South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-16

4 group or Fosters compositions,
-endcred by members OF The Notre
Dame Banjo and Mandolin club at
he close OF the regular meeting Of
he music and art department OF the
south Bend Woman's club was a
pleasing feature Of the program
given Monday afternoon ia the club
Ooms. The appearance OF the No5re
Dame slen was arranged as a sur
Prise for the department By the
music section. Wallace Cocker. Leo
Ward and J. Sullivan or the banjo
charles Macauley as soloist, and Ed
ward Gotfry al the piano made up
he quintet An excellent study OF
'Chadwick-His Music and Con-
-emporaries'. and stephen Fos-
rer-COmposer OF Negro Melodies.
vas given by Mrs. ". =. Keegan.
Carrying out the departments plan
-Or a comparative study OF American
art and American music. the art sec
zion gave its part Of the program
Historical Painters - Trum bull,
Leutze. willard. read By Mrs. r. c.
Sackett. Pictures. representatives Of
he work OF these men, were thrown
On the screen. while Mrs F. 7. Sims
Interpreted them. Current art notes.
~ Mrs j. c. Paxson.. followed.
-orty members Of the department
we're present at this meeting. the
next % be held in two weeks.
:.
Mrs. Ethel ZeitIer, 742 sancome
gv.. entertained members OF the
. W -
)yterian church Monday evening.
officers for the coming year were
aIected. resulting in the choice Of
Hiss Bernice Norris as president;
1Irs. Harry Beyrer. vice president;
Hiss Helen Pierce, secretary; Miss
sophia Wilmer. treasurer, and Miss
catherine Beach, reporter Chairmen
IF the various committees were also
elected Mrs Harry Smoke was
made chairman OF the social COM
mittee; Miss Lyle Whitcomb, calling:
Mrs. Earl Yost. charity; Miss Helen
Award, flower. and Miss Edith Bey-
rer. devotionals. During the evening.
refreshments were served TO the p
guests by the hostess. assisted by
Miss Fora Zeitler and Miss Catherine
Lerner. The next meeting of the
lass Will be held Nov. 8.
Members Of the Norman Eddy Red
cross auxiliary. No %, met with
Mrs. w. f. Gorsuch, 7O5 W. Wash
ington av.. Monday The time was
spent knitting and the auxiliary will
hold its next meeting in two weeks
ut the home OF Mrs. GOrsuch.
A consideration Of current topics
IS outlined in the program for the
,ear Of the Woman's Literary club
is especially timely in a period so
fraught with history making events
IS the present one.
The meeting Of Sept. %. at which
a review OF Helen Marots book
The American Labor Unions" was
given. marked the opening OF the
Bird year OF the club, and was sue
Ceeded on Oct 10 by a very profit
able meeting at which Food Con-
servatiOn" was the general topic
The program Of the next meeting
oct. "a, takes up a consideration Of
Gerard's book, My Four Years in
Germany" and the letters and
poems OF Alan Seeger and will be
followed by four meetings devoted
entirely 10 French subjects such as
"a consideration OF THE Flame OF
France" by Allen Tucker, THE
Heart of France in America" by
Gabriel. Our Relations With
France" by Arthur Billiard. and a
paper on The Worlds Debt TO
France" by Mrs. c. 2. Drummond.
The Form OF the German Gov
rrnment." 1.-The Nature Of German
Military Necessity -. and a review
Of the book, THE German Mole" by
Jules Claes are the features of the
two meetings devoted to German
topics The three meetings follow
ing this will be given up 10 the study
pf the writings OF Russian authors
and the one Of March 20. at which
Miss Alice NJ. Creed will discuss
Russia in Revolution" based up
or the parts played by Rasputin.
Kerensky. BrussnOd and Lenine,
promises TO be intensely interesting.
on the programs Of April third
and 18th, English topics are in
predominance. a review OF "A