Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1940, Page 24

Mrs. Gasch Elected by Pen Women Banquet Closes Convention at Willard Hotel Mrs. E. Richard Gasch of Wash- ington was elected president of the National League of American Pen ‘Women yesterday, succeeding Mrs. Joseph Auslander. Announcement was made at the closing banquet of the biennial convention last night at the Willard Hotel. Officers who will serve with Mrs. ‘Y’ Ofli . cial Speaks 11t f New York, first vi i- B . dent; Francesca Falk Miler, Onica- | At Arlington Dinner Gasch include Mrs. Florence Ham- go, second vice president; Charles Mrs. vice president; Mrs. president; ‘Washington, tary; ‘Washington, Mrs. W. Scott Burton, Baltimore, treasurer; Mrs. Luckett, Baltimore, auditor; and Mrs. Edna Lamoore Waldo, Bis- mark, N. Dak,, historian. Selection of Puerto Rico for the mid-administration meeting Febru- ary 23-25, 1941, also was announced. The date was selected to coincide with the grand carnival. Sightsee- ing and entertainment will be en- Jjoyed on the island, with business meetings on shipboard. Members of Bank Women Meet the national board of the league will S. Posegate, Cincinnati, | secretary of the Y. W. C. A. of third vice president; Mrs. John E. Washington, was guest speaker at Norman, Coral Gables, Fla., fourth|g joint dinner meeting of the William M. | Arlington County Soroptimist Club Greene, Kennebunk, Me,, fifth vice | and the Arlington Venture Club last Mrs. Thomas Cajigas, | night at the Little Tea House. The corresponding secre- | dinner celebrated the Soroptimist Miss Marguerite Merigold, | Glubs second anniversary and the recording secretary; | venture Club’s first anniversary. Edmund BOOne| quet by Miss Maxine Goff, Miss Miss | . Clara Manderschied, Mount Rainier, K‘m'igm Md,, librarian; Miss Eva Wood At- Original wood, Murfreesboro, Tenn., registrar, | were by students from Mrs. Rose Robison Cohen’s dramatic studio. gram chairman, Mrs. Mrs. Gertrude Crocker. Mrs. Waldrop Luncheon Hostess For Mme. Procope Mme. Procope, bride of the Finnish Minister, was the guest of honor at luncheon today when Mrs. Frank Waldrop entertained at the 1925 F Street Club. Guests at the .luncheon in- cluded Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, wife of the Secretary of War; Mrs. Millard E. Tydings, wife of Senator Tydings; Mrs. George Grant Mason, Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs. Drew Pearson, Mrs. Morris Cafritz, Mrs. J. Fred Essary, Mrs. Ed Noble, Mrs. Warren Plerson, Mrs, Lester Buchanan, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., and Mrs. Fulton Lewis, jr. Miss Elizabeth Haney, executive The program included a double Smith, Miss Dorothy and Miss Marie Jensen. monologues and poems Mrs. Katharine Winston, pro- was assisted by Virginia Pollard Wercking, Kathleen Clarke and Miss A fashion show was a feature of be entertained at the Governor's|entertainment at the monthly din- palace. Awards in feature writing were announced yesterday by Mrs. Grace [at the Cosmos Club, with Miss Thomson Seton. First prize went to | Katharine McCalmont, newly-elect- Mrs. C. Antoinette Wood, Brookline, Mass.; second prize to Lillian C. B. Mayer, Knoxville, Tenn., and third to Vera Morel of New Orleans. Dr. Hans Kindler Named President Of Arts Club Dr. Hans Kindler, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, has been elected president of the Arts Club of Washington, to suc- ceed Frank B. Steele, who has served for the last two years. Additional officers named last night include A. J. Ted Meurer, vice president; John Russell Mason, re- cording secretary; Lyle A. Brook- over, corresponding secretary, and Willlam J. McManus, re-elected treasurer. Elected to the Board of Gover- nors to serve for three years were Minor S. Jameson and Charles A. Stratton. Mr. Steele was elected to the board for a one-year term. Those named on the Admissions | Committee, to serve for two years.! were Comdr. Frederick W. South-xsmp Manufacturer Dies worth, architecture; Walter Studdi- ford, drama; Robert Lefevre, in- dustrial arts; Ralph W. Richards, | Harry W. Falck, 41, president of the F. L. Falck & Co., soap manufac- Mrs. Alice S. Byrnes, music; Mrs. | turers, died of heart disease today Frances H. Combs, painting, and |at his office in the company plant. lay; William Hepner, literature; Willlam H. Egberts, sculpture. Named for one-year service were Bedford Brown, architecture, and Arthur Grahame, literature, Benefit Gardens Tour Announced A benefit tour of gardens of | ‘Wesley Heights and Spring Valley | will be sponsored by the Wesley‘ Heights Florence Crittenton Circle [} on May 4 from 1:30 to 7 p.m. ‘The tour will start from the gar- den of Mrs. Allison N. Miller, at Cathedral avenue and Forty-fourth street N.W. An exhibit of flower arrangements by Mrs. Herbert Greger will be shown at the home of Mrs. Paul Shorb, 4800 Woodway lane N.W,, and tea will be served from 3 to 7 o'clock in the garden of Dr. and Mrs. William Earl Clark, 4929 Rockwood parkway N.W. Proceeds will be used for the | benefit of the circle, of which Mrs. | Chester Leasure is president. | ner meeting of the Bank Women's Club of Washington held last night ed president, presiding. Entertain- ment also included a brief history of the Cosmos Club given by Mrs. Richard Buck. The retiring president, Miss Anne Crawford, received a gift in ap- preciation of her services during the past yvear. Miss Peggy Webster was chairman of the Dinner Com- mittee. Reception to Honor Colombian Patriot The Colombian Ambassador, Senor Dr. Gabriel Turbay, has issued invitations for a reception Monday afternoon, May 6, from 5 to 7 o'clock at the embassy, to celebrate the Day of Gen. Francisco de P. Santander. The late Gen. Santander was the first President of the present Re- public of Colombia, and was a follower of the great liberator of South and Central America, Simon Bolivar. PITTSBURGH, April 26 (®.— KRESGES ave Make suse you have’ plenty of these soft, hilipoborn 11" StReer SPRING Between F&G SALE of $ 5 90 $ 6.90 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, G. O. P. Unit Told to Win, Get Jobs Women’s Stake In Election Called Greatest Yet Women's stake in the coming presidential election “surpasses that of all elections since their en- franchisement 20 years ago,” Miss Marion E. 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It is within the power of women “to stamp out the New Deal recklessness and heedlessness and replace it with Republican recov- ery,” she continued. “Unfortunately, there are many of you in this audience who may be ‘vote orphans,’ but that does not mean you have to be ‘political or- phans,’” she added. Urging women to use their in- fluence through daily association Your RUGS Need Cleaning T 24 moth steril every g their babies use, then let them play on dirty rugs? It costs so little to have Diener’s clean your rugs so thoroughly that children can safely play on them! beautify and brighten your rooms, too. get that clean rugs wear better and last longer! 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