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SO GIETY.’ THE SUNDAY STAR, NEWS OF THE CLUBS 1 Women's City Club.—The tea given this afternoon from 4:30 until 6 o'clock | /0 the clubhouse will be under the supervision of the chairman of the membership committee. Mrs. M. O. Chance. and members of that commit- tee. New members indorsed at the last meeting of the executive board will be honor guests. Their sponsors will be speeial guests. All club members are invited Th> Monday bridge section will meet tomorrow at 1:45 pm. snd at 10 am Aliss May Smith, chairman, has called a meeting of the exccutive board of the section Tuesday. free and casy auction sec- M meets at 7:30 pm. Instruction irom 8 w embers of the clud ars invited it no fee for iv struction. Guests at the meeting la week were Miss Mary Ann Jones. Mrs. E C. Pred and Mrs. E. 2. Cole. Miss M. A, Martin has charge of the guest register. Classes of are the French section meet and dine members of 1 French the Chinese room from 6 un o'cloc Marie Boulay-And is instruct: b ana H. B. Ki is chairman Spanish classes have Mrs. Jennie O Berliner as instructor for the advanced cla. and Miss Henrietta Olding for the beginners. The advanced cla: oets \ o nd the bey Tud members are imit hn s. Jol . meets the club who can time for this work are privileged to become contributing members. All contribu- t to be used in the purchase of working materials. Members of the club who can attend occasionally are welcome. The hours are from am uniil 2 pm. Local departm learning of the nature of the w have bean generous in reductions in the sel ing price of materials to this commit- tee. “Scw for the chil is the siogan of this section. President’s Day” will be observed Thursday &fternoon from 3 to 6 pm the club house. to present to whom they elub's varied activities. Mrs. Prederic R. Whippler has been elected to fill the unexpired term of eorresponding secretary and man Abbe. house chairman. = Lazenby are Mrs. Rut Alva Gardner. Mrs. Kate Brigg: Mrs. Charles A Hammett, Mrs. Cecile Hall. Mrs. Thomas Howerton, Susie Root Rhodes. Mrs. Frances Edgar T liams. Mrs. William E. Chamberln, | J. N. Saunders, Mrs. Elma Saul. M. O. Chance and Miss Kensett Lee Corbin will speak rd Shaw Thursday at 8 pm. st the club house in the d of tr of the lecture course ar- Lyman B. Swormstedt, commit- be availabie at the for a single lecture The club chorus will sponsor a din: Friay evening at 6 oclock room of the club house. 21 Daniel. radio announcer for WRC will be the guest of honor and will give a talk on “Broadcasting Experiences.’’ Members of the club have been invited to make reservations. Mrs. Edwar ;he group of ublic. desk chairman of nmittee, pre- n with committee for the ratification of d for the Teciprocal City C the reciprocs sented recommendati the execu ment of Women's time enjoys tuch exchange of Couriesies with forty-two cl n u United Btates, one in Er Con, one in P in Toronto Among recent visitors at t Miss R. C. Waters, New York City A M. Altken. Ban Prancisco, Mrs. James McKenney, L. Mrs. Marjorie Daw, Clev and Mrs. Del Jones, Bloomingwon, LePorte Ouverte Open Door Club for ‘Women membership o use last wes Eruce Baird, sortation of Art ‘ Bus OpprriL new officers 8 held Hove) ! Buigara Whio Lriefly €/ inined i 101 the be Present in e sepresentative aud 11 mhence of Uik prasdent, Co) o Ce Victor Jtusse) Wade 3 B na'ive of Suring j whow Talher Was b jare 1 Arigna of Rurabam Lincoin, giave wht . the ygres' over rodued G o Linc, Younk man M At formes ter P i ot Ty e CONDUCTED BY NANNIE LANCASTER. | ) tory, beginning with the announcement | that Bulgaria is celebrating this vear its fiftieth anniver-ary as an inde- pendent state in the Balkan peninsula How that independence was achieved and the part played unofficially by America and individual Americans wer interestingly related. Many of the facts related were new to members of the audience. which made them the more intoresting. Al of the talks were both informative and inspirational. 7 al numbers proved a de- part of the varied program in arts were yepresent- Mac Ridgley, Iyr Story by the and “Contre Danse. ¥ h, with Mr. King- no The Henneman Meistersingers, under n of Dr. Alexander Henne- and closing lighttul which the various liss Bonnie opening emble of solois was much lovers pr member for a ent. and in- conversa- alf hour neoln, wh and the sculptor being tinguished Interna- and Letters of m literature to art of the week with Florence Jackson of the most ac- 3 committecs. Twentieth Century Club Notes.—The ba < n American Women Cht! Ject of University Pan-American is the sub- atherine Len- to- po! The advanced § tudy group will mect i W evening cvening there will be a ogy course by Dr. Laird is J v at Colgate Uni- the Industrial P and a speaker of The lecture will be held m of the Y. W. C. A. American Associal German.—T! W gton, D. C., { Chapter met in the Morgan memorial m at Cen i School . at 3 pa ° modern language igh schools, was Others who _spoke t of the George Prof. A. W Fore! 5 s Anita 0 Iepresel ate ; those presor M. von Sesiried. M and Miss Alice Deal The Wheel of Progress vill me usual at the Wi on Hotel the . February . for the continuance of ed States Constitution ion of Mrs. Claes Dick is surprising what becoming verr atjon of intorma- otic and educational 1 school along p and is pla 2 s this Sp: Copies of the ution may be had free At 8:20 o'clock the speaker of the evening. Vincente G. Bunuan, member ppine Commission of Inde- | pendence and director of the Philippine Press Bureau, il address the organ- ization on “Philippine Independence.” All those who ar subject. or in tution, are cordi League of American Pen groups of the zabeth Malloit Of group activi- District Women. nnu groups Victoria Mrs. E. W. s Trene Juno, juvenile 1 Frances Wolfe, embe are ames and compositions in music 1t to thetr section chair- le leted. Thi tation of end tingale,” will mak scert debut before ! Green mdwdual faultless design. appre- " F Shaw & Co. UNIQUE JEWE LRY 1516 CONNEC T1CUT AVENUL Just Above Dupont Circle Individuality ]. F. SHAW & CO., have as- sembled a most unusual stock of gems and jewelry pieces the eye with evdent quality and POSED FOR HOSPITA MISS MARY . ing the cap. kerchiel and dress worn by her grandmother and great-grand- appear in the Quaker groun at the George Washing- Wea mother. in which she w ton Unive v Hospital ball, ¥ ruary 2 the league this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock tell of the folklore and s ongs of Norwav and Swed: the foll g M dressed in_her native cost Virginia Bufor league and Mme. mat T countries will attend Thursday night salon into “Washington ight” under the direction Elizabeth Burgess Hughes assisted by Mrs. Ida Donnelly Mrs. Hugh Irish. Mrs. Peggy Albion Miss Katharine Wooten as vice ck 1. Men and women of W rominent fn writing circles asked to join the league in a get-together and talkfest Mr. John George Bucher will ¢ ated travel talk on “R Germany” Saturday at 8 p The lecturer comes th e diplo- dinavian will be authors' of Mrs Collister, Peters, nd ire and social Wash in honor of the new Ger . Friedrich Withelm Pri s Alice Heaven, chairman unces that the n "My Experiences which is open to all members. wil. March 6. The length of the ma be from 500 1.00 st be submitted the author's nam ague contests. A drama lotte Darlington’s *Yelenk T Days in California. o by Isabel Shepard and poe: North were iead at the L The next will be held Feb- N meeting. Tuesday. Miss Irene Juno will cc the regular meeting of th at 8 pm The poetry group held i und the chairman for ti Mrs Woodland Gates. Re was discussed. Amanda B. Hall Brownell veral of her owh poems at ti temporary literature review, of Miss Agnes Winn is chairman. ed were “Dusty Answe R Books Teview- Red Sk 5 Ruth Pe Thursday night salon v chair Hughes Collister, Peters, Mrs, stant Secretary of The Department of 1ts Functions and Activities " A tea_was given in honor of Mme Gadski-Tauscher by the league. Dip- lomatic, official soctal Washing- were invited meet the prima Dr. Boggs received, s Bennett. Miss Alice | o fellowship o new evening members wa E W short st read by Bertha Hebb and recep- inder the Davidson ¥ tion Miss Letla | and that delight . BALL BRANSON. at the Mayflower. Heaven Mis. past president of the oke en “My Pilgrimage to Str: Alice Lucia R. ms B. Thom Emma W. P, The Washing Slack ton Chapter of ief business me; head of t an appreciation of banish paint- G . of commet composit 1l History he home of Edgar B. Me: 1 the bu riptive reading Pitcher of the gar was a guest ing adjourned to meet the home of Mrs, [ with M A cor to w music committe chairmar at this time and their friends are invited Iub.—President Caroline club th ekly we poems ngs W led by Ruby Lee Minar made a ! ntern Washington Jur ned e } Steanic 1,‘RII NDS of WASHINGTON, Wolfe league, Miss Kath- s, James W. Doocy and the of Teachers of Y Ameri- Presi- Prof. e and read- Polly con- ational conven- 40 ortly D. €. FEBRUARY There will be no meeting of the Sorop- timist Club February 22. Nora. Huff- ! man will have charge of the meeting February 20. | The Writers' Club of Washington met at the home of Miss Mary Rose, 2063 Tilden street, Sunday afternoon, February 12, with the president, Miss | Crete Rose, in the chalr. Original sto- | ries and poems were read and criticized by members present and new books were discussed. Burnside Corps No. 4, W. R. C., met at G. A. R. Hall February 8 with all | oMcers present. After the reading of the minutes by the sccretary, Miss Jen- nic Hamilton, and the report of the treasurer, Mrs. Rose Pennell, initiation | serviees took place, Miss Lucy Sullivan being initiated. The commander of Burnside Post. Maj. A. J. Whitaker, ad- | dressed the corps. president. Mrs. Lizzie Bassett, was pres- cnt and Mrs. Carrie Doyle of the pres dent’s staff and Mrs. Bradt of Phil Sher- idan Corps were also present. All the visitors addressed the corps. At the department convention on Tuesday eve- ning held at G. A. R. Hall two of Burn- side’s members were - honored—Mrs. Delia L. O'Brien, Burnstde's president, was unanimously elected junior vice president of the Department of the Po- tomac. and Mrs. Pennell, its treasurer, was elected delegate to the national convention to be held at Denver by unanimous voie. Mrs. Rosalie McKee Shelton was one of the tellers for the convention. Mrs. Shelton is past president of Burnside. Columbia Floral Cirele will meet to- morrow at 1 pm. at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Epplesheimer. 3227 Hiatt place. Mrs Mary Hoover and Mrs. Ressa Thrush, hostesses. The S ton will The department 19. | | | i | | racuse Alumnae of Washing- | Ashmead place, on Friday last. meet tomorrow at the Y. W | agreeable feature was an original verse 1928 -PART ~ . Towa Visitor 15 & N. A. INGLAS, MRS. Spending the Winter at the Grace Dodge to be near her son. Mr. John, Inglas, a student at ‘Washington and | Lee University, Virginia. Their home in Des Moines. An C. A Seventeenth and K streets, with | describing the duties of each member Mrs. Edward Bartlett. Mrs, kine and Mrs. J. B. Handy as host- cs. A dinner will be served in the icarcom at 6:30 pm. to be followed | 2324 Ashmead place. mmediately by & meeting in the groen- | sor vy p All Syracuse | room. on the third floor. women in the city are cordially invited to be present. The As You Lilie It Club of German- town, February 8. The president. Mrs, E. H s prosided. A short business ses- Harry Boland. Mrs. R. L. Hicker- with Mrs. Harry Boland. The Sixteenth Street Heights Club met Tuesday with Mrs. Lewis E. Reed, Tu- or Hall. After the luncheon, Miss Hel- en Jamison. the guest speaker of the afterneon, gave a talk on “Law.” Mrs. George E. Farrell of Somerset. Md., was also a guest. The next meeting. Feb- ruary 28. will be_with Mrs. S. James Dennis, 715 Van Buren strect Zonta Club.—Miss Mary Dunham of Montour Fal Y.. national chair- man of the organization committce of the National Zonta Club. was the honor guest at the dinner which the local Zonta Club gave last week at the Grace Dodee Hotel. when the organization work for district B was planned. There 2 brief address. telling of the advan- of the Zonta Club: how it brings her with excellent results the d! ferent types of business and profes- women 0 flerent cittes. nte: relations to a degr Miss Dunham lice Bradlev. auditor of a Club, was the other eakcr of the cvening. She is prin- of the Boston School of Cookery 1 a jittle of her work. but the work and plans of the Zonta Club. which is rather hington Unit of the Women's Overseas League held its patriotic eting of the vear last Monday eve- ning At the Grace Dodge Hotel. when Admiral R. A Schofield spoke at some length on “The Navy of Today.” The cing was held in the garden house the hotel at 8 pm. The national its headquarters at Luncheon at the Arlington 2:30 pm. Non-affili- members, please come The Psychology Club celebrated St day by giving a bridge and i party. Honors were awarded ouise McKinney, Mrs. G. M Elmer F. Haas and Joseph H The University of Michigan Alumnae Assaciation of Washingten will hold its February meeting under the direction the recently electea new officers nan of associate membership, fred T. Newbold. plans to enlist erest of non-Michigan wives of versity of Michigan men living vashington. The incoming ex- rd also announces a variety of programs in which progress is being made on the scholarship fund. The Harvey Wiley arranged for the board luncheon to be held at_her home, 2345 ;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\“ URNITURE of the Better Kind D. S. Pool, Inc. + 729 Llth St MG ALLLALLALRARANRARANAN o\\\\'\\\\\fi\\\\ AR A AN S Y Baskels Betty Hanna will be pleased to learn that she is the Washingtor distributor for Alice H. Marks’ Delicacies An au revoir gift that will pleas friend. The in these attractive bas imported from any outward-bound sweetmeats contained ts are Hollaind and include Creme de Car a'que, Spice Cakes, Dutch Choco lates, Cream Chocolate Mint and other dainties, In Threa st Betty Hanna Shop 1613 Connecticut rh Avenue vie Potomac 4598 FANCY COSTUME CREATORS | d.. met with Mrs. R. L. Waters | COW i as held. The social hour was in | 1¥ charge of a committee consisting of‘urum\"‘ talk were covers for 45 Miss Dunham made | Heasekeepers' Alliance.—Mrs. | i Walter | of the board and se assigning them their place. Mrs. Albert N. Baggs cn- cd the open meeting at her home, tertained the op e of ew York. field engineer of the Elec- iro-Lux Servel Co.. was the speaker of the afternoon. His subject was “A Practical Demonstration of the Flame That Freezes.” Mrs. Basgs' home is ipped with a Servel gas refrigerator, the invention of two Swedish students, and this enabled the speaker thorough- to illustrate his Interesting and in- Frozen desserts. the product of this refrigerator, were served son and Mrs. Worthington Griffith. The | by the hostess at the tea which fol- next meeting will be held February 22 lowed. Mrs. Hoar of the Washington Gas Light Co. gave a short talk on the proper food for health. announcing the opening shortly of a model gas kitchen to be installed in the gas company’'s building. Mrs. William E. Chamberlin, president, presided The Washington Readers’ Club held its monthly meeting _in : toom of All Souls’ Church. Sixteenth and Harvard streets, February 7. The subject was “The Flrmament.” with Mrs. William E. Bryant presiding. The program consisted of poems and prose selection carrving out the idea. N The first number was a poem by Wil liam Cullen Bryant. “The Song of the Stars.” read by Mrs. Willey O. Ison. Miss Violet Warren Pierson gave 2 aroup of sslections centering about the stars. Miss Esther Marshman read a poem by Thomas Moore, “They May Rail at This Life” with musical ac- companiment by Mrs_ Emily P. Barnes “Renascence.” by Edna St. Vincent was well rendered by Mrs. W Johnson. Mrs. Dorothy She: n, guest artist, sang solos to the thems including Leoni. and “The Year's at the Spring.” by Beach. A touch o humor was lent by a cutting. “The Eclipse,” from Mark Twain's “Co! necticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court.” read by Maurice H. Jarvis. Mrs Helen A Calhoun gave two numbers. the first one being “The Meteor.” The program clased with a phantasy. written and directed by Miss Ada L. Townsand. entitled “An Interstellar Romance.” The characters were Terry Firma, a bachelor inhabiting the earth. plaved by Clarence E. Ruibsam. Gigwiggan Stardust. a wealthy res- ident of Neptune, Willam E. Brvant Mrs. Gigwiggan Stardust. his wife Mrs. Alice Church Dupui. and dainty Wiewei. their daughter. played by a guest artist. John D. Long. The club has invitations out for a public recital to be given February 21 at Wilson Norman School liam C man Pi appropriate “Dawn.” by The District of Columbia Chapter of American War Mothers hud as its guest at the last meeting Mrs. Thomas Spence of Milwaukee. Wis. the national presi- dent. Mrs. Spence gave a talk. The Mothers have been engaged in many activities following the women's pa. triotic conference. during which time 4 = > ¥ 1857 the alliance | SOCIETY." many national and State officers were guests of the chapter. On February 6, Mrs. M. C. O'Neill conducted a succrss- 11"1 cafeteria luncheon and card party | at her home. by which $25 was raised | and sent to Mrs. M. B. Little of Wades- boro, N. C.. for her work as national | prison chalrman. last Sunday Mrs.' Katie Perkins was chairman of a val- | | entine party and oyster supper given | | to 40 patfents at St. Elizabeth’s Hospi- | ital. The tables were prettily deco- | rated with flowers and valentines and | held a satisfying amount of food, which | | was greatly enjoyed by all those par- | |ticipating. ~ Mrs.” John Spengler, who | has been a successful hostess of card | parties, gave another of those pleasant | | affairs at her home last Wednesday eve- |ning. _ Plans are now being made by | Mrs. W. B. Hibbs for a party on Febru- | lary 27 for the patients at Mount Alto, The chapter was represented at the | | Lincoln Memorial exercises and | been invited to the vesper services per services to be { held by the Sons of the American Revo- { lution In Epiphany Church in memory | | of George Washington and alsn those | {In the National Theater February 22. The next meeting will he held at the Hamllton Hotel, February 24, at 8 pm at which time the regular social pro- gram will be dispenced with and im- portant business be transacted District of Columbia Home Econom- iey Association.—Dr. Mary Dabney Da- vis, specialist in nursery, kindergarten and primary education in the United States Bureau of Education. will speak before the child study section of the association tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Friends Meeting House. 1811 I street, her subject being “Contribution of Mod- ern Child Training to the Security of the Community.” Dr. Davis’ talk is one of a series of talks by well known educators, which has been arranged under the auspices | of the child study section and to which iail members of the Home Economics | Association and their friends are | invited. The regular meeting of the food and nutrition section of the association will be held this month at Walter Re Hospital (main building). on Tuesdav, at 8 pm. Capt. James B. Anderson of the hospital staff, will talk on “Dia- betes.” Members of the association an others interested in this subject ar vited to attend. ‘The Woman's Club of Woodside gave a successful bridge-luncheon on Valen- tine day in the parish hail of Grace ! Church, Woodside. Luncheon was served at 12:30 at card tables in the main room of the parish hall, with decorations and a menu appropriate to the day. An a ternoon of bridge followed the lun con 25 tables participating. The entertaimnent committee of consisted of: Chairman. Mrs Lee: Mrs. Fawn Munroe. Mrs. Christie, Mrs. Gerald Swan. Mrs. Wes- lev Morris. Mrs. Harry Elkins and Mrs Clarence Barrett The next meeting of the club w be February 22. at the home of ) E. 1. Stacey. Skelton of University Park, will experiences in China. Petworth Weman's Club.—TT ture section met at the hon A. C. Norcross, 819 Taylor street. twenty-five members and Mrs. Frederick G. Hamm t Hausum. Norweigan and winner of the Nobel author e evening. His book. * Growth of the Soil Mrs. Cavenaugh. Mrs. Bodel! Le Feuvre. Mrs Weike p'l\'rd:t'?“ T siclan, which were in keeping with the evening's program Refreshments were served by the host see, Mrs. A C. Noreross, Mrs. Wi s V. Campiell and Mrs. Lovett entertainment has heen prepared the meeting March 5. Members are e:. peciaily asked to e present The Women's Home Club of North Beach heid its February meett h Thomas Circle Club, berlake, Mrs Annie Smith. Mrs Miss Lueille Holl of the evening. After the bi committee chair for card party agd dance 1o be 7 21 at L'Atglon made repn ot and progre A and were the hostesses the various for th Following the us the reguiar commi were made. ter from Mrs preciation for the gift presented her m Chri to gi to_the Tuberc The next and Lea home street, Februa Women's Alliance of Church. Unitarian. P; e e s P4 0000000000“000000“05 Jron Bate And Fedecatin Have You Tried Our Sanidey DINNFR ¢ SUPPER 0000920000000 0000000000000 0000000000000 Lung 1143 Conn. 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