Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1937, Page 32

Open Session Wednesday Club Leaders From Every State to Gather at Federation Heads’ Meeting—Mrs. Roosevelt to Re LUB leaders from every State in the Union will meet here for the annual Midwinter ses- C sion of the board of directors of the General Federation of Wom- en's Clubs, to be held Wednesday to Saturday at federation headquarters. Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson, presi- dent of the General Federation of ‘Women'’s Clubs, will preside over the formal deliberations of the board, as- sisted by the first vice president, Mrs. Saidie Orr Dunbar, and the second | vice president, Mrs. Walter W. Sey- mour. Mrs. Roosevelt will receive members | of the board Friday afternoon at the | ‘White House. Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon gen- eral of the United States, will discuss co-operation between club women and the Public Health Service, with special reference to the reduction of maternal | mortality and the control of syphilis, the two newest projects of the Divi- sion of Public Welfare. Capt.- Willis S. Bryant, nationally known lecturer | and author of the much-discussed | book “And It Shall Come to Pa: | will speak on “The Blindness of Man.” | Other special speakers will include Dr. Joseph Albert McCartney, pastor | of the Church of the Covenant, who will speak Thursday morning on the | subject “Whither Goest Thou?” Mrs. Norman H. Hastings, chairman of the American Home Department of the General Federation, will present the | second guest speaker of that day, Miss | Florence Barnard of Boston, educa. tional director of the American Asso- ciation for Economic Education. Greet- ings will be given by Mrs. William Brown Meloney, editor of “This Week"” and chairman of the recent Herald- Tribune Forum held in New York City, and also Mrs. Albert N. Connett, jr., president of the American Woman's Club of Paris. Mrs. Edward Ham- mett, chairman of the General Feder- ation's Committee on Public Safety, will introduce Burton W. Marsh of the American Automobile Assoctation, who will discuss the problem of public &afety. Prof. Leonid I. Strakhovsky of Georgetown University will speak on the coming A. S. Poushkin centen- nial celebration to be observed throughout the country in 1937. As the civics-education section Thursday, | stated communication of the lodge to- an added feature Miss Marie C. Sul- livan, director of the woman's de- partment of Eastern Air Lines, will talk to the board about her work. Phyllis Fergus Hoyt, president of the National League of American Pen ‘Women, will entertain with a musical | program. Harriet Ware, known to many as the Chaminade of America, will discuss “Spiritual Values in Music.” Mrs. Richmond Page, lec- turer and social worker, who has just returned from Puerto Rico, will give *“Glimpses of Welfare Work in Puerto Rico.” Members of Congress with their wives and other prominent persohages | in Washington’s official and social cir- cles will attend a reception at head- quarters to mark the formal open- ing of the board meeting. Another important social event is the dinner closing the subscription contest of The Clubwoman, G. F. W. C,, official or- gan of the General Federation, to be held at the Admiral Thursday eve- | ning, when directors of the States winning in the contest will be enter- tained by the directors of the van- | quished States. Mrs. Lawson will act | as toastmistress. Arrangements for the program are in the hands of Mrs. | Harvey W. Wiley, director for the | District of Columbia, and Mrs. Rob-i ert A, Hicks, chairman of the direc- tors. ‘The Chinese room of the Mayflower] Hotel has been chosen for the Fri-| day evening session, January 15, at | which time the International Rela- | tions Department will be featured. | Miss Alves Long, chairman of this| department, will give an account of | her visit to the Internatignal Peace ! Congress in Brussels, and Mrs. Grace Morrison Pocle, vice chairman, will | tell of her trip to clubs in foreign lands. After the closing session of the board Saturday many of the club women will remain in Washington for the inauguration of President Roose- velt. The George Washington Group of Delphians will meet at the Woman's City Club Wednesday, under leader- ship of Mrs. Clyde de Binder, who will give the ‘“Preliminary Discussion.” The topics will be covered by Mrs. | Alex Bell, Mrs. Robert Howard, Mrs. Chester Swope and Mrs. Carolyn Rask. ‘The president, Mrs, W. S. Evans, will gve the summary. Topic assignments by Mrs. G. P. Rawley. | | The Park View Woman's Club Ex- ecutive Board met Tuesday with Mrs. George Jones, 3670 Park place. © Mrs. Glen C. Leach assisted. Tuesday night Mrs. Jennie Esmond ‘Wright, traveler and lecturer, will talk on “The Land of Evangeline as I Saw It” at the home of Mrs. George W. Evans, 752 Rock Creek Church road. The president, Mrs. Warren H. ‘Wagner, will preside. Assisting host- esses are Mrs. Waugh P. Heygster, ! Mrs. Thomas H. Faris, Mrs. Louis E. | Felton, Mrs. Harry Moore and Mrs. | Harry Lingamfelter. Mrs. Marie C. Deal will sing. The Soroptimist Club annual ban- quet was held at the Willard Hotel last night. Laura L. Waters, chairman of the | Banquet Committee, was assisted by Emma Buechele, Criena Mahoney, | Marie Pierce, Eva Turner and Kate | Morris, Edna Gasch, Jean Bennett, | Jewell Downs, Marie Rogers and Mary Bourke and Grace Goodpasture. The League of American Pen Women ennounces a Wednesday rendezvous from 2 to 6 p.m., Lucia Hanna Hadley, hostess. Music at 4:30. ‘The two weeks’ exhibition of paint- ings by Margaret Zimmele will end January 15, when an exhibit of oils by Eugenie Miller will begin, to continue to February 1. Kappa Sigma Delphian Chapter will meet Tuesday at the Mount Pleasant Branch Library, subject, three fif- teenth century painters. Program | leader, Mrs. Fletcher Cannon. Topic for report, “Fourteenth Century Progress,” Mrs. Ira Gabrielson; Mas- sacio, Mrs, Lewis Thompson; Vassari's “Life of Massacio,” Mrs. W. C. Wel- born; Fra Angelico, Mrs. J. P. O'Con- nell; Fra Lippo Lippi, Mrs. J. C. Hefty; Browning's Fra Lippo Lippi, Mrs. M. C. James. Study of pictures: “Expul- sion,” Miss Georgia Stark; “Tribute Money,” Mrs. James Hoffman; “Head of Christ,” Mrs. Ralph Teunis; “Ma- donna and Child,” Mrs. V. J. Richter; “Coronation of the Virgin,” Mrs. Clif« | Myrta Ethel Cawood in the recent | ton, ceive Members. ton Holisley; “Annunciation,” Mrs. Walter J. Greenleaf; “Last Judgment,” Mrs. T. R. Hall; “The Blessed,” Mrs. William A. Shannon. The Business and Professional Women's Club program presented by the International Relations Committee Monday at the Hamilton Hotel in- cluded an address by Mrs. Dorothy Benedict, formerly of Spain. In the absence of Mrs. John S. Bennett, Mrs. Caroline Stephen introduced the guest speaker. Miss Ruth Robinson, club president, presided. The committee, consisting of Mrs. John S. Bennett, Mrs. Caroline Stephen, Miss Alice Terrell, Mrs. Pauline Everhart and Mrs. Mabel Sakis, was congratulated on arranging for such a speaker at the time when the eyes of the world are focused on Spain. The Writers' League will meet at Thomson School Thursday, 8:15 p.m. Prize-winning articles judged by Miss feature-article contest, will be read. The Housekeepers’ Alliance will meet January 19 at the residence of | Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, 2345 Ashmead place, at 2 p.m. Dr. T. C. Thompson, director of the | Social Hygiene Clinic, will discuss the | “Menace of the Social Diseases,” fol- | lowed by a short program. The alliance will have a card party | at Chestnut Farms Dairy January 29. | Twentieth Century Club will hear | Dr. Edward P. Kimball, international | organist and scholar, conduct an | organ recital and speak at a meeting of the music section of the club at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Mormon Church, | Sixteenth street and Columbia road. | Mrs. Arthur J. Seaton will be chair- | { man in charge. The art section will meet at the Yard School of Art, 2040 S street, 2 p.m. Tuesday, with a sketch class for | beginners. Mrs. Harold N. Fowler | is chairman. The nature section will meet at the Connecticut avenue entrance to the ! Zoo, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday. Mrs. D. A. | Greenlees will conduct its study of the day. Dr. Edgar A. Bocock, superintendent of Gallinger Hospital, will speak to | 12:30 pm., at the Y. W. C. A, on | “Our Municipal Hospital.” Reserva= tions for luncheon must be made by noon Wednesday, through Mrs. E. Flavelle Koss. Mrs. Samuel Herrick | will preside. | The garden section will meet, 2:15 | p.m,, Friday, at 3215 R street. A sound filmp “The Sweet Earth,” will be shown |and »rs. Henry Huschke and Miss Roma Medford of the National Lime | Association will give talks on physical !and chemical soil requirements for gardens, with exhibitions of taste for garden soils. Mrs. Lawrence Martin is | chairman. The Takoma Park Women's Club met Tuesday in the town hall. Mrs. Byron M. Coon, president, presided. Mrs. Alexander B. Trowbridge was | | guest speaker. Mrs. Estelle Gates | sang, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Waldo Schmitt. The literature jdcpartment will meet with Mrs. Roy | Ferner, 50 Whittier street, at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Mrs. William Lasswell and | Mrs. Eugene Hurdle will assist the | hostess. Mrs. M. C. Merrill will re- | view “Gone With the Wind.” The art department will meet January 14 at 1 pm. at the home of Mrs. C. H. Davey, 223 Baltimore avenue. Assist- ing hostesses are Mrs. A. P. Brodell, Mrs. F. C. Duehring and Mrs. Byron M. Coon. Mrs. James Earle Miller will speak. The Executive Board will mect for luncheon Friday at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Sward, 311 Carroll avenue. Mrs. Frank Nichols, Mrs. Charles Howard and Mrs. Clarence Ross will assist. Capital City Club met with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams, Mrs. Addie | Cash assisting. Arrangements were made for the annual banquet at the Shoreham Hotel February 5. A bridal shower was given Mrs. Lorena Leuhrs January 3. The next meeting will be | with Miss Frances Tancil, Wednesday. The Business Women’s Council on Tuesday, in the chapel of the Cov- enant-First Presbyterian Church, will hear Wilfred Smith conduct devo- tional services at 6:45 p.m. and give an address on “Music in Religion.” Mrs. Laura L. Waters will give an il- lustrated lecture on “A Trip Through the Caribbean Sea and the Panama Canal.” The Cincinnati Group of the Ohio Girl Club will have charge of a hearts party Friday at 1326 Massachu- setts avenue. Ohio girls living in the city are invited to attend. The club is sponsoring a dance to be given at the Raleigh January 23. Tota Phi Delta Chapter of Delphian Society met Thursday at Jelleff's Lit- tle Theater, with Mrs. Alexander Wylie presiding. Pre-Shakespearean drama in Eng- land was studied with Mrs. H. H| Hul- birt as leader. Assisting Mrs. Hul- birt were Mrs. Carl Smith, “Early | English Comedies”; Mrs. Welton Hut- “Early English Tragedy,” Mrs. Harold Macklan, “Lyly as a Dramatist.” Selections from the drama “Endymion” were given by the leader. and The Acima Circle met with Gloria Lubar and heard reports of Christ- | mas activities during which baskets were given to the poor. New club pins were distributed. Plans are under way for a valentine party. Officers are: Shirley Gorewitz, president; Zelda Levine, secretary; Cecile Schnei- der, treasurer; Gloria Lubar, pub- licity. % ' The Women’s City Club will have J. F. Duhamel as guest of honor and speaker today at tea, at 4:30 p.m. Mr. Duhamel wiil talk on,Old Washing- ton, emphasizing e immediate neighborhood of the Women's City Club, on Jackson place. Miss Roberta Tull, chairman of the French section, announces a begin- ners’ class in French Monday at 4:45 p.m. Mme. Felian Garzia will be the instructor. . Miss Janet Richards will be guest speaker Monday at a dinner to be given at 6:30 p.m. by the business and professional section and the cur- rent events section. Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch, chairman of the business and professional section, and Mrs. Agnes Giles Newman, chairman of the cur- rent events section, will be hostesses. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president, will preside at the Board of Directors’ meeting Tuesday night. Chester T. Crowell, journalist, will talk on “Mexico and the Latin Amer- ican Countries” at a meeting of the y THE SUNDAY ST FORMASONIC DEAD Samuel Gompers Lodge to Hold Memorial Services Tuesday. Past Grand Master Gratz Dunkum will deliver the eulogy at memorial services for deceased members at the next meeting of Samuel Gompers Lodge of Masons Tuesday at Masonic Temple, it was announced by Wor- shipful Master Milton D. Korman. The first degree will be conferred on a class of candidates, with Senior ‘Warden Joseph Hurwitz in the East, assisted by Junior Warden Jacob Sandler. The Circle Club, composed of Ma- sonic employes of the District gove ernment, will meet in the club room, 3330 Fourteenth street, Saturday |night. At the last meeting of the | club the following officers were elected end installed: Harry Luckett, presi- dent; Thomas Jones, first vice presi- dent; N. C. Robinson, second vice president: William Jones, secretary; E. E. Lewis, treasurer, and Robert Por- ton, sergeant at arms. Lafayette Chapter, R. A. M, will | have grand visitation January 29. | The regular meeting January 19 has | been canceled. Officers will be elected at regular convocation February 2. Federal Lodge will have charge of religious services at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home this afternoon at 3 pm. Rev. Chas N. Williams, the chaplain, will preach and John L. | Bateman will conduct the singing. | The lodge will meet Tuesday eve- | ning in lodge room No. 1, and confer | the Fellowcraft Degree. Junior Deacon Arthur F. Middleton wili pre- side in the east and Junior Steward George L. Russell will deliver the lec- | ture. ‘Worshipful Master Carlton will | deliver the charge of the degree. | Warren G. Harding Lodge will hold | | a special communication on Wednes- | day at 6 pm. to confer the Fellow- | craft Degree. At its stated communi- cdtion, at 7:30 p.m. the samc evening, | the Entered Apprentice Degree will be | conferred. O. L. Beardsley, master of Joppa Lodge, announces that the Master ! Masons Degree will be worked at the AR, WASHINGTON, Among prominent clubwo: D. C, JANUARY 10, Women's Group Directors EUI.UGY PLANNED Federation Leaders Coming COL. ARTHUR 106 men who will be here this week for the annual Midwinter meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs will be these im- portant chairmen of departments: (1) Mrs. William D. Sporborg, Port Chester, N. Y., chairman department of legislation; (2) Mrs. J. D. Atwood, Roswell, N. Mezx., chairman department q! Ameri- can citizenship; (3) Mrs. Elbert W. Shirk, Redlands, Calif., chair- man department for junior clubwomen; (4) Mrs. John L. White- hurst, Baltimore, Md., chairman department of education; (5) Mrs. Clarence Fraim, Wilmingt of public welfare. on, Del., chairman department Historic Spots Sought For Marking by D. A. R. One of a Number Being Considered to Be Chosen for Biennial Cere- mony Honor. | morrow evening, in its own building, at | 4209 Ninth street. The recent Christ- | | mas party of the lodge was well | attended. Following a brief lodge ses- sion a Christmas tree brilliantly il- | luminated was moved into the center | of the room and a hidden choir, with | | chime accompaniment, rendered a | number of traditional Christmas | carols. A community “sing,” which followed, prepared this group of | grown-up children for the appearance | of Santa Claus, and he was twins—a | tall one and a short one. ‘Worshipful Master Arthur W. Jett | | anounced the following committee ap= | pointments for Pteworth Lodge: Re- | lief, Master Arthur W. Jett, John L. Allen and Otto H. Franklin; sick, Da- | Otto Franklin, John L. Allen, Edward | Jarvis and Francis S. Beecher; finance, Ambrose H. Stang, Chester C. Hutchinson and David G. Brown; testimonial, John L. Allen, Herbert W. Ludwig and Carl W. Gardner; print- ing, master and secretary; publicity, Clyde L. Pettit; refreshment, R. L. Dodson, William Buckholtz and F. 8. Beecher; entertainment, Allen Cook, Carl W. Gardner, Charles H. Ludwig and D. Chase: instructor of work, Carl W. Gardner; De Molay repre- sentative, Herbert W. Ludwig. { At its last stated meeting more than 30 employes of the Potomac | Electric Power Co. presented an ivory | gavel to the master. i Joseph H. Milans Lodge, Eighth | street near F street northeast, will | hold a stated communication Friday. | | Fellowcraft degree to be conferred by | | Senior Steward N. P. Barnes in the | East; lecture by Junior Steward C. | B. Fishel. Naval Lodge will give the Fellow- craft degree January 21. Religious services at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home will be conducted by Naval Lodge January 24, Chaplain William S. Jones in charge. The Fellowcraft Club will be formed Tuesday night. Past Queen Zell Weaver Oatley, founder and chairman of the sewing clubs of Samla Temple, Daughters of | the Nile, announces the Day Sewing | Club will meet Tuesday at the home of Princess Anne Walter, 3114 Thirty- eighth street, and the Evening Sew- ing Club Saturday at the home of Princess Lillie Dowrick, 1326 Gera- nium street, for the purpose of mak- ing girls’ dresses to be sent to the Shriners’ hospitals for crippled chil- dren. High Priestess Edith Parsons of Zu-Zu Court, Ladies’ Oriental Shrine, announced that this week blankets will be sent Shrine hospitals, supple- ~ienting the gifts of toys and other articles forwarded crippled children at Christmas. REGULAR VETERANS' ASSOCIATION. ‘Washington Post met Tuesday night. Comdr. Walter P. Boehm welcomed Chaplain Frank Sobolosky, who had | been ill. The following new members | were obligated: George C. Martin, Frank Coffy, Samuel Rudder, Willlam C. Souleurt, Earl Schryer, Patrick A. Porter, A. C. Friesel, John S. Hoff- man and Thomas Ahearn. ‘The post legislative officer, John C. Reardon, reported on prospects for veterans’ association legislation in this session of Congress. Department Comdr. Hopgood announced the ap- pointment of these department offi- cers: Senior vice commander, Daniel R. McKay; junior vice commander, Walter P. Boehm; chaplain, L. C. Royse; quartermaster, John C. Chaille; trustees, Bert. C. Hayner, C. E. Bu- shon and George A. Williams. National Comdr. Walter Johnson, National Legislative Officer J. Fred- erick Tucker and Natioral Adjt. J. E. Nieman reported for the national organization. Johnson stressed the fact that the 25-year bill and 1-cent- per-mile travel privileges for those serving in the Army and Navy and an adequate pension bill for those separated from the service will be pushed in this session of Congress. Gen, Winfleld Scott Post met Wed- nesday night. Comdr. Dr. L. A. Royse vid Bauer, D. G. Brown and P. Hut- | | ton; proficiency, Walter R. Collins, | outlined the national headquarter’s method of obtaining favorable conside eration of R. V.'A. legisiation in the Comrade Daniel AUGHTERS of the American | Revolution of the District are engaged in a search for an historic spot sufficiently prominent to be picked for official marking. This was announced by Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, State re- gent. The State Historical Research Committee, she said, headed by Mrs. Lee R. Pennington, is compiling a di- | rectory of all historic markers that have been placed by Washington Chapter. Location of sites of significance not yet marked are being submitted by the District chapters to Mrs. Donald M. Earll, vice chairman of the com- mittee. One of these will be selected for the biennial ceremony of mark- ing by the District of Columbia D. A. R. The Genealogical Records Commit- tee this week will start compiling into book form the copies of records con= tained in old family Bibles. These books are to be presented to the D. A. R. library. This committee has turned over to the State Historical Research Committee for its con- sideration a partial list of Revolu- tionary soldiers buried at Congression- al Cemetery and not marked as such. Mrs. Jason Waterman, a member, is indexing for the committee the names contained in the “Revolution- ary roll and place of residence in 1825 of officers and soldiers who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and who attended the | celgbration of the anniversary of that battle on June 17, 1825." District representatives on the D. A. R. Magazine Committee will meet in the Louisiana room of Memorial Continental Hall Friday. Mrs. Ster- ling Bockoven, District press chair- man, will speak on the value of the magazine. Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, State chairman, will preside. Mrs. Wade H. Ellis entertained the Susan Reviere Hetzel Chapter at luncheon at the Sulgrave Club Friday. | Miss Janet Richards, commentator and lecturer on current events, was guest speaker. Miss Juella P. Chase, regent, pre- sided at the regular business meeting. A letter from Margaret Humes Collier of Crossnore School, in the mountains | of North Carolina, was read, in which | she recommended Mollie Coffey for a scholarship. The chapter will send a scholar- ship so that “Mollie Coffey of Chicken- town” may continue her education. Reaffirming its stand on restrictive immigration, Major L’'Enfant Chapter will entertain the national and State officers and the chapter regents at the seventh annual national defense night program January 14, at the Washington Club. Demarest Lloyd, national vice president of the Ameri- can Coalition of Veteran, Civic and Patriotic Societies, will speak on * migration.” Mrs. Chester Adair will present the Schubert Singers in a program of music. The thirty-fifth anniversary of the Katherine Montgomery Chapter will be celebrated Tuesday evening at the Admiral Club. State officers and | chapter regents will be guests. The} regent, Miss 8. Frances Sanford, will preside. Emily Nelson Chapter will entertain the national and State officers and chapter regents at its birthday tea this afternoon from 4 to 7 at the home of the regent, Mrs. Lois E. Hicks, 5004 Thirteenth street. Livingston Manor Chaptor will hold a card party at the home of Mrs. Prederick K. Sparrow, 1106 East Capi- tol street, 2 p.m. Tuesday. A program on national defense will feature the meeting of the President . Munroe Chapter Tuesday, when the State regent, Mrs. Charles Carroll Halg, and the State vice chairman of national defense will speak. Alter- nates to the Continental Congress will be elected. The chapter. will be rep- resented on the State Music Committee by Mrs. Frank Yarnall and Miss Mary R. Yarnall. Miss Elizabeth Leaf and Miss Nell Rflston will be the hostesses. “Historic Washington” will be the subject of a paper by Albert Bowker of the Potomac Society, Children of the American Revolution, to be read before the Potomac Chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, Wed- nesday. Miss Blackistone will be bostess. Motion pictures of the Grand Can- yon and West Coast scenery taken by Miss Lorena Pitts will be shown before the Thomas Marshall Chapter Thurs- day. Miss Pitts will lecture. Miss Lorena Pitts and Miss Bessie Pitts | will be hostesses. C. A. R. Active. The senior division of Capital So- ciety, Children of the American Revo- | lutign, met with Mrs. Henry Fenho | Sawtelle, 6200 Connecticut evenue, | Chevy Chase, Md, Saturday night, | with Miss Mildred Carter Sherman, | junior vice president, as hostess. Billy | Howard, junior president, presided. A cash donation for Caney Creek Community Center, in Kentucky, was | voted from the society's treasury. Mil- dred Sherman, Billy Howard and Da- vid Rauch gave a large collection of clothing, toys, games, dolls, books, etc., which filled boxes sent to South- ern mountain families. A basket con- tributed by Billy Howard was filled with fruit and sent in name of the society to the Home for the Incur- ables. Billy Howard will be host for the next meeting at Mrs. Sawtelle'’s home on Saturday night. Beta Mu National Sorority held their | annual Christmas closed dance De- cember 29 at the Roosevelt Hotel. Alpha Chapter, Beta Chi National Sorority, met January 5 at the home for a party to be held in the near | future. Alpha Chapter, in conjunc- tion with Upsilon and Pi Chapters of Beta Chi, is giving a subscription dance |at Beaver Dam Country Club, Jan- | uary 30. The Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae As- sociation were guests of Mrs. Oliver K. Neiss at her home in the Walter Reed Hospital grounds Wednesday. Miss Jane Dibble, president, outlined of the association as an alumnae chapter February 3. Alpha Zeta Chapter of Chi Sigma Sorority held a pledge tea at Miss Dorothy Luckette's home. The fol- {lowing rushees were pledged: Miss Madeline Bawell, Miss Doris Koons, Miss Mary Henkel, Mrs. Muriel Staubly and Miss Mary Jane Quinn. The Washington, D. C., Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Delta Theta enter- tained delegates of the City Pan- hellenic Sororities at luncheon Satur- day at Tilden Gardens. The guest of honor, Mrs. Roberta Campbell Law- son, president of the General Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, a member of Alpha Delta Theta from Tulsa, Okla., spoke. Delta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority, met Thursday night at the home of Peggy Conner, 1415 P street. Mary Brett was pledged. District of Columbia Alumnae Chap- ter of Alpha Chi Omega will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday with Mrs. Carl B. Gerber, 2353 South Nash street, Ar- lington Ridge, Va. Assisting will be Mrs. Harold Casper and Miss Alice Schoper. Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma Fraternity for graduate women will meet for dinner tomorrow evening at the club house of the American As- sociation of University Women. About 20 guests who are students in the Graduate School of American Uni- versity will be present. Beta Alpha Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha, National Women's Panhellenic Fraternity, will entertain officers of the other women's fraternities at the George Washington University at a tea this afternoon in honor of Miss Marjorie Glasson, national field secre- tary of the organization, in the fra- ternity apartment, 2129 G street, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Miss Glasson will be entertained by the Washington Alumnae Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha Friday night in the fraternity apart- ment.. Miss Glasson will be enter- tained at dinner at the Powhatan Hotel Saturday night by members of the alumnae chapter, including Mrs. Linden Crone, Miss Frances Fauntle- roy, Miss Dorothy Richtmeyer and Mrs. John Warlick. Members of the active chapter who will entertain the guest at luncheon include Miss Jane Bennett, Miss Dorothy Buck, Miss | of Lorraine Branson, Cherrydale, Va.| Alpha is now in the midst of plans! plans for the forthcoming installation | 1937—PART TWO. 10 WAR COLLEG Class Assignment Given Marine Corps Envoy on Capitol Hill. Lieut. Col. John M. Arthur, who has been the Marine Corps’ legislative representative on Capitol Hill for three years, is slated to attend the next class at the Naval War College, it was learned at Marine Corps Headquarters. He is in charge of the officers’ record section at headquarters. Col. Alexander A. Vandegrift, who now commands the Legation detach- ment at Peiping, China, will come to ‘Washington, on duty at Marine Corps Headquarters. His particular assign- ment has not yet been revealed. Col. John Marston, who now heads th2 officer personnel division at head- quarters, will proceed to Peiping to take over command shortly. Chooses Chief of Staff. Col. Emile P. Moses, now command- ing the 2d Brigade at San Diego, Calil., has been picked by Maj. Gen. Louis McCarty Little, now assistant com- mandant of the Marine Corps, as his new chief of staff, when he goes to the West Coast for duty in June. Gen. Little will command the Fleet Marine | Force, which is based at San Diego, Calif., but is subject to the orders of | the commander in chief of the United States fleet, Admiral Arthur J, Hep- burn. Gen. Little has not yet made other selections for his staff. Joining the 4th Regiment of Marines at Shanghai, China, will be Lieut. Col. William H. Rupertus, the present chief of staff of the Fleet Marine Force, | following the war games in the vicinity | of San Clemente Island, off the Cali- fornia coast. Brig. Gen. Douglas C. McDougal is the present commanding officer of tue Marine Base at San Diego and of the | Fleet Marine Force there. In the shake-up of senior Marine Corps officers, recently announced by Sec- retary Swanson, Gen. McDougal was not reassigned. Just what his future duties are has not yet been determined. He is well known in Washington, whers he served, prior to going to the West Coast, as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. Team Captain Named. ‘The captain of the forthcoming Marine Corps team at the national matches will be Maj. Willlam J. Whaling, who is now on duty at the depot of supplies at Philadelphia, Marine Corps Headquarters announc- ed. Tryouts will be held at the Marine | Base, Quantico, Va., and those in th2 top brackets will be chosen to repre- | sent the Marine Corps. Elimination | contests will be held in various ses- tions of the Nation prior to the Quantico matches, officials explained, so that the cream of the service will compete here for the honor of repre- senting the organization. For many | years the Marines have been known as the winners of the various shooting events, Col. Percy F. Archer, who is on duty | at the Marine Base at San Diego, has been ordered to the hospital there for | examination to determine his further physical fitness for active service. He is well known in Washington, having served here for many years at Marine Corps Headquarters. Col. Gerald M. Kincade has been ordered to the Naval Hospital here from Quantico, where he is stationed, to determine his physical fitness for further active service. Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, retired former commandant, is a patient at the Naval Hospital here. Friends say his condition is not serious. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS The grand chancellor, Elroy 8. Young, assisted by the grand keeper of records and seal, W. A. Kimmel, in- | stalled officers of Amaranth Lodge at | | the Northeast Temple. The grand chancellor also installed the officers in Capital, Mount Vernon | and Syracusians Lodges. The grand lecturer, Charles L. Stoll, installed the officers in Webster Lodge. Officers of Calanthe Lodge will be installed tomorrow evening by the grand chancellor, and in Franklin and Union Lodges Wednesday evening, Hermione Lodge Thursday evening. Past Grand Chancellor Richard B. Berryman will install officers in Co- lumbia Lodge Wednesday evening. State Lodge A will meet Monday evening to elect representatives to the Grand Lodge. Supreme Representative Edgar C. Snyder has called a meeting of the Committee on 75th Anniversary of the Birth of the Order Thursday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. The grand statutes have been amended, allowing each subordinate lodge to elect five representatives and two alternates to the Grand Lodge session, and making all past grand chancellors members of the Grand Lodge. Pythian Sisters. At the last meeting of Friendship Temple, No. 9, the following officers were installed by Past Chief Georgianna Kimmel as installing officer, assisted by Carrie Davis as grand senior and Estelle Gray as grand manager: Past chief, Josephine Dellinger; most excellent chief, Kate Young; ex- cellent senior, Ethel Poole; excellent junior, Dorothy Zombro; manager, Elaine Guilbeault; protector, Gertrude Stoll; guard, Alma Long; mistress of finance, Ida Crown, and mistress of records and correspondence, Jeannette’ Crowther. The Home Board Committees of Rathbone Temple No. 8 and Friend- ship Temple No. 9, jointly, will serve turkey dinner at Pythian Temple Tuesday, January 19, to raise funds for the Pythian Home for Children in Newmarket, Va., | B. P. 0. ELKS I ‘Washington Lodge will hold an ini- tiation and a large class of candidates will be inducted into the order Wed- nesday. Edwin S. Puller, chairman | of the Selective Campaign Committee, is conducting an intensive drive for new members. Harvey C. Belt, former chairman of the board of trustees, will give a dinner Tuesday night in the rathskel- lar to members of the Elks’ Bowling League. Joseph Riani, president of the league, will be master of cere- monies. A regional meeting of the Mary- land, Delaware and District of Co- lumbia State Association will be held today at the Towson Lodge, Tow- son, Md. The fourth annual banquet tendered ‘Washington Lodge to the Elks’ | | Geraldine Dillman, Miss Audry Mc- Cuen, Miss Estelle Moore and Miss H | Coates. | Wheatley, Wednesday at 8 pm. John !ary 1. (| Busy Week in Prospect [ For Members of P.-T.A. Managers’ Board Meets Tuesday, Publica- tions Chairmen Tomorrow, Mother Singers Friday—Ot The Board of Managers of the Dis- trict of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers will meet in the direc- tors’ room of the N. E. A. Building at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Local publications chairmen will meet with the State chairman, Mrs. M. L. Novak, at 1:30 tomorrow. District of Columbia Mother Singers will meet Friday at 8 pm. at the Community Center, Thomson School, Legislative chairmen will meet with the state chairman, Mrs. J. N. Saun- ders, Friday at 8 pm., Thomson | School. ‘Taylor-Madison. The regular meeting will be held at the Taylor Thursday at 3 pm.| Capt. Rhoda J. Milliken of the Wom- en's Bureau will speak. Kingsman-Pierce. The association will meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The guest will be Mrs. A. | L. Kinnear, principal of Elliott Junior High. Subject, “Training Children in Junior High School.” Entertain- ment by Charlie Kent and Gilbert A card party will be held January 18 at 8 p.m. at Pierce School. Francis Scott. The regular meeting will be held | ‘Tuesday. Adams. ‘The association will meet Wednes- lay at 7:45 pm, in the auditorium, with Dr. Owen R. Lovejoy as speaker. A member of the American Youth Commission, his subject will be, “Can Parents Survive.” The association has sponsored a group of children at the four children's symphony con- certs. ‘Wheatley. Robert L. Haycock, first assistant superintendent of schools, will speak | on “The Family's Part in Community Recreation,” at Father's night, at Mayhugh, chairman of the Fathers’ Council, has arranged a special pro- gram, Wallach. The regular monthly meeting will be held at 2 pm. tomorrow. Whittier. Asst. Supt. of Schools Haycock will speak at the regular meeting, at 8 p.m. tomorrow, on “Organization of the Elementary School.” Stuart Junior High. The Christmas cantata recently | given by Stuart Glee Club will be re- | peated at the regular meeting Mon- | day, at 8 pm. Blair-Hayes. ‘The association will meet at Hayes School Thursday, at 2 p.m.; the topic, “Efficiency.” Miss S. R. Craighill will speak. Benjamin Stoddert. The association met Monday night. | Plans are under way for appropriate | program for Founders' day, Febru- Roosevelt. ‘The Executive Board will meet Wed- | nesday at 8 p.m. at the home of the vice president, Mrs. George P. Barse, 1429 Floral avenue. ‘Woodridge. Fathers’ night will be observed to- morrow at 8 p.m. in the school. Bun- dle day is the third Tuesday of the month. John Burroughs. All school rooms will be open to parents for a demonstration of the | children's work periods at the next meeting of the association, Thursday |at 1 pm. No business meeting will be | held. McKinley. The association will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday in the auditorium. H. D. Cooke. The Executive Board wiil meet Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. John Eaton. The association will meet tomorrow at 2 pm. Dr. Dreese will speak. Raymond. The association will meet Monday | at 8 p.m. for a “Back to School nite.” Kenilworth. The association was addressed Tues- | day by Rev. Harry V. Porter of West- mipster Church. The kindergarten band played. e Janney. Bundle day will be held Tuesday. Grade mothers will meet at the school Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The reg- | ular meeting will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. Miss Sybil Baker will speak. | Truesdell. ‘The Executive Board will meet Tues- day at 10 am. Edmonds. Miss Catherine Watkins will speak on “Habit Formation” at the asso- caition meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. Keene. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintend- | ent of schools for the District of Co- | lumbia, will talk on “Character Edu- | cation” at the association’s meeting | ‘Thursday at 8 p.m. Bancroft. Mrs. Caroline F. Hughes, readers’ | adviser in sociology of the Washington Public Library, will speak at the meet- ing Tuesday afternoon. The Execu- tive Board is making plans for a silver tea for the middle of February. ‘Weightman. Every one interested in crippled children is invited to attend the Weightman Parent-Teacher Associa- tion meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school. An educational program will feature a talk on “The Science of Seeing and Eye Conservation” by Mrs. Marjorie Long. " Gage. The association will meet tomor- row, 8 p.m. Harry Baker will speak. Buchanan. “Hobby evening” will be observed ‘Wednesday. At 7:45 p.m. fathers of the association and the Buchanan Stamp Club will take part in the ex- hibit of coins and stamps. A parent study group will meet January 19, 3:15 pm. Bowen-Greenleaf. The study group met Wednesday at Greenleaf School, with Mrs. Eldred in charge. The association will meet Boys' Band and their parents will be held in the rathskellar tomorrow Thursday, 2:45 p.m., at the Bowen. | Leon Sacks, | Michael J. Bradley, Ira Walton Drew, | ington | Frank Boykin, her Events. morrow night. Capt. Dick Mansfield will speak. Park View. At the January meeting, Thursday, Henry Gilligan, vice president of the Board of Education, spoke on “Good Citizenship.” Members of the Park View Citizens’ Association were guests., Amidon-Fairbrother-Rossell. The association met Tuesday, Jan- uary 5. E. Strobel, in charge of boy patrol, spoke. The Boy Scouts of the District gave a demonstration. Study group and sewing club will meet at the Fairbrother at 1:15 pm. The membership drive will end in Feb- ruary. STATE SOCIETIES. ‘Twelve newly elected representatives will be honored at the January meet- ing of the Pennsylvania Society in the Mayflower ball room, Tuesday, Robert P. Smith, president of the society, announced. Senators James J. Davis and Joseph F. Guffey, and Justice Owen J. Roberts and Repre- sentatives together with their ladies will comprise the receiving line. A glee club program precedes danc- ing, and officers for 1937 will be elected. Representatives to be honored are James P. McGranery, J. Harold Flannery, Guy L. Mo: Albert G. Rutherford, Guy J. Swore, Benjamin Jarrett, Robert G. Allen, Peter J. De Muth and Herman P. Eberharter. ‘The Georgia State Society will hold an inaugural ball at the Raleigh Hotel January 19. This event is to be in honor of Gov. Rivers, his staff and all visiting Georgians in Washington for the inauguration. The Floor Com- mittee for this dance is as follows: Leonard Lyon, chairman; Mrs. Ed Worthy, Mr. and Mrs. Weyman Tanp- ley. Mr. and Mrs. John Manghan, Mr. and Mrs. Roy North, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Camp, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Durden, Miss Stella Aiken, Miss Ellen O'Neal, Bartow Ray and Mr. and Mrs, Leon Grayson. To elect officers for the ensuing year and discuss plans for the fut there will be a meeting of the Wa. ington State and Alaska Societv of the District of Columbia at Hotel Willard, Thursday, 8 p.m. The New York State Society will hold its Midwinter dance Saturday night at the Shoreham Hotel. Admis- sion for members of the society will be by 1937 paid-up membership cards. Guest tickets will be available at the door. Visiting New Yorkers in 'Wash= for the inauguration are cordially invited. The next dance sponsored by the society will be on Saturday, February 20, at the Shore« ham. ‘The Alabama Society of Washing- ton will give its congressional recep- tion and dance on Thursday, January 21, at the Willard Hotel. Recently elected members of the Alabama dele= gation in Congress will be presented, including Representatives Luther Pate rick, J. J. Sparkman and Pete Jare man. The society will welcome back to Washington Senator and Mrs. Hugo L. Black, Senator and Mrs. John H. Bankhead, Representative and Mrs. Representative and Mrs. Lister Hill, Representative Henry Stegal, Representative and Mrs. Sam Hobbs, Representative and Mrs. Joe Starnes and Speaker of the House and Mrs. W. B. Bankhead. Edwin K. McDowell, president of the society, while in Alabama recent 1y, extended personally an invitation to Gov. and Mrs. Bibb Graves and | other State officials to be present as distinguished guests. ‘The Mississippi State Society will hold a dance and reception in honor of Gov. and Mrs. White and official staff at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Six- teenth street, January 19. Senators Harrison and Bilbo, the Mississippi members of Congress, and Commis~ sioners Dan Sultan and George Allen are expected. Inaugural visitors from the State are invited. Resident mem- bers and their guests will be admitted on regular membership or guest cards, which may be obtained from the financial secretary, Frank L. Culley, 1810 G street. Nebraskans who are temporarily at the Nation's Capital will gather at the Willard Hotel on Friday evening for the congressional reception and inaugural ball of the Nebraska State Society. Senators and Representatives of Nebraska are to be the society's hon= ored guests, according to Charles G. Caffrey, president of the society. Senator and Mrs. George W. Nor- ris and Senator and Mrs. Edward R. Burke head the list of officials who will attend. The others include Rep- resentative and Mrs. C. C. Binderup, Representative and Mrs. Harry B. Coffee, Representative and Mrs. Charles F. McLaughlin, Representa- tive and Mrs. Karl Stefan and Repre- Tesentative and Mrs. Henry C. Luckey. The Reception Committee includes | former officers of the society and the | present officers, Charles G. Caffrey, president; Mrs. L. W. Hayden, vice president; Louis A. Holmes, secretary, | and Dr. Tracy Tyler, treasurer. The Illinois State Society will hold a reception and dance in honor of Gov. Henry Horner and the entire Illinois congressional delegation, Jan- uary 22, at the Willard Hotel. Presentation of the Hans Schlereth portrait of the late Speaker Rainey, to be hung in the State Capitol at Springfield, will be made by the presi- dent of the Illinois State Society, Rep~ resentative Kent E. Keller, to Gov. Horner. Miss Ethel Parker will dance. The Florida State Society of Wash- ington will hold its annual senatorial reception and ball Saturday night and the quadriennial Governor's re- ception on January 19. The senator- ial reception and ball at the Kennedy- Warren will honor Senators Claude Pepper and Charles O. Andrews, newly inaugurated Senators from Florida. The society will hold its quadrennial reception in honor of Gov. Fred P. Cone of Florida and distinguished Florida visitors to the inauguration Tuesday, January 19, at the rose room of the Washington Eotel, from 4 to 6 pm. Dan P. Muldrkey is chairman of sMembership Committee. James W. Morris, Assistant United States Attorney General, is president of the society: Howland A. Sarra, sec+ retary and Phillip G. Murphy of the Cranch-Tyler. Parms Credit Administration, chalr- "M'c" night will be celebrated lo-‘m of the Entertainment Oommim;s