Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1927, Page 20

iNEWS OF THE CLUBS CONDUCTED BY NANNIE LANCASTER. Women's City Club.—The hospital- committee, Dr. A. Frances Foye, airman, will sponsor the tea which 1l be given at the club this after- on from 4:30 to 6 o'clock. From 0 to § o'clock Robert McGregor, ritone soloist, will sing. George ss, radio planist and announcer, Il ‘be accompanist. Mrs. Patrick agher will preside at the tea , assisted by Miss Edith M. and ss Helen Oriani. Mrs. J. Garfleld i. iey, president of the club, will re- cive the club members and their »sts._All club members are invited. ‘The Monday bridge holiday party s held last week with all the Yule- (" o spirit present. Mrs. Charles H. il extended the season's greetings, Mrs. J. Garfield Riley, president, ne in and also greeted the players. ests of the day were Mrs. Gale te of Baltimore and Mrs. Mantell, o were awarded prizes at the guest Mrs. . J. Stephens was pre- first-prize honors; Mrs. A. B. e, second; Mrs. M. S. Spence, enevieve Brown the solation. Grace Qsgood, whose plication for membership in _the tion has been presented, and Miss came in for the social hour. orge Eastment presided at the ssisted by Mrs. T. H. Daw- W. F. Mutchler. The ppe table was presided at by Mrs. « orge M. Talbot, assisted by Mrs. ¥. Arnold and Mrs. N. E. Ells- rth, Tuesday Mrs. J. Garfleld Riley ive members and their friends the club the usual hours on “Presi 1w's day,” from 11 am. until 5 in s afternoon. Tea is served from 0 to 6 pm. Che free and easy auction section Tuesday evening will have a real ty on Tuesday evening. Miss A. zel Swift is chairman and will be isted by Mrs. W. G. Sears, Mrs. Whitmarsh, Mrs. Lawrence , a Ann Martin, Miss ¢adys Gerdon, Miss Josephine Willis, . Cable, Miss Lulu George, 3. Gott and Mrs. Grattan | ards will be given at each Je ana refreshments will be served. e proceeds from this party will be en the house betterment commit- t . Cards can be obtained from mem- s of the committee or at the desk. servations are limited. Che class in French will resume dy tomorrow evening. Miss Anna B. Kinney is chairman and urges mbers interested to register prompt- Mme. Bouley-Anderson, a mnative anch scholar, is instructor. Begin- rs’ class on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Spanish class for advanced stu- ¢ will begin study Tuesday at 6:30 Miss Jennie O. Berliner is in- uetor. “riday evening Miss Henrletta Old- ; instructs the beginners’ class. is section is planning an entertain- :nt at an early date. The swimming group will meet at 2 Y. W. C. A. pool at 7 p.m. Wed- sday for instruction and their regu- - class “dip.” Miss Alice Heaven will glve an illus- ated lecture on “Historic Tralls of e Mason and Dixon Iine” Saturday 8 p.m. The public relief committee »onsors the lecture, and the funds ill be used by that committee in 1swering the calls of distress which so many during the Winter :onths. Members are invited to come nd bring their friends. The com- mittee will furnish-¢éards or they can Japan, and recent events in other countries. Those who will assist Mrs. Farrington as hostesses are Mrs. Rob- ert Sterling Yard, Mrs. O. L. Veerhoff, Miss Myra Hendley, Mrs. Thomas W. Sidwell, Mrs. Glen Jones, Miss Zenaida Merriam, Mrs. Will Barnes and Mrs. Grosvenor Jones. The parliamentary law section will meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Wom- en’s City Club, 22 Jackson place. Mrs. William H. Herron, chairman of the section, will give a lesson on “To Post- pone to a Definite Time" and “The Previous Question,” after which a drill will be given with first Mrs. Will C. Barnes and later Mrs, Clift Richards in the chair. At the French section on Wednes- day luncheon will be served at 13:80 at the Women's City Club, during which Miss Marie Leontine Becker will tell of her travels in France last Sum- mer. Miss Elizabeth M. Carhart, chairman, will preside. At the Midwinter reception of the club, which took place Wednesday, Mrs. Philip S. Smith, president, was assisted in recelving by several of the past presidents. They were Mrs. David White, who served fn 1900 and‘1901; Mrs. U. G. B. Plerce, 1907 to 1909; Mrs, Thomas W. Sidwell, 1918 to 1915; M Edward B. Clark, 1915 to 191 Lyman B. Swormstedt, 1919 to 1921; Mrs. William H. Herron, 1921 to 1923; Mrs. Frederic E. Farrington, 1923 to 1925. Assisting Miss Miller in the dinlng room were Mrs. D. A. Skin- ner, Mrs, Frederic B. Pyle, Mrs. Al- fred Brooks, Mrs. Leonard L. Harter. Mrs. Frank Ballou, Mrs. Rutland Beard and Mrs. Richard Washburn. League of American Pen Women.— The first lite: mposium of the Old English Coffee Shoppe, which has been revived by the pen women of the District, will be held at the clubhouse Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The name adopted is *“Hoot of the Owl Coffee Shoppe.” Tt will be remem- bered that at these coffee shoppes, which were so popular in London af- ter the Ellzabethan renaissance, the literary folk gathered for inspiration and exchange of ideas. It is planned to hold a symposium each Friday af- ternoon during the months of Janu- ary, February and March. The talks will be informal and will cover the fleld of literature in a general way, that of the United States by Ameri- can men and women of letters, as well as of foreign countries by credited _diplomatic representativ The speaker and guest of honor next Friday will be Ismail Kalem Bey, charge d-affaires of Egypt, whose sub- ject will be “Egyptian Literature.” A literary discussion will follow. In- vitations for subscriptions have been mailed to the members of the League, as well as to many other persons in social and official life in Washington. At the meeting of the story group tomorrow night J. Lewis Moneyway will addresl the group on the subject “Plot.”” The mystery story, two chap- ters of which have already been writ- ten, will be continued. Mrs. William ‘Wolff Smith is chairman. ‘The members of the fine arts group are asked to meet at the Corcoran Art Gallery Tuesday at 2 p.m. to study the water color exhibition of Washington artists. Mrs. Ellis Logan is chairman of this group. The music group will have its first meeting of the New Year on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the clubhouse, Mrs. Sade Catherine Coles, chairman, presiding. Mrs. Warner Gibbs will discuss the La had at the desk. The District of Columbia Federa- ton of Women's Clubs met at the | otel Rodsevelt Monday. The presi- « ant, Mrs. Virginia White Speel, pre- ded. - Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, chairman ot 1@ department of- American- citizen- aip, reported her department was orking for the sucgess of the dance nd festival to be held on January 12 at the City Club for the bepefit of; the Americanization School. ~Mrs. Jesse E. Cunningham, chairman of the division of Americanization, told «f the work accomplished by the school and the needs for funds to further this educational and patriotic vork. Mrs. Nancy D. North, chair- jnan of the committee on patriotism, nnounced that her committee was to tudy the Constitution of the United itates, and extends an invitation to A1 members to join- with them. Mrs. John W, Frizzell, chairman of the department of the American home, announced- that the survey of the equipment of local homes was now being carried on, questionnaires being sent out by the Potomac Electric Power Company. Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the lepartment of fine arts, extended an nvitation to the members to meet vith her committee at the Corcoran Art Gallery, Tuesday at 2 p.m., to study the thirty-first annual water- solor exhibit by the Washington Water Color Club. Dr. Laura Brennon, chairman of the committee on resolutions, intro- duced two resolutions, which were adopted. They read as followa: “Resolved, That in view of the fact that the General Federation of Wom- en's Clubs has renewed its pledge of lovalty to the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution “of the United States, and declared itself for con: tinued effort toward its enforcement, the committee on temperance for the District federation appeals to the clubs comprising the federation to give time on their programs, at least on emeeting this season, to the ques- tion of st\ enforcement and law ob- servance.” “It has been observed that the chil- dren in the District of Columbia en- gage in street trades until late hours and that the child labor laws of the District of Columbia_are inadequate 10 deal with the problems thus pre- l(‘nlel' because they carry no penalty ¢l - ‘Therelure be it resolved, That the Distri of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs in conference assem- bled at the Hotel Roosevelt December 27, 1926, indorse and work on behalf ©of a new child labor law for the Dis- trict of Columbia.” Dr. Lauretta Kress spoke on the jeals and glories of motherhood. ¥ol- owing luncheon, Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl sang. The federation went on record ae indorsing Thrift week, and passed a motion to render its support to the pontinuance of the Sheppard-Towner bill. Twentieth Cent, ary meeting will take place Thursday at 11 a.m. in the as all of the Cosmos Club, Representative Brooks Fletcher of Ohio will address the mem- bers on "Our Most Interesting Na- tional Problems.” Tomorrow afternoon the Interna. tional Outlook section will meet at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mre. Fred- eric E. Farrington, Chevy Chase School. Mrs. Josephine Griffith will give a close-up view of the international situ- ation in southern Europe. Reports will be made on the guan prob- jem, the report on the Philippine Is- Jands by Carmi_Thompson. issues in ~The Janu- REAL ESTATE LOANS MADE AND SOLD J. LEO KoLB 923 NEW YORK AV. MAIN 8027 subject of ““Voice Culture” and Miss Clara M. Breed “The History of Mu- sic.” There will also be a program of instrumental and vocal numbers. All n::n(;lnn interestad in music are ‘in- vited. The group for the study of parlia- mentary law, under. the' direction .of Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, will meet Thursday night at the clubhouse Mrs. Ellis Logan has issued.invita- tions for a reception Saturday after- noon from 5 until 7 at her hore’on Cnescent place in honor of Mrs, Will- iam Wolff Smith, president of the District League of American Pen Women. Among the guests will be the officers of the National League and the past presidents of the National and District Leagues. The first chafing dish supper of the new year will take place Sunday, Jan- unry 9, at the clubhouse at 7 p.m. A dramatic program wil follow. At the regular meeting last Mon- day evening the members enjoyed a program of Christmas carols given by the St. Patrick’s choir under the di- reation of Miss Jennie Glennan, Spe- cial numbers were rendered by a quar- tet consisting of the following: Edna Howard, soprano; Clelia Fioravanti, contralto; Roydon J. Dixon, tenor, and James Nolan, bass. Little Helen May Bloedorn entertalned with a Christ- mas costume dance entitled “False e members of the league and thefr friends are invited to a tea this ;.:terno:n ':t ‘SB o'clock at the club, use by the faculty and graduating class of the Renshaw School in hom::' of Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw. The Shakespeare Society will meet tomorrow evening at the Corcoran Gallery of Art auditorium, Seven teenth and New York avenue, New York avenue entrance. Dean George B. Woods, professor of English, and dean of the College of Liberal Arts, in American University, will address the sogiety on “Shakespeare as a Con- ventionalist. be made relative to the production ‘of “Much Ado About Nothing,” to be given in co-operation with the English Speaking Union. Those interested in P!llllall;elhfln literature are invited to attend. The Washington Readers Club will meet Tuesday in the alllance room, All Soul's Church. Subject “An Eve- Resolve to With our \ PLLAN OF "IN to work at TRADE. . cost. Day and Evening Classes at the CHOOL "IO 0 fl N.W ur botwoen 10 AM. aid 10520 ‘The presiden W. E. nt, will pre!lde ‘The follo lnl.' members ‘will take part: Miss Eliza beth Wilson, Miss Hinda Burke, Mrs. Jessle ‘Webster, Mrs. Claude N. Ben- , Mrs, Alice Church Depue, Rev. John J. Huddle, Mr. Willlam Saun- Emma_ Ostrander, Miss | Mrs. Emma Ware An- American Association of University | ‘Women.—The program for the week at the clubhouse starts with the weekly t tomorrow at which Miss Grace I inger of the extension | service of the Department of Agri- culture will be the guest of honor. Miss Frysinger will talk on “Eight Thousand Miles of Motoring in Rural Europe. Mrs. Clyde burton, who is the ho: will be assisted at the tea table h\ Mrs. Clyde Asher and Mrs. A. C. Dillman. On January 5 three events are scheduled: The book review section meeting at 11:45 in the morning, the aution bridge club at 8 in the evening and the study group in adolescence in the lounge of the clubhouse at 7:45 in the evening. Dr. Winifred Richmond, pecia in the field of adolescence, psychologist at St. Elizabeth's Hos- nd author of “The Adolescent Girl, will ha charge, as leader, of this study will meet every other W fldne*dn at the same time and place and as the meetings are open to non-members as well as to members of the club it is inpportant that those Interested send their names to the clubhouse, 1634 1 street, where reservations will be made. The educatio cffice of the American Assoclation of University Women is endeavoring to bring these child study groups to the attention of every one interested in the subject, and, there- fore, there will be no charge for at- of the meetings. from 9 to 12 p.m,, dance at which Mrs. arburton and Mrs, A. C. Dill- 1l be b assisting Mrs. Chester Morrill, \\hu chairman of the committee in charge. 4 . Marie Warren Y., president of the Wellesley College Alumnae Asso- clation, will address the club Wednes- ¢ at its meeting at the home of Mary Riley, 2141 LeRoy place. is one of a serles of addresses which Mrs. Potter will make while on a four months’ tour of Wellesley Clubs throughout the country. Mrs. Potter is the author of the Wellesley sesqui-centennial pageant, 'The Wing- ed Soul,” whose ~presentation in Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College, last June, was an outstanding feature of the semi-centennial celebration. Be- fore becoming president of the Alum- fation Mrs. Potter served Wellesley Although the Alumnae Assoclation has previ- ously sent four visitors to the Welles- ley Clubs throughout sthe country, Mrs. Potter is the first officer of the association to make such a trip. The Susan B. Anthony Foundation will hold, a meeting at the Roland Park Woman’s Club, Baltimore, Thursday at 2:30 p.m., under the aus. pices of the Maryland branch and the two committees, National Repre- sensation for the District of Columbia and the Memorial Clubhouse. . Mrs. Virginia Peters Parkhurst, director for Maryland, will preside. Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, author of s Parliamentary Law, etc.; Mrs. Charles E; Early, president club of .Brandywine; Mrs. Clarence Vernon Fowler, president Anne Arun- del County League of Voters and vice president Fourth Regional District- Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Luella M. MacKennan, Dr. Zaida B. Kates and Mrs. Emma Mad- dox (J. William) Funk, president Fed- eration Republican Woman's Clubs and - president Twentieth Century Club, both of Halllmore City, will give shoit addresses. Names added to the Maryland branch since last week are: Lady Nan Astor, member of Par liament, London; Mrs. Ella L. Darby, Mrs. Charles F. Miller, Mrs. Henry Otenhamer, Mrs. 'D. Hutzler, Mrs. ‘Annie Cordes, second vice president of the Woman’s Club of Befwyn, Md. Hostesses at the tea table will be Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. Lucy Cooper Shaw and Mrs. Alfred Anthony. Swepson Earle, commissioner of con- servation of Maryland, will give an illustrated talk on the fish, crab and oyster industry of Maryland. To reach the Roland Park Clubhouse, upon leaving the train at Camden sta- tion, walk two blocks to Howard and Pratt streets and take car number 10 for Roland Park. If leaving at Mt. Royal station, walk two blocks to number 10 car for, Roland Park. Leave car at 100 Roland avenue for clubhouse. The next meeting of the foundation will be January 11. Officers will be at home informally at Arlington Hotel on Saturday from 5 to 6 p.m. Dues for the year 1926 may be sent to the treasurer, Mrs, J. F. Deal, headquar- ters, Arlington Hotel. The Woman's Club of Bethesda will meet January 11 at the home of Mrs. Edwin C. 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