Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1929, Page 74

eaxesea « . Women's City Club.—Members will ither this afternoon at the clubhouse, 722 Jackson place, from 4:30 to 6 o'clock, =when the first club tea of the Fall sea- Zson will be in the nature of a “house- swarming” Tea will be served in the Znew dining room, where added floor Sspace, a new ‘entrance, new equipment -and furnishings have added an attrac- Ztive feature to the club. Members of ‘s sthe executive board, the hospitality and SHpuse committees will be present to ‘agreet members. Members are requested % 40 present their membership cards and = Zarrange for their guests at the desk. -Among the committee members who swill serve as hostesses are Mrs, William «L. Corbin, Mrs. J. Garfield Riley, Miss Olive Beatty, Miss Virginia Benjamin, Miss Laura Berrian, Mrs. J. J. Blaine, Mrs. William _E. 'Chamberiin, Mrs. George Eckels, Mrs. Edith Elmore, Mrs. Edward Pristoe, Mrs. Willlam Geary, Mrs. G. P. Graham, Mrs. Cary Grayson, Miss Sara Grogan, Mrs. Acheson Has- san, Miss Adela Heaven, Mrs. Edward Keating, Mrs. M. Laws, Mrs. G. S. Mer- #chant, Mrs. V. Miller, Miss Ruby Nevins, Miss Grace Osgood, Mrs. Ada C. . Payne, Mrs. Henry T. Rainey, Mrs. ~Willlam R. Rhoades, Mrs. E. R. Saul, “Mrs. Anna B. Stewart, Mrs. Lyman .B. Z ZSwormstedt, Miss Gertrude Temple, “Mrs. Harry Wardman, Mrs. Mabel “Whitmarsh, Mrs. Willlam P. Wright. Mr. William Knowles Coqper will be ~guest-speaker at a meeting of the cur- JTent events section, Tuesday at 4:50 o'clock, to which all members of the club are invited. Present membership Zcards. Guest privileges. Mrs. Willlam . Chamberlin is chairman. T~ Mrs. Merritt O. Chance has called a “meeting of the board of directors for “Tuesday at 8 p.m. Miss Je schairman of the business S ~sfonal section, invites all club members Tto attend the dinner Wednesday at 6:30 ~o'clock at the clubhouse, when Mrs, “Lulah T. Andrews will be the gue Zspeaker. Miss Julia D. Connor will p “side. Reservations are now being made. 2" Members of the thimble section have weompleted plans for a card party to be Zheld afternoon and evening, October 17 “Reservations are being made. Pr ceeds of the party will be used in the % oplirchase of working materials for this 2 “section, which meets every Wednesday 2 zat 11 o'clock to “sew for charity.” M 2 LGertrude Lyons, director of the club 2 “chorus, will meet with this group of AeET A coven TravAsY, SAEBTONV ANV IVANEY % lclub members tomorrow evening at 8 | o'clock. 2 % 'The Princé Georges County Federa- Z Zion of Women's Clubs —The’ executive “hoard meeting, September 25, was well 2 ‘attended. At the opening a salute to %'the flag was given by Mrs. W. E. 2 IThorne, chairman of the American citi- % @enship department. ~The Maryland % pledge song was sung by all, with Mrs. 223, Enos Ray at the piano. Mrs. Nina % “Plozet, acccmpanied at the piano by 2 “Mrs. R. Irving Bowie, gave two s % Roll call of officers, department chair- n and representatives of the 20 clubs | Z “was made by the corresponding secre- % 4dary, Mrs. Wilfrid Preston. Z- The minutes of the July board # Jneeting were read by the secretary Mrs. T. A. H. Miller, and approved. The 4reasurer, Mrs. G. A. Castle, read her 2 “yeport, showing the federation to be in 2 food financial standing. Mrs. R. S. Allen, the president, gave a eport of State meetings in Baltimore, fsiting clubs in different parts of the ounty and various other official duties. Mrs. Ray, chairman of extension com- £ 9mittee, read a letter from the State = Zchairman of extension and stressed the ~ ‘words, “As we serve, so do we receiv 2 “She suggested that each club have som % ‘definite plan for increasing its member- 2 ’ship, saying that “we surely stagnate = by not bringing fresh id-a and abilities 7 %0 our groups.” Mrs. W. E. Thorne. 2 “American citizenship chairman, talke of the importance of the four division: 2 of her department: Americanization, % ‘citizenship training, civil service re 2 Yorm, Indian welfare, and law observ- Z ance. She requested that the women - make the work strong in their home Z Zommunities. <~ Mrs. N. O. Brigham, chairman of the 2 ?merlcnn home department, announced % dhat Miss Regan would give “Christmas « “suggestions,” at her office in Hyattsville 1he second Friday of October at 10 a.m., ° the women being asked to bring one | kovered dish for lunch. Miss Regan = splans later to have a series of lessons on # 4nterior decorating and refinishing of , furniture for the benefit of the federa- tion group. At the end of this series a “tour” will be made to the homes of the women, who have carried out the ideas and plans suggested in the course. Mrs. W. E. Shagogue, chairman of edu- « catign, talked on the important divisions . of work under her department, and said | not enough chairmen had been found 30 carry on the work. Mrs. H. C. House, ‘ehairman of fine arts, spoke of the dif- Terent series of lessons under the four divisions of her department, which would be started soon in co-operation Sith the fine arts unit of each club. Mrs. Irving Bowie, chairman of the Z ¥nusic division, urged the women_to % have a music unit in each club. She 2 sald, “Take time to sing, for it is divine.” Mrs. Nina Piozet, chairman of the - firama_division, outlined a course of % Btudy in modern drama. A course of = study under the literature division of ~ &rt has been planned by the chairman, < Mrs. Frank Scriviner. In the division 7 of architecture studies were mentioned . by Mrs. House. = =~ The international relations chairman, Z Mrs. O. N. Eaton, outlined a program » of study for the clubs on the Latin Z American nations. Mrs, J. H. Hopkins, = ohairman of legislation is planning to 7 put on essay contests for the grade . school children, covering important * Jegislative subjects. She would welcome » suggestions of suitable subjects. # = Mrs. B. F. Wade spoke on public wel- fare and of the wide scope of her work. ~ Mrs. Orcutt, chairman of publicity, @nnounced that the 1929 year book was Ve TeRe AN IR graceful SLEINANVACIFINIA NI VEANIN AT SR C RN L IR RVPATATZ CRVE AL I AN AT RATAVALCAVSCANPIVANTINA L ARCANSVCANAL FA LU O INRA AN SV ANA NEWS OF THE CLUBS progressing well, with the able assist« ance of Mrs. W. A. Bobb and Mrs. T. A. H. Miller, and requested that all clubs and deparmtental chairmen that had not sent their reports do so at once. The meeting adjourned for lunch, which was served by the aid of the church. The afternoon session opened with chorus singing. Mrs. A. R. Lee reported on the Irenc Maloy memorial. Mr; H. C. Byrd of the ‘Maryland University faculty was present ind spoke of placing the memorial foun- tain on the grounds near where the women's dormitory will be built. This location would be a most favorable one, he said. Mrs. G. A. Castle, the federation's delegate to the general federation's ses- sions at Swampscott, Mass., in May, gave a very interesting report. Mrs. A. B. Cahan, chairman of the scholarship revision committee, report- ed and asked that each club instruct its delegates how to vote on this matter at the semi-annual meeting of the federa- tion, which is to be held November 6, in the Methodist Church at Beltsville. The State president, Mrs. Alcock, is expe to be present on that day, and possibly Mrs. Sippel also. The club members were requested to participate in the illumination program of the Thomas A. Edison fiftieth anni- versary jubilee celebration the night of October 21 by having their homes bril- liantly lighted. Mrs. House asked the music units of the clubs to meet witn her October 4, at 10:30 a.m., in the tea- room of Woodward & Lothrop's store. The board voted to hold an_institute some time during the coming Winter, The Woman's Community Club of Beltsville.—The S:ptember meeting of this club was held at the home of Miss Sarah Magruder. This historic home, purchased in 1865 by the Magruder fam- ily and remodeled the next year, was formally called Pine Grove, part of the plantation which originally belonged to the White House Tavern of post roads fame. Annual “candle serv- ice” for installation of new officers was led by Mrs. R. S. Allen, the county pres- ident, with lighted torch, symbolic of leadership and inspiration, passing her light to the president and officers of the club and they in turn lighting torches of committee chairmen and guests. At- tractive club calendars, the work of the president, Mrs. T. E. Woodward, were reccived with appreciation. The Octo- ber meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Sellman, with Mrs. Weingartner assistant hostess. The program will be in charge of the civics committee, Mrs. H. D. Newman, chairman. The Women's Civic League of Mount Rainier, Md., held a successful flower show in the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Septem- ber 30. Exhibits were received during the day and Prof. Thurston of Mary- |land University was the judge, awarding ribbon prizes for first, second and third best exhibits. A flower magazine was given to the person winning the most points. The doors were opened to the public from 7 to 10 p.m. ‘The monthly | meeting of the club was held the after- {ncon of October 1, at the home of th2 | president, Mrs, P. C. Smith of Thirty- | first street. At the opening of the meet- |ing the members stood for a moment | with bowed hea ute to Mrs. Floyd B. Mathias, deceased. | Resolutions on her death were read by a | committee and adopted by the league. [Mrs. D. J. Orcutt, the director, gave a | detailed report of the executive bcard meeting of the County Federation of Clubs, which was held in Hyattsville, eptember 25. Mrs. Arthur Appell gave report of the ways and means com- | mittee. Mrs. Frank P. Brown, chairman of the flower show, gave a report. The | public welfare chairman, Mrs. T. J. Camfield, reported on the dental clinic t the school building, saying that it would reopen soon. Mrs. A. J. Bates, chairman of the | American home department of the club. |handled the program. She introduced the county chairman of the department, Mrs. N. O. Brigham, who gave a talk on | the work for this year. She urged the members to attend the lessons given by | Miss Regan in her office, at Hyattsville. The next regular meeting of the club will be held November 5, at the home of Mrs. A. J. Bates. The American citi- zenship chairman will handle the pro- gram. ‘Women’s Club of Bethesda.—Monday, at 10:30 a.m. the hospital committee, Mrs. C. Willard Hayes, chairman, will hold the first sewing meeting of the sea- son at the clubhouse. Members of the | Bethesda Club and of ot organiza- tions in the community: who are inter- | ested are invited ta bring their own box luncheons and come prepared to sew or mend for the Montgomery County General Hospital. Coffee will be served by the committee. The first regular club meeting of the Fall will occur Tuesday, at 2 p.m,, at the clubhouse. The speaker of the aft- ernoon will be Mr. J. V. Morgan, au- thor on Maryland historical subjects, who will discuss some phase of the rise of the commonwealth. The executive board met Tuesday to present plans for the work of the new club year. The president, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, has | been obliged to delay her return to her home and in her absence the meeting of the executive board was presided over by the first vice president, Mrs. William Gamble. There was a full at- tendance, with reports and projects pre- sented by most of the chairmen of de- partments and committees. Takoma Park Woman’s Club held its first meeting of the year at the Branch A_Monday Feature 45-IN. RAYON TAFFETA Plain and 31.25 Jasper, yard.... McDEVITT 1211 ¥ St 2nd Floor Distriet 3211 B<C FISCHER This superb Baby Grand, in mahogany case, small enough for the mod- ern room . . . only $875 A generous allowance on your present piano. \ Convenient terms arranged. Equivalent of Homer L. Kitt Co. 1330 G St. Knabte—Fischer—Ampico Pianos Music and . Instruments . in _silence as a trib- | Mrs. James A. Rob- ertson led. %nbl ite of rlénu.‘ large group came out ear Miss Syl Baker talk on the work of the commun- ity center department. Miss Baker gave a’brief history of the origin of the community center idea in the District of Columbia and traced its devélopment and expansion up to the present time. It was of great interest and value to the members of the Takoma Club be- cause of the ever-increasing need felt for such a center here in Takoma. After the lecture the hospitality com- mittee assumed charge of the social pro- gram. Thursday, October 10, at 1 o'clock, the art department will meet with Mrs. McKenney, 29 Carroll avenue, for luncheon, followed by a talk on landscape gardening. October 14 the literature department will meet at the branch library. Mrs. Wetmore will re- iview Rolvaag’s “Giants in the Earth.” Mrs, Spray will review “Peder Victori- ous,” by the same author. Mrs, Turner and Mrs. Praser will lead the discussion. The bridge department will meet Octo- ber 15 at of Mrs. Willlam the home Stuart, 212 Carroll street, at 2 o'clock. Park View Woman's Club.—The liter- ary section will give the first of a series of book reviews to be held during the coming season at the Mount Pleasant branch library under the auspices of the District Federation and direction of Mrs. Ellis Logan. will be presented o'clock, opening with a short paper. “Kristin Lavransdatter,” by _Sigrid Undset, and “Let's Do the Mediter- ranean.” by Caroveth Wells, will be re- viewed by Mrs. Plerce Ashburn and Mrs. D. E. Clark, respectively. Poetic read- ings by Miss Augusta Machen and Mrs, Edward Stitt will complete the after- noon. League of American Pen Women of the District of Columbia.—A large num- ber of members and guests were present Friday evening at the informal open- ing of the mew studio in Stoneleigh Court, which was in the nature of an old-fashioned house - warming. The president, Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, as- sisted by her executive committee and committee chairmen, received the guests. Assisting at the refreshment table were the Junior Pen Women | group, of which Miss Elizabeth Mc- Kelvy is president. The guests of honor and speakers were: Mrs. Bonnie Busch, president, and Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson Moore, first vice president of the Na tional League, and Mr. Elmer Kenyon | of the New York Theater Guild. Mr.| Kenyon spoke cn the successes of the guild and its stimulating influence on the theater. Miss Kathryn McCath- ran gave several plano numbers and Mrs, Bess Heath Olmstead a group of | songs. At the first business meeting of the season, last Monday night, the following were admitted to membership in_the district branch: Mrs. Emily Stowe, Miss Mae Vance and Miss Gertrude Westwood LeLacheur. The president has oppointed Mrs. W. S. Ruckman chairman of the committee on studio management. This afternoon a story-telling hour for young children will be held at the studio. Mrs. Nina Swalm Reed will be the speaker at the first review program of the season next Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the studio. Mrs. Reed, who spent the Summer cruising around the Scan- dinavian countries, will talk informally on her “Impression of Sweden.” She so review Sigfrid Undset's latest book, “In the Wilderness.” Mrs. Reed of the celebrity break- ts last year of the National League and will serve in this capacity again this season. Her course in “Things Talked About” will open at the Willard Hotel October 21. Mrs. Lily R. Hunt is chairman of the book reviews. Friday evening a birthday party for the creative groups will be held at the studio. Miss Myra Ethel Cawood, sec- ond vice-president and chairman of the group activities, is in charge of ar- rangements. One of the features of the entertainment will be a huge birthday cake on which will be placed six candles representing the number of years the groups have been organized. The candles will be extinguished by a representative of each of the six admin- istrations who will speak briefly on their growth and development. Next Sunday afternoon the first artist tea of the season will be held. Miss Clara Hill, chairman, and Mrs. Warren Akers, vice-chairman, are arranging for an exhibit of paintings and other types of art work for that occasion. Chevy Chase Pen Women.—There will be a business meeting of the Chevy Chase branch of the League of Ameri- t Library Tuesday. ing year will be elected. Miss Virginia Copping has returned after two months abroad. Mrs. Richard Yates, wife of | ensemble. tative Yates of Tllinois, has re- turned from an extended trip abroad. Miss Juno has been appointed chairman of the motion picture activities, American Association of Universit; m.tfh'mT;dhe EP":II::I“E‘N;! committee, eon! of 3 . Howe, chairman; Miss keu Boyd Taylor, vice cl 5 Mrs. Remin| Kellogg, secretary; Dr. Margaret Alltucker Norton, Miss Helen Atwater, Mrs. Avery Coonley, Dr, Dabney Davis, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Miss Jessle La Salle, Mrs. Harold Falmer, Miss Elizabeth Peet, Miss Anna E. Richardson, Dr. Winifred Richmond, Miss Helen Samuel and Miss Ethel Summy, held a preliminary meeting on ‘Tuesday. It was decided to conduct study groups similar to those held last year, starting the first of November. For_the Sunday walk be at car sta- tion, Hyattsville, Md., at 3 Y. Walk followed by picnic supper at home of the leaders, Mr, and Mrs, V. K. Chestnut. The Monday tea at 4:30, with Dr. Mildred W. Dickerson as hostess, will be in honor of the Association of Amer~ ican ‘Women Dentists. Dr. Haidee Weeks of New Orleans and Dr. Grace Rogers Spalding will be guest speakers Their subjects will be “Dental Clinics" and “The Effect of Diet on the Teeth " On Saturday at 9 dclock the first dance of the season will take place with Mrs. Charles H. Squire as hostess; $2 &'fif"e‘i‘}k'c ’1":: Sommittee requests all o atten sign up by Thursday night. . ey Mrs. George Ross Howard will give a series of talks on current topics this Winter at the clubhouse, beginning October 15. Mrs, Howard, who is the daughter of former District Commis- sloner John W. Ross, has been active many years in civic affairs. The lec- tures, ‘which will be continued every Tuesday morning during the Fall from 11 to 12 o'clock, until December 17, are men to the general public. Tickets for the course of 10 lectures, costing .m.tod $5, may be obtained from Mrs. Howard, at 1872 Newton street, or single admis- slon to any particular lecture may be obtained at the door for 75 cents, Pa- tronesses for the course are Mrs. Gil- bert Grosvenor, Mrs. Paul Kaufman, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, Mrs. Wallace | Radcliffe, M Philip Sidney Smith, Mrs. Virginia White Speel and Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley: Depariment of the Potomac, Woman’s | Relief Corps.—The annual school of in- struction opened Monday night and rep- resentatives from the six corps wcre present. The department president, Mrs. Charlotte M. Cary, appointed the following office: Mrs. Delia O'Brien, president; Mrs. Anna Horn, senior vice president: Mrs. Tillie Entrikin, junior ice president; Mrs. Marion B. secretary; Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, treasurer; Mrs. Caroline M. Guryechap- lain; Mrs. Meade, conductor; Miss Jen- nie Hamilton, assistant conductor; Mrs. Margaret Bradt, rd; Mrs. Margaret Marsh, assistant guard; Mrs. Anna Tay- lor, patriotic instructor; color bearers, Mrs, Anna Ecker, Mrs. E. Helen Tem- n; | ple, Mrs. Esther Lippold, Miss Scott; the musician, Miss Adelaide Foster. The work of the ritual was exemplified. ‘The department president. having re- cently returned from the national con- vention, explained a slight change in; the dutles of the color bearers. The work was well done and the members are better prepared for their inspections | to occur this month and next month also. Following the ritualistic work, members who had attended the conven- tion congratulated Mrs. Charlotte M./ Cary on securing a national honor for her department in the chairmanship of the executive board to Mrs. Mary H. Wingate of Kit Carson Corps. Mrs. Wingate also had the distinction of being a guard at the convention in Port- land, Me. Mrs. Cary's department was especially honored in the national con- vention appointments of Mrs. Addie Hickman, assistant guard; Mrs, Mabelle McDowell, assistant guard; Mrs. Marion B. Parker, assistant guard, an Cora Manoly, assistant conductor. Phil Sheridan’s Woman'’s Relief Corps met Tuesday night, with Mrs. E. Helen Temple presiding. The chairs of -al sent officers were filled by Mrs. Bur roughs, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Entrikin and Mrs. Thomas. National general orders, No. 1, were read by the acting secre- izabeth D. Shaw. A commun! cal was read from Mrs, Emma Hempler, Mrs. Temple thanked Mrs. Bradt and Miss Eleanor Marston for representing the corps a% the ceremony Cedar Hill Cemetery. Many mem- bers were absent at that time, attending the National Woman's Reilef Corps| convention in Portland, Me. A motion was carried to defer the inspection date | The Baby Mode A NEwW - SHOP 1770 Col. Rd. 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