Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1930, Page 62

NEWS OF THE CLUBS Columbian Women of the George ‘Washington University —The Newcom- ers group will hold their Christmas meeting December 16 from 3 to 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs. James Henry Taylor, 138 Custer road, Be- thesda, Md. All women who are new to the university circle are invited. This up Wwas organized last year under e direction of Mrs. Robert F. Griggs and is headed this year by Mrs. Taylor. Newcomers belong to this group for three years after coming to Washing- | ton. American Association of University will be the speaker December 15 at 4 pm. at the tea. Mrs. Edwin Nourse will be hostess, assisted by Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt, Miss Myrna _Sedgwick. Mrs. Lawrence Staples, Mrs. L. B. Dog- | gett, Mrs. Berritt Miller, Mrs. Edmund Horgan, Mrs. Goodwin Graham and | Mrs. John Cady | Dr. Basil M. Manly will conduct the seminar of international _relations study group tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. The junior group will hold a dinner and bridge December 16 at 6:30 o'clock A recital will be given by Sophie Sn der, who will be introduced by Mrs Martin A. Morrison. All club membe: are invited. Bridge and a social will follow. Miss Mary Louise Chace will be hostess, assisted by Miss Frances M. | Pisher. Capital City Club—Mrs. Lillian Mar- tin entertained the members and friends | at her home Wednesday evening. Bingo | was played. The next meeting will be | at the home of Mrs. Nellie Flynn, 526 Eighth street northeast, December 17. The Philo-Classics met with Mrs. J W. Frizzell, at the Northumberland, De- cember 5. After lunoheon a reading was given by Mrs. T. W. Newburn and a commentary and reading by Mrs. Gene- vieve D. Stevens. Mrs. Grant S. Barnhart of 1434 Rhode Island avenue is hostess for the meeting December 19. The program consists of & paper by Mrs. Genevieve | D. Stevens and a reading by Mrs. R. Bruce Bare. | The Mary Louise English Circle of | the Florence Crittenton Home was en- | tertained December 8 by Mrs. Childress | Buckner Gwyn and Miss Elizabeth Ses- | ner at the home.of Miss Sesner, East | Clifton Terrace. After luncheon a business meeting was held and Mrs. | Douglas was admitted to membership This completes the quota of the mem- | bership. | Mrs. Arthur Smith and Mrs. F. E. Mack will entertain the next meeting at the home of Mrs. F. E. Mack, 1705 La- mont street. Columbia Floral Circle will meet to- morrow at 1 pm. with Mrs. Minnie C. Wetzel, 1343 Monroe street, Mrs. Laura M. Wright, assisting hostess. The Takoma Park, D. C., Women's Club met December 2 at the Takoma Park Community Center. Mrs. John Milton Sylvester e an illustrated reading on “Carols. The gerden department will meet Monday at 1:30 pm. with Mrs. R. J. Speir, Flower avenue. The music department will meet De- cember 18 at 10 am. with Mrs. Fred- erick C. Lincoln, 114 Maple There will be a guest artist. The executive board will meet De- cember 19 at 1:30 pm. at the Takoma Park Library. Stonewall Jackson Chapter, U. D. C., met December 8 in the Confederate Memorial Home, 1322 Vermont avenue, with Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields in the chair. Officers elected were: Mrs. Norma Hardy Britton, president; Mrs. Helen Smith, vice president; Mrs. Edna Long, second vice president; Miss | Gretna Perrott Boswell, recording sec- retary; Mrs. Grace Taylor Koob, corre- spone cretary; Miss Francis Shir- ley, treasurer; Mrs. Nelson P. Webster, historian; Mrs. H. G. Clay, registrar; | Mrs, Florie Barr. parliamentarian; Mrs. G. Pairfax Moncure, custddian; Miss | Fanny Anderson. auditor; Mrs. W. D. Hawkins, chaplain; Miss Maude Sneed, directress of children. | ‘The next meeting will be January 19, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday, at which time there will be a reception to the newly elected officers. There will also | avenue. at the meeting last week gave & book review. Yates, presided. Shoreham Hotel January 3, at 8 in honor of Mrs. Yates and the past president, Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson and Mrs. George Butte who with her hus- band, Judge Butte, is leaving in Janu- ary for the Philippines where Judge Butte has been appointed Vice Governor by President Hoover. | at the January meeting. Mrs. Richard ) It was decided to give a dinner at the o'clock, The president, Mrs. Butte will entertain the branch Mrs. Anton Cron, who entertained the branch the past week at her home, has exhibited her miniatures at the Arts Club in Washington and also at the Academy of Fine Arts. District of Columbia Chapter Daugh- | ters of Founders and Patriots of Amer- ica were entertained December 5 by | Miss Sophie Casey at the Oakland. The | nas been accepted as president, gave a talk. paper. Intosh were guests. Mrs. Grimes, presided and Mrs. St. Clair read a| Mrs. Brumbaugh and Mrs. Mac- The Coiumbia Heights Art Club met | Mrs. Grandfield announced Christmas songs will be sung by the members at | cember 2 with Mrs. the next meeting, which will be at the | The pr OUR NEW B 'PGET PLAN « « . offers these terms on any Coat in this Sale 4 to 8 Months to Pay No Red Tape—Our newest Service Feature was planned with your con- venience in mind. A auick, courteous service. Most deliveries in 24 hours. Crepe Broadcloth Wolf Collar and Cufls, 838 THE SUNDAY home of Mrs. Edith Yane Pyles, 1739 Q street, December 18. American Pen The Drama Workshop will present a play tomorrow at 8 p.m. by Alice M. Heaven in the Stoneleigh Court Studio. The play has been coached by Bertha Frances Wolfe. Guests taking part include Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss, Miss Virginia Benja- min and Mr. Newell Atkinson. Mrs. M. K. Armstrong is in charge of all dramatic activities of the league. Mme. Felian Garzia will conduct Les Causeries Francaises at 4:30 o'clock ‘Wednesday. An_exhibition of oils, water colors and bas-reliefs, the work of Margaret Scully_Zimmele, will be in the studio until December 28 and is open to all interested. ‘The Isabel Anderson prize contests for short story, feature article. one-act play, poem and art will close March 1 Mrs. Eugene Collister entertained at & tea December 6 in honor of Mrs. Es- telle M. Moses, president, at her home, 1400 Ingraham street. The Membership Committee an- nounces that Mrs, Gilbert Grosvenor an assoclate member. Council of Jewish Women.—The monthly meeting was held December 9 at the Jewish Community Center. Beola Rosenheim gave an illustrated December 4 at the home of Mrs. J. W. | Jecture. Furyell with Mrs. R. B. Bare assisting. | The members of this organization | The president, Mrs R. B. Bare, pre-|are sclling tuberculosis seals at Kann's | Connecticut sided. Mrs. Edward D. Hardy read &| Department Store. paper and Mrs. R. B. Bare spoke. The Excelsior Literary Club met De- Charles Jarboe. STAR, WASH IN( NOTICE. Club news intended for publi- cation on Sunday must be re- ceived by the Club News Editor Dot later than 10 a.m. en Thars- y. ‘The club voted against the location of | Center Market in the southwest sec-| tion of the city. The program was a talk on present-day literature and authors, in which all participated. Mrs. E. V. Carr rendered piano selections. Mrs. Perasel gave a solo. Mesdames Carr and Jarboe gave a duet. Women's Guild of American Uni- versity.—Mrs. P. M. Anderson will pre- side at the meeting at 1901 F street, in the parlors of the Graduate School of American University, on Tuesday, De- | cember 16, at 11:15 am. | The Washngton League for the Hard of Hearing welcomes strangers to the | practice class every Monday evening at | 8 o'clock at the club house, 826 Con- | necticut avenue. The league will give a Christmas party the evening of Decem: ber 20. Members are requested to make reservations for bridge, 500 or mah-jong | with Miss Ada Hill, 1620 Eighteenth | street. | _The Entre Nous Club, Mrs. Charles Keyser president. met at the home Mrs. Nannie Chamberlain, 2804 avenue. The assisting hostesses were Mrs. Rob Roy McKahn | |and Mrs. Graves. The Hospital Com- | | mittee will arrange for baskets of food of | section will meet at the Washington Cathedral in the | to provide Christmas dinners for fam- ident, Mrs. Asmuth, presided. 'ilies and buy clothing for boys and girls | Mrs. Proctor who are being taken care of by the il(ub. cofluh ]n;e-éhded Avll'e: President, rs. Charles P. Keyser, vice president, Mrs. Leonidas C. Dyer; second vice president, Mrs. Nannie Chamberlain; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Hayden: corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. William Sault; recording secretary, Mrs. Charles Dasher; director, Mrs. Eugene Andrews; publicity, Mrs. Willlam W. Scott; audi- tor, Mrs. Eugene Woodson. The Writers' League of Washington will meet at the Thomson Community Center next Friday at 8 o'clock. Prize stories and others entered in the con- test will be read. At the last meeting Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson Moore addressed the league. Clark Palmer Cole read his prize-win- ning story and J. G. Herndon gave a humorous sketch. i Twentieth Century Club. — The art Tuesday at 2 p.m. Chapel of Joseph of Arimethea. Philip Hubert Frohman, chief architect, will conduct the members on a tour of the Cathedral. ‘The French section will meet nesday at 2 pm. at the Y. W. C. A. The chairman, Mrs. Francis Hawes, will lead the conversation. Wed- C. A Because of the Christmas holidays | | the education, garden and literature | Rialto Theater December 22 to 24. sections will have no meetings in De- cember. The chairman of the clean city cam- Albert N. Prentiss, an- nounces the membears of the commit- tee: Mrs Truman Abbe, Mrs. W. T. Ballard, Mrs. Emile Berliner. Mrs. E. E. Carter, Mrs. Willoughby Chesley. Dougherty, Mrs. Gil Berberich’S F ST. « TWELFTH You May Pay on Our Especially Easy Finance Plan WINTER COATS at JANUARY PRICES Hundreds of Brand New Coats—The Furs Alone Are Worth the Sale Price! Winter Coats Ordinarily $59.75 to $75 Our two most popular price groups reduced to this price for You'll find the fab- rics and furs you've been seeing this sale. all over town all Fall. at twice this price bert H. Grosvenor, Mrs. L. J. Potter, Mrs. Luther H. Reichelderfer and Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith. Chapter B, P. E. 0., met at 8 pm. at the home of Mrs. Nathan B. Williams, 3917 McKinley street, last Tuesday, with Mrs. Ray P. Teele, Mrs. E. H. Pitcher, Mrs. Leroy Palmer and Miss Emma Sirrine as assisting hostesses. ‘The president, Miss Jessie O. Elting, presided. Devotions were led by the chaplain, Mrs. W. H. Magruder, and Christmas carols were sung, under the Le:’d;‘enhlp of Mrs. J. Harry Cunning- Committee reports were read by Mrs. G. H. Thomas, Program; Mrs. P. H. Gibbon, Visiting; Mrs. Robert Young, Courtesy; Mrs. E. H. Pitcher, Educa- | tional; Mrs. Charlotte Hines, Finance, and Mrs. H. H. McKeever, Press. Mrs Leroy Palmer, chairman of the Philan- | thropic Committee, told of Thanksgi ing baskets which were given to four needy families and asked for contribu- tions for aid in Christmas work. Mrs J. W. Crabtree, delegate to the Co- operative Committee, told of its work and of a luncheon to be held January 7 at the Hob Nob, to which all visiting and non-affiliated P. E. O.'s are invited Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, president of the District Pederation of Women's Clubs, told of the benefit to be given at the | _As the chapter had Congressional P.'E. O's as guests, was |'in charge of Mrs. O. , wife of Representative Burtness of North Dakota, who spoke. Others who spoke were: Mrs. O. B Burtness, Chapter D, Grand Forks, N. | D.: Mrs. L._H. Hadley, Chapter AB Beilingham, Wash.; Mrs. Lloyd Thur: NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE ton, Chapter K, Osceols, Towa; Mrs. Lulah T. Andrews, State presi- dent of Nebraska; Mrs. A. C. Muhse, Mrs. George Reed, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. E. W. Satterwaite of Washington. The next meeting will be held Janu- ary 13, at the home of Mrs. R. A. Pyles, 1739 Q street. The Capitol Hill History Club met December 10 at the home of Mrs. C. E. Ferguson, 1414 Delafield place. Mrs. Harvey Baker Smith was associate hostess. ' The study period included a paper by Mrs. Link and Christmas carols by Mrs. Cunningham. The next meeting will be held Janu- ary 14, at the home of Mrs. Collins, 105 Summerfield road, Chevy Chase, Md. The Park View Women's Club met December 9 at the home of Mrs. D. Ed- W. O. C. R. Seckinger and M Han- ' cock were taken into membership, ‘Thanksgi and Christmas wotk was repntfl by-the chairman of the Phil- anthropic Committee, Mrs. George Ru: sell, and additional funds were appro- priated. Plans were discussed for a card party to be held at the Cavalier Hotel, in charge of Mrs. Benson Rowe. The Sixteenth Street Heights Club met December 9 with Mrs. Walter Emer- son, 1316 Madison street. Miss Atwater of the National Canning Association gave a lecture. Mrs. J. M. Gongwer was elected to membership. The Christmas dinner will be held at Tilden Gardens December 27, 1 Study Club—At a meeting the Mayflower Hotel of the executive board it was announced that | ward Clarke, 1314 Farragut street. Mrs, | the guest speaker at its meeting Satur- (Continued on Twelfth Page.) TY Py IR THE HECHT CO. The Store of Practical Gifts A Christmas Gift She Will Appreciate A Christmas Card for a Permanent Wave 510 Piero Paris Permanent Wave.....$I5 The Piero Paris is noted for its natural appearance—originated in Paris and Parisian in smartness and chic. Black Enamel Compacts $]-50 1o $2.50 Single, double and triple. With gold Jagnet crest. Powder Box—Fifth Floor. 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