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THE INDEX, Saturday, April 14, 1928
C L U B S - P H I L A N T H R O P I E S - C I V I C S
At the annual meeting of the Pittsburgh
and Allegheny Milk and Ice Association the
Rev. Dr. Carl A. Voss, Dr. Amelia A. Dranga
and Mrs. James G. Lewis were elected to
serve three years as directors. In the reorganization
meeting that followed the fol-
April twenty-eighth to May fifth the National
Congress of the Parents and Teachers
Association will hold its thirty-second annual
congress in Cleveland, with headquarters at
the Cleveland Hotel. "The Four Ages of
Childhood and Youth" is to be the general
topic. There will be also a rural life conference
April twenty-seventh and twentyeighth,
under the direction of Miss Lorene
Ward, manager of the National Rural Life
Bureau. Among the speakers announced are
J- J. Tigert, United States commissioner of
education; Dr. J. E. Butterworth, Cornell
University; Dr. W. E. Blatz, St. George's
School for Child Study, Toronto, Canada.
Professor Elmer Graper, of the University
of Pittsburgh, will speak on "Widening International
Horizons" at the meeting of the
Woman's Alliance of the First Unitarian
Church, Morewood and Ellsworth Avenues,
at eleven o'clock Wednesday morning, April
eighteenth. At one o'clock there will be the
usual luncheon.
"Work for the Blind" is the general topic
for the meeting of The Tourists Monday
afternoon, April sixteenth in Congress Clubhouse.
Mrs. T. A. Watkins will review "Sorrell
and Son," H. R. Latimer, secretary at
the Workshop for the Blind, will speak with
"How the Blind become Self-Supporting" as
his subject, and Mrs. George 0. Loeffler will
review "Current Events." Miss Alta Shultz
is in charge of the music.
Mrs. Alleyne C. Howell is general chairman.
Mrs. Gilbert Severance Rafferty is acting
as architect for the erection of special
booths; Miss Grace Clarke is preparing the
posters; Mrs. Alfred Gibbs Harlow and her
aides are sending out the invitations; Mrs.
Hepburn Walker is chairman of publicity,
and Mrs. Clarke Painter of decorations. The
entertainment for the evening consisting of
a vaudeville show and music for dancing, is
supervised by Mrs. William Ayres Galbraith,
the former Miss Katherine Clapp, chairman
of music; and Mrs. Henry Clay Bughman, Jr.,
and Miss Lillian Henry Rose, who are arranging
the vaudeville stunts.
What might be termed the "menu" will be
taken care of by Miss Isabel Adams, chairman
of cold drinks; Mrs. Frank G. Darlington,
Jr., in charge of "hot dogs"; Mrs. Lawrence
C. Woods, Jr., pop corn; Mrs. George C.
Hutchinson, ice cream cones; Mrs. Robert
McKnight, candy, and Miss Virginia Golds-
bury, cigarettes. A variety of games will be
directed by Mrs. James West Arrott, III.,
Mrs. F. F. Mcintosh, Mrs. Estep Gott, Miss
Mary Oliver, Mrs. Ledlie Watt Young, Mrs.
J. Barlow Cullum, Jr., and Miss Marjorie
Harbison.
The Educational Committee, Mrs. George
The Smith College Club has secured "Caponsacchi,"
Walter Hampden's romantic costume
drama, for its annual benefit, the night
of April twenty-fourth in the Alvin Theatre.
Lowry, Mrs. Mary Murphy, Mrs. W. F. The play, based upon Browning's "The Ring
Webb, Mrs. John Hazelwood, Mrs. Carl Ehni, and the Book," comes here from nearly a
Mrs. J. E. Crawford, Mrs. H. J. Sedgwick,' year's run in New York. Miss Elizabeth
Mrs. J. A. Carver, Mrs. George R. Heaps, Dierks, who will sail April twenty-seventh on
Mrs. C. B. McFail, Mrs. C. Reeves and Mrs! the Duilio, with her mother, Mrs. W. C.
Norval Daugherty, will be in charge of the Dierks, for Nice, is general chairman; Mrs.
Woman's Club of Oakland meeting in the K. W. Todd is vice chairman; Mrs. Charles
Hotel Schenley at two o'clock the afternoon Raisig, chairman of tickets; Mrs. Joseph H.
of April twentieth. Ushers will be Mrs. H. Bowman, chairman of candy; Mrs. Todd and
Revercomb and Mrs. Robert Milligan. Mrs. E. P. Buchanan of program; Miss Sophronia
S. Roberts, publicity; Mrs. Kenneth
The Woman's Club of Pittsburgh will ob­ A. Cunningham, patronesses; Mrs. T. U.
serve "Forestry Day" in Congress Clubhouse Chesebrough, correspondence; Mrs. K. W.
Tuesday afternoon, April seventeenth. Mrs. Gass, printing; Mrs. Ralph D. Jones, aides.
George J. Campbell is chairman and the pro­ Mrs. Thomas C. Buchanan will direct the sale
MRS. BIDDLE ARTHURS
gram is in charge of the Forestry Committee, of tickets in the Beaver Valley; Miss Mar­
Regent of the Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the Mrs. Frank D. Johnston, Mrs. Lida C. Stavgaret Davidson, in Coraopolis, and Mrs. John
American Revolution, leaves next week for Washinging, Mrs. George C. Sterling, Mrs. William Barclay, in Greensburg.
ton to attend the annual Continental Congress of M. Ward and Mrs. J. Milton Ryall, with Mrs.
the D. A. R.
Campbell as chairman. The hostesses will
lowing officers were elected to serve for one be Mrs. H. C. Reller and Mrs. S. H. Mcyear:
President, Mrs. Enoch Rauh; vice
Kibben.
presidents, Dr. Voss and Frank C. Harper;
treasurer, the Rev. Dr. A. J. Bonsall; medic­ The young matrons' group of the Sewickal
director and assistant treasurer, Dr. ley Valley is active in preparations for the
Dranga; secretary, Mrs. A. B. Speer and field annual May party of the Sewickley Child
secretary, Mrs. T. S. Isengard.
Health Association. It is to be a "county
fair" the night of May fourth in the Edgeworth
Club, the proceeds to be used in promoting
the work
Sewickley Valley.
among the children of
MISS PR1SC1LLA HALL
Is Press chairman for the annual Week for the Blind
which begins next Tuesday, with exhibitions in the
Wabash Building.
Pittsburgh alumnae of Bryn Mawr will
take part in the revival of the old Elizabethan
May Day celebration that will be held
at Bryn Mawr College Tuesday, May first.
Among those who will go East for the event
are Mrs. Carroll Miller and Mrs. Richard
Hawkins.