Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1940, Page 27

Two Formally Named Candidates for Head 0f Pen League Mrs. Gasch, Mrs. Owen Nominated; Absentee Vote Plan Wins ‘Two candidates for national pres- {dent of the League of American Pen ‘Women, Mrs. E. Richard Gasch of the District of Columbia, and Mrs. Maryland Society Entertains Friday The Maryland Soclety of Wash= ington will have a reception, enter- tainment and dance Friday evening at the Kennedy-Warren, 3133 Con- necticut avenue in celebration of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States by Maryland on April 28, 1788. Maryland was the seventh State to ratify. Senator and Mrs. Millard E. Tyd- ings, Senator George L. Radcliffe, Represenattive and Mrs. William P. | Cole, Mrs. George H. Calvert, jr., ;wxrc of the president of the society, | and Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Parran, the latter being president of the May West Owen of Denver, Colo., | were formally nominated this morn- | ing as the league continued its bien- nial convention at the Willard Hotel. Mrs. Gasch is a member of the local branch and Mrs. Owen also is well known in Washington where she frequently spends the winter. Mrs. Audrey Wurdemann Auslander, the retiring president, also is a Washing- ton resident. The delegates will vote tomorrow. The league, at a business session THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940. Southern Maryland Society of Coe lonial Dames, will be in the receive ing, at 9:15 o'clock. Col. Calvert and Mr. John Marshall Boteler (first vice president) will make the intro- ductions. | Senator Tydings will speak on the ratification by Maryland at 9:30 o’clock. Miss Ruth Welsh, a member of the society, will sing, accom- | panied on the piano by Mr. Harold Forkois. The entertainment will be concluded by the singing of the State song, “Maryland, My Mary- land,” by the members of the society. Dancing will be from 10 to 1 o'clock, and guest cards may be ob- tained at the door that evening, at | the usual charge. News, Radio Staffs To View Old Home A press and radio preview of the historic home of Mr. ana Mrs. George Maurice Morris will be held at the Lindens, 2401 Kalorama road N.W., tomorrow afternoon between 5 and 7 o'clock when tea will be | served for members of the staffs of the newspapers and broadcasting stations and their companions. Serving will be Mme. Ertegun, Mrs. Hugo L. Black, Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Mme. Lombard, Mrs. Paul V. McNutt, Mrs. Ruby Black, presi= dent of the Women’s National Press Club; Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith, Mrs. Bruce Kremer, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty and Miss Mae Helm. Also assisting will be Mrs. L. Gordon Leech, Mrs. Kirk Miller, Mrs. Clifford Bangs and Mrs, Ernest W. Brown, wife of the major and superintendent of police. The re- ception is by invitation and precedes, by two days, the public inspection of the 180-year-old edifice, trans- planted here in 1936 from Massa- chusetts by the present owners. The public inspection will be for the benefit of the Police Boys' Club campaign for $86,000, which is draw- |ing to a close and which needs only a few thousand dollars to meet the quota. Tickets may be obtained at the entrance, or by addressing the auxiliary president, Miss Elizabeth B. Howry, at 3304 O street N.W. French Film Benefit Show to Be Tuesday The gala premiere of the French film, “Harvest,” which will be pre- sented at the Little Theater Tues-) day right at 9 o'cluck, is sponsored by the Washington Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French under the patronage of the French Ambassador, Count de Saint= Quentin. Funds raised by the ben- ;‘fi; will go to French civilian re- ef. The Little Theater's box office INVITEYOU TO [0 SPECIAL SAVINGS, SHOP AT will close at 7 o'clock the night of the premier with the final showing of the Paul Muni gangster charac- terization, “Scarface.” “Harvest” will begin its regular run Wednes- day, May 1, at usual prices. S G e Mississippian Guest Mrs, Lake Glidart of Greenville, Miss., spent several days here with Mrs. E. Jean Willett, who enter- tained informally at cocktails Sun- day afternoon. Mrs. Gildart was en route to Suffield, Conn., where she will visit Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Broder at their estate, Rainbow Farms, *» B—T | QUICKLY KILLS ALL A Safe ... Suinless . . . Sure . .. and Inexpensive way to get rid of bedbugs. Simply pour Discovery down base: rds, in cracks in walls or spray on beds—wherever bedbugs lurk and breed. Guaranteed results. Oves 1,000,000 cans of Peterman’s sold last year. At your druggist’s, 25¢. PETERMAN’S DISCOVERY} today, also took action to permit | each branch in the national organ- \ ization to cast the number of votes to | which it is entitled by registered | mail if its delegates are unable to | attend the convention. The resolu- | tion was presented after the defeat | yesterday of a proposal to hold | the biennial conventions of the | league in different cities instead of in Washington as the by-laws now pro- vide. The Western branches have feit they were deprived of full rep- resentation in the league because they are unable to send as many delegates to conventions as branches nearer the Capital. Other Candidates. Other candidates announced prior to today’s session are Mrs. Florence | Hamilton of New York and Mrs. Robert Horner of the District for | first vice president, Mrs. W. Ewing | of Cleveland, Ohio., and Francesca Folk Miller, Chicago, for second | vice president; Mrs. O. R. Grant,| San Francisco, and Mrs. Charles S. Posegate, Cincinnati, for third vice president; Mrs. John E. Norman, | Coral Gables, Fla., fourth vice presi- | dent; Mrs. William M. Greene, Ken- | nebunk, Me., for fifth vice presi-| dent. | Mrs. Thomas Cajigas of the st-i trict is announced as a candidate | for corresponding secretary, Miss | Marguerite Merigold of the District for recording secretary, Mrs. W.| Scott Burton and Mrs. Edmund Boone Luckett, Baltimore, for treas- urer: Miss Clara Manderschied, Mount Rainier, Md., for librarian; | Miss Eva May Atwood, Murfrees-| boro, Tenn., and Mrs. Augusta O.| Thomas of the District for regis- trar; Mrs. D. L. Garland, Lincoln, Vt., and Mrs. Edna Lamoore Waldo, Bismarck, N. Dak., for historian. Ready-Made CRETONNE SLIP COVERS —Time to “slip cover” your furniture . .. make it cool and colorful for Summer and at the same time protect it from dust and soil! A real economy when you choose your slip covers from this outstanding group, purchased to sell at definite savings! Sunfast quality cotton dustite cretonne with an attractive tan and ivory floral design on grounds of green, brown, wine or blue . . . tailored with pleated flounce and corded seams. 12 Styles for Chairs, Orig. $3.98 7 Styles for Sofas, Orig. $5.98 66-In. Double-Door Steel WARDROBES In the list of candidates for the office of State president are Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler for the District | and Mrs. Naomi Duff Smith of Balti- more for Maryland. | Puerto Rico Seeks Sessjon. i At a reception and banquet last night the delegates were invited to | hold their next mid-congress session | in Puerto Rico. Mrs. Ana Alfonso, | president of the Puerto Rican branch | of the league, promised “much enter- | taining and no speeches,” while the | hospitality of the island was de- scribed by a number of guests. in-| cluding Gen. Blanton Winship, former Governor of Puerto Rico. A poets’ luncheon, followed by a | poetry forum, were features of to- | day's program, and were to be followed by a discussion on “mar-| kets.” A tea given by the National | ‘Woman's Party at Alva Belmont House this afternoon and a com- posers’ banquet and concert will complete today's program. | Scharfelds to Give Reception Friday Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Schar- | feld will give a reception Friday in | their home on Massachusetts ave- | nue in honor of their house guests, Capt. and Mrs. Will Judy of Chi- cago. Invited to meet Capt. Judy and his wife are the officers of the Old Dominion Kennel Club, of| which Mr. and Mrs. Scharfeld are active members, as well as fellow | members of the outstanding com- mittees in charge of the dog show to be given Saturday at Alexandria, | Va. | Mr. and Mrs. Scharfeld are do-‘ nating the silver trophy for the| best American-bred dog at the show and have been active in se- curing other trophies and entries for this event. Formerly residents of Alexandria, | Mr. and Mrs. Scharfeld recently opened their home in Washington, and Mrs. Scharfeld’s collection of flower prints is a feature of the town house decorations. Other Washingtonians who are | aiding the Old Dominion show, the | beneficiary of which is the Alex- | andria Hospital, both by giving | prizes and by exhibiting their dogs, | include Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs. | M. Carter Hall, Mrs. A. 8. Gardi- | ner, jr., Mrs. Howard M. Grimm, | Mrs. John O. Gunn, Mrs. Louis A. | Cornet, Miss Winifred Haines and | Mrs. Robert Watson. | Rush Season Begins The Mu Alpha Chapter of Kappa | Delta Phi National Sorority began its annual rush season yesterday with a party at the home of Mrs. Pauline Messengill, 3609 Russell place, Alexandria, Va. Honor guests in- | cluded Miss Edna Shunick, Miss | Ruth Wagner and Miss Rosella At- | kinson. ‘The annual convention of the na- | tional sorority will be held in June at the Hotel Cavalier, Virginia | Beach, Va. 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