Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1935, Page 25

SOCIETY, Shakespeare To Be Played By Children Tonight at Roosevelt Auditorium a distinguished audience will gather to witness Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew,” created by a group of boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 13 years under the direction of Miss Helen Burton, and known as the Children’s Community Theater. Among the prominent Washington educators who are expected to attend the performance are Mrs. Philip Sid- ney Smith, Dr. J. Hayden Johnson, Mr. Henry I. Quinn, Mr. Henry Gill- igan, Mr. George M. Whitwell, Mr. Robert A. Maurer and Mr. Charles B. Degges of the Board of Education; also Dr. Stephen E. Kramer, Mr. Jere J. Crane, Mr. R. L. Haycock, Miss Jessie La Salle and Miss Bertie Backus, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle and Dr. Frank W. Ballou and other members of the Board of Education will assist Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peeples In receiving the distinguished guests, who will attend tonight's presentation. The Community Center Civic Sym- phony Orchestra will play a prelim- Inary concert beginning at a quarter of eight o'clock. Mrs. Robb Hostess To Peirce Guild Mrs. Charles H. Robb. wife of Jus- tice Robb of the United States Court of Appeals, will entertain the Peirce Guild Friday in her new home at 1700 Hoban road. Arrangements will then be completed for a Thanksgiving party to be held at the Washington Home for Foundlings, of which the guild is an auxiliary, Friday after- noon, November 22, when there will be cards, sale of knitting bags and other articles, followed by tea. e Mrs. Conant Honored By Wellesley Club The Washington Wellesley Club will entertain Mrs. Isabel Fiske | Conant as their honor guest at their regular Wednesday luncheon tomor- “Modern Marriage” Course Popular at University of Iowa By the Associated Press. IOWA CITY, November 5.— Enrollment for a course in “mod- ern marriage” jumped 325 per cent over last year, Prof. Moses Jung of the University of lowa sald yesterday. When the course was tried out |ast year under the title “Religion and Social Problems,” 40 students enrolled. This year the course, open to junicrs and seniors only as “modern marriage,” has been elected by 130 students, 60 per cent of the coeds. Columbian Women Meeting Tonight Mrs. Maurice Rosenberg, chairman of the House Committee, and Mrs. Ed- ward H. Sehrt, vice chairman, as- sisted by Miss Mary Bakshian, Mrs. Joseph H. Roe, Mrs. Sarah M. Farr, Mrs, Charlotte R. Farrington and Mrs, Walter L. Cheney, will act as hostesses for the Columbian Women of George Washington University this evening at 8 o'clock in the rooms of the League of American Pen Women at the Burlington Hotel. A short business meeting conducted by the president, Miss Harriet Garrels, will be held. The speaker of the evening wilk be Mrs. Helen McCollam Scharf, & teacher of interior decoration at the Y. W. C. A, who will discuss “Redecorating the Home.” emphasiz- Ang especially the selection of drap- eries. wall finishings and upholstery. After the program refreshments will be served. Miss Dampman Gives Lunch Party Miss Marjorie Jane Dampman en- | tertained a group of last season's and this year's debutantes at a large luncheon at the Army and Navy Coun- try Club today in honor of Senorita | Amelita Alfaro, debutante daughter of the Minister of Panama and Senora | de Alfaro. row at the clubhouse of the Amer-| {can Association of University Women. | Mrs. Conant is a member of the class | of 1896 and is a poet well known to her college mates and others. | She will givé a reading after the luncheon. Mrs, Samuel Herrick will be hostess at the luncheon. Mr. and M;'s. Brooks ! Hosts to Teachers| Mr. and Mrs. Byron Brooks, as-| sisted by Miss Grace Curl, Miss K. | E. Bresnahan and Mr. R. L. Darby, entertained the teachers of the Wheat- | ley School at an oyster roast in their | home at Masons Beach, Md., Sunday | evening. Miss Florence C. Mortimer, { principal, was the guest of honor, while among others who attended | were Mr. and Mrs. G. Shoenenberger, | Mr. and Mrs. E. Monaghan, Mr. and Mrs. A. Press, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wil- | liamson, Mr. and Mrs. R. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Coleman. Miss Norn;andin to ‘ Marry Dr. Shea The marriage of Miss Elmira Nor- mandin to Dr. Francis R. Shea will take place Saturday morning at 10:30 | o'clock in St. Matthew's CRurch. Miss | Normandin will ve her sister, Miss | Valeria Normandin, as her only| attendant. Dr. Robert J. Conlon will | act as best man for Dr. She | | | tions. reasonable prices. JAmes B. FINE FURNITURE 1108 G Street N.W. 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