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Women's Clubs Planning
Bach Anniversary Music
Radio Tribute to Be Broadcast Friday—Federa
tion Upholds Movement to Enlarge
Police Force.
TRIBUTE to Johann Sebastian
Bach, one of the world's great
est musicians, will be paid by
the District of Columbia Fed
eration of Women's Clubs oy
presenting on its radio program from
Station WRC next Friday at 1:15 p.m.
Miss Anita Schade, dramatic reader,
and Miss Grete Von Beyer, pianist.
Miss Schade will give a short talk
on the life and works of Bach, and
Miss Von Beyer will play his "Prelude
in Ε Major." This program will com
memorate the 250th anniversary of
Bach in Eisenach, Germany, March
21, 1685.
At a recent meeting of the local
federation it was voted to sign a
petition, along with the citizens' asso
ciations and other civic bodies, re
questing an enlargement of the city's
police force.
Many members present signed an
other petition, requesting a new smoke
law for the District of Columbia.
At the April meeting of the federa
tion the literature section will present
the winning literary papers selected
from papers sent to Mrs. Pierce B.
Ashburn, chairman, by federated clubs.
All entries must reach Mrs. Ashburn
by March 31.
Entries for the third annual poetry
contest must be received by the chair
man. Mrs. W. W. Coblentz, not later
than April 1. The contest is open to
both men and women, and the subject
is "Foundations."
The Ladies' Guild of Kenilworth
met at the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Green. The president, Mrs. Green,
presided.
A bingo party and dance was held
Friday at the Kenilworth Recreation
Center.
A play entitled "The Old Maids'
Club" will be held at the Recreation
Center April 12. The proceeds will
be distributed in community welfare
work.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Edith Warden, 1310
Kenilworth avenue northeast, March
13 at 1:30 p.m.
The DahlgTrn Terrace Circle of the
Florence Crittenton Home met for
lunch and business at the home of
Mrs. Edgar Seltzer, 237 Twelfth street
northeast. Mrs. Susan Kunkle was
a guest. The meeting March 21 will
be held at the home of Mrs. Borgman.
Park View Woman's Club.—The
Executive Board met Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Warren Wagner, 3674
Park place. Mrs. George Jones was
the assisting hostess at luncheon.
The club will meet Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Charles Bair,
1430 Hnllv st.rppf
Lee Β. Jamison. District traffic
manager of the United Airlines, will
show a travel film illustrating a trip
by airplane from San Francisco to
New York City. Assisting hostesses
will be Mrs. Charles Robbins, Mrs.
Glen Leach, Mrs. Edward Kirby,
Mrs. John McKay and Mrs. Charles
Scott.
The Educational Committee will
meet Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Maurice I. Smith. 415 Madison street.
Luncheon will be served at 12:30
o'clock. Assisting hostesses are Mrs.
Pierce Ashburn, Mrs. Lawrence Mur
ray, Mrs. Arja Morgan, Mrs. Harry
Gutridge, Mrs. Robert Jonscher and
Mrs. Max Pollner. Dr. William Notz,
dean of the Foreign Service School of
Georgetown University, will talk on
"Japan and the Far East."
Junior Hadssah will sponsor a bene
fit card party tomorrow at 60 M
street northeast at 8 p.m.
Northwest W. C. T. U. met with
Mrs. W. H. Moore at the Iowa
Apartment. Mrs. C. J. Crouch pre
siding and Mrs. J. R. Thomas in
charge of devotional. Prayer was of
fered by Mrs. G. R. Swett. Mrs. C.
M. Koon of the White Ribbon Quartet
sang. Lieut. Rhoda Milliken of the
Women's Bureau gave an address.
The next meeting will be at Cal
vary Baptist Church. March 29. at
8 p.m.
The Political Study Club will meet j
March 16 at the Washington Club at ;
2:30 p.m.
Mrs. Shortall. president, announces
as speakers: Miss Nina Strandberg of
Finland, who will speak on "What
Women of Finland Have Done," and !
Mrs. McNeese, whose subject will be
"Are We Modern?"
Vera Meeley Ross, contralto, will be
accompanied by Miss Charlotte Klein.
A social will follow in honor of the
Minister of Finland and Mme. Astrom.
Business Women's Council meeting
In the chapel of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Miss Claudia Thomson will give an
Illustrated lecture on "A Journey
Through Finland and Sweden." Rev.
F. Bland Tucker, pastor of St. John's
Episcopal Church. Georgetown, will
speak at the devotional period at 6:45.
Takoma Park Women's Club.—The
literature department will meet at the
library tomorrow at 10 a.m. "The
Romance of Labrador," by Grenfell,
will be reviewed by Mrs. Alexander
Wetmore.
The art department will meet at
the home of Mrs. Paul W. Burk, 524
Fern place, Thursday, at 1 p.m. The !
assisting hostesses will be Mesdames '
Β. M. Coon, Ethel Lamond, Alfred
Hardesty, P. G. Minneman, G. G.
Sward and J. F. Rice. Mrs. Freder
ick L. Pratt will present a paper on
"Wrought Iron."
The executive board will meet at
the home of Mrs. H. L. Houston, 227
Park avehue, Friday, at 1 p.m. The
assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Ella
Stuart, Mrs. L. V. Lampson and Mrs.
Boy Y. Ferner.
The French department will meet
at the library tomorrow evening.
Washington Council. No. 22, Ladies
ef the U. C. C. of E. will meet next
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Nor
velle, 1273 Oates street northeast.
Luncheon at 12 o'clock. There will
be a card party.
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps met at
935 G place March 4, Miss Mary G.
Pinnock, president, presiding. Miss
Mary A. Howarth, department presi
dent, and members of her staff were
guests.
The corps will hold a cakewalk and
bingo party at 935 G place March 30.
The next regular meeting will be
April 1.
The Petworth Woman's Club met
Monday evening in the Petworth
School, with the president, Mrs. Otto
Hammerlund, presiding Mrs. Edgar
B. Meritt, director from the D. C.
Federation, was the guest speaker.
Revision of the by-laws will be voted
on at the April meeting. The follow
ing were welcomed into membership:
■ Mrs. Daisy Campbell. Mrs. W. W. Price ,
and Mrs. Anna R. Garner.
A card party will be given by the >
educational section the evening of
March 2β at the home of Mrs. H. C. :
Sigourney, 811 Taylor street. Mrs. W. '
A. Winkelhaus, past president, pre-!
•*«anted Mrs. Hammerlund with flower»
as a birthday gift from the club. Mrs,
Edward Stitt of the Park View
Woman's Club gave readings.
The Visiting Nurses' unit will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the Georgia
avenue branch of the Instructing Vis
iting Nurses' Society for work on
surgical supplies.
Mrs. Oscar Nelson and Mrs. R. S
Hart will be hostesses to the Literature
section tomorrow evening at the home
of Mrs. Nelson, 4025 New Hampshire
avenue. Those scheduled to take pari
in the program are Mrs. F. B. Le Fever,
Mrs. Edith B. Crum and Mrs. Philip
Wright.
A meeting of the hospitality section
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. H. C. Sigourney, 811
Taylor street.
At 1 o'clock Friday the home section
will meet at the home of Mrs. A. E.
Scott, 6125 Western avenue, who will
be assisted in entertaining by Mrs. G.
I L. Palmer. Mrs. W. R. King will pre
I sent a paper entitled "Let Your Re
frigerator Do It."
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
American Instittue of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers will meet at
the Highlands next Tuesday at 11:30.
Luncheon will follow at 12:30. The
guest speaker, Harry J. Anslinger,
United States commissioner of nar
cotics, will talk on his experiences in
the suppression of the narcotic trade
and will touch on its international
ramifications.
Chevy Chase Branch, League of
American Pen Women—Mrs. Hester
Beall Prove nson, dramatic art teacher
of Washington, presented some of her
students at the meeting in her studio,
Stoneleigh Courts, March 2. Miss
Meriam Truesdell recited poems ol
her own composition, and the Misses
Mary Alice Harrington and Norma
Cumiford gave readings Tea was
served by Mrs. Provenson.
The branch will elect its officers
April 7, when Mrs. Emma W. Slack
will be hostess.
At the Soroptimist Club luncheon
Wednesday, with Miss Marjorie Webs
ter, president, presiding, the second
ι of a series of talks on the ideals and
ι aims of soroptimism was given by
s Helen Barnhart. She took as her
I subject, "The History of the Struc
ί ture of the American Federation of
Soroptimist Clubs."
Miss Mattie Gibson, first vice presi
j dent, gave a brief resume of her
classification as superintendent of the
Children's Hospital and how she ar
rived at her present position. Miss
Julia Gray gave two recitations in
Neero dialect.
Women s City Club.—At the busi
ness meeting Wednesday, with Mrs.
John Bennett, president, presiding,
the club indorsed the movement to
abate the smoke nuisance in Wash
ington.
A buffet supper will be served today
after the National Symphony concert
to members and guests
The current events section on Tues
day at 4:30 o'clock will "go places"
"Along the Potomac with Carlisle
Bargeron." At 8 p.m. a Board of Di
rectors' meeting will be held at club
headquarters.
Judge Mary O'Toole will be in charge
of a program Saturday at 6:30 pjn.,
when she will introduce Representa
tive Caroline O'Day of New York and
Representative Elmer L. Ryan of
Minnesota as guests of honor at a St.
Patrick's day dinner. Miss Sara P.
Grogan will speak and Miss Edna
Sheehy will give an account of her
recent visit to Ireland. John Paul
Jones will sing Irish songs, accom
panied by Mrs. Helen Cyr at the piano.
Mrs. Merritt O. Chance will preside.
March 5 marked the beginning of
the President's Council of Chairmen
luncheons given in the coffee room.
These meetings will be held weekly
on Tuesday.
At the February business meeting
the following were elected to serve on
the Nominating Committee: Miss
Martha Lane, chairman; Miss Laura
Berrien, Miss Catherine L. Vaux,
Miss Margaret L. Vail, Miss Mary
Gott. Miss Lula Purcell, Miss Mary
A. Brewer, Mrs. Raymond H. Keller
and Miss Elizabeth A. Hayden. The
offices to be filled are second vice
president, corresponding secretary,
treasurer and seven directors. Dele
gates to the District of Columbia Fed
eration are also to be elected.
Members admitted at the last board
meeting were Miss Estelle J. Brere
ton, Miss Dorothy Cherry, Mrs. T. E.
Cook, Mrs. Margaret Dennison, Mrs.
C. E. Gunnels, Mrs. Joseph M. Hall.
Mrs. Adelaide Hibbard, Miss Ethel
Hixson, Mrs. Franklin V. Killian,
Miss Nina Kinsella, Miss Garnet R.
Miller, Mrs. J. Carroll Noell, Mrs. R.
W. Peterson, Mrs. Alice B. Prigg, Mrs.
Mabel Benson Sakls, Miss Marguerite
M. Shea, Mrs. Charles C. Tatum, Miss
Edna B. Vincel, Mrs. William Ran
dolph Walton and Mrs. Mary B.
Ziegler. The Membership Commit
tee will be hostesses in honor of these
newly elected members at tea March
17.
West End W. C. T. U.—Mrs. A. M.
Cooper entertained at a benefit lunch
eon at her home, 816 Twenty-first
street. Following the luncheon a
short business session was held.
The Washington Branch, American
Association of University Women, will
give a tea tomorrow at 4 o'clock, fol
lowed by the business meeting. Mrs.
John Cummings will act as hostess.
The music appreciation group will
meet Tuesday at 4:45. The back
ground and familiar airs of "Aida"
will be studied and the discussion of
current musical events. The group
is under the leadership of Miss Sara
Lerch and Miss Martha Brokaw.
The book review group will meet at
11 a.m. Thursday in the lounge. Mrs.
William H. Husband will give book
reviews. Mrs. Horace Torbert will
speak on Luigi Piranbello as a dra
matist.
The Education Committee will give
a dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the
club house. Mary Beard, authority
on the history of women, will speak
on "The Economic and Social Status
of Women in the Twentieth Century."
Dr. Kathryn McHale, executive di
rector of the A. A. U. W.; Mrs. Ed
ward Coetigan, wife of Senator Costi
gan, and Harriet Elliott, director of
study, women's division, Democratic
Committee, will be on the panel. Mrs.
Richard Hogue will preside.
The Education Committee will give
a luncheon Saturday at 1:15, when
Miss Helen Nicolay will speak on "Old
Washington."
Voteless District of Columbia League
of Women Voters.—The Committee on
Government and Education will meet
at the A. A. U. W. Club House, 1634
I street, tomorrow at 2 p.m. Mrs.
Mordecai Ezekiel, director of the
nursery schools under the P. E. R. A.
in the District of Columbia, will
speak on "Nursery Schools In Wash
ington."
The Committee on Government and
International Co-operation, which has
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Speaker
Ε. F. MrGRADY,
Assistant Secretary of Labor, who
will speak on "Economic Security
Legislation" before the civics sec
tion of the Twentieth Century
Club, Thursday at 12:30 o'clock at
a luncheon at the Y. W. C. A.
WE OFFICERS
ARE INSTALLED
Scottish Rite Masons, in
Tuesday Ceremonial,
Honor Salomon.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Blue Lodges.
Monday — Dawson, Stansbury
and Joppa; business.
Tuesday—Federal. Acacia. Ta
koma and Gompers; business.
Wednesday—Harmony, Hard
ing. Chevy Chase and Bright·
wood: business.
Thursday—New Jerusalem, Ca
thedral, Whiting and Temple
Noyes; business.
Friday—Columbia, social; Leb
anon, Ε. Α.; Milans, Ε. Α.; Jus
tice, F. C.
Royal Arrh.
Monday—Mount Vernon and
Anacostia ; business.
Tuesday—Mount Horeb, Mark;
Potomac and Woodridge, ousiness.
Wednesday—Washington Na
val: business.
Thursday — Washington and
Singleton: business.
Friday—School of instruction.
Commanderie*.
Tuesday—De Molay, business.
Wednesday—Washington, busi
ness.
Friday—Columbia, Templar.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection. Scot- ;
tish Rite Masons, met last Tuesday ί
I when Venerable Master-elect Joseph
! Salomon and two other officers elect !
j were installed into office.
Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose
Croix will meet Tuesday. Immedi
ately after the close of this body, Rob
ert de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh,
holds a special meeting for the con
ferring of the 21st degree.
Warren G Harding Lodge will con
fer the E. A. degree Wednesday, with
Junior Deacon John Allen Hart pre
i siding in the east.
Dawson Lodge will have the E. A.
f degree tomorrow, when Junior War
] den Ralph C. Boyd and Senior Dea
j con Herbert W. Smith will occupy the
J important stations. At the last meet
| ing 38 fellow employes and officials
of the office of the master apeared in
a body and presented him with a gold
j chain and charm.
Master Myer C. Rosendorf an
nounces the stated communication cf
Samuel Gompers Lodge, March 12,
will be designated as lawyers' night.
The first degree will be conferred and
each and every station will be occu
pied by a lawyer. Senior Grand
Warden Paul Cromelin and Senior
i Grand Deacon Needham C. Turnage |
; will speak.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge at the
meeting March 15 will confer the
E. A. degree. Junior Deacon George
B. Ingels will occupy the east and ;
Senior Deacon Harold B. Carr will
deliver the lecture.
Cathedral Lodge will conduct the !
religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home today at 3 o'clock.
William O. Hiltabidle, chaplain, will
be in charge.
The fellowcraft degree will be con
ferred in the New Jerusalem Lodge
Thursday evening. Senior Deacon A.
Ward Greenwood will occupy the east,
with Junior Deacon Kenneth Harries
delivering the middle chamber lecture, j
After the first section of the degree
the lodge will be addressed by Homer
F. Curtiss on "Why Symbols Are
I Necessary."
■federal Loage win nave as iu> guui
speaker Tuesday evening Representa- ,
tive H. W. Arnold. The E. A. degree will
be conferred with Junior Warder Os
car E. Carlton in the east.
A dinner of the Anchor Club of the
Department of Commerce was held
at the Continental Hotel last Wednes
day, presided over by President
Charles T. Burley. The principal
address was delivered by Representa
tive John M. Robsion of Kentucky.
New members elected were Louis E.
Barbrow, Alfred J. Bertram, Charles
F. Blakely, Julius A. Bouslog, Louis
Bulicek, Louis W. Clark. William C.
Fewell, Prince G. Finlayson, George
Fried, Harold B. Gardner, Millard T.
Grinder, Selble D. Grove, Ralph H.
Hallett, Lewis V. Judson, Albert W.
Kaiser, B. Max Klivitzky, Alexander
I. Krynitsky, Herman J. Lange, Vic
tor L. Lowe, J. Franklin Meyer, Perry
W. Michaels, Jay A. Mount, William
A. Ramer, C. Marshall Saeger, Jr.;
Samuel E. Wade. Leonard E. Weaver,
Edward C. Wilkie, Harland E. Hall
and Richard V. Bennett, jr.
Monarch Richard T. Umhau an
nounces a meeting of Kallipolis Grotto
on March 21. The Grotto Drill Corps
will hold a bingo party March 20.
Monarch Umhau is arranging for a
meeting in April, when it is expected
to have Grand Master Robert S. Re
gar as the guest of honor.
Grand Master Regar was honored
by his own lodge, the New Jerusalem,
at the last meeting. Grand Lodge
officers and others high in Masonic
circles were in attendance. Past Mas
ter Walter M. Bastain was toastmas
ter. A tableau, "March of Time," was
presented, which depicted the life of
Mr. Regar. Addresses were made by
Master Camillus Newcomb, Past
Grand Masters Keiper, Coombs and
Dunkum and Past Grand Muter of
Virginia William M. Brown.'
Order of the Eastern Star
Matron Emma ShamlefTer of Leb
anon Chapter has designated Tuesday
evening as associate night, when As
sociate Grand Matron Louise Kreglow
and Associate Grand Patron Needham
Turnage, with the 1935 associate ma
trons and associate patrons, will be
present to honor Julia Haslett, asso
ciate matron, and Harry Hayden, as
sociate patron of Lebanon Chapter.
Refreshments and dancing will follow
the meeting.
The Lebanon Players met Tuesday
night at the home of Past Grand
Patron Paul and Past Matron Ruth
CromeUn, 3806 Gramercy street, and
elected the following officers: Presi
dent, Ella Mable Ford; vice president,
Gil Thompson, and secretary, Selma
Ruppert. Games were played and
refreshments served.
The Star Point Society held its an
nual banquet Thursday. The matron
was welcomed by President Eleanor
Smithson.
The Endowment and Temple Com
mittees will hold a card and bingo
party on March 23 at 614 H street
northwest.
The last meeting of Washington
Centennial Chapter was followed by
a fashion show.
The matron. Mrs. Helen Jost Brin
ley, announced associate matrons and
patrons' night March 15. The asso
ciate grand matron, the associate
grand patron and the associate ma
trons and patrons of the Jurisdiction
will be guests of honor. A program
has been arranged.
The Endowment Committee will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ruth Dief
fenback, 5615 Nebraska avenue, to
morrow at 8 p.m.
The Temple Committee will meet
at the home of Mrs. Ida Kravitz, 231
Eleventh street southeast, March 14,
at 8 p.m.
An . executive meeting of the 1930
association was held at the home
of George B. Warren, with the presi
dent, Evelyn F. Stoner, presiding. The
first regular meeting will be held at
the Hayloft, 1326 Massachusetts ave
nue, next Thursday evening.
A chicken dinner will be given by
the Ways and Means Committee of
Joppa Lodge Chapter. In Joppa Lodge
Hall, 4209 Ninth street, March 13,
from 5 to 7 p.m.
The meeting March 20 will be
associate matrons and patrons' night.
Dancing will follow.
Matron Byrdle H. Sù-k of Miriam !
Chapter announces the meeting to
morrow night will be associate ma
trons and associate patrons' night.
The honor guests will be Associate
Grand Matron Louise E. Kreglow and
Associate Grand Patron Needham C.
Turnage, accompanied by the asso
ciate matrons and associate patrons
of the jurisdiction. There will be en
tertainment, refreshments and danc
ing.
The Association of Past Matrons
and Past Patrons held its annual ;
banquet March 2 at the Continental !
Hotel. The following officers were
elected: President. Past Matron Eileen
H. Dalstrom; vice president, Past
Patron Otto E. Fearn. and secretary
and treasurer, Past Matron Anna G.
Hutterly.
The Auxiliary Home Bo^rd Com
mittee will meet at the home of Mrs. [
Irma M. Smith, 660 Maryland avenue |
northeast. March 14 at 8 p.m. A
dinner will be served by this com- '
mittee March 20 at the Fifth Baptist
Church, 609 Ε street southwest.
There will be a meeting of the :
chairman, vice chairman and other j
members of the Card Party Commit
tee, sponsored by the General Home ;
Board. March 16, at the temple, at j
7:30 p.m. The card party will be j
held October 3 at the Willard Hotel.
Matron Evelyn E. Shank announces 1
Columbia Chapter will observe its ;
twenty-fourth birthday anniversary j
tomorrow. The grand matron, grand I
patron and the 1935 Association of
Matrons and Patrons will be special !
guests.
The Auxiliary Home Board will meet
Tuesday, the hostesses being Mrs.
Freddy C. De Lesdernier, conductress: |
Mrs. Rose L. Hidde, associate conduc- j
tress, and Mrs. Ellen M. G. Gordon.
The Star Point Society will meet !
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Mae
E. Shade, 1330 Quincy street, with
Mrs. M. Noreta Koch and Mrs. Lois
T. Ferris assisting.
The Good Cheer Committee will ;
meet Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth Spiker, 1216 Euclid street, j
Chairman Mae E. Shade announces
Mrs. Helen Mullenberg has been
chosen vice chairman and Mrs. Clara
B. Leverton secretary-treasurer.
The Ways and Means Committee !
will meet Friday at the home of Mrs.
Antoinette Fischer. 502 Oglethorpe
street, with Mrs. Dora Putnam and
Mrs. Irene Thrush assisting.
Martha Chapter was entertained by
a broadcast. Miss Janet Rock was
assisted by Past Patron Richard Tit
low, Past Patron Carlton Fry, Associ
ate Patron Rudolph Malth and Asso
ciate Conductress Ethel Towner. Miss
Bonell of Elliott Junior High presented
a troupe of 17. Solos were sung by
Raymond Berry. A Chinese panto
mime, with Raymond Berry, Roy Hill.
Richard Thompson, Ernest Payne and
the ensemble, finished the program.
Matron Bertha Johnson announces
the appointment of Past Matron
Emma Masson as hospitality hostess
in the chapter room.
The Home Board will meet March
19 at the home of Associate Matron
Betty Bolinger. A card party for the
benefit of the home will be held at the
Southern Dairies March 28.
The Matrons and Patrons' Asso
ciation will meet April 6 at Mrs. K's
Toll House Tavern.
Electa Chapter was entertained
Tuesday with a play, with Mrs. Eliza
beth Koontz, Blanche Boswell, Mrs.
Laura Fowler, Mrs. Jewell Eichner,
Mrs. Phyllis Plemmons, Mrs. Alice
Wolfe, Mrs. Catherine Thompson.
Norman Murphy and Lester Eichner
in the cast. Mrs. Mary Benhoff and
Miss Margaret Mills were directors.
Mrs. Mary A. Moody, matron, has
been appointed grand Martha; Mrs.
Mary Benhoff. grand Representative,
State of Kentucky, and William R.
Rauchenstein, grand trustee for three
years.
The Past Matrons and Past Pa
trons'- Association held its semi
annual session at the Grace Dodge
Hotel. The grand matron and grand
patron were special guests. Mrs.
Helen E. Roberts was elected presi
dent, William Rauchenstein, vice
president; Mrs. Carrie G. Smith, sec
ond vice president; Miss Florence B.
Womersley, secretary, and William
Tucker, treasurer.
The Auxiliary Board will have a
card party at Masonic Hall, Ana
costia, D. C., March 16 at 8:30 o'clock.
The grand matron and grand pa
tron paid Bethany Chapter an offi
cial visit at its last meeting.
The Bethany Social Boosters will
be entertained March 14 at the home
of Miss Annebel L. Tillett, 1225 Fern
street.
The Sunshine Committee will be
entertained March 21 at the home of
Mrs. Helen Taylor, 6625 Georgia ave
nue. The assisting hostesses will be
Past Matron Amy Alf, Mrs. Estelle
Κ. Serrano and Mrs. Evelyn B. Broad
dus.
A card and bingo party for the
benefit of the Auxiliary Home Board
of Bethany Chapter will be held at
the Hay-Adams House Wednesday
evening. The party will be sponsored
by Mrs. Louise Horton, Mrs. Edna
Redmon and Mrs. Mildred Batt.
The Officers' Society of Fidelity
Chapter met March 4 at Mrs. Shoe
maker's home, with Mrs. Trim as as
sisting hostess. Mrs. Anna Riley was
elected secretary and treasurer.
The Ways and Means Committee
will have a luncheon and card party
at Mrs. Shoemaker's home, 2624 Tenth
street northeast, March 15 at noon
and a bridge party at the home of
Mrs. Mary Johnston. 117 Eleventh
street southeast, March 15 at 8 p.m.
The chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. Mrs. Dorothy
Southgate. has called a committee
meeting at the home of Mrs. Florence
Berryman. 3117 Hiatt place, Wednes
day at 8 p.m.
The Home Board Club will hold a
luncheon at the home of Mrs. Ma
comber, 7327 Fourteenth street, Tues
day at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Macomber,
Mis. Soulhgate and Mrs. Clarke will
entertain.
Mrs. Mary Hand, past matron of
Acacia Chapter, presided at the an
nual election of officers and banquet
held by the 1929 Association of Ma
trons and Patrons at the Kenesaw
February 28. Greetings were given by
Past Grand Matron Pearl Watt Gibb
and Past Grand Patron John Clagett
Proctor. William Tucker, vice presi
dent, was toastmaster. The grand ma
tron and grand patron were the prin
cipal guests.
Mrs. Ida M. Roberds, past matron
of Bethlehem Chapter, was elected
president, Hugh Smith of La Fayette
Chapter vice president and Helen
Mullenberg of Columbia Chapter sec
retary and treasurer.
At its meeting March 8 Unity
Chapter conferred the degrees. The
Endowment Committee will hold a
bingo party Wednesday at the home
of Clara B. Thompson, 2032 Sixteenth
street.
The next meeting of the chapter,
March 22, will be past officers' night,
when all stations will be filled by past
officers.
Warren G. Harding Chapter will be
entertained after the meeting Tuesday
evening by the William J. Oates Stu
dent Orchestra.
The 1925 Association of Matrons
and Patrons met at the home of Past
Grand Matron Nellie Fletcher Febru
ary 25. Past Grand ' Matron Amy
Hollander presided.
The following officers were elected:
Past Matron Henri Mackle of Brook
land Chapter, president; Past Patron
Harry Freer of Friendship Chapter,
vice president: Past Matron Marion
Linden ot Electa Chapter, secretary
treasurer.
The annual banquet of the asso
ciation will be held at the Continental
Hotel April 2, with the grand matron
and grand patron as the guests of
honor.
Ruth Chapter will meet March 18
at Stansbury Lodge Hall at 7:30 p.m.
The Auxiliary Home Board will
meet at the home of Mrs. Grace Bos
well, 4446 Greenwich parkway, March
26 at 12:30 p.m., Mrs. Ruth Doing
and Mrs. Ella Reed assisting hostesses.
The 1935 officers will give a card
party at the home of the matron,
Ruth Bonnette, 105 Aspen street,
March 23 at 8 p.m.
Brightwood Chapter will meet
Thursday. Members of Gavel Chap
ter will be special guests.
There will be a meeting of the
Home Board Tuesday at the home of
Past Matron Agnes Motyka, 6311 Utah
avenue. A card party will be held at
the Southern Dairies auditorium
March 12 at 1:15 p.m. On March 20
a tour through the Washington flour
mills is planned. Members will meet
in the chapter room at 1:15.
William F. Hunt Chapter celebrated
its 23d birthday anniversary Febru
ary 28. Distinguished guests were the
grand matron and grand patron. The
next meeting will be Thursday. A
program will be given.
St. John's Lodge Chapter at its last
meeting, entertained its recently hon
ored members.
Mrs. Rena Pease will be hostess at
a card party at her home, 4912 New
iampshire avenue, Thursday, at 1 p.m.
Miss H. C. Beck will be hostess at a
card party at her home, 3900 Hunt
ington street, Saturday, at 8 p.m.
The degrees will be conferred at the
next meeting.
Rose L Loebl, matron of Temple
Chapter announces the degrees will be
conferred tomorrow on a class of five.
The home board will entertain the
Campbell-Loffler Sewing Club at the
Masonic and Eastern Star home.
March 20. Automobiles will meet
those not having transportation at
Georgia avenue and Rittenhouse street
until 2 p.m.
Sarah Peden. president of the Ma
trons and Patrons' Association, an
nounces a meeting March 13 for the
election of officers.
Mrs. Marie C. Deal, matron of
Bethlehem Chapter, will celebrate 1935
light Tuesday, when the worthy grand
matron, grand patron and the 1935
Matrons and Patrons' Association will
be the guests of honor.
Mrs. Ida Major will have an after
noon card party at her home, 1011
Seventh street northeast, March 19.
for the benefit of the Auxiliary Home
Board.
The Campbell-Loffler Sewing Club
Committee will meet at the home
or Mrs. Louise W. Chase, 309 Ten
nessee avenue northeast, Wednesday,
at 8 p.m.
The following chapters will enter
tain the Campbell-Loffler Sewing
Club at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home during March: March 13,
Takoma; March 20, Cathedral, and
March 27, Temple. ,
Esther Chapter met last Thursday
evening, after which a reception was
held in honor of Grand Master Rob
ert S. Regar, the Grand Lodge of
ficers, past grand masters, members
of Esther Chapter. The grand ma
tron and grand patron and Past
Grand Master William Mosely Brown
of Virginia were also guests.
The Dramatic Club will meet to
morrow evening at the home of Arlene
Hines, 1609 Kalmia road, with Har
riet Mears and Nell Ray assisting.
The annual Spring card party will
be held April 25 at the Willard Hotel.
At the meeting Marih 21 the de
grees will be conferred.
Congress Lodge Chapter will cele
brate associate matrons and patrons'
night March 18, when the associate
grand matron and patron and asso
ciate matrons and patrons will be
honored guests. A luncheon will be
held Wednesday at 12 o'clock at the
home of Past Matron Ethel M. Bell,
4433 Fourteenth street northeast. Mrs.
L. B. Davis and Mrs. Inez Long will
assist the hostess.
The Star Point dance will be held
March 15 at the Continental Hotel.
The Home Board will hold a bingo
party at Northeast Masonic Temple
March 20.
Bertha M. Conrad, matron of Fed
(Continued on Pact β. èoiuma aj~
Honored
ALFRED A. PICCHIONE,
A member of Vincent B. Costello
Post. American Legion, who was
awarded the Watson B. Miller
Trophy for meritorious service dur
ing 1934-5.
CHEST WORKERS'
IIP TABULATED
Suggestions to Aid Drive in
Future Will Be Care
fully Studied.
Clarence E. Carter, eampaign secre
tary, Is assembling suggestions made
by contributors and workers during
the last campaign with a view to plac
ing them before the Executive Com
mittee and the Board of Trustees.
These suggestions are carefully gath
ered each year as Chest officials be
lieve that the people making the ac
tual contact with contributors have a
better opportunity to get first-hand
information as to their opinions. They
are utilized in compiling the workers'
manual for the following year.
Council of Social Agrncie*.
Dr. George C. Ruhland, health offi
cer of the District of Columbia, will
be guest ot honor and principal
speaker at the meeting at 12:30 o'clock
tomorrow at the Y. W. C. A. A com
mittee will be selected to nominate
new members of the Board of Direc
tors for action at the April meeting.
Northeast Bovs' Club.
Members of the classes of print
shop and carpentry shop are working
on projects to be sent to the annual
convention of Boys' Clubs of America,
Inc., to be held at New York City In
May.
A bank has been organized for
members of the club who desire to
attend Camp Reeder this Summer, i
The boys are bringing in their money
in nickels and dimes, each hoping to
have enough saved to pay for a two
week visit to the camp this Summer.
Friendship House.
As part of the effort to help make
recessary repairs in the house, in
cluding the upholstering of the furni
ture in the studio club room, the
Mothers' Club will sponsor a bridge
bingo party and luncheon Tuesday at
12:30 o'clock.
Phyllis Wheatle? Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. Blanche Snowden was elected
president of the Carry On Club at a
meeting at the "Y" last week. Mrs.
Madeline Cornelius Is vice president, 1
Miss Etherlyn Johnson, secretary, and
Miss Mattie Woodruff, treasurer.
Two new clubs in music and dra- j
matic expression have been launched. |
The Dramatic Expression Club is in J
charge of Miss Margaret Just, a gradu
ate of Emerson College, Boston, while
Julius Carrol, a Howard graduate, has
charge of the music.
St. Joseph's Home and School.
Three members of the Boy Scout i
troop were admitted to the life-saving j
class at the Y. M. C. A. last week. ,
Six boys qualified for flremanship
merit badges, and next week five boys [
will receive the Star Scout awards,
while one will be made a Life Scout.
A class in bird study under the di
rection of Sister Fredolin is being or
ganized among the boys at ' .e school
and will begin outdoor study with the
start of Spring.
Legal Aid Bureau.
Edward W. Curran of the corpora
tion counsel's office, was guest speaker
at the March staff meeting.
Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A.
Organization of a young men's de
partment to be established on a parity
with the physical department, service
department and boys' department is
being contemplated. This is intended
to provide a more adequate program
for young men between the ages of
18 and 25. It is hoped that this new
department can be set up with a group
of interested volunteers in charge.
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SUNS AND DAUGHTERS
OF LIBERTY
Hope Council will meet Tuesday at
Naval Lodge Hall. A class Initiation
is planned for March 26.
Justice Council is having a class
initiation in Northeast Masonic Tem
ple March 21.
Washington Council will meet to
morrow at 935 G place.
Columbia Council will meet March
21 at 7 Fourth street northeast.
The last meeting of True Blue
Council was called to order by the
councilor, Miss Madge Mills. Ten
candidates were initiated by the
newly formed degree team, with H.
B. Mallory as initiatory councilor.
Mrs. Jessie Tate was reinstated. An
other initiation will be held March
14 at 7 Fourth street northeast.
SHEPHERDS OF
BETHLEHEM
Capitol Lodge was called to order
by the commander, Mrs. Anne Apolo
nio. Supreme officers were guests,
Deputy Supreme Comdr. Mrs. Eva R.
Green and Mrs. Margaret Deegan.
The next meeting will be Wednesday
night at 1414 I street.
Trinity Lodge was called to order
by the commander, Mrs. Hattie
Campbell. Several new members
were proposed by the commander.
Supreme officers as guests with
Deputy Supreme Comdr. Mrs. Ellen
C. Langley were Deputy Supreme
Comdrs. Mrs. Margaret Walters and
Mrs. Mazie L. Domdera. The next
meeting will be Tuesday night at 7
Fourth street northeast. A bingo
party will be held at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd, 1428 Κ
street southeast, March 39 at β
o'clock. ι
Meeting Will Be Held
By District P.-T. Managers
Representatives From Various Schools to Meet
With State Chairman in Ν. E. A.
Building Wednesday Afternoon.
THE board of managers of the
District of Columbia Congress
of Parents and Teachers will
meet at the Ν. E. A. Building
Tuesday at 1 p.m.
All local room representative chair
men, or a representative from each
school, will meet with the State chair
man, Mrs. A. S. Mangene, In the
Ν. E. A. Building Wednesday at 1:30
p.m. to discuss this activity.
Mrs. P. C. Ellett, acting chairman
of the Summer round-up, and Mrs.
Lucian Jordan, director of the De
partment of Health of the congress,
will meet with local Summer round
up chairmen or their representatives
in the Ν. E. A. Building Friday at 1:30
p.m. Plans for the May day examina
tion will be discussed and material to
be used will be distributed.
Woodridge.
Another study group course has
been completed under the leadership
of Mrs. W. H. Rawlings. The sub
ject of the course was "Children of
the New Day," and the topics were:
"Succeeding as a Family," "Are You
Helping Your Child Mike Friends?"
"The Dollar Sign in Family Life."
"New Morals for Old; New Approach
to Sex Education."
Those assisting Mrs. R. Β Doing,
president, on the committee were Mrs.
R. Klinger, Mrs. George Eberly, Mrs.
W. B. Calvert and Mrs. A. B. Genung.
Jannrr
The room representatives will meet
at the home of Mrs. Glen Rouse,
4715 Chesapeake street, tomorrow.
Emery-Eckington.
The association met Thursday In
the Eckington School, Mrs. G. Hovme,
president, presiding. Dr. W. R. Mor
ris spoke on "First Aid in the Home."
The Spring school luncheon is being
planned for March 19.
. Oyster.
The next meeting will be held at
8:15 o'clock tomorrow. The speak
ers are Richard Tennyson, assistant
supervisor, Department of Play
grounds, his subject being "Outdoor
Recreation"; Selden M. Ely, super
vising principal, fifth division Dis
trict schools, who will speak on
"Character Training Blaue of School
Patrols," and Dr. Tracy F. Tyler, re
search director of the National Com
mittee on Education by Radio, who
will continue his talk of a few weeks
ago on "Radio Education" with an
open discussion. The Chaminadi Glee
Club will furnish music.
The Executive Committee will meet
tomorrow at 1:30.
Thomson.
Robert L. Haycock, assistant su
perintendent of schools, will be the
principal speaker at the meeting
Thursday evening. The Tall Cedars
Glee Club will give the musical part
of the program.
Raymond.
District Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen will address the association
tomorrow on the "Relationship of the
District Government to Character
Development in the Child."
The entertainment part of the pro
gram will be given by the Schubert
Singers, a double male quartet, ac
companied and directed by Mrs.
Chester W. Adair.
Bovren-Greenleaf.
The executive meeting will be held
in Bowen School tomorrow at 3:15
pjn. The regular meeting will be
held in Bowen School Thursday at
3:15 p.m.
Buchanan.
The association will meet Wednes
day at 8 p.m. The speaker will be
Dr. Paul Ewerhardt of the Child
Guidance Clinic, whose subject will
be "Wise Use of Leisure." The Men's
Glee Club of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. will entertain.
The association is planning an
entertainment March 22.
Bancroft.
Children of the kindergarten, first
and second grades, entertained mem
bers of the association Tuesday after
noon. They were directed by Mrs. J.
Redfleld. Dr. Frances Moon Butts,
president of the District Branch,
League of American Pen Women, spoke
on "Extra Curricular Activities in an
Elementary School"
Powell Junior High.
A series of get-acquainted meetings
have been held during the week, un
der the sponsorship of Mrs. Horace
Richardson, chairman of hospitality
for the association. Mothers of 7A
children were especially invited to
meet with home room teachers and
meet other members of the faculty.
The executive board met Friday
afternoon. The meeting of the asso
ciation will be held Wednesday eve
ning.
Central High.
An Informal tea was held Monday
afternoon when mothers of young
people were guests. Miss E. Hutchins.
instructor in English, spoke.
Benjamin Stoddert.
The association met Monday in the
school. Miss Esther Scott, director
of elementary science, gave a talk on
"Gardening for Leisure," which was
illustrated by selected colored slides.
A trio from the Holt School of Music
played stringed instruments. The third
grade was awarded the silver cup for
having the largest number of parents
present.
Brent-Dent.
The association will meet at the
Brent School tomorrow at 8 p.m. A
program has been arranged, the prin
cipal speaker being Miss Louise Mc
Guire, director of social work of the
Juvenile Court.
H. D. Cooke.
The Executive Comimtte will meet
Tuesday at 1:15 p.m.
A one-act comedy. "The Old Maid's
Club," under the direction of Miss
1. L. Gordon, was presented by mem
bers of the association on March 1.
The study group, with Mrs. Frank
Eddingfleld, chairman, met Wednes
day.
Edmonds-Kingsman-Maury.
A meeting will be held at the Kings
man School tomorrow at 3 p.m., with
Mrs. H. G. Hughes presiding. Dr.
Oscar Blackwelder, guest speaker, will
have as his subject "Safeguarding the
Child From Moral Harm." Miss Μ. Κ
Crowley, Kingsman teacher, will give
recitations.
All parents whose children have re
ceived perfect health cards should
bring their children at this time as
blue ribbons are to be awarded. Pic
tures of this group will be taken.
The study group will be under the
leadership of Mrs. W. R. Rawlings.
Kenilworth.
A meeting was held Tuesday. A
three-reel movie of "Daniel Boone"
was shown, after a talk given by the
principal on "Visual Instruction as an
Aid to Character Training."
Plans have been made for a dance
and bingo party tin the community
recreation hall March 16 for the bene
fit of the association.
WalUch.
A meeting will be held tomorrow tt
2:30 p m. in the school. Capt. Rhoda
Milliken, director of the Women's
Bureau, will be the guest speaker. Her
I subject will be "How the Home and
School Can Co-operate With the
Women's Bureau."
Bundle day will be observed Tues
' day.
A bingo party will be held March 15
at the school.
Powell Elementary.
A meeting of the association will be
held tomorrow at 8 p.m. Violin music
ί will be furnished by Leroy Owens of
the school. Dr. Bertie Backus, assist
ant superintendent in charge of char
acter education, will speak on "The
Character Education Program In the
Public Schools." A special entertain
, ment feature has been arranged con
sisting of dramatic sketches and in
terpretative readings by the Misses
Margaret Phemmer and Elizabeth
Cryer of the Marjorie Webster School
of Speech.
A study group meeting will be held
March 18 at 1 p.m.
Weightman.
The association will meet Thursday,
7:30 p.m., when Theodore C. Down
ing of the Abbott Vocational School
will speak on, "The Character Edu
cation Program'' and Attorney S. J.
MeCathran will discuss "How the
Home Influences the School Char
acter Education Program."
Whittier.
A meeting of the association will
be held tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. The
speaker will be Dr. Stephen Kramer,
assistant superintendent of schools of
the District. His subject will be "The
School Looks to the Future."
Wheatley.
"How Can We Help Our Adolescent
Find Himself and His Job?" will be the
topic for discussion at the parent
study group March 14. 8 p.m.. at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hillsinger.
Miss E. Geiger and Mrs. Gene
Starr have been selected for the lead
ing parts in the home talent night
program to be given March 29. di
rected by Mrs. Ellen Fraser and Mrs.
Κ. E. Bresnahan.
Mount Vernon was the objective
Saturday of Miss Ε. M. Williams, Mrs.
Ε. H. Turner, teachers, and their
third grade pupils, accompanied by
room representatives. Mrs. Foster
Tourt, Mrs. C. Fletcher and Mrs. J.
Mallonee, also Mrs. Bryant Turner
and Mrs. C. Fletcher.
John Quincv Adams.
The Executive Board meeting was
held last Tuesday.
Miss Florence Dunlap will address
the association Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Miss Dunlap will speak on "Recrea
tion Facilities for Children."
Alexander Shepherd.
The association will meet at the
school tomorrow night. Dr. J. K.
Jennings, guest speaker, will discuss
the diet and nutrition for control of
tooth decay in children of school age.
. An executive meeting was held lait
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
i Evelyn Buckley.
Amidon-Fairbrother-RosselL
An executive meeting was held
Tuesday in the Amidon School. The
I association went on record as oppos
i ing the Prettyman bill, which places
; the Board of Education and the per
! sonnel of the public libraries under
the District Commissioners.
A meeting of the association will
be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. In the
Amidon School.
Fillmore.
The executive meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. J. D. Gwinn,
3806 Τ street, tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Jackson.
The association will meet tomorrow
at 3 p.m. in the kindergarten room.
Health topics will be discussed and
a special talk will be given by Miss
Esther Scott, teacher in charge of
elementary science, on "Pete in the
School Room, and What They Teach."
West School.
Henry I. Quinn. a member of the
Washington Board of Education, is
scheduled to address the meeting of
the Joseph Rodman West Parent
Teacher Association Monday night at
8 o'clock on the controversy over the
marking of teachers' efficiency in the
public schools. The meeting will be
held in the auditorium of the school
building.
The West School Mothers' Club held
a meeting last week, at which Mrs.
Steinberg presided. It was decided to
hold a card party and Mrs. Coggins
was named chairman.
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CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
OF AMERICA
A business meeting of Court District
of Columbia was held last Tuesday
evening at the Willard Hotel, Miss
Grace Sprucebank, grand regent, pre
sided. It was decided the court pur
chase two book-reading machines for
the blind of Washington.
Under the direction of Miss Marie
Creahen, senior councilor, a member
ship drive has begun in the Junior
Catholic Daughters of America. Girls
from 12 to 18 years of age are eligible
for membership.
Next Tuesday afternoon, at 60 M
street northeast. Mrs. Rose Andrew·
will be hostess at a card party for the
benefit of the Program Committee of
the Spring party, of which Mrs.
Katherine Folliard is general chair
man. The party will begin at 1:30;
there will be bridge and five hundred.
Miss Marie Creahen entertained
members of the Convert League Com
mittee last Thursday evening at her
home, 4104 Legation street. Miss
Florence Winter presided and Rev.
Aloysius P. Burggraff spoke.
The Welfare Committee will met
Thursday evening at the home of Miss
Gertrude Roche, 2208 Fifteenth street
northwest. Plans will be formulated
for an Easter party for the residents
of Blue Plains and other Interests of
this committee.
Samla Temple, No. 51, will meet
March 18 at 8 o'clock at Lafayette
Hotel. Short business meeting and
special feature to follow.
Plans are made for a card party
March 29 at 8 o'clock at 2146 Georgia
avenue. Refreshments served. All
members and their friends are Invited.
The Sewing Club will meet Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Charlotte Arch
ambault, 305 North View terrace, Alex
andria, Va. Mrs. Archambault will
entertain at luwbeoa.