Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1930, Page 36

NEWS OF THE CLUBS D. C. Federation of Women's Clubs. ~Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, president of the D. C. Federation of Women's Clubs, will preside at the mecting to be held tomorrow, at 11 o'clock, at Hotel Roose- velt. Following the transaction of busi- ness and committee reports, the pro- gram will be in charge of Mrs. J. Frank Wilson, chairman of the committee on | poetry. Miss Elizabeth Ellicott Poe, | book editor of the Washington Post, will be guest speaker and will give & short resume of current poetry, @nd- ing with & talk on her kinsman, Bdgar Allan Poe. Mrs. Arthur Seaton, chair- man of music, will have as guest artist at the morning session Mrs. Mabel New ‘Willlams, conmcert violinist. Mrs. Vir- ginia White Speel, General Ffderltlon‘ director, will give a report of the board | meeting of the General Federation of | ‘Women's Clubs, held at General Pedera- tion headquartérs January 7 to 10. Mrs. Vylla' Poe ‘Wilson, club-editor of | fhe Washington Post; Mrs. Margaret Poe and Miss Elizabeth Ellicott Poe will | be honor guests at Juncheon following the morning session. | Mrs. Brooks Fletcher (Marion Up-| ton), wife of Representative Fletcher of | ©Ohio, will give a group of songs at the | E. afterncon session. An invitation is ex- tended to all club women' to attend the| sessions. | Women's City Club.—New members will be hohor guests at the tea given this afternoon from 430 to’ 6 o'clock in the club house, 22 Jackson place. All club members are invited to**“drop in" to greet the new members, Present membership cards, Guest privileges arran, at desk. Mrs. Willlam Lee Corbin, chairman of | the Wakefleld unit, will preside at the | local history dinner Friday, at 6:30 o'clock, in the ball room. -The history | of the Washington family, and particu- larly of the ancestral seat at Wake- field, will be discussed by Charles Moore, who will use slides showing fam- ily portraits as well as scenes. All club members are invited to make res- ervations or gttend the after-dinner talk. Miss Mary E. Lazenby is chair- rs. Edgar T. Brown, chairman of the Community Chest committee, has registered with her for work in the campaign for the Chest’s 1930 funds Mrs. William Peyton Wright, s Miss Grace Osgood, Mrs. Fred Repetti, Mrs. L. C, Steward, Mrs. Meta Cole, Mrs. John Moore, Mrs. Edith Sears, Mrs. I B. Dodson, Mrs. Prances Williams, Mrs. Miss V. S. Benjamin, Mrs. John H. Harwood, Miss Regina Drown, Mrs. Mary Golden and Mrs. C. H. Curl. Mrs. Brown announces eaéh day brings additional proof of the wis- dom of creating a Community. Chest. The benefits of this plan are already &0 apparent that it is believed Wash- ington people will feel increasing satis- faction in its success. Mrs. Laura A. Bradley, chairman of the forum luncheon committee, an- nounces Waltér Hifiton, aviator, ex- plorer and author, as guest speaker at the forum luncheon Saturday, February [ 8, at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Merritt O. Chance, president of the club, will preside. Since Teservations are limited to 100, those unable to obtain luncheon places are invited to the after-luncheon talk. Miss Amy Clement Leavitt, well known in Washington literary - circles, carried the title role in the comedy “Miss Skimp Sits Still,” given by the Com- munity Drama Guild Wednesday eve- ning. The comedy was written ex- pressly for her by Miss Alice M. Heaven. Other club members taking parts in the play were Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Thelma Schmitt, _Frances Phyllis Stewart, Edith Oriant G ;:l Chamberlin and Gertrude Walter. play. Mrs. Gl chairman of the drama unit. Reid, Ameriean Association ot University Women.—Mrs. Josht will be 1634 I street, w::! vhu:hunn wm m'!,-m'- 3 lessor psycl Northwestern University, will speak on “Soviet Russia as I Saw It Dr. Gault is director of the Gault Vibrotactile Laboratory and is the inventor of the Gault teletactor, an instrument for people to hear through the mthm must be made be- e: oup), Monday at 2 p.m.: Nelr!uyd ‘Taylor; beginning group, Thursday at 8 pm. Both these meetings are held at.the Washington chr;d Research Center, 1825 Columbia read. Preadolescent, group, Wednesday morning at 9:45, at the club house, 1634 I street, under the leadership of Dr. Kathryn McHale. Prench classes at 2:30 p.m. on Tues- days and Fridays, the class on Friday preceded by a Prench luncheon at 1 o'clock; leader, Miss Elizabeth Carhart. Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, as chair- » between Thornton Wilder and Hugh Walpole to be held at Con- st'tution Hall on February 17 at 8:15 o’clock. This debate is being held under the joint auspices of the Com- munity Center Department and the | Washington Branch of the American Association of University Women. Tick- ets will be on sale at T. Arthur Smith's the American Automobile ~Association and the New Willard Hotel. The sub- Ject is: “Resolved, That reading great literature and drama throws a better | light on experience than reading great history and biography.” | District of Columbia League of Amer- | fcan Pen Women.—This afternoon the | monthly musical tea will take place at the studio from 4 to 6 o'clock, wheh Felian Garzia, planist, will give a pro- gram, which will include compositions by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, De- | bussy, Liszt and Saint-Saens. ' Mrs, | Dawson Olmstead, chairman of the | music group, will be assisted in receiv- | ing by the president, Mrs. E. Richard | Gasch. Others who will assist at the tea table are Miss Myrta Ethel Cawood, Mme. Felian Garzia and Miss Dorothy | Gatchell, whose art exhibit is still at ! the studio. Tomorrow evening the regular busi- | ness meeting will be held. On Tuesday | evening the children’s literature group, Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, chairman, will mezet. 2nd Wednesdzy evening Mrs. E. | G. Cullum will meet the members of the short story group. Th2 monthly fellowship tea will be held at the studio | on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, Owing to the absence of the chairman, Miss Katherne Wooten, Mrs. Aaron . Newman, past chairman, will have charge of the tea. The leagye cordially invites all mem- | bers and their friends to attend the | French salon to be held at the studio | on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, under | the direction of Mme. Felian Garzia. | the instructor of the French class. The speaker will be M. Jean Labat, who will talk on “The Theatre Francais au A musical program will Mrs. Ruth Tapke and Miss Alta - who have 1'-;:-“‘:0‘ a program of Prench compositions for piano and volee. Hoste:ses who will serve at the studio this week during the afternoon hours are: Mrs. Lillian John, Mrs. Louise Engle, Mrs. Le Lacheur, Miss Marion Usher and Miss Alice Heaven. Art Promoters’ Club has announged a tea to be held at its new headquarters at the Carlton Hotel on Saturday, Feb- from 4 to 7 o'clock, at which will be an exhibit of the and objets d'art executed by members of the society. This first of a series of exhibit at | Club will meet tomorrow evening, Janu- | g | installed the following officers: fine, liberal and industrial arts. The de- sire of the club is to help make Wash- ington the national art center. Not only does the organisation wish to encourage interest in all the branches of art, but to helfl yo artists put their work before the public. The work of the various artist members of the club willpbe of especial interest to art lovers. ere will be a talk on some subject of art at each exhibit tea, Women's Auxiliary, Railway Mail As- sociation.—Mrs. W. M. Collins and Mrs. the speakers at the of the Women's Auxil- iary Monday evening at the Capitol Park Hotel. Mrs. Collins spoke on work of the auxiliaries in the Western States whieh she had visited during November and December. Mrs. Darling gave an count of her trip abroad last Sum- mer. Mrs. J. H..Grubbs reported on the work of the Americanization School. There was an unusually large attend- ance of the members of the club, Mrs. V. L. Brown, the ‘president, was in the chair. The next social meeting will be & Valentine party at the residence of Mrs, . J. Deeds, 4125 Harrison street north- west, February 14. Daughters of American Cthnlflg Annual banquet of the District of lumbia Chapter will be held Tuesday evening, January 28, at the Raleigh Hotel, the guest of honor being Mss. Livingston L. Hunter, national - presi- dent, Daughters of the American Col- onists. Among the distinguished guests accepting are: Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, honorary president general of the Na- American Revolution, who will be speaker of the evening; Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general of the Natfonal Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Mrs. John L. Buel, national president of the So- ciety of Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America: Mrs. Samuel Z. Shope, national president of the Society of the Daughters of 1812, also the na- tional officers of the soclety, including Mrs. Stanley L. Otis, Mrs. James Branch Cabell, Mrs. James T. Morris, Mrs. Earl J. Fellows, C. Grove, Mrs. Freeman C. Rogers, Miss Emma L. Crowell, Mrs. John F. Little, Mrs. Reginald C. Snyder, Mrs. William H. Talbot, Mrs. George Thatcher Guern- sey and Mrs. Arturo Y. Casanova. Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt is to the toastmistress and Miss Mary Apple the vocalist. the hands of Mrs. Grace F. Meeks, chairman: Mrs. John M. Beavers, Mrs, Edmund K. Fox, Mrs. Sol Lansburgh, Mrs. Frank E. Mack and Mrs. Cath- erine E. Nagle, State regent. The Zonta Clul on a trip through the rreunt‘ among whom were Mrs. Wil liam Steward of Carlinville, Il E. ‘(e)ax‘ue. Mrs. Newton L. ington, D. d Miss Knoepfel of New York City. Next week’s meetin, will be the regular cl meeting, & which no guest or speaker is present. Phile Classics met on January 17 with Mrs. Augustus Knight at her home in the Kenesaw. A large number of members and guests were present. Mrs. Leroy Pt.edw preside: lnd{ g: program presented was a resume of and reforms of the time of Henry VIII, fiflbflkfl to by Mrs. Peckham, Mrs. ight, Miss Macmillan and Mrs. Bruce Bare. An interesting discussion followed. The guests, Mrs. Josephine Griffith, Mrs. Anton Helt- mt r and Mrs. DeWitt Croissant, resident of the Columbia Heights Art ub, . in their -remarks contributed gn-fly to the interest of the subject. A umorous reading by Mrs. J. H. Harris concluded the program. Other guests &Mnt were Mrs. Howard, Mrs, Grand- ld and Mrs. Elliott and the following members: Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter, Mrs. Effie Williams, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs, Grant Barnhardt, Mrs. S, Forbes and Mrs. E. H. Pitcher. . ‘Twentieth Century Club.—The litera- ture section of the Twentieth Century ary 27, at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Austin Clark, 1818 wmmln( avenue. ‘The following books will be reviewed: Kal Anthony's _“ Eliza beth,” by Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Kitt- "wm:l;:‘nn and New per Powys’ “The Meaning of Culture,” by Miss Ethel Summy. Mrs. Nathan Grover is chairman of the hos- pitality committee and will be y Mrs. L. F. §ghmeckebier, Mrs. F. M. Goodwin, Mrs. Albert Horton, ~Miss h‘fi!n M. Rl..lmufe" lg‘r:'n. P. Peele, Mrs. liam R. xon, . Henry Thurtell, Mrs. S. F. Sherwood and Mrs. Newton L i Mary E. Wilder will ary E. on P " % archeology, which meets at the resi- dence of Mrs. John Lowe, 2622 Woodley tional Society of the Daughters of e | } ¢ | in memory also of Past National Pre: be|. Members were requested to attend the Arrangements for the banquet are in | FUSTY 12 at Congregational Church. An interesting talk | speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Canadian Rockies alub at the La Fayette Hotel Wednes- v bers of the club | day. e crstn at thelr regulat weckly | have gained of the American woman, luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel on Wed- | 8s I have addressed various organiza- nesday noon by Mrs. Grove, personal |tions in my tour of the Unifed States, Tepresentative of the Canadian Pacific|is her stren, Railroad Co. A number of guests were | clared Holland Heron of Washington; D.{of the London Soroptimist Club and C.; Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, )Il‘!nu Helen :llz‘: of the five women who organ! er. Miss | the World War, and introduced women . | Marjorie Webster, chairman; Mrs. Larz place, at a poned meeting, from Mym'rm , &t § o'clock. Tea will be served fol the talk. ‘The nature section will haye an out- ing on Wednesday, January 29, to Holi- day House, Va. The members will meet: at Mount Vernon station, Twelfth street. ‘ml‘oc Pennsylvania avenue, Charles J. Brand, 1661 Crescent place, tomorrow ‘at 10 o'clock. boat Thursday morning at the Y. W. C. A at 11 o’'clock. on Priday, January 31, for Baltimore, arriving there at 11:30, to visit the in- ternational exhibition of art, which has will be at the Baltimore Museum of f Art till February 7. Dr. Tenney, curator of around the museum. U. §. Grant Circle. No. 1, Ladies of installation of officers on Tuesday eve- nlns. The circle was called to order by Past President Miss Emma F. Hay- was presented by Percy Parker, color- bearer, the pledge to the flag was given and “Guard the Flag” was sung. The following filled the retiring officers’ chairs: Mrs. Mary A. Moore, chap- Jain; Mrs. Ora McClinton, senior vice president; Mrs. Maybelle McDow- ell, treasurer; Mrs. Bergren, conductor; Miss Lewis, guard, and Mrs. May Par- ker, musician. dent, was then introduced as the in- stalling officer- and Mrs. Hartman as er conductor. ~Mrs.' Johnson flm Marguerite C. Moore, president; Miss Marie V. Sollers, senior president; Miss Emma F. Hayward, treasurer; Mrs. Ella Wilson Southard, secretary, and Mrs. Maybelle McDowell. guard. Mrs. Johns-n requested Miss Hayward to in- duct her into the office of patriotic instructor of the circle. ~Mrs. Cora Maznoly, the chaplain-elect, being out of town, will be installed with the con- ductor, Mrs. Ehlers, who also is the delegate-elect, and the junior vice ture meeting. Miss Moore, on assum- ing her duties, pledged her best efforts Among the guests who talks were: Oscar n, re- bam Lincoln Circle, No. 3, and Mrs. Sarah J. Deeds, past id'nt; Miss Meyers, the retiring president of the | Daughters of Unjon Vet:rans of the g‘r:dde'nt of New York City Circle; Mrs. rybelle Mcnufl;lll, past president ane the Union Veteran and Miss Lewis. Each congratulated the circle given by the Art Promoters, it is to encourage in- ‘ashingtonians in the president and assistant guard at a fu- for the good of the circle. made short cently "installedl president of Abra Ell Civil War; Mrs. Garnet Hartman, past counselor of Ladies’ Auxiliary of and wished the president & successful at 9:50|17. rd of directors will meet on| asked the alliance for a member to - | assist her. The art section will leave by motor | ment for a new market in Southwest been on display in Pittsburgh and which | nen; the museum, will conduct’ the party| Woman's Club of Bethesda.—Capt. the Grand Army of the Republic, held | tional ‘Conference on State Parks and ward in the absence of the president, [ conservation chairman, Mrs. B. T. El- Mrs. Myrtle James Ehlers. The flag | more, at the January committee day Mrs. Olive C. Johnson, & past presi- | fee and cake, served by the hospitality .| which she is also c! | Who were reported on were Department SMAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 26, 1930—PART TWO. ‘president of the of the Grand of the Republic, would be in Wi gton in the near future. The first business session of the new ad- ministration will be ‘evening of this week. “Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps met Tuesday night. The recently in- stalled president, Mrs. Cora L. Manoly, presided. With the exception of the second color bearer, Miss Marion Rhine, all officers were present. Miss Eleanor Marston substituted for Miss Rhine. The miinutes of the secretary, Mrs. Marion B. Parker, were approved, as well as the report of the treasurer, Mrs. Addie W. Hickman. - Mrs. Caroline M. Gury's report on relief showed that many visits had been made to the sick. Among the comrades Comdr. jMawson. Comrades Bonney, Brown, @lark, McDowell, Convis Parker and Sargeant. National memorial general orders were read; also department Grand Army and department Woman's Relief Corps orders. The dflxmnem presi- dent, Mrs. Charlotte M. Cary, will be hostess at a luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel on February 10 in honor of the national president, Mrs. Margaret L. Bennett, and other national officers. Those desiring to attend should make arrangements at once. On the evening of February 11 Mrs. Cary and staff and past national presidents wil: assist the department commander, Samuel G. Mawson, and staff in a reception to the commander-in-chief and the national president. A banquet will follow the reception at the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Marle Bricker was elected to membership. An -p’gl_lcaunn was re- ceived from Mrs. Nellie Wright on which the following committee was appointed: Mrs. Isabel Bontz, Mrs. Margaret Bradt and Miss Eleanor Marston. Mrs. Manoly’s committee appoint- ments were read by the secretary, on which the following are chairmen: Mrs. E. D. Shaw, auditing committee: Mrs. Olive Johnson, conference committee; Mrs. Caroline M. Gury, relief commit- tee; Mrs. Lida A. Oldroyd, executive committee; Mrs. Isabel Bontz, floral committee. | ‘The patriotic_instructor. Mrs. Mary Van Ness Smith. will arrange a pro- gram for the next meeting. The charter was draped in memory of Mrs. Clara Kalstrom, a past corps president, and g:nl. Mrs. Carrie Alexander Bahren- g, ‘The guest of honor was Comrade Frederick Shortsleeves. Lincoln anniversary _service by the | Grand Army of the Republic on Feb- Soroptimist Club.—Miss Margaret | Baxter, one of the founders of the Forum Club of London, and well known clubwoman and civic worker of London, | England, was the guest of honor and “The outstanding impression I and efficiency,” de- Miss| xter, who told of the of Commandant Allen, president ized first woman’s auxiliary during into police work in England. Miss Earhart, from the Jewel Downs Studios, sang several selections, accom- panied at plano by Miss Downs. Dr. Lillian ‘B. Storms and Mrs, Eva J. ‘Turner were appointed members of the board of directors to fill the vacancies caused by the illness of Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle and the removal to Chi-| cago of Miss Marguerite Sitgreaves. Miss Mary Bourke was introduced as the first new member for 1930. She is associated with Mary Catherine Lewlis, vice president of the Lewis Hotel Training School and newly elected president of the club. Miss Elsie Ehninger, chairman of the Mary Gale Davis- Fellowship Fund, reported that the fund benefited materially from the monthly bridge party given Thursday wz af the Children’s Hospital, when Mattie Gibson, superintendent of the hospital, was hostess, assisted by Miss Gene C. Bearmore, Miss Ella Wer- ner and Miss Emma Beuchle. Committee. assignments for the .year ‘were made, as follows: Program—Miss Anderson, Miss Jewel Downs, Miss Mar- garet Withers; Miss Nora Huffman, Mrs. Jane Ryan, Civies—Mrs. Edna Hoff man, chairman; Miss Dora Palkin, Mrs. Annie Ball, Miss Lily Tyser, Mrs. Agnes Kinnear. Social-Miss Margaret Gil- lesple, chairman; Dr. Lulu I. Waters, Miss Bessie Pisher, Mrs. Edith Hawes, Miss Gene C. Bearmore, Mrs. Elsbeth Gillespie. Publicity—Mrs. Ethel Knm Pollard, chairman; Miss Emma Beuc! and Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch. Miss Agnes Winn of the National Educational Association was a guest of the club, Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch had as her guest Mrs. John Mock of the National League of American Pen ‘Women, Miss Edna Sherbourne was the guest of Miss Margaret Withers and Mrs. Caroline B. Steph-n entertained Mrs. M. H. Pilling and Mrs. Mae Arnett of the Temple School. Mary Catherine Lewis, newly installed president of the club, presided. Argyle Study Club will meet at the home of Mrs, Albert Horton Tuesday afternoon. Luncheon will be served eepers’ Alliance met at the w Y. W. C. A. Building on January Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass, the pr W. Husband gave & short talk on a plan for ‘Americanization work ‘and ‘The Housekeepers’ Alliance went on record as indorsing the move- Washington to replace the old Center Market. The speaker of the afternoon was Dr. Faith M. Williams, her subject g “The Movement for Standardizing Specifications for Consumers' Goods.” Charles Capper Lowe of the Officers’ Reserve Corps, U. 8. A, and Herbert Evison, executive secretary of the Na- State tion, will be the guest speakers presented by the literature chairman, Mrs. J. B. Bennet, and the meeting on Tuesday at the clubhouse. Capt. Lowe " will review Says’ recent book, “Benjamin’ Franklin” at 1 pm. and at 1:30 Mr. Evison will speak on State parks. Mrs. Willlam M. Gamble, first vice president of the club, will have charge of the comrhitee day program; committees will present reports at 11 o'clock and luncheon. will bs at 12, members bringing sandwiches and cof- commif ‘The conservation committee has an- 'am for Friday, January 31, at 8 the club- house, when Dr. P. L. ', presiden! of Wild Flower Preservation Soclety ol America, will present four motion pic- ture fllms of wild flowers, covering the flora of the West as well as of the At- lantic seaboard States. The Newcomb Club has been invited to be joint hostess with the Woman's Club on that evening and the pe: nel of the local high school lnxfl and sixth grade pupils of the elementary schools have been in- vited to be present. Any one interested in seeing this new and unusual film is cordially invited to come. There will be a program of music interspersed with the pictures. ‘The motion pleture chairman, Mrs. Mina Church Brann, announces that the motion picture committee of the Montgomery County Federation, of irman, will hold an open mesting at the Chestnut Farn: club room, 6708 Wisconsin avenue, Be- thesda, on Thursday, January 30, at 10:30 a.m. The subject will" visual education, and & review of " Marilla Waite Freeman ith the Movies: held on Tuesday | &t wi will be given by a member of the count boar t executive d. Mrs; nn . again urges letters of constructive criticism to be written to Mrs. Alice Awes Winf can womanhood at Hollywood, to the end that she may be guided and given backing in the work she is doing to im- m standards at the source of pro- n. Club of Chevy Chase, Md.— 1 relations section celebrated its first anniversary as a section Mon- day afternoon at the home of the leader, Mrs. George W. M. Vinal, on Jenifer street. The section was organized at Mrs. Vinal's a year ago. The program ‘was ed with a review of the good- will flight of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh through South America by Mrs. Arthur W. Palmer. Mrs. Charles W. Pimper reviewed the friendship voyage made by President Hoover shortly after his elec- ;g);l’ to the presidency in November, Mrs. John W. McBurney gave a sum- mary of the Russian-Chinese affairs since May, 1929, until the present. Hol- land was the subject of a talk by Mrs. J. H. Dellinger, who used as illustrations a number of colored maps and pictures. ‘The members were delighted with a full Dutch costume brought by Mrs. Del- linger from Holland. A feature of the informal tea which followed was a birthday cake having just one candle. ‘The meeting of the juniors on Janu- ary 16 at the home of Janue Louise Stein, on Leland street, was attended by 12 members. The section discussed the possibility of giving a play. The assist- ant leader, Mrs. Frederick W. Crocker, was present as adviser. The French section, Mrs. Fred N. Oliver, leader, gave a luncheon on Tues- day afternoon at the Village Inn, when 32 members were present. Mrs. Oliver responded to a toast. Mrs. Eugene E. Stevens, Mrs. James Pierce and Mrs. Hershel told several anecdotes. After luncheon the members played bridge. Throughout luncheon and during the playing of bridge only French was spoken. ‘The music section will give a musical tea Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank A. Linzel on Military road. Mrs. Marshall C. Guthrie will be in charge of the program, assisted by Mrs. Roger C. Wells and Mrs. Ralph Wilson. Monday evening the social section, un- der the leadership of Mrs. George F. Mikkelson, will give a card party. at the home of Mrs. Hugh E. Phillips, on Jeni- fer street. ‘Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 oclock the nature section will have an indoor meet- ing at the home of Mrs. Harold G. Moulton, on Oliver street. The usual Tuesday morning walk will be omitted on that day. Petworth Woman’s Club.~The Ilit- erature . section _of the Petworth ‘Woman's Club met January 13 with Mrs. A. C. Norcross, Mrs. S. L. Weir and Mrs. Edith Crum assisting. * o Travel in Persia” was reviewed by Mrs, H. E. Holm and sclections read from it by Mrs. Holm, Mrs. Waite and Miss | Roberta Patterson. Mrs. W. E. Patterson, assisted by Mrs. George Evans, entertained the home section on January 16. Mrs. Clarence Fisher read a paper on “Alaska,” telling of the climate, agriculture and habits o the people. During the afternoon the section members folded 2,000 paper napkins for the Visiting Nurse Society. Each member brought a new recipe or household discovery. ‘The educational section met with Mrs. Raymond Hart, Miss Ida O'Neal and Mrs. Otto Hammerlund assisting, on January 20. Mrs. Clarence Thomason reviewed current events and Mrs. R. E. | M. H Adams read interesting portions of the book “Women in the Modern World.” Mrs. Prank Schwartz gave a very full and enjoyable report of the Jast meet- ing of the Public School Association of the District of Columbia. Prince Georges County Federation of Women's Clubs.—Executive board of the Federation met Wednesday, January 15, in the Memorial Methodist Church of Hyattsville, with Mrs. R. 8. Allen, the president, presiding. Roll call by the corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. L. Preston, was responded to by most of the clubs, officers and chairmen of the Federation. In the absence of the re- cording secretary, Mrs. T. A. H. Miller, Mrs. Emory Leonard acted. Mrs. Allen stated in her report, that the next ex- ecutive board meeting would be held in March; the State annual meeting would be held May 6, 7 and 8 at Salisbury: also that an invitation had been received from the Community Club of Landover to hold the county annual meeting in May, in the parish house at Bladens- burg. This invitation was accepted by the board. Mrs. G. A. Castle, the treas- urer gave a report. Mrs. W. E. Thorne, American cmmnahmhnumln urged all the clubs to pur flags that had not already done so. Mrs. Shegogue, chairman of education, re- rted. Mrs. O. N. Eaton, chairman of ternational relations, spoke of secur- ing a film on “Children of Other Lands.” Mrs. Eaton is also chairman of | the institute which is to be held the last week in February. Under the American home depart- ment a “Local Leader Club” demonstration agent, col posed of two representatives from each affliated club attending. These members are to carry the lessons taught by Miss Regan to their respective clubs. They are now taking a course in “room fur- nishing.” Mrs. H. House, chairman of fine arts, asked for reports from clubs which were using her outline of work for the year. Several of the clubs responded, stating that they were including music and literature in their })ro'um Mrs, B. P. Wade, chairman of publia welfare, reported, and introduced as her*speaker Miss Katherine Kerwan of Baltimore, who spoke on the history and splendid work of the “Children’'s Ald of Mary- land.” Mrs. Allen requested that all reso- lutions be submitted to Mrs. E. H. Toole, chairman of resolutions, . before the board meeting in March. Mrs. 8. H. Moyer, chairman of ways and means, spoke of the second of the series of plays which would be given at the Universty of Maryland, January 31. Mrs. Evans of Bladensburg is chairman of tickets. The chairman of press and publicity re- ported that the year , Vol. III, would be finished in a few days, and thanked Mrs. Allen, the president, and her committee—Mrs. W. A. Bobb and Mrs. T. A. H. Miller—also all others who had contributed in any way in the sup- port of this project. Upgn the recommendation of Mrs. Allen” it was voted that colors, a motto, a flower and a bird be chosen for the federation by a committee appointed by her. Mrs. W. L. Goss was appointed chairman. It was decided to have a cen- tral filing system for all the papers of the federation; that proper files be purchased, and that the corresponding secretary be the custodian of the files. A letter was read from the committee on rural and highway advertising of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and following is the committee's pledge, which was indorsed by the county ex- ecutive board: “As a practical protest against the abuse of our countryside ad- vertising, I shall give speclal favor to products not advertised on the land- scape. Mrs. J. H. Hopkins, chairman of the department of legislation, announces plans for a 1,000-word “essay contest” for both high and graded school chil- dren in the county on the subject, “The Harmful Effects of Narcotics on Mi- nors.” The contest will close March 1, 1930. Twenty dollars in prizes will be awarded, $12 of which has been raised. If any one would like to give a second or the high school third prize, please communicate with Mrs. John Howard Hopkins, chairman of legislation, 328 Montgomery avenue, Laurel, Md. Also send all manuscript to her, The Lanham Study Club.—About 20 members of the Lanham Study CI met at the home of Mrs. M. A. Downes on Wednesday, January 15, for the regu- lar monthly meeting. Luncheon was served by the hostess and her assistants, Mrs. F. White and Mrs. Charles E. Owen. After the usual business Mrs. Wil- . Cook describing her travels through Germany. National Memorial Foundation.—The annual meeting of the foundation was held on January 15 at 3 o'clock at & 3 e roll on A ? | sponding’ secretary, Mrs. A. F. Rowling of Dayton, Ohio, the nltbllll!thc Tepresentative of organized Amerl-,;mndatmn has no overhead and de- pends for its existence on the vol- untary service and the memorial gifts of those who wish to eir patriotic dead. For Instance, the widow of an officer who is drawing 8 pension of $30 monthly gave in December, the month in which her husband died, this amount as a me- morial to him. A gift of $3,100 from the annual military exposition and car- nival at Washington Barracks was re- rted by Mrs. Summerall, to be used for relief work in the Regular Army. ‘The secreta read correspondence concerning the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is planned by the Chamber of Commerce of this city for the coming Spring, this being a matter of peculiar interest to the members, as the first Cherry Blossom Festival presented in Washington was given by the National Memorial Foundation. The chairman of the finance committee reported the aflairs of the society in a sound and satisfactory condition. The chairman of the clothing committee reported that in her work of collecting clothing for the families of the needy of the serv- Ices special attention has been given to the incapacitated veterans dis- charged fra Government hospitals. The chairman of the relief committee reported assistance given to 65 cases of need, which was referred to the Na- tional Memorial Foundation by other patriotic societies, unable, for various 'reasons, to aid them. The following officers were elected to serve for the coming year: President, Mrs. James B. Burbank; vice presidents, Mrs, Charles F. Summerall, Mrs. C. McK. Saltzman, Mrs. Eli A. Helmick and Mrs. Emerson E. Liscum; treasurer, Washington Loan & Trust Co.; ass! ant treasurer, Mrs. Gustave J. Fiebiger: corresponding secretary, Mrs. - Frank W. Coe, and recording secretary, Mrs. Claude W. Dudley. The board of man- gersh u;;\slst; os( ¥r7 David J. Rum- ugh, Mrs. E. S. Kellogg, Mrs. George S. Gibbs, Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs. Roy T. Morris, Mrs. Andrew J. Hero, jr.; Mrs. Harry C. Barnes, Mrs. Frank C. Freyer, Mrs. James B. Mitchell and Mrs, Edward Croft, Cercle Francais de Washington (les Precieuses Ridicules) was received on Wednesday evening by Miss Anne Darl- ington. A tombola was held, which consisted in the distribution of small presents brought by the members. Miss Darlington spoke of an International Mark Twain Soclety, of which Mark | Twain’s cousin, Mr. Cyril Clemens of Mayfield, Calif., is president, and which many members, not only in the United States but in foreign countries. Among the latter are Mussolini and ‘Tagore. Three of the vice presidents are distinguished Frenchmen—M. Paul Claudel, Prench Ambassador to the United States, and two members of the French Academy — Rene Bazin and Henri Bordeau. | Mme. Camille Hindmarsh read a { French translation sof Mark Twain's | “Jumping Frog,” which was followed by a contest in guessing the names of various historical personages on the basis of brief descriptions. French conversation closed an enjoy- able evening. Reba Barrett Circle of the Florence Crittenton Home met January 16 at the home of Mrs. Horace Whittacre, Ta- koma Park. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. E. b first vice president, Mrs. Fred Pratt; second vice president, Mrs. J. E. Fowler; third vice president, Mrs. F. C. Duerhing; treasurer, Mrs. D. Stuart; secretary, Mrs. T. Humphreys; corre- E lon; representative on home board, Mrs. Leonard Olree. At the brief business { meeting Mrs. Olree gave a report of the | board meeting and read the quarter's | financial statement. Mrs. Biddle told of the class in it- ing and photograph mlofln{ conducted by Mrs. Olree and herself for the girls in the home. Miss A. M. Donahue of the board of public welfare was the speaker sent by the speakers’ bureau of the Community Chest. She urged co-operation in the coming campaign for a full chest. The February meeting will be: the home of Mrs. D. Stuart, 205 street, Takoma Park, Md. The Political Study Club,—Alfred Haag of the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and director of the Bureau of Research, United States Shipping Board, was the speaker Satur- day at the meeting of the Political Study Club held in the Washington Club, Seventeenth and K streets. He {:" the history of shipbullding dating ck 1,200 years to the boats made in Egypt up to the American merchant marine of today. Mrs. Bruce Baird, the club’s president, presided over the meeting. Mrs. Ger- trude Bischoff, program chairman, in- troduced the speaker and the singer, Mrs. Dorothy Sinnott, soprano, who gave several selections. Washington Readers* Club is planning r at Picrce Hall, All Souls’ Church, Six- teenth and Harvard streets northwest, on February 4. A reception, program and dance will be enjoyed by the mem- bers of the club and their guests. Several well known speakers will appear on the program to discuss the themes interesting to devotees of the drama and the art of speech. Council of Jewish Women.—The monthly meeting of the council took place January 14. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Robert Meyer, the second vice president, presided. The speakers of the afternoon were Miss Paye Bentley, a member of the public school system of this city, and Mrs. . | Walter Kahn, president of the Child Study Association of Baltimore. cial hour followed. March 11 the Washington section of the council will celebrate the thirty- Aifth birthday anniversary with a lunch- eon at the Hotel Washington. University of Michigan Women's Club. —Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lipscomb will be at home to the members of the club and their men guests today from 4 to 7 o'clock at their home at 1701 Holly street. The tea will be in honor of the retiring officers of the executive board, which include Mrs. James Cum- ming, president; Mrs. Harry O. Hine, vice president; Miss Angle Beckwith, treasurer; Mrs. W. L. Holt, recording secretary, and Mrs. James Rolls, cor- responding secretary. Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War—Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. 1, held its regular meetin, Monday evening, January 20, with all newly elected and installed officers pres- ent, with the exception of Mrs. Cora Manoly, first member of council, and Miss Alice Meads, firstcolor bearer. An application for membership was received from Miss Clara B. Kinne. Reports of committees were submitted. An invitation was received to join with the Department of the Potomac and other patriotic organizations in celebra- tion of the 150th- anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, to be held February 12 in the Congregational Church at 8 pm. The president, Mrs. Horn, requested color arers to be present with the colors. The tent was invited to attend the initiation service of Lincoln Camp, Sons of Veterans, when Representative Ramsey is to be received into membership. ‘The national president, Sister Grace Hurd, will be in" Washington the last of January. A banquet will be given at the Raleigh Hotel February 11. The president, Mrs. Anna Horn, ap- pointed committee chairmen to serve for the year—floral, Mrs. Bontz; Arl- ington services, Mrs. Bugbee; relief, Mrs. Ecker, and patriotic entertainment, Mrs. Fauth. Mrs. Lightfoot has invited members to her home to tea Sunday afternoon, 4 to 6 o'clock, 4551 Wiscon- sin avenue. Comdr. Wells of Cushing Camp, Sons of Veterans, was present and made a re) of a visit to Betsy Ross Tent in Philadelphia. P. E. O. Sisterhood.— Radium” was the subject of a lecture by Dr. Truman A so- Chapter H. P. E. O. Sisterhood, Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Florence Reynolds. Miss Reynolds was assisted by her sisters, Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, lent of Chapter D; Mrs. Loretta d Miss Myrta Reynolds of ded Mrs. G. 8. Miss its twenty-fifth anniversary to be held | called Abbe. guest speaker at the meeting of | the Chllhb;lf“(;ndlln ey ot Chapter i . er of T G I, Des Tows, and Miss Elee: nor ‘Hagel Park View Woman's Club —The Jan- uary meeting of the Park View Wom- an's Club was held at the home of Mrs. Charles Robbins with Mrs. Edward Stitt and Mrs. Chester Hutchinson as- sisting hostesses. Mrs. Felton presided. The usual i opening exercises were followed by the roll call and the reading of the min- utes. Mrs. Naylor read ‘a letter from the Chestnut Farms Dairy in which May 19 was fixed as the day for a com- mittee of 25 club members to inspect the plant. The resignation of Miss Carolyn Whitlock was accepted. Mrs. Hutchinson reported a good bal- ance on hand. Some discussion that the club contribute the sum of $20 to the Community Chest. The motion was carried and the Travelers’ Aid, the Instructive Visiting Nurses and the Crittenton Home are to be ated as those organizations to benefil from the contribution. Mrs. Maurice Smith announced a meeting of the literary section at the home of Mrs. Standish on the evening of January 28, with Mrs. Ellis Logan as the speaker of the evening. The name of Mrs, H. E. Marlowe, presented for membership, was upon favor- ably. Mrs. Dalwick reported the mat- ter relative to parking conditions in Park View had been taken up with the proper authorities and that favorable action was to be expected in the near future, ‘The Christmas charity work of the philanthropic committee was reported upon by Mrs. Perkins, chairman. The balance on hand of $4.50 will be ex- pended as the committee sees fit. Mrs. George Evans attended a meeting of delegates from various clubs at the Americanization school and gave an interesting account cf the afternoon. ‘The program which followed the bus- iness meeting was directed by Mrs. George Dalwick. The art section met with Mrs. George Evans at her home on Rock Creek Church road, Thursday, January 18. ‘The assisting hostesses were Mrs. D. E. Clark and Mrs. L. E. Murray. Follow- ing the luncheon Mrs. Ivy Ashburn, chairman of the committee, introduced Miss Flemning of Lansburgh’s fashion | j& work which of itself woul (Continued Prom Third Page) considered the finest book ever written on the camonical aspects of matrimony. Gasparri himself has always loiked upon the yesrs spent in Paris as “provi- dential.” D&mr that time he perfected himself in law of the church and prepared himself to head up the com- mission which' was later to codify the canon laws. Early tn his career at Paris he came under the notice of Leo XIII, who appointed him a member of t! Commission on_Anglican Orders, abo which subject he later was to publish what is recognized as a standard mono- graph. He was ghen appointed apos- tolic delegate to Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, where he remained three years, to return to.Rome as the secre- tary of the Congregation of Extraor- dinary Ecclesiastical Affatrs under the headship of Cardinal Rampolla, for whom he has always professed the high- est possible admiratfon and the greatest personal esteem. It was at this time, too, that he was appointed by Pope Pitts X to the work of codifying the canorh law, a position the difficulties of whith can best be appreciated when we kitow that a cer- tain professor of canon'.law in a fa- mous university used up'three lecture periods t® prove the codlfication was possible. Commissions wewe appointed to study the laws of the church, and after 11 years of intensive yvork there came forth, under the d tion of Gasparri, the “Codex Iuris Canonici,” ba suf- ficient to bring fame to the' man re- sponsible for it. In 1907 Gasbarri was made a cardinal and assigne{ to the title of San Bernardo. In 1914\ on the death of Cardinal Ferrata, he was named secretary of state to his holi- ness Benedict XV, which posijon he held continuously, serving under two pontiffs, to the time of his resig nation. the darkest days of the war, he rtment, who gave an instructive talk on the trend of fashion in suits, coats and gowns, The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club met at the home of Mrs. P. T. Folliard on the twenty-first. After luncheon bridge was played. Daughters of 1812 held its January meeting in the Fairfax room of the New ‘Willard Hotel. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, the presi- dent, called the meeting to order. The minutes of the December meeting were read and reports of officers and chair- men called for. Letters were read from several members who were not able to attend the meeting. Mrs. Tucker appointed Miss Eleanor Corby and Miss Florence Berryman pages for the women's patriotic con- ference on national defense opening Janu 29 in Constitution Hall. Mrs. cker is national chairman of | national defense. All members of the District of Columbia society are invited to attend., ~-~— Newcomb Club of (hesda—The new order of business adopf this year by the club has met with signal success. Meetings begin at 1 o'clock with Juncheon, to which guests of the day are invited. Following this the guest- speakers are introduced in turn and | program, after which the day's busi- ness is taken up. Complying with the request of the State Federation that each affiliated club resolve itself into a single club, the meetings are opened with singing. January hostesses were Mrs. Robert Bondy and Mrs. Albert Klaas, with the president. Mrs. Peyton Whalen, in the chair. The literary section presented Rev. Stanley White who spoke on popu- lar current fiction. He reviewed Ellen Glasgow's “Thsy Stooped to Folly,” Dreiser's “American Tragedy” and “Gallery of Women” and LaFarge's “Laughing Boy,” the latter unfolding an Indian theme of great charm. Works of English, Prench and Scandinavian authors were reviewed also. A plano recital was given by Miss Minnie F. Notz of the Washington Arts Club. All but two of selections ren- dered were of the musician’s cown com- position. Much of the business session was given over to the reports of the Christ- mas _ activities, these being largely.| charitable. Mrs. Whalen announced that 24 more books had been donated to the sehool library. She gave a resume of the de- liberations of the recent county execu- tive board, which she attended as director from the Newcomb Club. Chairman of Conservation Mrs. George Hane urged the feeding of our native birds during the Winter and the planting of evergreen trees. She also attention to the apparent un- healthy condition of the prized Frank: i linla tree—the rare specimen of the so-called “Lost Tree" in Chevy Chase Circle. Mrs. Benjamin Elmore read a letter of thanks addressed to the club from Mr. G. H. Collingwood, forester of the American Forestry Association, for a subscription to the m: e, American Forests and Forest Life, given to the Bethesda Elementary School, and also a letter from this school thanking the club for its gift. She extended an in- vitation to the club from the Woman's Club of Bethesda to be a joint hostess on the evening of January 31, when the motion pictures of Wild Flowers will be shown at the Woman's Club home by Dr. P. L. Ricker, president of the national Wild Flower Preservation So- clety. The two local schools are in- i vited to enjoy this program which will | be interspersed with musical numbers, the entire endeavor be put on in the interest of conservation, how. rapidly be- coming of major importance through- out the country. Mrs. Elmore also presented a plea for the support of the 1 club unanimously supported the meas- report to our representives the action of the club and to ask their support of the bill. Coltmbia Heights Art Club.—Mrs. Mary K. Ndlle and her daughter, Kath- leen Nalle, entertained the club last week. The president, Mrs, DeWitt C. Ileunt. presided and the chairman for the afternoon was Mrs. Agustus Knight. The papers for the day were “The Caste System of India,” explained by Mrs. Josephine Griffith and a his- tory of the poet, Rabindranath Tagore, with excerpts from his poem by Mrs. DeWitt C. Croisant. guests were Mrs. Virgil Millar, Mrs. Willlam Spel- man and Mrs. Mulcare. International Association of Art and Letters will have the February tea at the Portland Hotel on Saturday, Febru- ary 1, from 4:30 to 6:30 in the after- noon. The entertainment committee, Mrs. M. Hugh Irish, Mrs. J. D. Sullivan and Mrs. Emily Fairless will be host- esses. On February 8 at 8 o'clock a business meeting will be held to dis- cuss arrangements for the elections that occur in March and the giving of another play later in the season. The Oriental and Dramatic Salon that was held Thursday night at Pierce Hall was pronounced a success. Introduced by the music of Arablan songs by Miss Nellie Barber Brooks, accompanied by Mrs. Eva Whitford Lovette, the spirit ggeu:;rfn;. )v‘vu further -howln lmll; of Mr. Ameen Rihan “Maker of Hwerymbfi."' which, in the unavoidable absence of the author, Mrs. Stoddard briefly interpreted for the audience. The play, “Daughter of :g:h r.fomn"mi‘o“_” uise Townsend an Marshman 5 Messys, Willlam E. Bryant, Leslle D. Waudby and Thomas M. Cahill inter- preted the male characters. Miss Ruth Willlams is . to present another of her luctions for the International in . In the absence of the president of the association, Mlk Samuel Burleigh Milton, whose healt! prevented his w.umg. the first vice president, Mr. Victor Russell, took the chair. An informal reception followed the performance. The ushers were Any Falrless, Miss Hattle Dixon, ther Cramton bill now in Congress. The |do! ure and gave the sponsor authority to | Pea Lilu G. A'd:ml. Wi took the women's parts and | tee nations. That with almost insurmountable difficulties is well known. The allies were viciousi in their attacks upon the Holy See; the German groups scarcely less so. Every scheme possible to human in- genuity was called into play in order to force the Vatican to relinquish its attitude of strict neutrality. Pope and Gasparri Impartial. and Gasparrl remained impartial. They could not be dragooned into a judgment the war. world on the question of war the glib nonchalance of a for ir first duty was to interests of the church, mother to mil- lions of warring children on each side. come out for either side, but it was not quite so plain in’1915 and 1916. Partisanship had” no place in the policles of the Holy See. The Pope, however, was not blind to the injustices being committed by both sides in _th name of civilization and justice. great vigor and unanswerable logic flayed the infractions of international and national law by the belligerents. Thus the breach of Belgian neutrality was condemned by Cardinal Gasparri in unmeasured terms. Bel{i:n Minister to the Holy See he wrote: “While, then, in the present conflict the other denies, and the Holy See, con- sequently, being unable to conduct an inquiry to find out the truth, cannot make any pronouncement. In this case the German chancellor himself recog- nized that in the invasion of Belgium a violation of neutrality was committed contrary to international law, justifying it simply on the grounds of military necessity. It follows that the invasion of Beigium is directly included in the 'words used by the Holy Father in the consistorial allocution of January 22 last, when he condemned openly every injustice by whatever side d for ‘hatever motive committed.” Cardinal Mercier, whose patriotism is beyond suspicion, again and again tes- tified to the loving interest taken in Belgium by Benedict XV and to the protection accorded by the Pope to her ational rights. Organized War Rellef Societies. uring the years of the war rri nized a large number of relief so- cf for the suffering populations of the &ifferent countries. He set up, too, several agencies for the exchange of prisoners of war. During those days the Vatican literally pauperized itself in or'der to bring assistance and conso- lation\to the afflicted peoples of Europe. It was' Gasparri, too, who in the face of possfble misunderstandings, sent out to the powers letters urging them to end the war and to conclude a just and honorableMjeace. The words of the Holy See did nod, fall on deaf ears, The ob- jectives laid\ down for a “peace founded on the Chri tian princip! 4 ‘were afterwaid incorporated into a doc- ment by a faAi0us American statesman and became thAe starting point for the dsicussions which ended the treaty of Versailles. With the cor Of peace the Vati- can had to face\Aituations no less seri- ous than thosel It had just passed through. The new nations which had been carved out ofjAustria and Westemn Russia presented difficulties before which any statesman might reasonably quail. Gasparri entuered into the aspi- rations of each of tiye' new nations, and as a result has foriulated concordats with Poland, Lithuai, Latvia, Estho- nia, Rumania and Ciechoslovakia in which the rights and carresponding du- ties of both state and';church are set wn. As 3 direct result of ti%-se agreements ce and stability have e the . portion of these new naNiyns, their in- ner political and religious ylife has been t on firm foundations :u1d a contri- gfithn has thus been made Vo European understanding and good will of incal- culable worth and value. "Nhe broad- mindedness and fine sympatl ' with na- tional aspirations shown by* Gasparri in all these negotiations, espe Wally with the Slav nations, who are di Wcult for even the best-intentioned wes terner to understand, strike the observer @s qual- itles of mind and heart whic.o mark him as one of the greatest staWesmen of the twentieth century. - Gasparri on assuming office inkiarited from a preced administration aiseri- ous problem with reference to the aela- tions of church and state in Priwice. In the early days of the twentieth .y'n- tury anti-clericalism had run rlte\‘ln that country, issuing laws and regufi- tions which made of the church a veri- table slave to the state. Even after tim* war, the power of French anti-clericals ism, though diminished, had not bee: broken. Gasparri has succeeded in com- ing to an uderstanding with the French republic, with the result that the church in that country is now in & po= sition to live its own life without too muczl interference from the govern- ment. Concordats have also been signed with Bavaria and the German Reich, the latter being one of the most important | T.Bom blomatias, ed by the tic victories ever gain church. _In_spite of centuries of Stein, Miss Anna Fadden Votova. Mrs. and Miss Representatives are expected from - burgh, Philadelphia, Richmond and Baltimore. Miss Stuart Blanton of Richmond, vice president of the 3d monthly party for the men in an;}l.lumm Md :ell b:mp:’u‘a‘. were present W cards with the men or danced, the mu- sic being W(fln Navy Band. It was during the 15 years of his tenure of the position of cardinal secretury of state that he laid the foundations for the world-wide fame which has .come to him. Thrown into this positicn in im- mediately set to work to formulate ghe policies which were to guide the new Pope in his relations with the warring his position was besat ‘Through all the struggle the Pope on the guflt of either party for starting ‘They refused to address the it with rnalist, rotect the We today clearly see that it would have | of been stupid as well as disastrous to have go’l‘d‘:“m:mll In a letter to the as a general rule one side accuses and | has Papal Peacemaker Retires Catholic_traditions, in spite of the ac- tive oppbsition of a militant Protestant majority, & satisfactory concordat has been entered into between Germany and the Holy See, and the man who, after Gasparri, is largely responsible for this agreement—the recently created Cardinal Pacelli—is to be named the new cardinal secretary of state. Reconciliation Called Miracle. To one who can remember the Italy | of the early years of this century the reconciliation between the Vatican and that country cannot but make an im- pression of a_ first-class litical mir- acle. Since 1870 the bu: tics, national and international, has n to hald the Pope before the world in the role of a “disruptionist” and in- transigent. A vocal anti-clericalism and a militant Socialism united to heap al on the Holy See and all things religious. The atmosphere even of the City of Rome was a decidedly unhealthy one for the mpholders of the immemo- vial rights of' the popes to soverelgnty and spiritual. freedom. Italian poli- ticians for hslf a century have put every conceivable obstacle in the way of a settlemert oi the “Roman ques- tion.” Tney had even gone so far as w0 sign & secret treaty with England, France and Russia, article XV of which obligated these mations “to support Italy in her desire for non-admittance of the Holy See to any kind of diplomatic steps for the conclusion of peace or for the regulation of questions arising from the war™ With the adwenc of Mussolmt > power the atmosphere of Italy began to change, The rightful place which re- ligion holds in the life of the Italian people was recognized, the Pope was acknowledged to be what he is—not an Italian citizen, but the common father of Catholics the world over. From the acceptance of these principles to a full fecognition of his sovereignty was not a long journey. Fascist Italy took the step, but it can be stated without fear of contradiction that it weuld not have been done if Cardinal Gasparri and the Pope had not been willing that the issue should be closed. Some day the full history of these negotiations between Mussolini and will be given to the public, In the meantime the treaty of peace and the concordat are public documents, from which any one learn what great and statesmanlike qualities are possessed not. only by Mussolini but e cardinal secretary of state as well how in most difficult circumstances 'Gesparri has carried the church to a ‘world position, the mere possibility of which 50 years ago would have been rerrded 2s the idle dream of a fanci- ful theorist. Man of Simple Habits. Cardinal Gasparri is a_simple man— Atibuces, 1n his thoughts, AL ihe ot al , in . At bot- tom of alf his - mece?es we find an in- xhaustible fund of com X ‘Where gher ncuities anc conjure them up, len of Italian flht path leading to un- derstanding 18 not a man of comprom! he has al B\Ilhhm is convinced € fsound way of doiny W’g to an_anf ereby opened to & co! understanding be- tween them. mw e He leaves the service of Plus XI with the plaudits of the world ringing in his ears. He has achieved a place among the great papal secretaries of state, but neither the applause nor the public recognition which has come to him will change his character in the least. He his eyes turned to a greater and more lasting reward—the reward of the “faithful servant” of the Gospels. As a servant of the “Prince of Peace” this HOBBIES; Make and New By A. Neely Hall, Boy Craftsman,” P, Lee & Shep . -RUSSIAN ALLIANCE, ard modern apostle of ness and under- Ahndl.ng between the nations has done as much as any man to bring t: its “full realization motto of |: XI, whom he has so faithfully “Pax Christi in regno Christi.” l BOOKS RECEIVED I (Continued Prom Pourth Page.) SPIRITUAL MENTAL RADIO- GRAMS. By Grace H. Ames. Bos~ ton: The Stratford Co. BIG BOOK OF BOYS' New Things to to Do. author of “The ard Co. FRANCO- 1890-1894. By William Leon: Langer, Assistant Professor of His- tory in Harvard University, Cam- bridge: Harvard University Press. STRANGE OCITY. By H. R. Hawm Boston: The Four Seas Co. IRON MAN. By W. R. Burnett, autnoy of “Little Caesar.” New York: The Dial Press. JUDGE AND FOOL. By Viadimir Y= . _Translated from the Ger- man by Brooks. New York: Horace Liveright. POWER OF THE UNIVERSE. My Aryan Kelton. New York: Amerion. India Publishing Co. MURDER IN THE MOOR. By Thomas Kindon. New York: E. P. 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