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NEWS OF THE CLUBS The Woman’s Club of Sixteenth Street Highlands met Wednesday at the Home of Mrs. James E. Karnes on Long- fellow street. Mrs. B. R. Stickney, who is vacationing in Florida, sent a paper on “Cuba,” which was read by Ellen Golden, president of the club. The guest speaker, Dr. William Boyd Carpenter, professor at Georgetown Uni- versity, gave a talk, illustrated with colored slides, on “China.” The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Ellen Golden, when Mrs. P. I Balch will be program chairman. Twentieth Century Clun.—The nature section will meet at 103v D street (bus terminal), at 10:10 a.m., Wednesday, for a trip to Four-Mile Run. ‘The garden section will meet Wed- nesday, at 2 pm, at the Y. W. C. A. Miss Susan Hacker will tell about her work with terrariums, or gardens under glass, and will exhibit some interesting examples. Please note change of date. The education section will mee! ‘Thursday, at 12:30 pm., at the Y. W. C. A. Dr. Winifred Richmond of St. Elizabeth's Hospital will speak on ‘“How the Psychologist Looks at Insanity,” and Dr. Elizabeth Kittredge of the Medical Clinic of the Board of Public Welfare will speak on what is being done for the wards of the District of Columbia. Tables are to be reserved in the tea room until 12:30. Make reservations to Mrs. Calvert, North 3331-J, by Wednes- day evening. Society of Free Lance Writers.—Miss Martha Strayer, president of the Na- tional Women's Press Club, will speak March 16, at 8 p.m,, at the Sears, Roe- buck Art Gallery, 1106 Connecticut avenue, on “Some Practical Aspects of Writing.” Maj. Edward L. Dyer and Bobbie Bray Hayes will read and discuss unpublished stories. Felix Conrad Schwarz, at the last meeting, read two introductory chapters of his forthcoming novel. Col. Edmund Sayer read a story which he recently Wrote concerning prize contest rackets, and Mayne Coe, baritone, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Howard J. Kloss- ner, sang. Gamma Chapter, Delphians, will meet tomorrow evening at the Shore- ham Hotel. The president, Mrs. Esme Maybe Lackowicz, wilt preside. The study on Russian art will be under the leadership of Miss Ohve Newbold. ‘The program will be as follows: “Be- ginnings of Russian Art,” Mrs. Evelyn Buckley; “The Novgorod School,” Miss Julia Gilbert; “Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Painters,” Mrs. Jessie B. Krause; “Later Russian Art,” Miss Sopha Lunsford; “Study of Pic- tures of the Novgorod School,” Miss Clara Dickerson; “Historic Paintings,” Mrs. Mary Mathiot; “Religious and Sermon Pictures,” Mrs. Harry J. Sears, and “Paintings of the End of the Cen- tury,” Mrs. O. W. Fansler. The Political Study Club will meet the afternoon of March 18 at the Wash- ington Club. The musical program, under .the direction of Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, the chairman of music, will be given by Miss Janet Coon, and Mrs. Andrew Taylor Seay, mezzo-SOprano and concert singer, who is coming up from Richmond especially for this pro- gram. Mrs. Elsa Harvey Weaver will accompany Miss Seay. Mrs. Humphrey Daniel, the president, will announce the speaker at‘a later date. At .a board meeting the following were elected on the Nominating Com- mittee: Mrs. Elma Saul, Mrs. Frederick Young, Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields Mrs. Rosa Mulcare and Mrs. Tilman B, Parks. Mrs. Edgar Kay, Mrs. Warren J. Haines and Mrs. W. F. Keohan were elected as alternates. Columbian Delphian Chapter held its election of officers March 4 at the Ham- ilton Hotel, as follows: Mrs. Robert Mancill, president; Mrs. Wilson Nairn, vice president; Mrs. George Norris, sec- retary, Mrs. Knute Bjorka, treasurer. ‘The seminer board: Mrs. C. F. Howell, chairman, with Mrs. J. H. Dellinger and Mrs. J. G. Yaden as assistants. The chaptgr enters its third year with the study.of drama. Thé Federation of Women’s Clubs will meet at 10:30 o'clock March 27 at 2400 Sixteenth street, and will be under the direction of the department of interna- tional relations, of which Mrs. George Oliver Gillingham is chairman. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president, will speak on the “Among Women” period of the-federation at 11 a.m. March 17 on “The Scientific Side of Temperance.” Affiliated clubs have been given the opportunity of procuring the follo program material: The social service course, from February 27 to April 10, at the United States Chamber of Com- merce. Graphs of communicable dis- ease in the District, which are being made by Dr. Blanch Sterling, photostats of which can be obtained by clubs; Miss Clara McQueen, travel talk on the merchant marine as a line of national defence; Miss Florence Hall will fur- nish speakers on home economics sub- jects. o poetry contest, open to any woman in the District, closes April 7. Informa- tion regarding the contest will be re- leased in a few days. The second of the book reviews for the benefit of the radgio fund will be given by Mrs. Hickerson March 15, at 2:30, in the home of Mrs. Wiley. The Argyle Study met at the home of Mrs. Pranfflurger of Delafield place. é paper on “American Indian Folklore was read by Mrs. William O. Tufts. Mrs. Tufts of 1635 Madison street will entertain the club March 14. Mrs. Elizabeth Cox will give a book review. The Sunshine and Community Society met at the home of Mrs. Charles Bair, 1430 Holly street, March 6, with Mrs. H. A. Austin, Mrs. H. M. Hunter, Mrs. E. B. Meritt, Mrs. Suzanne Rauscher, Mrs. Parker Cook, Mrs. George U. Rose, Mrs. W. W. Taylor, Mrs. H. C. James and Mrs. Giles S. Rafter assist- ing. The president, Mrs. Ernest Gude, presided. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, chairman of Ways and Means, gave a report on the card parties. Mrs. E. B. Johns, chairman of Child Welfare, re- ported clothing sent to various sources, including the Conservation of Cloth- ing Committee. Twenty-five dollars was voted for shoes and stockings for the | “Old Woman in the Shoe,” $5 a week for the relief of a sick woman as long as needed, $10 for a needy woman, $10 for lunches and carfare for girls at Dennison Vocational School, 56 bags were sent to Walter Reed Hospital. It was decided to hold over discussion of the equal rights bill until next meet- ing. The president appointed a com- mittee to sfudy the matter, with Mrs. Edward Stevens as chairman. The so- ciety recommends that a woman be ap- pointed judge of the Juvenile Court. Mrs. John Otto Johnson spoke on “Drama, Past and Present.” Mme. Louise Countinho gave piano selections. Among the guests were Mrs. Harvey Wiley, president of the General Fed- eration of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, past president; Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs. McCauley, Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Ashburn and Mrs. Storr. ‘The card group will meet with Mrs. F. B. Litell, 3704 Porter street, March 17. The April meeting will be at the home of Mrs. J. H. Underwood, 11 Aspen street, Chevy Chase, Md., with the following assistants: Mrs. H. E. Huntsberry, Mrs. M. C. Trowbridge, Mrs, Ella 8. Knight, Mrs. W. H. Beahm, Mrs. G. I Laizure, Mrs. R. C. Wright, Mrs. 8. T. McDevitt, Mrs. W. H. Bean and Mrs. Benjamin Emerson. Alpha Zeta Chapter, Delphian So- clety, met Wednesday at the Washing- ton Hotel, the president, Mrs. George N. ‘Walker, in the chair. The literary pro- gram, “The Story of the Greeks,” was under the leadership of Mrs. R. L. Riddick. Those having topics to discuss were: Mrs. C. D. Backus as Delphian traveler; Mrs. Samuel Montgomery, “Four Advantages of a Knowledge of Greek Myths”; Mrs. William Weber, “Mythology as a Guide to Primitive Re- Ernest | and “The Mycenaean Perlod,” given by Mrs. George H. Milne. ‘The chapter takes up the study of the Homeric age, with Mrs. William Weber as leader, March 22 at the Washington Miss | Hotel. Voteless District of Columbia League of Women Voters.—Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Friedman, chairman of the de- | partment on legal status of women, an- | nounces a study group on the interna- tional legal status of women. Any one interested in joining_ this group may call Emerson 3915. Many league members functioned on the Committee for Federal Suffrage and National Recognition of the District during the inaugural week end. Mrs. Friedman, Mrs. Edna Johnston, Mrs. Ottenberg and Mrs. Swormstedt, with other league members, did much to awaken Nation-wide interest in the non- recognition of the District in govern- mental affairs. The Excelsior Literary Club met Tues- dav afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. V. Carr, 923 Decatur street, with the president, Mrs. Alice V. Creque, in the chair. The program was as follows: Recitations were given by Mrs. Mattie Queen-Ewing, poems read by Mrs. Henry F. Sawtelle and others. ‘The next meeting will be held March 21 at the home of Mrs. Alice Creque, 1735 New Hampshire avenue, at 2 o'clock. Phil Sherilan Woman’s Relief Corps met at the Thomas Circle Club, Mrs. | Hattie Canada, president, presiding. | The corps had as guests Mrs. Beatrice Tyson, rational president; Miss Flor- ance Sutton, national secretary, and | Mrs. Charlotte Cary, national junior !vice president of the Woman's Relief Corps, and Mrs. Anna Horn, president | ot the Department of the Potomac Woman'’s Relief Corps, and her staff. At the Lincoln day memorial pro- gram Mrs. Canada placed a wreath in the name of the corps. The corps will observe an annual birthday anniversary party at Thomas Circle Club May 5. Short talks were made by Mrs. Tyson, Miss Sutton, Mrs. Charlotte Cary, Mrs. Addie Hickman, Mrs. O'Brien, Kit Car- son Corps; Miss Jennie Hamilton and Miss Mary Howeth, Burnside Corps, and Mrs. Helen Temple. ‘The next meeting will be April 7 at the Thomas Circle Club. The Marietta Park Women’s Club met at the home of Mrs. Joseph Horning, 439 Oneida place, and was presided over | by the president, Mrs. Stanley D. Reed. | The assisting hostesses were ~Mrs. Thomas Murphy, Mrs. Conrad Nix and | Mrs. William Shea. The guest speaker was Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. 8. A, re- lired. Among the guests were Mrs. | Pierce B. Ashburn, president of the | Park View Women’s Club, and Mrs. Thomas H. Faris, a past president of the same organization and present chair- man of the Flag in the District Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs. The literary chairman, Mrs. I L. Folger Shakespeare Library March 14. Members desiring to go will meet at her home, 6200 Fifth street, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. J. Raymond Miller was ap- | pointed chairman of the Entertainment Committee and chose as her assistant Mrs. Lawrence Gross. Book reviews by Mrs. Thomas Murphy and Mrs. Arthur | Witt will be given in the near future. |~ The April meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Ann Nelson, 501 Oneida lace, assisting hostesses being Mrs. Martin Beard, Mrs. Mitchell O'Conner and Mrs. Eva Smith. Lincoln Woman'’s Relief Corps met at | Woodmen's Hall, 935 Grant place, with | the president, Mrs. Cora L. Manoly, presiding. Report of the inaugural pa- | rade was given by Department President | Mrs. Horn. Mrs. Mary McKeever, Mrs. Lillian Cramer, Miss Mary Pinnock and | Miss Nellie Buckland gace a report on | relief work. Mrs. Nellie O'Neal, a mem- | ber of Lincoln Corps of Burlington, Vt., and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin, Mrs. Ciara Swayne and Mrs. L. E. Thoma spoke. | “The department president requested | the members to meet at the home of | Mrs. Alice Burke to make roses for | Decoration day. The corps will hold a card and bingo party at the Hamilton | Hotel March 18 at 8:15 pm. | ! Pi Omicron Sorority, Delta Chapter, will meet March 14 at 8 p.m. at Stone- |leigh Court. A literary program is | planned. Political Study Club.—William Charles Grace, lecturer and former | State Senator of Michigan, will speak | at the meeting the afternoon of March | 18, at the Washington Club on “Bank- | ing, Business and the Government.” A | musical program has been arranged by Mrs. Edgar Merritt, who will present Mrs. Andrew Lyon Seay, soprano. of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Elsie Harvey Wea- | ver, accompanist, and Miss Janet Coon, | whistler. The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules was received Wednesday evening by Mme. Ross Johnson and M. Henri Lazard. The meeting was opened by the president, M. Willlam J. Wallis. Mlle. Laurette Martin gave a piano solo, “Chant d’Amour,” by Liszt. Mme. Manuel Cambouri recited a poem, “Le Soir d'une Bataille,” by Leconte de Lisle, and Mme. Gaston de Bouy fol- lowed with “Les Djinns,” by Victor Hugo. M. Elwood Backentoss rendered piano solos, “Etude de Concert in D Major,” by Rubinstein, and “Pierrette,” by Chaminade. Mme. Camille Hind- marsh gave a reading, “Un Cas d’Amnesie,” by Miguel Zamacois. Vocal solos were then given by Mlle. Lavinia Darve: “Revenez, Armour,” by Lully; | “C'est VExtase,” by Dubussy; “Ariette,” by Vidal, and “Gavotte de Manon” and “Je t'Aime,” by Massenet. The piano accompaniment was played by M. El- wood Backentoss. M. Henri Lazard gave recitations—“La Petite Chose,” by F.| Revel, and “Les Ecrevisses,” by Jacques Normand. George Washington, Delphian Chap- ter—Mrs. J. K. Freiot presided at the meeting Wednesday at the Willard. | Mrs. C. H. Potter was leader, and pre- sented as her subject, “General View of Roman Literature.” The general theme |of study was “Roman Genius as Re- | vealed in Literature.” Mrs. Clarence West was the traveler, telling of the | Roman manners and customs. Mrs. | Clyde DeBender told of poets of the simple life. Mrs. A. B. Manly had as a subject “Arcadian Shepherds.” Mrs. J. B. Tiffey talked of the seasons on farm. Mrs. J. B. Trew presented “Bee Keeping”; Mrs. Alexander Bell, “Deeds of Augustus’ Ancestor.” Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, field secretary of the National Delphian Society, and Mrs. W. F. Dales were guests. ‘Woman’s Clinic.—Mrs. Corbin Thomp- son presided at a meeting of the execu- tive board Monday evening at the clinic, 4704 Georgia avenue. Reports presented by Dr. Ida Heiberger and Dr. Lauretta Kress, associate superin- tendent. The treasurer, Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, reported on funds received from a recent benefit card party given at the clinic. The Washington Readers’ Club met Tuesday evening. Mrs. James F. Hart- nett presided. Those taking part in the program were Mary Randolph Ruff, Ada Louise Townsend, Esther Waldron, May Jamison Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Willey O. Ison, Rosemary Arnold and Esther Marshman. ‘There will be a public recital March 14 at Sears, Roebuck Art Gallery. National Circle, Daughters of Isabella. —A dinner was given Thursday for the national board of directors by the local circle, No. 178, at the Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Alice Bicksler, national director, gave the address of welcome and intro- duced Mrs. Sarah E. Deeds as toast- master. Mrs. Minerva Boyd, national regent; Mrs. Carolyn B. Manning, na- tional vice regent; Mrs. Mary Reilly, national secretary; Mary Devitt, na- tional treasurer: Elizabeth Moran and Agnes Zeller, national advocates; Mrs. &%mflm&m&: Culture,” tional Miss Gertrude Stormont, has arranged a visit to the | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 12, 1933—PART TWO. Nally, treasurer of the National Federal Employes’ Union; Mrs. Margaret \Gran- dle, past national president of the Ladies’ of the Grand Army of the Re- public, spoke. - The_following guests were also m- ent: Mrs. Edward A. Kelly, Mrs, Hogan, Miss Ella Sullivan, Mrs. Arthur E. Donnelly, Mrs, H. J. Dorr, Mrs, Ed- gar Crosby, Mrs. Helen Burrol , Te- gent of the Clarendon Circle, Louise Rust and Miss Hildebert Buscher. Vocal selections were rendered by Miss Ethel Roddy accompanied by Miss Betty Scannlon. Miss Mary Manning was master of ceremonies. Mass was celebrated at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sunday, after which the national regent placed a wreath upon the tomb of the late Bishop Shahan. Memorial services will be held in honor of Cardinal Gibbons at Sixteenth and Park road, March 19, at 3 p.m. when the regent, Mrs. Annie Wall, will lay & wreath in memory of his emi- nence. The next meeting of the circle will be held March 13, at the Washington Club house. The Petworth Woman’s Club held a business meeting at the Petworth School March 8. Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, past president of the District of Columbia 1 Federation of Women's Clubs, spoke and the Red Cross unit reported. The following were elected to mem- bership: Mrs. Mildred S. Kimball, Mrs. R. C. Woodfolk and Mrs. Katherine Nord. The literature section was in charge of the entertainment features and prJemed Mrs. G. A. Knox, Mrs. | R. C. Smith, Mrs. W. S. Ryon and Mrs. T. S. Tincher, who read the playlet, “Suppressed Desires,” by Susan Glaspel. The hospitality section met March 8, at the home of Mrs. A. M. Smith, 312 Shepherd street, with Mrs. E. P. Lecraw assisting. The ugternture section will meet March 13 at the home of Mrs. Frank Schwartz, 515 Shepherd street, with Mrs. Minnie Myers and Mrs. Wedemann assisting. The subject, “Pennsylvania,” will be in { charge of Mrs. A. C. Norcross and Mrs. S. Louise Weir. The civic section will meet March 16 at the home of Mrs. Ellen Painter, 3914 Eighth street, with Miss Jennie Howe assisting. The program will be in charge of Mrs. Frank Schwartz and Mrs. J. K. Uu’;ge home section will meet March 17 at the home of Mrs. A. L. Jennings, 837 Shepherd street, with Mrs. J. K. Utley assisting. Mrs. G. E. Hudson will read a paper on “Mechanical Aids in the Home.” The Washington Chapter of Hadas- sah will hold a special Purim meeting March 15, at 2 oclock at the Jewish Community Center. This is the last meeting before the donors’ luncheon, March 21, and members are requested to secure their tickets from Mrs. Paul Pearlman. The president, Mrs. Henry Oxenburg, will preside. The program is as follows: Opening prayer, Mrs. Mor- ris Gewirz; address, Louis E. Spiegler, president of the Washington Zionist district; vocal duct, Miss Jeanette Bittner and Eugene Kressen; Yiddish reading, Rev. Louis Novick. A social will follow the meeting. Mrs. S. Gold- berg and Mrs. R. Kossow will be hostesses. The District Society of the Dames of { the Loyal Legion met at the Willard Hotel, Mrs. Warren J. Jaines, presi- dent, presiding. A report was pre- sented on the breakfast held in honor of the anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, at the Willard Hotel. Mrs. J. Jerome | Lightfoot, representing the Dames of | the Loyal Legion on National Defense at the recent meeting of the coalition, gave a report of its proceedings. ‘There was a general discussion on the subject of “National Defense,” in which Mrs. Lightfoot, Mrs. David J. Rumbough jand Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker took part. The Washington League for the Hard of Hearing recently received a bequest of books from one of its former mem- bers, Miss Mary Turner, who died in December. These, with the books al- ready owned by the club, are being catalogued and are loaned to members. The club rooms will be open for in- formal card parties during the Spring, on dates to be announced later. March 16 Miss Florence Spofford will give a tea talk. The Association of American Univer- sity Women.—The membership drive | has been extended until March 31. A business meeting will follow the Monday tea tomorrow at pm. Miss Bertha A. Sellers will be the hostess, assisted by members of the Southwest Central section, including Texas, Okla- homa, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. W Mrs. Paul E. Howe of the Committee on Standard Specifications for Con- sumers’ Goods, American Home Eco- nomics Association, will address the Consumers’ Study Group on “Can Con- sumers Buy by Label?” Wednesday at 11 am. The junior group will hold a dinner bridge Thursday at 6:30. Miss Agnes Nelson will be the hostess, assisted by Miss Elsa Fowler and Miss Inez How- ard. Miss Anna Pearl Cooper will read the poems of John Mansfield at the Juncheon of the Education Committee Saturday at 1:15. Mrs. Leslie Whitten will be the hostess. There will be a St. Patrick's day dinner Friday, with bridge after the dinner as the “Club Night” feature for the week. Miss Elizabeth S. Kil- gore will be the hostess. The study group activities include the poetry group, Thursday, at 11 am., with Mrs, Richard Hogue as leader and Miss Mary Louise Brown as the reader, with poems from the Irish group, including William Butler Yates, A. E. and James Stephens; the motion choir of the dance group on Wednes- day at 8 pm., with Miss Evalyn Davis as leader, and the child development group, with Mrs. Lucille F. Ezekiel as leader. Women’s City Club.—The Hospitality Committee will be hostess at the tea today when moving pictures of “Bea- ver Farming” and “Sheep in National Forests” will be shown. The Membership Committee will meet tomorrow at 4:50. Dr. Charles Perg- ler, dean of the School of Economics at National University, will speak on “The Central European Situation” at a meeting of the current events section Tuesday at 4:50 pm. The board of directors will meet Tuesday evening. Dr. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean of the School of Foreign Service, George- town University, will be guest speaker at the St. Patrick’s day dinner in honor of Judge Mary O'Toole, at the club house, Friday at 6:30. The class in parliamentary law is held Monday eve- nings. ! Chevy Chase Branch, N. L. A. P. W,, met at the home of Mrs. Jennie E. The Nominating Committee, composed of Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, Mrs. David McPherson and Mrs. Jennie E. Wright, submitted the following as officers, to be voted on at the April meeting at the home of Mrs, David McPherson, in Chevy Chase: Presi- dent, Mrs. Emma W. P. Slack; first vice president, Mrs. Daisy B. Calhoun; second vice president, Miss Victoria Copping; third vice president, Mrs. Robert Bennett; secretary, Mrs. Bertha Chaney; treasurer, Miss Louise Wor- den; auditor, Mrs. Lucia Ramsey Max- well; historian, Mrs. Mary S. Parker; registrar, Mrs. Richard Yates. The annual dinner in honor of the newly elected president and the outgo- ing president will be held in April m’l’he“‘prulflent, Miss Viola Offutt, pre- National Capital Chapter, Delphians, met at Jellefl’s Little Theater, Wednes- day, with the president, Mrs. H. A. La- tane, in the chair. Mrs. T. A. Huntley was program leader and the subject was Shakespeare’s play, “As You Like It.” Mrs. Latane, in her preliminary survey, told of the origin of the play and threw much light on the charac- ters. Those participating in the pro- gram were Mesdames A. S. Wolfe, Ida Tuve, A. J. Maxwell, C. M. Godfrey, Ione Knowlton, W. C. Wellborn, T. F. Law, L. W. Douglas and J. B. Hartley. Mrs. T. J. Rice and Mrs. P. M. Chi- in dialogue “The Forest Bel s d and | search Center, of California, Mrs. White and Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, local representative of the Delphian Soclety. Takoma Park Women’s Club. of the Beaten Track,” by Maj. C. Court Treatt, will be reviewed by Mrs. Alexander Wetmore at the meeting of the Literature Department at the li- brary March 13 at 10 am. ‘The homemakers will meet March 16 at 1:30 at the home of Mrs. W. H. Burk, 7417 Blair road. Assistant host- esses will be Miss Carleton, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Lingle. A talk on “Picnics” will be given by Mrs. A. L. Barrows. On_March 17 at 1 p.m. the Execu- tive Board will meet with Mrs. Roy Ferner, 50 Whittier street, for luncheon and business. Mrs. Thomas Marshall and Mrs. C.' B. Smith will be assistant hostesses. The club met in the library March 7. A talk on the “Practical Significance of the President's Housing Confer- ence” was given by Miss Blanch Halbert. The Horace Mann Home and School Association Executive Committee met at the home of Mr. Walter Davidson, the president, March 6, when a nominating committee to name officers was ap- pointed. Mrs. Arthur B, Farnham was appointed chairman with Mrs. Lambert O'Donnell and Mrs. John Harrison Davis, The Capitol Hill History Club met March 8 at the home of Mrs. M. B. Granger with Mrs. J. A. Moyer and Mrs. J. P. Hunnicutt assisting hostesses. Papers were read, “Early Explorers of the Pacific Coast” by Mrs, Charles Fisher and “The Conquest of Cali- fornia” by Mrs. E. F. Stearns. The next meeting will be held on March 22 at the home of Mrs. Clayton Wil- lard. The Wesley Heights Florence Critten- ton Circle will meet- for the March meeting at the home of Mrs. James Craig Peacock on West Irving street. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Harold Brooks, Mrs. Louis Montfort and Mrs. Karl Loos. The Zonta Club held its luncheon meeting Wednesday at the Y. W. C. A. with Mrs, Harriet Howe, president, pre- siding. The guest of honor was Dr. Maynard Owen Willlams, chief of foreign editorial staff of the Nation.: Geographic Magazine. Also a guest was Miss Irene R. O'Crawley, a mem- ber of the Newark, N. J, Zonta Club. Miss Emma T. Hahm had as_her guests Mrs. Ruth H. McKenzie, Mrs. John L. Stewart and Miss Carolyn Sorenson. Miss Winifred Thorp was a guest of Miss Mary Lindsley, and Miss Lenore Coberth a guest of Miss Anna Muddiman, Miss Jessie McBride and Mrs. Anne Johnstone were guests of Mrs. Ivalee Newell, and Mrs. Arthur C. Smith was a guest of the president, Mrs. Howe. The luncheon has been canceled for next Wednesday, but a dinner will be served to the members of the Washington Club March 14 at 6:30 at the Dodge Hotel, in celebration of Zonta day, which is being celebrated by the entire membership of the Zonta International. The Wesley Heights Child Study Club met at the home of Mrs. James Austin Stone on Forty-fourth street March 7, when Miss Adelia Boynton, director of the Washington Child Re- spoke on “Children’s Habits, Sleeping and Eating.” The next meeting will be April 4, when Miss Ann Shumaker, editor of Progressiy Education, will speak on “Children's Books.” home of Mrs. Lowell street. The Dodeem Club held installation | March 1 at the Shoreham Hotel, The mistri s of ceremonies was Fay Kurtz. The 1ewly elected officers are: Anne Levy, president; Esther Shainbloom, sccretary; Ida Burak, treasurer; Sahm, sergeant at arms. The Columbia Heights Art Club was entertained by Mrs. Dudley Bright, as- sisted by her mother, Mrs. S. W. Morris, at their home, 1414 Kennedy street. Mrs. North read a paper cn the “Lipari Islands,” and Mrs. McManus spoke on the “Virgilian Legends.” guests were Mrs. Antoinetta Millar and Mrs. C. E. Rowe. Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Rowe presided at the tea table. ‘The club also met with Mrs. Cranmer at her home, 1300 Kenyon street. Miss Cordelia Hill assisted. The paper on “Sicily and Its Legends” was given by Miss Noud, and “Sardinia, the Fine Old Lady of the Sea,” by Mrs. Frazier. Mrs. Samuel Swiggett was voted in as a member. The Washington Soroptimist Club | met at the Willard Hotel March 8. The president, Nora B. Hoffman, presided. The following new members were ad- mitted: Marie Tedrow, Loretta Murphy, Elizabeth Coleman and Claudia Brown. The following announcements were made: On March 15 Mrs. Katherine O'Loughlin McCarthy, Representative from Kansas, will be the honor guest and speaker at the luncheon at the Willard Hotel at 1 p.m.; on March 24, the club will join other civic clubs of Washington in giving a surprise dinner at the Mayflower Hotel; March 29 the club will entertain the “Globe | Trotter” at a dinner to be given at the Italian Village. The Wesley Heights Book Review Club met March 8 at the home of Mrs. Franklin D. Jones on Glover driveway. Mrs. Herbert A. Howell gave a book re- view. The next meeting will be March 25 in the Wesley Heights Club House when Dean Willlam Allen Wilbur of George Washington University, will be the guest speaker and will discuss the plays of Shakespeare. The Curley Club will hold a memorial service in memory of the late James Cardinal Gibbons at the base of the statue at the intersection of Sixteenth street and Park road, March 19, at 3 o’clock. A banner, embodying the emblem of the club, was presented to the organi- zation Thursday evening during the meeting in the Continental Hotel. It was a gift from Miss Monica E. A. Gordon, a former treasurer, who super- vised the painting and construction of the emblem. The banner was accepted by Roland J. Hyland, president. John L. Donnelly entertained mem- bers of the card club, at the home of Miss Bernadette O'Leary, 937 Quincy street, last Monday evening. The group will meet tomorrow evening at the home of Miss Ethel Ammon, 1601 East Capitol street. James O’'Connell, chairman of the committee empowered with authority to offer amendments for the revision of the constituion and by-laws of the Cur- ley Club, held a meeting of his com- mittee Monday evening at the home of ?uzh McGarvey, 502 a street south- east. Miss Mary Zurn entertained the Literary Circle, in her apartment in the Evangeline Hotel, Tuesday evening, when papers, manuscripts and. books of interest were read and discussed. The circle will meet March 21. The Executive Committee will meet Thursday evening, when plans for the Spring and Summer activities will be discussed at the home of Miss Gretchen Baden, 208 Sixth street southeast. William E. Beck Circle, Ladies’ of the G. A. R., met Wednesday evening at the residence of the president, Mrs. H. H. McKee, Fifteen women will be initiated at the meeting. March 23 at one of the hotel parlors. Mrs. Frank Armstrong of 3721 Liv- ingston street, Chevy Chase, will hold two card parties for benefit of Beck Circle March 15 in the afternoon and evening. Phone Mrs. Armstrong at Cleveland 1456 for reservations. P. E. O. Sisterhood.—The committee for February, with Mrs. J. Harry Cun- ningham, chairman; Mrs. F. B. Curtis, Mrs. Percy Gibbon, Mrs. H. H. Mc- Keever, Mrs. Caroline B, Stephens and Mrs. E. G. Siggers, received the mem- bers and guests in the Calvary Metho- dist Church last Tuesday. After lunch- eon there was a business session, with Mrs. Edward T. Lomas presiding. The subject for the study was “Maryland,” with Mrs. Cunningham in charge. Miss Alice Heaven Wwas ‘whose subject was Canal and Its History. the guest ?-k«. “chmg;‘)lefle Ohio . Mrs. Gibbon told of the land grant by Maryland This meeting will be at the ! John G. Ladd, 4422 Ann | ‘The | Can Embargoes Halt Japan® (Continued Prom First Page.) assembled. An embargo by either the United States or Great Britain alone, or even the two together, would not be effective since Japan or China could procure in other countries all the muni- tions they could pay for. Indeed, the United States, as Japan’s best custom- er, might well be in the position of furnishing to Japan the means with which to buy abroad the military sup- plies which our embargo prevented her acquiring here. I am not referring to the moral satis- faction in this country of not supplying the means of warfare to both or to one of the countries involved, mor to the effect of the sentiment itself in the country shut off from access to our factories, but merely to the effect on its military efficiency. That effect would obviously be nothing so long as the country had access to the factories of Europe, eager in this depression to fill orders, Realizing this, the British foreign minister sald during the debate in Parliament that the munitions em- bargo already laid may not be continued indefinitely without international agree- ment, and he will permit contracts out- standing at the time of its proslama- tion to be filled and munitions made under them to be exported. Therefore, any serious attempt to affect the situation in the Far East by an embargo on munitions of war must be a joint effort carried on by all the important nations able to supply muni- tions. An organ which could carry out this purpose is the Committee of the League of Nations formed to observe the situation, and which Russia and the | United States have been asked to join. Either through this committee, or through direct negotiations between the governments concerned, an embargo on the shipment of munitions of war either | to Japan or to both countries might | conceivably be put into effect. How | far-flung such an agreement would have | to be is made evidsnt by the news that the Japanese have been buying nitrates in Chile. Nitrates, the base of all ex- plosives, are one of the most important of military supplies. Problem to Be Considered. Suppose, however, that it were pos- sible to organize such an embargo against Japan, what would be its re- sults? We must first of all consider that we are not dealing with a great war, but with a conflict involving on the part of Japan 100,000, or at the most 150,000 men campaigning against an army not well equipped with the means of modern warfare. The prob- | lem, therefore, must not be confused | with that of the allies in their gigantic | contest with the Central Powers, with | millions of men in the line on both | sides and with expenditure in ammu- nition in a single day in excess of what | has already been used in the whole | Manchurian affair. We must also remember that Japan is a highly industrial nation with arsenals, navy yards and many private plants which could be used to make war | supplied. She has even small automo- | bile factories. It is also important to | note that the Japanese now have hold of the greatest arsenal in China, that | built at Mukden by Chang Tso-lin and | maintained by his son, Chang Hsuer- | | liang, an arsenal which contributed to | the strong position of the Manchurian | government in the civil wars in China. | It undoubtedly would hamper the | Japanese army somewhat if access to | the munitions plants of the world were | denied them, but it does not seem pos- | sible that such an embargo would have | any appreciable effect on the outcome of the operations so long as they are limited to the present contestants. In a careful study on economic sanctions | made for the Twentieth Century Fund, | it is said that against Japan “no muni- tions embargo could hope to obtain serious results.” We are not consider- | ing here the consequences to either | Japan or China of such an embargo if a general war should break out. In that case the situation would be so| entirely different that it would be im- | possible to forecast the effect of em- bargoes. Only in one particular might the | embargo be serious, and that is in re- | | spect to the supply of airplanes. At | present, however, the Japanese superi- | ority in the air seems well establishe in Northern China. They have been | importing considerable quantities of airplanes and parts in the last year. They can probably keep control of the air with the present type of fighting, and will undoubtedly be able to de- velop planes of their own before their present equipment falls below that of their opponents. Extensive Arms Purchase. In fact, an embargo might not be. on the whole, a bad thing economically for the Japanese. General staffs are famous for their overestimates of needs and for extravagance in purchases. So long as Japan has credt abroad and access to munitions factories, the gen- eral staff will probably buy to the ex-| tent of its credits and will thereby weaken the foreign credit so important for the maintenance of Japanese trade. With China the situation might be quite different. The comment of both belligerents and of neutral individuals on the British embargo made this clear, though the embargo by one na- | tion, if it goes into effect, will not count for much materially. China is far inferior to Japan in her industrial equipment and left to herself could not compete in manufacture of munitions of war with the island empire. An embargo on shipments of munitions to both countries, therefore, would work unequally on the two: it would not se- riously impede -the Japanese, while it would be an element in weakening the Chinese resistance. ‘Were an embargo extended farther, to raw materials necessary for military supplies, it is obvious that action by only one or two countries would be in- effective. A principal import of this character to Japan and China from the United States is petroleum, and should the United States alone embargo ship- ments of petroleum it would be a sim- ple matter to route the supplies through France or Great Britain or India or some other accommodating middleman to either of the combatants. If American gasoline were sold to nationals of another country the United States would have no right to prevent their selling to whomever they pleased, and it is hard to see how an American oil company could be penalized for selling gasoline abroad, even though that gasoline might eventually, through an intermediary, find its way to a !c:&x.:try against which an embargo was | | | | In fact, however, there are ample supplies of petroleum in the Orient whence either country could be sup- to the District of Columbia, and Mrs. Siggers spoke of the earliest settlers of the State. The Maryland State flag was exhibited, and Mrs. Robert Young, 1626 Newton street, wes the only mem- ber present who was born under that 2g. P. E. O. sisters from other States were Mrs. Edward Conger, Chapter D. R., Adel, Towa; Mrs. Laroux, Chapter T., Hoquiam, Wash.,, and Mrs. Grace glhels Swiggert, Chapter H, Cincinnati, 0. Gen. J. E. B C., 4 ‘Willis Holder, 3018 P street. The presi- dent, Miss Doris Casey, presided. Re- freshments were served by the hostess and her daughter, Mrs. Ives. Philo Classics.—Mrs. H. J. Harris re- ceived the members in her home, 1857 Lamont street, March 3. Luncheon was served. The business meeting was | Japan “might get along for a few years | | our best customers for raw cotton and | plied independently of the United States, and the only col uence of an rican emt ‘would to throw ds of any accom=- ing country which was ready to supply either contestant. Here again, then, action by any one country would be futile; and action by all would be necessary to make an em- bargo effective. Such an embargo would be very hard to enforce by joint action. Nearly all raw materials, par- ticularly metals, are useful in modern war, Cotton is necessary for explosives and rubber for military automobiles, but would the countries selling cotton or rubber or oil be willing to see their exports, principally used for peaceful purposes, be stopped because of the small amount serving for war? A selec- tive embargo would seem impossible, and little trade would be left if an em- bargo were applied to all raw materials used for war supplies. Capable of Long Duration. ‘With the great supplies in reserve of materials necessary for use in war, with the addition to stocks coming from cur- tailment of domestic use, there can be little doubt that Japan at least could continue not seriously hampered for & long period to wage such operations as she is now engaged in, or even more serious ones. The Japanese are oil pro- ducers on a small scale, and on Sak- halin have large potential supplies, where wells have already been sunk and capped and from which a supply could probably be drawn. Japan is a copper-producing country. It could manufacture nitrogen for its explosives through fixation from the air by use of its water power, and, so far as its mili- tary operations are concerned, could carry on successfully even though there were a cessation of imports of raw ma- terials for military supplies. ‘There could be little result from an embargo on foodstuffs to either Japan or China. Japan imports but little foodstuffs from ocutside the empire, and an important part of what she formerly imported came from Manchuria, which cannot be closed to her by any agree- ment. Rice is the principal food of the country, and in a United States De- rtment of Commerce review for 1932 t is sald that: “It appears probable that Japan will have an over-supply of rice during the coming year (1933). ‘The imports from foreign countries are small and nearly balanced by exports, 50 unless this year’s crop is poor, there is little danger to the staple Japanese food supply. Dr. O. E. Agriculture Baker, economist of our Department, seys that without imports of foodstuffs from for- eign countries.” This was without tak- ing into consideration the use of the Manchurian crops. The Japanese are largs exporters of fish products, and they undoubtedly could, if necessary, increase their fisheries’ returns. So it | does not seem probable that the coun- | try would be seriously threatened by an embargo on imports of food. The Chinese, too, can support them- | selves on their vast territory except in case of a bad crop or a serjous flood, 50 that a limitation on an import ot‘ food into China would not have any immediate effect on that country. Long term credits would seem hard for either Japan or China to negoliale‘ in this country, or indeed, in any other, | except at very high rates. The total | Japanese foreign debt, including gov- | ernment loans, is at present estimated | at about 1.900.000,000 gold yen, of | “amne of at least $45 000 | are in dollar bonds, about 900,000,000 | gold yen. While a large part of this | debt has been repatriated, probably at | least 50 per cent remains aboard. The | present prices of Japanese securities in | the New York market, the 5-12s of | 1965 at 37':, would indicate the im- probability of any large financing in this country to add to the present for- | eign debt. Short-Term Credits. Short term credits ere tied up with business. The silk trade in the United States is financed through short term credits negotiated in this country by | the buyers of Japanese silk to pay for | the silk on its receipt, and it will be impossible to continue that business without such credit. An embargo on business credit would be a death blow to the silk trade, and the same is true of the next largest Japanese import into this country—tea. Such action would have an immediate repercussion on the important American exports to Japan of raw cotton and petroleum. Without the credits coming from the sale of silk, it is hard to see how Japa- nese importers could buy our petroleum or cotton and, therefore, large mark for two of our great articles of export would be immediately shut off. It is not generally known that the United States is by far the best cus- tomer Japan has, taking 40 per cent of | her exports, and that Japan is one of | | petroleum products. The Japanese Taw silk that comes to this country is in some 1600 mills, employing more than 300,000 workers and a very large amount of American capital. The total silk exports from Japan in 1932, during the season from July 1 to September 21, | totaled 316,717 bales, of which 303,293 bales went to America and 13,424 to other countries. During the previous | ear 317,278 bal ame to this country and 8,715 bales went elsewhere. Thus around 95 per cent of the Japanese silk comes to this country, | and well over 80 per cent of the raw | silk used here comes from Japan. Of | our cotton Japan took, in 1928, 14 per | cent of the total export. Since that total export was, roughly, one-half of the supply, this would mean thzt‘ Japan bought 7 per cent of the total amount cf the cotton grown in the country in that year. For 1931 the ex- port was 40 per cent of our total raw cotton exports, or 12 per cent of the total crop. These figures alone do not show the whole importance of the American market to Japan. The Japanese balance of trade is unfavorable; that is, she buys more in foreign markets than she sells, but in the United States it is normally the other way round. In 1931, for example, the Japanese exports to the United States were valued at 425,330,000 yen, while the imports from this country to Japan were worth 342,200,000 yen. Compare these figures with those for Europe, to which the exports were 104,000,000 yen and the imports 199,748,000 yen. For all of Asfa, including China and India, ex- ports were 505,018,000 yen, while the imports were 493,952,000 yen. Japan could ill afford to break the meost profitable of her commercial re- lationships. If the flow of silk to this country were interrupted or made dif- ficult for a ccuple of seasons, the con- sequences on Japan economically would be very serious. European competitors could supply part of the demand, but weuld probably be unable to withstand Japanese competition on restoration of normal conditions. Chinese, who are already sending an appreciable quantity of raw silk to this country, might in- crease their shipments considerably. But most important of all would be the displacement of silk by rayon, thus extending a dangerous substitute in a hotly contested trade field, to the par: mount loss of Japanese farmers and American silk mill owners. Tea is the second greatest export to | interest on Chinese government obliga- ets | the \WEST POINTERS CANCEL United States is the principal market for Japanese tea, which, however, could be replaced by that from Indian or Chinese tea gardens. If these agricul- tural products were cut off, the effect would be felt almost at once by the Japanese farmers, already discontented with conditions, and by a large class of business people who in one way or another are interested in the silk or tea tsade. Not only would the internal conseyuence be serious, but externally & lack of the foreign credits raised from the sale of the or tea would make it difficult, if not impossible, for the cotton manufacturers to buy their sup- plies of raw cotton in this country, and for the gasoline importers to acquire the large quantity of American petroleum products which are now paid for mainly by the money coming from the sale of raw silk. How, furthermore, could the interest on the Japanese dollar debt, held by our public, be paid? Exports of goods, next to raw silk, are the most important element in the Japanese international trade, and it is by making up American cot- ton, mixed with the cheaper grades from China and India, that the work- men of Osaka live. Without the 1,250,000 bales of American cotton sent annually from the Gulf ports to Japanese harbors the cotton industry of Japan would find it hard to operate. Mill owners could, of course, buy more Indian cotton, but to make the cloth which they have been accustomed to supply it is necessary to add a cer- tain quantity of the American-grown product. While no embargo by the United States alone on exports of cotton to Japan could be effective, since cotton could easily be sold through houses in Bombay or Calcutta, the difficulty of finding means of paying for it, i there were no funds from silk sales, would be effective means of stopping the trade. Trade, as it has developed between the United States and Japan, is a re- markable example of the interdepend- ence of nations, their mutual impor- tance to one another. Our great im- ports of raw silk enable tens of thousands of workers and millions of capital to be employed in this country to supply our people with an article which they desire. The Japanese cot- ton manufacturers need our cotton to mix with the cheaper grades they can buy in Asia in order to support their standard of living and to enable their country to set up the credits by sales to China, the Straits Settlements and British India, which next to raw silk are the great item in exports of the island empire. ‘The figures given show the impor- tance of the United States in Japanese trade and the difficulty of carrying through any embargo measures against Japan without her. Effective action in cutting off munitions of war or sup- plies necessary for war would require American support, and, in case of a general embargo, obviously the most effective blow at the Japanese trade would be through the United States. Alternative for Japan. If the manufacturing nations of the world resolved to allow China free ac- cess to their munitions plants and to forbid shipments to Japan, the Japa- nese, by a declaration of war, could close the way to the supply of China. Only by sea could heavy articles be carried to China. The only rail route | to the country from Europe is the long | one through Siberia and Manchuria. | On the west and northwest is a difficult | mountainous region with no railways, | and a rough road by Mongolia, which could be reached only by a long trip through Siberia. By declaring war the Japanese navy, | with its control of the sea, could stop all supplies coming to China from neu- tral countries, and could even capture them for the suppy of its own armies. This could be accomplished without blockade of the Chinese ports through the belligerent right of stopping neu- tral vessels with the contraband of Wasrhlboard. ould a general embargo on Japan be established, an obvious Japanese Efl- swer would be a blockade of all Chi- nese ports and an effective embargo of trade with that republic. A blockade of Chinese ports, however, means a se- rious interference with a considerable foreign trade which could be ill spared in these hard times, and it would mean, furthermore, a cessation of payment of | | tions held largely in Europe and se- | cured by revenue coming from Chinese customs revenues, which could be cut off by a blockade. A declaration of war will, of course, involve serious legal difficulties both under the covenant of the League and under the Kellogg pact, and it is quite possible that the Japanese government would not consider that it was worth while to incur further disapproval of ations by declaring war in order to gain the privilege of stopping ship- ments of munitions to China; the Brit- ish government may very likely have had this contingency in mind. The only serious effect of an embargo on munitions shipments would be the moral consequence. No one can tell what the effect would be on the Japan- ese people and their government of an embargo directed against them, but it is obvious that there is a very great difference between the declarations which the powers have made so far and overt action like the British em- bargo or an embargo on one combatant alone. To produce this moral effect, the only really effective consequence of such an embargo, joint action of ail the | great powers would be necessary, and that action would have to be taken sin- cerely. An unwilling, half-hearted ges- ture would be useless. On the countries joining in the ac- tion there must, too, be a strong moral effect. If the governments feel strongly that the case requires action, and unite to take action, the resultant effect on the spirits of their peoples would add greatly to the moral force of the embargo. ANNUAL DINNER HERE Eccnomic Conditions Cause of Change in Plans—Set for March 17. . Existing economic conditions have resulted in cancellation of the annual West Point dinner, usually held in ‘Washington March 17, the date of the founding of the United States Military Academy. Beginning with the 100th anniversary of the academy in 1902, a custom has arisen for all West Pointers, on this date, to celebrate the occasion wherever they may be stationed. Centers which have held annual dinners attended by grad- uates residing in those localities are Washington, New York, Boston, Chi- cago, Kansas City, Denver, San Fran- cisco, San Antonio, Manila, Honolulu and Panama. Washington, with its large representation of retired and ac- tive officers, usually has the largest at- tendance. Last year 750 attended the dinner. In view of the obligations and oppor- tunities of many of the Army personnel to assist in alleviating the distress, the ‘Washington Alumni Committee feels it appropriate to suspend the dinner and celebration. The committee includes Maj. Gen. R. E. Callan, president; Lieut, Col. John B. Richardson, secre- tary, and Maj. Willlam A. Beach, this country from Japan, and the RESORTS ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. TShelbarme ATLANTIC CITY treasur RESORTS ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. | g Spanish War Veterans MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Camps. ‘Tuesday, 8 p.m.—Col. James 8. Pettit, 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Wednesday, 8 pm.—Gen. M. Emmett Urell, Pythian Temple. Thursday, 8 p.m.—Richard J. Harden, Pythian Temple. Auxiliaries. Richard J. Harden Camp, in meeting presided over by Comdr. William O. Ohm, received and elected the following to membership: John J. Gormley, United States Hospital Corps; W. F. Nierling, Company I, 49th Iowa VoRfh- teer Infant Walter C, Shoup, Come peny D, 2d United States Volunteer Cavalry; Millard T. t] States Marine Corps; Company D, 1st United States Engi- neers; John C. Duke, Company G, 3d United States Infantry; Arthur L. Simpson, Company M, 2d Virginia Vol- unteer Infantry; Mathew T. Moody, Company I, 2d Virginia Volunteer In- fantry, and Henry C. White, United States Marine Corps; for re-admission, Donald W. Riley and the transfer of Orrin- C. Foster from Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1. Recruits Martin Dinges, Walter C. Shoup, W. F. Nierling and Arthur L. Simpson were mustered in and on transfer Orrin C. Foster was reobligated. The transfer of A. W. Grinsel to Camp No. 8, Department of Virginia, was granted. Col. James S. Pettit Camp, with Comdr. William D. Watts presiding, mustered in William E. Roberts, Arthur S. Woodland and Paul A. Powell. Henry W. Lawton Camp met March 6, with Comdr. Chauncey L. Davis in the chair. Two applications for mem- bership were received. Col. John Jacob Astor Camp was called to order by Comdr. James P. Molloy and Recruit Charles S. Sniffen, late corporal 54th Company Coast Ar- tillery, was mustered in as an active member. Due to the resignation of the officer of the day, an election was held resulting in the promotion of Senior Color Sergt. William Parkinson to offie cer of the day, and Comdr. Malloy ap=- pointed James Bond as senior color ser- geant. ‘The Cauncil of Administration of the Department Auxiliary, U. 8. W. V., met in honor of National President Anna C. Jesmeir, at the Odd Fellows Hall, March Members of the Department of Maryland were headed by their de- partment president, Mrs. Bengal. Na- tional auxiliary officers present were President Anna C. Jesmeir, Treasurer Carrie E. Nolan, Reporter Edna R. Summerfield, and Mrs. Blaisdell from the Department of Ohio; Senior Vice Dept. Comdr. Charles A. Strobel and Comdr. Nelson B. Durfee of Miles Camp. Department President Catherine E. Huhn announced the department an- nual dance will be held Friday at the ‘Washington Hotel. Col. James S. Pettitt Auxiliary met, with President Lillian Copely presid- Callie Pitts was admitted as a member by transfer from Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary. Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary met, with President Mamie Galpin presiding. Katherine W. Lynch, chairman of the Carnation Committee, reported that the committee had met at her home and started the making of the carnations for Memorial day. A bingo party was announced for the meeting March 28. Dey Epps it of partment President Harriet called a meeting of the Dmtmen the Potomac Auxiliary at Masonic Temple March 3, to receive the presi- dent of the National Auxiliary, United Spanish War Veterans. The dej ment colors presented National Presi- dent Anna C. Jesmeir, National Sepior Vice President Mamie B. Schmidt, Na- tional Treasurer Carrle E. Nolan and Past President Moxley of Pettit Auxil- iary. Past Department President Ethel W. Walker was mistress of ceremonies. Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. Amanda Steward, Inez Nicholson and Auxiliary President Mardell Bundrant, & reading by Past Department Presi- delx;; fufil: i:.rmAlddeueA S D ent President J S. Alston entertained Minnie Rmm 8 member of Portsmouth, Va. Auxil- iary on March 5 and a guest of Past Department President Addelle. —_— J. H. FERRY TO SPEAK Pepco Engineer to Address Insti- tute Tuesday Night. J. H. Ferry, electrical engineer of the Potomac Electric Power Co., will address a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Tues- day at 8 pm. at the power compeny auditorium, Tenth and E streets. His topic will be “The Three Sources of Electric Power for the Dis- trict of Columbia.” The meeting will be preceded by a dinner at 6 o'clock at the Harrington Hotel. Nurses’ Retreat Planned. A nurses’ retreat will be conducted Rev. Edward F. Garesche, director of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, New York City, next Sunday at 10 am. at the Washington Retreat House, 4000 Harewood road. The retreat will run through the day until 7 p.m. RESORTS. Mournm rear high their sil- vered peaks. Taku's blue glacier slips slowly to the sea. In the -balmy June-like sunshine, Indians squat under the shadow of totem poles offering basketa, carvings, furs. 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