e afternoon and evenin; - - . 5. A. W 2& November 2. ‘Reservations are now Ut il enteraly uhe lengle . e Ing made. S X - -n!.', Tuesday evening free-and-easy | DTS are requested to present member- suction section meets each week at 7:30 | Ship cards at each of these functions. B e el o) et ridge Is given from 8 to 9 o'clock. Miss a5 5 Hazel Swift is chairman and Miss Meda | g;i‘ys ;r;; e e s ihe e artin hostess, assisted b; s E 2 Mariin ostess. assisted by Miss Elve | fold of & mass meeting held récently Mrs. J. Edwin Reid, chairman of the | in _ Brooklyn when 10,000 women Monday bridge section, invites all club MArched 2i; miles to the Academy of members who play bridge to attend the Mg;n: ?h hear “Mcholasl (I;o&\gw:nrlh Sreanization meeting for the season At | o n forum—the women asking Ques- e clubhouse October 22 at 1:30 p.m. | — S s- Rules for plaving will be voted upon. | llolr/li*(flmil(?;)\u Allen lnsy&':r‘)inzk)thcm, Officers of this section are: Mrs. Reid, | . MrS. Kelley was assisted by Mrs. r:nzrmnn: nrs. Frederick Yates. \-lcp‘;’:';fég;“;‘-‘,-“_g:-n J""M",i"n"r‘:‘l‘,i’v Hlm:_- oo ehatrman. Mo, &, 5 Witon ond | ling and Miss Edna Patton. Miss Mary tetary: Mrs. A. B. Arnold, treasurer, and | PeITY Brown. as honotary member of Mrs. A. S. Maddox. Mrs, T. H. Dawson | the league, was among the guests, who and Mrs Edgar T. Brown, board mem- | Numbered 200. i Bers. Susan B. Anthony Foundation, Tne.— The first of a series of talks on the | mpe Mar: history yland Branch announces re- rv and government of the District | newals and new membership contribu- of Columbia will be given Saturday at & ' tions. as follows: United States Sena- dinner at 6:30 in the clubhouse by | tor Millard E. Tydin ; . gs, De Coursy W. Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine | Thom, chairman Maryland Historicai Arts Commission, who will speak on the | gociety: William F. Broening. mayor of era of L'Enfant's planning. The '“kisntimon City: Mrs. Henry Oppen- will be illustrated with slide.. Miss | hefmer, Miss Maude Wecks, R. Ernest Mary Lazenby, chairman of parks and | smith, ‘county treasurer Prince Georges 0ning, has arranged the program {or | County: Mrs. Charlotte D. Beers. M. the series of historical talks. dividing | s p “Sonneborn and Marion G. Dins- the history into four periods and secur- | more. The American citizenship com- ing speakers for each. Mrs. Merritt O.| mittee is getting into full swing and Chance will preside. Reservations are | automobiles are offered to Bwow being made, Club members are skh“udmw atend the after-dinner talk | unable o secure Yesurvations, The committee on prison reform is in | The classes in French and Spanish | receipt of two copies of the report of mh;‘!:“:lfig = ety | Col. Stuart S. Janney, director of the 3 ed_enroliment. e Grima and wiuele eections® wrc | department of welfare, on conditions in under way and regular meetings are | being held. Members attending the business fneet- ng Wednesday evening were invited to tarry atter the close of the meeting and partake of refreshments. Mrs. J. Gar- | feld Riley presided at the coffee urn | qupeqno ions. Mre Park and was assisted in serving by members | maye an investigation of the ©f the board and house committee. r Presidential election on the 6th. | prison reform for the Maryland Branch, with request that Miss Weeks give Col. Twentieth Century Club Notes.—The { that he had requested Col. Janney to mature section will have an outing Wed- make the investigation. ‘These reports 0. J. DeMoll & Co. Twelfth and G Streets N. W 1902 1928 26th Anniversary WENTY-SIX years ago this business was found- ed—with a fixed and steady purpose constantly to strive to secure for our customers the best mer- chandise and at the most reasonable prices, based on quality. Appreciation of our efforts is made manifest’ by the continued growth of our business through the years. To show our appreciation of the generous patronage with which we have been favored and to fittingly commemorate our twenty-sixth anniversary, we will place on sale tomorrow specials in all depart- ments. We extend a cordial invitation to all to join us in celebrating our anniversary. R R R T R R R S S R R R R R R Our 26th Anniversary BABY GRAND SPECIAL A fine new Baby Grand Piano 3485 Sells Regularly for $650.00 Terms $25 Cash $20 Monthly Payments. INDIVIDUALITY IN FURNITURE AT DeMOLL'S get out the | wote in Maryland in November, at the | the Maryland Penitentiary. A copy has | been forwarded to Miss Maude Weeks | | of Baltimore City, vice chairman, on | Janney any suggestions for betterment | Parkhurst, State | Ritchie to | conditions | |and alleged abuses, and, under date | {July 29, the governor wrote: in reply | R R L Wife of Senator Rayard of Delaware. who is sponsoring the Huguenot scene in | MRS. THOMAS F. BAYARD, “The Cross Triumphant” pageant to be ziven at the Washinzton Auditorium at the end of the week. | were received on September 29 from Robert D. Case, secretary-treasurer of | the welfare board. and have been cpar- | acterized by the State director as being thorough and clear. | Piotographs of the members of the | board of directors, taken by Mrs. Phil- | lips_during the conference at North Beach, have been sent to Mrs. Arnold, president, for distribution. | The American Association of Uni- | versity Women will have Mr. Edwin E | Slosson as the guest of honor and i speaker at tomorrow's tea. Mrs. Edward | T. Devine will introduce Mr. Slosson, | who is the director of Science Service {and whose topic will be “Sunshine- | Natural and Artificial,” Mrs. Paul E. i Shorb and Mrs. Edwin E. Slosson will be hostesses. ‘ On Wednesday at 1:30 pm. the | bridge_luncheons will be resumed with | Mrs. Paul Blackburn and Mrs. Charles | G. Ross in charge. | On Thursday at 7 p.m., the club will |tender a dinner to the Right Rev. Logan Herbert Roots. missionary bishop of Hankow, China, whn, since the be- | ginning of the twentisth century, when | he first went to China, has been active {in Chinese affairs. Canon Arison Phelps Stokes of the National Cathedral, wil! introduce Bishop Roots who will spea: |on “China and America Today.” | _ Another light on the political situ~- ition will be given at the luncheon o~ Saturday, when the club has at t | sccond ‘of the political luncheons, | guest of honor, Mrs. Borden Harrim | national Democratic committeewom= {for the District of Columbia, Mrs, K3 Sredosle dpeleloie] Greleeiodredr B 2 to 10 years .. e e e S o o o o S s S L AL e Union Suits s aa e Venta eotton or Carter's, Silk and wool . ... o + Drawer Pants 1'% to 6 years @ Vests tingle and double hreasted, Vanta or Carter's, silk and wool Infants’ to 3-year sizes ... .69¢ and $1.00 Sweaters, Sacques, Sweater “Washington’s RN Two-piece Outing Flannel Pajamas plain or etriped with silk frogs Bitolld yBRER i b £1.25 to $1.95 o One-piece Outing Flannel Pajamas assorted colors with silk frogs short sleeves, knee length, drop seat, medinm TIEROMBTERIN. v oo voni sl $1.00 soees 3150 and $1.95 others awith long slceves, orlile length knee length, sille and 1wool Ha Thomas Walker Page will introduce Mrs. Harriman, who will speak on ‘Some of the Campaign Issues.” The walkers’ section have two walks planned, one for Sunday the Virginia and one on the 2Ist in Mar: land. Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin is the hostess for the first and Mrs. Enoch Johnson for the second. Alli: The Housekeepers' nce through Ewing Photo, 14th in | the hoepitality of Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, who tendered the use of her home for the nccasion, the executive board of the Alliance entertained members and their |guests at a tea October 5. Tasteful | Gecorations of Autumn foliage added |a seasonal touch. A musical program | was rendered by Miss Mary S. Apple. | contralto, and Mr. Isadore Fischer, violinist. They were accompanied by Miss Marjorie Davis at the piano. On Friday the monthly meeting will be hel |at 2:30 p.m., iss Abby Johnson offer- |ing the use of her home, 1700 L street, | for that purpose. American Gold_Star Mothers.—The card party_committee met with Chair- man Mrs. Roberta E. Jacobs in the'red room of the Cairo Hotel October 3. It was decided that November 16 | would conflict less with other affairs than would November 7. the date first named, so Priday evening, November 16, |at 8 o'clock, w |as the time and the Hamilton Hotel as the place where the party will be held There will be bridge and 500 from 8 until 10:30, then music by a service orchestra and dancing until midnight | American War fothers.—With their colors alongside those of the American Legion, the District of Columbia Chapter | felt, greatly honored to take part in the | services at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which were coincident with the | opening of the Legion convention in San Antonio. Comdr. Harlan Wood's addre was impressive and Chaplain Dickson prayer touched the hearts of the mothers as they stood in the presence of the sleeping soldier. who typifies the sons of all American war mothers. The execu- tive committee of-the chapter met Oc- tober 9 at the home of the president. Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan. After the ansaction of important business. the | mothers were invited into the dining room. where a lighted birthday cake was placed in the midst of other “goodies.” |1t then developed that the occasion | celebrated the birthday of the past | president, Mrs. E. C. Wagner, and con- | gratulations were in order. Mrs. Katle | Perkins raffled a homemade pie, the | proceeds being donated toward the ex- pénse of a card party to be given later this month by Mrs. Eudora Sheehan, |who is the mother of Lieut. William Shechan, whose body was the last to be | | brought_from overseas | Mrs. Sheehan will be hostess at a tea at her residence, the Chamberlain. 1425 | Rhode Island avenue, Apartment 802. on October 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. She will be W Park Lane Inn | 21st & Pennsylvania Ave. Hours: 7 AM. to 8:30 P.M. Breakfast -Lunch—Dinner Spm;ial Chicken | Dinner | s Mrs. H. 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Open Suriday for Inspection Owner on Premises definitely decided upon |s | | | | | UNDERTHINGS. for the little ones with Infants’ size 7% to $1.25 Buntings of heary white oufing flannel weight Gertrudes part oy all Infants to 2 .H1.00 R runschwias E Street Corner 8t P Outing Flannel Gowns Iimonaos, gert Buntings With Hoods heary quality, eiderdown, white pink or blue silk trim Crib Blankets cotton, part and all wonl Honcycomb Shawls white, pink or blue Most Popular Juvenile Shon” Sleeping Garments frot, Assorted sizes Dr. Denton's or Carter's ceeed 81,00 des, in white 39¢ and 59¢ .69¢ —s o el e e T B e e ............. $2.95 ® wool flanncl $1.25 years. . ...81.95 e ) Children’s Hosiery in Cotton, | Cotton and Wool Silk, Ete. i ’ | | | > » B e a e B R D S e A R S el S e s 2 R LR R i assisted by two other gold star mothe; Mrs. Willlam Hamilton Bayly and ) N. N. Nock. The next meeting of t chapter will be held October 26 at the Hamilton Hotel. The speakers for thi: occasion will be Col. Charles B. Robbins. Acting Secretary of War. and Rear Ad- miral Frank H. Schofield. chief of war| plans division of the Navy. Business and Professional Women's 1d | Club.—The first board meeting was held | Wednesday evening at the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Sheppard Knapp Haynes, new president, presided The other members of the board are Miss Ella Gardner, first vice president. | Miss Effie M. Ross, second vice presi- | dent; Miss Grace L. Chapman, cor- responding secretary; Miss Josephine | Thompson, _recording _secretary, and Miss Lydia E. Martin, treausrer. Chair- Miss Ellen H. Ed- | Miss Penelope W. | Cobb, program; Miss Floss Cox. house: 1 Miss ‘Stella 1. Clodfelter, legislation and publicity: Miss Grace Powers, person- | | the nel research: Miss Ella_Gardner. health, and Dr. Florence A. Everhart, educa- tion Plans were made for the year's pro- | gram. i All monthly meetings will be held at | the Raleigh Hotel, the first to be held October 22 at 8 p.m. ’ The Sixteenth Street Heights Club met Tuesday at the home of ite presi- dent, Mrs. Roy C. Potts, 210 Maple avenue. Takoma Park. M Luncheon was served by during the social hour, after which th meeting was called to order. The chairman of the program com mittee, Mrs. Marion Morehouse. an nounced the speaker of the afternoon. Past President Mrs. J. Clyde Marquis, who described many interesting place: she had visited while traveling abroad | during the Summer. A number of pho. tographic views brought back by Mrs. Marquis were also enjoyed. A short business session followed. al party to be given by the club for the benefit of Camp Good Will. which iz to oe held on the afternoon of November 3 at Chestnut Farms Auditorium The club adjourned to meet October 23 at the home of Mrs. O. H. Benson, | Moreland lane, Edgemoor, Md | Dresses It's not the material alone, the styles alone even the smart colors, that make these dresses so desir able, but a combination of the three, in pleasing harmony. nor nor District of Columbia Chapter, Daugh- ter of Founder and Patriots of Ameri held its October meeting at the home Mrs. Leon H. Herbert, 3120 Sixteenrn street. The president. Miss Lillian Norton. presided. R of offic T (Continued on Eleventh Page) : Specials for Next Week!! Velveis 107 wa ¥15[595 |, $30:50 Transparent Vel- vets for street and evening wear. In all colors, including Black, Brown, Inde- pendence Blue, ete. COATS the hostess e Charge Accounts Invited ST.NW. s TR 921 6L which time reports were given by the chairmen of the various committees. JPlans were discussed for the card [\io 1 RRISON FOUNDED 1894 109 F St. : INC. i; N.W. 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