The Washington herald., 1916-01-30

IihhiNiuHaiS AoNhNN Nhhh PSi
homes.
first annual banquet and installation of
officers last Sunday at the Jonnadad
Hall The officers are A. Marcus, presi-
dent; Miss Minnie Wolf vice president;
M. Black, director and treasurer l.
Rosenberg musical director; N S. Silver
] berg, financial secretary; S. Scher re-
cording secretary; Charles Rophel. ser
geant-at-arms.
The club, although in existence only a
short time, is rapidly growing, both in
membership and popularity. Its purpose
Is to encourage amateur musical and
dramatic talent in the District of Column
eia and to devote all proceeds from its
benefits to charity.
Rehearsals will soon begin on one of
Madisons best Southern comedy dtamas
entitled Kentucky Home" Several ad-
fdttional parts have been added to this
play by the clubs director Mr.. Black
who promises to give the people OF
washington something very interesting
In amateur musical and dramatic talent.
Anyone wishing information is re-
quested to communicate with Director
Black, sos Eighteenth street northwest.
! The Womans Club of Kensington held
a meeting recently at the home of Mrs.
Orrin ]. Field, in Fawcett avenue The
meeting was well attended by members,
with two guests present. Current Lit
| erature was the subject for the after
noon and was developed by Miss GayIey,
Mrs. Lewis and Miss Wilson. Miss GAY
| ley gave a general outline OF the work
of the year. as gathered from publishers
reports. Mrs. Lewis paper dealt with
| current fiction, while Miss Wilson read
some charming bits of recent verse Mrs.
Broomal played as a piano solo an ar
rangement of Rossinis "Cujus Amman"
and brief business meeting followed
Mrs. Frank T. Chapman will be hostess
for the next meeting. which will be
reciprocity day"
At st. Johns Hall Forest Glen. the
Forest Glen Reading Club recently gave
card and dancing party for the benefit
of the Social Service League of Mont
were filed and about *31 was realized
for the cause.
The Dickerson Round Table met with
| Mrs. HOyle recently. Mrs. Grantham, of
| West Virginia, a sister Of the hostess,
was guest of the club. Interesting re-
! sponses to roll call and a paper on the
opera "PaTsifaT' by Miss Lillian Dicker-
son formed the program for the after
noon.
! The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
/ met recently at the home of Mrs John
| l. Beattie, in Delaware avenue. A short
parliamentary drill conducted by the
parliamentarian, Mrs. Eugene Stevens,
and a magazine review of three popular
| magazines preceded the main part Of the
! afternoons program, which was devoted
! to a discussion of the literature of South
America. Mrs. William B. Greeley's pa
per dealt with the subject in a general
way: Mrs. Edwin Dutton read the intro
| duction from the only South American
novel that has been translated into Eng
lish, Maria" while Mrs. Thomas Perry
read paraphrase of the story The club
has Joined the Social Service League of
Montgomery County.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
Peabody Club was held on Wednesday
night at 14O6 H street After short bust
ness meeting, during which the consti-
tuition was ratified and reports of the
various committees were held, a musical
program was given by Miss Mona JelIi-
man. pupil of George F. Boyle, and pres
lent holder of the Peabody alumni scholar
ship. Miss Jelliman is one of the younger
pianists of Washington. and gives promise
of brilliant future.
| The club will hold reception at the
clubrooms in II street on Sunday after
noon. February g. at o'clock, to which
the director. faculty and Washington stu
dents of the Peabody Conservatory are
invited.
The Happy Helping Hand Club held its
regular meeting at the Alphine A & p
Club rooms. An amendment was sdopted
concerning the charitable activities Of the
lcIuD. Five dollars was contributed to the
war sufferers of Europe The club has
rented the Alpine Club room for its future
home.
The Cercle Des Precieuses RidicuIes
was entertained at its last meeting hy
Nine Simpson at her residence in
massachusetts avenue. In the absence
| OF the president, Vice President
| Quaintance announced an Interesting
program. Violin solos Souvenir"
| CDadeD and "L'Abeille" (Schubertl
were contributed by NJ. WandeT, with
M. Monroe as accompanist. Recitations
followed, La Cigale ct la Fourmi."
Mile Baker. and La vie," Nine. Hind
marsh lie Bapteme" CMaupassant,
was read by Mile. Nicholson. Nine
1 Bean gave as piano solos Choptn's
''Inpromptu" and Spanish Serenade.
Nine. Simpson played 'Martonette"
| (Beethoven) with ''Berceuse" as an en-
core. Several charades were added to
the program. Refreshments were
served,
The Sarah St Clair Chapter Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
held its January meeting at the home
or the regent, Mrs. Francis st. Clair.
Mrs William Goodman was hostess.
AFTER the regular business was dis
posed of the chapter made mans for
social evening in February.
Mrs. Gains NJ. Brumbaugh was in
dorsed as candidate for State regent
at the coming election The meeting
adjourned for a most delightful social
hour, during which the guests were
entertained at supper by Mrs. Good
man.
Health officials of the Phaippines
are endeavoring to develop an Indus