Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 56

% LECTURES ON PARKS. — Editor . Addresses El Club Cer- ‘vantes. DEELARED BRIGHT An illustrated lecture on “The Na- tional Parks of the United States” was given by A. R. Demaray, editor of | the National Parks Service, Depart- [ ment of the Interior, at a meeting | held in honor of the members of the H jLatin American embassies and lega- Mrs. Moore, Writer, SflYSlumu in Washington by the ElI Club THE -SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 18, 1923—PART 2 ST. PATRICK PLAYERS | TO STAGE NEW PLAY “A Broadway Prince,” in Carroll| Hall, Will Run Until ovember 29. St. Patrick Players open their e Cervantes, at 1412 1 street north- Present Crisis to Lead to Better Things. | Washington and Amerlcan literary | efrcles are manifesting interest in the &nnouncement that Bertha Pearl, Moore of Washington is working on ' & new novel which will deal with “the | women of today.” Mrs. Moore, the Wlfc_ of Dr. Blaine F. Moore of the United States Chamber of Comme 18 the author of “Sarah and Her| Daughter” and “The Love Child,” two | books which deal with the Immigrant lite and which have received univer- sal praise from literary critics. Her views on the modern woman' were given vesterday to a Star rep- resentative. “I think she is old fashioned com- pared to what she Is golng to be. Woman has a big future before her, he wholly acquired her men a restiess now | Miss Emilie Bullowa, president of | Madeline Baker and lighting effects erdaring, but let their con- | normalize itself and you will | §ee, the wonderful things they can' 0. Mrs. Moore prior to her marriage did much work among the immi- stlums of New York this work that gave needed for the pro- | Wwo novels on immi- | {Jackson will tell of her second trip | bert, asked to d her exper- among the r G s m literatu we have carried away every g v is a and slaughterer of the English language; that he is stantly emgloyed in thinking schemes for weaning a penny or dol- lar away from his nelghbor. Or else wa think of him as on the vaudeville stuge—a fellow with a hat tilted on one side and deep over his forehead,” declared Mrs. Moore. —_— Quiet Indeed. mdon Opinion. ® your maid, she goes about ‘Yes dust.” ‘es, she doesn't even disturb the | west, Friday night. Miss I K. MacDermott, editor of the pen-American Bulletin, the offi- cial organ of the Pan American Un- ion, also spoke. Miss MacDermott recently was elected unanimously an honorary member of El Club Cer- vantes, Students of the pan-American Schools lof Spanish and members of El Club Cervantes entertained wjth selections in ! Spanish. Tmpromptu ‘Temarks were made by Representative Vaile of Colo- rado and Mr. Bloom, Spanish teacher of Tech High School. .'WOMEN OF D. C. BAR DINE DECEMBER 2 Centennial of Monroe Doctrine Will Be Celebrated at An- nuel Dinner. The Women's Bar Association of the | but just at present she Is going |District will celebrate the centennial | teur work in Washington and a half a great crisis, for she has Of the Monroe Doctrine at its annual , dozen professionals. meither wholly outgrown her 0l selg .dinner to be held December 2, at 7| p.m., at Rauscher’s, the National Women's Bar Associa- tion, will speak of “Women in the Legal Profession.” Mrs. Rose McFall Bres, who was the first woman lawyer in New Orleans, and now editor of the Woman Lawyers' Journal, will give her views on the publicity agency of the American Women's Bar Association. “Miss Delia Sheldon around the world, and Mrs. Helena s, Doocy Reed, woman banker of this will discuss opportunities in i woman lawyers. M| . a judge of the c Cook "county, I, has committee on arrange- : Miss Gertrude Leonard 3 ary Grace McVey, Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews and con- o T 3 up | Miss Agnes L. Minick - In Short Circuit Court. From the Inland Merchant. A chap was arrested for assault ;n(ll battery and brought before the udge. Judge (to prisoner)—What {s your name, your occupation and what are you charged with? < isoner—M name is Sparks and T am an electrician, and I am charged with battery. Judge—Officer, put this guy in a | seventy-fitth performance in three Years tomorrow night when they pre- ! sent “A Broadway Prince” in Carroll | Hall, 10th and G strests gorthwest. ! The show will run until November 29. A feature of the performance will be the Estelle Murray ballet, com- | prising Misses Regina Biggs, Mildred | | Inge, Kitty McLeod, Dorothy Miller, | | Regina Hartnett, Lucille Hartnett, | Elizabeth Becker, Martha Ennls, Stephanie Maserick, Evelyn Becker, | Dorothy Graham. Thelr costumes were deslgned by Mrs. Pauline Mur- ray. Denis E. Connell, who with the Rev. Francis J. Hurnéy wrote and will direct the production, is introducing four new songs of which he is the composer. They are “Nancy Nice,” “They Don't Want Actors Nowadays,” “Deep in the Heart” and “Up-to-date Nursery Rhymes,” with musical ar- rangement by C. A. Benson. Sixty Persons In Cast. There are more than 60 persons in the cast, including leaders of ama- John B. Ryan is in charge of the stage construction; costumes are by by Edmund Duchesne and Danlel Donovan. Proceeds frem the first part of this week go to St. Martin's, Holy Numal {ana St Patrlck's Churches and the i Catholic Church at Berwyn, Md. | Among those starring are Edna | Bowman, Estelle Murray, Denis E. Connell, Royal Foster, Paul Schu- William B. Cros Ralph O'Brien, Dan Donovan, Mary Haiti- | gan, Marie Bowman, Mar: John, | Arthur B. White, Alice Tarriet | Murphy, Dan McGrath, Charles Con- | nor, Helen Haitigan, Madeline Baker. | Albert Henk rnes, James ! n Lally and Nellie owan. Others Taking Part. | Others taking part are Josephine | Franck, Florence Hosford, Lillian Me- Mahon, Margaret Mary Haltigan, Lo- {retta Mansfield, Sal Murray, Edith Peck, Margaret Tappan, Lillian Thompson, Helen Browne, Margaret Creager, Dorothea Jones, Sara Kane, Loulse Kirsch, Agnes Leon, Catherine McEneany, Hallle Shepherd, Jack Buckley, Charles Connor, Patrick Haltig: James Henne: Hunter, ~ John Kell s Sayres, Clara Franck, V. McEneany and M. Mulkerins. The theme is the romance of a Broadway prima donna with her Albert tIrading man, who happens to be one | of the expelied princes from a coun- dry cell. try “gone democratic.” -~ | MENIHAN'S ARCH-AID SHOES == 233 = > UWESIE < NS53 S rCrvr: 2 a 3ir Ly v avaa Announcing a Special Demonstration of Arch-Aid Shoes November 19th to 24th A real corrective shoe that in no sense sacrifices smart ap- pearance for its orthopedic value. 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