Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
x Among the Clubs x

i German leaders Club.-The German
Readers Cub will have its next public
meeting in the Public Library Lecture
Hall Wednesday evening at o'clock.
In memory of the tercentennial of
iShakespeare's death, the evening will
be devoted to the bard of Avon.
An interesting program has been pro-
vided, including a lecture by DR.. George
Barthelme on "Shakespeare's Relation
to Germany" and many recitations by
| Ernest Gichner- of the most famous
scenes from Hamlet" "Othello" and
Julius Caesar"
, The public is cordially invited.
Twentieth Century Club.-The Twen-
tieth Century Club will meet tomorrow
at 4 o'clock at All Souls Church The
program will be Committee of the
Whole and Informal Consideration" by
| Mrs. Pierce. and privileged and Some
| Miscellaneous Notions, by Mrs. Town.
The meeting of the literature section
will be omitted this week owing to the
absence from the city of it's leader, Mrs.
| Henry Farquhar.
The French section will hold the last
reunion of the season Wednesday at 3
o'clock. at the home of Nine. Henri
y
! Chase. Miss Carhart, Mrs. Hindmarch,
| Mrs. kellerman and Miss Coville will
give IL Amour Medecin,' by Moliere.
! The social committee of the Wom-
| ans Evening Clinic will be at home
| Wednesday from , to o'clock in honor
of the Twentieth Century Club at 12O
| 18th street northwest. In the absence
| of the president. Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor. vice president, will receive with
| the hostesses
A new section of the club on con-
servation was organized Thursday
after the meeting of the civics section
with Mrs r. B. Watrous as chairman
| and Mrs. Laurence r. Schmeck ebier as
secretary. Mrs. William NJ. Heron
acted as secretary for the meeting
| About twenty members were present
and suggestions were made for the
work of the coming year under com
! mittees on parks and gardens. birds,
wild flowers and trees. preventible
| noises and city planning. A second
meeting will be held after the regu-
| lar May meeting of the club. at which
time announcement will be made of
committee chairmen.
College Women's CIub.-The College
WomenS Club will close its social seq
son with tea to be given tomorrow
from to 6 at the Raleigh Hotel Mem
bers of the board will be the hostesses
OF the occasion. and a feature of the
program will be a college sing" The
discussed. large representation of
the club is expected.
Cercle des Precieuxes RidrcuIes.-The
cercle was entertained at a recent
meeting by Nine. Josef. Kaspar The
musical program was unusual Nine
FRANCESCA kaspar Lawson sang Les
Echos de la Suisse" Eckert and Bal
lade in 6 minor" and "Rhapsode in
p. Brahms were contributed by Henri
kaspar. The literary program consist
ed of an essay, lie Progress" NJ Becker:
synopsis of LIE Bourgeois Gentil-
homme Moliere, read by Mile. Becker
and lie Lecon de Grammaire" played
by Nine. Hindmarsh and Mile. Becker
Refreshments We're served.
The current meeting was held at
Nine Duff Lewis. The following pro-
gram was given: Readings. LIE Cri
de Guerre de venise." ErnauIt, NJ.
Childs: Rene de Chateaubriand des
Memories dOutre Tombe," Nile Drag
ton: La Chanson de Marie des Anges."
Richepln, Mile Becker: piano solos,
Jude solminor." Bachminieff were con-
tributed by Mile. Linton. Nine Lewis,
Win Nile. Linton as accompanist, gave,
on the violin. "scherzo, "Berceuse
slave. Neruda, Swing Song Barnes
and Lafarges Romance" was played
by Nine. simpson. motion was car
ried to send $50 to the French ambas-
sador FOR the purchase of anesthetics
was supplemented by a personal con-
tribution of SIS
Woman's Club. Chevy Chase.-The
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase held its
first evening meeting for the wear
Tuesday in Chevy Chase Library. Quite
number of invited guests were also
present to hear the illustrated lecture
Mans Country. given by Ray Palmer
Teele. Mr.. Teele's lecture and pictures
deale entirely with the arid regions of
the earth which had been redeemed by
irrigation, showing also the changing
methods as they developed from the
earliest days.
! Following the lecture Mrs Paul A
Ewing, accompanied by Mrs. Winslow
| H. Herschel. rendered two vocal selec-
tons. as did also Eugene Stevens. Mrs.
| George r. Mikkelson. the president
made the announcements Refresh
| ments were served during a social hour
Mai. W. q. Calls Chapter. ID. A. r.
| The Maj William Overton Calls Chan
| ter, D. A. r., met Saturday evening at
| the home of Miss Lille Abrahams I116
New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. Ma rgaret
| NJ. Berry, regent, presiding. Combined
| with the regular chapter routine bust
| ness was the reading of several papers
| which included one by Miss Edith Hart
a member of the chapter now residing
| IN China. 1t dealt with the shifting
| changes in the government of China
l anu w iuil OF HurflOT ana interest. II
| was read by the sister of the writer
| Miss Stella Hart. Plans were made for
| n benefit theater performance at one
! Of the local playhouses, to be held
| shortly after Easter
| After the business hour invited
guests dropped in for social inter
course and refreshments were served
| by the hostess.
| Potomac Literary CIub-The April
meeting of the Potomac Literary Club
was held Tuesday evening at its head
quarters 9Th street with the presi-
dent, F. NJ. Hoadley, in the chair Judge
| Edward =. Seeds entertained the mem
bers and their friends with remarks on
| the familiar words, Stop Look and
Listen" He confined himself to the
political, social and religious phases of
| the subject, and said We seldom stoned
| looked or listened, but went right ahead
and accepted the conclusions of others
| because that Is the easier way
| The musical and literary features of
the evening were piano solos by Miss
! Wlnifred Michaelson. entitled "Twi-
| light FrimD and THE Music Box"
+, Liebich); cornet duets by DR. w. F..
| Diffenderfer and Robert Patterson in
Guided the "Sextet" from Lucia" and
| PRAY, Tell Me the Wish of Thy Heart"
| fAlice Hawthorne), Mrs. Patterson ac-
campaigning: recitation by Col. f. B.
| Thompson, Widow Blake and Harry
Gill; soprano solos by Mrs. olive
Joyce. once" (Harvey), and The
Bird and the Rose" fHorrocks): cornet