Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1927, Page 33

NEWS OF THE CLUBS (Continued from page Thirt & anuary 28, at the Y. W. C. A, 614 E street, at 10:30 a.m. Communii Club of Landover.— bis club was entertained at its last meeting at the beautiful new home of Mrs. J. E. Fitzhugh in Cheverly, vith the president, Mrs. Shegogue, Dena Mar and were After a short business session, Mrs. Ray gave a very inspiring talk to the member: The club has found great plea in pursuing its annual Chri harity—remembering the inmat he County Alms House. This year 5 huge stockings, fairly bulging with ‘goodies” and useful gift to cheer the hearts of thes poor. In o well-filled basket was sent to Mrs. zuests of ure tmas f ries and famil; of groc neec Housekeepers’ Club of Héights.—A meeting of this club was held at the home of Mrs. G. H. Sweet, sday evening. The guest of the Miss Nellie Buckey, in- the Hyattsville High who gave a talk on interior ructor in hool decorat The members of this clug are to be cangratulated on the help Which they [have given not only their own com but donations to hospital well. Only recently members a great number of beautiful scrap books, which were later pre- sented to the Children’s Hospital in Washington, for use by the convales- cent children. Unity Chapter, No. S.— The entertainment for the meeting on January 28 will be furnished by the boys of the De Molay (Robert Eruce Chapte resent a play entitled “Who's a Coward?”’ The bovs taking part are: Edgar Howes, [Charles Riddle and Mimi Marseglia. The Columbia Heights Art Club met at the home of Mrs. J. W. Fri zell, the Northumberland, on Thurs- day. Mrs. Amy R. Leeds assisted Mrs. Augustus Knight presided There were 26 members and two guests, Miss Eva Bullard and Mrs C. Robinson. Meeting ope singing two verses of ““America,” Mrs Seaton reading and closing with the Lord’s Prayer. The usual reports of officers followed. The study topics were: “Water Color Paintings and Drawings,” treated by Mrs. William Clark, together with a book of descrip tive pictures. The second subject ;Sir Henry Raeburn, 1755-1822.”" “The Scottish Maste as given by Mrs. M. A. Winter. Discussion followed each paper, interest being added by appropriate responses in roil call. The attendance this year was unu- large. The ‘“Better Homes™ written for the club by Mrs. John Sherman to the Federated Clubs was read by Mrs. Seaton. The Rostess, Mrs, Frizzell, is chairman of this department. The usual social hour followed, when refreshments were served. The nmext meeting will be with Mrs. C. R. Cranmer, 1300 Kenyon street, February 3; assisting hostess, Miss C. H. Hill. District Branch, League of Ameri- can Pen Women.—There will be a concert this evening at 8 o'clock at the club to which all members and their friends are invited. The pro- gram will be furnished by Hazel Gem Hughes, Lilllan Adelaide Watson, so- pranos, and Carson P. Frailey, tenor, accompanied by Otto Torney Simon and Ervine Stenson. At the coffee house symposium last Friday Wilmott Lewis, Washington cerrespondent for the London Times, pleased with a discourse on “The Elizabethan Renaissance.” Many dis- tinguished guests were present, in- cluding Jane Cowl, who.was playing a week's engagement in the city in her new play, “The Road to Rome,” and Luella Melius, who is to sing one of the leading roles in the opera “Lakme” given tomorrow night by the Washiggton Opera Company. At the coffee ‘house next Friday afternoon Rabbi Abram Simon will discuss “Hebrew Literatur The monthly fellowship tea will take place at the clubhouse Saturday aternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, with Mrs. Aaron Newman as hostess. Members and their friends are cord- ially invited. A book review luncheon was held at the clubhouse Tuesday at which Charles W. Russell, ex-Minister to Persia and author of poems on Per- %an life, was the guest speaker. Miss Margaret Wade, a league member, re- viewed one of her own books. The members of the poetry group, Miss Alice Hutchins Drake, chairman, met Monday evening and continued their work in verse construction and the appreciation of verse. Federation of Republican Women of Montgomery County held an election of officers Wednesday in Rockville at the country club. Those were: President, Mrs. Edward Stock; vice president, Miss Grac Ewen; treasurer, Mrs. William Page Chadwick; corresponding secretary, {1iss Elizabeth Reiss; directors, Mrs. Elisha Hanson, Mrs, Charles I. Corby and Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson. The newly elected president is al- ready at work and has called a meet- ing of the executive board for to- morrow, at 2 p.m., at her residence in | Bradley Hills. Mrs. Stock made a the pomination for State Senator on the Renubllcan ticket, the first woman in this county nominated for a State office on a primary ticket. The Battery Park Garden Club uncheon and monthly meeting was held in the Community House Janu- ary 14 at 1 p.m. The speakers, Mrs. M. Southgate and Mrs. Richard Jackson, spoke informally of the % and plans of the Georgetown Garden Club and the Chevy Chase den Club, and a lively and profit- round-table dist Mrs Mine,” by William Stic ng by Mrs. Irving Linne tendance was representative, ting both profitable and enjoyable The next meeting of the Garden will be held February 11 munity House. The American Association of Uni- Women.—Mrs. Alvin Dodd will s at the tea tomorrow . when Mr. Wallace Thompson, ries of ntral Americ Il give “An Ex \ of the Mexican Situation . Thomas B. Robertson, who is ) be in charge of the sewing circle ternoon, will remain afterward Dodd in receiving, as h meet at 2 o'clock every. Mon have become ulte an important part of the club as they present excellent op portunity for closer and more inti- mate relationship between members Following the tea on Monday, Miss Elizabeth Carhart will be in charge of he weekly French table at dinner 6:30 o'clock. Miss Carhart also nducts a French table at luncheon every Friday t of Ameri- will speak on the sub. can Univel “Washington an Art ject of Center.” Miss Mary Is chairman of mu as who is c for the club, will ram of music from 4 . the last Monday of each Kelly, tee reports } wddition to this benevolence, Decatur | elected | recording secretary, Mrs. George | the | Jan- | the admission of 35 new members, who represent the following colle |and universit Columbia, Bryn | Mawr, Lake Mt. Holyoke, Ohio State, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wilson, The Western, Nebraska, Kansas Northwestern, Michigan, Goucher, Wellesley, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cali- fornia and George Washington. The Wheel of Progress will hold its first meeting this year in the Fairfax room of the New Willard Hotel Wed: nesday evening at 8 o'clock The speaker of the evening will be homas, Senatorelect from | Oklahoma. The r Rose | Gouverneur Hoes; Mrs. Jeter C. the dent general, Mrs. Margaret Hop- Worrell, who has just returned Elmer | kin ! | from a trip to Ohio, will be present. The Sunshine Circle of the Florence ‘rttenton Home met w.th Mrs. John Barber, Cathedral Mansions uar the regular day, being the sec- ond Wednesday. Mrs. Weigel | assisting hos resident, Mr | p Howard, presided, |and Mrs, Harlan led in devo: | tional. and guest of | honor, Mrs. Reba Barrett Smith, de- scribed present conditions over a wide area from her personal observations, indicating the needs and the good | work accomplished by the home in this humanitarian effort. Those pres- ent were Mrs. W. W. Howard, Mr: Baugh, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs, Faulton, N Falconer, Mrs. Hardy, | Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Harlan, Miss Hill, . Knight, Mrs. MacMaugh, Miss Noud, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Scanlon, Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Weigel. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Anton Heit- mueller. The William B. Cushipg, S. U Auxiliary, No. 4.—The finance com- mittee met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edith B. Bateman. Ar- rangements were made for ways and means of replenishing the treasur for relief work. One relief case wa reported and received immediate at- tention. The next meeting of the finance committee will be held at the home of Mrs. Rosalia Wilson. This committee, with few exceptlons, is composed 'of past national, division and auxiliary presidents. Mrs. Elizabeth Norris was admitted to membership. After the reading of the minutes nd reports accepted, the financial re- rns for the sale of candy was re- ceived by the treasurer. Woman’s Club of Bethesda.—Senor “astro-Leal, Mexican Consul to the United States, will address the club Tuesday at 2 p.m., “committee day.” In addition to the speaker on “Mex- ico,” Miss Margaret Comegys will talk on ‘“Interior Decoration,” and Miss Alma Bostick of the Crichter School of Art will arrange an exhibit of portraits and flower paintings. With these three contributors and the additional material always provided the program will be exceptional from many viewpoints. Prior to the meeting, which is called for 11 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Earl W. Chafee, president, there will be an’ executive board meeting and_also a meeting of the corporation direc- tors at 10 a.m. There are important papers to be signed by the corpora- tion directors and much business to be transacted by the executive board, and it is necessary to attend promptly. Last Friday Mrs. Elisha Hanson, chairman of the building committee, had a meeting at which it was de- cided to give a bridge party early in February for the purpose of adding to the building fund. erick Imirie has offered the house re- cently purchased on Watkins avenue for the purpose, and the membership is urged to support this enterprise. It will be more in the nature of a family party, the membership of the club being principally urged to at- tend. However, guests are welcome. The date will be announced later. The Writerscraft Club met Mon- day evening in the basement of the Mount Pleasant Library. Mr. Mc- Laughlin read several chapters from his novel, “The Blade of Picardy.” Mrs. Love read an original story, “The Cog in the Wheel,” which called forth considerable discussion. At the meeting tomorrow evening at the library the program will in- clude numbers by Mrs. Weber and Miss Prisk. Any one interested cordially invited. The Vassar Alumnae of Washing- ton, the membership of which is 150, has chosen as its activity for the year the increasing of the permanent fund for aiding Washington girls to attend Vassar College. The fund, which has been functioning for 20 years since its inception by Mrs. Da vid Wing of Miss Madiera's School, in writing is the sort among women'’s college as. sociations in the District. ist, will be presented by the Vassar alumnae here in a lecture on the “Victorian and_the Modern Novel,” at Continental Memorial Hall, on the evening of January 26. The committee in charge of the lec- ture is made up of Miss Margaret Lambie, president of the Vassar Alum- nae of the United States until her studies in_international law at Ge- neva required her absence from the country; Miss Dorothy V. Johnson, Jvaly wampaign last Fall, and won | President of the local Vassar group, and Miss Anna Southard Larner, treasurer. The Cultus Club met at the resi | | ‘ : 7 Even a fretful, feverish, bilious or constipated child loves the pleasant taste of “California Fig Syrup.” This gentle, harmless laxative never fails to sweeten the stomach and open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may preveut a sick child tomorrow. It . y After luncheon the | V., { zine Childhood. Mrs. J. Fred-| has grown to be the largest fund (-f‘ Hugh Walpole, the English novel THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY dence of Mrs. Herman W. Smith Tuesday, and was called to order by the vice president, Mrs. William Sholes. Two papers were read—the first, on Delft: Its China and Glass- ware,” by Mrs. Willlam K. Cooper; and the second, “Contemporary Eng- lish Writers of Our Youth,” by Mrs. Samuel Lewis. The usual discussion followed the reading of the papers. The Mount Holyoke Alumnae Asso- ciation will meet Saturday, January ' | 29, at 2:30 p.m., with Mrs. Laura R. | Parker, 3406 Garfield street. Prof. W. | L. Corbin will speak on ‘“The Modern Drama.” The Abracadabra Club held its an- nua! dinner Wednesday at the Grace Dodge Hotel, Dr. Charles G. Abbott was toastmaster and_the_invocation was made by Rev. Dr. Willlam A. | Haggerty. Mrs. Delia H. Perham re- | cited a poem and the program was continued by Miss Mary M. Thomp- | son, soprano; George Dixon Thompson, | pianist; humorous sketches by Judge | I.'W. Thompson, Mrs. Blanche H. Ray | and Dr. Paul P. White, with commu- { nity singing led by Harold E. Warner. | Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris | made an address and Miss Lois Stuntz {and Mrs. Lena S. Sylvester assisted | at the piano. The Zonta Club for business and rofessional women met at the Ra- eigh Hotel Wednesday for the weekly | luncheon, the president, Mi Jane Bartlett, in the chair. After the social hour and singing | of songs the president introduced the | guest_of honor and speaker for the day. Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt, mem- ber of the board of the Twentieth Cen- | tury Ciub, who spoke to the members | on the subject of “Thrift.”” As a mem- ber and representative of the commit- | tee on public libraries of the Woman's City Club, Mrs. Swormstedt also pre- gented to the members of Zonta the extension program of that committee. | Miss Jessie LaSalle had as her guest | Miss LaVerne Crabtree, secretary- | treasurer of the International Kinder- | garten Union and editor of the maga- Miss Isabel Bacon introduced as her guest Mme. Adrienne Boucher, | and Mrs. Nan Street presented Miss | Blanche Bowen. The luncheon next week will be a closed meeting. | _Phil _Sheridan Woman's | Corps, No. 6, was called to order by | the president, Addie Hickman. The | absent officers’ chairs were filled by | Harriet D. Hill and Elizabeth Shaw. The reading of the reports gave evi- dence that the new year will be a very | active one. Several applications for | membership were read. National Or- ders, No. 4, wvere read by the secre- | tary, Marion B. Parker. Committees | appointed for the year were read. | "The invitation extended by the de- | partment_president, W. R. C., Mrs. | Caroline M. Gury, to attend a social | that the department gave at Mount Alto January 20 was accepted. A loving tribute, expressed by Mrs. 0. H. Oldroyd, was given in memory of the mother of Mrs. Jennie Wheeler, who has recently answered the call, “Thy will be done.” Comdr. S. Mawson, Comdr. M. M. Bobb, Col. O. H. Oldroyd and Comdr. Convis Parker were among the Vis- itors. Newcomb Club.—In accordance with the plans of the National Federation of Women'’s €Clubs, the Newcomb Club of Bethesda set aside January 13 for its afternoon of music by Edward MacDowell. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Ford E. Young, Alta Vista, Md.; Mrs. Klaas, who arranged the program, read a short blography of MacDowell, and introduced the club musicians. Mrs. Wilmot sang “The Swan Bent Low to the Lily” and Beauty's Eyes,” and Mrs. Menefee ve “An Old Love Story,” the “Con- 0 in D Minor,” and “B'rer Rab- then Mrs. Kiaas presented Mrs. Thrush, who directs the choir of the Douglas Memorial Church of Wash- ington. Mrs, Thrush gave an ~xpla- |nation of MacDowell's *“Woodland | Sketches” from data compiled by Hazel Consello. These notes were ar- ranged by Mrs. Consello during her course of study with Mrs. MacDowell at the Peterboro Colony in New Hamp- shire, The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Lewis B. Pusey, | Bethesda, Md., on February 4 at 2 p.m. The Women’s Guild of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church had a luncheon last Thursday. The tables were placed in the form of an H in honor of Mrs. J. Hillman Hollister. The members were entertained at the luncheon by an Italian musician. A play was presented by a cast of four women: Mrs. Albert Prentiss, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Snoke and Mrs. Campbell Waters. The play was one by Gerald Dunn, called “A Dear Little Wife," and showed a little Japanese girl who | was married to an old man and who longed for the love of youth. About 200 women enjoyed this sketch of Japanese life. 'This was the first | luncheon of the new year which was for all the guild members. Sections of the guild have luncheons at the homes of the members every month. The Argyle Study will meet tomor- | row with Mrs. Frank Burger, 1319 | Delafield place. Luncheon will be | served at 1:30 pm. and the paper of the afternoon, on the subject of “John Burrpughs and Luther Burbank,” will be read by Mrs. S. S. Carpenter. Petworth Woman’s Club.—The liter- ary section met at the home of Mrs. R. C. Smith January 10. Mrs. Harri- son F. Fitts, chairman, presided. The life of David Belasco was read by Mrs. Bourdon and the “Return of Peter Grimm,” by David Belasco, was read by Mrs. rcross, Mrs. Pattie and Miss Wier. Mrs. Chalmers had charge of current events. Refresh. HARMLESS LAXATIVE All Children Love Its Pleasant Taste € Mother! ' Hurry! Give Constipated Child | “California Fig Syrup” Will Hutchins, | doesn’t cramp or overact. Contains no narcotics or soothing drugs. Ask your druggist for genuine “California Fig Syrup,” which has di- rections for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say “California” or you may get an imitation fig syrup, ments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Le Fever and Mrs. Nelson. The educational section met at the home of Mrs. Tuft Monday evening with twenty mem- bers and guests present. The life and work of James R. Angel, president of Yale University, was read by Mrs. Shearer. A report from the meeting of the District School Association was given by Mrs. Dermody, delegate to the association. Mrs. W. D. Appel, a former teacher in a Montessori school, gave a talk on Montessori schools. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. Le Fever and Mrs. Waldo. The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md.—The monthly meeting was held Wednesday in the assembly room of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Mrs. William M. Clark, hostess. The business meeting opened at 2 p.m. with the president, Mrs. A McC. Ashley, in the chair. Reports from leaders sections and chairmen of committee: The chairman of legislation pre a petition to be sent to the Legislature urging greater protection from rabies in Montgomery County, that being the greatest sufferer from rables of any county in the State. The petition requires dogs to be an- nually vaccinated and muzzled. The county health officer will be given power to control dogs having or sus pected of having rables and owner: of dogs will be responsible to the ex tent of vaccine and hospital treatment for the person who is bitten. The club favored the petition. Mrs. Call spoke of library extension work in Montgomery County and of a hearing the committee is to have before the county commissioners of Rockville, January 25. The club in- dorsed the course of Mrs. Call's library extension committee in peti- tioning the county commissioners to make effective the already existing law for the establishment of a county library. The speaker of the day was Dr. Frederick Tupper of the University of Vermont. His subject was “A Phase of Modern Drama.” Before the ad- dare the song of Vermont Univer- sity, “Champlain,” was sung by a double quartet from the music sec- tion of the club and this tribute was warmly acknowledged by the speaker. The literature section met in the Chevy Chase Library, January 21, at 2 p.m. Prof. David Allan Robertson, stant director of the American Council on Education, gave a talk on “otemporary Engl Poetr: The social section will give a tea for new members and their sponsors at the home of Mrs. Willlam T. Pol lard, 3923 McKinley street, Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. On Wednesday, at 2:30 p.m., at the librar be a card party, sponsored by the music section, for the benefit of the new piano fund. Mrs. Charles Imlay is chairman. | Washington’s Most Liberal Credit Furniture Store % 2000/, Use your credit! Buy what you need for your home and pay for it as you get paid—our terms are most liberal. As quantities on these traded-in specials are limited we cannot' guarantee stocks to last. 23, 1927—PART 1 MRS. STOKES TO MAKE HOME IN SWITZERLAND | Plans to Sail With Two Children, But Date Is Not Revealed—In- volved in Will Contest. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes of Denver, Colo., | is planning to reside in Switzerland in- definitely with her mother, Mrs. Emma Miller, and her two children, says the New York American Mrs. Stokes, second wife of W. E. D. 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